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Billie Eilish opened up about aging and personal challenges with Tourette’s syndrome during her sitdown on the “Good Hang With Amy Poehler” podcast. Reflecting on how her mindset around ageing gracefully has evolved, she admitted, “I am so excited to age, and I’m so excited for my face to age and my body to age and not change it.” The “Bad Guy” singer added, “I want my kids to look at me and have my face look like their face and not be some botched version of whatever the [ ] is going on out there right now.”
Eilish also shared insight into living with Tourette’s, explaining how she works to manage her tics publicly, saying, “I'm doing everything I can to suppress every single tic that's visible,” and noting, “as soon as I leave the room, I have to let them all out.” She further described the experience by comparing it to intrusive thoughts, adding, “Now imagine those intrusive thoughts, but your mouth has to say them out loud.” Billie also made a point to note that her ability to suppress her tics is a “privilege” that others with Tourette’s do not have.