BRYAN Randall stopped responding to a close friend’s texts one year before his death, The U.S. Sun has exclusively learned.
Sandra Bullock’s longtime boyfriend died on August 5 at age 57 after a private three-year battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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His family shared the unexpected news in a statement on Monday.
Now, one of his longtime friends, Mia St. John, is speaking out about how she was in “complete shock” after learning the sad news.
“I was wondering what had happened to him because I hadn’t heard from him in over a year,” Mia, 56, revealed in an interview with The U.S. Sun.
“And so I thought, ‘Well, that’s really weird.'”
The boxing champ said she reached out to him at one point in the past year, but didn’t get a response.
“I thought, ‘Okay, that’s strange,'” she shared.
LOOKING FOR ANSWERS
The Los Angeles-based mental health advocate had known Bryan for years.
Her daughter, Paris St. John – a famous model and singer – had dated Bryan for three years from 2012 to 2015.
Mia remained in touch with Bryan after their split and considered him a close friend.
He even gave the eulogy at her son, Julian St. John’s, funeral.
Julian, also the son of Kristoff St. John, died in November 2014 at age 24 from an apparent suicide after a lifelong battle with mental illness.
“I always remember he gave a eulogy at my son’s funeral, and it was just very touching. He was very close with my son,” Mia shared.
The pro boxer went on to say that she could tell something was up with Bryan when she hadn’t heard from him this past year, especially on holidays and anniversaries.
“He never forgot a holiday, Paris’ birthday, the anniversary of my son’s death- he never forgot things like that,” the Mia St. John Foundation founder told The U.S. Sun.
“And so it’s been a long time and I was thinking, ‘God, I hope he’s OK. I haven’t heard from him.'”
After learning the shocking news, she said: “Now it all makes sense.”
PRIVATE BATTLE
On Monday, Bryan’s family shared the following statement with People: “It is with great sadness that we share that on August 5, Bryan Randall passed away peacefully after a three-year battle with ALS.
“Bryan chose early to keep his journey with ALS private and those of us who cared for him did our best to honor his request.”
Mia, who spoke to The U.S. Sun immediately after finding out the news in the press, said that people in his inner circle were blindsided.
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“Everyone is shocked… I’m just very sorry and in shock because I didn’t know he was sick,” she said.
“It’s a complete shock. He was in great shape. He was sober.
“He had been sober for many years, so yeah, it’s just shocking.”
In one of his final posts before his death, Bryan celebrated 15 years of sobriety.
REMEMBERING BRYAN
Despite not being in touch for over a year, Mia recalled her last conversations with Bryan: “Our last conversations were about Julian and his art gallery that we were doing for a fundraiser.
“And we did talk about Paris and how she was doing, especially after the death of her father [Kristoff].”
The Young and the Restless actor died of hypertrophic heart disease in February 2019 at the age of 52 in his Los Angeles-area home.
Mia added: “[Bryan] was just a really good person and he was so supportive to my kids and he was just an amazing person.
“He was a beautiful person and I’m grateful to have known him.”
Paris St. John, 30, also shared an exclusive statement with The U.S. Sun, saying: “I had a dream about Bryan before I heard the news.
“I think of it as his way of saying goodbye. My family and I will always remember him and the time in our lives we were together.”
LOVING PARTNER
After his relationship with Paris, Bryan met Sandra Bullock, 59, when he photographed her son Louis’ birthday in 2015.
The actress kept details of her love life with Bryan private but would touch on his loving relationship with her two children, son Louis, 13, and daughter Laila, 10.
“We never talked about him and Sandra,” Mia revealed.
“He’s not gonna talk about Sandra to me because of the relationship that he had with Paris. It was too touchy of a situation.”
She continued: “He seemed [like he was happy]. But I don’t know anything about the relationship.”
While Bryan’s last few days are unknown, Sandra’s sister, Gesine Bullock-Prado, broke silence about how her famous sibling was one of best “caretakers” for the pro photographer.
Gesine wrote in a post on Instagram Monday night: “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.
“ALS is a cruel disease but there is some comfort in knowing he had the best of caretakers in my amazing sister and the band of nurses she assembled who helped her look after him in their home. Rest in peace, Bryan.”
Gesine concluded by asking for donations to the ALS Association and Massachusetts General Hospital in Bryan’s memory.
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