Sandra Bullock turns 60 - one year after partner's death (2024)

Sandra Bullock is 'doing okay' and focusing on her children as she turns 60 today - almost one year on from the death of her partner Bryan Randall from ALS.

Bullock - who marked the milestone on July 26 - dated Randall from 2015 until his death aged 57 in August 2023 - with the actress calling him 'the love of my life.'

A source close to Bullock's friend Jennifer Aniston, 55, told People: 'She’s doing okay now. Her kids are amazing. She's very happy to be a mom.

'Her friends gave her the support that she needed both during his illness and afterwards. She is grateful for all the love. Everyone helped to lift her up after Bryan passed.'

Bullock is mom to Louis, 14, and Laila, nine who she adopted in 2010 and 2015 respectively.

Randallpassed away at the age of 57on August 5, 2023 following a private three-year battle with ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).

ALS is a 'nervous system disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord,' per Mayo Clinic, and there is no cure for the disease.

At the time of the photographer's tragic death, his family released a statement toPeople.

'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,'the family had continued.

'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.' In conclusion, Randall's loved ones added, 'His Loving Family.'

Bullock's sister, Gesine, had also mourned the loss of the photographer's death at the time, andpraised the 'amazing' way Sandra had cared for her longtime partner during his private ALS battle.

She had taken to Instagram to pen:'I'm convinced that Bry has found the best fishing spot in heaven and is already casting his lure into rushing rivers teaming with salmon.'

'ALS is a cruel disease but there is some comfort in knowing he had the best of caretakers in my amazing sister and the band of nurses she assembled who helped her look after him in their home,' Bullock-Prado added.

Gesine concluded the post by writing, 'Rest in peace, Bryan,' and encouraged donations to both the ALS Association and Massachusetts General Hospital.

Sandra and Bryan first crossed paths in 2015 when he photographed her son Louis's birthday party.

Later that same year in October, the pair went public with their relationship while attending the premiere of Our Brand Is Crisis.

Bullock and Randall were last pictured together in July 2020 when they arrived to a small gathering with the star's two children, Louis, 13, and Laila, 11, in Studio City.

The model-turned-photographer also has a daughter of his own, Skylar, 30, from a previous relationship.

Sandra - who was married to Jessie James from 2005 through 2010 - opened up about her relationship with Bryan during an interview in 2021 on Jada Pinkett-Smith's Red Table Talk.

'I am someone who went through the divorce process,' the Bird Box actress expressed, but then added,'I found the love of my life.'

'We share two beautiful children - three children, his older daughter. It's the best thing ever,' Bullock stated.

She also recalled informing Bryan that she planned to adopt a second child, although they'hadn't been together that long.'

'I said, "Remember that NDA you signed when you photographed my son?" I said, "You know, that still holds."'

'He said "Why?" I said, "I'm bringing a child home when I come back from Toronto." He was so happy, but he was scared.'

She continued, 'I'm a bulldozer. My life was already on the track and here's this beautiful human being who doesn't want anything to do with my life, but the right human being to be there.'

Although Sandra and Bryan never married, the two were seen 'exchanging vows' during an intimate ceremony held in December 2017 - three years before the photographer's ALS diagnosis.

In a video obtained by DailyMail.com, the couple could be seen dancing in celebration after the ceremony was held - with close friends and family also in attendance.

A close friend informed DailyMail.com that,'They really did this for the children, to kind of seal the deal and show them this was a forever thing. After the ceremony Louis and Laila started calling Bryan dad.'

The ceremony took place at Arpaud Busson's Three Bees Villa on Harbor Island in the Bahamas.

A guest in attendance also stated, 'It was Bryan's birthday on December 31 so it's like they wanted to celebrate everything all at once.'

At the time of his passing, Sandra and Bryan had been'more together than ever,' a separate source revealed to DailyMail.com.

'Sandra kept Bryan hidden away in the back of the house. It's so big that you could conceal what was going on with him but towards the end she really didn't let people into the home beyond the doctors and nurses who were looking after him.'

'It was quite convenient for them to have these rumors that they'd broken up because it helped conceal what was really going on. It was easier to let people assume they hadn't seen him because they were no longer together.'

According to a close friend, Bullock 'stopped throwing her annual Easter parties, they used to do big Thanksgivings and Christmas in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, but she really has a very small group of friends these days and when she does see them, she goes to their homes.'

'She wouldn't let anyone come to her place anymore unless it was outside by the pool.'

However, those who had visited the star's home were mostly in the medical field, including nurses and specialists.

'It was just a horrible situation for them all but she didn't abandon him no matter how tough it got.'