--- title: Richard Simmons Breaks Silence for First Time in 3 Years description: Richard Simmons is speaking out to fans for the first time since he stepped out of the spotlight three years ago canonical: https://time.com/4746486/richard-simmons-breaks-silence/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-04-19T15:34:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:58:55.300Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: 'I'm Not Missing:' Richard Simmons Breaks His Silence for the First Time in 3 Years og:description: "I hope to see you all soon" og:url: https://time.com/4746486/richard-simmons-breaks-silence/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt389fd211fe7a8e6a/6988c38c196cf4467e03fbec/richard-simmons-breaks-silence.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Project Angel Food's Annual Angel Awards 2013 Honoring Jane Lynch og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 'I'm Not Missing:' Richard Simmons Breaks His Silence for the First Time in 3 Years twitter:description: "I hope to see you all soon" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt389fd211fe7a8e6a/6988c38c196cf4467e03fbec/richard-simmons-breaks-silence.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'I'm Not Missing:' Richard Simmons Breaks His Silence for the First Time in 3 Years > Sponsored content. 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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. by [Julie Maziotta and Liz McNeil / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Julie Maziotta and Liz McNeil / People Apr 19, 2017 3:34 PM UTC  TV personality Richard Simmons arrives at Project Angel Food's Annual Angel Awards 2013 honoring Jane Lynch at Project Angel Food on August 10, 2013 in Los Angeles, Calif. TV personality Richard Simmons arrives at Project Angel Food's Annual Angel Awards 2013 honoring Jane Lynch at Project Angel Food on August 10, 2013 in Los Angeles, Calif.Rodrigo Vaz—FilmMagic/Getty Images by [Julie Maziotta and Liz McNeil / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Julie Maziotta and Liz McNeil / People Apr 19, 2017 3:34 PM UTC [Richard Simmons](http://people.com/tag/richard-simmons/) is speaking out to fans for the first time since he stepped out of the spotlight three years ago, telling PEOPLE exclusively “I hope to see you all soon.” The fitness guru says that he is doing well after [heading to the hospital Monday](http://people.com/bodies/richard-simmons-hospitalized-severe-indigestion/) with severe indigestion, and is “not ‘missing.’ ” Simmons also shared a 2014 photo of himself. “Hello to everyone who has shown concern for me and sent their good wishes. You will never know how much it means to me. Aren’t you sick of hearing and reading about me?! LOL Well by now you know that I’m not ‘missing,’ just a little under the weather. I’m sure I will be feeling good and back home in a couple of days,” Simmons says in a statement.  Courtesy of Richard Simmons Simmons, who has not been seen publicly since Feb. 2014, made the decision to go to the hospital on Monday after having stomach problems, his manager, Michael Catalano, told PEOPLE. “This has reminded me that when you need help you can’t be afraid to reach out and ask for it. We all think we should always be able to solve our problems all by ourselves and sometimes it’s just bigger than we are.” “I reached out and I hope you will too. I’m sure there are people in your life who love and care for you and would do anything to help you with the challenges you face. Just knowing you care has already made me feel better. Hope to see you again soon!” A renewed interest in Simmons picked up in February with the release of the podcast _Missing Richard Simmons_. But Catalano [told PEOPLE at the time](http://people.com/bodies/richard-simmons-laughed-off-transitioning-rumors-rep-says/) that the attention was unwarranted, and Simmons was just fine. “It was always about everybody else first, and I think this is a little bit reflection time,” Catalano says. “He was ready to quiet down is what he’s told me, and it doesn’t mean he’s done, but for now, he’s enjoying the time away from the public.” _This_ [_article_](http://people.com/bodies/richard-simmons-not-missing-speaks-first-time/) _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com)_._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4746486/richard-simmons-breaks-silence/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4746486/richard-simmons-breaks-silence/"},"headline":"'I'm Not Missing:' Richard Simmons Breaks His Silence for the First Time in 3 Years","datePublished":"2017-04-19T15:34:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:58:55.300Z","description":"\"I hope to see you all soon\"","url":"https://time.com/4746486/richard-simmons-breaks-silence/","keywords":["celebrities","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt389fd211fe7a8e6a/6988c38c196cf4467e03fbec/richard-simmons-breaks-silence.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Julie Maziotta and Liz McNeil / People"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt389fd211fe7a8e6a/6988c38c196cf4467e03fbec/richard-simmons-breaks-silence.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Project Angel Food's Annual Angel Awards 2013 Honoring Jane Lynch","caption":"Project Angel Food's Annual Angel Awards 2013 Honoring Jane Lynch","creditText":"Rodrigo Vaz—FilmMagic/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4746486/richard-simmons-breaks-silence/","name":"'I'm Not Missing:' Richard Simmons Breaks His Silence for the First Time in 3 Years"}}]}] ```