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Kloots reflects on ‘tough’ year in post
Amanda Kloots, the widow of Nick Cordero, the Broadway star who died from COVID-19 complications, reflected on her “tough” year following her husbands death in an Instagram post.
“New Years has been tough, extremely hard for me. I’ve cried more recently than in awhile,” Kloots wrote. “I thought Christmas would be hard, this was worse. I think it’s because when the new year comes you want a clean slate or to forget about last year, esp 2020. But, I can’t forget about last year and will not be able to wipe that slate clean. I also think I am slightly scared of what can happen in a year, how much things can change. Lastly, I think everything I went through is finally catching up to me, and I am finally ready to go to therapy to address the trauma.”
“Being honest, acknowledging all of this instead of hiding it, has helped me,” she concluded. “I hope it helps you.”
Kloots chronicled Cordero’s COVID-19 battle before he died on July 5.
‘Do not cancel,’ Trebek said before final episodes: TV legend Alex Trebek was hospitalized shortly before filming his final episodes of “Jeopardy!,” but despite his executive producer’s protests, the host was on the job days before he died on Nov. 8 of pancreatic cancer.
“He was a warrior, and what he was able to do by getting himself back to the set to tape those final episodes. ... We didn’t know it was going to be his final episodes, and neither did he — but it was Herculean,” executive producer Mike Richards told NBC’s “Today” on Monday.
“He was in enormous pain. He was 10 days away from passing away. And you will not sense any of that in these episodes. He is strong, he sounds great, he’s funny, and he’s amazing.”
Trebek’s final episodes of the hit quiz show air this week, ending Friday. At the end of Friday’s episode, ABC will also broadcast a tribute to Trebek.
“This man was unbelievable,” Richards said of Trebek’s resolve before his death. “He calls me, and he says, ‘Mike, I’m gonna be fine. I’ll be in to tape. I was able to eat Jell-O today.’ And I went, ‘Alex, that’s great. But that doesn’t mean you’re gonna be ready to host five episodes of a game show,’ which is an enormous amount of effort. And he said, ‘Do not cancel. I will be there.’ ”
Lynn to release new Loretta Lynn has album: announced she’ll be reprising classic songs such as “One’s on the Way,” “You Ain’t Woman Enough” and “Honky Tonk Girl” on a forthcoming album titled “Still Woman Enough.” Although it’s not strictly an album of remakes or duets, the March 19 release will include Carrie Underwood, Margo Price, Tanya Tucker and Reba McEntire as special guests.
“I am just so thankful to have some of my friends join me on my new album. We girl singers gotta stick together,” Lynn said in a statement announcing the project.
Jan. 5 birthdays: Actor Robert Duvall is 90. TV host Charlie Rose is 79. Actor Diane Keaton is 75. Actor Ted Lange is 73. Actor Pamela Sue Martin is 68. Actor Clancy Brown is 62. TV host Carrie Ann Inaba is 53. Singer Marilyn Manson is 52. Actor Bradley Cooper is 46. Actor Brooklyn Sudano is 40. Actor Franz Drameh is 28.