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Bruce WillisandEmma Heming Willishave a lot of love for each other.
Willis and Heming Willis tied the knot in 2009 and have been giving us glimpses of their love story ever since.
In addition to supporting each other at various events, the couple also have two children together: Mabel Ray, born in April 2012, and Evelyn Penn, born in May 2014. Heming Willis is also stepmom to the actor’s three eldest daughters — Rumer Willis,Scout WillisandTallulah Willis— whom he shares with ex-wifeDemi Moore.
“We are moving through this as a strong family unit, and wanted to bring his fans in because we know how much he means to you, as you do to him. As Bruce always says, ‘Live it up’ and together we plan to do just that,“she wrote on Instagram at the time.
Take a look back at their relationship timeline over the years.
2007: Bruce Willis and Emma Heming Willis first meet
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The couple first met in 2007. They later stepped out together in January 2008, when Heming accompanied Willis to the premiere of his filmWhat Just Happened?at the Sundance Film Festival.
“When we first met, I was surprised at how charming and how funny he was – and extremely handsome,“Heming Willis told PEOPLE of their first meeting, to which Willis added, “I was already in love with her.”
March 24, 2008: Bruce Willis and Emma Heming Willis attendFlawlesspremiere with Demi Moore
“Demi and Emma are very close,“a source previously told PEOPLEin 2020 as they all quarantined together amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “They have vacationed together many times in the past and get along great. It really is one happy family.”
March 21, 2009: Bruce Willis and Emma Heming Willis get married
After more than one year of dating,the couple tied the knot in Turks and Caicosin March 2009.
May 4, 2009: Bruce Willis and Emma Heming Willis make their red carpet debut as a married couple
A few months after becoming husband and wife, Willis and Heming Willis made their red carpet debut as a married couple atthe 2009 Met Gala. The pair had that newlywed glow as they flashed big smiles for the cameras while holding hands.
April 1, 2012: Bruce Willis and Emma Heming Willis welcome their first child together
In October 2011, Willis' rep confirmed to PEOPLE thathe and Heming Willis were expecting their first childtogether.
The couple “are overjoyed with this news and they look forward to welcoming this newest addition into their family,” the statement read.
May 5, 2014: Bruce Willis and Emma Heming Willis welcome their second child together
March 19, 2015: Bruce Willis and Emma Heming Willis celebrate his 60th birthday
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July 14, 2018: Emma Heming Willis attends Bruce Willis’Comedy Central Roast
In July 2018, Heming Willis attended the taping of Willis’Comedy Central Roastalongside his daughters Rumer, Tallulah, and Scout. The special also included appearances from some of Willis' costars and friends, including Edward Norton, Cybill Shepherd, Martha Stewart, Dennis Rodman, Jeff Ross and his ex-wife Moore,who cracked a few jokes about the actor on stage.
March 21, 2019: Bruce Willis and Emma Heming Willis celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary
In March 2019, Willis and Heming Willis celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary witha sweet vow renewal ceremony. “We said, we do, again, 10 years later,“Heming Willis wrote on Instagram, adding the hashtag “#happyanniversarymylove.”
Sept. 23, 2019: Bruce Willis and Emma Heming Willis celebrate Demi Moore’s book release
In September 2019, Heming Willis and Willis supported Moore at the book party for her memoir release,Inside Out. The couple posed alongside Moore and her daughters with Willis, Rumer, Scout and Tallulah, during the event.
March 20, 2022: Emma Heming Willis shares Bruce Willis' aphasia diagnosis
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In March 2022, Heming Willis revealed thatWillis was stepping away from actingafter beingdiagnosed with aphasia.
The post continued, “This is a really challenging time for our family and we are so appreciative of your continued love, compassion and support. We are moving through this as a strong family unit, and wanted to bring his fans in because we know how much he means to you, as you do to him. As Bruce always says, ‘Live it up’ and together we plan to do just that. Love, Emma, Demi, Rumer, Scout, Tallulah, Mabel, & Evelyn.”
