Vanessa Bryant finds a love letter from Kobe as she marks her first birthday since his death: ‘Missing the love of my life’
It’s been three months since she lost husband Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna in a helicopter crash.
And as Vanessa Bryant marked her 38th birthday on Tuesday, she reminisced about her romance with the late basketball star, who she called the ‘love of my life’, after discovering a love letter from him.
Vanessa revealed she found some letters from her husband but saved one special love note to read on her birthday.
‘Love of my life’: Vanessa Bryant found a love letter from her husband Kobe Bryant three months after he passed away in a helicopter crash
Sharing a photo of her hand covering the front of the envelope from Kobe, Vanessa wrote: ‘Yesterday I found an envelope labeled To: The Love of my Life. From, Tu Papi.,
‘I waited to open one more letter on my birthday. It gave me something to look forward to today.’
Vanessa explained that in a heart-wrenching twist, an image Kobe had chosen for the front of the card depicted Vanessa being held by an angel.
She added, ‘The irony is that Kobe had a photo of me drawn with an Angel holding me up by an artist on the cover. Missing the Love of my Life and my sweet little Mamacita- my fellow Taurus.
‘Grateful to wake up to my 3 sweet girls today. Wish we were all together. #MyBirthdayWish’ she concluded her caption.
The couple were married in 2001, with Vanessa recently celebrating their 19th anniversary without him
Love and life: Gigi would have turned 14 on May 1 and Vanessa paid tribute to her daughter last week by asking friends, family and fans to wear red, her favorite color
The couple were married in 2001, and Vanessa marked their 19th wedding anniversary last month with a photo of the athlete kissing her cheek.
‘My king, my heart, my best friend. Happy 19th wedding anniversary baby. I miss you so much. I wish you were here to hold me in your arms. I love you.’
Along with Gianna, the couple have three other daughters together; Natalia, 17, Bianka, three and Capri, 10 months.
Gianna, also known as Gigi, would have turned 14 on May 1 and Vanessa paid tribute to her daughter last week by asking friends, family and fans to wear red, her favorite color.
Kobe and Gigi were killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California on January 26 along with seven other people; John, Keri and Alyssa Altobelli, Sarah and Payton Chester, Christina Mauser and Ara Zobayan.
His girls: Vanessa is pictured with Kobe and daughters Natalia and Gianna on February 26 2018
Kobe and Gigi were killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California on January 26 along with seven other people