Emma Heming Willis is celebrating 16 years of marriage to Bruce Willis and opening up about both the good times and the bad.
Emma, who is 46 years old, expressed her joy and love for her partner on Instagram as they celebrated 16 years together. She shared a heartfelt message on March 21, accompanied by a photo of the couple embracing warmly. Despite experiencing significant ups and downs, she emphasized how they have built something enduring.
She expressed deep gratitude for the chapters they have shared and eagerly anticipates the ones they will create in the future, rooted in their unwavering love for each other.
In 2007, Emma crossed paths with the famous actor from Die Hard, who is 70 years old, at their mutual trainer’s gym. Two years later, they tied the knot in a lavish ceremony in Turks and Caicos. Their union was further solidified with a civil ceremony in Beverly Hills a mere six days later.
In 2012, the couple welcomed their first child together, daughter Mabel. Two years later, they welcomed their second daughter, Evelyn. (Willis also shares three daughters, Rumer Willis, Scout Willis and Tallulah Willis, with ex-wife Demi Moore.)
In 2022, the Willis family revealed that Bruce had been diagnosed with aphasia and, as a result of his diagnosis, was forced to retire from acting. The next year, in 2023, the family gave fans a further update, sharing that he had received a “more specific diagnosis” of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), for which there are no treatments or known cure.
“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 FTW),” Moore, Emma and their respective daughters wrote in a statement. “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.”
In 2023, in honor of her husband’s 68th birthday, Emma described Bruce as “pure love.”
“He is pure love. He is so loved. And I’ll be loving him always. Happy birthday my sweet,” she wrote via Instagram at the time. “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.”
At the time, she opened up via her Instagram Story that she spent the morning crying as a result of her husband’s diagnosis and ongoing health battle.
“Sometimes in our lives, we have to put our big girl panties on and get to it, and that’s what I’m doing,” she explained. “But I do have times of sadness every day, grief every day and I’m really feeling it today on his birthday.”
