Richard Simmons candidly opened up about life, loss and grief in an in depth interview simply days earlier than his surprising demise at age 76.
“How do you take care of loss? It takes a toll in your coronary heart,” Simmons shared in an interview with Folks revealed on Monday, July 15. “Some shed many tears, others stare on the sky. It’s so exhausting to say goodbye. Here’s what I do know when it’s time for us to go, stunning angels will greet us with a smile and a hiya.”
The health guru, who famously retreated from the general public eye in 2014, added that whereas he is aware of folks “miss” him, he “misses them too.”
Regardless of being “in disguise,” Simmons famous that he nonetheless reaches followers by way of telephone calls and emails.“After I determined to retire, it was as a result of my physique instructed me I wanted to retire,” he defined to the outlet. “I’ve hung out simply reflecting on my life. All the books I wrote, the movies. I by no means was like, ‘Oh look what I’ve carried out.’ My factor was, ‘Oh, look how many individuals I helped.’”
Simmons died in his Los Angeles house on Saturday, July 13, simply two days after his 76th birthday. He was pronounced lifeless on the scene by authorities and his demise is believed to be from pure causes.
He even shared a birthday message and despatched gratitude to his followers on Fb.
Richard Simmons. Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic
“So lots of you’ve gotten despatched me birthday needs on my Fb and different platforms,” he shared. “I actually recognize that. I don’t know when your birthday is however I want you a contented and wholesome birthday!”
In March, Simmons was recognized with “scary” basal cell carcinoma and had it faraway from his physique earlier this 12 months.
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“[The skin cancer] by no means got here again. So many individuals have most cancers,” he instructed Folks. “I name them, I sing to them. ‘You’re gonna get by way of this. You simply should imagine that.’”
Of his legacy, the By no means Say Weight loss plan creator admitted that he doesn’t “hear the phrase legend” or “the phrase icon.”
“I by no means lived a star life. I by no means considered myself as a star. Folks don’t know this, I’m actually a shy individual and a bit little bit of an introvert. However when that curtain goes up that’s a special story. I’m there to make folks pleased,” he confessed.
