Kate Hudsonis remembering her friendship withKobe Bryantand how they bonded as young adults in Los Angeles with children.
The actress, 40, talked about the death of the NBA Lakers legend, 41, his13-year-old daughter Giannaand seven others in ahelicopter crashon Sunday on herpodcastwith older brotherOliver Hudson,Sibling Revelry, calling the Lakers legend a “modern day superhero.”
“We both had kids at 24, we were both young parents,” Kate explained. “And so every time we would meet or see each other or talk, it was always about the fact that we had kids. And so when we were younger, it was like all our friends, you know, didn’t have kids and we had kids.”
TheAlmost Famousstar said that almost every conversation with Bryant was about their kids. “I mean, it was everything to him,” she said.
Kate said that the last time they spoke, “it was talking abouthaving teenagers.”
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“What he did say about Gianna — which to me was just so beautiful — was he talked about her, how fierce she was and her tenacity and her drive and how proud he was. … And I just thought, you know, it’s important that not only that we talk about these things, but that the girls know how much he loved them … [fatherhood] was everything to him.”
“Kobe was a true icon in every sense of the word,” Kate said elsewhere in the podcast, speaking of his impact on the city of Los Angeles.
“When that man walked into a room, you felt every bit of his iconic presence,” Hudson, who recalled sharing dinner and “meaningful conversations” with Bryant, continued. “You could feel his dedication, you could feel his intelligence, you could feel his talent, you could see it, you could feel his God-given light.”
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“And I know I think a lot of people have said this, and I just concur … that he had thatthing… but it’s hard to put into words,” she added. “He carried a presence that was deeply and profoundly powerful.”
“I don’t feel worthy even talking about it,” Oliver, 43, shared, taking note of how much deeper the grief of the families of the victims must be. “Because … who am I to talk about the tragedy of Kobe’s passing?”
“I still can’t wrap my head around it. I don’t get it. It doesn’t make sense to me,” Oliver continued, adding that the deaths of those on board the helicopter makes him “question everything.”
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Kate also shared abrief messageon Instagram on Wednesday along with a photo of Bryant and Gianna.
Bryant and Gianna were two ofnine peoplekilled in a helicopter crash on Sunday, includingSarah and Payton Chester,Christina Mauser,John, Keri and Alyssa Altobelliand pilotAra Zobayan.
source: people.com
