{"id":2466024,"date":"2026-06-18T21:13:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T21:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2466024"},"modified":"2026-06-18T21:13:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T21:13:14","slug":"amanda-kloots-turns-late-husband-nick-corderos-ashes-into-a-diamond-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/amanda-kloots-turns-late-husband-nick-corderos-ashes-into-a-diamond-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"Amanda Kloots turns late husband Nick Cordero&#8217;s ashes into a diamond ring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Amanda Kloots reveals she has turned her late husband&#8217;s ashes into a diamond ring.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 5-carat black diamond is &#8220;a beautiful reminder that he is always with me,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nick Cordero, a Tony Award-nominated Broadway performer, died in 2020 from COVID-related complications.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Amanda Kloots can now keep her late husband with her at all times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The dancer and wellness founder revealed on Thursday that she used some of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/nick-cordero\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Nick Cordero;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Nick Cordero&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Nick Cordero<\/a>&#8216;s ashes to create a &#8220;gorgeous&#8221; black diamond ring.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Nick Cordero and Amanda Kloots in 2017<br \/>Credit: D Dipasupil\/FilmMagic<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The way this beautiful stone turns blue when it catches the light feels like pure magic,&#8221; Kloots captioned an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZuEeZDOEw_\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Instagram video;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Instagram video&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Instagram video<\/a> showing off the dazzling gem. &#8220;The stone is set so it always touches my skin, and Nick&#8217;s initials are engraved on the bottom\u2014a beautiful reminder that he is always with me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cordero, a Tony Award-nominated actor and singer, died in 2020 from COVID-related complications after spending more than three months in the hospital, a heart-wrenching ordeal that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/theater\/nick-cordero-awake-coronavirus-coma\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:his wife documented;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;his wife documented&quot;}\" class=\"link \">his wife documented<\/a> on social media. The 41-year-old father had his leg amputated due to blood clots and was on dialysis and a ventilator when he passed away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For the commemorative jewelry, Kloots collaborated with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/explore.eterneva.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Eterneva;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Eterneva&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Eterneva<\/a>, a company that grows diamonds in its lab using an individualized method that pressurizes the ashes (or hair) of a deceased loved one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Depending on the carat size and color, the process can take between seven to 10 months, at a price that ranges from $2,999 to $24,999. Cordero&#8217;s stone took over a year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kloots&#8217; ring, designed by EF Collection Fine Jewelry, is a 5-carat black diamond, emerald cut, and delicately set in 14k rose gold (Kloots&#8217; favorite metal) so it&#8217;s &#8220;the star of the show,&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DZsYFbzAemm\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:explained EF Collection's Emily Faith;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;explained EF Collection'&quot;}\" class=\"link \">explained EF Collection&#8217;s Emily Faith<\/a>. The band features hand-set pave diamonds &#8220;to complement the center stone without competing with it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One of the black diamond&#8217;s most captivating qualities is &#8220;the incredible blue fire hidden within it,&#8221; continued Faith, a Los Angeles-based designer and Kloots&#8217; frend. &#8220;We didn\u2019t want anything to obstruct that beauty so I suggested our signature floating diamond setting, which would leave the underside of the stone completely exposed. This allows the light and the life within the stone to shine through from every single angle.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Most importantly, she added, the ring&#8217;s design places the diamond directly against Kloots&#8217; finger, &#8220;a really meaningful detail that creates a constant physical connection between Amanda and Nick.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kloots and Cordero <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/inside-nick-cordero-and-amanda-kloots-amazing-love-story-as-actor-dies-at-41\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:met as costars;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;met as costars&quot;}\" class=\"link \">met as costars<\/a> in the musical <em>Bullets Over Broadway<\/em> in 2014. Three years later they married in New York City, and in 2019 the couple became parents with the birth of their son Elvis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the years since Cordero&#8217;s death, Kloots has focused on motherhood and her professional career outside of theater.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In 2021, she published a memoir, <em>Live Your Life<\/em>, and competed on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/dancing-with-the-stars\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Dancing With the Stars;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Dancing With the Stars&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Dancing With the Stars<\/em><\/a>, making it all the way to fourth place. That year, she also became a cohost on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-talk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The Talk;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Talk&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>The Talk<\/em><\/a>, until the CBS daytime show&#8217;s 2024 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-talk-ending-after-15-seasons-8630857\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:cancellation;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;cancellation&quot;}\" class=\"link \">cancellation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/amanda-kloots-turns-late-husband-nick-cordero-ashes-into-diamond-ring-12002008\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Amanda Kloots reveals she has turned her late husband&#8217;s ashes into a diamond ring. The 5-carat black diamond is &#8220;a beautiful reminder that he is always with me,&#8221; she said. Nick Cordero, a Tony Award-nominated Broadway performer, died in 2020 from COVID-related complications. 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