United Kingdom, Aug. 19 -- Sandra Bullock spent four years grieving Bryan Randall before he died.

The Practical Magic 2 actress' partner lost his three-year battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in August 2023 at the age of 57, and she admitted it was particularly hard to cope with the degenerative condition because her "person" wasn't there for some time before he passed away.

Speaking on the SmartLess podcast, she told hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett: "Where he was in his journey, both physically and mentally, I started grieving Brian four years before he passed. There was something that had shifted.

"My person left a lot earlier than the body left. I don't think I ever dealt with that until after he passed...