Bruce Willis’ wife Emma Heming thanked fans for their love after announcing the actor has been diagnosed with aphasia.
“Your love, support, compassion and prayers are really helping. I’m thankfull. Thank you from the bottom of my heart,” Heming, 43, wrote in a post on her Instagram story on Thursday.
Willis’ family announced in a statement on Wednesday that he was “retiring from the career that has meant so much to him” due to aphasia, a condition that affects his ability to communicate.
“This is a truly challenging time for our family and we are so grateful for your continued love, compassion and support,” the family said. “We’re going through this as a strong family unit and wanted to include his fans because we know how much he means to you, just as you mean to him.”
Heming shared the news on social media Thursday.emmahemingwillis/Instagram
Page Six exclusively reported that Willis, 67, has had trouble remembering his lines on the sets of his recent films.
“He had cognitive problems; They all knew Bruce was struggling,” an insider told us. “Everyone knew it, the cast and the crew. His family has stepped in; They moved in to take care of him.”
Heming shared how “grateful” she is for the support amid her husband’s health struggles. Emmahemingwillis/Instagram
The source added that the Die Hard star “uses earbuds… to get him the lines” and that “it was getting harder and harder to get him on screen.” Also, a body double was apparently used, not only for stunts, but also to “maximize” his screen time.
“He couldn’t act anymore,” the insider said.
The couple have two children together: Mabel, 10, and Evelyn, 7.Emmahemingwillis/Instagram
Willis and Heming tied the knot in March 2009 and share two daughters: Mabel, 10, and Evelyn, 7.
Before the news of her husband’s diagnosis, the model shared a photo on Instagram on March 21 of her and Willis in tears at their wedding.
“13 years ago these wedding speeches really blew our minds 🤍😂,” she wrote.
They have been married since 2009. emmahemingwillis/Instagram
The Emmy winner also has three daughters — Rumer, 33, Scout, 30, and Tallulah, 28 — with ex-wife Demi Moore, to whom he was married from November 1987 to October 2000.
Page Six exclusively reported Thursday that Moore, 59, was secretly dating Eleven Madison Park restaurateur Daniel Humm.