Watch Billie Eilish’s Tearful Speech and Performance at Power of Women: ‘I Feel Very Grateful to Be a Woman Right Now’
variety.comKatcy Stephan Billie Eilish‘s tender speech about being a woman brought the audience to tears long before her heartrending performance of the “Barbie” ballad, “What Was I Made For?” at Variety’s Power of Women event Thursday, presented by Lifetime.
The surprise speech was spurred after “Barbie” star Ariana Greenblatt shared an emotional story centered around the moment she met Eilish at the film’s premiere. “I was still processing the fact that she made a song for the movie, a song that resonates with me and probably many of you in a deep way.
I did not think I would be capable of meeting her, let alone holding a conversation with her,” she said. “Well, that night I did get to meet her, and it was the biggest full-circle moment thus far in my life.
That night was the start of a friendship that I cherish and hold close to my heart.” Greenblatt continued by praising Eilish as a role model to young women, adding, “Growing up in this industry at such a young age, I am constantly trying to fit in with my adult peers, yet I’m still not able to relate to anyone my age.
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