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Billie Eilish has always been outspoken about her struggles with body image and isn't afraid to talk about the personal (and NSFW) way she combats it. During a recent visit to NPR's Fresh Air podcast, the singer spoke about her own experiences with extreme dieting and the harm it personally caused.
“A couple of years back… I had been on this really intense kind of health journey and lost a lot of weight,” the 23-year-old recalled. “I was thinner than I’d ever been, and stronger than ever. But separately, I was extremely unhappy and unaware of how unhappy I was. It’s not a fun way to live.”
In 2023, Eilish opened up about how a hip injury she sustained at age 13 turned into hypermobility — a condition that causes joint issues — and resulted in resentment against her body.
“Going through my teenage years of hating myself and all that stupid s**t,” the singer explained, “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.”
“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,” she admitted. “I got injured right after we made ‘Ocean Eyes,’ so, music kind of replaced dancing.”
She spoke about her condition last year, too, admitting she's "been in pain" for years.
Listen to the full podcast episode below.