Amanda Kloots and her boyfriend Justin Gimelstob tell PEOPLE how they met and how their connection developed "very naturally" as they make their red carpet debut

Kloots, whose late husband, Broadway star Nick Cordero, died of complications from COVID-19 in July 2020, called Gimelstob a "wonderful man."

New couple alert! Dancing With the Stars alum Amanda Kloots made her red carpet debut with her new boyfriend, former tennis pro Justin Gimelstob, at the “An Unforgettable Evening” event benefitting the Women’s Cancer Research Fund on April 28,