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Sandra Bullock \u2018excited\u2019 at new romance with A-lister \u2013 after tragic death of her partner<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

After years of heartache and grief, Sandra Bullock is finally ready to love again – and sources say one Hollywood legend is very much on her radar<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Sandra and John – here at the 2004 Academy Awards – have been pals for years<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

She endured the unbearably heartbreaking loss of her longtime partner to a degenerative disease but pals say that – three years on – Sandra Bullock is ready for a new chapter in her love life with a Hollywood icon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a recent interview, the Gravity<\/em> actress opened up on how her daughter Laila, 13, had been urging her to find a new romance following the death of her partner Bryan Randall, who tragically died from ALS in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018She said I needed to date, but only someone where they can get stuff,\u2019 Sandra revealed on the Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce<\/em> podcast. She continued, \u2018So I said, \u2018What? A rapper? A basketball player? That\u2019s the parameters? She\u2019s like, \u2018Yeah.\u2019 I went, \u2018Oh.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And now, heat<\/em> can reveal that Sandra, 62 \u2013 whose new movie Practical Magic 2<\/em> with pal Nicole Kidman has just been released \u2013 is excited to find new love, with insiders teasing a new romance with one of Tinseltown\u2019s most legendary actors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our insider says, \u2018She\u2019s reached a point where the idea of meeting someone new actually feels exciting again. Of course, she\u2019s nervous after everything she went through with Bryan but she\u2019s pushing through, because ultimately, she does want this. And not just for herself, she knows it\u2019s what her kids would love for her, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sandra was devastated by the death of longtime partner Bryan (pictured here in 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2018She has an incredible circle of friends and they\u2019ve all offered to help her find someone that\u2019s worthy of her. Nicole [Kidman], Jennifer [Aniston], George and Amal [Clooney] and Keanu [Reeves] are all on the case, so to speak, so she certainly has an impressive matchmaking team behind her.\u2019

And top of the list of candidates is a longtime pal of Sandra\u2019s \u2013 John Travolta. He\u2019s also a mutual pal of Nicole\u2019s, having known him since her marriage to first husband Tom Cruise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A source has said, \u2018Nicole would love it if Sandy and John formed a relationship, they\u2019re both close friends of hers and she\u2019s leaned on both of them when her life has been tough, especially recently since her split from Keith [Urban].\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Her BFF and co-star Nicole Kidman is also pals with John<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And our source says that John \u2013 who has known Sandra for many years and, like her, has endured agonising loss with the death of his wife of almost 20 years Kelly Preston from breast cancer in 2020 \u2013 could be a perfect match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018There are already some very eligible guys showing interest, including John. Sandra is the ultimate catch so she can afford to be extremely selective, and she plans to be!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Insiders recently told heat <\/em>how John \u2013 whose career took off with romcom Grease in 1978 before turning to action\/drama \u2013 is now keen to return to his romcom roots and signalling that he\u2019d love Sandra to be his leading lady. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A source told us, \u2018People on his team are pushing to pair him up with Sandra. She\u2019s a sure bet when it comes to rom-coms\u2026someone that people actually want to watch and she and John get on great. They haven\u2019t worked together before but they have a fantastic rapport and people think they\u2019d work really well as an on-screen couple.
 
\u2018Of course, people in his world are also secretly hoping that something more might spark between them once they start working together and that something romantic could grow organically between them. Sandra and John have a natural chemistry.\u2019
 
And the source said pals close to both Sandra and John believe the two A-listers share so much common ground that they have \u2018the potential to be a great couple\u2019.
 
The source explained, \u2018Sandra is one of the nicest people in Hollywood, she\u2019s trustworthy and solid. They\u2019re both also so family oriented with really solid values and they\u2019ve got this shared experience of superstardom that not many people can relate to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sandra and John – here in 1996 – are being touted for a new romcom partnership<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2018They\u2019ve always gotten along well and they have a number of friends in common, including Nicole [Kidman], so it\u2019s not like this is totally out of left field. Not that either of them is going to rush into anything. That said, putting them together on screen for a rom-com could push them in that direction, and who knows what could happen then.\u2019

Meanwhile, our insider says that Sandra\u2019s pals aren\u2019t resting on their laurels and the net is being thrown wide to find the perfect guy for her should things fail to work out with John.
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\u2018Her friends all have an opinion about who would be right for her so they\u2019re throwing around a lot of names right now. Most of them are pretty high-profile in one way or another, not that they\u2019re necessarily in the entertainment business, but the majority of the men her friends are suggesting are very successful.
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\u2018Sandra doesn\u2019t necessarily care about that sort of thing, she definitely isn\u2019t interested in status, but it is comforting to be able to read up on someone and get a snapshot of their history before going on a set-up, she\u2019s not interested in totally blind dates. She wants men that have been vetted and ideally someone that comes recommended by a person she really trusts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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She spoke about her love life on a recent podcast episode<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2018She\u2019s been famous for so long that she has to be careful about people\u2019s motives, so having friends make the introductions takes a lot of that worry away. The good thing is her friends know her well enough to understand the sort of man that she\u2019s looking for. She doesn\u2019t want a guy with a huge ego. She wants someone who\u2019s down to earth, who\u2019s funny and not afraid to laugh at themselves and they need to be comfortable in his own skin, because Sandra is extremely independent and she\u2019s not going to make herself smaller to accommodate anyone.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And our source adds that Sandra’s new man has got to get on with both her kids, Laila and Louis, 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Her kids are going to be a huge part of the equation as well. Anyone she gets serious with, will eventually have to win their approval. But she\u2019s a long way from worrying about that right now, her goal right now is to lighten up and have some fun. She wants to flirt again and remember what it feels like to be pursued. She\u2019s been through years of struggle, she deserves this.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photos: GETTY, INSTAGRAM@nglwithkylie<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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