Richard Simmons reveals skin cancer diagnosis following cryptic social media posts [Video]

Richard Simmons has revealed he was diagnosed with skin cancer, just days after concerning fans with a message about dying.

The TV fitness icon, 75, shared a Facebook post on Tuesday 19 March with an update about his health. In the lengthy message, Simmons explained how he had discovered a “strange looking bump” underneath his right eye and decided to call his dermatologist.

“I sat in his chair and he looked at it through a magnifying mirror. He told me he would have to scrape it and put it under the microscope. Now I am getting a little bit nervous,” the fitness personality wrote. “He comes back about 20 minutes later and says the C word. ‘You have cancer.’ I asked him what kind of cancer and …