{"id":822940,"date":"2026-11-03T16:04:17","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T16:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/822940\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T16:04:17","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T16:04:17","slug":"bruce-williss-daughter-tallulah-shares-impact-of-abusive-trolling-about-her-appearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/822940\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruce Willis\u2019s daughter Tallulah shares impact of abusive trolling about her appearance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1793721854_887_Independent+Membership+White.png\" alt=\"Independent Membership\" class=\"logo-premium-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text\">Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today.<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"\/subscribe?regSourceMethod=Bookmarks\" class=\"subscribe-link\" target=\"_parent\">Join today<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"login-copy\">\n      Already a member?<br \/>\n      <a href=\"#\" class=\"login-link login-trigger\" external-event=\"openLogin\">Log in<\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/tallulah-willis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tallulah Willis<\/a>, the daughter of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/demi-moore\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Demi Moore<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/bruce-willis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bruce Willis<\/a>, has shared some of the abusive trolling she regularly receives on social media \u2013 which she says once made her \u201calmost starve to death\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On her Instagram, 32-year-old Willis shared a screen recording of numerous comments about her appearance, among them \u201cshe is not easy on the eyes\u201d, or suggesting she has \u201csome sort of medical issue\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople seem shocked \u2013 genuinely \u2013 when I share my experience being called \u2018medically disfigured\u2019 or \u2018something to fear\u2019,\u201d Willis captioned the recording. \u201cI don\u2019t often read these things, but when I do I remember why I almost starved to death after a lifetime of disordered eating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Willis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/tallulah-willis-anorexia-eating-disorder-b2501114.html\" title=\"Tallulah Willis gets candid about \u2018romanticising\u2019 eating disorder\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">first spoke about her experiences with disordered eating in 2023<\/a>, writing in a personal essay for Vogue that she had been diagnosed with anorexia nervosa.<\/p>\n<p>That same year she told Drew Barrymore on her US talk show that she \u201cvery visibly was struggling with an eating disorder and because of the age of social media \u2026 there was actually a tremendous amount of concern for me that I got on my Instagram.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/2262576223...jpeg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/>(Getty)<\/p>\n<p>Willis said that her disorder arose after she\u2019d been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as well as borderline personality disorder. The former diagnosis came at the age of 25, and she was prescribed a medication that came with \u201cappetite-\u200bsuppressant side effect\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On her Instagram, Willis finished off her caption by acknowledging the importance of kindness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI take pride in [the] fact that I choose kindness everyday, but I just hope to share with you all the realities that someone who has been unstoppably vulnerable in sharing their ups and downs still gets treated like this on certain corners of the internet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In September, Willis shared a sweet<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/bruce-willis-dementia-present-health-update-b3047975.html\"> photo of her dad Bruce<\/a> amid his dementia diagnosis and care.<\/p>\n<p>The 71-year-old Die Hard star was diagnosed with<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/films\/news\/bruce-willis-emma-dementia-b3028510.html\"> frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in 2023<\/a>, after initially being diagnosed with aphasia the previous year. The<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/films\/news\/bruce-willis-daughter-wedding-photo-b3033718.html\"> progressive neurological condition<\/a> affects the brain\u2019s frontal and temporal lobes and can cause changes in behaviour, communication, speech and movement.<\/p>\n<p>Bruce has stepped back from the spotlight following his diagnosis and has only been photographed on occasion,<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/films\/news\/bruce-willis-daughter-wedding-photo-b3033718.html\"> most recently at Tallulah\u2019s August wedding to musician Justin Acee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In Tallulah\u2019s post, she is seen planting a kiss on her father\u2019s head. She captioned the photograph \u201cso cute!\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Screenshot-2026-09-29-at-12-18-52-PM.png\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Tallulah Willis\u2019s photo with her dad Bruce\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/>Tallulah Willis\u2019s photo with her dad Bruce (Tallulah Willis\/Instagram)<\/p>\n<p>Bruce has largely kept a low profile since his dementia diagnosis. In January, his wife<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/emma-heming\"> Emma Heming Willis<\/a> said that<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/bruce-willis-emma-heming-dementia-diagnosis-podcast-b2909898.html\"> the actor \u201cdoesn\u2019t know\u201d that he has the degenerative disease,<\/a> as one of the neurological symptoms includes anosognosia, which prevents a person from accurately recognising their own illness.<\/p>\n<p>Tallulah, 32, is the youngest of the star\u2019s three daughters with his former wife Demi Moore. Her elder sisters are Rumer, 37, and Scout, 35.<\/p>\n<p>Bruce has two younger daughters \u2013 Mabel, 14, and Evelyn, 12 \u2013 with Heming Willis, who married the star in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>For anyone struggling with the issues raised in this article, eating disorder charity <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk\/\">Beat<\/a>\u2019s helpline is available 365 days a year on 0808 801 0677. NCFED offers information, resources and counselling for those suffering from eating disorders, as well as their support networks. Visit <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eating-disorders.org.uk\/\">eating-disorders.org.uk<\/a> or call 0845 838 2040<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? 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