Bullock reveals marriage fears

Sandra Bullock's fear of a conventional marriage resulted in her shock wedding last month with tattooed TV presenter Jesse James.

The actress was a self-confessed commitment-phobe during high-profile relationships with actors Tate Donovan and Matthew McConaughey, but the biker's wild ways convinced her they could have their own brand of marriage.

She says: "In relationships I used to have running shoes on at all times. I'd get so scared of marriage because my idea of it wasn't a very pleasant one. And my mother always said: 'Be original! Don't depend on a man.'

"But now I look at love in a different way. I threw away society's version of love and marriage and asked myself: 'Why does it have to be anyone else's version but mine?'

"I realised that happiness isn't going to come in exactly the same package as my next-door neighbour has. Someone needs to throw out that relationship rule book and start again."