The following article contains references to disordered eating, substance abuse, and emotional and psychological abuse.
After their divorce, the movie stars continued to successfully co-parent and show support for each other.
Instead of growing up in Hollywood, she and her sisters were raised on a ranch in Idaho.
Speaking withTeen Voguein 2015, Willis explained the low point that led her to seek help.
She remarked, “In college the depression became overwhelming.
However, it wasn’t until she was 25 that Tallulah sought treatment for depression.
“At 18, I deferred my acceptance to Boston University.
Although Moore had previously been sober for decades, she began drinking after having a miscarriage.
“It was like the sun went down and like a monster came.
Or she would be a lot more affectionate with me if she wasn’t sober,” she said.
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Visit theSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration websiteor contact SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
Willis continued, saying, “Things were very painful.
That’s when I began to drink heavily.”
By the time Tallulah was 17, she had been arrested for underage drinking.
At the age of 20, she entered an Arizona-based treatment program for cocaine and alcohol abuse.
She was given a prescription a stimulant, a treatment Willis described as “transformative” in her 2023Voguearticle.
“I felt smart for the first time,” she explained.
However, there was a downside.
“I also started to enjoy the appetite-suppressant side effect of the meds,” Willis said.
“I saw a way to banish the awkward adolescent in favor of a flighty little pixie.”
As she began to lose weight, Willis revealed that those around her were initially impressed.
Before long, though, that quickly transformed into concern.
“My friends and family were terrified, and I dismissed it.
They’d say, ‘Is this the ADHD medication?’
Sadly, Willis was in the throes of her eating disorder.
If you need help with an eating disorder, or know someone who does, help is available.
Willis’massive engagement ringmade an appearance in series of Instagram posts celebrating the her engagement.
All seemed well between the couple.
However, by June 2022 not long after Bruce Willis was diagnosed with aphasia Buss quietly dumped Tallulah.
It didn’t take long for rumors to start circling about the couple’s breakup.
Fans began questioning Tallulah in the comment section of her Instagram posts upon noticing Buss' absence.
Hope they’re a cutie patoootie who recycles.”
Still, she didn’t confirm or deny any rumors until 2023.
As she wrote forVoguein 2023, “By the spring of 2022, I weighed about 84 pounds.
I was always freezing.
She remained at Driftwood Recovery until October 2022.
An emaciated body wouldn’t do that,” she wrote.
Having since completed her treatment, she learned to love her new body and accept her dad’s diagnosis.
Thankfully, Tallulah is in a better place with it all.
I can bring him an energy that’s bright and sunny, no matter where I’ve been.
