Billie Eilish admits she “overreacted” in her reaction to being “outed” by Variety

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Billie Eilish has admitted that she “overreacted” to being “outed” by Variety last year.The ‘Ocean Eyes’ singer made headlines at the end of 2023 when she told Variety in a cover story that she was “attracted to [women] for real”.She later confirmed her sexuality in a further conversation for the publication’s Hitmakers event, where she received the Film Song Of The Year Award.

On the red carpet, the singer admitted that she “didn’t” mean to come out with the past interview, adding: “I kinda thought, wasn’t it obvious?”“It’s exciting to me because I guess people didn’t know, so it’s cool that they know,” the singer continued. “But ooh, I’m nervous talking about it.”However, following the red carpet event, the artist took to social media to lash out at the outlet for “outing” her.“Thanks Variety for my award and for also outing me on a red carpet at 11 am instead of talking about anything else that matters,” she commented on the video of the interview on Instagram. “I like boys and girls leave me alone about it please literally who cares stream ‘what was i made for’.”It was also revealed the singer had lost Instagram followers since having her sexuality revealed.

According to social media statistic platform Social Blade, Eilish lost 100,000 followers since November 13, when her Variety cover story came out.Now, during a new interview with Rolling Stone, the 22-year-old revealed that in hindsight, she thinks she “overreacted” to the incident.“Who fucking cares?” she said. “The whole world suddenly decided who I was, and I didn’t get to say anything or control any of it.