Billie Eilish on coming out: 'I didn't realize people didn't know'

The singer-songwriter told Variety in November that while she didn’t often relate to women, she was “physically attracted to them.”

Billie Eilish is responding to whether she came out last month in her Variety Power of Women cover story.

Eilish attended the Variety’s Hitmakers event on Saturday and was asked on the red carpet if she had intended to come out in her Variety cover story, in which she spoke about being attracted to women.

“No, I didn’t,” Eilish said. “But I kind of thought ‘Wasn’t it obvious?’ I didn’t realize people didn’t know.”

The 21-year-old said she doesn’t “really believe in” the concept of coming out, adding, “I’m just like, ‘Why can’t we just exist’? I’ve been doing this for a long time and I just didn’t talk about it. Whoops.”