The American magazine Vogue, is creating a new report in which the questions ask them public figures of Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, Charli XCX and Greta Gerwig. The last artist who has participated has been the alternative pop singer, Billie Eilish.
It was a specific question, asked by Nicki Minaj, which excited Billie Eilish and led her to confess a very personal reflection on the relationship she has with her physique by being a woman in the public eye.
“This can be a strange question, But you seem to be a little uncomfortable with how beautiful you are sometimes“Minaj began.” It could be wrong. Many women from all areas of life have felt that their work was eclipsed by their beauty or physical attributes. Was there any time in your career, or before you did, in which you wanted people to not see you and that they could only hear the music, And really have the opportunity to listen to the written words?
Eilish replied: “Nicki, this question made me cry a little. Well … how did you say at the beginning of that question, I have never felt very beautiful or I have seen myself that way, so I definitely never struggled with the idea that I would eclipse something, since I didn’t even see it myself. “He also added:” Really I have had to convince myself that I am beautiful, being a woman is difficult. ”
During the aforementioned interview, Billie confessed to Michaela Coel, the British actress, which “There have been many periods of doubt and fear and feeling a lot of pressure” For the fact that you wanted your career and identity to change over the years. Besides, He told Ariana Grande that “the things that make me feel activated, stimulated and alive” are those that make them happier to the interpreter of ‘Bury a Friend’.
Eilish has expressed itself on multiple occasions about the pressure faced by women in relation to their body image in the environment actsl. In January, he warned his followers about the risks of extreme diets, Remembering a stage “A couple of years ago” in which “he lost a lot of weight” And he was “extremely unhappy and was not aware of how unhappy it was.”
Billie Eilish’s pain in her adolescence
In 2019, he revealed that A hip injury that suffered triggered an episode of depression during his adolescence. Two years ago (2023), he spoke even more On how she felt that her body had been “illuminating with gas” after that injury.
“When I passed through my years of adolescence, hating myself and all that stupid shit,” He said, “much of her came from my anger to my body, And how angry I was for the amount of pain that had caused me, And because of how much he had lost for the things that happened to him. ”
Eilish continued: “I felt that my body was making a gas light for years. I had to go through a process of being, my body is really me. And it’s not to catch me.”
In 2021, he also encouraged to share his own perception of his body with The Guardian, confessing: “Since I was a child, my father and I have always talked about a certain type of person who is so insecure, o Hyperconscious and self -consciousthat never moves strangely, nor puts a rare face, Because you always want to look good. ”
“I have realized that, and it makes me very sad. If you are always standing in a certain way, walking in a certain way, and you always have your hair so … It is a great loss to always try to look good. It is a great loss of joy and freedom in your body. ”
Last year, The singer talked about her fight against body dysmorphia, and shared that the “autopter” has helped her feel “empowered and comfortable.”
“It may be too much information, but AutoPlace is a huge, huge part of my life, and a great, great help to me “began. “People should be masturbating, man. I can’t emphasize enough, like someone with extreme body problems and dysmorphia that I have had all my life.”
