Bruce Willis’ wife, Emma Heming Willis, has shared that before the actor was diagnosed with dementia, his personality changes had begun to affect their marriage.
During a new interview with Vanity Fair, Emma admitted that while their relationship had started out as a “romantic, beautiful story,” she had even considered divorce in the period leading up to his diagnosis because, she said, “it felt like my marriage was falling apart.”
She recalled asking herself, “What’s going on? This isn’t the person I married. Something is just so off.”
“I just couldn’t figure it out,” she added.
In 2022, Bruce’s family, including Emma and his first wife Demi Moore, issued a joint statement announcing in 2022 that he was suffering from aphasia, a condition that affects the ability to communicate.
The following year, the family discovered that the Sixth Sense actor’s condition had progressed to frontotemporal dementia . The NHS says this rare form of dementia can cause personality and behavioural changes, problems with mental abilities and memory, and affect the ability to communicate verbally.
Since Bruce’s diagnosis, Emma and the rest of his family have been regularly updating their fans with news about his condition, as well as posting pictures and videos on social media.
Last month, Emma revealed during an interview that Bruce had recently moved out of the family home and into accommodation where he could be professionally cared for 24/7.
“It was one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make,” the British former model told broadcaster Diana Sciver. “But I knew first and foremost that Bruce would want this for our daughters. He would want them to be in a home that was more tailored to their needs than his.”
Emma and Bruce share two daughters, 13-year-old Mabel and 11-year-old Evelyn.
The screen legend also has three adult daughters with Demi Moore, 37-year-old Rumer, 34-year-old Scout, and 31-year-old Tallulah.
