Why Vanessa Bryant Doesn't Want To Do Reality TV

Many people have wondered what Vanessa will do now that Kobe is gone. Particularly, they're interested in whatever career moves the 38-year-old mom might make next. Reality TV is an option many women who have been in relationships with athletes have explored, but Vanessa won't be one of them. That's because she has always valued her privacy. Her relationship with Kobe made many headlines in the years past. More recently, she's preferred to keep her private life private, in part for the sake of her girls.

It may not surprise you that Kobe and Vanessa have been approached to do reality TV before. In fact, they were one of the first couples who were considered to go on a reality show, as Vanessa revealed in a since-deleted 2012 interview with Fab Fit Fun (via Complex). The interview came amid rumors that Vanessa might score a recurring role on VH1's Basketball Wives.

"Absolutely 100% no. Kobe and I were approached to do a reality show after Nick and Jessica started Newlyweds, then they wanted my friend La La and I to do one, years ago," Vanessa revealed. "I really enjoy my privacy and I love being my goofy and sarcastic self with family and friends. I certainly don't want to enable people to think they have a significant opinion on what goes on in my life," she continued.