Vanessa Bryant still in shock over deaths of Kobe and Gianna: 'There are moments when it consumes her'
Vanessa Bryant is still in shock and deep grief over the tragic deaths of her husband, Kobe Bryant, and their daughter, Gianna. A source has revealed that "no two days are same" for the 37-year-old, as she tries to move on with life with three of her surviving children - Natalia Diamante, 17, Capri Kobe Bryant, nine months, and Bianka Bella, 3.
“No two days are the same for Vanessa. One day she feels motivated, and the next she’s depressed and needs to take time for herself. … There are moments when it all completely consumes her,” the insider close to the Bryant family told Us Weekly.
Continuing further, the source said that the beloved wife of the late basketball player still could not believe that her husband and daughter are no longer alive.
“It’s still unfathomable. It’s the heaviest loss a mother and wife could possibly experience. She’s grieving — and will be for a very long time,” the source added.
The tipster also revealed that Vanessa is relying on her faith and her sister, Sophie Laine, to cope with the tragedy. Her close friends, La La Anthony, Kelly Rowland, and Gabrielle Union, are also helping her a lot during these tough times. “They’ve been checking in and sending food and care packages,” the source told the outlet.
This comes after Vanessa mourned her husband’s death on the fourth anniversary of his NBA retirement.
41-year-old Kobe and 13-year-old Gianna died in a helicopter crash on January 26 in California along with seven others. Other victims of the tragedy were college baseball coach John Altobelli, his wife Keri and their daughter Alyssa (a friend of Gianna's), Sarah and Payton Chester, and one of the coaches at Kobe's youth academy, Christina Mauser, who was married to Tijuana Dogs singer Matt Mauser.
Taking to Instagram, Vanessa wrote: “My husband worked his ass off for 20 years. Gave it his all. All he wanted was to spend time with our girls and me to make up for lost time. He wanted to be there for every single milestone and special moment in our girls' lives.”
“He only got to enjoy 3 years and 9 months of retirement. We had 2 more daughters, he won an Oscar, he opened Granity studios, he became a 5x best selling author and coached Gianna's basketball team in that time,” she added.
In her post, she also remembered her daughter Gianna and said she "worked hard and gave her all 7 days a week just like her daddy".
“I wish I could go back to that morning, every day. I wish they had a normal local game on 1/26. Life truly isn’t fair. This is just senseless,” Vanessa said while referring to the fact that Kobe and Gianna were on their way to one of her basketball games on the day that they died.
A few days ago, Vanessa celebrated as Kobe's sports novel topped the bestseller list. His sports fantasy novel, ‘The Wizenard Series: Season One’ hit the No. 1 spot on The New York Times' bestseller list for middle-grade hardcover books.
“The Mamba strikes again. My husband @kobebryant would have been so proud to see his work continuing on with The #Wizenard Series: Season One. Thank you for supporting his legacy!!!!” she wrote on Instagram.