The family of Bruce Willis – including his ex-wife Demi Moore, his daughters, and his wife Emma Heming Willis – have shared moving messages about him on his first Father’s Day since his dementia diagnosis.
His family announced earlier this year that the 68-year-old Hollywood actor had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), which has affected his ability to communicate.
He had already stepped away from his acting career last year after being diagnosed with aphasia, but his condition progressed after that point.
Bruce’s family have been rallying around the star and sharing beautiful moments from their time together amid his battle with the disease.
And on Father’s Day, his daughters and other loved ones all posted moving tributes to the ‘coolest Daddio a girl could ask for’.
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Bruce Willis is the father of five girls, the eldest of which – actress Rumer Willis – recently welcomed her first child, making him a grandfather.
She shared: “Seeing my father hold my daughter today was something I will treasure for the rest of my life. His sweetness and love for her was so pure and beautiful. Papa I’m so lucky to have you and so is Lou. Thank you for being the silliest, most loving, coolest Daddio a girl could ask for. Best Girl Dad in the game….”
Another of his daughters, Scout, posted alongside a photo of Bruce kissing her forehead: “Sending the blessing of this love out to everyone today. I feel so lucky to know the kind of tenderness that this man shares, the deep admiration, respect and reverence he has for his family.
“I feel so lucky that this incredible, vibrant, man is my father. Thinking of everyone for whom today has been challenging and I am loving you with the deepest depths of my heart! What patience, compassion and presence we learn through the greatest challenges in our lives.”
Bruce’s wife Emma, with whom he shared two daughters, wrote: “Father’s Day is a time I get to reflect on my deep appreciation and respect I have for Bruce as I watch him father our little ones. Where it might not be “conventional,” what he’s teaching them will span generations. Unconditional love, kindness, strength, compassion, patience, generosity, resilience.
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“Happy Father’s Day to the greatest dad I know, who will forever be the gift that keeps giving within our family.”
And his famous ex-wife Demi Moore shared: “Forever grateful to you BW for giving me these three beautiful girls. We love our #girldad. Happy Father’s Day!”
Review | ‘This is a night to remember, Manchester’ – Jason Derulo’s Co-op Live debut
Amy Williams
Who’s ready for another throwback night? Because this was absolutely a night already full of nostalgia and one to remember.
American singer-songwriter Jason Derulo hit Co-op Live last night as part of his ‘The Last Dance World Tour’, famous for hit songs like ‘Whatcha Say’, ‘Talk Dirty’, and ‘Savage Love’ – we all remember the Covid TikTok dance, don’t we? – as well as many more.
With over 250 million singles sold and tens of billions of streams, you best believe his one night in Manchester was sold out.
Running through the big hits and everything in between, he and his dancers made it a proper party atmosphere on this fine Saturday evening.
He did his throwback songs and more; from the moment he said, “We’re throwing it back to the beginning, back to 2009″, we knew his first debut single, ‘Whatcha Say’, was about to grace our ears, and that it did.
He also brought back absolute classics like ‘Ridin’ Solo’ (I definitely lost my voice during this one) In My Head and It Girl.
The Last Dance run of shows has seen him visit places like Leeds, London, Glasgow and Birmingham, finishing his UK leg right here in Manchester, before he carries on to Europe, but we’re confident our date had the best crowd so far.
And just when you think this couldn’t get any better, he brought his little boy on stage to say hi to everyone, too – shattered everyone’s hearts.
He has that many hit songs, it wasn’t possible to get through them all, so his DJ halfway through did a mash-up of songs he’s also written and featured in, including ‘I Gotta Feeling’ by Black Eyed Peas, ‘Secret Love Song’ with Little Mix and ‘Replay’ by Iyaz.
We knew his voice was amazing – but can we have a moment for this man’s dance moves, keeping everyone on their feet at Co-op Live tonight, and his dancers made everyone want to start dance lessons tonight too, an absolutely incredible performance by all.
Jason Derulo told the audience, “This is a night to remember Manchester’, and that it absolutely was.
Daisy Jackson -
19th June 2023 
