Amanda Kloots Celebrates Nick Cordero's Birthday: 'I Wish I Could Spoil You Rotten Today'

Mar. 15, 2025

Amanda Kloots and Nick Cordero.Photo: Amanda Kloots/Instagram

Amanda Klootscelebrated her late husbandNick Cordero’s birthday on Saturday when she shared toInstagrama video compiling photos and short clips of the late Cordero. The video was set to audio of Cordero talking to an audience during a live show. “I’ve lived a blessed life,” he says in the audio.

“How I wish I could spoil you rotten today,” Kloots wrote in the caption. “Happy 44th Birthday Nick ❤️”

Corderodied of complications with COVID-19in July 2020 following a months-long hospitalization with the virus. He was 41.

Emmy nomineeMelanie Lynskeycommented, “All my love ❤️❤️❤️.” Stars includingJennifer Love HewittandThe Bachelorette’sMichael Alliowished Cordero a happy birthday

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Earlier this year, during a panel conversation withKelly Rizzo— who also lost her husband,Bob Saget— Kloots told PEOPLE that she’s adopted a new tradition of celebrating Cordero’s death anniversary as his birthday as well.

“The most beautiful thing in the world happened last year. It was the worst day. It was almost like, it felt like the day actually again. I laid in bed, and I cried my eyes for the good half of the day,” she recounted. “And then my girlfriend called me, and she was like, ‘Oh my God, I had the most amazing dream of Nick.’ "

In the dream, Cordero was “so happy and so smiley” because it was his birthday — “the one day I get to come back on earth and celebrate everybody,” he said in the vision.

“And she told me that dream and in an instant, I completely reframed his death day as his new birthday. And I instantly got out of bed,” she continued. “I thought to myself, ‘Oh my God, if Nick is celebrating this day, then Elvis and I need to always celebrate this day as his new birthday and that he is still with us, and he will always be with us.’ "

“And this doesn’t have to be a day where I cry my eyes out. This can be a day where I get a cake and we sing happy new birthday to dad. So I think that definitely will become a tradition for us,” Kloots explained.

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TheDancing with the Starsalum previouslystruck up a friendship with Rizzo, 42, who also lost her husband when Sagetdiedin January at age 65due to head trauma.

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source: people.com