Bruce Willis: Film star’s daughter Tallulah shares unseen photo three years before his steep mental decline

The daughter of film star Bruce Willis has shared a previously unseen photo of herself being embraced by her father years shortly before his steep mental decline.

The Die Hard actor, 71, was recently said to have “declined a lot mentally” and is unaware of his mental state, according to a Daily Mail source.

Tallulah Willis, the third child he shares with ex-wife Demi Moore after Rumer and Scout, shared the wholesome image to social media in a tribute to her ailing father.

She could be seen gazing upwards from the ground as Willis sits behind her, resting his hands over her shoulders which interlock with hers.

“A special 2023 photo, taken on a camera my mom bought me in 2015, by the man I married in 2026,” Tallulah captioned the image.

The writer and artist married musician Justin Acee in August, surrounded by family in her childhood home, with Coldplay’s Chris Martin delivering a cameo performance during the ceremony.

Tallulah’s family home is also where Acee had proposed to her in December 2024.

Willis was first diagnosed with aphasia in 2022, but the following year his family released a statement revealing his condition had progressed to frontotemporal dementia (FTD).

“FTD is a cruel disease that many of us have never heard of and can strike anyone. For people under 60, FTD is the most common form of dementia, and because getting the diagnosis can take years, FTD is likely much more prevalent than we know,” the family wrote.

“Today there are no treatments for the disease, a reality that we hope can change in the years ahead.”

Willis married Emma Heming Willis in 2009, with the couple sharing daughters Mabel, 14, and Evelyn, 12.

Emma has since become a full-time carer to the star.

In an interview with Hello! published in September, the mother said despite the challenges her husband’s diagnosis brings, she is happy to see her daughters witness support from friends and family.

“I think there’s something genuinely beautiful about them growing up with that sense of unity,” she said.

“Yes, it’s heartbreakingly hard but my daughters are learning the true meaning of loyalty, devotion and unconditional love.

“My daughters have seen me be strong, of course, but they’ve also seen me broken on the floor.

“At the end of the day, I’m only human. I think they’re very aware that I’m doing the best I can.

“I’ve never been through this before; I’m learning everything in real time.”