{"id":297407,"date":"2025-08-31T23:05:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T23:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/31\/emma-heming-willis-5-facts-about-bruce-willis-wife\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T23:05:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T23:05:36","slug":"emma-heming-willis-5-facts-about-bruce-willis-wife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/31\/emma-heming-willis-5-facts-about-bruce-willis-wife\/","title":{"rendered":"Emma Heming Willis: 5 Facts About Bruce Willis’ Wife"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Emma Heming Willis<\/strong><\/a> has been by husband Bruce Willis<\/strong><\/a>\u2019 side since he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia<\/a> (FTD) in 2022.<\/p>\n

The former model met Willis at their mutual trainer\u2019s gym in 2007. She married the actor in March 2009, and welcomed their first child, Mabel Ray, in April 2012. Their second daughter, Evelyn Penn Willis, was born in May 2014.<\/p>\n

Alongside the actor\u2019s daughters<\/a> Rumer, Scout and Tallulah, whom he shares with ex-wife Demi Moore<\/strong>, Heming Willis has been advocating for awareness and research of FTD, a group of brain disorders that can lead to speech issues, loss of motor skills and personality changes.<\/p>\n

She also founded Make Time Wellness<\/a> to promote brain health for women.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo leave there with no \u2026 nothing, just nothing. With a diagnosis I couldn\u2019t pronounce. I didn\u2019t understand what it was,\u201d Heming Willis said of learning about Bruce\u2019s diagnosis<\/a> during Emma and Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey \u2013 A Diane Sawyer Special<\/em>. \u201cI was so panicked. I just remember hearing it and just not hearing anything else. It was like I was free-falling.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked how Bruce reacted to his diagnosis, Emma said, \u201cI don\u2019t think Bruce ever connected the dots.\u201d<\/p>\n

Below, learn more about Heming Willis as she continues to support and advocate for her husband:<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tBruce Willis and Emma Heming Willis have been by each other\u2019s side since their early 2000s meet-cute. The duo met in 2007 while working out at their mutual trainer\u2019s gym. After two years of dating, Emma and Bruce walked down the aisle in Turks and Caicos. Six days later, they wed again in a civil [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\n Bruce Willis and Emma Heming Willis in 2018.<\/span> Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

She Was Born in Malta<\/h2>\n

Heming Willis was born in Malta to a British father and a Indian-Guyanese mother. She was raised in London after her parents divorced. Eventually, she moved across the pond to California.<\/p>\n

She Was Discovered on TV<\/h2>\n

Heming Willis was discovered in London on the show British Elle Supermodel<\/em>, during which she launched her modeling career in the 1990s.<\/p>\n

Emma won the competition and started walking the runway for a slew of major fashion houses, including Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld, Valentino and Giorgio Armani. She has also been the face of Dior cosmetics and appeared in various magazines like Vogue<\/em>, Marie Claire<\/em> and Elle<\/em>.<\/p>\n

She posed with Willis on the cover of W Magazine<\/em> in a racy July 2009 photo shoot.<\/p>\n

\u201cHappy 50th anniversary @wmag,\u201d Heming Willis captioned a September 2022 Instagram post<\/a>. \u201cUsually we are a pretty wholesome couple till we aren\u2019t \ud83d\ude09.\u201d<\/p>\n

She Has Appeared in Films and TV Shows<\/h2>\n

Heming Willis has had a few acting roles in movies like Perfect Stranger<\/em> (2007), The Comebacks<\/em> (2007) and Red 2<\/em> (2013), as well as on the TV series Entourage<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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\n Emma Heming Willis attends the Dreamball 2016.<\/span> Photo by Isa Foltin\/WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

She Founded a Vegan Beauty Brand<\/h2>\n

In 2016, Heming Willis launched a vegan, sustainably created and chemical-free skin care brand called CocoBaba<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were able to create a line that only utilizes the natural effectiveness of coconut oil, but does so without harmful ingredients, greasiness, or overly complicated steps,\u201d she shared on the company\u2019s website. \u201cToday, CocoBaba is on bellies, boobs, and bums around the world. Now we can all enjoy some much-needed natural & unfussy luxury. After all, every body deserves to feel mothered.\u201d<\/p>\n

She and Willis also teamed up with LR Health & Beauty to create fragrances. In 2012, Bruce launched his first women\u2019s fragrance, \u201cLovingly by Bruce Willis,\u201d with Heming-Willis starring in the perfume\u2019s advertisements. In 2016, she launched \u201cLightning Collection\u201d in collaboration with LR Health & Beauty, consisting of three perfume compositions.<\/p>\n

She is Set to Become an Author<\/h2>\n

Heming Willis first book, The Unexpected Journey: Finding Hope and Purpose on the Caregiving Path<\/em><\/a>, is set to be published by The Open Field on September 9, 2025.<\/p>\n

The book will detail her experience caring for Willis amid his health struggles.<\/p>\n

\u201cCaring for yourself while caring for someone else is one of the hardest, most heartbreaking challenges you\u2019ll ever face. It\u2019s easy to lose your sense of self,\u201d she wrote. \u201cThrough my own experience and insights from leading experts, I want to help care partners feel less alone, better prepared, and empowered to navigate this journey with strength and support. When you care for yourself first, you\u2019re better able to care for your person.\u201d<\/p>\n

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