Amanda Kloots has found a deeply personal way to keep her late husband, Nick Cordero, close to her heart.
The television personality, 44, revealed she created a lasting tribute she can always wear and cherish for years to come. “I used some of my husband’s ashes to grow this beautiful diamond so he could be with me every day,” Kloots wrote in an Instagram clip on Thursday, June 18.
She collaborated with Eterneva and EF Collection Fine Jewelry on a five-carat black emerald-cut diamond, which was placed in a 14k rose gold signature floating diamond setting, leaving the underside of the stone that took over a year to create completely exposed.
Kloots gushed in her caption, “The way this beautiful stone turns blue when it catches the light feels like pure magic. ✨ Thank you @eterneva for helping me create this gorgeous diamond, and thank you @efcollection for designing such an incredibly meaningful setting.”
Kloots detailed the sentimental touches to her new piece of jewelry, adding, “The stone is set so it always touches my skin, and Nick’s initials are engraved on the bottom — a beautiful reminder that he is always with me.”
Cordero died in July 2020 from severe health complications caused by COVID-19. He was 41. The Broadway star left behind Kloots and their then-1-year-old son, Elvis.
These days, Kloots and her 7-year-old have been leaning on their faith while doing all they can to keep Cordero’s memory alive.
“We just started reading a little children’s Bible every night,” she exclusively shared with Us Weekly while celebrating the grand opening of Treasure Beach Village at Beaches Turks & Caicos on May 16. “We get into bed, and we read a chapter of his Bible together.”
“It always has been since he was a baby and didn’t know what family day was, but we finally found a church in L.A. that I love,” Kloots told Us. “We go to church every Sunday, and then go out to the beach, and we always say our prayers.”
