Billie Eilish has some mixed reactions after a viral video saw her weighing in on the amount of TikTokers at The People’s Choice Awards.
In a viral video sweeping the internet, the singer has something to say about the amount of influencers at the show as she spoke to Kylie Minogue.
Eilish, 22, could be heard telling the “Padam” singer, 55: ‘I’m like, there’s some… TikTokers here.’
As Billie was discussing the situation, fans could see the “What Was I Made For” singer attempting to cover the side of her face in order to avoid being caught discussing her opinion.
Fans interpreted the situation as a disapproval to the influencers being present at the event.
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‘Billie shading the plague of the internet makes me like her even more,’ one posted.
‘lol I couldn’t make it in acting, so I cook on TikTok, but I’m with Billie on this one,’ one added with a laughing-crying emoji.
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‘Tiktokers everywhere like a plague,’ another wrote.
Billie ended up going home with an award for TV Performance of the year for her role as cult leader Eva in the Prime miniseries Swam.
The star was up against those including the likes of Meryl Streep, Ayo Edibiri, and Jon Hamm for the category.
‘Wow, that was crazy to see,’ Eilish said in her acceptance speech. ‘That was so insane to see all those names and then mine, and I’m here. This is fan-voted, and I want to say how grateful and lucky and privileged I am for that. Thank you so much.’
The singer praised the collaborators on the project and gave credit to the show creators Donald Glover, Janine Nabers, and Dominique Fishback.
‘I just want to say thank you to Donald Glover for being my life-long inspiration and making me the artist that I am today,’ Eilish began.
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‘That whole experience I owe to her. She deserves this more than I do. She’s incredible, she is beautiful, she is talented, she should be cast in everything forever.’
The star also went on to thank her mother for being her acting coach and the people voting for her.
Swarm debut in the early part of 2023.
Billie previously mentioned that the series’ exploration of toxic fandom resonated with her, as she has experienced it as a global pop star in real life.
‘That fan passion is so real, and it’s so beautiful, but it’s also really scary,’ she told Variety in June 2023. ‘And I think the show is a metaphor for this power — how people really are in the delusional nature of, “She’s gonna see me and we’re gonna be best friends!”
‘Fans are really, so powerful, and I think maybe they don’t realize how powerful they are.’
