Richard Simmons was ‘very blissful’ in last decade, says longtime housekeeper

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Richard Simmons ' longtime housekeeper and companion Teresa Reveles is talking out in regards to the late health guru's last years.

In a candid dialog – her first broadcast interview – Reveles informed the " Today " present in regards to the distinctive nature of their relationship, and claimed that he was extremely blissful within the years earlier than his demise on July 13, 2024.

She started working for Simmons many years in the past, in 1988, and whereas some rumors have claimed that she was guilty for his disappearance from the spotlight in his later years, she denied it. When host Liz Kreutz requested about hypothesis that she'd "kidnapped" him, she laughed and replied, "No, I feel he kidnapped me!"

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Richard Simmons' longtime housekeeper, Teresa Reveles, photographed in 2017. (All Entry / MEGA)

Whereas she mentioned their relationship wasn't sexual, she did admit they had been very shut.

"He (fell) in love with me instantly, that he says, ‘No, you’re by no means going to go away me,’" she defined. She mentioned that to her, he was "like a brother … like my father, my buddy, my boyfriend, my all the things."

Reveles insisted that she and Simmons weren't romantic partners , and mentioned that if anybody was confused by the unconventional relationship she shared with him, "It is their downside. We had been very blissful, and the final ten years was essentially the most blissful years."

When requested about Simmons' sexual orientation, which he by no means publicly disclosed, she refused to reply, however when she was requested if she ever knew about any romantic companions he had, she mentioned, "Me. He by no means love anyone like me."

Richard Simmons died on July 13, 2024. He was 76. (Harry Langdon/Getty Photos)

She added, "Effectively, he wasn't my lover, not sexually, however he kissed me on a regular basis."

As for the way secluded Simmons grew to become within the years main as much as his demise, she mentioned, "He was not blissful that he was getting previous, OK? He says, ‘No, I would like folks to recollect me the best way I used to be.’ You realize … vigorous."

Reveles was the one who found Simmons after he died. She mentioned that was a "loopy, unhappy day," however that he had been "very, very blissful."

"I by no means noticed Richard, in 36 years, sad, or imply, or upset," she mentioned.

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Richard Simmons attends the 87th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade on November 28, 2013, in New York Metropolis. (Scott Roth/FilmMagic)

In a message to Fox Information Digital, Tom Estey, Simmons' longtime buddy, mentioned, "Let’s CELEBRATE Richard - the human being. It’s almost his Birthday. I labored with him for 30 plus years, and extra importantly, we had been shut pals even longer. I select to have a good time these milestones."

On July 11, 2024, Simmons suffered a fall and spent the next day in mattress. On the morning of July 13, Simmons was discovered unresponsive on his bed room flooring. Authorities had been referred to as, and he was pronounced lifeless on the scene.

The health teacher and TV icon died on account of blunt traumatic accidents, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office introduced two months later. The 76-year-old’s method of demise was dominated as an accident.

Arteriosclerotic cardiovascular was listed as a contributing issue.

Reveles mentioned that Simmons was "very blissful" within the years earlier than his demise. (Bobby Financial institution/WireImage)

On the time, Reveles informed Individuals, "Once I noticed him, he seemed peaceable."

She mentioned that when she discovered him, his palms had been balled into fists, and defined, "That is why I do know it was a heart attack . I had a coronary heart assault a number of years in the past, and my palms did the identical."

The day earlier than he died, Reveles mentioned Simmons' leg was hurting from a fall the day gone by. Simmons handed away sooner or later after his birthday, July 12.

She informed him, "Let’s go to the hospital. Possibly you broke your leg." Simmons protested, "No, Teresa, not on my birthday. Why [don't we] wait, and we do it within the morning?"