Why did Vanessa cover half of her face with her hair at Kobe Bryant’s memorial service?

There are three reasons. First, Vanessa used this move to cover up her grief. After all, she and Kobe had been together for 19 years from meeting to knowing each other, and now their lover suddenly left. Her grief can be imagined. The second time she faced everyone, she was afraid of losing her temper due to her emotions, so she covered it with her hair. The third person likes to deal with negative emotions.

01. Concealing grief

Time goes back to 1999. A female high school student named Vanessa was on her way to school in a hurry. Due to her family’s financial difficulties, Okay, so besides going to school every day, Vanessa also has to work to make money. One of her many part-time jobs was related to dancing, and it was precisely because of this job that she became connected with Kobe. It is said that when the two met for the first time, Kobe was deeply attracted by Vanessa's temperament, and then he became deeply attracted to her. A point of no return.

At that time, Kobe was not short of money, so it was easy for him to pick up girls. He took the initiative to take Vanessa to and from school every day. Six months later, the two planned to get engaged. As soon as the news came out, Kobe's family and Kobe's head coach all stood up to oppose him. They opposed Kobe's marriage to Vanessa. The reason was that Vanessa was not purely African-American, and getting married in a hurry was too much. Don’t understand Vanessa’s nature.

Kobe didn’t pay much attention to it. In 2001, he took Vanessa’s hand and slowly walked into the wedding hall. From now on, everything about me is yours, and you are mine. From now on, your name will be Vanessa Bryant. According to many media reports, Kobe’s parents have never been very satisfied with their daughter-in-law. They feel that Vanessa is not good enough for their son Kobe. Whenever Vanessa is extremely sad about this, Kobe will hug her gently. He hugged her, using the warmth of his chest to warm Vanessa's soul.

The marriage of the two people once broke down. Vanessa probably couldn't bear the criticism, but they quickly reunited two years after the divorce. Behind this, Kobe must have made a lot of efforts to get his beloved wife to change her mind. The two of them have gone through ups and downs. Now that Kobe has passed away, how can Vanessa, as his wife, not be sad? After 19 years of marriage, they were together day and night, and now one of them has left. Facing the spotlight, she didn't want the media to capture her sad expression and make a fuss about it, so she simply covered her face with her hair.

02. Afraid of losing control

As the number one player in the NBA, even if he retires, his every move will attract much attention. As Kobe’s wife, Vanessa also To accept the attention of everyone. Now that Kobe Bryant has passed away, this is like a bolt from the blue for basketball fans around the world. Vanessa didn't want to lose control of her emotions at Kobe's memorial service. In the past, Kobe protected her from the wind and rain, but now she can only digest the negative emotions on her own.

There were many people at the memorial service, which made her feel nervous. If her lover had not passed away, I guess Vanessa would not have attended at all or appeared in public for a long time. There was no way to avoid it and she could only rely on Hair covers the face to avoid gaffes and relieve tension.

03. Preference for dealing with negative emotions

Everyone in life has their own small measures to deal with emotions. For example, some people choose to exercise, some choose to eat delicious food, and some People choose to listen to music, and Vanessa's preference for dealing with negative emotions is to cover her face with her hair and sit there quietly.