A star reborn: ‘America’s sweetheart’ Sandra Bullock returns to the spotlight

After backing out of public sight, the versatile and enduringly bankable actor has turned up on Instagram trading quips with Nicole Kidman as hype begins for Practical Magic 2 this autumn She had long refused to join social media, preferring to eschew the machinery of celebrity. So if Sandra Bullock’s arrival on Instagram last week says anything, it’s that the Oscar-winning actor – once routinely dubbed “America’s sweetheart” – is ready to embrace the spotlight again. After years of near-tota...

By Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent