When it comes to raising daughters, Bruce Willis has a sixth sense. So after his eldest daughter Rumer Willis gave birth to a baby girl of her own, Louetta Isley Thomas Willis , the new grandfather and the now-13-month-old quickly formed an unbreakable bond. "Lou is just starting to walk a little bit and she was walking over to [Bruce] and it was so sweet," Rumer told Today 's Hoda Kotb May 29.
"It's so nice because I feel like my dad is just, he's a girl dad through and through. It almost unlocks that kind of little kid, girl dad thing. He's so sweet with her.
" Rumer, who shares her daughter with partner Derek Richard Thomas , posted a heartwarming photo of Bruce holding the toddler last month as part of a first birthday tribute to her little one. It marked a rare glimpse at the Die Hard actor, who stepped away from acting in 2022 and has been battling frontotemporal dementia . And seeing her mom Demi Moore and dad—who also share daughters Scout Willis , 32, and Tallulah Willis , 30—become grandparents, has been a magical experience for Rumer.
"Honestly, seeing them with her, it just, it almost unlocks all of these childhood memories because being a grandparent, I think, is the best. They have all of the love and joy without any of the responsibilities," Rumer said about her parents' relationship with Lou. "They get to just spoil her.
" That blended family spoiling her also includes Bruce's daughters Mabel Willis , 12, and Evelyn Willis , 10, whom he shares with wife Emma.
