Billie Eilish regrets making any part of her love life public. The singer spoke to Vogue about how hard dating has been while navigating A-list fame and growing up in the spotlight.
“I wish no one knew anything about my sexuality or anything about my dating life. Ever, ever, ever,” she began. “And I hope that they never will again. And I’m never talking about my sexuality ever again. And I’m never talking about who I’m dating ever again.”
She cited a history of being too open and honest in interviews, and those comments being widely covered by media. She shared with a sigh, “I guess I also underestimate that things I say will be blown up into the biggest news of the whole world.”
Having people watch her every move is “so unnatural,” Eilish said. “We’re all babies. We’re all little kids growing up and learning ourselves.”
In December 2023, Eilish came out as queer. She told Variety in an interview, “I’m physically attracted to [women]. But I’m also so intimidated by them and their beauty and their presence.”
On the red carpet of the publication’s Hitmakers Brunch that same month, she clarified that it wasn’t meant to be a coming out announcement. “I didn’t [know I was coming out], but I kinda thought, wasn’t it obvious?” she said. “I didn’t realize people didn’t know.”
She has also publicly dated several stars, including her most recent ex, musician Jesse Rutherford. They remain good friends, she shared with Rolling Stone in May. She also jokingly told the magazine, “I plan on never dating again. That’s not true, obviously. But no, I don’t see myself being serious with anyone until I find someone that really feels right to me, and that is not interesting to me right now.”
