Demi Moore is opening up about her ex, Bruce Willis, following his dementia diagnosis.
On the Tuesday (September 2) episode of The Oprah Podcast, Oprah spoke to the 70-year-old actor’s wife, Emma Heming Willis, about his dementia diagnosis.
During the episode, the 71-year-old host also played a clip of a conversation with Bruce‘s ex-wife, 62-year-old Demi.
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“It’s difficult. It’s hard to see somebody who was so vibrant and strong and so directed shift into this other parts of themself,” Demi told Oprah.
The actress was married to Bruce from 1987 through their separation in 1998. The pair share three daughters and remained close after their split.
“I really always say it’s so important just to meet them where they’re at. Don’t have an expectation of them needing to be who they were or who you want them to be. And when you do that I find that there is an incredible sweetness and something that’s soft and tender and loving. Perhaps it is more playful and childlike in certain sense because of how much more caretaking they need,” Demi continued.
The actress also said she tries to stay present and enjoy the time she gets with Bruce instead of thinking about the future or focusing too much on who he used to be.
“If you replay where it was and what you’ve lost, it only creates anxiety and grief. So when you stay present, there is so much — and there’s still so much of him there. And it may not always be verbal, but it is beautiful, given the givens,” Demi told Oprah.
Emma recently reacted to the “judgment” she’s been getting regarding Bruce‘s living situation.
Source: justjared.com