Bruce Willis’ daughter Tallulah reveals heartbreaking new details about his bitter struggle with aphasia – revealing that she “already knew something was wrong” but thought he had simply “lost interest in her” after giving birth to his kids with new wife Emma
- Tallulah, 29, wrote a personal piece for Vogue about her grief over her father’s degenerative brain condition, which was publicly revealed in early 2022
- The actress said the family knew something was wrong with the actor, but they attributed “his inability to respond” to “Hollywood hearing loss.”
- Tallulah recalled breaking down in tears at a 2021 wedding when the bride’s father gave a speech because she knows ‘she’ll never get that moment’
Bruce Willis’ daughter, Tallulah, has candidly revealed heartbreaking new details about the actor’s ongoing battle with the degenerative brain condition aphasia. assumed he had simply “lost interest in her” after the birth of his children with his second wife.
Written in a personal essay for FashionTallulah, 29, recalled witnessing her father’s steady mental decline, admitting that she and her family initially blamed the 68-year-old’s “unresponsiveness” for his “Hollywood hearing loss.” .
However, as things got more serious, she admits that she “began to take it personally,” writing, “Later on, that insensitivity grew and I sometimes took it personally.” He had had two babies with my stepmother, Emma Heming Willis, and I thought he had lost interest in me.
“While this couldn’t be further from the truth, my teenage brain tortured itself with some faulty math: I’m not pretty enough for my mom, I’m not interesting enough for my dad.”
Bruce Willis’ daughter Tallulah has revealed heartbreaking new details about the actor’s bitter battle with degenerative brain disorder aphasia
The 29-year-old actress said the family knew something was wrong with the actor, but they attributed “his lack of responsiveness” to “Hollywood hearing loss”
Bruce’s devastating diagnosis was revealed to the world in early 2022, with his family – including his ex-wife Demi Moore, their children and his current wife Emma – issuing a joint statement on behalf of the actor, as he shared details about his condition.
In an Instagram post shared on their accounts, the women wrote that the Hollywood icon “had a number of health issues and was recently diagnosed with aphasia, which affects his cognitive abilities.”
“As a result of this and with great consideration, Bruce is stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him,” the statement continued. “This is truly a challenging time for our family and we are so grateful for your continued love, compassion and support.”
While news of Bruce’s condition wasn’t shared publicly until March 2022, Tallulah says he had been “quietly struggling” with his health for some time before that — during which time she herself battled anorexia, a condition she admits she has left behind. . her in a state of ‘avoidance and denial’ about her father’s own problems.
“While I was cloaked in my body dysmorphia and flaunting it on Instagram, my dad was quietly struggling,” she recalls. ‘All kinds of cognitive tests were performed, but we didn’t have an abbreviation yet.’
However, in the summer of 2021, Tallulah says that while attending a wedding on Martha’s Vineyard, she awoke painfully to the true seriousness of Bruce’s condition — admitting she burst into tears during the bride’s father’s speech because she realized that she would probably never share that same moment with her own father.
“Suddenly I realized I was never going to get that moment, my dad talking about me as an adult at my wedding,” she said. “It was devastating. I left the dining room table, stepped outside and cried in the bushes.’
As Bruce’s condition worsened, Tallulah (seen right) admitted that she thought her father had ‘lost interest in her’ after welcoming two children with second wife Emma (second from right)