Sandra Bullock makes grand return to red carpet three years after death of long-time love
- Tomas Kauer - International News Writer and Moderator 
Sandra Bullock has marked a milestone today, making her first red carpet appearance since the death of long-time partner Bryan Randall.
Bullock stepped out at CinemaCon to promote her hotly-anticipated sequel to 1998 flick Practical Magic, and was joined by Aussie icon and co-star Nicole Kidman.
The Miss Congeniality star lost her husband in 2023 following a long battle with Motor Neurone Disease (MND), and has opted to keep a notably low profile since.
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Bullock and Kidman were seen embracing as they greeted each other on the red carpet, later appearing on stage hand-in-hand as they gave fans a first glimpse at Practical Magic 2.
This appearance marked the first official event Bullock has attended since 2022, when she stepped out in promotion of her film The Lost City.
Randall died the following year after a three-year battle with the degenerative disease.
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MND is a rare, rapidly progressing condition that damages motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord, causing muscles to weaken, stiffen and waste away.
The star and her late partner had been together for eight years prior to the photographer's untimely death from the incurable disease at 57, but were never legally married.
The pair raised a blended family together, co-parenting Bullock's two adopted children Laila, 11 and Louis, 16, along with Randall's adult daughter from a previous marriage.
They originally met in 2015, instantly hitting it off when the model and photographer was hired to capture Bullock's son's birthday.
Bullock's sister shared rare insight into the actress' final moments with Randall at the time of his death.
Gesine Bullock-Prado gave heartfelt tribute to Randall on her Instagram page, wherein which she revealed Bullock, 59, was by his side when he died.
"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," Bullock-Prado's message, shared alongside a snap of a smiling Randall, read.
Prior to his death, the notoriously private actress made rare comments about her relationship with the late photographer, saying on an episode of Red Table Talk in 2021 that she'd "found the love of her life."
"It's the best thing ever," Bullock gushed.
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