Rumer Willis’ Bullying Reveal On ‘DWTS’ Brings Mom Demi To Tears [Video]


Rumer Willis opened her latest Dancing With The Stars segment with the revelation that she was bullied as a teenager, a confession that managed to remind us that no one is happy all of the time and also brought Demi Moore to tears. Did someone really mess with Bruce Willis’ daughter? Afraid so. According to Rumer, Demi Moore and Bruce Willis were actually the cause of the bullying, with other teens comparing Ms. Willis to her famous parents.

Dancing With The Stars wouldn’t be the same without Rumer, and Ms. Willis is proving that hard work and talent are culminating in an enjoyable experience. But the daughter of Striptease star Demi Moore wasn’t always so graceful. Rumer confessed to feeling just as awkward as any teenager and with such obvious self-consciousness, Ms. Willis found that many of her peers were more cruel than compassionate.

“When I was a teenager I was super awkward; I don’t think I really felt comfortable in my body or with how I looked, and people were nasty.”

Rumer told the Dancing With The Stars audience that she was constantly being held up to her parents and fell short of what most people thought she should look like. Rumer remembers being told that she lacked her mother’s femininity, looking much more like masculine Bruce Willis. Ms. Willis confessed on DWTS that she had considered plastic surgery to correct the perceived flaws, due to the extreme bullying she received, but the inspiration she saw in her sister Tallulah really saved her from making such a drastic change.

“My sister Tallulah was in rehab and I was inspired because she didn’t try to hide from it. She really owned it. She got in this mindset of saying ‘Here are my flaws and it’s OK. I’m still me and I’m still beautiful and it doesn’t matter.’ I just realized that I could feel the same way and I need to stop listening to the bullies.”

Eventually, Rumer Willis grew into her body and developed her own sense of purpose, drawing strength from her mother Demi Moore and her siblings. Rumer now shares her graceful talents, as seen in the Dancing With The Stars waltz with partner Val Chmerkovskiy.

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Ms. Willis has come a long way from that insecure teenager, sharing her most vulnerable moments on television and speaking out against bullying on Dancing With The Stars so openly. Rumer chose this moment to speak about her experiences to let others know that they are not alone.

“I feel like I’ve gotten to a point in the past year and it’s why I wanted to share it. I think it’s a really important message. Social media is such a breeding ground, unfortunately, for negativity and I wish if I can have any impact of making that more of a place of positivity and support for people than that would be my biggest wish.”

Demi Moore wasn’t the only one to be drawn to tears by Rumer’s confessions. Willis’ own dance partner admitted to being affected by Rumer’s admissions. Chmerkovskiy said that he was proud to be partnered with someone that had such a “fearless spirit, genuine humility, and an enthusiasm for life.”

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