Was richard simmons gay

Richard Simmons constantly faced gay rumors because of his identity. “My persona has always been what a man was never supposed to be,” Simmons told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Los Angeles police confirmed the death of eccentric fitness guru Richard Simmons today, one day after his 76th birthday. Relentlesslessly cheerful and often parodied as a flaming queen in his colourful exercise outfits, Richard Simmons never came out. Obese even as a child, Richard lost 56kg after attending gyms.

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Throughout his entire career, Simmons never entered into a public relationship with anyone, causing people to believe that he was either gay, asexual or secretly married to someone and just didn’t want the world to know. For example, in the anecdote below I got jalapeno grits topped with beef brisket — both of which were absolutely delicious. Hipster breakfast places employ the aesthetic flourishes of the classic diner like formica tabletops and mediocre coffee while in no way being a classic diner. I was at such a place recently while attending ironically the Southern Baptist Convention which is maybe the least hipster thing there ever was, aesthetically-speaking.

Richard Simmons, the ebullient paterfamilias of aerobics instruction who died on Saturday at 76, never publicly addressed his sexuality. But during his long run as a leading figure in American. Between his positive attitude, incredible dance skills, motivating weight-loss techniques and yummy recipes, it makes total sense why the late Richard Simmons was a huge hit with women all over the country. And yet, somehow the fitness mogul was never in a public relationship with a man or woman. We discover some of the potential reasons why that was below.