Back in Action! Vanessa Bryant and Nike Will Partner Once Again to Create Sneakers in Kobe and Gianna’s Legacy

Emily Longeretta Ahead of her Hollywood Walk of Fame honor, icon Jean Smart looked back at some of her incredible roles — including the one that put her on the map globally. In 1985, she joined CBS’ “Designing Women” as Charlene Frazier Stillfield, a role she held for five seasons.The sitcom earned 18 Emmy nominations and catapulted Smart’s career — and she completely knows why.“There weren’t a lot of shows that were just about women back then. Linda [Bloodworth-Thomason] is such a good writer that she made the characters so distinct from each other,” she says.

Safiyya Vorajee has shared the final song she sang with her late daughter Azaylia the night before she passed away.The 33 year old and her former partner Ashley Cain were left devastated when their little girl lost her battle with acute myeloid leukaemia at eight months old in April 2021. Marking the heartbreaking day, Safiyya has now taken to her Instagram feed to share a moving clip of herself and Azaylia lying down together as she mouthed the words to Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston's When you Believe, from the movie The Prince of Egypt.

Georgia & Tommy: Baby Steps is set for emotional scenes in the first episode of series two on Sunday night as Tommy Mallet sweetly reveals his plans to propose to Georgia Kousoulou to her dad Luke. Tommy, 29, and Georgia, 30, who share son Brody, 11 months, together, announced their engagement in February during a sun-soaked trip to Mexico. And in Sunday's episode of Baby Steps, which was filmed prior to the proposal, Tommy reveals why he wants to get down on one knee and shares his plans with Georgia's excited dad Luke.Tommy says: "My intentions are...

Admiring her bling. One day after Selling Sunset star Emma Hernan alleged that she briefly flirted with Ben Affleck via Raya, his fiancée, Jennifer Lopez, couldn’t help but show off her extravagant engagement ring.

tudung, Malaysia being a majority Muslim country. I actually find myself mouthing, 'Is that the Queen?' to a consular employee.The Malaysian High Commission, where we meet, has a smart Belgrave Square address, but is not exactly festooned in finery.

EX SOAP star Maisie Smith has teased her latest telly project to fans. The former EastEnders favourite, 20, who played Tiffany Butcher, shared a snapshot of her latest script.

HEARTBROKEN Safiyya Vorajee broke down in tears as she remembered her daughter Azaylia on the first anniversary of her death. In an emotional video shared on Instagram, Ashley Cain's ex Safiyya asked fans to pray for her little girl. She said: "This time last year was the hardest time of my life.

MOLLY-MAE Hague and boyfriend Tommy Fury are sparing no expense when it comes to furnishing their £3.5million home. The Love Island couple, who moved into the dream home earlier this month, document their pricey purchases on an Instagram account dedicated to the house.

GEORDIE Shore star Ant Kennedy has revealed his jaw's been broken in three places in an unprovoked nightclub attack in Ibiza. The 28-year-old was on the first night of his holiday when he was savagely beaten in Linekers sports bar in San Antonio.

A Place In The Sun where she helps Brits buy home abroad.When she's not fronting the popular TV show she lives a very different life as a business owner and mum.Laura had enjoyed a stable family life for many years but in January she split with her husband of ten years Alex Goward, who she shares two children Rocco and Tahlia.During their time together set up two businesses - a café and a local village post office, which enabled them to give back to their local community.. Daily Star Online takes a look at the presenter's split and happy family life.Laura and Alex enjoyed a beautiful wedding in Surrey and Laura walked down the aisle to Ice Dance from the film Edward Scissorhands.Speaking to Hello at the time, Laura said: "Alex and I both love film scores.

TOWIE's Chloe Sims got the gang together for a knees-up to celebrate rarely-seen daughter Madison's 17h birthday. The reality TV star, 40, looked stunning as she played host at the special bash, wearing a black hat and sleek white suit.

THE X Factor's 'Tesco Mary' Byrne looks unrecognisable after losing six stone since taking part in the show. Mary, 62, appeared on the ITV singing competition back in 2010 - the same year as One Direction - and previously revealed that her weight crept up to 21 stone during filming.

Natalia Bryant is loving college life. ET's Lauren Zima spoke to the 19-year-old model at the 2022  Oscar Party, and she gushed about attending the University of Southern California.«I’m loving everything,» Bryant said. «I feel like this whole year flew by so fast. It was everything I expected and honestly more.

