Richard Simmons’ house manager breaks her silence over his death

Two weeks after Richard Simmons’ death, his housekeeper Teresa Reveles recounts his final days.

Reveles, who lived with the fitness guru for 35 years, was the one who found a lifeless Simmons in his bedroom.

In an interview with People magazine, Reveles said, “When I saw him, he looked peaceful.”

Reveles believes Simmons suffered a heart attack because his hands were clenched into fists. She explained, “I had a heart attack a few years ago and my hands were doing the same thing.”

Emotional, Reveles said, “I can’t stop crying. I still can’t believe what happened.”

Despite her grief, Reveles wants to honor Simmons, saying, “He died happy.”

The day before Simmons died, he had a fall, but he didn’t want to go to the hospital on his birthday. Teresa recalled Richard saying to her, “Why don’t we wait and do it in the morning?”

Teresa also explained why Richard retired in 2014. She cited his knee problems as the reason.

She said, “He couldn’t play sports. He couldn’t teach his class. ‘Teresa, my knees hurt.'”

After two knee replacement surgeries, Richard told Teresa it was time to quit.

She noted: “When he told me that, I thought, ‘He’s joking. He can’t do that.’ But he said, ‘I want to be Richard. If I don’t become Richard…’ — you know, with famous people they say, ‘The day I can’t be myself, I have to stop working.’ And so he did it.”