Rumer Willis spoke exclusively to DailyMail.com about her ‘amazing’ daughter Louetta, embracing her postpartum body and also gave an update on her father Bruce Willis’ battle with dementia.
She did so while attending the premiere of her new film My Divorce Party at the 2024 Beverly Hills Film Festival on Wednesday.
Rumer, 35, welcomed one-year-old Louetta, her first child with boyfriend Derek Thomas, in April 2023.
Louetta is also the first grandchild of Bruce, 69, and his ex-wife Demi Moore, 61.
The House Bunny star gushed to DailyMail.com that she feels “so blessed” to be Louetta’s mother and that she is “the most amazing little girl.”
‘She is so happy, wonderful and smiling. She is cheerful all the time.’
Rumer Willis spoke exclusively to DailyMail.com about her ‘amazing’ daughter Louetta, embracing her postpartum body and also gave an update on her father Bruce Willis’ battle with dementia; seen on wednesday
Rumer, 35, welcomed one-year-old Louetta, her first child with boyfriend Derek Thomas, in April 2023.
Radiant with confidence, Rumer looked fabulous in a strapless black minidress as she posed for photos on the red carpet before the screening.
The star, who often appears on Instagram wearing bikinis, opened up about how motherhood has changed her body image for the better.
Specifically, the actress hasn’t felt the pressure to “bounce back” after pregnancy and has instead embraced the postpartum journey.
‘What’s been surprising is that I feel like having a child, being postpartum and continuing to breastfeed has really allowed me that space. “I didn’t rush to dive in and change anything,” she explained.
‘If anything, I probably eat more freely. I’m still breastfeeding, so whatever I take off, I take off. [from my daughter].
“It’s given me a real freedom to allow my body to do what it wants to do.”
Rumer’s younger sisters, Scout, 32, and Tallulah, 30, were “babysitting” Louetta overnight so she could attend Wednesday’s premiere.
Although she felt “a little nervous” about being away from Louetta, Rumer knew her baby was in good hands.
The House Bunny star gushed to DailyMail.com that she feels “so blessed” to be Louetta’s mother and that she is “the most amazing little girl.”
‘She is so happy, wonderful and smiling. “She’s cheerful all the time,” she added.
Rumer’s younger sisters, Scout, 32, and Tallulah, 30, were “babysitting” Louetta overnight so she could attend Wednesday’s premiere.
‘[My sisters are] really great with her,” he said.
The Willis family has remained very close despite Demi and Bruce’s divorce in 2000 after 13 years of marriage.
They celebrate the holidays together along with Bruce’s new wife, Emma Hemming Willis, and their two young daughters, and have rallied around the Glass actor amid his tragic health battle.
Rumer said baby Louetta’s “face lights up” when she hears her phone’s FaceTime ring, knowing it’s an incoming call from her family.
“You try to pick up the phone and see who’s talking and their face lights up with a megawatt smile.”
Rumer gushed about how “sweet” it has been to see Demi become a grandmother.
“I think grandmothers are intrinsically very different than how they are as mothers to some extent because it’s all the joy [of a child] without any responsibility,” he explained. “There is so much sweetness.”
Rumer said baby Louetta’s face “lights up” when she hears the FaceTime ring on her phone because she knows it’s an incoming call from her family.
The star, who often appears on Instagram wearing bikinis, opened up about how motherhood has changed her body image for the better.
Rumer spoke about how “sweet” it has been to see Demi be Louetta’s grandmother
Rumer then gave an update on Bruce, who retired from acting in 2022 after being diagnosed with aphasia and then frontotemporal dementia, and how he hopes his family’s resilience can inspire others.
“For me, through this experience, what has been incredible is that my dad is so loved and I feel like that has been very evident in the transparency with which we have been sharing.” [updates on his health],’ She explained.
The three Willis girls, Demi and Emma, have taken to Instagram to share information about Bruce’s condition and how his family is coping.
Rumer said if sharing her experience can bring “hope or comfort to others experiencing [something similar]So for me that’s all.”
Although Bruce’s ailments are terminal, Rumer told fans that the legendary actor is currently doing “really well.”
Rumer then shared the “biggest” lesson she learned from her parents Demi and Bruce and how “laughter” was essential in her home growing up.
‘One of my favorite things [that I’ve learned] of both is [having] a level of silliness and silliness and not taking yourself seriously,” he said.
Referencing a recent Instagram post she shared of Bruce and Demi hanging out together in matching jumpsuits, Rumer emphasized that her parents always encourage her and her sisters to be “weird and silly” and “really allowed us the space to be.” expressive”.
Rumer then gave an update on Bruce, who retired from acting in 2022 after being diagnosed with aphasia and then frontotemporal dementia, and how he hopes his family’s resilience can inspire others; seen in 2019
The Willis family has remained very close despite Demi and Bruce’s divorce in 2000 after 13 years of marriage; seen in 2001
Although Bruce’s ailments are terminal, Rumer told fans that the legendary actor is currently doing “really well.”
She continued, “That was very important because a lot of times, especially when you’re growing up as a ‘nepo baby’ or whatever, you have to act a certain way and you have to be a certain way.”
With Mother’s Day just around the corner, Rumer expressed her joy at being able to celebrate as a mother for the second time.
“It’s still so surreal for me to be able to celebrate Mother’s Day,” she gushed.
As for plans she has in store with her mom and sisters, Rumer said they might do another Mother’s Day ‘girls brunch’ like they did last year.