Bruce Willis’ Wife Emma Shares Update On How Their Family Has ‘Adapted’ During The Holidays

The British model explained how things look "different" amid the retired actor's dementia battle.

Emma Heming Willis is sharing how her family has learned to adjust during the holidays amid husband Bruce Willis’ dementia battle.

“It’s joyous. It’s just different,” the British model, 47, told People at the End Well 2025 conference in Los Angeles on Nov. 20. “Bruce loved Christmas and we love celebrating it with him. It just looks different, so we’ve kind of adapted to that.”

In March 2022, the “Die Hard” star’s family announced he was diagnosed with aphasia and would be retiring from acting. His condition progressed to frontotemporal dementia the following year.

Emma Willis went on to tell People that the holidays can be difficult for families who have loved ones with dementia. She then added that she thinks “it’s important to put ‘Die Hard’ on because it’s a Christmas movie.”

“You have to learn and adapt and make new memories, bring in the same traditions that you had before,” she continues. “Life goes on. It just goes on.”