On Wednesday Emma Heming was feeling nostalgic and displayed a flashback picture from the early years of her marriage to Bruce Willis.
Taken on a digital camera, the Die Hard star, 69, caught a lovely moment between him and Heming, 46, as they curled up in the rear seat of a car on a loved-up date night.
The mother-of- two captioned the picture, which showed her staring lovingly at him with a broad smile on her face, “Doing selfies before they had a name.”
Currently struggling with frontotemporal dementia, Willis looked good in the snapshot as he smoldered at the camera lens while keeping a stooped posture.
Under the image, Tallulah, 30-year-old daughter of Willis who he shares with ex-wife Demi Moore, said: ‘I adore I love.’
Emma Heming was feeling nostalgic on Thursday as she shared a throwback photo from the early days of her relationship with husband Bruce Willis
In addition to receiving 33,504 likes, Heming was flooded with messages from fans that thanked her for sharing the picture.
‘You have always been such a beautiful couple, thanks for sharing your life with us Emma ❤️,’ one wrote.
Another commented: ‘A guy with a big heart. Thank you for sharing such a beautiful photo.’
‘I’m so sorry what you and your family is going through—your approach is so inspiring and so full of hope and acceptance. You’re an amazing mom,’ a third told Heming, who shares daughters Mabel, 12, and Evelyn, 10 with Bruce.
Later in the day, she shared another throwback, which showed them walking with their arms around each other as they seemingly arrived to a movie premiere or event.
She accompanied the picture with the song Isaac Hayes’ song, The Look of Love.
Emma and Bruce have been married since 2009.
Bruce withdrew from Hollywood in 2022 amid his battle with the brain condition ‘aphasia,’ which causes the patient’s language abilities to deteriorate.
Later in the day, she shared another throwback, which showed them walking with their arms around each other as they seemingly arrived to a movie premiere or event
Emma and Bruce have been wed since 2009 (seen in 2009).
Last year, his family then said his disease had “progressed” and he had frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
‘As Bruce’s health advances, we hope that any media attention can be focused on casting a light on this disease that needs considerably more awareness and research,’ the family stated. Bruce’s family said in a statement, released on Instagram, “Bruce always believed in using his voice in the world to help others, and to raise awareness about important issues both publicly and privately.”
They went on, “We know in our hearts that – if he could today – he would want to respond by bringing global attention and a connectedness with those who are also dealing with this crippling disease and how it impacts so many individuals and their families.”
Defining aphasia as “a condition that affects your ability to communicate,” the Mayo Clinic notes that “can affect your speech, as well as the way you write and understand both spoken and written language.”
His family revealed last year that his condition had “progressed” and he had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), shown with Rumer Willis, Demi Moore, Bruce Willis, Scout Willis, Heming Willis and Tallulah Willis at an event in Los Angeles on September 23, 2019).
‘As Bruce’s health develops, we hope that any media attention can be directed on casting a light on this disease that needs considerably more awareness and research,’ the family stated.
The actor’s family withheld information about the likely source of his aphasia, a condition having several possible causes.
The disorder can be a prelude to a brain tumor or Alzheimer’s disease or arise from a head injury or stroke.
Usually treated with speech therapy and taught techniques for nonverbal communication, patients living with the disorder are