Emma Heming Willis on Adapting Holidays with Bruce Willis's Dementia

Emma Heming Willis shared an optimistic outlook on how her family plans to navigate the upcoming holiday season with her husband, Bruce Willis, amid his ongoing battle with frontotemporal dementia, during a recent appearance at a health conference in Los Angeles.

Speaking at the End Well 2025 conference on November 20, Heming Willis, 47, described the holidays as "joyous" yet "different" for their blended family. "Bruce loved Christmas, and we love celebrating it with him. It just looks different, so we've kind of adapted to that," she told People magazine. The actor, 70, who has long been associated with festive films like Die Hard, will remain central to their celebrations, she said, adding a lighthearted note: "I think it's important to put Die Hard on because it's a Christmas movie."

Willis's diagnosis came after his family announced in March 2022 that he had aphasia, a language disorder that prompted his retirement from acting after decades in Hollywood. The following year, in February 2023, they revealed he had been living with frontotemporal dementia, a progressive neurodegenerative condition affecting behavior, personality and language. Heming Willis, married to Willis...