Lily was speaking with a British fashion mag when she discussed body image and how women are represented in the media and the pressure to conform to showbiz beauty ideals.
Lily said about her desire to look like the supermodel: ‘I wish I didn’t feel like that and I think the reason we feel like that is because of the imagery we’re fed all the time.’
Lily expressed her concern surrounding sexism and the treatment of women.
She said: ‘Women are still expected, in some weird way, to kind of sit there and look pretty, and not talk.’
‘So often, when women say things that are outspoken, or as I call it just saying things, people jump on that and try to make us look stupid for having an opinion. That doesn’t happen with men. Come on, we’ve done feminism. People are aware of it. Can it just happen now?’
Lily also revealed that she can be insecure when it comes to how her music is received.
She told Elle magazine: ‘I understand people will have their point of view and will interpret things in the way they want to… But it was upsetting to get some of that feedback.’
Lily’s latest single Hard Out Here has been dubbed a ‘feminist anthem’ due to its empowering message for women.
‘I felt like I was being brave doing the baggy p**** thing, and that got lost. That was meant to be the feminist moment. It was a brave thing to do – say that you have an enormous vagina!’
Lily has been working on getting into shape ahead of her big musical comeback this year.