Billie Eilish has revealed she was “ghosted” by a person she had identified for years.
The singer-songwriter, 22, hasn’t dated anyone publicly since confirming her cut up from indie musician Jesse Rutherford, 32, in Might 2023. In a brand new interview, Eilish stated she was horrified by the relationship practise.
Ghosting means to stop contact with a pal or romantic curiosity with out warning – a ruthless transfer Eilish stated she “genuinely didn’t know” folks actually did, till it occurred to her.
In a particular episode of Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver’s podcast Miss Me?, Eilish answered listeners’ questions across the theme of ghosts, prompting her to element the romantic shock.
“I’ve been ghosted for certain,” she stated of the “actually unbelievable” incident that passed off final December.
“To today, [he] by no means texted me once more. I used to be like, did you die? Did you actually die?” she continued.
“It was someone that I’d additionally identified for years and had a plan, the day of, on the cellphone, making a plan, that is my tackle, be there at 3pm – by no means heard from him once more. Even. I couldn’t consider it.”
The “Lunch” hitmaker added she later noticed the person was relationship another person. “I used to be like ‘oh’. However I didn’t know folks nonetheless did that. I genuinely didn’t know folks did that,” she stated.
“What a f***ing little pathetic man. What a tiny little man.”
Elsewhere within the interview, the singer revealed she misplaced all her mates when she shot to fame upon the discharge of her first album. When We All Fall Asleep, The place Do We Go? got here out when Eilish was simply 17 years outdated.
“I misplaced all of my mates after I acquired well-known,” she stated. “Actually all besides one. My greatest pal Zoe who I’ve been mates with since I used to be like two. She remains to be my lady.
“However she’s just about the one individual that remained. I abruptly was well-known and I couldn’t relate to anyone. It was robust. It was actually exhausting.”
Oliver then requested her whether or not she tried to name these folks up when she acquired again from tour, solely to search out they weren’t answering.
“I attempted however I feel I felt resentful that I didn’t really feel… Like I don’t know I used to be so younger,” Eilish responded, revealing that she realised all her “mates” had been in reality her staff, in a single second at her twentieth birthday.
“I bear in mind trying across the room and it was solely those who I make use of,” she stated. “And all 15 years or extra older than me. After which, one in all my greatest mates, who labored with me, give up. Out of the blue and didn’t discuss to me. And it was the worst factor that occurred to me.”
Miss Me? is offered each Monday and Thursday on BBC Sounds.