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Richard Simmons was buried in his iconic workout gear so he can 'help the angels get into shape,' brother says

Fitness guru Richard Simmons was buried with his iconic tank top and shorts under his clothes so he can 'help the saints and the angels get into shape,' his brother Lenny says.

Beneath the late fitness guru’ s burial clothes, he is wearing his iconic workout outfit, Lenny Simmons revealed during his brother's celebration of life ceremony at St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans on Saturday, Oct. 5. "So I'm here to say to you that even though he's not here — and I know he's in spirit here tonight — Richard Simmons will forever be sweating with the Holies,” Lenny continued in video first posted by TMZ. Simmons gave his final interview just two days before his death, reading a passage from his autobiographical Broadway show to a PEOPLE reporter.

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