Billie Eilish recalls dating disaster, reveals she was 'ghosted' by a man she'd known for years
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Billie Eilish has recently revealed she was “ghosted” by a man she had known for years.
The 22-year-old singer, known for her outspoken personality, was a guest on the BBC podcast, 'Miss me?' hosted by UK singer Lily Allen, 39, and British TV personality Miquita Oliver, 40, for a supernatural-themed episode.
Billie Eilish was ghosted by someone she had known for years
Eilish and the hosts of the podcast discussed the newer phenomenon of ghosting, which Oliver says began with the rise of dating apps and was eventually made worse by WhatsApp’s read receipts.
“I've been ghosted for sure,” said Eilish about being ghosted. “I had a crazy ghosting happen in December. It was insane, it's probably the craziest one that's ever happened to me. But it wasn't even a ghosting…I was like, ‘Did you die? Did you literally die?’”
According to the 'Lunch' singer, she and her now-ex-friend, whom she "had known for years" had plans to hang out on the day of the ghosting but he didn't get back to her.
"The day of, on the phone, making a plan, this is my address, be there at 3 pm - never heard from him again. Ever. I couldn't believe it. I was like, what a f***ing little pathetic man. What a tiny little man,” she said. “To this day, never texted me again…I genuinely didn't know people did that.”
Eilish continued, “I really hate cowards, that's my thing. When I smell somebody being cowardly, it just makes me so furious. The problem is that sometimes that's what ghosting is it's just cowardliness, you know? It's just being afraid of saying something.”
On the other hand, Eilish, who shared that she had 1,993 unread text messages earlier in the conversation, admitted that she has also ghosted people.
When the topic veered to the times when it might seem alright to leave someone, the singer said, "Sometimes you just gotta ghost people,” and added, “I’ve ghosted people and it’s a little mean…I know it hurt them but I’m kind of like, ‘I don’t want to talk to you'.”
Eilish’s third studio album 'Hit Me Hard and Soft' was released on May 17 to critical acclaim.
Internet reacts to Billie Eilish's 'ghosting' experience
Several social media users gushed praise over Eilish, with a YouTube user saying, "Billie is such a captivating human being. I could genuinely listen to her for yeaarrsss without getting tired."
Another user said, "Billie is captivating and charismatic, I can't think of many celebs I could happily listen to for hours and hours."
A user said, "The actual ghost stories tho lol it went a whole other way." Another user said, "She is so real."
A user said, "How someone can ghost this girl." Another user said, "Talented girl." A user said, "Billie.. I love this girl! She's so chill. Thoroughly enjoyed this."
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