Ex-Hollywood star Bruce Willis and Wildecker Herzbub Wilfried Gliem seem to be worlds apart. In fact, the two are family related. Therefore, the folk musician also knows about the health of the actor. Knowledge that he now shares with the public.
Wilfried Gliem, member of the folk music duo Wildecker Herzbuben, spoke in an interview with the "Bild" newspaper about the health of ex-Hollywood star Bruce Willis. How does he get there? The 76-year-old singer is actually part of the acting family in a few corners.
Gliem's wife Elke is the grand cousin of Bruce Willis' German mother Marlene. The star of many action films, who suffers from dementia, was born in 1955 in Idar-Oberstein, Rhineland-Palatinate.
Marlene Willis told him and his wife a year ago that her son had dementia, Gliem now describes in the "Bild" interview. "Bruce's mother keeps us up to date, we call once a month," explains the musician. And further: "She says she is not sure if her son still recognizes her."
Bruce Willis is now "very much slowed down in his behavior," his mother reported. Willis also “always has a slight aggressiveness”. A normal conversation is no longer possible. However, this is normal for the clinical picture.
Gliem says he feels particularly sorry for Willis's children and wife, who would suffer as relatives: "Scout and Tallulah are two very strong girls who are now there for their dad, just as he used to be there for them." Gliem does not mention the other daughters.
Bruce Willis has five children: Rumer, Scout and Tallulah from his marriage to fellow actor Demi Moore, who divorced in 2000. He had two more daughters, Evelyn and Mabel, with his current wife, former British model Emma Heming-Willis.
In March 2022, Bruce Willis' family made it public that he suffered from what is known as aphasia. That is why he will no longer appear in public in the future and will end his acting career. Aphasia is a speech disorder after brain damage, which can have different causes.
A few days ago, the family announced that the diagnosis had now been confirmed: Willis was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, or FDT for short. The condition of the 67-year-old has recently deteriorated. The certainty was "painful" for the family, but also a relief. The disease is not yet curable.
