Sandra Bullock Says She Will 'Just Be Okay Being Sad' Following Betty White's Death

Sandra Bullock and Betty White co-starred in the romantic comedy The Proposal in 2009.

Sandra Bullock is saying her goodbyes to Betty White and giving herself time to grieve.

"I don't drink vodka... but tonight, on ice, with a slice of lemon and a hot dog on the other side, and just be alright being sad," Bullock, 57, tells PEOPLE exclusively after learning of White's death aged 99, two weeks short of her 100th birthday.

"I'll have to get some rose-colored glasses because Betty was that for all of us," says the actress, who featured with White in the romantic comedy The Proposal in 2009.

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