{"id":86196,"date":"2021-09-25T22:46:24","date_gmt":"2021-09-25T17:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/?p=86196"},"modified":"2021-09-25T22:46:24","modified_gmt":"2021-09-25T17:16:24","slug":"billie-eilish-says-she-lost-followers-after-showing-more-skin-on-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/billie-eilish-says-she-lost-followers-after-showing-more-skin-on-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Billie Eilish Says She Lost Followers After Showing More Skin on Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Billie Eilish\u00a0has seen a fair amount of pushback since she took a stylistic turn, trading her baggy ensembles for more form-fitting pieces.<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0<em>Elle<\/em>\u2019s October 2021\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a37598890\/billie-eilish-is-calling-the-shots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">cover story<\/a>, the 19-year-old singer revealed that she lost thousands of followers when she started showing more skin. \u201cI lost 100,000 followers, just because of the boobs,\u201d she said. \u201cPeople are scared of big boobs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cPeople hold on to these memories and have an attachment. But it\u2019s very dehumanizing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since\u00a0wearing a corset\u00a0for the cover of\u00a0<em>Vogue<\/em>\u2019s May 2021 issue, Eilish has been sporting the style more and more. In July, she posted photos of herself wearing a Miaou corset, and more recently, she donned the same silhouette for the beige Oscar de la Renta gown she wore at the\u00a0Met Gala.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body-main\">\n<div class=\"article__copy clearfix\">\n<div class=\"standard-embed\">\n<div class=\"custom-embed\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1437576214584172544&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.complex.com%2Fmusic%2Fbillie-eilish-says-she-lost-followers-showing-more-skin-social-media&amp;sessionId=c0c0e9ff48a29b2e6cf886b01180c6818d6f296b&amp;siteUserId=13049362&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=1890d59c%3A1627936082797&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1437576214584172544\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>She also explained that she sometimes shows skin out of pragmatism. \u201cThe other day, I decided to wear a tank top,\u201d she told the magazine. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t even a provocative shirt. But I know people are going to say, \u2018Holy fuck, she\u2019s dressing sexy and trying to make a statement.\u2019 And I\u2019m like, \u2018No, I\u2019m not. It\u2019s 500 degrees and I just want to wear a tank top.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"suitcase-ad\">\n<div id=\"suitcase_content_1\" class=\"adUnits\" data-cmnunt-ad-size=\"incontent\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Elsewhere, she touched on experimenting with her hairstyle, as she swapped her neon green roots for a platinum blond bob before releasing her new album,\u00a0<em>Happier Than Ever<\/em>. \u201cI had no goal of \u2018This is going to make everybody think differently of me,\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019ve had different-colored hair and vibes for everything I\u2019ve ever done. 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