Sandra Bullock broke cover for the first time in almost a year on Wednesday while driving around Los Angeles<\/p>\n
The actress, 61, was photographed driving with her 15-year-old son, Louis, in the front passenger seat and their beloved white pooch, Sweetie, poking its head out the window.<\/p>\n
The \u201cMiss Congeniality\u201d star has rarely been seen in public since her longtime partner, Ryan Randall, died of ALS.<\/p>\n
Sandra Bullock was spotted driving around Los Angeles. blackbelts \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n
The actress was accompanied by her son, Louis. blackbelts \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n
The photographer\u2019s family announced his death in a statement in 2023.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cIt is with great sadness that we share that on Aug. 5, Bryan Randall passed away peacefully after a three-year battle with ALS,\u201d his family told Page Six.<\/p>\n \u201cBryan chose early to keep his journey with ALS private and those of us who cared for him did our best to honor his request.\u201d<\/p>\n Also, along for the ride was the family pooch, Sweetie. blackbelts \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n The Oscar winner has rarely been seen in public since her partner\u2019s death in 2023. Getty Images for Netflix<\/p>\n \u201cWe 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,\u201d it continued.<\/p>\n The family asked for \u201cprivacy to grieve and to come to terms with the impossibility of saying goodbye to Bryan.\u201d<\/p>\n Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which is also known as Lou Gehrig\u2019s disease, causes the brain to lose the ability to initiate and control voluntary movements.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Bullock\u2019s partner, Bryan Randall, died from ALS. GC Images<\/p>\n He privately battled the disease for three years. GC Images<\/p>\n Bullock and Randall, who had an adult daughter from a previous relationship, met when she hired him to take photos of Louis\u2019 birthday party.<\/p>\n She adopted Louis in 2010<\/a>, and five years later, she adopted a daughter, Laila, now 11.<\/p>\n The actress and Randall\u00a0made their red-carpet debut as a couple<\/a>\u00a0at the premiere of her 2015 movie, \u201cOur Brand Is Crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n In 2021, when Randall was already privately battling ALS, Bullock hailed him<\/a> as \u201cthe love of my life\u201d on \u201cRed Table Talk.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Bullock called Randall \u201cthe love of my life.\u201d GC Images<\/p>\n The \u201cSpeed\u201d star spread Randall\u2019s ashes on what would have been his birthday last year. Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cWe share two beautiful children \u2014 three children, his older daughter. It\u2019s the best thing ever.\u201d<\/p>\n