Billie Eilish vows to ‘never’ discuss her private life or sexuality again

Billie Eilish told Vogue she will “never” publicly discuss her private life or sexuality again. Mikael Jansson

Billie Eilish will “never” discuss her private life again.

The 22-year-old pop star — who previously dated Neighbourhood singer Jesse Rutherford before coming out as bisexual — wishes that she could go back to a time when fans were clueless about what she did away from the cameras, and she has made the decision to stop divulging personal details in the media from now on.

She told Vogue for her November 2024 cover story published Tuesday: “I wish no one knew anything about my sexuality or anything about my dating life. Ever, ever, ever. And I hope that they never will again.

“I wish no one knew anything,” the 22-year-old pop star said. Billie Eilish/Instagram She noted that life is really “unfair” to her as a young woman who is known around the world. Mikael Jansson

“And I’m never talking about my sexuality ever again. And I’m never talking about who I’m dating ever again.”

The “Birds of a Feather” hitmaker also noted that life is really “unfair” to her as a young woman who is known around the world and initially felt as if she had to abandon her youth in a sense because of her fame.

She said: “Being a woman is just such a war, forever. Especially being a young woman in the public eye. It’s really unfair. It turns out that I’m young, and I have a whole life of s–t I can do.

The “Birds of a Feather” singer accidentally came out as queer in a November 2023 interview. Mikael Jansson She later called out a reporter for “outing” her on a red carpet. AP

“Maybe because my life became so adult very young, I forgot that I was still that young. I settled in a lot of ways: I lived my life as if I were in my 70s. I realized recently that I don’t need to do that.”

Eilish has also had to convince herself that she is attractive and has “never really felt” like a girl to begin with.

She said: “I’ve never felt like a woman, to be honest with you. I’ve never felt desirable. I’ve never felt feminine. I have to convince myself that I’m, like, a pretty girl. I identify as ‘she/her’ and things like that, but I’ve never really felt like a girl.”