Amanda Kloots Celebrates Late Husband Nick Cordero on His Would-Be 46th Birthday: 'Everyone Who Knew You Loved You'

Mar. 15, 2025

(L) Nick Cordero and Amanda Kloots.Photo: Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic

Amanda Klootsis marking her late husbandNick Cordero’s would-be birthday with a special tribute.

The Talkco-host, 42, made a touching dedication to Cordero on Sept. 17, on what would have been his 46th birthday in a post shared on Instagram.

“Happy Birthday Nick Cordero! September 17th was a day the world got a little brighter! You were put on this earth for a reason and everyone who knew you loved you,” she added. “We love you always!”

“I love you. Thinking of you and Elvis today,” she wrote. “And happy birthday Nick- So wish I got to meet him. ❤️.”

Amanda Kloots and Nick Cordero.Amanda Kloots/Instagram

In July 2020,Cordero dieddue to COVID-19 complications at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after a months-long battle with the respiratory illness. He was 41 years old.

While speaking to PEOPLE in June, Kloots opened up about how their son Elvis has been processing the death of his father and how answering his tough questions has been a “battle of emotions.”

Kloots recalled a specific example from Cordero’s birthday celebration last year, saying, “This is the best way to sum up how he is understanding things right now.”

Sharing how she likes to “plan a celebration on that day” and sing “Happy Birthday to Dada” with a cake, she recalled going to a steakhouse with a few friends to celebrate the occasion when Elvis asked if Cordero would be joining the festivities.

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Kloots explained that Elvis is “very frank” about his dad not being alive because Kloots prioritized making that clear. “He knows he has a dad. He knows that his dad isn’t alive. And he’s very frank about ‘my Dada is dead.’ He will say [that]. Because I’ve been very clear about that. I didn’t want to be — ‘He’s in the clouds.'"

“I believe that Nick watches over us every single day and is with Elvis at school and with us now… But cognitively, I don’t think he’s fully aware of it right now,” she said, adding “It’s coming, though."

source: people.com