5 things to know about fitness guru Richard Simmons × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout SK POP Feature 5 things to know about fitness guru Richard Simmons By Sourav Chakraborty Modified 21 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Fitness guru Simmons (Image via @RealityClubFOX/Twitter) Richard Simmons has been a figure of great intrigue over the past few years. With TMZ: Investigates' upcoming episode on FOX, a renewed interest in the fitness instructor has been witnessed, who suddenly moved away from the public spotlight in 2014. His disappearance was the subject of much discussion and debate, with some even coming up with wild conspiracy theories to explain his sudden withdrawal. Though Simmons, who became an exercise mogul over his long career, has not made any public appearances in the past few years, TMZ reported that he is frequently seen leaving his house. Richard Simmons helped many people around the world with his exercise routines. Despite all the rumors, his brother Lenny has confirmed that nothing is wrong with the fitness guru. Lenny said, "After 40-some odd years, he just decided that he wants to rest." Reality Club FOX@RealityClubFOXWhat really happened to Richard Simmons? Uncover the truth Monday, August 22nd at 8/7c. ?224What really happened to Richard Simmons? Uncover the truth Monday, August 22nd at 8/7c. ? https://t.co/y6onFAlXZt Ahead of TMZ Investigates: What Really Happened to Richard Simmons that airs on August 22, 2022, here are five quick and interesting facts about Richard Simmons. Five interesting facts about Richard Simmons 1 An anonymous note was the reason behind Richard Simmons transformation Richard Simmons@TheWeightSaintTime to tone your shoulders! m.youtube.com/watch?v=lla9qP…383Time to tone your shoulders! m.youtube.com/watch?v=lla9qP… The fitness guru helped many change their body form and weight. However, before all that, he had himself lost weight in an unexpected way. The journey allegedly started after Simmons found an anonymous note on his car's windshield. In 1968, the future fitness guru was working as a fat model in Europe. During this time, he found an anonymous note saying, "Fat people die young...Please don’t die. Anonymous." This triggered his fitness journey, that began with addressing an eating disorder. 2 Richard worked in his last exercise at the asylum now called Slimmons in 2016 Simmons called it quits after his 2016 appearance at the asylum, Slimmons. Since then, he has avoided all kinds of public appearances. This had initially sparked some rather outrageous theories about the flamboyant fitness instructor. However, his family and spokesperson confirmed that he is well and good. He has seemingly retired to make time for himself. His spokesperson Tommy Estey said: "He’s helped millions of people lose millions of pounds. And for 40 years, he took care of everyone but himself." 3 Richard Simmons sudden disapperance sparked some of the weirdest conspiracy theories The sudden disappearance of Richard from the limelight was a source of much controversy. Unsurprisingly, curious fans were keen to figure out why the flamboyant personality left Hollywood fame. However, some of them were rather overly creative. Amongst the rumors surrounding Simmons' disappearance, one conspiracy theory claimed that Simmons was being held hostage by his housekeeper while another claimed that he was transitioning into a woman. 4 Simmons appeared in two Federico Fellini films EVIL SAM@Plontus_Ready to lose some weight with Richard Simmons?622Ready to lose some weight with Richard Simmons? https://t.co/Xco81bdbyF Yes, you read that right. Fitness guru Simmons has previously appeared in two films by arguably the greatest director in Italy, Federico Fellini. Simmons played parts in Satyricon and The Clowns before he slimmed down. The footage of his appearance in the two films is reportedly among the only surviving footage that captured the celebrity's former self. 5 Richard Simmons does not like restaurants gabby@yungfallonWhenever i hear the name richard simmons, this is the richard simmons i imagine11Whenever i hear the name richard simmons, this is the richard simmons i imagine https://t.co/94Cdd03B0n Richard has admitted that he very rarely visits restaurants as people around him are always interested in seeing what he eats. For this reason, he always orders his food at home and even avoids visiting grocery stores. TMZ Investigates: What Really Happened to Richard Simmons will premiere on August 22, 2022. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Susrita Das × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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