‘Young Sheldon’ Star Iain Armitage Blown Away After Meeting Billie Eilish: ‘One Of the Nicest People I’ve Ever Met’

Talk about a meet-cute. On Wednesday (Jan. 21) Young Sheldon star Iain Armitage posted an adorable series of snaps he took when he met Billie Eilish at last weekend’s 2026 MLK Jr. Beloved Community Awards, where the Oscar- and Grammy-winning singer accepted the group’s award for environmental justice.

“Oh yeah realized I forgot to post the photos of me MEETING BILLIE EILISH. She was so awesome, and genuinely one of the nicest people I’ve ever met- ILYB!!!,” Armitage wrote in an Instagram post featuring a trio of photos chronicling their meeting, including one in which they share a sweet hug and two more of Armitage looking shocked and elated as Eilish cheeses for the camera.

Armitage then added a second post adding some context, in which he wrote, “I ALSO forgot to mention that Billie was there accepting the environmental justice award for donating ELEVEN AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS to the Changemaker Program🥱 What a legend!!”

On Saturday (Jan. 17) both stars were on hand at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, where Eilish accepted the award for the work her Changemaker Program did on the singer’s 2024-2025 Hit Me Hard and Soft world tour, where it allowed fans to buy tickets that raised money for non-profits addressing climate change, food insecurity and climate justice, raising more than $11.5 million for those efforts.

In the comments, fans were also loving the backstage celebrity summit, with a number seconding Armitage’s praise for Eilish, with one saying, “@iain yes legend!!! What a brilliant role model – and also I think others that have a platform/in the music industry should really take this approach on board,” and another writing, “@iain I did not know this. That’s incredible and honestly makes me want to listen to all of her music now and start following her on Instagram (followed). She didn’t just donate the money, she raised the money for this. And I have so much respect for that. Thanks for sharing!”

While Eilish happily accepted the award, she also noted that it came at a time when the world is in a state of near-constant turmoil and chaos amid the Trump administration’s unprecedented, aggressive immigration crackdown and roll-back of President Biden’s historic environmental initiatives. “We’re seeing our neighbors being kidnapped, peaceful protesters being assaulted and murdered, our civil rights being stripped, resources to fight the climate crisis being cut for fossil fuels and animal agriculture destroying our planet, and people’s access to food and healthcare becoming a privilege for the wealthy instead of a new basic human right for all Americans,” Eilish said. “It is very clear that protecting our planet and our communities is not a priority for this administration. And it’s really hard to celebrate that when we no longer feel safe in our own homes or in our streets.”

The MLK Beloved Community Awards, co-hosted by Tony winner Anika Noni Rose (Princess and the Frog) and Aldis Hodge (Cross) will air on BET in February.