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How Richard Simmons Boosted Derek Hough’s Confidence on ‘DWTS’


Derek Hough is paying tribute to Richard Simmons by sharing behind-the-scenes footage from his visit to ‘Dancing With the Stars’

Simmons rose to fame pioneering his “Sweatin’ to the Oldies” aerobics workouts, leading him to launch his own fitness studio Slimmons until its 2016 closure. Days prior to Hough’s upload, news broke that Simmons died in his Los Angeles home on Saturday, July 13. People subsequently reported that the Medical Examiner’s Office in Los Angeles had deferred Simmons’ cause of death while an investigation and further testing were underway.

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