Billie Eilish sets the bar when it comes to questions about her sexuality.
The Grammy-winning singer/songwriter was in attendance Diversity‘s Hitmakers Brunch on Saturday, where she and her brother Finneas O’Connell were awarded the honor of Movie Song of the Year for “What Was I Made For?”, their song from Barbie movie. But as she took to Instagram on Sunday to give thanks for the milestone, Eilish made it clear that she was no longer open about her sexual orientation.
“I love boys and girls, leave me alone please, literally who cares,” she wrote alongside a gallery of photos from the event, after claiming she was “on the red carpet at 11am instead of talking about anything else what is important.”
She ended her note by telling her followers to stream “What Was I Made For?”
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Eilish, 21, first opened up about her sexuality in November, revealing it in a candid interview with DiversityThe Power of Women edition that she was attracted to women.
“I never felt like I could relate to girls,” she said as she talked about feeling disliked by other women. “I love it [women] so much. I love them as people. I am attracted to people. I’m really drawn to it.”
She then explained that while she has “deep connections” with the women in her life and is “physically attracted” to women, she is also intimidated by “their beauty and their presence.”
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Billie Eilish at ‘Variety’s’ Hitmakers Presented by Sony Audio December 2, 2023
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Her remarks made headlines, inspiring questions that followed Diversity on the red carpet at Saturday’s event. Asked if she intended to come out in the issue, Eilish said “No, I didn’t”, adding: “I was kind of like, ‘Isn’t that obvious?’… I didn’t know people were doing that’ I don’t know.”
“I just don’t really believe in it,” she added while talking about the idea of coming out. “I just wonder, ‘Why can’t we just exist?’ I’ve been doing this for a long time and I just haven’t talked about it. Oops.”
The Oscar winner explained that she saw the article and thought “Oh… I guess… I went out today!” Eilish said: “…OK great. But it’s exciting to me because I guess people didn’t know… but it’s great that they do.”
“Ooh, I’m nervous talking about it!” she then said, before finishing with, “But… I’m into girls!”
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