‘I Don’t Think I Would Be Able to Exist’: Billie Eilish Gets Candid About Navigating Body-Shaming Comments

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Billie Eilish would be happier than ever if haters stopped making negative comments about her body.   “It’s tough, man,” Eilish, 21, told Vogue in an interview published on published Tuesday, June 20. “Honestly, nobody can say anything about my body that I don’t have a stronger opinion about. … I also think that if I was younger — like if the internet talked about me the way they do now when I was like 11, I don’t think I would be able to exist, to be honest.” While the “Bad Guy” singer noted that she likes herself “more than I used to,” the body-shaming commentary still gets under her skin. “I’m more interested in how I feel than how [trolls] feel.

But then also that might be a load of bulls—t because it still hurts my feelings like a sonabitch,” she confessed. Eilish explained that she spent most of her life being “very masculine and boyish” but recently realized she’s “allowed to be whatever I want to be when I want to be it.”   “I’m also feminine, and I’m also sexy, and I’m also cute, and I’m also just, like, none of the above, and I’m just me,” she shared, adding that she experiments with different styles so she can express all facets of her personality.

The “Happier Than Ever” artist is no stranger to shutting down haters. After debuting a new glamourous look in 2021, she opened up about the scrutiny she received over the clothes she chooses to wear and the double standards she’s held to.

In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies “People hold on to these memories and have an attachment [to my past looks],” Eilish told Elle in October 2021. “But it’s very dehumanizing.