Bruce Willis’ family have shared sweet tributes on social media to mark his 69th birthday, amid his ongoing battle with dementia.
The Die Hard star stepped away from acting in 2022, after being diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.
In a post shared on Instagram, Bruce’s ex-wife Demi Moore shared a heartwarming photo of him with his arm wrapped her, as she perched on the edge of his armchair.
She captioned the post: “Happy birthday, BW! We love you and are so grateful for you.”
The actress also included a photo of Bruce with their grandchild Louetta, and a throwback photo of him with his daughters.
Bruce and Demi were married from 1987 to 2000, and share three daughters together – Rumer, Scout, and Tallulah.
Despite their separation, the former couple have remained close friends, and Bruce went on to marry actress Emma Heming in 2009, with whom he shares daughters Mabel and Evelyn.
In a separate tribute on his birthday, Bruce’s wife Emma wrote: “Just like you, we simply adore him.”
“What you might not know, but maybe you could imagine, that being wrapped in his arms is the safest place in this whole wide world.”
“He’s a true gentle-man. With so much love to give and share. That’s what I get to see, his true core. I can tell you, it’s so pure and ever so good. Happy Birthday my love. You are the gift that keeps giving 💞.”
Bruce’s eldest daughter Rumer also posted an emotional tribute to her father on his birthday.
Sharing a series of snaps from over the years, she wrote: “Oh Daddio, to be loved by you is such a gift. You are the funniest, most tender, charming, out of this world silly talented and magical papa.”
“Looking through these photos this morning I am just filled with the deepest gratitude that we chose to spend this life together. I am your first baby and man sometimes I wish I could be tiny enough to just cozy up on your chest again and laugh and cuddle you.
“I love you so deep in my bones I don’t know how my muscles hold them. You are the greatest papa I could ever hope for.
“Thank you for your generosity, your silliness and heart. Lou loves you so big,” she added, referring to her daughter Louetta, who was Bruce’s first grandchild.
Bruce’s other daughter Scout also took to Instagram to say she cherished the “affection and the immense freedom with which he’s always loved us”.
“A tender, moody, beautiful, very Piscean man, whose depth of love for his family can only be felt, not articulated,” she wrote.
“Any words I use would be woefully inadequate. So instead I want to say thank you for loving my papa, thank you for sharing your stories of what he means to you, it’s such a gift to feel your love.”
