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Emma Heming Willis and her husband, Die Hard actor Bruce Willis, celebrated their 16-year wedding anniversary on Friday, March 21. Heming Willis shared a photo of her and her husband on Instagram to mark the special day. She also shared a candid caption about the years they’ve spent together.
“Today marks 16 years with the love of a lifetime. We’ve shared monumental highs and devastating lows, and through it all, we’ve built something timeless. I’m so deeply grateful for every chapter I’ve had with him—and all the ones we’ll continue to write, in our language of unconditional love,” she wrote.
Indeed things have looked very different for the couple in recent years. Willis was diagnosed with aphasia in 2022 and then, more specifically, frontotemporal dementia, in 2023. The actor has since lost the ability to communicate verbally.
Dozens of comments have amassed on Heming Willis’ recent Instagram post, with family, friends, and fans sharing their well wishes for the couple.
“Love you Emma you are magic 321 and papa he loves you so much,” wrote Willis’ daughter, Rumer Willis.
“You’re an angel that walks this earth. I love how deeply you care about your family extended family and Bruce,” someone else added.
“Through thick and thin love is always the best compliment in life,” a third comment read.
“Happy Happy Anniversary!! What a true and all encompassing love you share,” a fourth Instagram user said.
The couple’s wedding anniversary comes two days after Willis’ 70th birthday.
“It’s Bruce’s birthday, and if there’s one thing I know, it’s that there’s no greater fan than a Bruce fan. So flood him with all the love today—he will feel it, I swear he will. You are one powerful bunch. I love how you rally for him, and I’m so grateful that he has you,” Heming Willis captioned an Instagram post on Wednesday, March 19.
She later posted an update on her Instagram Stories, scrolling through all of the messages that fans sent her husband.
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