Natalia Bryant. Dia Dipasupil/FilmMagic
Kobe Bryant’s eldest daughter, Natalia Bryant, has formed a friendship with sisters Maude and Iris Apatow – daughters of famed director Judd Apatow.
Natalia, 22, was photographed laughing alongside the famous siblings — who were also joined by Amélie Tremblay and Lukas Gage — while attending the Vanity Fair Oscars Party at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills on Sunday, March 2. Gage, 29, is famously friends with Maude, 27, and Iris, 22, but it seems the trio has added two more to their friend group.
Natalia was all smiles as she attended the event in a black gown. She and fellow model Tremblay, 28, stuck by each other’s side the entire night, according to photos from inside the star-studded event.
Maude and Iris aren’t the only famous kids that Natalia has been spotted out with lately. The model’s appearance at the Vanity Fair Oscars Party comes days after she went to dinner with Meadow Walker, the daughter of late actor Paul Walker. Meadow, 26, shared a photo of Natalia via Instagram Stories on February 25 as the girls enjoyed a night out.
Vanessa Bryant couldn’t help but rave about daughter Natalia Bryant‘s debut as a runway model during Milan Fashion Week on Friday, September 22. “Natalia, I’m so proud of you! You did it mama!!!!” Vanessa, 41, wrote via Instagram. “I love you so much and I’m so happy for you @nataliabryant ! Bellísima! 😘 Versace! ❤️.” […]
While Natalia is the daughter of a late and still wildly beloved sports legend, she’s been forging her own path in the fashion industry over the past few years. The budding model made her runway debut walking in the September 2023 Versace fashion show during Milan Fashion Week. (Natalia is also a film student at the University of Southern California.)
“I wanted to start fresh and do my own thing without having to worry about comparing myself to anyone or setting myself to anyone’s standard,” Natalia told Vogue at the time. “Thankfully I’ve only had positive experiences and I’ve been so happy to see how supportive and welcoming everyone has been.”
Natalia’s father died in a January 2020 helicopter crash that also took the life of her younger sister Gianna “Gigi” Bryant. (Six others were also killed.) Kobe shared Natalia and Gigi along with Bianka, 8, and Capri, 5, with wife Vanessa Bryant.
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Following her father’s death, Natalia has spoken candidly about keeping his memory alive.
“In terms of legacy, my main goal is just to be the best version of me that I possibly can,” Natalia told Town & Country in January 2024, noting that she has the “understanding that there’s no expectation that I should have for each stage of life. I just need to know that I have to keep learning, because there’s no finish line. You just have to keep pushing and being the best person you can be and soaking everything up like a sponge.”
