Amanda Kloots
publication date: Sunday, June 13, 2021 (part of Summer 2021)
category: Television
clue: Her grief led her to Instagram fame, a daytime talk show job, and a published memoir, but she'd give it all up not to have lost her husband to COVID-19.
explanation: In the spring of 2020, Kloots used Instagram to document the months-long decline and eventual death of her husband, Broadway star Nick Cordero. She was invited onto The Talk several times before being offered a job there as a permanent co-host. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Erik Bates, and Mike Eberhart
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