Richard Simmons’ Staff Shares His Final Post and Last Photo Following His Death

Richard Simmons‘ last message to his fans is being shared. 

On Saturday, the late fitness guru’s staff shared what would be his final message to his fans. In a post, shared on X (formally known as Twitter), the staff announced that Simmons prepared the tribute before his death on July 13. 

“From Richard’s staff: Hello everyone. Richard worked very hard on his posts for you. He had many ideas and would work ahead… going back to each one making changes until he had it just like he wanted before posting,” it read.

“As you know, on the weekends, he would just share a photo with a caption.  He always chose his photos and wrote his captions for the upcoming weekend by Friday. So we have the post Richard planned to share with you last Sunday. We thought you’d want to see it. Here is the post Richard had planned for you for Sunday July 14, 2024.”

“’Let me fly you to the moon so we can gaze among the stars. Love, Richard.'” the message read. In true form, the picture attached to the caption was on theme, as the fitness guru wore an orange NASA spacesuit. 

The final post came the day after the Sweating to the Oldies host was laid to rest.  Simmons’ longtime publicist Tom Estey confirmed the news to ET on Friday, with a statement from the late fitness guru’s brother, Lenny Simmons.

“Our beloved Dicky was laid to rest this morning surrounded by only family and closest friends,” he said. “We pray for your continued love and support during this very difficult time.”

Simmons died on July 13 at his home in Los Angeles, just one day after his 76th birthday. The cause of his death is not yet known, though a statement from the LAFD earlier this week said he died from “apparent natural causes.”

Following the news of his death, ET spoke with Lenny, who shared what he hopes would be the legacy of his late brother.

“What you see interviews, what you saw on his exercise videos, that’s the way he was. He didn’t turn anything off,” Lenny said of his brother. “This is the way he talked to people. He loved hugging people. I mean he did things for people that I I don’t think anybody else would do… He would actually go and visit people who were extremely obese and tried to help them.”

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