Frail Bruce Willis, 69, is seen on uncommon outing amid his dementia battle whereas the actor’s daughters Tallulah and Scout meet up for a pamper session
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Bruce Willis was seen on a rare outing in Los Angeles on Wednesday amid his battle with frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
The Hollywood actor, 69, has been out of the spotlight since his family revealed his diagnosis of FTD in February 2023.
Bruce headed out in Land Range Rover, driven by his bodyguard, and cut a low profile in a baseball cap.
Meanwhile two of his daughters, Tallulah, 30, and Scout, 33, enjoyed some quality time together as they met up at a beauty salon for a pampering session.
Tallulah took to Instagram to share a selfie of herself in foils as she got her hair dyed, while Rumer had a luxurious facial.
Tallulah, who is the youngest of Bruce’s three daughters he has with ex-wife Demi Moore, cut a casual figure in an oversized red jumper and white joggers.
Bruce Willis was seen on a rare outing in Los Angeles on Wednesday amid his battle with frontotemporal dementia (FTD)
Meanwhile two of his daughters, Tallulah, 30, and Scout, 33, (L-R) enjoyed some quality time together as they headed to a beauty salon for a pampering session
Rumer looked glowing as she went make-up free after her facial and grabbed a coffee.
It comes after Bruce was seen in a rare snap as he marked Thanksgiving with his family.
The retired actor was seen smiling at Scout while sat on a couch while daughter Tallulah looked up at him from the floor. He shares the girls and eldest daughter Rumer, 36, with ex-wife Demi Moore, 63.
Die Hard star Bruce clutched onto a ‘Best Dad Ever’ plaque as Scout hugged him, before the pair touched noses.
Tallulah captioned the snap: ‘Grateful.’
The Hollywood icon’s family revealed his diagnosis of FTD in 2023 shortly after he retired from acting due to his struggle with a brain disorder known as aphasia – which affects speech and understanding of language.
Last month in October, his wife Emma Heming opened up about his dementia battle and expressed that she doesn’t ‘shield’ her daughters from the diagnosis.
Bruce tied the knot with Emma in 2009 – and the pair share two daughters: Mabel, 12, and Evelyn, 10.
The Hollywood actor, 69, has been out of the spotlight since his family revealed his diagnosis of FTD in February 2023
Rumer, who has followed in her parents footsteps as an actress, was casually-clad in jeans and a green jumper for the outing
The actress fuelled up on caffeine after her facial
Rumer looked glowing as she went make-up free after her facial
Tallulah pulled up in her luxury motor for the pampering day
Tallulah took to Instagram to share a selfie of herself in foils as she got her hair dyed
Rumer had a luxurious facial and wrote: ‘shiny robot baby face post facial reveal’
It comes after Bruce was seen in a rare snap as he marked Thanksgiving with his family (pictured with Tallulah and Scout)
During an interview with Town & Country Magazine, Heming explained, ‘This disease is misdiagnosed, it’s missed, it’s misunderstood.’
‘So finally getting to a diagnosis was key so that I could learn what frontotemporal dementia is and I could educate our children.’
Emma added, ‘I’ve never tried to sugarcoat anything for them. They’ve grown up with Bruce declining over the years. I’m not trying to shield them from it.’
‘What I learned from our therapist was that if children ask questions, they’re ready to know the answer. If we could see that Bruce was struggling, I would address it with the kids so they could understand, but this disease is chronic, progressive and terminal.’
Emma told the outlet that their children don’t tend ‘to speak about the terminal side of this with them, nor have they asked.’
The retired actor was seen smiling at his daughter Scout while sat on a couch while daughter Tallulah looked up at him from the floor
The Die Hard star’s family revealed his diagnosis of (FTD) in February 2023 shortly after he retired from acting due to his struggle with a brain disorder known as aphasia
Last month in October, his wife Emma Heming opened up about his dementia battle and expressed that she doesn’t ‘shield’ their two daughters from the diagnosis
The actor is father to Mabel Ray, 12, (L) and Evelyn, 10, with wife Emma
However, she expressed Mabel and Evelyn ‘know that Daddy’s not going to get better.’
Emma said that she was not going to let ‘FTD to take our whole family down. Bruce wouldn’t want that,’ while adding that she hopes to help the ‘next family out there.’
While talking to the publication, she also revealed that the return of Bruce’s childhood stutter initially masked his cognitive decline before being diagnosed with dementia.
‘As his language started changing, it [seemed like it] was just a part of a stutter, it was just Bruce.’
She then admitted, ‘Never in a million years would I think it would be a form of dementia for someone so young.’
Amid his health battle, his loved ones have continuously given his fans updates – including Demi Moore.
Last month, The Substance actress expressed that his condition was ‘stable’ while attending the 2024 Hamptons International Film Festival in New York.
‘You know, I’ve said this before. The disease is what the disease is. And I think you have to be in real deep acceptance of what that is. But for where he’s at, he is stable,’ she stated during a panel, per People.
‘What I always encourage is to just meet them where they’re at. When you’re holding on to what was, I think it’s a losing game.’
Moore added, ‘But when you show up to meet them where they’re at, there is great beauty and sweetness.’
