Amanda Kloots Says Son Elvis, 5, Has Made Her a Fan of Halloween: 'He Loves Scary Anything' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Amanda Kloots and son Elvis.Photo:Amanda Kloots/Instagram

Amanda Kloots/Instagram

Amanda Klootsis a big fan of spooky season — and it’s all because of her son Elvis.Speaking with PEOPLE,The Talkhost, 42, shared that her 5-year-old son Elvis, whom she shares with late husbandNick Cordero, is a huge fan of Halloween, which has prompted her to get into the autumnal holiday as well.“We love going to Underwood Farms, finding our pumpkins, carving pumpkins. He loves scary anything, Halloween. Loves the whole thing,” Kloots tells PEOPLE.“So it’s not my favorite holiday, but he has made me, over the years, start to really enjoy getting into the Halloween spirit.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.In June, Klootscelebrated her son’s fifth birthday, sharing acarousel of Instagram photosfull of throwback shots of Nick and his son during his first few days of life.“June 10, 2019 At 6:41am Elvis Eduardo Cordero was born after 56 hours of labor!!! Happy Birthday to Elvis!” the proud mom captioned the post.She added, “I’m super nostalgic today so forgive all the photos that might be posted. I don’t think you ever feel as close to your partner as you do on the day your child is born. It’s a crazy and beautiful moment that I’ll never forget.”“Nick was the cutest new dad… Elvis spent the first two days in the NICU and until I was strong enough to go he was running there every two minutes and taking every friend and family member to see his new son! He was SO PROUD. ❤️❤️❤️ How time flies and so much changes but we will always have this day and these memories,” she continued.Earlier this year, Klootsrecently opened upabout how her son is processing his dad’s death. “It has come up a couple of times. And, of course, it’s always at random, weird times,” she explained inTheRetaility.com’s “In Conversation” series.TheTell Me Your Dreamsauthor added that watching him process the situation and ask his mom tough questions as he grows older is a “battle of emotions. It’s hard.” Kloots then recalled a specific example from Cordero’s birthday celebration this year, saying, “This is the best way to sum up how he is understanding things right now.”“On Nick’s birthday,” she shared, “I like to plan a celebration on that day. So, we get a cake and we sing Happy Birthday to Dada. This year, we went to Del Frisco’s [Steakhouse] because that was Nick and [my favorite].” She added that the steakhouse was “iconic” for the couple. “It became our spot.”Kloots continued, “So, I took Elvis there for Nick’s birthday this year [with] my girlfriend and her fiancé. And I’m getting Elvis all dressed up in a little, cute suit and talking about how it’s Dada’s birthday. And he goes, ‘Will he be there?’ So that’s where we’re at.”She explained that Elvis is “very frank” about his dad not being alive because Kloots prioritized making that clear. “He knows he has a dad. He knows that his dad isn’t alive. And he’s very frank about ‘my Dada is dead.’ He will say [that]. Because I’ve been very clear about that. I didn’t want to be — ‘He’s in the clouds,’ " she said.

Amanda Klootsis a big fan of spooky season — and it’s all because of her son Elvis.

Speaking with PEOPLE,The Talkhost, 42, shared that her 5-year-old son Elvis, whom she shares with late husbandNick Cordero, is a huge fan of Halloween, which has prompted her to get into the autumnal holiday as well.

“We love going to Underwood Farms, finding our pumpkins, carving pumpkins. He loves scary anything, Halloween. Loves the whole thing,” Kloots tells PEOPLE.

“So it’s not my favorite holiday, but he has made me, over the years, start to really enjoy getting into the Halloween spirit.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

In June, Klootscelebrated her son’s fifth birthday, sharing acarousel of Instagram photosfull of throwback shots of Nick and his son during his first few days of life.

“June 10, 2019 At 6:41am Elvis Eduardo Cordero was born after 56 hours of labor!!! Happy Birthday to Elvis!” the proud mom captioned the post.

She added, “I’m super nostalgic today so forgive all the photos that might be posted. I don’t think you ever feel as close to your partner as you do on the day your child is born. It’s a crazy and beautiful moment that I’ll never forget.”

“Nick was the cutest new dad… Elvis spent the first two days in the NICU and until I was strong enough to go he was running there every two minutes and taking every friend and family member to see his new son! He was SO PROUD. ❤️❤️❤️ How time flies and so much changes but we will always have this day and these memories,” she continued.

Earlier this year, Klootsrecently opened upabout how her son is processing his dad’s death. “It has come up a couple of times. And, of course, it’s always at random, weird times,” she explained inTheRetaility.com’s “In Conversation” series.

TheTell Me Your Dreamsauthor added that watching him process the situation and ask his mom tough questions as he grows older is a “battle of emotions. It’s hard.” Kloots then recalled a specific example from Cordero’s birthday celebration this year, saying, “This is the best way to sum up how he is understanding things right now.”

“On Nick’s birthday,” she shared, “I like to plan a celebration on that day. So, we get a cake and we sing Happy Birthday to Dada. This year, we went to Del Frisco’s [Steakhouse] because that was Nick and [my favorite].” She added that the steakhouse was “iconic” for the couple. “It became our spot.”

Kloots continued, “So, I took Elvis there for Nick’s birthday this year [with] my girlfriend and her fiancé. And I’m getting Elvis all dressed up in a little, cute suit and talking about how it’s Dada’s birthday. And he goes, ‘Will he be there?’ So that’s where we’re at.”

She explained that Elvis is “very frank” about his dad not being alive because Kloots prioritized making that clear. “He knows he has a dad. He knows that his dad isn’t alive. And he’s very frank about ‘my Dada is dead.’ He will say [that]. Because I’ve been very clear about that. I didn’t want to be — ‘He’s in the clouds,’ " she said.

source: people.com