Amanda Kloots has revealed the shocking financial toll of her late husband Nick Cordero’s 95-day hospitalization – before his death in July 2020.
Actor Cordero passed away at just 41 years old after being diagnosed with COVID-19 – after first being hospitalized with pneumonia in March 2020.
He was put into a medically induced coma as his condition worsened and his right leg was amputated in April 2020 due to a blood clot, but he tragically died with Amanda by his side on July 5.
During an appearance on the June 11 episode of SoFi’s Richer Lives podcast, Kloots opened up about the costs of keeping her husband alive as he fought for his life.
She said: ‘Nick was in hospital for 95 days, his whole body was run by machines. The ventilator alone cost $3,000 a day… on top of the twenty other machines running his body.
Amanda Kloots has revealed the shocking financial toll of her late husband Nick Cordero’s 95-day hospitalization – before his death in July 2020 – pictured with son Elvis at Christmas 2019
During an appearance on the June 11 episode of SoFi’s Richer Lives podcast, Kloots opened up about the cost of keeping her husband alive as he fought for his life (featured on Theresa Caputo: Raising Spirits: Spirit to the Stars)
‘When I heard that, I immediately thought: “What am I going to do?” So you can imagine what the total bill was.”
‘I never thought I would lose my husband. Until the day he passed away, I really thought we were going to make it. So I don’t think the financial magnitude really really hit me until he passed away and the calls started coming in… Unfortunately, death is a business.
“My medical bill for Nick came almost a year and a half later. I have a huge medical bill. Surprise!’
Kloots said the couple had never talked about death or what would happen if one of them died, saying: Because you think you are invincible,” the television personality said. “You’re in your forties. You say, “Nothing will happen to us. We’ll be fine. We have time.” We were just starting our lives.”
The couple welcomed son Elvis in June 2019 – 13 months before Cordero’s shocking death.
She documented Nick’s health struggles and death from COVID-19 on Instagram and since his death, she has raised Elvis in Los Angeles.
Amanda and Nick met in 2014 while working on the musical Bullets Over Broadway in New York City.
They married in September 2017 and surprised their wedding guests with an epic surprise dance and were together until his death in 2020.
Amanda, former member of the Rockettes dance company, competed on season 30 of Dancing With The Stars and finished in fourth place with professional partner Alan Bersten, 30.
She said: ‘Nick was in hospital for 95 days, his whole body was run by machines. The ventilator alone cost $3,000 a day… on top of the 20 other machines running his body – pictured in August 2019
Nick is shown with his son Elvis in a February 2020 post on Instagram
She became permanent co-host of the daytime talk show The Talk in 2021, after appearing as a guest co-host in 2020.
CBS announced in April that the 15th season of The Talk will be its last and that the show will end in December.
Amanda launched a digital fitness brand in 2020 with her industry-leading workout videos.
She released a memoir titled Live Your Life in June 2021.