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Bruce Willis’ daughter Tallulah gave an emotional update on her famous father amid his aphasia and dementia battle.
The 30-year-old actress got candid about the condition of her 69-year-old dad – who was seen on a drive on Saturday – during an appearance on Today Wednesday morning.
The Sixth Sense star’s family revealed his diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in February 2023 shortly after he retired from acting due to his struggle with a brain disorder known as aphasia.
Tallulah gave an update on the Die Hard actor on the morning chat and news program as she said: ‘He’s doing stable, which in this situation is good. And it’s hard; there’s painful days – but there’s so much love.
‘And it really shown me to not take any moment for granted and I really do think that we’d be best friends. I really do think that he is very proud of me.’
She also stressed the importance of being in the moment and present with her father.
Tallulah also spoke about navigating autism after being diagnosed in the last year at the age of 29.
She explained: ‘I was misdiagnosed for many years, so only at 29 got my diagnosis, which is very common, specifically for adult women…
‘I’m very high functioning autistic, and my struggles are more in sensory, so being very sensitive to the world, and rather than more commonly people assume it’s communication.’
The star also opened up about her experience in receiving the diagnosis.
Tallulah said: ‘It was very emotional. It was relief. If I’m being honest, I really hated myself, and I thought I was very broken, so to learn that the elements of myself that I felt were maladies or wrong or just too much for this world are actually okay, and they just require maybe a little bit more tools.’
Meanwhile, Bruce is father to five daughters: Mabel Ray, 12, and Evelyn, 10, with wife Emma Heming Willis, 46; and Rumer, 36, Scout, 33, and Tallulah, 30, with ex-wife Demi Moore, 61.
Tallulah’s mom Moore, 61, also recently updated fans on her ex-spouse’s health during a Friday appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show, saying that ‘given the givens, he is in a stable place.’
