In case you missed it, Billie Eilish did come out as queer in her “Power of Women” cover story for Variety. The “Ocean Eyes” singer caught up with the publication during the Variety Hitmakers Brunch event, where she spoke about the comments she made regarding her sexuality, according to Today. When asked whether she intended to come out in the article, Eilish said, “No I didn’t. But I kind of thought, ‘Wasn’t it obvious’? I didn’t realize people didn’t know.” She added, “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.”
Despite all the chatter, Eilish is okay with having her true feelings about her sexuality now out in the open. “I was like, ‘Oh, I guess I came out today.’ Okay, cool,” she said. “It’s exciting to me because I guess people didn’t know, but it’s cool that they know.” Regarding her thoughts on women, the hitmaker said that she’s still “scared” of them but finds them attractive. “I am for the girls,” she added.
In the article, Eilish also got candid about her gender identity and her struggles of fully embracing womanhood. Growing up, Eilish said she never considered herself to be feminine nor desirable. “I’ve never felt like a woman, to be honest with you … I identify as ‘she/her’ and things like that, but I’ve never really felt like a girl.”
