Richard Simmons’ Housekeeper Opens Up About His Remaining Years

Teresa Reveles, who labored because the housekeeper for the late health guru Richard Simmons, has shared particulars about his closing years.

For a lot of his later life, Simmons stayed out of the highlight however wished to be remembered as “energetic,” the housekeeper claimed.

Teresa Reveles additionally shared that Richard Simmons was by no means “sad or imply, or upset” through the greater than three many years she labored for him.

In an interview with the “As we speak Present,” Richard Simmons’ longtime housekeeper, Teresa Reveles, shared particulars concerning the late health guru’s closing years and her shut relationship with him.

Reveles revealed that she started working for him in 1988 and that he instantly took a deep curiosity in her.

“He (fell) in love with me immediately, that he says, ‘No, you are by no means going to go away me,'” she shared with host Liz Kreutz, per Fox Information.

Over the greater than three many years she continued to work for him, their relationship solely grew stronger.

He was “like a brother … like my father, my good friend, my boyfriend, my all the pieces,” she added.

Regardless of their closeness, Reveles claimed that it by no means turned sexual and shared that she wasn’t involved about what anybody considered their uncommon bond.

“It is their downside. We have been very joyful, and the final ten years was probably the most joyful years,” Reveles additional remarked.

When requested about whether or not Simmons was romantically concerned with anybody through the years she labored for him, Reveles replied with “Me,” including that the late health guru “by no means cherished anyone like” her.

Nevertheless, she clarified as soon as once more that it was very a lot platonic, however Simmons “kissed” her “on a regular basis.”

For a lot of Simmons’ later years, he steered away from the highlight regardless of beforehand having a really public-facing way of life as a result of his tv present.

Talking about Simmons’ alternative to remain out of the highlight, Reveles hinted that it was as a result of he wished folks to recollect him because the larger-than-life character he portrayed on his eponymous present and in his aerobics movies.

“He was not joyful that he was getting previous, OK? He says, ‘No, I need folks to recollect me the best way I used to be.’ … energetic.”

Nonetheless, Simmons’ absence from the highlight led to claims that Reveles had “kidnapped” him, to which she jokingly clarified on the present that it was truly a case of him kidnapping her.

Reveles additional shared that the late health guru had been “very, very joyful” throughout his closing days.

“I by no means noticed Richard, in 36 years, sad, or imply, or upset,” she added about Simmons.

She additionally known as it a “loopy, unhappy day” when she discovered him useless in his residence on July 13, 2024, at some point after his 76th birthday.

Beforehand, Reveles spoke about Simmons’ dying in an interview with Folks Journal, revealing that when she found him, he “appeared peaceable,” however his palms have been balled into fists.

“That is why I do know it was a coronary heart assault. I had a coronary heart assault just a few years in the past, and my palms did the identical,” she mentioned on the time.

She additionally revealed that she had suggested him to go to the hospital after a fall he had the day earlier than, however Simmons delayed the go to as a result of he did not need to spend his birthday within the hospital.

Two months after Simmons’ dying, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Workplace launched an post-mortem report detailing the reason for his passing.

His dying was dominated an accident brought on by blunt traumatic accidents, seemingly from the autumn he suffered.

Arteriosclerotic heart problems was additionally listed as a contributing issue, a situation during which the arteries change into thickened and narrowed as a result of buildup of plaque (fats, ldl cholesterol, and different substances).

If Simmons knew about that situation, it stays unclear, as he had given a constructive replace about his well being in March of that 12 months.

“I really feel good,” the popular culture icon informed Nearer Weekly. “I’ve been by means of rather a lot. However now all I see are stunning, vibrant rainbows. Say hey to your [readers] for me and thank them for his or her concern.”