If we were to talk about celebrities and their children who are as much if not more controversial
than their parents, the ones who definitely fit into that category would be the Willis-Moore
family. A few weeks ago Demi Moore published her book “Inside Out,” but her girls,
who now are more like ladies cause they’re grown up, don’t stop making headlines. Especially
the youngest one, Tallulah. What has she gone through at such a young age? It’s Jason
and I’m gonna tell you about the endless struggles of Tallulah Willis which she got
from her mom! We’ve already talked about Demi Moore and
her controversial relationship with Ashton Kutcher, her very difficult childhood and
the long struggle with self-destructive behaviors. And it was thanks to Demi’s decision to
open up and share her story that we learned that her three children had already shown
their dark sides, even before she was on her low. It never ceases to amaze me how celebrities
decide to be so honest and show us that their lives are not as perfect as we may think!
Now, let’s get into the details of what the Willis-Moore women went through! And If
I’m honest they’re pretty sad. Well, believe it or not, but the story of
Tallulah's struggle is kinda interesting. I know, it may sound weird but anyway, let’s
find out about this girl’s life in parts. So her parents Bruce Willis and Demi Moore
were married from 1987 to 2000. During those 13 years together, they had 3 beautiful daughters,
who grew up to be beautiful young ladies. In 1988 they had Rumer, then in 1991 Scout
was born and the youngest, Tallulah who was born in 1994.
Rumer said that growing up among Hollywood celebrities wasn’t such a fun or easy thing,
even with all the money and privileges that they had since they were born. What does she
actually do besides being the daughter of her famous parents? Well, Rumer is an actress,
a singer and a dancer. Did you know that she was a dancer on season 20 of "Dancing with
the Stars" and she’s won? The actress on her Instagram revealed that on July 1, 2017
she celebrated 6 months of sobriety. She said that it wasn’t something she had planned,
but after the long journey, she’d never been more proud of herself. As soon as she
wrote that post, she immediately gained many followers and got more than 19 thousand likes
in a few hours. And needless to say, it still is an endless fight and to be honest it’s
very admirable! She also wrote a few words of encouragement to people who were going
through a similar situation. She told them to keep fighting and to be kind to themselves.
Um, I know that this video is supposed to be about Tallulah, but we’ll get to it in
a while. Believe me, it’s worth mentioning the other sisters!
Just a few days after Rumer, Scout, the middle sister, shared a song called "Goodbye" which
was written by her, accompanied by a photo of a keychain with "Clean and serene for a
year" written on it. And in the caption, she wrote that she wasn’t good at celebrating
herself, and didn’t like to do it publicly, but that time she was very proud of herself.
It’s because she too completed a year of being fully present with herself, without
filters and chemical relaxation and without any shortcuts. Can you imagine how proud Dad
Bruce and Mom Demi are of their kids?! And now finally, we got to the youngest of
the three but obviously not the least important, Tallulah. She was the first one to quit drinking.
Tallulah, at the age of 17, was arrested for drinking alcohol while she was still underage.
In addition to that, Tallulah had earned not the best reputation in Hollywood. And when
Bruce Willis found out about this situation and other unhealthy behaviors in which Tallulah
got herself involved, he decided to stop supporting her financially until she got rid of her bad
habits. Do I need to say that this didn’t help at all? It only made the situation worse.
In a desperate search for help, the actress went to her mother who was then 51 years old,
and she’d already had some experience when it came to addiction. So her mom Demi, encouraged
Tallulah to seek professional help. This whole thing though, it's a very delicate topic!
Finally, her parents, who even though they were divorced always had a friendly relationship,
gave Tallulah an ultimatum and told her to go to a rehabilitation center that would help
her with the abuse of illegal substances and alcohol. So at the age of 20, and with a lifetime
ahead, Tallulah started the treatment in The Meadows, Arizona to deal with her addiction.
