Billie Eilish has revealed that her “hate for my body” was so bad when she was a preteen that she “didn’t really eat” and took diet pills. A few months ago, the star faced severe criticism after a series of images rolled online of her wearing a tank top, tight to the body and with her arms fully exposed, an unexpected look into her closet.
“I think people around me were more concerned than I was because the reason he attacked me was because of my bodyThe singer explained in a cover interview with Vanity Fair. 19-year-old Billie was candid about her struggles with self-harm and negative body image, so she shared how bad it was when she was a little girl.
“To be fair, I’ve just started wearing baggy clothes over my body,” said the “Therefore I Am” singer. “Most of all, though, I was very, very happy to be in this place in my life because if that had happened three years ago, when I was in the middle of my terrible physical relationship, or five years ago, I wasn’t actually food … I was hungry, ‘he added.
In her confession, Billie said, “I remember taking a pill that told me I was going to fall off, and I didn’t have to pee on it until I was 12 years old. It’s crazy … Yeah. I thought I would be the only one related to my hate for my body, but I think the internet hates my body too. That is amazing”.
This isn’t the first time Billie Eilish has spoken about her insecurity
Months before Billie’s photos went viral online, she spoke to GQ magazine about why she started wearing such oversized outfits to hide her figure. “Here’s the bomb: I never felt wanted,” she began. “My previous boyfriends never made me feel wanted. None of them. And it’s great in my life that I feel like no one ever wanted me physically. “
The singer continued, “I dress the way I dress, since I don’t like to think about you, I don’t mean anyone, anyone, who judges him or the size,” she said. “But that doesn’t mean that one day I won’t wake up and decide to wear a tank top, which I have done before.” Now that she has a more bearable and acceptable ‘body relationship’ to herself, she will likely be using these types of outfits again, and even some new trends.