Amanda Kloots

Amanda Kloots is a TV personality, dancer and fitness expert best known for her role as a cohost on The Talk. Kloots found success as a professional dancer and Broadway performer, appearing in shows such as Good Vibrations and Bullets Over Broadway.

The former Rockette’s career took a new direction when she became a fitness entrepreneur, creating the popular digital workout program AK! Fitness, which combines dance and high-intensity exercise, in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. Kloots gained widespread recognition after joining The Talk in 2021, where she has discussed personal struggles, particularly following the July 2020 death of her husband, Nick Cordero.

She joined the 30th season of Dancing With the Stars in 2021, placing fourth with partner Alan Bersten.

Outside of her TV work, Kloots has become an advocate for wellness and mental health, using her platform to inspire others through fitness and self-care. She has also authored a memoir, Live Your Life, where she shares her journey of grief, healing and resilience.

Kloots is a mother to one son, Elvis, whom she welcomed with Cordero in June 2019.

The dancer was married to Broadway actor David Larsen from 2006 to 2013. She moved on with Tony nominee Cordero in 2015. They tied the knot in 2017 and were together until his death due to COVID-19 complications in July 2020.

In April 2025, Kloots debuted a new relationship with retired tennis player Justin Gimelstob at a charity event in Los Angeles.