Richard Simmons’ caretaker, Teresa Reveles, discovered the health icon in his bed room on the day that he died.
Reveles, who labored for Simmons for almost 4 many years, remains to be very a lot grieving the demise of her pal.
“I can’t cease crying. I nonetheless can’t consider what occurred,” she informed Folks journal.
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“After I noticed him, he appeared peaceable,” Reves mentioned earlier than noting that his palms have been balled into fists. “That’s why I do know it was a coronary heart assault.”
She added, “I had a coronary heart assault a couple of years in the past, and my palms did the identical.”
Reveles denied the notion that she was ever his housekeeper, and as an alternative oversaw his Beverly Hills house and cooking obligations. “His housekeeper is another person, she’s labored right here for 40 years,” she mentioned.
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She started working with Simmons in 1986 by means of an company placement, and remembered Richard questioning, “The place is your massive suitcase?”
Teresa was hesitant to pack closely in worry that Simmons would not like her cooking. She recalled Simmons telling her, “Teresa are available, you’re by no means going to go away. We’re going to be collectively till I die.”
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Reveles added, “And you recognize what? His dream got here true. He knew by some means.”
Regardless of lacking her pal, Reveles insisted on protecting his reminiscence alive. “I need to rejoice Richard. He died completely satisfied,” she mentioned. Reveles was his “companion;” they lived and traveled collectively, and sometimes ate meals collectively.
“If I used to be within the kitchen after which I come into the lounge, he would conceal and leap out, being so loud that he would scare me to demise,” she recalled. “I’d begin screaming, ‘Richard, you nearly killed me!’” He’d simply snicker and say, ‘Teresa, nearly would not depend.'”
She mentioned that Simmons knew his followers felt he had “disappeared” within the closing years of his life. One cause he left the general public eye was as a result of “he couldn’t train” as a result of points along with his knees.
“He couldn’t train his class,” she mentioned, earlier than remembering Richard telling her, “Teresa, my knees damage.”
As well as, the Emmy Award-winning star wasn’t completely satisfied along with his seems to be.
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“He thought he appeared too outdated,” she mentioned. “He didn’t need anybody to see him. However Richard appeared the identical. OK, perhaps somewhat older, like me, as a result of we now have to age. Rather less hair. However he weighed the identical, largely. He was not as skinny.”
The day earlier than he died, on his 76th birthday, Teresa mentioned Richard’s leg was hurting from a fall the day past.
She informed him, “Let’s go to the hospital. Possibly you broke your leg.” Simmons protested, “No, Teresa. Not on my birthday. Why we do not wait and we do it within the morning.”
“However within the morning it was too late,” Reveles mentioned.
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Simmons died at his house in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 13, someday after his birthday. He was 76. His reason for demise is being investigated by the Division of Medical Examiner’s Workplace.
“Officers responded to a demise investigation,” Los Angeles Police Division officers confirmed to Fox Information Digital. “There is no such thing as a foul play.”
His official reason for demise has been deferred, which means that an investigation, in addition to further testing, is required earlier than a conclusive rationalization for his demise could be given.
“Different important circumstances” have been listed as a reason for demise, and Simmons’ case standing was nonetheless “open.” His place of demise was listed as “residence.”