Billie Eilish on being attracted to women: “Wasn’t it obvious?”

nme.com:

Billie Eilish has comment her recent coming out as attracted to women.The 21-year-old popstar revealed to Variety last month that she was “attracted to [women] for real,” going on to say: “I have deep connections with women in my life, the friends in my life, the family in my life.

I’m physically attracted to them. But I’m also so intimidated by them and their beauty and their presence.”Now, Eilish has commented on her decision to open up about her sexuality.

In a red carpet interview for the Variety Hitmakers event, an interviewer asked the musician whether she meant to come out. Eilish said: “I didn’t, but I kinda thought, wasn’t it obvious?

I didn’t realize people didn’t know.”Eilish, whose Barbie soundtrack song ‘What Was I Made For’ was honoured with the film song of the year award with her brother Finneas, further said she doesn’t “believe” in coming out.“I just don’t really believe in it,” she explained. “I’m just like, why can’t we just exist?