Read more: Brands are cutting ties with Dolls Kill over Black Lives Matter comments In the interview, she says that the pressure and constant clickbait culture surrounding her name is why she decided to take a break. Her relationship with social media is part of the reason why the singer decided to scale back her presence on the internet. “Well, I do that and suddenly my boobs are trending on Twitter. The photo ended up trending on Twitter and sparked controversy over what individuals should be saying about a then 17-year-old’s body. Last summer, a photo emerged of the singer wearing a tank top rather than her normal baggy shirts and sweatshirts. But that doesn’t mean that I won’t wake up one day and decide to wear a tank top, which I have done before.” Read more: Universal Music Group pledges $25 million for a social justice task forceĮilish also addresses the media attention surrounding a recent photo of her in a tank top. So I dress the way I dress as I don’t like to think of you guys – I mean anyone, everyone – judging it or the size of it.
And it’s a big thing in my life that I feel I have never been physically desired by somebody. “My past boyfriends never made me feel desired. “Here’s a bomb for you: I have never felt desired,” she says.
She is learning to be comfortable in her own skin and wishes that onlookers would keep their comments about her body and clothes to themselves.
In the interview, she also reveals that her previous relationships have impacted the way she views herself. I get to see it and get to show it when I want to.” Our own bodies are kind of the only real things which are truly ours. Isn’t that a shame?’ But my body is mine and yours is yours. “It is me saying: ‘look, there is a body underneath these clothes and you don’t get to see it. “That tour video was about all that,” Eilish reveals. And sometimes I feel trapped by this persona that I have created because sometimes I think people view me not as a woman.”įor her, the video is all about exposing her inner thoughts and releasing the built-up stress she carries surrounding her public image. “Sometimes I dress like a boy,” she says. Read more: ‘Riverdale’ creator apologizes and vows to better represent people of color In a new interview with GQ, the 18-year-old singer says she sometimes feels “trapped” by the way she is portrayed in the media. Now, Eilish is opening up further about the meaning behind the short film and the obstacles she has overcome since being in the spotlight. Though you’ve never seen my body, you still judge it and judge me for it,” she says. “Would you like me to be smaller? Weaker? Softer? Taller? Would you like me to be quiet?The body I was born with – is it not what you wanted? If I wear what is comfortable, I am not a woman. She also addresses the double standard of body image in the media. Within the video, you can hear Eilish ask what people wished she looked like. In the video, she sheds her baggy clothes while delivering a moving message about body positivity.Īfter the remaining dates of the WHERE DO WE GO? tour were postponed due to the ongoing pandemic, Eilish decided to release the entire short film.
Over the past few years, Eilish has received criticism and media attention for wearing baggy clothes that are viewed as “unfeminine” by many onlookers. Played right before “all the good girls go to hell” on her tour, the video is a protest against body-shaming. Read more: Kanye West creates a college fund for George Floyd’s daughter Now, in a new interview, Eilish is revealing why she decided to create the short film and how being in the spotlight has impacted her body image.
Due to the tour postponement, the singer released the full film back in May for everyone to see. Included in her powerful live set was a short film where Eilish tackles anti-body shaming. Back in March, Billie Eilish kicked off her WHERE DO WE GO? tour in Miami before coronavirus caused the remaining dates to be postponed.