Tallulah Willis, daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, has given a candid update on her health following her previous admission that she was struggle with an eating disorder.
Weeks ago, Tallalah wrote a letter published in Vogue magazine where she spoke about her father’s ongoing struggles with frontotemporal dementia, as well as her own four-year battle with anorexia nervosa.
The 29-year-old has now opted to share a powerful post wherein she documented her recovery on her eating disorder journey, gaining widespread praise from her many Instagram followers.
Tallulah included a trigger warning alongside the photos, which she captioned: “ED [eating disorder] pre-recovery image. I love her. And I love her, and I see how courageous she’s been. Steady on the course my bbs.’”
The first photo showed Tallulah posing with her stomach on show, while the second revealed a screengrab of a message she had exchanged with loved ones, along with the words “Look at my health body!!!”
Tallulah first discussed her eating disorder in the aforementioned Vogue piece, writing:
“For the last four years, I have suffered from anorexia nervosa, which I’ve been reluctant to talk about because, after getting sober at age 20, restricting food has felt like the last vice that I got to hold on to.”
While in the midst of battling her own health problems, Tallulah acknowledged that her father was facing his own fight, though at that stage his family weren’t aware of the gravity of his condition.
“All kinds of cognitive testing was being conducted, but we didn’t have an acronym yet,” Tallulah continued.
“I remember a moment when it hit me painfully: I was at a wedding in the summer of 2021 on Martha’s Vineyard, and the bride’s father made a moving speech. Suddenly I realized that I would never get that moment, my dad speaking about me in adulthood at my wedding.
“It was devastating. I left the dinner table, stepped outside, and wept in the bushes.”
Tallulah, who has over 300,000 followers on Instagram, earned praise from plenty of people online with her latest post.
“This is so important. Thank you for being honest and real with this topic. Means a lot for the ED support network to know there is help. Our loved ones can truly have a full life in recovery ?” one person commented.
“Keep on going you are doing amazing. You can do hard things. Also, is that a nipple sweater because omg I want one ?” another added.
“You are so beautiful to me. Inside and out ❤️” said a third.
In the Vogue interview, Tallulah also opened up on her famous father’s condition, explaining that he still recognizes her when she visits.
“These days, my dad can be reliably found on the first floor of the house, somewhere in the big open plan of the kitchen-dining-living room, or in his office. Thankfully, dementia has not affected his mobility,” she said.
““That office has always been a kind of window into what he’s most interested in at any given moment.“
I for one think Tallulah Willis is brave for tackling her issues head on and spreading her story to raise awareness.
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