Tallulah Willis has paid an emotional tribute to her father, Bruce Willis, as he continues to live with frontotemporal dementia (FTD). The 30-year-old actress took to Instagram to share a series of photographs with the Die Hard star, who was diagnosed with the condition in 2023, following his retirement from acting the previous year.
In the caption, she wrote: "Hey I love this guy so much and feeling feelings is tough stuff, but I’m so grateful to let them flow through me now instead of disconnecting from it!" The images showed the pair hugging, enjoying a meal together, and looking at old magazine covers featuring her father.
Her post comes shortly after she gave an update on her father’s health on the Today Show, telling hosts Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb: "He’s doing stable, which in this situation is good, and is hard. There’s painful days, but there’s so much love."
The daughter of Demi Moore explained that since the diagnosis, she has learned to spend her time more wisely and appreciate every moment with her family. She said: "It’s really shown me to not take any moment for granted, and I really do think that we’d be best friends. I think he’s very proud of me. You have to be in the moment. You have to be present."
In March, Tallulah publicly spoke about her autism diagnosis for the first time, sharing a video from the premiere of The Whole Ten Yards in 2004, in which she is seen playing with her father’s ears while he does interviews. Her sister Scout LaRue Willis commented: "She’s stimming."
Frontotemporal dementia is a rare form of dementia that affects behaviour and language, developing gradually and worsening over time, according to the NHS.
