Current:Home > ScamsBillie Eilish Confirms She Came Out in Interview and Says She Didn't Realize People Didn't Know-Angel Dreamer Wealth Society D1 Reviews & Insights
Billie Eilish Confirms She Came Out in Interview and Says She Didn't Realize People Didn't Know
View Date:2024-12-23 20:03:31
Billie Eilish is clarifying that did in fact come out publicly.
The Grammy winner has confirmed that she did so in her recent Variety Power of Women cover story, during which she said she was attracted to women.
When asked by Variety at its 2023 Hitmakers event Dec. 2 if she meant to come out in the November interview, the singer responded, "No, I didn't, but I kinda thought, wasn't it obvious?" I didn't realize people didn't know."
Billie added that she didn't really "believe in" coming out, adding, "I'm just like, why can't we just exist? I've been doing this for a long time and I just didn't talk about it. I saw the article and I was like, 'Oh, I guess I came out today.' OK, cool. It's exciting to me because I guess people didn't know, so it's cool that they know. Ooh, I'm nervous talking about it. But no, I am for the girls."
The 21-year-old also said, regarding her thoughts about women, "I'm still scared of them but I think they're pretty."
Billie attended the Hitmakers event with her brother FINNEAS, who both collected the award for Film Song of the Year for "What Was I Made For" from the Barbie soundtrack.
In her Variety Power of Women interview, the singer, who previously dated The Neighbourhood frontman Jesse Rutherford—had said, "I have deep connections with women in my life, the friends in my life, the family in my life. I'm physically attracted to them. But I'm also so intimidated by them and their beauty and their presence."
Billie continued, "I love them as people. I'm attracted to them as people. I'm attracted to them for real."
She also said she'd "never felt like a woman" or feminine herself, although she identifies as "she/her."
Days after the interview was published, Billie reflected on her feelings about her gender identity while giving a tearful speech at Variety's Power of Women event in Los Angeles.
"It's really hard to be a woman out here guys," she said at the Nov. 16 gala. "I have never felt truly like a woman. And I've spent a lot of my life not feeling like I fit in to being a woman."
She continued, "For a couple years, because of that insecurity, I became almost like very 'pick me' about it and I'd be like, 'Well, I'm not like other girls 'cause I don't do this and this, and I've grown to be very resentful of that period of time because I'm so much more interested in being like other girls, because other girls are f--king tight and I love women."
See photos of Billie and more celebs at Variety's Hitmaker event below:
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (627)
Related
- Michelle Obama Is Diving Back into the Dating World—But It’s Not What You Think
- In summer heat, bear spotted in Southern California backyard Jacuzzi
- Economy grew solid 2.4% in second quarter amid easing recession fears
- The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 expands the smartphone experience—pre-order and save up to $1,000
- Let Demi Moore’s Iconic Fashion Give You More Inspiration
- LeBron James' son is released from hospital days after suffering a cardiac arrest
- National Chicken Wing Day 2023: Buffalo Wild Wings, Popeyes, Hooters, more have deals Saturday
- EV Sales Continue to Soar, But a Surge in Production Could Lead to a Glut for Some Models
- Veterans Day restaurant deals 2024: More than 80 discounts, including free meals
- July is set to be hottest month ever recorded, U.N. says, citing latest temperature data
Ranking
- Jana Kramer’s Ex Mike Caussin Shares Resentment Over Her Child Support Payments
- Have Mercy and Check Out These 25 Surprising Secrets About Full House
- National Chicken Wing Day 2023: Buffalo Wild Wings, Popeyes, Hooters, more have deals Saturday
- Why JoJo Siwa No Longer Regrets Calling Out Candace Cameron Bure
- BITFII Introduce
- Watch this lonesome turtle weighed down by barnacles get help from a nearby jet-skier
- Breakthrough in Long Island serial killings shines light on the many unsolved murders of sex workers
- Four women whose lives ended in a drainage ditch outside Atlantic City
Recommendation
-
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a long record of promoting anti-vaccine views
-
Pregnant Shawn Johnson Is Open to Having More Kids—With One Caveat
-
Barbie in India: A skin color debate, a poignant poem, baked in a cake
-
Stick to your back-to-school budget with $250 off the 2020 Apple MacBook Air at Amazon
-
Advocacy group sues Tennessee over racial requirements for medical boards
-
Here's where striking actors and writers can eat for free
-
The Chicks postpone multiple concerts due to illness, promise 'a show you all deserve'
-
Taylor Swift fans can find their top 5 eras with new Spotify feature. Here's how it works.