March 31, 2022: Emma Heming Willis thanks fans for their support following Bruce Willis' aphasia diagnosis
Days afterWillis' family announced on social media that he has beendiagnosed with aphasia and is retiring from acting, his wife shared a message for family, friends and fansthanking them for sharing supportas they rally around her.
“Your love, support, compassion, prayers really help,” she wrote in a post on herInstagram Story. “I’m grateful. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
April 6, 2022: Bruce Willis and Emma Heming Willis spend some time off the grid
In April, Heming Willis shared photos ofthe couple smiling at each otherwhile sitting on a fallen tree trunk in the woods. “Mom & Dad in their favorite habitat 🏔🥾 #offthegrid,” shecaptionedthe carousel.
June 13, 2022: Emma Heming Willis calls Bruce Willis her “North Star”
In June, Heming Willis penneda sweet tribute to her husbandalongside a video of him singing the Drifters' “Under the Boardwalk” with the Temptations.
“My motto is don’t let the fear stop you. Why? Because fear constantly stops me 😂🙈 Which is another reason I fell for my husband, fear has never stopped him. I mean what kind of next level confidence does it take to sing lead with The Temptations?” Emma, 43,captioned the video.
Heming Willis also shared the video toher Instagram Story, writing underneath, “He’s my North Star.”
Aug. 15, 2022: Emma Heming Willis shares a video of Bruce Willis' “jam session”
Heming Willis shared avideoon Instagram of Willis playing the harmonica alongside musician Derek Richard Thomas, who played the guitar and sang.
“Their talent is speaking for itself,” Heming Willis captioned the post, adding. “I’ll just leave this here. #jamsession.”
Fans approved of the musical video, with one commenting, “music to our ears at any hour, day or year. Thank you for sharing ❤️🙌🏼,” and another typing, “They Sound Great and Bruce is gettin down on the harmonica! Lovin it!!!🎶🎶🎶.”
Sept. 6, 2022: Emma Heming Willis posts sultry images fromW Magazinecover shoot with Bruce Willis in 2009
In 2009, Heming Willis and theDie Hardstar graced the cover ofW Magazineshortly after tying the knot. The cover lines read: “Mr. & Mrs. Willis: Newlyweds Bruce and Emma Willis show off their sizzling chemistry.” In several of the photos, Willis is nude and Heming Willis appears as a sexy dominatrix dressed in all black.
Heming Willis posted the images on Instagram in honor ofW Mag’s 50th anniversary. “Usually we are a pretty wholesome couple till we aren’t,” wrote the model, adding a winky-face emoji. She posted additional behind-the-scenes pictures to her stories.
Sept. 6, 2022: Emma Heming Willis shares sweet photo of Bruce Willis snuggling with one of their daughters
Heming Willis gave a glimpse into life at home with Willis when sheshared a black-and-white imageof theRedstar snuggling with one of their daughters. The photo, which was posted on her Instagram Story, showed Willis holding a onesie-clad little girl in his lap. It’s unclear whether it was their daughter Mabel Ray or Evelyn Penn.
“Morning daddy snuggles,” Heming Willis captioned the cute photo.
Nov. 11, 2022: Bruce Willis and Emma Heming Willis wish his ex-wife Demi Moore a happy 60th birthday
Heming Willis and theRedstar celebrated Moore’s birthday milestone with an Instagram Story post.
The coupleposed with copies of Moore’s 2019 memoir,Inside Out, and Heming Willis wrote a sweet message that said: “Happy birthday @demimoore. We love you inside and out.”
Feb. 16, 2023: Emma Heming Willis gives an update on Bruce Willis' health
Inan Instagram post sharedon Feb. 16,Heming Willis gave an update on her husband’s health, revealing that the actor’s condition has worsened since the family first revealed hisaphasia diagnosis.
