New images show the body of Richard Simmons being removed from his West Hollywood home following the fitness guru’s death at the age of 76 on Saturday.
The Los Angeles County medical examiner was seen arriving at the home, where police responded to a call from Simmons’ housekeeper earlier in the day.
ABC News reported that Simmons, who revealed in March that she had been diagnosed with skin cancer, died of natural causes and there is no suspicion of foul play.
The footage shows the coroner wheeling Simmons’ body out of his home on a stretcher as several police vehicles stand in the driveway.
Simmons died just one day after turning 76. He posted a message to his fans on Facebook to celebrate his birthday.
Images show Richard Simmons’ body being removed from his West Hollywood home
The Los Angeles County medical examiner was seen arriving at the home where Simmons died on Saturday.
The footage shows the coroner wheeling Simmons’ body out of his home on a stretcher.
Several police vehicles were at the entrance following the death of the fitness guru.
Her message read: “Thank you… I’ve never had so many messages about my birthday in my life! I’m sitting here writing emails. Have a lovely rest of Friday. Love, Richard.”
On Friday, Simmons also revealed her fun plans to celebrate her birthday in a very rare interview. He told People: “But the candle will probably be on a zucchini. You know, I’m a vegetarian.”
Reflecting on his 76th birthday, he added: “I feel good. I’m grateful to be here, to be alive another day. I’m going to spend my birthday doing what I do every day, which is helping people.”
Simmons, who grew up in New Orleans’ French Quarter before settling in California, weighed 268 pounds when he graduated from high school, according to his website.
Her own story of weight loss struggle, where she tried everything from fad diets to laxatives before settling on exercise and better lifestyle choices, inspired millions to do the same.
Simmons died at his home in Los Angeles just one day after celebrating his 76th birthday.
Simmons posted a message on his Facebook on Friday while celebrating his birthday.
Simmons became a master of many media outlets, sharing his hard-earned weight-loss tips as host of the Emmy-winning daytime talk show “Richard Simmons Show” and as the author of best-selling books and the Deal-A-Meal diet plan.
He also opened exercise studios and starred in exercise videos, including the hit “Sweatin’ to the Oldies,” which became a cultural phenomenon.
Simmons’ daytime show aired on 200 stations in the United States, as well as in Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Japan and South America. Her first book, “Never Say Diet,” was a best-seller.
He was known for advising severely obese people, including Rosalie Bradford, who held the record for being the world’s heaviest woman, and Michael Hebranko, who credited Simmons with helping him lose 700 pounds.
After gaining a legion of fans with his infectious enthusiasm and positivity, Simmons stepped away from the spotlight in 2014.
Simmons revealed she was diagnosed with skin cancer in an emotional Facebook post in March after discovering a “strange-looking lump” under her right eye.
Simmons rose to fame in the 1970s and 1980s with his gym and fitness videos.
Simmons won a legion of fans with his infectious enthusiasm and positivity.
The skin cancer announcement came just days after the Reclusive star sparked fears she was dying with a worrying social media post.
She posted on X and Facebook: ‘I have some news to tell you. Please don’t be sad. I’m… dying. The truth is, we’re all dying. Every day we live, we get closer to our death.
“Why am I telling you this? Because I want you to enjoy your life to the fullest every day. Get up in the morning and look up at the sky… count your blessings and enjoy.”
In a later post, Simmons apologized and said he was “sorry for the confusion.”
“I’m sorry so many of you were upset by my message today. Even the press has reached out to me,” the fitness celebrity wrote in a post on X. “I’m not dying.”
The media figure, who was known for his previously outgoing personality, abruptly stopped making public appearances in 2014, and many of his fans expressed concerns about his well-being in the years that followed.
However, Simmons’ spokesman Tom Estey provided a statement to the New York Post in 2022, expressing that he was “happy, healthy and living the life he has chosen to live.”
