TALLULAH WILLIS ON SHARING HER STORY THROUGH HER VOGUE ESSAY, “TALLULAH WILLIS ON GRIEF, HEALING, AND THE ROAD AHEAD”  

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Tallulah Willis on Growing Up in Public and a Nurse Sharing Her Private Information  

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Drew: You wrote this ‘Vogue’ article that came out in May. It’s incredibly straightforward, brave and transparent. You talk about the struggles you’ve gone through in your life and I just want to open it up by saying I really relate. Growing up in the public eye. In fact may I put up two headlines that both of us share…these were things that I would have loved to keep to myself. Did you feel that way that you would have loved to keep it to yourself?

Tallulah: I think anyone would. That’s kind of the initial thought. When I was at the treatment center a nurse actually leaked my information to the tabloids. And what was interesting was when they took me in the back office and said, ‘This is out,’ my first thought was, ‘Oh I was waiting for this to happen.’ I didn’t expect privacy to be present at twenty years old, doing something really scary and because of the fact that it was taken from me, the opportunity to share my story, when I wanted to, when I came out into the real world again it was really important for me to be even more transparent, because I felt like there was a real strength in sharing the vulnerability in that. I felt like if somebody could feel less alone by me talking about this, that’s why I wanted to do the ‘Vogue’ article…it’s been ten years of moments that have continued to be taken from me.

Tallulah Willis on Why She Decided To Open Up About Her Eating Disorder

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Tallulah: I felt like the things that had occurred in more recent years, I very visibly was struggling with an eating disorder and because of the age of social media and that was very present and there was actually a tremendous amount of concern for me that I got on my Instagram, and as I’m early in recovery in that, it’s interesting to talk about it because I don’t know if I had my full footing, I’m trying every day…I wanted to share that it was very scary, that it was very hard.

Tallulah on Her Close Relationship with Her Sisters

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Drew: What was it like growing up with sisters?

Tallulah: I mean we’re all incredibly close. I didn’t realize until I was older, because when you’re older and you have siblings, you choose to spend time with them and I just thought, ‘Oh everyone must love to hangout with their siblings as much as I do.’ But we see each other and we talk every single day. We still have sleepovers with my mom, we sleep in her bed. We’re totally connected and strengthened and linked together, but we’re all very different.

Tallulah on Being So Open About Dad Bruce Willis’ Disease

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Tallulah: What’s going on with my dad he has a very aggressive cognitive disease, form of dementia that’s very rare.

Drew: Why did you guys decide to be so open about that?

Tallulah: Well I think it’s two fold. On one hand it’s who we are as a family but also it’s really important for us to spread awareness.

Drew: There’s not enough information out there.

Tallulah: We had no idea, and again it’s like the bigger version of what I’m trying to do, if we can take something that we’re struggling with as a family to help other people, to turn it around to make something beautiful about it, that’s really special for us. And part of what’s been a really beautiful way for me to heal through this is becoming like an archeologist to my dad’s world, to his little trinkets and doo-dads…

Tallulah on Her Dad’s Current State

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Drew: How is he today, what state is he in?

Tallulah: He is the same, which I think in this regard I’ve learned is the best thing you can ask for. I see love when I’m with him, and it’s my dad and he loves me, which is really special.

Tallulah on Her Mom Being Single and Thriving

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Drew: How is your mom by the way?

Tallulah: My mom is thriving. She did fashion week in Milan. She just celebrated her sixtieth birthday. I like to say that if she’s over the hill I want to be on whatever hill she’s on…She ages backwards. She’s single, on the market. She has eight dogs in the bed, and they each have tiny beds.