A 6ft7in man has shed light on what life is like as a tall person - and says gawpers make him feel like a "freak show". Stephen Brown, now 43, reached his current height aged just 17 - meaning he has had decades of comments.
He says he can't leave the house without strangers asking 'how the weather is up there' or telling him to mind his head. The dad-of-three struggles to buy clothes off the rack and is hemmed in on plane seats - or is forced to pay for extra leg room.
Stephen admits that being super tall is not great - and if there was an operation to make himself shorter, he would have it. The professional singer from Basildon, Essex, said: "Sometimes I feel like I'm in a freak show.
