How Getting a Divorce Saved Demi Moore and Bruce Willis’ Relationship

In 1987, Demo Moore was engaged to another up and coming actor, Emilio Estevez. The two had met on the set of St. Elmo's Fire and were engaged not long afterward. To support her man, she attended the premiere of his buddy cop film, Stakeout. Among the star-studded parade of actors attending was Bruce Willis. They crossed paths during one of the after-parties, and needless to say, the rest is history. In her new memoir, she discusses what happened and what her first impressions were.

Apparently, she had heard things about Bruce from people in her circle - and heading into the meeting, her preconceived impression was not that great. "My impression was that he was a jerk; however, Bruce was so gallant," Moore said. Demi was taken with his boisterous yet gentlemanly air. He must have been unaware of her relationship status because he took this time to make a few advances in attempt to woo the young actress.

During their conversation at the after-party, Bruce asked for her number. Not having any paper, he stuck his arm out and let her scroll it across his skin. Demi thought that was it for the night. But according to another story in her memoir, Bruce rode up alongside her car on the freeway. He stuck his head up out of the sunroof of his limo and yelled, "Hey Demi!"

Unfortunately for her fiancé, Demi was taken with Bruce - and it was not long until she was single and ready to mingle. Demi and Emilio were engaged for two years before she felt a shift in her feelings. It was not long after meeting Bruce that Emilio and Demi officially called it quits.

In September of that same year, Demi and Bruce went public with their relationship. Their first official outing was attending the Emmys together. For a whirlwind few months, Bruce used his abundant resources to wine and dine Demi, sweeping her off her feet. No one could argue that the relationship was moving in the right direction, and was moving quickly.