Richard Simmons has made a rare public statement.
On the fitness guru’s 75th birthday, his 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. He was a fixture on daytime and late-night talk shows, putting out cookbooks, infomercials and workout videos.
His 1988 VHS tape “Sweatin’ To The Oldies” was the biggest selling fitness home video of all time, grossing over $200 million.

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Then, in 2014, he mysteriously vanished from the spotlight, prompting wildly varying speculation about what had happened — including rumors that his housekeeper was holding him hostage, or that he was transgender and was now a woman named Fiona.
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