Billie Eilish Has Lost 100K Followers Since She Was Outed
The backlash to Billie Eilish coming out is real, and it’s been pretty brutal.
by Bernardo Sim for OUT –
Billie Eilish, one of the most popular, influential, and critically-acclaimed artists of our time, has lost 100,000 followers on Instagram since coming out.
On Monday, November 13, Eilish was featured on the cover of Variety’s Power of Women issue. Without actually labeling herself, Eilish said in the interview that she’s attracted to women, which was interpreted as a coming-out statement. She told the publication:
“I’ve never really felt like I could relate to girls very well. I love them so much. I love them as people. I’m attracted to them as people. I’m attracted to them for real.”
She continued, “I have deep connections with women in my life, the friends in my life, the family in my life. I’m physically attracted to them. But I’m also so intimidated by them and their beauty and their presence.”
Eilish had 110,300,420 followers on Instagram when her Variety cover was released on November 13 (via Social Blade). As of December 3, the singer currently stands at 110,200,603. This means she has lost as many as 100,000 followers since coming out.
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