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Bruce Willis and wife Emma Heming Willis were taking selfies before selfies were cool.
In an Instagram post shared on Wednesday, Oct. 16, Emma posted a shot of the happy couple. Bruce, now 69, appears to be holding the camera and scowling into the lens. Emma, 46, is smiling sweetly in the photo, her face half-hidden as she nuzzles her husband just behind his shoulder.
She captioned the post, “doing selfies before they had a name,” adding a white heart emoji.
Emma, 46, also shared the post to her Instagram Stories, adding another throwback photo of her and Bruce on a red carpet. The sweet mini-montage of images was soundtracked by the Isaac Hayes song “The Look of Love.”
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In March 2022, the Willis family announced that Bruce was “stepping away” from acting following his diagnosis with aphasia, a language disorder they said was “impacting his cognitive abilities.” The statement was shared by Bruce’s daughters Rumer, Scout and Tallulah, who he shares with ex-wife Demi Moore, as well as Mabel and Evelyn, who he shares with Emma.
The family then announced his frontotemporal dementia (FTD) diagnosis in February 2023, releasing a group statement that read, “Bruce has always found joy in life — and has helped everyone he knows to do the same.”
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“It has meant the world to see that sense of care echoed back to him and to all of us. We have been so moved by the love you have all shared for our dear husband, father, and friend during this difficult time,” they continued.
Frontotemporal dementia is an all-encompassing term for brain disorders that threaten the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, resulting in speech issues, emotional problems and changes in personality.
Emma has since shared glimpses of home life with Bruce since his step back from the spotlight.
To celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary this March, she shared a photo of the Pulp Fiction star giving her a kiss, writing that she had a “choice to wallow in sorrow or I can celebrate it.” For her birthday in June 2023, she posted a shot of Bruce snuggling with her.
