Sandra Bullock’s family today praised the actress for the way she cared for her longtime partner Bryan Randall after he died following a three-year battle with motor neurone disease.
The family of former model and photographer Randall, 57, confirmed on Monday that he had died three years after being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which is also known as motor neurone disease.
He first met Bullock in 2015 after he photographed her adopted son Louis, now 13. They have been in a relationship ever since and raised the star’s adopted daughter Laila, 11, and his daughter Skylar together.
Bullock has never spoken publicly about her partner’s condition.
Today, the sister of the Academy Award-winning actress praised the star for the way she nursed her long-time partner in secret.
Gesine Bullock-Prado took to her Instagram to write: “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.”
Gesine concluded the post by writing: “Rest in peace, Bryan.”
Randall’s family confirmed the news on Monday night.
“It is with great sadness that we share that on August 5, Bryan Randall passed away peacefully after a three-year battle with ALS,” his family told People.
“Bryan chose early to keep his journey with ALS private and those of us who cared for him did our best to honour 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.”
ALS – or motor neurone disease – is fatal, but it progresses at different speeds in different people. Most people are given a prognosis of between two and five years from diagnosis.
Bullock met Randall five years after her messy divorce from Jesse James.
While they kept their romance private, Bullock spoke about her relationship in 2021 on Jada Pinkett Smith’s Red Table Talk where she called him the “love of my life”.
The Blind Side and Gravity actress is yet to speak publicly on his death.
