Jane Fonda is honoring her friend and collaborator, Richard Simmonsafter his death.
The legendary actress, 86, paid tribute to Simmons on Sunday, one day after the beloved fitness trainer and video exercise machine figure was confirmed died.
in a Instagram post The Hollywood icon and political activist shared with her more than 2 million followers a tribute to Simmons, who died on Saturday at the age of 76.
“Richard Simmons always wanted people to feel good and happy. He would go to great lengths to make people happy. I often wonder if no one made him happy when he was a little boy,” Fonda begins her lengthy tribute.
this grace and frankie The star continued, “He was generous. He gave of himself, of his time, to make people happy. He once jumped out of a giant cake at the launch of a Jane Fonda fitness event. That was generous. ”
“He spotted me in the store he was in, so he quickly bought some trinkets and ran through the store, shouting in that unmistakable voice of his to let me know he was coming. That was very generous,” she wrote .
Fonda admitted they had a decades-long history and recalled the last time she saw the fitness guru. According to the actress, she is now part of the camp of his millions of fans who mourn his death and remember him fondly.
“The last time I saw him was when I took him and his boyfriend to lunch at the Polo Lounge. Our relationship was new and he was proud. I never saw or heard from him again. News, like thousands of others, I mourn.
Back in 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Fonda and Simmons actually teamed up They have launched an online exercise series to help people who are quarantined indoors exercise. The two previously collaborated on fitness videos during their careers as fitness trainers.
Fonda ended her post by mentioning their long-standing relationship and sending her best wishes and thanks for their friendship over the years.
She concluded: “I hope he feels the love that so many people have sent him over the years. I hope it makes him happy. I read that he passed away peacefully in his sleep in his very white home. Rest in peace dear of Richard.
Following Simmons’ death, other friends and influential figures paid tribute to him, including Pauly Shore — who will play Simmons in the upcoming biopic. Despite the two’s differences over the film, Shore, 56, paid tribute to Simmons.
“I, like everyone else, have just received the news that the beautiful Richard Simmons has passed away. I hope you rest in peace and shine in heaven,” he wrote in a post with a photo of Simmons. “Please give me A big hug and kiss from Miz and my dad. Richard, you were one of a kind. An amazing story. Rest in peace. Friends, rest in peace.
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