In a night teeming with tiny gold statues, Natalia Bryant's skirt might have shined most brightly of all.The model, 19, wore a dress with a spaghetti-strap black top and a bright gold skirt to the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills on Sunday.The top's plunging neckline fell to the middle of the USC student's chest, exposing a necklace with a large white pendant.Her mother Vanessa took to Instagram to call her mini-me a 'golden goddess' adding, 'That's my baby!' She shone: Natalia Bryant goes with plunging neckline and shiny gold skirt as she arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly HillsBryant's flashy skirt started at about the middle of her stomach and ended in a small train that dragged on the floor behind her as she walked.Natalia tied her hair tightly behind her head, revealing the huge diamond earrings dangling down a few inches. The daughter of Kobe Bryant's appearance at the event came close to five years after her late father's Oscar-winning short film Dear Basketball was initially released.Her father, 41, died along with eight others, including her little sister Gigi, 13, in a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020.Also killed in the crash were pilot Ara Zobayan, 50, Payton Chester, 13, Sarah Chester, 46, Alyssa Altobelli, 14, Keri Altobelli, 46, John Altobelli, 56, and Christina Mauser, 38.

Natalia Bryant is all grown up, transforming into a beautiful young woman in front of our very eyes. The 18-year-old daughter of Vanessa Bryant and the late Kobe Bryant attended the star-studded Vanity Fair Oscar party on Sunday, March 27, stealing the show in a gorgeous gold gown with a plunging neckline.

Storm Reid is loving life as a USC student!

Vanessa Bryant will keep Kobe Bryant’s name alive and has renewed their partnership with Nike in honor of the late basketball player and their daughter Gigi Bryant.According to the former model, businesswoman, and philanthropist, fans of Kobe would be able to enjoy his sneakers for many more years. “We’re excited to announce our partnership with Nike is going to continue! I am so proud that my husband’s shoes are still the most worn by players on NBA courts and that the demand for his shoes remains so desired by his fans around the world,” Vanessa said in a statement posted to Instagram.“With this new partnership, fans will soon be able to have access to Kobe and Gigi Nike products for years to come and with Nike donating 100% of the net proceeds yearly for Gianna’s shoes to our Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation (M&MSF),” she continued.The 39-year-old star said she and Nike will “establish a youth basketball center in Southern California that will share the Mamba Mentality with youth athletes for generations to come.”Vanessa thanked Kobe and Gigi’s fans for their unconditional support.

Storm Reid. Dressed in a lemon yellow feathered LaPointe outfit, the  star could not be missed on the carpet as she stepped out to attend the annual ceremony on Thursday in celebration of Black women. «I feel like erasure is still a big thing in the world and especially in Hollywood with women and furthermore with Black women,» she told ET's Matt Cohen. «So to have an event that represents us, celebrates us and I get to be on a red carpet and sit in a room full of Black women who have paved a way for me and have made it possible for me to stand right here, that's incredible, so I'm just so glad and so thankful to be here.»When she's not on the red carpet, Reid can be found on-screen playing Gia Bennett, Rue's younger sister on While the explosive second season recently ended, a third is on the way — but that's all Reid knows about it.«They won't tell me a single thing.

Nike are remembering late basketball hero Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi Bryant in the best way.  

Vanessa Bryant took to Instagram Thursday to announce that she has come to terms with Nike on a new deal that will allow the company to produce shoes in honor of the late Kobe and Gigi Bryant.'We’re excited to announce our partnership with Nike is going to continue!' Vanessa, 39, said in a post on the social media website Thursday. 'I am so proud that my husband's shoes are still the most worn by players on NBA courts and that the demand for his shoes remain so desired by his fans around the world.'With this new partnership, fans will soon be able to have access to Kobe and Gigi Nike product for years to come and with Nike donating 100% of the net proceeds yearly for Gianna’s shoes to our Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation (M&MSF).' The latest:Vanessa Bryant, 39, took to Instagram Thursday to announce that she has come to terms with Nike on a new deal that will allow the company to produce shoes in honor of the late Kobe and Gigi BryantVanessa said she was 'grateful' to collaborate with Nike on the establishment of 'a youth basketball center in Southern California that will share the Mamba Mentality with youth athletes for generations to come.'Vanessa, who is mom to daughters Natalia, 19, the late Gigi, 13, Bianka, five, and Capri, two, with late NBA icon, called the business endeavor 'an inspiring moment' for fans of Kobe and Gigi, and said that she's 'very appreciative' for all of them.

Vanessa Bryant treated her daughters to another trip to the happiest place on Earth.Only this time the Bryant ladies made their way to Disneyland in Anaheim with some friends, which included Kristin Schwarz Pelinka, who's the wife of Los Angeles Lakers general manager,Rob Pelinka.Over the years, Disneyland has been one of the family's favorite places to go and have fun and spend quality time together.Scroll down to video Happiest place on Earth: Vanessa Bryant, 39, treated her daughters to another trip to Disneyland, which also included a quick nap for two-year-old CapriDisneyland actually has a special place in Vanessa's heart, considering it's where she first met her late husband, Kobe Bryant, back in 1999, when Kobe was 20-years-old and Vanessa 17.That meeting was documented with a photo of the two locked in an embrace at the amusement park. The couple would start dating soon afterwards, and within six months of that fateful day they were engaged to be married.