Vanessa Bryant Talks Kobe And Gigi For People Cover Story: 'This Pain Is Unimaginable'

Vanessa Bryant shared in this weeks cover story for People magazine some of what the grieving process has been like since her husband, Kobe Bryant , and the couples 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Gigi Bryant, died in a helicopter crash last year.

Bryant graced the cover wearing a Los Angeles Lakers jacket as a homage to her basketball legend husband. This weeks issue is titled Women Changing the World.

I cant say that Im strong every day, she told People. I cant say that there arent days when I feel like I cant survive to the next.

Vanessa Bryant on 'Finding the Light in Darkness': 'Kobe and Gigi Motivate Me to Keep Going' https://t.co/RmjqXNhdVQ pic.twitter.com/YifdtOWicG

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Vanessa Bryant on 'Finding the Light in Darkness': 'Kobe and Gigi Motivate Me to Keep Going' https://t.co/RmjqXNhdVQ pic.twitter.com/YifdtOWicG
People (@people) March 3, 2021

The couples three other children are Natalia, 18, Bianka, 4, and Capri, who turns 2 in June.

This pain is unimaginable [but] you just have to get up and push forward, Bryant told People. Lying in bed crying isnt going to change the fact that my family will never be the same again. But getting out of bed and pushing forward is going to make the day better for my girls and for me. So thats what I do.

The issue with the full interview hits newsstands on Friday.

Bryant has been open about the pain of tragically losing both her husband and daughter after they were killed along with seven other people in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, in January last year.

She marked the 1-year anniversary of their deaths in January by sharing an Instagram post featuring a moving letter from one of Giannas best friends, Aubrey Callaghan.