Emma Heming Willis continues to go the whole nine yards for Bruce Willis.
The model—who shares kids Mabel Ray, 13, and Evelyn Penn, 11, with the Pulp Fiction actor—celebrated Father’s Day June 15 with a tribute to her husband amid his battle with frontotemporal dementia, known as FTD.
“Happy Father’s Day to all the dads living with disability or disease, showing up in the ways they can and to the children who show up for them,” Emma captioned her Instagram post, which featured a sweet photo of Bruce, 70, embracing Evelyn. “What Bruce teaches our girls goes far beyond words. Resilience, unconditional love, and the quiet strength in simply being present.”
“This photo says so much,” the 46-year-old continued. “Love depends. It adapts. It says, even when everything else changes.”
Like for many “symbolic days,” as she put it, this specific holiday can “stir up a lot” of emotions for her.
“I’m profoundly sad today,” Emma shared. “I wish, with every cell in my body, that things could be different for him and lighter for our family.”
But navigating this illness is their new reality.
“As they say in our FTD community, ‘It is what it is.’ And while that might sound dismissive, to me, it’s not,” she wrote. “It grounds me. It helps me return to the acceptance of what is and not fight this every step of the way like I used to.”
“Today, let’s celebrate the badass dads,” she concluded, “those who are here and those we carry with us. Onward.”
She’s not alone, either. After all, she has the support of Bruce and Demi Moore’s oldest daughters Rumer Willis, 36, Scout Willis, 33, and Tallulah Willis, 31.
For her part, Rumer—mom to 2-year-old Louetta—detailed the highs and lows she experienced on Father’s Day amid Bruce’s condition, which impacts his ability to communicate.
“I feel a deep ache in my chest to talk to you and tell you everything I’m doing and what’s going on in my life,” she wrote on Instagram, sharing a sweet picture of her hugging her dad. “To hug you and ask you about life and your stories and struggles and successes. I wish I asked you more questions while you could still tell me about it all.”
But she’s tried to find the silver linings in her dad’s health battle.
“I know you wouldn’t want me to be sad today so I’ll try to just be grateful reminding myself how lucky I am that you’re my dad and that you’re still with me and I can still hold you and hug you and kiss your cheek and rub your head I can tell you stories,” she explained. “I can watch the way your eyes light up when you see Louetta I will be grateful for every moment I have with you.”
“I love you so much dad happy Father’s Day,” Rumer concluded her post. “Sending love to all those who are in the boat with me or have lost their fathers, to the single moms who are the dads too, to my future baby daddy…”
To see how more celeb dads celebrated Father’s Day 2025, keep reading…
Justin Bieber
For his first Father’s Day with his wife Hailey Bieber and their 9-month-old son Jack Blues Bieber, the “Baby” singer shared a cryptic message.
“I’m a dad that’s not to be f–ked with,” Justin wrote And he added a middle finger emoji to the caption as well as the photo to emphasize his warning.
Prince William
The Duke of Wales’ three kids Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7—whom he shares with wife Kate Middleton—penned a sweet message to their father on social media.
Happy Father’s Day, Papa,” the trio wrote on their parents’ joint Instagram account. “We love you!”
Justin Timberlake
On Father’s Day 2025, the “Rock Your Body” singer shared a rare photo with his and wife Jessica Biel‘s sons Silas, 10, and Phineas, 4.
“There’s no bigger reward or responsibility that I have ever felt in my life above being a father,” Justin captioned a June 15 Instagram post. “To teach and to learn at the same time…I feel beyond blessed.”
“I see my two dads, my grandfathers, my uncles more and more clearly every year that I get to experience this life with them,” he continued. “And I see myself more and more clearly in every moment I have with my sons, watching who they continue to become. You can’t put a price tag on that type of generational wealth!”
David Beckham
The soccer star—who shares kids Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, 26, Romeo Beckham, 22, Cruz Beckham, 20, and Harper Beckham, 13, with wife Victoria Beckham—penned a tribute post to all of his kid amid a rumored feud with his eldest.
“My most important & favourite job in life is being a dad,” David wrote on Instagram. “I’m so proud of all of you and like daddy (sorry boys) tells you every single day I will always be here for you no matter what.”
“Happy Father’s Day,” he added. “I love you kiddies more than you could imagine.”
Savannah Chrisley & Todd Chrisley
Weeks after Todd and his wife Julie Chrisley were pardoned by President Donald Trump and released from prison, their 27-year-old daughter shared a video of their sweet reunion.
“Father’s Day looks a little different these days,” Savannah wrote in the caption. “I sure do love you daddy!!”
Emma Heming Willis & Bruce Willis
The Die Hard actor’s wife of 15 years shared an emotional message to her husband amid his battle with aphasia, which he was diagnosed with in 2022, and frontotemporal dementia, which was revealed in 2023.
“Happy Father’s Day to all the dads living with disability or disease, showing up in the ways they can and to the children who show up for them,” Emma wrote. “What Bruce teaches our girls goes far beyond words.”
“I’m profoundly sad today,” she continued. “I wish, with every cell in my body, that things could be different for him and lighter for our family. As they say in our FTD community, ‘It is what it is.'”
Gwen Stefani & Blake Shelton
For Father’s Day 2025, the “Hollaback Girl” singer took the opportunity to honor the “Texas” singer as well as her own father Dennis Stefani.
“happy Father’s day Dad and @blakeshelton,” Gwen wrote alongside a series of family photos. “we love u so much.”
Oprah Winfrey
“My father is the root of all my successes,” the talk show host wrote in an essay for Oprah Daily, honoring her late father Vernon Winfrey. “Personal. Physical. Financial. Because he understood intrinsically that fathering is a verb. It requires action. And acting according to the child you’re raising.”
Diplo
“I am my fathers son,” the music producer—who is dad to sons Lockett, Lazer and Pace—wrote on Instagram. “Happy father’s day to all the dads out there…you have the most important job in the world.”
