James: Sandra's proud of me

Jesse James claims Sandra Bullock was “proud” of him when he went to rehab.

The motorcycle entrepreneur – who underwent treatment for rumoured sex addiction after it emerged he had cheated on his wife – admits he confessed “everything” about his infidelities, after previously telling a string of lies to cover his tracks.

He said: "I told her basically everything, that I had affairs outside of our marriage... I think she had her suspicions but I lied my way out of it. I lied to everyone, even myself.

"I told her I was going to get help and she told me she was proud of me."

Jesse also spoke of his heartbreak at seeing Sandra with four-month-old adopted son Louis Bardo - who she cares for as a single parent following their marriage split – but admits he understands why he had to be excluded from the legal process.

He added in a forthcoming interview on US TV show ‘Nightline’: “The photographs of them made me sad. But I realise why things had to be done in a certain way.

"To see her in the role as mother is, like, one of the most amazing things I've ever seen. She is like a fish to water... as soon as she put that baby into her hands, it was automatic and amazing."