Emma Heming Willis feels "so lucky" 18 years after Bruce Willis "became her boyfriend"
The 47-year-old star has paid tribute to her partner - who she married in 2009 and has been in a relationship with for almost two decades - and recalled how "time stood still" when the Die Hard actor kissed her.
7 January 2026
Alongside a throwback photo of themselves at the time, she wrote: "18 years ago, he became my boyfriend.
"With one kiss on the top of my head, time stood still. I'm so lucky to know this kind of love."
The couple have daughters Mabel, 13, and Evelyn, 11, together, while Bruce also has Rumer, 37, Scout, 34, and 31-year-old Tallulah with ex-wife Demi Moore, who he was married to from 1987 to 2000.
In October 2023, Emma revealed her husband had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, and she has continued to be open about how their lives have changed.
She recently explained that the Christmas season is challenging because he loved being at the "centre" of the celebrations in the past.
She wrote in an essay on her website: "For me, the holidays carry memories of Bruce being at the centre of it all.
"He loved this time of year - the energy, family time, the traditions. He was the pancake-maker, the get-out-in-the-snow-with-the-kids guy, the steady presence moving through the house as the day unfolded.
"There was comfort in the routine of knowing exactly how the day would go.
"Dementia doesn't erase those memories (but) it does create space between then and now. And that space can ache."
While she has to deal with "grief" hitting her in different ways, she has also learnt to "adapt" the family's celebrations.
She explained: "This holiday season, our family will still unwrap gifts and sit together at breakfast. But instead of Bruce making our favourite pancakes, I will.
"We'll put on a holiday movie. There will be laughter and cuddles. And there will almost certainly be tears because we can grieve and make room for joy."
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