Richard Simmons may have stayed out of the spotlight in recent years, but he did love to share his life on social media. The late fitness icon had been working on a post prior to , which has since been released by his staff. In the touching tribute, Simmons’ staff wrote on X on Saturday: “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. “As you know, on the weekends, he would just share a photo with a caption,” detailing that “he always chose his photos and wrote his captions for the upcoming weekend by Friday.” They then revealed they have the post Simmons planned to share with his fans on July 14 — the day after he died.
“We thought you’d want to see it.” Simmons’ pre-written message said: “Let me fly you to the moon so we can gaze among the stars. Love, Richard.
” The photo that accompanied the fitting final post showed the grey-haired star wearing a bright orange NASA space suit and standing in front of a brightly coloured wall. Simmons’ came nearly a week after the fitness guru was found dead at the age of 76 at his home and just one day after his birthday. “Our beloved Dicky was laid to rest this morning surrounded by only family and closest friends,” Simmons’ brother Lenny told magazine via a statement provided by Simmons’ longtime publicist Tom Estey.
“We pray for your continued love and support during .
