After “Variety” made her coming out public in an interview, Billie Eilish is now speaking out on her own Instagram channel. Eilish previously stated that she finds women attractive and is attracted to them. Although she confirmed everything that was said and previously seemed to be very relaxed about the matter, in her opinion the issue of coming out is brought too much to the fore in the article. So now a message about this on social media.
Sexuality has often been discussed publicly
Billie Eilish’s love life has often been discussed in public. Especially after she wrote “I love women” under one of her Instagram posts for her music video “Lost Cause”, discussions started, especially because she was only seen dating men in the past. In an interview with “Variety,” the musician addressed this topic: “I never really felt like I could relate well to women. I love her so much. I love them as people, I’m attracted to them as people, I’m really attracted to them.”
On the On the red carpet for the “Variety Hitmakers of the Year” event, Eilish was asked again about her queerness and coming out – and she seemed rather surprised that the issue is still on the table: “I just think, why can’t we just exist? I’ve been doing this for a long time [auch Frauen daten, Anm. d. Red.] and just didn’t talk about it. Yikes. But I saw the article and thought, ‘Oh! I think I came out today.’”
“Please leave me alone with this.”
It now seems as if it wasn’t really in the 21-year-old’s interest to discuss her sexuality in such a big way. She writes in a recent Instagram post: “Thank you Variety for my award and also for outing me on a red carpet at 11am instead of talking about anything else that matters. I like men and women, please leave me alone, who cares.” Clear words from the “Ocean Eyes” singer – and her fans are enthusiastic about her message.
One follower writes: “I love you Billie, we already knew it girl, don’t worry.” Another person supports Eilish in her view: “Yes, can we just let queer people live, please?” Billie Eilish also directly hid a suggestion in her post about what people could do instead of dealing with their sexuality: “ Stream ‘What Was I Made For'”.