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Richard Simmons is doing well! On Simmons' 75th birthday, the fitness personality's rep, Tom Estey, tells ET, «This is a big milestone. I just want to see him happy, which he is.»The 75th birthday update echoes what Simmons' friend told ET back in 2018, on the reclusive fitness guru's 70th birthday.«He's doing very well. He's his jovial self.

Richard Simmons just turned 75 years old, and his representative shared a rare update on the reclusive fitness icon. Tom Estey told "Entertainment Tonight," "This is a big milestone. I just want to see him happy, which he is." Simmons has not been seen in public since 2014, and his withdrawal from the public eye has sparked rumors and concern from fans.

rep told ET, “This is a big milestone. I just want to see him happy, which he is.”The notorious recluse spent much of the ‘80s and ’90s squarely in the public eye.

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seemingly vanished in 2014.Simmons became reclusive and suddenly stopped teaching at his fitness studio almost a decade ago.Austin looked back on her relationship with the aerobics teacher and how they “had so much fun together” through the years.“He would hug me every single time we ever got together. He was so kind and so sweet — just the greatest guy. And he loved my daughters who still always ask about him,” Austin recently told Fox News.“I adore him,” the mother of two added.

Denise Austin still has fond memories of her pal Richard Simmons. After decades in the spotlight, the fitness guru suddenly stopped teaching at his workout studio in 2014 and has now retreated from public life altogether. In August, FOX aired "TMZ Investigates: What Really Happened to Richard Simmons," a special that explored his rise to stardom and surprising departure.

Richard Simmons is speaking out for the first time in six years following the release of a new documentary that looked into his sudden disappearance from Hollywood — and the public eye in general.

Feeling the love! Richard Simmons took to social media to show appreciation for his fans days after the TMZ documentary surrounding his 2014 disappearance aired on television.

Richard Simmons is speaking out in his first public comments in more than five years.

Richard Simmons is speaking out following the airing of a documentary centered on his whereabouts and his years-long silence.The 74-year-old fitness icon took to Facebook and wrote, «Thank you, everyone, for your kindness and love! . Love, Richard.» The post was accompanied by a happy face emoji holding a «Thank You!» sign.

Richard Simmons is thanking everyone for their support.

Richard Simmons left the public spotlight more than eight years ago, and he’s thanking fans for their support. On Wednesday, the fitness guru took to his Facebook page and shared a photo of a smiling emoji holding a thank you sign.The post came after FOX aired "TMZ Investigates: What Really Happened to Richard Simmons" on Monday night.The special explored his rise to stardom and surprising departure from the public eye. It featured interviews with Denise Austin and Suzanne Somers, as well as pal Bruce Vilanch and Simmons’ longtime costume designer Leslie Wilshire.

new documentary about the workout king’s sudden disappearance from the spotlight.“Richard is eternally grateful for the continuous outpouring of love and gratitude he has received from across the Globe,” Estey told The Post. “He is happy, healthy and living the life he has chosen to live.”On Wednesday, Simmons, 74, published his own short note to Facebook, simply saying: “Thank you, everyone, for your kindness and love. Love, Richard.”Estey confirmed the message was personally composed by Simmons, and was his first public correspondence with fans in 6 years.

A new TMZ documentary aired this week and gave some insight into what happened to Richard Simmons.

referred to himself as a “court jester” — suddenly vanished from the spotlight — and he hasn’t made a public appearance since. Despite wild rumors that Simmons was being held hostage by his housekeeper and that he was undergoing gender reassignment surgery to live as a woman named “Fiona”, the real reason behind Simmons disappearance has remained a mystery — until now.

For years, many have wondered why Richard Simmons, the flamboyant fitness guru and talk show fixture, had abruptly retreated from public life. After decades in the spotlight, the 74-year-old suddenly stopped teaching at his workout studio in 2014. He was last seen publicly over eight years ago.

What Really Happened to Richard Simmons” — and how she observed “heartache” in the mysterious “Sweatin’ to the Oldies” star.Simmons, 74, was last seen on Feb. 15, 2014, when he closed his fitness studio and ceased all teaching.The “Three’s Company” alum, 75, looked back in the documentary about her last moments with Simmons, noting how she was supposed to appear on “Larry King Live” one evening.“One night I was on the ‘Larry King Show’ and he was either going to be a guest or supposed to be a guest, and I heard through the Larry King people that he didn’t want to be on the show with me,” she said in a clip from the doc, obtained by People.Simmons was a regular on the late night talk show circuit throughout the years.

Richard Simmons’ mysterious disappearance from public life gets put under the microscope in a new documentary that aims to find out what the fitness icon has been up to since he was last seen eight years ago.

Richard Simmons has not been seen in public for eight years, but he’s not as reclusive as you probably thought.

Rookie of the Year in the 2022 Swimsuit Issue, one year after winning its coveted swim search. But unlike the VHS and DVD heydays of her mom, Katie has leveraged TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat to build her fit fam following of more than 700,000 on social media.

Group C is making their debut on The Masked Singer!

Grab your spandex and leg warmers because it’s once again time to start “sweatin’ to the oldies”.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 12-18 July 12: Actor-comedian Bill Cosby is 83. Singer Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac is 77. Actress Denise Nicholas (“In the Heat of the Night”) is 76.

By Gene Maddaus

In the midst of stay at home orders, the demand for home workouts is higher than ever. Luckily, The Fitness Marshall has hundreds of upbeat dance workout videos available on YouTube, with new content posted every week.

By Peter White

He’s back! On April 3, legendary fitness instructor Richard Simmons returned to his YouTube channel to share another exercise video from his heyday in the 1970s and ’80s, encouraging his over 11,000 subscribers to keep to a fun fitness routine amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The aerobics aficionado, 71, posted his first video in six years on March 11, just at the beginning of the height of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States.

Richard Simmons is doing his part to help people stay fit as they self isolate amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The 71-year-old fitness mogul has been releasing new videos on his YouTube channel over the past three weeks after being radio silent on it for more than six years.