Rumer Willis has revealed she and her two sisters still take baths together in their 30s.
The actress, 36, is the eldest daughter of Bruce Willis and his ex-wife Demi Moore, ahead of Tallulah, 31, and Scout, 33.
The Die Hard actor, 70, who was diagnosed with dementia two years ago, also shares Mabel, 12, and Evelyn, 10, with his current wife Emma Heming Willis after their 2009 wedding.
While Demi, 62, and Bruce were married for three years until their 2000 break up, they remain close to this day with The Substance actress supporting her ex through his diagnosis.
The family are clearly a tight-knit bunch, and Rumer explained just how close they all are on a recent episode of What In The Winkler podcast.
‘They are absolutely bonkers, and my best friends,’ Rumer said of her sisters, revealing they were all present when she gave birth to her daughter Louetta at home in 2023.
Explaining their dynamic, she continued: ‘We still take baths together, my sisters and I. That’s just the kind of house that I grew up in. People might think that’s crazy and weird but I don’t.’
Rumer also said she still sleeps in bed with her mum Demi, and hopes her daughter will follow suit.
‘I hope Lou will still sleep in bed with me when she’s my age. I still sleep in bed with my mum. I don’t think it’s weird,’ she said.
Rumer – known for films including Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood and Sorority Row – explained how she thought sleep training babies to be in another room was an odd phenomenon.
‘Imagine if you had a baby gorilla or a dog when it’s 2 weeks old or something and you put it in a different room to its mum, everyone will look at you like you’re crazy,’ she said.
She added: ‘Even adults don’t know how to self-soothe.’
Rumer also talked about being a nepo baby to one of the most revered actors in the world in her dad Bruce.
‘It’s just my dad,’ she said of the acting legend, ‘My normal was that I didn’t go to a full year of school until fifth grade because I was travelling on set.’
She explained how although her ‘basic maths isn’t great’, she got some ‘cool experiences’ instead.
Having got tattoos and piercings as a youngster, Rumer explained how Demi warned her away from boxing herself into one style because of her job.
At the time, Rumer took no notice, but confessed that in hindsight: ‘In my 20s the only roles I got were a lesbian, drug addict, someone who had been abused.’
Other celebrities with a strangely close bond with their siblings include Angelina Jolie, who raised more than a few eyebrows when she and brother James Haven kissed on the 2000 Academy Awards red carpet.
This comes after Rumer hosted an an Instagram Q&A the day before Bruce’s 70th birthday, in which she gave an update on her dad.
‘He’s doing great, thank you for asking,’ Rumer responded in a video. ‘It is actually his 70th birthday tomorrow so please wish my papa a big happy birthday,’ she added.
She then posted a video of Demi and Bruce dancing together in the kitchen, and he looked all smiles.
Tallulah took to social media to wish her ‘favourite friend’ a happy birthday, writing: ‘You are a light that can never be dimmed! I love you so proud to be your baby.’
‘Happy birthday, BW! We love you,’ Demi wrote.
In February 2023, the Willis family announced Bruce had finally been given a ‘clear diagnosis’ of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a progressive disease that impacts his speech and behaviour.
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Appearing on CNN on December 5, Demi shared an update on her ex-husband’s health.
‘He’s in a very stable place at the moment,’ she said. ‘I’ve shared this before, but I really mean this so sincerely – it’s so important for anybody who’s dealing with this to really meet them where they’re at.’
During a September 2023 appearance on Today, Bruce’s wife Emma said it was ‘hard to know’ if Bruce was aware of what’s going on with his health.
In a 2024 interview with Town & Country his wife Emma explained how they first noticed something was wrong.
‘As his language started changing, it [seemed like it] was just a part of a stutter, it was just Bruce,’ she said, referencing Bruce’s childhood stutter.
‘Never in a million years would I think it would be a form of dementia for someone so young,’ she said.
‘I say that FTD whispers, it doesn’t shout. It’s hard for me to say, ‘This is where Bruce ended, and this is where his disease started to take over,’” she added.
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