Richard Simmons' brother shares 'little secret' about late fitness guru's burial: 'Not too many people know'

Richard Simmons’ household paid tribute to the precocious fittingness guru successful a heartwarming way. 

During the "Sweatin' to the Oldies" star's solemnisation of beingness successful New Orleans connected Saturday, his member Lenny Simmons revealed a "little secret" astir his precocious brother's burial. 

In a video obtained by TMZ, Lenny — who antecedently told Fox News Digital that Richard died owed to complications from caller falls and heart disease — revealed that "not excessively galore radical know" astir what the household chose to hide the prima in. 

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Richard Simmons was recovered dormant connected July 13. (Scott Roth/FilmMagic)

"Just similar Clark Kent underneath his beauteous things that helium was wearing, his clothing, [Richard] is wearing a vessel apical and shorts," helium said, referencing Richard's iconic azygous of a vessel apical and sweat shorts. 

"Why, you ask?" Lenny added. "Because we deliberation that God has different program for him, and we privation to marque definite that helium was going to beryllium successful his mean costume that we each cognize and emotion to assistance the saints and the angels get into shape."

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"So I'm present to accidental to you that adjacent though he's not present and I cognize he's successful tone present tonight, Richard Simmons volition everlastingly beryllium sweating with the Holies," helium concluded. "Thank you truthful overmuch for coming."

Richard's brother, Lenny, shared a "little secret" astir his precocious brother's burial ( Harry Langdon/Getty Images)

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The fittingness teacher and TV icon died arsenic a effect of blunt traumatic injuries, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office announced successful August. The 76-year-old’s mode of decease was ruled arsenic an accident. 

Arteriosclerotic cardiovascular was listed arsenic a contributing factor.

The prima suffered a autumn connected July 11 and spent the pursuing time successful bed. On the greeting of July 13, Simmons was recovered unresponsive connected his chamber floor. Authorities were called, and helium was pronounced dormant astatine the scene.

According to the statement, the lawman aesculapian examiner concluded their introspection astatine the department's Forensic Science Center connected July 14. Simmons' origin of death was certified connected Aug. 22.

Simmons' longtime caretaker, Teresa Reveles, recovered him successful his chamber connected the time that helium died.

Richard was known for his eccentric personality, and became a staple successful the fittingness manufacture successful the '80s. (Harry Langdon/Getty Images)

"When I saw him, helium looked peaceful," Reveles told People magazine, noting that his hands were balled into fists. 

"That’s wherefore I know it was a bosom attack."

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She added, "I had a bosom onslaught a fewer years ago, and my hands did the same."

The time earlier helium died, Reveles said Simmons' limb was hurting from a autumn the erstwhile day. Simmons passed distant 1 time aft his birthday, July 12.

She told him, "Let’s spell to the hospital. Maybe you broke your leg." Simmons sai. "No, Teresa, not connected my birthday. Why [don't we] wait, and we bash it successful the morning?"

"But successful the morning, it was excessively late," Reveles said.

Simmons' origin of decease was listed arsenic "deferred" by coroners, with "other important conditions" arsenic a factor. ( Rodrigo Vaz/Getty Images)

Los Angeles Police Department officials confirmed to Fox News Digital that determination was "no foul play."

Simmons was laid to remainder 5 days aft his death. Tom Etsey, the Simmons household spokesperson, said successful a connection that helium was surrounded "by lone household and closest friends."

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Fox News Digital's Stephanie Nolasco, Tracy Wright and Larry Fink contributed to this report.