“I didn’t realize people didn’t know.”

Billie Eilish confirmed that she recently came out diverse Women’s Power cover story, in which she revealed for the first time her attraction to women.

On the red carpet in diverseAt the Hitmakers event, Eilish shared that she wasn’t going to make the grand gesture of “coming out,” and was actually surprised by the audience’s reaction to her comments. “I kind of thought, ‘Isn’t this obvious? I didn’t realize that people didn’t know. I don’t really believe in it. I’m just like, why can’t we exist?’ I’ve been doing it for a long time, and I haven’t talked about it.”

In a November profile, Eilish spoke for the first time about her feelings toward women diverseKatsy Stefan, “I’ve never felt like I could connect with girls so well. I love them so much. I love them as people. I’m attracted to them as people. I’m attracted to them for real.”

“I have deep relationships with the women in my life, the friends in my life, and the family in my life,” she continued. “I’m physically attracted to them. But I’m also in awe of them and their beauty and their presence.

At the Hitmakers event, where the singer will be honored with the Best Song of the Year award alongside her brother Finneas, miscellaneous Tiana DiNicola also asked if her perspective on how other women felt about her changed after the story broke. Eilish replied: “I’m still afraid of them, but I think they’re beautiful!”

Eilish will be honored at Hitmakers today for her song “What Was I Made For?”, which was featured prominently in Greta Gerwig’s hit film Barbie.