{"id":1982598,"date":"2025-08-27T14:45:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T14:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1982598"},"modified":"2025-08-27T14:45:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T14:45:10","slug":"emma-heming-reveals-bruce-willis-is-living-in-a-second-home-as-dementia-battle-progresses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/emma-heming-reveals-bruce-willis-is-living-in-a-second-home-as-dementia-battle-progresses\/","title":{"rendered":"Emma Heming reveals Bruce Willis is living in a second home as dementia battle progresses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Bruce Willis\u2019 wife, Emma Heming, made the \u201chard decision\u201d to move the actor into a separate home amid his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/06\/15\/parents\/rumer-willis-gives-heartbreaking-update-on-dad-bruces-dementia\/\">dementia battle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBruce would want that for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/article\/bruce-willis-kids\/\">our daughters<\/a>,\u201d Heming explained of Mabel, 13, and Evelyn, 11, on Tuesday\u2019s \u201cEmma and Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey \u2013 A Diane Sawyer Special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 49-year-old added, \u201cHe would want them to be in a home that was more tailored to their needs, not his needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Bruce Willis moved into a separate home amid his dementia battle, wife Emma Heming revealed. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/demimoore<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The actress told Diane Sawyer about the \u201chard\u201d decision on Tuesday. <span class=\"credit\">Good Morning America<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>She clarified that their little ones see Willis, 70, at his second house, which is not far from theirs, \u201ca lot\u201d of the time.<\/p>\n<p>Heming brings Mabel and Evelyn over for breakfast and dinner visits.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cDie Hard\u201d star \u2014 who is also the father of Rumer, 37, Scout, 34, and Tallulah, 31, with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/02\/06\/celebrity-news\/demi-moore-has-weekly-visits-with-ex-husband-bruce-willis-as-he-battles-dementia\/\">ex-wife Demi Moore<\/a> \u2014 resides with a full-time care team.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cBruce would want that for our daughters,\u201d the model explained. <span class=\"credit\">Good Morning America<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The couple are the parents of Mabel, 13, and Evelyn, 11. <span class=\"credit\">emmahemingwillis\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Heming made the revelation while promoting <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/02\/05\/entertainment\/bruce-willis-wife-emma-heming-publish-caregiving-book-amid-dementia\/\">her forthcoming memoir<\/a>, \u201cThe Unexpected Journey: Finding Strength, Hope and Yourself on the Caregiving Path,\u201d which is set to be released on Sept. 9.<\/p>\n<p>In the book, she documents Willis\u2019 health struggles \u2014 which became public in 2022 when the Golden Globe winner <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/03\/30\/bruce-willis-diagnosed-with-aphasia-stepping-away-from-acting\/\">retired from acting<\/a> due to an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/30\/what-is-aphasia-the-reason-bruce-willis-retired\/\">aphasia diagnosis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This condition, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/aphasia\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20369518\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to Mayo Clinic<\/a>, impacts speech, as well as the way individuals write and understand spoken and written language.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>With the actor relocated, the little ones can stay in a home \u201ctailored to their needs, not his.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Emma Heming Willis\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Heming and the girls visit Willis, who lives with a full-time care team, for breakfast and dinner. <span class=\"credit\">Good Morning America\/Youtube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The following year, Willis was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/02\/16\/bruce-willis-condition-worsens-family-reveals-new-diagnosis\/\">diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia<\/a>, which is a progressive neurological disorder characterized by language problems, behavioral changes and mobility issues.<\/p>\n<p>Heming told viewers Tuesday that Willis\u2019 loved ones now have a \u201cdifferent way\u201d of communicating with him as his language skills are \u201cgoing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/26\/celebrity-news\/bruce-willis-wife-emma-shares-heartbreaking-update-on-actors-declining-dementia-diagnosis\/\">rare update<\/a>, she noted, \u201cBruce is still very mobile. Bruce is in really great health overall, it\u2019s just his brain that is failing him.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Willis, notably, has three adult daughters \u2014 Rumer, Scout and Tallulah \u2014 with ex-wife Demi Moore. <span class=\"credit\">demimoore\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Golden Globe winner retired from acting in 2022 due to his health struggles. <span class=\"credit\">Good Morning America\/Youtube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Heming, who <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/video\/emma-hemming-willis-fights-back-tears-on-bruces-dementia-in-new-tv-special\/\">became visibly emotional<\/a> during the conversation with Sawyer, admitted it\u2019s \u201chard\u201d to see glimpses of her husband \u201cbecause as quickly as those moments appear, then it goes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said, \u201cHe has such, like, a hearty laugh and, you know, sometimes you\u2019ll see that twinkle in his eye or that smirk and, you know, I just get, like, transported.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The actress began dating Willis in 2007, with the duo <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2009\/03\/23\/willis-54-marries-model-30\/\">getting married<\/a> in 2009 and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/03\/23\/bruce-willis-emma-heming-renewed-wedding-vows-to-keep-memories-safe\/\">renewing their vows<\/a> a decade later.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bruce Willis\u2019 wife, Emma Heming, made the \u201chard decision\u201d to move the actor into a separate home amid his dementia battle. \u201cBruce would want that for our daughters,\u201d Heming explained of Mabel, 13, and Evelyn, 11, on Tuesday\u2019s \u201cEmma and Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey \u2013 A Diane Sawyer Special.\u201d The 49-year-old added, \u201cHe would [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1982599,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[25538,39659,24188,344976,32366,24003,355073,355074,355075,21912,21913],"class_list":["post-1982598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-actors","tag-bruce-willis","tag-celebrity-couples","tag-celebrity-interviews","tag-celebrity-marriages","tag-celebrity-news","tag-dementia","tag-diane-sawyer","tag-emma-heming","tag-movies","tag-tv"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Emma-Heming-reveals-Bruce-Willis-is-living-in-a-second.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1982598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1982598"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1982598\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1982599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1982598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1982598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1982598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}