Remember: in December 2023, Billie Eilish came out as a lesbian.
Already iconic for the LGBTQ community, the young singer asserted herself as a woman who loves women, “their beauty and their presence“. A courageous declaration which shortly preceded his collaboration with emblematic artists of the queer scene (like Charli inappropriate, even insults. Who is surprised?
Result, at VOGUE, where she made the latest front page, the interpreter of “Bad Guy” deplores it today: “I wish no one knew anything about my sexuality or my love life. I never want to talk about it again. Never, never, never. I will never talk about my sexuality again. And I’ll never talk about the person I’m dating again“
And the singer explains…
‘I’ve never been able to stop people from sexualizing me’: Billie Eilish explains why she never wants to talk about dating again
Still at Vogue, Billie Eilish testifies: “I guess I also underestimate the fact that my words will be featured in the biggest news stories around the world. Having people watch my every move is so unnatural“.
A very honest statement from someone who does not hesitate to talk about her relationship to the body and sexuality: the lesbian singer is fundamentally committed against body shaming, this set of prejudices and remarks which aim to create complexes young women and make them feel guilty. Relationship to their weight, their height, their physical appearance. For Billie Eilish, body shaming is never far from “slut shaming”, the way men judge women’s sexuality.
Last year in the pages of Variety, the singer explained: “I’ve never tried to stop people from sexualizing me. But for a long time I didn’t want people to have access to my body. I wasn’t strong enough and secure enough to show it. If I had shown it at the wrong time, I would have been completely devastated“.
Words that recall his famous viral speech, shared on his social networks, but also on stage (while getting rid of his clothes, during one of his concerts), against body shaming: “Some people hate what I wear. Others praise it…;If I wear what’s comfortable, I’m not a woman.” If I shed those layers of clothing, I’m a slut“.
The star had sparked debate by posing for a photo shoot in lingerie (including a Gucci corset) for Vogue, abandoning her usual baggy clothes for an outfit directly reminiscent of 1950s pin-ups. For Billie Eilish, it was another way of affirming a freedom which, in his eyes, remains fundamental: his body, his choices.
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