Vanessa Bryant has opened up about the first time she met Kobe Bryant in 1999. Vanessa - who earlier this year tragically lost Kobe and their 13-year-old daughter Gianna in a helicopter crash - recalled the "love at first sight" moment the pair experienced.
Vanessa and daughters Bianka, Capri and Natalia were forced to spend Thanksgiving without their beloved Kobe and Gianna this year.
And the annual family centred celebration left her feeling heartbroken. She recalled meeting her late basketball icon husband 21 years ago to the date, as she took to Instagram to share a sweet snap of them together. "Love at first sight 11/27/99 #21," she wrote, recalling the time she first laid eyes on Kobe aged 17.
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