Demi Moore is forever grateful that one of her family members helped prepare her and showed her how to face health challenges head-on.
Speaking with ET’s Denny Directo at the 25th annual “An Unforgettable Evening” gala — where she and Wallis Annenberg were honored for their work raising breast cancer awareness — the 61-year-old Feudo: Capote against the Swans star credited her aunt for influencing her attitude toward mental toughness.
“I’m here tonight with my aunt, who is a breast cancer survivor and has been cancer-free for 18 years,” said the mother of three.
She added: “I see the incredible courage that she had and faced and also the attitude that she had in facing it, and it was a fearless and faith attitude.”
O Ghost star explained that her aunt’s spirit in fighting cancer and getting into remission has been contagious and that she has been “a light” to her throughout her life and career. This “light” was especially important to her after losing her own mother, Virginia Guynes, to a brain tumor in 1998.
Although it’s not the same type of cancer her mother died from, Moore said she has always felt compelled to promote and work with charities focused on breast cancer and finding a cure. The event – held at the Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel – benefited the Women’s Cancer Research Fund, a program of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF).
At the gala, the actress received the Courage Award for her “unwavering support and dedication to breast cancer awareness.” She said the recognition, while not necessary, is an honor.
“I feel very emotional and emotional,” Moore told ET. “And also, I feel very grateful for the opportunity to serve and help continue to expand the message and awareness and importance of research, because research means solution.”
The award comes at a time when her own family is currently struggling with another major health struggle as Moore’s ex-husband, Bruce Willisis currently fighting frontotemporal dementia. He was diagnosed in February 2020 and has struggled as a byproduct with aphasia, an inability to speak or understand speech.
The two were married from 1987 to 2000 and have three daughters, Rumer, 35, Scout LaRue, 32, and Tallulah, 30.
On a January interview with Andy Cohen on his SiriusXM show, Radio AndyMoore offered advice for anyone experiencing hardship or witnessing loved ones experiencing health challenges.
“I think the most important thing I could share is meeting them where they are,” she said at the time.
“When you let go of who they were or who you think they (should be), or even who you wish they were, you can really stay in the present,” she continued, “and absorb the joy and love that it is present and present for all that they are, not for all that they are not.”
At the gala, ET also asked the actress about her upcoming series, Landmanin Yellow stone The creator Taylor Sheridan. The Texas-set drama – based on Expanding city Christian Wallace podcast – also stars Billy Bob Thornton as a crisis executive for an oil company and Jon Hamm in an undisclosed paper. Moore said she was immediately drawn to the series and thinks it’s an in-depth look at a very important topic.
“I really loved what Taylor has been doing and of course Billy Bob, Jon Hamm, Ali Larter,” she said of what caught her attention. Landman.
Moore added: “It’s a really amazing cast and I think it’s a really interesting subculture that we don’t know much about and yet all of our lives are affected by oil.”
ET too recently spoke with Thornton68, at the CMT Music Awards in Texas over the weekend, and he also said he couldn’t wait for everyone to see the show and praised the incredible chemistry between the cast members.
“They’re amazing,” Thornton said of the set. “It’s become a little family, I would say. Everyone is great.”
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