Billie Eilish, who told Variety in mid-November that she's attracted to women, told the magazine on the red carpet for the Variety Hitmakers Brunch on December 2nd that she "didn't realize people didn't know" about it.
"I didn't, but I kinda thought, wasn't it obvious?" the pop star said at the Brunch where she and her brother Finneas were being honored with the film song of the year award for the Barbie soundtrack tune "What Was I Made For?"
Eilish had mentioned in Variety's cover story last month that she's attracted to women. "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'm physically attracted to them. But I'm also so intimidated by them and their beauty and their presence."
On the red carpet last week, Eilish spoke about the Variety cover story. "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," she said.
"But … I saw the article and I was like, 'Oh! I guess I came out today!'" the singer added with a laugh.
"It's exciting to me because I guess people didn't know, so it's cool that they know," she went on. "But ooh, I'm nervous talking about it."
"I am for the girls," Eilish confirmed, and added, "I'm still scared of 'em, but I think they're pretty."
(Photo: Raphael Pour-Hashemi; CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia)
For comments and feedback contact: editorial@rttnews.com
Entertainment News
June 12, 2026 17:14 ET Major central bank action was the focus this week in economic news. The European Central Bank became the first major central bank to move in response to the rising inflationary pressures in the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East. In North America, the U.S. inflation and trade data as well as Canada’s central bank decision gained attention. The Chinese trade data was the main news in Asia.