Amanda Kloots dines with her late husband Nick Cordero’s best friend Zach Braff in Los Angeles the night before her 39th birthday
Amanda Kloots and her late husband Nick Cordero’s best friend Zach Braff were spotted sharing dinner with a group of friends at Pace in Los Angeles on Thursday evening.
The actress – who turned 39-years-old on Friday – appeared to be enjoying the company of her pals as she shared a pre-birthday celebration.
This year is the first that the performer will celebrate her birthday after losing her second husband Cordero, who tragically passed away in July of last year after succumbing to the effects of COVID-19.
Quality time: Amanda Klootswas with Zach Braff during a shared pre-birthday dinner at Pace in Los Angeles on Thursday evening with other pals
Kloots was dressed in a white t-shirt worn underneath a black jacket during her pre-birthday celebration.
Her gorgeous blonde hair fell onto her shoulders and provided a colorful contrast to the neutral tones of the rest of her outfit.
Braff kept his attire relatively casual for the birthday celebration, as he was pictured wearing a black hoodie underneath a sizable brown jacket.
The 45-year-old actor paired his top choices with a set of light green pants and brown suede Chelsea boots for the night out.
Mournful occasion: This will be the television personality’s first birthday since the death of her husband Nick Cordero, who passed away last July after battling COVID-19
Extra layers: The Scrubs actor wore a sizable brown jacket on top of a black hoodie to keep himself warm in the winter weather
The Scrubs actor wore a large black facial covering to keep himself protected from COVID-19 while standing in the restaurant’s parking lot.
His girlfriend Florence Pugh was not seen.
Although the television personality appeared to be enjoying the company of her friends, she had previously taken to her Instagram account to publicly mourn her late husband Nick.
The Tony-nominated actor passed away last July after spending three months in a hospital, where he battled the effects of COVID-19.
The Bullets Over Broadway actor had also welcomed a son named Elvis, aged one, with his wife just a year before his death; the two had tied the knot in 2017.
Looking back: Earlier this week, the daytime talk host took to her Instagram account to publicly mourn the passing of her late husband Nick Cordero
Prior to her marriage to the stage actor, the daytime talk host was married to David Larsen for six years.
In the caption for her photo, Kloots recalled that her late husband, in light of the implementation of early COVID restrictions, had promised to make her following birthday much more special.
She wrote, ‘Our last family photo taken on my birthday last year… Nick kept telling me that day, “next year I’ll give you the best birthday ever.” It was early quarantine days so we felt lost, unable to do anything.’
Making it known: Kloots wrote a lengthy message in the post’s caption, and noted that she and her late husband ‘felt lost, unable to do anything’ in the early stages of the pandemic
The actress went on to express that she was still processing the loss of her husband during her birthday week, which she had not expected to do.
‘The truth is, this is week is very hard and I’m sad. I’ve been dreading it and it’s caught up to me. This isn’t easy for me, but I truly believe in honoring the highs and lows in grief,’ Kloots noted.
The performer concluded her message by urging her followers to make the most of their lives and to reflect on the blessings that they may have.
‘Life is precious. Time is precious. Health is precious. Treasure it all and don’t take it for granted because it’s the best birthday gift you can give yourself and to anyone,’ she added.
Working on it: Although she expressed sorrow over the loss of her husband, Kloots wrote that she believed ‘in honoring the highs and lows in grief’; the couple and their son are pictured in 2019