Richard Simmons: "Oh, I don't know, I'm pretty too, so it's hard..."

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Richard Simmons Gives Boy Pap a Complex

Posted Dec 24th 2007 12:08PM by TMZ Staff

The patron Santa of chubby folks, Richard Simmons, made a gender blunder that unraveled a 14-year-old boy.



http://www.tmz.com/2007/12/24/girl-talk-with-richard-simmons/

The paparazzi, including one pint-sized, curfew-challenged photog, caught the loquacious exercise guru outside his studio in Los Angeles over the weekend, where Simmons invited the paps inside for a little holiday refreshments.

Simmons seemed especially fond of the wee paparazzo, inquiring how old "she" is. Poor Austin was so horrified, he ran out of the shop

[ronnykmarshall]

1. I'd run out away in terror too.

Just the thought of seeing La Simmons face to face! :scared:

[badgerpup]

2. Saw an interview a loooooong time ago with him...

He originally wanted to be a priest, because he wanted to 'help people'.

Think he made the right decision for career path...and think he's honest in his desire, just 'out there'.

And I've done the same thing- mistaken a kid's gender and referred to them by the wrong pronoun. Sometimes, with hair and clothes being rather androgynous, you just can't tell.

Damn, it's embarrassing. :blush:

[Mojambo]

3. I've done that. It's a BRUTAL feeling

I'm sure it's no picnic for the person you mistook either.