Billie Eilish has put an end to the discussion on her sexuality.
In an interview for Vogue’s November cover published on Oct. 8, Eilish spoke about her sexuality for what she suggests will almost certainly be the last time.
“I wish no one knew anything about my sexuality or anything about my dating life. Ever, ever, ever,” she said, frustrated. “And I hope that they never will again. And I’m never talking about my sexuality ever again. And I’m never talking about who I’m dating ever again.”
Eilish has made headlines for almost a year over her sexuality, and the 22-year-old reflected on how it has affected her.
“I guess I also underestimate that things I say will be blown up into the biggest news of the whole world,” she said with a sigh.
The comments come after a nearly yearlong saga beginning in November 2023, when Eilish, who had recently split from Jesse Rutherford, the frontman of the Neighbourhood, said in an interview with Variety that she has struggled to relate to other girls.
“I love them so much,” she said. “I love them as people. I’m attracted to them as people. I’m attracted to them for real.”
While on a red carpet in December, Variety asked Eilish if she had planned to come out in the story.
“No I didn’t,” Eilish replied. “But I kind of thought, ‘Wasn’t it obvious’? I didn’t realize people didn’t know. I just don’t really believe in it. 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. Whoops.”
“But 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, but it’s cool that they know,” she continued. “I am for the girls.”
Eilish posted a message for Variety the next day on Instagram.
“Thanks variety for my award and for also outing me on a red carpet at 11 am instead of talking about anything else that matters i like boys and girls leave me alone about it please literally who cares stream ‘what was i made for,’” she captioned her post.
The nine-time Grammy Award-winning artist further addressed the situation in an interview with Rolling Stone earlier this year, in which she specifically talked about the songwriting process for her track “Lunch.”
“That song was actually part of what helped me become who I am, to be real,” she said. “I wrote some of it before even doing anything with a girl, and then wrote the rest after.”
“I’ve been in love with girls for my whole life, but I just didn’t understand — until, last year, I realized I wanted my face in a vagina,” she continued.
The “Birds of a Feather” singer added she didn’t plan to address who she was attracted to in 2023.
“I was never planning on talking about my sexuality ever, in a million years. It’s really frustrating to me that it came up,” she said, referring to the Variety article.
She added: “Who f—— cares? The whole world suddenly decided who I was, and I didn’t get to say anything or control any of it.”
Eilish emphasized that each person is on their own journey with their sexuality.
