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It's no secret that Billie Eilish makes phenomenal music. Her third studio album - Hit Me Hard and Soft - was released on May 17, 2024, and all 10 of its tracks are in the top 40 songs of the US Billboard Hot 100.
Besides music, the singer-songwriter has been consistent with her stance on body positivity throughout her career and she even made a short film about it a few years ago.
Today, we'll explore five times the Ocean Eyes singer has opened up about body positivity - be it in interviews, ads, or in the public.
5 times Billie Eilish spoke about body positivity
1) Eilish opened up about the reason behind wearing baggy clothes in a Calvin Klein ad
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Released in July 2019, Billie Eilish's commercial for Calvin Klein was a departure from the regular ads of the luxury innerwear brand. Instead of wearing the innerwear, Eilish was seen wearing green jogger pants and a jacket with a hoodie in the ad, opening with - "I never want the world to know everything about me."
Right after that, Billie Eilish mentioned that it was the reason why she wore "big, baggy clothes". The bury a friend singer further said in the ad:
“Nobody can have an opinion because they haven't seen what’s underneath. Nobody can be like, ‘she’s slim-thick,’ ‘she’s not slim-thick,’ ‘she’s got a flat a**,’ ‘she's got a fat a**.’ No one can say any of that because they don't know.”
The music of her when the party's over played in the background of the ad, which Billie finished with her punch line - "I speak my truth in my Calvins."
2) Eilish spoke about supporting people's choices when it comes to picking what they want to wear
In an August 2019 interview with V Magazine, Billie Eilish was asked about what she thought was people's misconception about her. Eilish answered talking about the way she dresses was the one she didn't "really like".
Eilish then admitted how most of the comments she heard about wearing baggy clothes were positive, but it still irked her. The very idea of others having any feelings at all about how she dressed was strange to Eilish. The bad guy singer further elaborated on it, saying:
"I have never ever looked at a girl who feels comfortable in her clothes, body, and skin and thought, “Ew, that’s gross, she is showing too much,” or, “I wish people wouldn’t wear that.” I have never in my life felt that way. "
She added:
"I have always supported and f***ed with and just loved when a woman or a man or anyone in the world feels comfortable in their skin, their body, to show just whatever they want. I don’t like that there’s this weird new world of supporting me by shaming people that [may not] want to [dress like me]."
3) Eilish released a short film, Not My Responsibility, aimed at body shamers in 2020
In May 2020, Billie Eilish uploaded a short film, titled Not My Responsibility, on her YouTube channel, in which the Grammy-winner took a hit against the body shamers and critics - those who tend to have opinions about others' opinions.
In the video, Eilish is seen slowly taking off a piece of her clothing until she's in her underwear, at which point she submerges herself in a pool of black liquid. Here's how Billie Eilish ended the short film:
"We make assumptions about people/ Based on their size/ We decide who they are/ We decide what they're worth/ If I wear more/ If I wear less/ Who decides what that makes me? What that means? Is my value based only on your perception? Or is your opinion of me/ Not my responsibility?"
4) Eilish showed a different side of herself in British Vogue's 2021 June cover
Billie Eilish, who had built up quite a reputation for her baggy clothes throughout her career, decided to shun all those conventions by shooting the cover for British Vogue's June 2021 issue wearing lingerie. The What Was I Made For? singer also uploaded the pictures from the shoot on her Instagram handle, which attracted a lot of attention from her fans.
In the Vogue interview about the same issue, Billie Eilish shared her perception of fashion, stating:
“It’s all about what makes you feel good. If you want to get surgery, go get surgery. If you want to wear a dress that somebody thinks that you look too big wearing, f**k it – if you feel like you look good, you look good.”
5) Eilish talked about her struggles with her body as a teenager
In a 2023 interview with Vogue, Billie Eilish opened up about how she felt about her body as a teenager, saying:
"Going through my teenage years of hating myself and all that stupid s***, a lot of it came from my anger toward my body, and how mad I was at how much pain it’s caused me, and how much I’ve lost because of things that happened to it."
The singer-songwriter was reflecting on the time when her hip injury ended her dancing career, which was very passionate about back then. She further revealed:
"I felt like my body was gaslighting me for years, I had to go through a process of being like, My body is actually me. And it’s not out to get me."
While her past relationship with her body might have been difficult, Billie Eilish is now reportedly at complete peace with it.
