Billie Eilish speaks openly about her sexuality while providing insights into the song “Lunch” from her upcoming album, Hit Me Hard and Soft.
And recently, for the “Bad Guy” singer, that has meant being open about her sexuality. After she played a snippet of her upcoming song “Lunch“—which is full of sexually explicit lyrics—during her DJ set at Coachella, Billie opened up about the inspiration behind the song.
“I wrote some of it even before doing anything with a girl, and then wrote the rest after,” she explained in a profile by Rolling Stone published on April 24. “I’ve loved girls all my life, but it wasn’t until last year that I realized I wanted my face in a vagina.”
The lyrics revealed from the song hint at the themes of Billie’s upcoming album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, which she says will return to the sound of the 2019 album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
“So now she’s going upstairs / So I pull out the chair / And I comb my hair,” Billie sings the announced lyrics. “I could eat that girl for lunch / And she dances on my tongue / Feels like she might be the one.”
And the Swarm actress, who expressed feeling exposed during a Variety red carpet interview in December, then described her reaction to speculation about her sexuality.
“I never planned on talking about my sexuality, like, ever,” she added. “It’s so frustrating that it comes up.”
However, Billie noted that she may have overreacted by criticizing the publication in an Instagram caption on December 3, where she wrote, “thank you variety for my award and also for exposing me on the red carpet at 11am instead of talking about something more important.”
As she later told Rolling Stone, “Who cares?”
Yet, the two-time Oscar winner also hinted that she felt pressured when red carpet correspondents asked if she “meant” to come out during a Variety panel discussion in November—prompting the “What Was I Made For?” singer to respond, “Isn’t that obvious?”
“I went into Billie Eilish interview mode,” recalled the 22-year-old, “‘Oh, I don’t care. Yeah, I’ll say whatever. Isn’t it obvious?’ And then afterward, I thought, ‘No. It’s not obvious to me.'”
And while Billie didn’t want her sexual preferences to be the subject of conversation again, she didn’t mind speaking honestly about how sex empowers her.
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She Likes Talking About Sex
“I basically talk about sex whenever I can,” she told Rolling Stone in an article published in April 2024. “It’s really my favorite topic.”
Sex Helps Her Relax
As her sexuality becomes a hot topic as a pop artist, Billie has embraced her own sex life as a way to relax.
“I think it’s a very unapproved-of thing to talk about, and I think it should change,” she added. “You ask what I do to unwind? It can really, really save you sometimes, just saying. Can’t recommend it more, to be honest.”
Masturbation Makes Her More Confident
“TMI, but self-pleasure is a huge part of my life, and it’s really helpful for me,” Billie told Rolling Stone. “People should masturbate, man. I can’t stress it enough, as someone with extreme body issues and dysmorphia that I’ve had my whole life.”
She Likes Masturbating in Front of a Mirror
Regarding Billie’s literal self-love practices to help her body image, she even revealed that she would engage in self-stimulation in front of a mirror.
“In part because it’s sexy, but also it makes me have such a raw, deep relationship with myself and my body, and have a love for my body that I never actually had,” she told the music publication. “I have to say, looking at yourself in the mirror and thinking ‘I look really good right now’ is really helpful.”
She’ll Set the Mood
Half the battle is getting warmed up, and Billie’s been doing that, even when she’s alone.
“You can create the situation you’re in to make sure you look good,” she added. “You can make the lighting really dim, you can be in certain clothes or in certain positions that are more flattering.”
She Considers Herself a Professional in Self-Pleasure
“I should have a Ph.D. in masturbation,” she added. “I’ve learned that watching myself and watching myself feel pleasure has been extreme help in loving myself and accepting myself, and feeling empowered and comfortable.”