After she’d finished her therapy, Tallulah, who was still struggling with her illness
decided to look deeper into her problems. She discovered that she had always had a difficult
time because she was diagnosed with body dysmorphic disorder when she was 13 years old. So she
basically saw some parts of her body as flawed, even though these flaws were only in her head,
and that caused her to develop anxiety and other problems. So yeah, this is what Tallulah
was dealing with! But it’s not all! Because of all that, she also developed an
eating disorder. She stopped eating until her weight went down to only 94 pounds. It
sounds really dangerous! Then, she even said that it led her to lose herself, which made
the situation she was going through even worse. It took Tallulah 3 years to overcome both
her problems: the alcohol addiction and the eating disorders. She celebrated it publicly
in an unexpected but moving way. In the photo which she shared, she was very skinny, she
was smoking and was holding a drink. She described it with a long and emotional caption:
Tallulah wrote that during that dark time she didn’t value herself or her body. That’s
why she was constantly punishing herself for never feeling enough. That photo that she
shared, and that was taken more than 5 years, according to Tallulah was her most unhealthy
and unhappy moment but it’s a reminder that that version of herself will always be inside
of her. In the words of Tallulah: "I love the girl in the photo, I cry for her and mourn
her lost years. She is inside of me always and I must never let her slip".
Of course, Tallulah had the support of her parents and of her sisters, who shared that
same photo saying how proud they were of her achievements. The first one who talked about
it was Rumer who said that she was very proud of the woman her sister had become and she
was inspired by her and her achievements. She added that the way she had learned to
love and accept herself and what she went through was one of the most beautiful transformations
she had witnessed. Ain’t sisterly love the best thing?!
But if you thought this was all, you’re wrong. Our heroine has a lot more to tell
because Tallulah is very open in her posts on social media. And according to the artist,
in a video which she published in December last year, she wasn’t having a good time.
In fact, she had such dark thoughts that put her physical and mental well being at risk.
Tallulah recalled that when she posted this video, everyone was telling her how much they
wished they had her energy, freeness and even envied her how she was just herself. But what
they didn’t know was that when the video was filmed, she was having a very dark episode
in terms of her thoughts, she felt like she was in a dark hole and was thinking of taking
her life. She shared this on world mental health day and confessed, that people aren’t
always what they show and, the truth is, I couldn’t agree more with her. What do you
think? Is what we post on social media who we really are?
So because Tallulah is very sensitive, as an artist she sees things in a different way
and feels more intensely. She said that she was scared of her brain and the ability to
feel pain and what she still will have to go through. She admitted that she would like
to be better with words, as an armor and a way to help her brain understand her feelings
and herself. Wow, isn’t that deep! I said that Tallulah is an artist. And why
is it so? When she was in rehab, she looked for something that would distract her, some
kind of passion, and according to her, drawing was the best thing that could have happened
to her. She was coming back to being herself and she started drawing pictures because she
didn't really have much to do. As she revealed in an interview for Allure, during her struggle
to stay sober she developed intense claustrophobia and anxiety while being in crowds. So in rehab,
what kept her company was just a pencil and a notebook.
Despite her fears that her very simple drawings would have been bad, once again Tallulah didn’t
give up and even tried to do her best. Could we say that art saved her? What’s more,
art is not her only hobby because she’s also run a fashion blog called The Clothing
Coven for years. Besides that, she’s starred alongside her parents in movies such as "The
whole nine yards", "Bandits" and " The Scarlet letter." So she’s an artist with many talents!
Do you remember how at the beginning I told you that Demi got the strength to overcome
stuff from her daughters? She managed to beat her addictions, she became healthy and fixed
her relationship with her daughters. According to a source close to the family, Demi still
feels bad for the years when she wasn’t well and tries to compensate her daughters
for it. The Ghost actress sought professional help to fix many of her problems, including
entering a trauma rehabilitation program for codependency of illegal substances.
In an interview to promote her book, Demi shared some words of wisdom and said: “It’s
not the wins, but in our losses that we gain our depth and insights, and while it’s great
to celebrate the wins when they are there, don’t overlook them, it’s beautiful to
equally celebrate the losses.” So not only the daughters have really deep thoughts but
the mom as well! And Demi’s effort didn’t go unnoticed
by her girls. Scout, the middle daughter, in an interview for The Times said that she
was proud of her mother and the emotional progress she made. It’s even more special
because she didn’t have time for anything before because it’s like she was in a survival
mode. Rumer also showed how proud she was by saying
that thanks to her mother’s journey she discovered a new empathy for her mom’s efforts
and struggles. The oldest of the three said: "We grow up thinking that our parents are
these immovable gods of Olympus and obviously as we grow older, we start to realize how
much our parents are just people." Isn’t this amazing how these women support
each other after everything they’ve gone through? What do you think of the Willis-Moore
family? Did you know that almost all the members have gone through so many internal struggles?
Do you think it’s a good thing that celebrities share their personal experiences with the
public? Let me know what you think in the comments and don’t forget to subscribe to
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