Reclusive fitness guru Richard Simmons delights fans with lost dance track posted to social media
nypost.comFacebook followers with the release of the toe-tapping tune, entitled “Aerobique.”“I have a gift for you. I wrote many songs with my partners Chris and Kathy Phillips.
Most people have never heard them. Please share these with your friends,” the 80s icon wrote.“We will put them up a few at a time so you don’t get tired of my voice,” he said, signing the post “Love, Richard.” The New Orleans native had become increasingly secluded in recent years, prompting wild speculation, ranging from the rumor that his housekeeper was holding him hostage to the theory that he was transgender and living as a woman named Fiona.
A documentary entitled “TMZ Investigates: What Really Happened to Richard Simmons” claims the real reason he disappeared was due to a secret birth defect and his overall failing health.
In 2023, The Post reported that Simmons had not been seen outside his home in Los Angeles since 2017.In the wake of a very brief statement released on his 75th birthday last July, the “Sweatin’ to the Oldies” creator appears to be enjoying reconnecting with his adoring public from time to time lately, after years of mostly keeping to himself.
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