I truly don't think he understands that his claim to fame was singularly his freakish drug body. Now it's long gone and his "yeah, buddies" and such come across as embarrassingly pathetic.
Someone made the funny statement, regarding Gunter, "he's no use to us now". In a way, there's truth to this regarding Ronnie.
We've witnessed him as a monster, lifting massive weights.
Now if there is ANY interest from the public it's simply to observe the dramatic drop from what he once was. The trainwreck, as it were.