In accordance with the rumor mill, Olivia and Joshua had dated for some time, earlier than they broke up and he was photographed out and about with fellow Disney Channel alum Sabrina Carpenter.

For followers, it stood to motive to imagine that the tune’s most particular lyrics — “You are most likely with that blond lady / Who at all times made me doubt / She’s a lot older than me / She’s every little thing I am insecure about” — have been about Sabrina, and the speculation solely gained traction after it was found the lyrics had initially referenced a brunette.

Olivia later defined why she had modified the lyric in an interview with Nylon, saying it was attributable to her perception that “essentially the most impactful songs are particular.”

“Numerous the time, individuals will fill within the blanks with particulars from their very own life,” Olivia mentioned on the time. “If they do not wish to, they will fill it in with particulars of my life and if that is what makes it impactful to them, that is effective.”

“I simply keep in mind [everyone being] so bizarre and speculative about stuff that they had no concept about,” Olivia recalled.

“I do not actually subscribe to hating different girls due to boys,” she added. “I believe that is so silly, and I actually resent that narrative that was being tossed round.”

“I positively talked about my deepest, darkest secrets and techniques and insecurities on Bitter,” Olivia admitted. “Which is type of unusual, to be like, ‘Right here, you guys can have this. Anybody who desires to hearken to it might hearken to it.'”

“Nevertheless it’s actually empowering when it comes out,” she added. “And it has been actually superior for me to see individuals resonate with that vulnerability and relate to it.”