KEY POINTS

  • Billie Eilish called Justin Bieber the "sweetest baby ever"
  • She said Bieber would reach out to her at times and share his own experiences growing up with fame
  • Eilish released her sophomore album "Happier Than Ever" Friday

Billie Eilish revealed that she's had some help dealing with fame from someone who understands — Justin Bieber.

During an interview on SiriusXM Hits 1's "Morning Mash Up" Friday — the same day her highly anticipated second album "Happier Than Ever" dropped — the 19-year-old Grammy winner spoke about her close bond with Bieber, sharing that he's been a big help to her as she continues to navigate the music industry.

Bieber became part of the conversation with co-host Nicole Ryan asked if Eilish can "get in the studio with Justin" and "make it happen."

"He's just the sweetest baby ever," Eilish was quoted by People as saying of the "Yummy" singer. "I love him. He's a good friend of mine. He has been so helpful for me, in terms of just, like, dealing with fame."

According to Eilish, the Canadian crooner would reach out to her and share his own experiences with dealing with fame at a young age.

"He'll call me sometimes and just say stuff that makes me just feel heard and like there's somebody else that goes through the same stuff. So it's really nice to have him," she added.

Hailey Baldwin's husband previously talked about his need to "protect" Eilish and watch out for her as her fame grows.

"Let her do her thing and if she ever needs me, I'm gonna be here for her. But yeah, just protecting the moment because people take for granted encounters," Bieber said during a February 2020 interview with Beats 1’s Zane Lowe, according to People.

Bieber started to cry as he added, "Yeah, so, yeah, I just want to protect her. I don't want her to lose it. I don't want her to go through anything I went through. I don't wish that upon anybody. If she ever needs me I'm just a call away."

Eilish is a longtime fan of Bieber. They met for the first time in 2019 at Coachella, where they posed for a photo together. "Long and bright future ahead of you," Bieber captioned their snap.

According to Eilish's mother, Maggie Baird, the pop star was obsessed with Bieber when she was younger, sharing one memory of her daughter playing his song "As Long As You Love Me" and just crying. Baird recalled "driving to the dance studio with Billie, playing this song, sobbing, and then driving back and sobbing."

"And the video, and Billie talking about it, and being excited it was coming out, and just crying and crying . . . I just want to say, we did consider taking you to therapy because you were in so much pain over Justin Bieber," the actress explained on Eilish and her father Patrick O'Connell's Apple Music show "Me & Dad Radio" last year.

When Eilish and Bieber met three years ago, Baird shared a photo of them hugging on Instagram.

"This night! Thank you @justinbieber for making this perfect moment for Billie. Words will never express how grateful we are to you for all that you have meant to Billie and for being such a huge part of our lives," she wrote on Instagram.

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Billie Eilish is pictured at the Vanity Fair Oscars Party in Feb. 2020. AFP / Jean-Baptiste Lacroix