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Sandra Bullock has been left devastated after the death of her longtime partner Bryan Randall.
The model-turned-photographer died over the weekend at the age of 57 after his family revealed he had been dealing with ALS for three years. The couple had kept his condition out of the public eye until after his death.
They had been together since 2015 after Bryan was signed up by the Miss Congeniality star, 59, to be the photographer for her child's party. Several months later the pair went public with their relationship. Despite rumours of unrest between the pair last year regarding the decision not to tie the knot, Sandra had already revealed why they hadn't done so. It came after representatives of the pair also had to deny they had secretly wed in 2018.
In a chat with Jada Pinkett Smith in 2021, the Hollywood star expressed how happy they were and revealed she didn't feel the need to showcase it with "a piece of paper". Sandra had previously been married to Jesse James from 2005 until 2010 and seemingly didn't feel the need to go through the process again.
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Actress Sandra Bullock and Bryan Randall never married (GC Images)
Sandra was previously married to Jesse James (Getty Images)Speaking on Jada's Red Table Talk, Sandra said: "I am someone who went through the divorce process. I found the love of my life. We share two beautiful children— three children, his older daughter. It's the best thing ever. I don't wanna say do it like I do it, but I don't need a paper to be a devoted partner and devoted mother."
She continued: "I don't need to be told to be ever present in the hardest of times. I don't need to be told to weather a storm with a good man. So if that's what you have.... Think about what kind of parent he would be. Think about what kind of parent you would be. And what if something happened? Would you both be great parents to those children even if you didn't make it as a couple. Think about the children first."
Sandra Bullock spoke to Jada Pinkett Smith about marriage (Red Table Talk/Facebook)Bryan's death was confirmed in an emotional statement to PEOPLE, which read: "It is with great sadness that we share that on Aug. 5, Bryan Randall passed away peacefully after a three-year battle with ALS. Bryan chose early to keep his journey with ALS private and those of us who cared for him did our best to honor his request."
"We are immensely grateful to the tireless doctors who navigated the landscape of this illness with us and to the astounding nurses who became our roommates, often sacrificing their own families to be with ours. At this time we ask for privacy to grieve and to come to terms with the impossibility of saying goodbye to Bryan," the statement concluded, before it was signed, "His Loving Family."