Billie Eilish non sembra prestare attenzione ai critici che mettono in dubbio il suo nuovo interesse amoroso, Jesse Rutherford.
Il cantante di « Bad Guy » e il frontman dei The Neighbourhood hanno acceso per la prima volta voci di appuntamenti a ottobre dopo essere stati visti condividere un pasto in un ristorante di Los Angeles. Non ci è voluto molto perché i fan notassero la loro differenza di età, considerando che Rutherford ha 31 anni ed Eilish non ha nemmeno raggiunto l’età per bere. I due hanno ufficializzato la loro relazione su Instagram ad Halloween e hanno sfruttato l’opportunità per ridere dei loro critici. I loro costumi dicevano tutto: Eilish vestita da bambina, mentre Rutherford indossava un vestito da vecchio.
Speaking with Vanity Fair, the seven-time Grammy award-winning singer dished on her relationship with Rutherford, and shrugged off her naysayers in the process. "I just am really inspired by this person, and, you know, he's inspired by me," she said of Rutherford. "It's really cool, and I'm really excited and I'm really happy about it" While Eilish sounds smitten with her new romance, she confessed she couldn't quite wrap her head around the idea of dating someone she looked up to. "I managed to get my life to a point where I not only was known by a person that I thought was the hottest f**king f**ker alive, but pulled his a**! Are you kidding me?" she explained. "Can we just [get a] round of applause for me?"
Eilish didn't address the controversy surrounding the couple's age gap, but it probably didn't matter to her. Her brother Finneas O'Connell — who she considers her best friend — has been incredibly supportive of the two. "Listen, as long as she's happy," he told E! News last November 17, "I'm happy."
