Vanessa Bryant gets tattoos in honor of late husband Kobe and daughter Gigi

She chose a ‘sweet message’ from them both
Marissa Desantis11 June 2020

Vanessa Bryant has revealed the personal way she chose to memorialize her late husband, Kobe Bryant, and their daughter, Gianna.

Choosing to get a tattoo for each, the 38-year-old turned to Los Angeles-based tattoo artist, Nikko Hurtado, back in February for her ink.

But Vanessa decided to give Instagram a peek at the tattoos, too.

Vanessa Bryant, Kobe Bryant, Natalia Bryant and Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant in 2018
Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

Sharing a separate video for each tattoo, Vanessa’s posts were reshared by Hurtado, who has also tattooed celebrities like Drake, Diddy and Kat Von D.

“Shoutout to @nikkohurtado for coming over and helping me get my Gigi’s sweet message transferred on me,” Vanessa captioned the first clip.

Though the message Vanessa chose to honor her daughter with could not be seen in the post, it was clear that she had the tattoo inked on her wrist.

For Kobe, Vanessa’s video showed her mid-tattoo, having a series of words tattooed from her neck down to her shoulder. “I wanted my boo boo’s @kobebryant's sweet message transferred on me,” Vanessa wrote.

In the videos he reposted, Hurtado wrote, “Truly honored to give you something to keep with you, my friend.”

Vanessa noted that the tattoos had been done in February through her hashtag. Kobe and Gianna were killed in a helicopter crash at the end of January along with seven other passengers.

Like Vanessa, Los Angeles Lakers players LeBron James and Anthony Davis have also reportedly got tattoos in honor of the former NBA player.

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