Rumer Willis revealed her one-year-old daughter Louetta has a special connection with her grandpa Bruce Willis.
When asked about how her father is doing amid his battle with frontotemporal dementia, the 35-year-old actress revealed the retired action star, 69, was ‘doing really good.’
‘I got to go over there with Louetta today,’ she told People at the Jhpiego Laughter Is the Best Medicine Gala on Thursday.
She went on to rave about how her little girl, who she shares with boyfriend Derek Thomas, ‘loves’ seeing her grandpa.
Rumer Willis revealed her one-year-old daughter Louetta has a special connection with her grandpa Bruce WillisRumer Willis revealed her one-year-old daughter Louetta has a special connection with her grandpa Bruce Willis
‘It’s so sweet,’ she continues. ‘Louetta honestly is like the most-famous person in our family. Within my family, people will call and ask to have playdates just with her. They’re like, ‘We don’t really want to see you, we’re just coming over to see Louetta.’ I’m like, ‘OK.”
Rumer also gushed that her sisters recently babysat her baby ‘for the first time.’
‘They did a very good job,’ she said.
Louetta is the first grandchild for Bruce and his ex-wife Demi Moore, 61.
This week, Rumer also spoke with DailyMail.com about embracing her postpartum body.
The star, who often appears on Instagram rocking bikinis, spoke about how motherhood has changed her body image for the better.
Specifically, the actress hasn’t felt the pressure to ‘snap back’ after pregnancy and has, instead, embraced the postpartum journey.
‘What’s been amazing is that I feel that having a kid and being postpartum and still breastfeeding has really allowed me the space. Like, I’ve made no rush to dive in and change anything,’ she explained.
‘If anything I probably eat more freely. I’m still breastfeeding, so anything I take away from myself, I take it away [from my daughter].
When asked about her father is doing amid his battle with frontotemporal dementia, the 35-year-old actress revealed the retired action star, 69, was ‘doing really good’
‘I got to go over there with Louetta today,’ she told People at the Jhpiego Laughter Is the Best Medicine Gala on Thursday
The performer recently spoke about embracing her postpartum body with DailyMail.com and not feeling pressure to ‘snap back’ after pregnancy
‘It’s given me a real freedom to allow my body to do whatever it’s gonna do.’
The Willis family has remained extremely tight knit despite Demi and Bruce’s divorce in 2000 after 13 years of marriage.
They celebrate holidays together along with Bruce’s new wife, Emma Hemming Willis, and their two young daughters and they have rallied around the Glass actor amid his tragic health battle.
Rumer said that baby Louetta’s ‘face lights up’ when she hears her phone’s FaceTime ringer as she knows it’s an incoming call from family.
‘She’ll try to grab the phone and see who’s on it and her face lights up with a megawatt smile.’
Rumer gushed over how ‘sweet’ it’s been to see Demi become a grandmother.
‘I think grandmas are inherently very different than how they are as mothers to a certain extent because it’s all of the joy [of a child] without any of the responsibility,’ she explained. ‘There’s just such sweetness.’
Louetta is also the first grandchild for Bruce, 69, and ex-wife Demi Moore, 61
Rumer also gushed over how ‘sweet’ it’s been to see her mom, Demi, become a grandmother
Rumer then gave an update on Bruce, who retired from acting in 2022 after being diagnosed with aphasia and later frontotemporal dementia, and how she hopes their family’s resiliency can inspire others.
‘For me, through this experience, what’s been so incredible is my dad is so loved and I feel that’s been so evident in the transparency in which we’ve been sharing [updates on his health],’ she explained.
All three of the Willis girls, Demi and Emma have used Instagram to share insight on Bruce’s condition as well as how their family is coping.
Rumer said that if sharing their experience can bring ‘hope or comfort to others experiencing [something similar], then to me that’s everything.’
Although Bruce’s ailments are terminal, Rumer told fans that the legendary actor is currently doing ‘really good.’
Rumer then shared the ‘greatest’ lesson that she’s learned from parents Demi and Bruce and how ‘laughter’ was essential in their household growing up.
‘One of my favorite things [that I’ve learned] from both of them is [having] a level of silliness and goofiness and not taking yourself seriously,’ she said.