Richard Simmons was ‘very happy’ in final decade, says longtime housekeeper

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Richard Simmons“Long-time housekeeper and companion Teresa Level talks about the last year of the late fitness guru.

With candid conversation – her first broadcast interview – Level is “today“Showing the unique nature of their relationship, he claimed that he was incredibly happy in the years before his death on July 13, 2024.

She started working for Simmons decades ago in 1988, but some rumors claim she was his fault. It goes out of the spotlight In his later years she denied it. When host Liz Kreuz asked about the speculation that she had “invited” him, she laughed and replied, “No, I think he invited me!”

Richard Simmons saw only “beautiful bright rainbow” in the last few weeks before his death

Theresa Rebel, a longtime housekeeper for Richard Simmons, took a photo in 2017. (All Access/Mega)

She said their relationship was not sexual, but she admitted that they were very close.

“He fell in love with me right away (no, you’re never going to leave me,” she explained. She told her that he “like my brother… my dad, my friend, my boyfriend, everything I do.”

Rebel claimed that she and Simmons were not. Romantic partnerand if anyone was confused by the unconventional relationship she shared with him, she said, “It’s their problem. We were so happy, and the last decade was our happiest year.”

When asked about Simmons’ sexual orientation, he never publicly disclosed, she refused to answer, but when asked if she had ever known the romantic partner he had, she said, “I. He never loves someone like me.”

Richard Simmons passed away on July 13, 2024. He was 76 years old. (Harry Langdon/Getty Images)

She said, “Well, he wasn’t my lover and wasn’t sexually sexually, but he always kissed me.”

She said of how the secluded Simmons turned out in the year leading up to his death, “He wasn’t happy that he was old.” You know…full of life. ”

Who was the level? I found Simmons After he died. She said it was a “crazy and sad day” but he said he was “very, very happy.”

“I was unhappy or mean or upset, I had never seen Richard 36 years later,” she said.

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Richard Simmons will be attending the 87th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City on November 28th, 2013. (Scott Ross/Film Magic)

In a message to Fox News Digital, Simmons’ longtime friend Tom Estay said, “Celebrate Richard, celebrate humanity, his birthday. I’ve been with him for over 30 years. More importantly, we’ve been best friends for a long time.

On July 11, 2024, Simmons fell and spent the next day in bed. On the morning of July 13th, it was discovered that Simmons did not respond on the floor in his bedroom. Authorities were called and declared he was dead at the scene.

Fitness instructor and TV icon died as a result of a blunt traumatic injury. Los Angeles County Medical Examination Office It was announced two months later. The death of the 76-year-old was ruled as an accident.

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular was listed as a contributing factor.

Rebel said Simmons was “very happy” a few years before his death. (Bobby Bank/Wire Image)

At the time, Rebel told people, “When I saw him, he looked peaceful.”

When she found him, she said his hand was being balled in his fist and “So I guess it’s Heart attack. I had a heart attack a few years ago and my hands did the same thing. ”

The day before he passed away, Rebel said that Simmons’s legs had been hurt since the previous fall. Simmons passed away one day after her birthday on July 12th.

She told him, “Let’s go to the hospital. Maybe you’ve broken your leg.” Simmons protested. “No, Teresa, it’s not my birthday. Why? [don’t we] Wait, will we do that in the morning? ”

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