Demi Moore gives an update on the health of her ex-husband Bruce Willis.

At the performance on The Drew Barrymore Show on Friday, September 13 The substance The 61-year-old star and Drew Barrymore remembered their time together on “The Charlie’s Angels – Full Throttle – and the host reminded Moore of Bruce’s small role in the film’s opening scene.

“When we did that Charlie’s AngelsBruce came and played on it, and he opens the film, and we got to work with him,” said Barrymore, 49, and Moore admitted, “I had completely forgotten about that.”

“I mean, I knew him when he was a bartender at… Cafe Central,” she continued, while Moore simultaneously called out the name of the New York establishment.

“I’ve known him my whole life too… how is he doing now?” Barrymore asked next, before Moore, who was married to the actor from 1987 to 2000, revealed that “he’s in a stable situation given the circumstances.”

She then explained how she and her family had dealt with 69-year-old Bruce since he was diagnosed with aphasia and later frontotemporal dementia (known as FTD).

“I always tell my children that you meet them where they are. You don’t hold on to who they were or what you want from them, but who they are in that moment.” said the actress.

“And there’s so much beauty and joy and love and sweetness that comes from that,” Moore added. “When I’m in LA, I drive over every week and I really cherish the time that we all spend together.”

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In March 2022, the Willis family announced that the actor would be “stepping back” from his decades-long career following his aphasia diagnosis.

Almost a year later, in February 2023, his wife Emma Heming Willis announced that his condition had worsened to the point where a “more specific diagnosis” of FTD had been made.

Bruce’s daughters Rumer Willis, Scout Willis and Tallulah Willis, whom he has with Moore, and Mabel Willis and Evelyn Willis, whom he has with Emma, ​​have since shared several updates on his health online and in public appearances.

At her own performance on The Drew Barrymore Show Last November, Tallulah, 30, told host Barrymore that with Bruce, “it’s still like that, and I’ve learned in that regard that’s the best thing you can ask for.”

“I see love when I’m with him. He’s my dad and he loves me, that’s really special,” she added at the time.