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Daily Record
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Bruce Willis' daughter Rumer calls him her 'inspiration' amid battle with dementia
Rumer Willis, eldest daughter of Die Hard star Bruce Willis, has made a rare comment about her father during health battle. Rumer Willis has publically credited her dad for inspiring her to become an action star amid his heartbreaking battle with dementia. In 2023, Bruce Willis was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Two years on and the Die Hard star is now "non-verbal" and requires care 24-hours a day. Back in 2022, the action hero decided to retire from acting after he was diagnosed with language disorder aphasia in March that year. One year later, his family confirmed that his disease had developed into FTD. This form of dementia has a typical life expectancy of six to eight years, however it can also be as low as two years in certain cases, reports the Mirror. Rumer, 36, is the oldest of Bruce's children, who he shares with actress Demi Moore. The couple were married from 1989 to 2000, and they also had two other daughters - Scout, 33 and Tallulah, 31. After their divorce, Bruce went on to marry British model Emma Heming and share two more daughters, Mabel Ray, 12 and Evelyn Penn, 10. Rumer has revealed that she is following in her dad's footsteps as she is making her way in the action genre. Her new movie, Trail of Vengeance, sees her play a disgruntled widow named Katherine Atherton, who is out to get revenge after her husband was murdered. In an interview with People magazine, she said: "My dad is such an action man. My mom's done her fair share [of action] as well." With her movie now in cinemas, Rumer added: "I felt like a little kid when I found out I got [this role]." As Bruce slowly loses his fight with dementia, Rumer makes sure that her two-year-old daughter Louetta spends as much time as she can with her grandad. A source previously said: "Rumer wants to make sure Louetta knows Bruce. "She wants him to be actively involved in Louetta's life. It's a very special bond. Rumer and her sisters love their dad so much. They are very conscious that any day could be his last." Despite the divorce, his ex-wife Demi is also making sure that Bruce and their daughters are looked after. Previously speaking to Variety, Demi said: "We will always be a family, just in a different form." She added: "I've shared this before, but I really mean this so sincerely: It's so important for anybody who's dealing with this to really meet them where they're at. And from that place, there is such loving and joy." In a different interview with Town & Country magazine, Demi spoke of her ex-husband's diagnosis. She said: "Finally getting to a diagnosis was key so that I could learn what fronto-temporal dementia is and I could educate our children. I've never tried to sugarcoat anything for them." She has also spoken out about the best way she has found to take care of the 70-year-old action star: "The important thing is just to meet him where he's at, as opposed to being attached to who he was, how he was. "Because, again, that only just puts you in a place of loss versus being in the present, meeting him where he's at, and finding the joy and the loving of just all that is where he is." Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'.
Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Bruce Willis' daughter Rumer praises dad amid Die Hard star's dementia battle
Bruce Willis' eldest daughter Rumer has publicly credited her dad for being her inspiration, as the Hollywood action legend's condition continues to decline following his dementia diagnosis Rumer Willis has publicly praised her dad, crediting him with giving her the inspiration to become an action star, like iconic Die Hard actor Bruce. The 70-year-old was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in 2023, with the action hero now "non-verbal" and requiring 24-hour care. His tragic diagnosis was made just a year after he retired from acting after being diagnosed with language disorder aphasia, in March 2022. His family confirmed his disease had progressed to FTD, which has a typical life expectancy of between six and eight years, but can be as low as two years. Bruce was married to actress Demi Moore, 62, between 1989 and 2000. They share three daughters, Rumer, 36, Scout, 33 and Tallulah, 31. The