“Since we announced Bruce’s diagnosis of aphasia in spring 2022, Bruce’s condition has progressed and we now have a more specific diagnosis: frontotemporal dementia (known as FTD),” she continued. “Unfortunately, challenges with communication are just one symptom of the disease Bruce faces. While this is painful, it is a relief to finally have a clear diagnosis.”
Feb. 27, 2023: Emma Heming Willis shares she’s working with a dementia specialist
Heming Willisshared a photo on Instagramof her smiling with dementia care and education specialist, Teepa Snow. In the caption, she shared that she’s receiving help after her husband’s diagnosis.
“I’m grateful I had the opportunity to work with @teepasnows_pac who has helped me add to my dementia care toolbox,” she wrote. “She’s a loving, compassionate and skilled leader in this space who navigates herself with pure empathy. She’s a gift.”
The specialist responded to Heming Willis' post, praising her support. “@emmahemingwillis has done an absolutely remarkable job of providing the right support for Bruce as his abilities have changed and created a place, space and life that continues to provide him with what he needs to live well,” Snow wrote.
March 6, 2023: Emma Heming Willis says Bruce Willis' “quality of life” is most important following dementia diagnosis
“Just to be clear, I’m not trying to go head-to-head with the media because I will lose, I’m very clear about that,” the entrepreneur said in a second video. “But I just want my husband to be able to participate in his life to the fullest. That’s it.”
In the caption, Heming Willis added: “I don’t expect this to make any difference because I understand the food chain here butmy husband’s quality of life is of utmost importance to me.”
March 19, 2023: Emma Heming Willis says she feels “sadness” and “grief” on Bruce Willis' 68th birthday
On her Instagram Story, Heming Willis shared that she woke up feeling sad on her husband’s birthday.
Later that day, the mom-of-two posted an Instagram Reel that paid tribute to Willis.
“He is pure love. He is so loved. And I’ll be loving him always. Happy Birthday my sweet 💌 My birthday wish for Bruce is that you continue to keep him in your prayers and highest vibrations because his sensitive Pisces soul will feel it 🙏🏽 Thank you so much for loving and caring for him too,” Heming Willis captioned the video.
March 21, 2023: Bruce Willis and Emma Heming Willis celebrate 14 years of marriage
Heming Willismarked the special day with two posts on Instagram. In the first post, she talked about a friend’s random “act of kindness” that involved a sweet note and a flower delivery.
“It got me thinking about how hard these types of ‘special occasions’ can be on caregivers. When usually our person would acknowledge the event, now their changing brains just can’t. And that is what it is,” Heming Willis wrote.
The mom-of-two then shared footage from the couple’s vow renewal on their 10th anniversary.
“On our 10th wedding anniversary we decided to renew our vows in the same place we said ‘I do’ back in 2009. I’m so happy we did,” Heming Willis captioned the video. “Seize every opportunity to unite and celebrate with family and friends. Those are the moments and beautiful pockets of memories that you get to hold on to for a lifetime. And we get to keep those memories safe and alive for the ones that might not be able to.”
May 2023: Emma Heming Willis introduces her brain health brand amid Bruce Willis' dementia diagnosis
Heming Willis launched her brand, Make Time Wellness, which includes drink powders and gummy vitamins to support brain health.
While talking to PEOPLE about the products, Heming Willis said that this brand is especially close to her heart after her husband’s diagnosis with dementia.
“For me, it’s really about connecting to a community and being open and able to talk about dementia and to take away that stigma that there is no shame around it,” she explained. “I’m learning through the process.”
“It’s like a fire’s been lit. It’s my new purpose and here I am,” Heming Willis added. “I hate that it’s me. I wish it wasn’t, but you know what? I’m not going to be quiet. I am going to use my voice and through action, awareness and conversation, that creates change.”
March 19, 2024: Emma Heming Willis celebrates Bruce Willis' 69th birthday
In honor of Willis' birthday, Heming Willis penned a sweet post on Instagram about her husband.
“We simply adore him. Being wrapped in his arms is the safest place in this whole wide world,” she wrote. “He’s a true gentle-man. With so much love to give and share.”
source: people.com
