The Untold Truth Of Kobe Bryant's Wife

Kobe Bryant's

wife

, Vanessa Bryant, has been with the famous athlete since 2002. And although Kobe's face appears on countless television screens and magazine covers, Vanessa rarely gives interviews. So what can you know about her? Here's the

untold

truth

about Kobe Bryant's

wife

. As a senior at Marina High School, the news that Vanessa Bryant was dating one of the Los Angeles Lakers' star players sent shockwaves across campus. According to the Los Angeles Times, a television helicopter was seen flying over the school in an attempt to capture images of the then-high school student and her first-year boyfriend. Her grandfather, Robert Laine, told the newspaper that Vanessa skipped prom and had to finish her homeschooling, quote, "because of her notoriety." In a quest to gather more information about the brunette teenager who had captured Kobe's heart, the Times even interviewed some of her classmates, who said the rumor on campus was that Kobe was sending flowers and other gifts to one of his classmates. "I see the lovely ladies I haven't even met yet.

What's your name?" "Vanessa." "Vanessa, how are you?" Some harmless teenage talk was nothing. Once Vanessa and Kobe decided to get married, that's when their lives really turned around. Vanessa was only 18 at the time of their wedding, while Kobe was 22. They were young and as such, many people probably thought they were doomed from the start, but Vanessa and Kobe showed the world that they meant business. about the lifelong commitment they were choosing to undertake. As the wife of a basketball legend, Vanessa Bryant was treated like royalty at the Lakers' stadium, Staples Center. During a revealing interview with The Cut in 2012, when Kobe Bryant was still on the Lakers roster, Vanessa noted that she enjoyed elite access to the spot that other players' wives didn't have.

In particular, the tunnel where the team would enter and exit the basketball court is usually off-limits to most important people. But not Vanessa. Vanessa said that she was allowed access because she didn't like giving Kobe a kiss after his games "in front of all the cameras", so she was allowed to hide in the tunnel to "get away from" her. Kobe and Vanessa Bryant brought four beautiful daughters into this world, and their last daughter, Capri, arrived in June 2019. Some fans might have assumed the couple was done having children, but Kobe left the door open to have another in March 2019. interview with Extra.

She told the outlet, "I think she wants a boy more than I do." "She told me, 'Listen, you have to see if you can make a decisive shot. Well, you gave me all the girls, let's see if you can bring a boy.'" Kobe was clearly in awe of Vanessa as a mother. He wrote to his wife on Mother's Day 2019: "We love you and thank you for all you do for our family. You are the foundation of everything we hold dear." Just 18 days before Kobe Bryant's tragic death in a helicopter crash, she stopped by the All The Smoke podcast to chat about her career and his personal life.

When asked how he kept their marriage strong through the couple's ups and downs, Kobe boiled it down to two major components: "Just the commitment and the competitiveness of 'We're going to be successful.'" There were occasional difficult moments in his relationship with Vanessa, but nothing out of the ordinary. "That's also the beauty of this: having the persistence and determination to get through things, very, very difficult things, and we've been able to do it." As an example, Kobe spoke of much older couples he has known who occasionally still have disagreements in their 80s but stay together anyway. "One time a guy says, 'Yeah, she's great, but she kicked me out of bed last night;

I was sleeping on the couch the last two nights.' And I'm like, 'It doesn't change.'" The final result? Vanessa and Kobe were committed to their marriage. When the tragic news broke about the deaths of Kobe and Gianna "Gigi" Bryant on January 26, 2020, his fans took to social media to express their love for Vanessa Bryant. Writer and critic Rebecca Shuri tweeted: "I can't stop thinking about Vanessa Bryant, who was with Kobe longer than she was without him in her life, who has a baby and two other young daughters, and who will have to endure this." . I remember again as each remaining daughter tries to reconcile this tragedy." Singer Ciara said, "Praying for Vanessa and the Bryant family at this sad and difficult time." It's unfathomable what Vanessa is going through right now, but it's obvious she will have a great support team to help her get through these difficult times.