pair divorced, and Bruce remarried after meeting British model Emma Heming - they share two daughters, Mabel Ray, 12, and Evelyn Penn, 10. Bruce's eldest, Rumer, has revealed she is following in her dad's footsteps by making the move into the action genre. In her new movie, Trail of Vengeance, she plays disgruntled widow Katherine Atherton, who is dead-set on revenge after her husband's murder. In a recent interview with People magazine, she said: "My dad is such an action man," adding: "My mom's done her fair share [of action] as well." Rumer's mum Demi starred in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle and GI Jane - in which she played the titular character. Rumer added: "I felt like a little kid when I found out I got [this role]." The movie is out now in cinemas. Mother-of-one Rumer makes sure her two-year-old daughter Louetta spends as much time as possible with her dad while she still can. A source previously revealed: "Rumer wants to make sure Louetta knows Bruce. "She wants him to be actively involved in Louetta's life. It's a very special bond. Rumer and her sisters love their dad so much. They are very conscious that any day could be his last." And his ex-wife Demi has also stepped up to make sure Bruce and their daughters are taken care of, despite their divorce. Speaking previously to Variety, the Substance star said: "We will always be a family, just in a different form." She added: "I've shared this before, but I really mean this so sincerely: It's so important for anybody who's dealing with this to really meet them where they're at. And from that place, there is such loving and joy." Speaking about her ex's diagnosis, Demi told Town & Country magazine: "Finally getting to a diagnosis was key so that I could learn what fronto-temporal dementia is and I could educate our children. I've never tried to sugarcoat anything for them. Sppeaking on CBS Sunday Morning in September she said: "The important thing is just to meet him where he's at, as opposed to being attached to who he was, how he was. Because, again, that only just puts you in a place of loss versus being in the present, meeting him where he's at, and finding the joy and the loving of just all that is where he is."
Perth Now
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Rumer Willis dreaming of teaming up with mum Demi Moore for action film
Rumer Willis dreams of teaming up with her mother Demi Moore in an action-packed movie. The 36-year-old actress daughter of Bruce Willis is currently promoting her latest film 'Trail of Vengeance' – a Civil War-era Western in which she stars as a gun-slinging widow on a quest for retribution. She has now told People about her future movie dreams: 'I would love to do an action movie with (my mother.) That would be so fun.' Rumer's new film, directed by Johnny Remo and co-written by Daniel Backman, was released in select US theatres and on VOD on 23 May. Set in 1875, the film features the actress alongside Gbenga Akinnagbe, Jeff Fahey, Eric Nelson and Graham Greene. Rumer said her passion for action roles was reignited during filming. She added: 'I felt like a little kid when I found out I got it.' Describing shoot-'em-up Westerns as her 'dream job,' she also said: 'I'm such a huge fan of 'Yellowstone', '1883'.' The actress – who is the eldest daughter of Demi Moore, 62, and 69-year-old Bruce Willis, who has been battling dementia for years – said her desire to work with her mum is rooted in admiration both personal and professional. 'As a daughter and then also as an actor, as a peer, it's been such an exciting time to see her finally receive awareness and accolades,' she said, referring to Demi's recent Oscar nomination for her performance in 'The Substance'. She added: 'I feel excited as a daughter, but also excited to just watch what she does next.' Rumer also credited her father's Hollywood legacy in the action genre as another motivating factor. 'My dad is such an action man,' she said, referencing Bruce Willis's roles in franchises such as 'Die Hard' and 'Red'. Rumer added: 'My mom's done her fair share (of action) as well. 'Man, I have such a kooky Hollywood legacy.' Rumer also said her two-year-old daughter, Louetta – whom she co-parents with her ex-boyfriend Derek Richard Thomas – was unbothered by the sight of her mother covered in blood on set. She added: 'It didn't scare her. I was like, 'Man, I really know that you're a Willis girl'.'
