Billie Eilish says she once ordered 70 boxes of Froot Loops by accident because she doesn't know 'what things cost'

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Billie Eilish says she once ordered 70 boxes of Froot Loops by accident because she doesn't know 'what things cost'
Billie Eilish is 19 years old.Daniele Venturelli/WireImage
  • Billie Eilish recently told Vanity Fair that she doesn't know "what things cost."
  • "I've never been an adult before," she explained. "And, you know, I grew up with no money."
  • "I tried to order one box of Froot Loops and I was like, 'Oh yeah, sure. It's $35.' I didn't know that that's expensive."
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Billie Eilish says she accidentally ordered 70 mini boxes of Froot Loops during quarantine because she assumed one would cost $35.

"I don't know what things cost because I've never been an adult before," she said in her new cover story for Vanity Fair. "And, you know, I grew up with no money."

The "Bad Guy" singer and her older brother, Finneas, were raised in a Los Angeles suburb and homeschooled by their parents: Maggie Baird, who worked mostly as a teacher, and Patrick O'Connell, who was a construction worker for Mattel. Both are also credited with roles in regional theater productions and voice-over work.

Eilish skyrocketed to fame at 13 years old when her debut single, "Ocean Eyes," went viral in late 2015. She signed to Darkroom/Interscope shortly after and sold nearly 4 million units of her debut album - which is to say, she has spent her entire young adulthood wealthy.

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"It's a really weird position I'm in," Eilish told Vanity Fair of her new online shopping habit.

"I feel kind of stupid because I'm like, I don't know how much Froot Loops are. I tried to order one box of Froot Loops and I was like, 'Oh yeah, sure. It's $35.' I didn't know that that's expensive."

She added: "I ordered 70 boxes."

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Eilish landed at No. 43 on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Class of 2019, with a reported net worth of $53 million.

According to the magazine, she might've cracked the top 20 if the pandemic hadn't canceled her 2020 "Where Do We Go?" world tour.

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According to Vanity Fair, however, Eilish's team denies reports that she personally collected $25 million for her upcoming Apple TV+ documentary, "The World's a Little Blurry."

The film will follow Eilish's rapid rise to superstardom and show intimate details from her home life.

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