Topics: Celebrity, Hair, Health, Instagram, Mental Health, Bruce Willis
Warning: This article contains discussion of eating disorders which some readers may find distressing
Bruce Willis' daughter, Tallulah, has bravely shared a series of 'before and after' images depicting how an eating disorder affected her in an extremely honest Instagram post.
The 31-year-old actress - who is the daughter of the Die Hard star and The Substance Hollywood A-lister Demi Moore - took to Instagram earlier today (30 June) where she shared with her 453k followers an update on both her mental and physical health, characterised by the growth of her hair.
"I wanna talk about when I was balding because of my severe anorexia," she began writing in the caption of a seven-photo carousel post showing her hair growth journey following her recovery.
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Explaining that the first photos were taken in the summer of 2022 in Austin, Texas, while she was at addiction rehabilitation centre, Driftwood Recovery, Tallulah bravely shared: "I want to talk about how I for a long time in my life I would have seen those patches of bare skin blurring through sparse hairs as a badge of honour."
Quoting how she felt at the time, she added 'I was sick enough to make you look'.
Anorexia and hair loss are connected, primarily due to the fact that nutrition plays a significant role in hair health.
"While I was at Driftwood I temporarily needed a wheelchair to walk because my leg muscles had atrophied so badly," she continued.
"I’m still working to build back the muscles decimated during those many many years."
Tallulah recalled that she had 'such breakable and fragile hair', which she said was 'so thinned' that she had to use a 'thousand clippies to keep things in place'.
"And usually they slipped off because they [had] nothing to grab onto," she carried on.
"I chose to crop some of them because for me this truly isn’t a stage to show off how I nearly starved to death (publicly!), but I think the photos serve as a teaching tool."
The Whole Ten Yards actress shared that she went searching for the 'AFTER' pictures from the last few months and 'smiled the whole time'.
"These photos are from spring of this year. I didn’t realise how comforting a big bun could feel like, how sexy it feels for your hair bounce a little when you walk," she rejoiced.
"I didn’t value myself or my health but I am of the lucky who have made it to the other side."
"I made my disorder public and now it only feels right to make my recovery as well. I want to heal and hug and soothe every busy mind that’s out there still hurting."
Tallulah concluded the touching heartfelt post: "Keep going I love u all."
If you've been affected by any of the issues in this article and would like to speak with someone in confidence, call the BEAT Eating Disorders helpline on 0808 801 0677. Helplines are open 3pm-8pm Monday to Friday. Alternatively, you can try the one-to-one webchat.