Perth Now
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Rumer Willis hopes she 'lives up to' dad Bruce Willis' legacy
Rumer Willis is desperate to "live up to" her dad Bruce's legacy. The 36-year-old actress - the eldest daughter of the 'Die Hard' action movie legend and his Hollywood star ex-wife Demi Moore - is following in his footsteps with new Western 'Trail of Vengeance', and she wants to live up to the family name with her stunts. Speaking to Extra, she said: "When I'm on the sets, especially doing any sort of like physical stuff, I pulled the stunt guy Dale aside and I was like, 'Listen, you need to show me how to make this look good because I've got a big-time legacy right here to make sure that I live up to, so none of this, like, sissy stuff.' ' Rumer admitted the shoot was "very aggressive at time", but she wasn't fazed. She added: "We had a lot of fight scenes. We would joke on set about how much I get slapped around in this movie. It's very aggressive. "I felt really empowered!" She plans to show the film with her father, who was previously diagnosed with Frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a degenerative disease, which causes behavioural changes and communication difficulties. Rumer will "absolutely" be spending Father's Day - which is celebrated on June 15 in the United States - with Bruce, 70, while she also gave an update on his ongoing health battle. She said: "He's great. He's really good." Rumer also had some kind words for her mother Demi, whose role in 'The Substance' earned her an Academy Award nomination earlier this year. She said: "To sit there and watch her get acknowledgment, not only from her peers but just this industry and people as a whole, I think, was so lovely, not only as her daughter but also as a peer and an actor as well because she's incredible. She's so talented.' And she previously opened up about the bond she shares with her sisters Scout, 33, and Tallulah, 31, as she admitted some people might think they are "crazy and weird" for their dynamic. She told the 'What in the Winkler' podcast: "We all still take baths together, my sisters and I. 'And that's just the kind of house that I grew up in. 'People might think that that's crazy and weird, but I don't.'
Daily Mail
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Demi Moore's shocking revelation about daughter Rumer Willis
As welcomed Demi Moore and Bruce Willis ' first grandchild - Louetta Isley Thomas Willis - at home in 2023, Demi was worried about her unmedicated water birth. 'There was a moment when I thought, "Oh boy, I don't know if she's going to make it,"' the 62-year-old Brat Packer confessed to People on Tuesday. 'Like she has a different pain threshold than I do. To just see her move into her own power and focus, it was a really extraordinary, beautiful moment.' Turns out the 36-year-old nepo baby manually broke her own water during labor. 'It was like, I pushed a little bit,' Rumer recalled on the Informed Pregnancy Podcast in 2023. 'Well, I didn't push a little bit, I pushed harder than I [ever had] probably, but it was literally like I pushed, her head was out. I pushed again and her whole body was out.' Last Friday, Moore (born Guynes) celebrated the second birthday of little Lou, whose father Derek Richard Thomas split from Willis last August after two years of dating. The Substance star has a greater appreciation for what her body has been through especially after giving birth to the DWTS 2015 Mirrorball champ as well as younger daughters Scout and Tallulah. 'Giving birth is one of the only times that you can 100 percent know that pain is bringing you a gift,' Demi explained. 'And when you can apply that to other things, you start to see that that is a truth of all things that are difficult.' Moore continued: 'It was really incredible. Rumer was at Scout's birth; Scout and Rumer were at Tallulah's birth.' As soon as People Magazine named the Golden Globe winner the Most Beautiful Person, Rumer proudly Instastoried a photo from the shoot captioned: 'Ummm holy s***. That's my mom.' Willis will next play horseriding widow Katherine Atherton in Johnny Remo's 1875 western Trail of Vengeance, which hits US theaters and VOD on May 23. But the Kentucky-born, Idaho-raised influencer first found fame acting in six of her famous parents' projects - Now and Then (1995), Striptease (1996), The Whole Nine Yards (2000), Hostage (2005), Fox's Empire (2017-18), and Air Strike (2018). The 70-year-old retired action star - who's amassed over $9.4B worldwide for his films - was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in 2023. Demi will be spending 'the next few months' in Texas reprising her role as Jon Hamm's onscreen wife Cami Miller in the second season of Taylor Sheridan's oil rig drama Landman. The Paramount+ small-screen adaptation of Christian Wallace's 2019 Boomtown podcast also stars Billy Bob Thornton, Ali Larter, Andy Garcia, and Michael Peña. Last November, Moore filmed her role as 'cutthroat fashion maven' in Boots Riley's sci-fi shoplifting comedy I Love Boosters alongside LaKeith Stanfield, Will Poulter, Keke Palmer, Eiza González, Naomi Ackie, and Taylour Paige.
