Is Vanessa Bryant Dating Now? Fans Are Curious While She Keeps Loving Kobe

Vanessa Bryant. | Source: Getty Images

Three years after the horrific accident that claimed the life of her husband, Kobe Bryant, and her daughter Gianna, fans wonder if Vanessa Bryant has started rebuilding her life.

On January 26, 2020, the world was shocked by the news that basketball icon Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others had died in a tragic helicopter crash in Calabasas, California.

His wife, Vanessa Bryant, was left to deal with the devastating double loss and to raise their remaining three daughters alone. Three years on, fans wonder in Vanessa Bryant is dating.

Kobe Bryant and wife Vanessa at the official after party for the 2004 World Music Awards, in Las Vegas, Nevada. | Source: Getty Images

The two married in 2001, and in 2003 they welcomed their first child, Natalia Diamante. Their second daughter Gianna Maria-Onore arrived in 2006, Bianka Bella in 2016, and baby Capri Kobe in 2019.

When the fateful crash robbed Kobe and Gianna of their lives, the couple was married for 19 years. Kobe had been the only man in Vanessa's life since she was 17.

Since the death of her husband and daughter, Vanessa has focused on her surviving children and her charity work, renaming the foundation she and Kobe had created, the Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation, in Gianna's honor.

Fans Wonder If Vanessa Bryant Is Dating

Since her loss, Vanessa has stayed out of the public eye and made very few appearances, but Kobe Bryant's fans are still focused on her. Even though her Instagram account is private, she has over 15 million followers.

Some fans wonder if Vanessa will start seeing other men and conjecture about the public's reaction. One fan tweeted:

"It's gonna be a lot of hate on this app when Vanessa Bryant starts dating again.

Vanessa was in a box seat at SoFi Stadium, accompanied by a female friend and a bodyguard.

Others point out that the speculation about their personal lives in the face of the pain they have been through is invasive and in bad taste. One Twitter fan wrote:

"I see the topic often about Vanessa Bryant dating again. And it's like is everyone forgetting she lost her husband & child in a horrific crash. I doubt if being loved again is a thought on the bingo card. Her being able to show up in everyday life is enough."

Kobe Bryant and Vanessa Laine Bryant at the 90th Annual Academy Awards in 2018, in Hollywood, California. | Source: Getty Images

For Vanessa Bryant, Kobe Is Her Forever Valentine

On February 14, 2023, she shared a video of Kobe speaking about love on her Instagram account and captioned the post:

"Happy Valentine's Day, Boo-Boo @kobebryant. ❤️ Forever & Always."

For the woman fighting to keep herself and her three daughters focused on overcoming their grief, there is only one possible love: their father, Kobe Bryant.

Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna Bryant at the Phillips 66 National Swimming Championships in 2018, in Irvine, California. | Source: Getty Images

Vanessa Bryant Makes Rare Public Appearances

Since her husband's and daughter's deaths, Vanessa has kept to herself and rarely made any public appearances. She was last spotted at a Bad Bunny concert in L.A. in October 2022.

Vanessa was in a box seat at SoFi Stadium, accompanied by a female friend and a bodyguard. There was no date, and imagining there could ever be is hard. Vanessa said of her relationship with Kobe:

"We loved each other with our whole beings, two perfectly imperfect people making a beautiful family and raising our sweet and amazing girls."

On March 18, 2023, Vanessa and her three daughters were at the TCL Chinese Theatre Forecourt to witness the placement of Kobe Bryant's hand and footprints, a rare appearance that showed their love and their unity.

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