Sandra Bullock’s former husband Jesse James – whose alleged infid-elity triggered their divorce last year – has split up with tattoo artist girlfriend Kat Von D, whom he was going to marry.

Motorbike-riding TV presenter Mr James, who had said 2010 was the best year of his life because he fell in love with Von D, said he was devastated by their separation.

“I’m so sad because I really love her,” Mr James told People magazine. “The distance between us was just too much.”

Von D – or Katherine Drachenberg – said on her Twitter feed: “I am no longer w Jesse, and out of respect for him, his family and myself, that’s all the info I’d like to share. Thanks for respecting that.”

Announcing their wedding plans in January, James said: “I have never met anyone so kind and loving and committed to making the world a better place every day. My love for her is beyond description.”

She added at the time: “There is no one else for me. He’s the one.”