Bruce Willis’ daughter pays ultimate tribute to her famous father in a rare family update

Emma Heming, wife of Bruce Willis, has shared family news and her 12-year-old daughter Mabel was seen paying the sweetest tribute to her father.

On July 4, the model shared several photos on Instagram of herself and her daughters Mabel and Evelyn (10) celebrating Independence Day.

The trio wore jeans and cowboy hats and watched a parade outside on the street. Emma revealed that Mabel was actually wearing Bruce’s flannel shirt on that special day, and although he wasn’t at the event, his daughter assured that he was with them in spirit.

Emma is making sure that her young daughters have beautiful memories of their childhood during this very difficult time for the whole family. Bruce, 69, is privately battling frontotemporal dementia, which is incredibly difficult for his relatives to bear.

Emma has spoken out on several occasions about the realities that come with caring for someone with FTD and is incredibly honest about the difficulties but also the joyful moments they continue to experience as a family.

There has been a lot to celebrate in the Willis household over the past few months and the family has every reason to smile.

In May, Mabel showed how she followed in her parents’ footsteps by participating in the Grade 6 play with the support of her family.

In addition to Emma, ​​Mabel’s half-sisters Rumer, Scout and Tallulah were also there to cheer her on (Bruce has three grown daughters with his ex-wife Demi Moore).

Shortly thereafter, the family celebrated Mabel’s graduation from elementary school and her transition to middle school with a party where all the guests wore masks with the teenagers’ faces on them. “Middle school! Here she comes!”

Emma wrote while posting snaps from the day on social media. Evelyn turned 10 on May 5. Her loving mother paid tribute to her youngest child on Instagram at the time, writing: “Today marks a decade of fun, crazy love and hearty laughter with this special child. Happy 10th birthday Evelyn Penn! We love you and I love being your mum.”

Emma recently spoke about her decision to speak publicly about her husband’s struggle and the influence her daughters had on it.

Speaking to Susan Dickinson, CEO of the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration, during the AFTD 2024 Education Conference, she said, “I never wanted our daughters to think this was some kind of family secret that we had to keep,” adding, “I felt like it was very important for us to come out and say what it was.”

She continued, “I wanted them to see us go out and raise awareness, and do it on a global level, because that’s the reach their father has. And I know he would have wanted us to do that, so that was very important.”

Emma was later asked what had changed for her and her family when the diagnosis was made public, and she quickly admitted: “I could breathe.” She continued: “I could really breathe out and somehow feel this heavy burden fall from my shoulders.”

“Everything changed for the better after we were able to tell him his diagnosis. I was able to seek the support I so desperately needed, for my husband, for our whole family.”