Did Billie Eilish just come out as LGBT … again? The Barbie singer’s recent sexuality, gender and pronoun revelations to Variety, plus crushes on female celebs from Maya Hawke to Ginger Spice
- The Grammy winner and ‘What Was I Made For’ singer just graced the cover of Variety’s ‘Power of Women’ issue, revealing that she’s attracted to women – but doesn’t feel like one
- She broke up with her former boyfriend, indie musician Jesse Rutherford, in May and was previously linked to actor Matthew Tyler Vorce and rapper Brandon Quention Adams
Billie Eilish just opened up about same-sex attraction in a new interview.
The 21-year-old singer, who’s on the cover of Variety’s “Power of Women” issue, told the magazine that she has struggled to connect with other girls and women throughout her life.
“I’ve never really felt like I could relate to girls very well,” Eilish said. “I love them so much. I love them as people. I’m attracted to them as people. I’m attracted to them for real.
“I have deep connections with women in my life, the friends in my life, the family in my life,” she continued. “I’m physically attracted to them. But I’m also so intimidated by them and their beauty and their presence.”
Although Eilish did not use a specific term to label her sexuality, the interviewer described the quote as a “revelation”. (A representative for Eilish didn’t immediately respond to request for comment.)
Later in the interview, Eilish did confirm that she uses she/her pronouns, despite her challenging relationship with femininity.
“I’ve never felt like a woman, to be honest with you. I’ve never felt desirable. I’ve never felt feminine. I have to convince myself that I’m, like, a pretty girl,” she said. “I identify as ‘she/her’ and things like that, but I’ve never really felt like a girl.”
She added: “Maybe my not really caring about being sexualised is because I’ve never felt desired or desirable.”