Sandra Bullock is one of the most successful actresses ever. But not everything is perfect behind the glittering Hollywood façade. The film star has had to endure some dramatic strokes of fate in her life.
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00:00 Sandra Bullock is one of the most successful actresses ever.
00:04 But not everything is perfect behind the glittering Hollywood facade.
00:07 The film stars had to endure some dramatic strokes of fate in her life.
00:13 And now her partner, photographer Brian Randall, died as a result of his ALS disease.
00:18 For three years he battled courageously against the neurological illness.
00:24 He died on August 5th at the age of 57, his family told People.
00:27 Randall has been with Sandra Bullock since 2015.
00:31 The actress described her partner as "the love of my life" on Red Table Talk.
00:36 Even at a young age, things were not easy for Sandra Bullock.
00:39 As the child of a German mother and an American father, she initially grew up in Germany.
00:45 This was followed by moves to Austria and finally to the USA.
00:49 Before she got her breakthrough as an actress, Sandra also had to struggle with many part-time
00:53 jobs.
00:56 She worked as a waitress, cleaner, dancer and dog groomer, among other things.
01:01 One of her most public strokes of fate happened in 2010.
01:03 During her Oscar acceptance speech, she made a declaration of love to her then-husband
01:07 Jesse James.
01:11 Only a short time later, it became known that he had cheated on Sandra Bullock several times.
01:15 After five years of marriage, they divorced.
01:20 In 2010 and 2015, Sandra Bullock became the proud mother of her adopted children, Louis
01:25 and Layla.
01:26 Louis once suffered a severe seizure which put a heavy mental strain on Bullock.
01:35 Her house was also broken into while she was at home.
01:38 The Hollywood star then developed extreme anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.
01:44 In a Red Table Talk episode, she summarized her thoughts back then, saying this, "If
01:49 I don't pull myself together, I'll die.
01:52 Something is going to happen to my body that I can't control."
01:54 "I'm not going to die.
01:55 I'm going to be okay."
01:56 "I'm not going to die.
01:57 I'm going to be okay."
01:57 "I'm not going to die.
01:58 I'm going to be okay."
01:59 "I'm not going to die.
02:00 I'm going to be okay."
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