Demi Moore shares her grandma name and what she loves about her new role

When Demi Moore, 61, stopped by Studio 1A to chat with TODAY's Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb about her new movie, "The Substance," she shared how she's embracing this new chapter.

"To me, this is the most exciting time of my life," she said.

"That sounds so good right now," said Hoda, who just turned 60.

"My children are grown. I have the most independence and autonomy to really redefine where I want to go," Moore replied. "I don't know what that looks like or where it is, but I'm just excited to be living in it."

Moore, who has spent decades in front of the camera, now has a sweet little audience of one: her granddaughter, Louetta Isley Thomas Willis.

"Lou" was born to Rumer Willis, Moore's eldest daughter with ex-husband Bruce Willis, and boyfriend Derek Richard Thomas in April 2023.

When Rumer visited TODAY earlier this year, she told Hoda that seeing her parents with her daughter “unlocks all of these childhood memories, because being a grandparent, I think, is the best they have. All of the love and joy without any of the responsibilities.”

Becoming a mother has given Rumer a new appreciation for Moore, she said.

“I think we can be so harsh on our mom sometimes, especially girls,” she said. “I had this moment early on where I think I even went over to my mom’s house and I cried a little bit because I was like, ‘I get it.’ The love that I feel for her is what she was feeling for me and I just had this depth of love and appreciation.”

Moore, in turn, gushed about Rumer and Lou to Savannah and Hoda.

"I love it," Moore said. "I am 'Yaya.' And she is the cutest. Rumer just sent me a photo of her with spaghetti on her head."

"Which is just right!" Hoda said with a laugh.

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