Hailey Bieber addresses Justin Bieber divorce rumours weeks before welcoming first child
When Hailey Bieber and Justin Bieber announced they're having their first child with a vow renewal, it came amid speculation the couple were on the brink of divorce.
That, according to the 27-year-old model and business owner, was very much not the case, and she's now opened up about the private impact of her marriage constantly being under scrutiny.
"People have made me feel so bad about my relationship since day one... it's like people don't want to believe that we're happy," Hailey told W Magazine in a wide-ranging interview accompanying the publication's summer cover.
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Hailey Bieber has addressed the toll of constant Justin Bieber divorce rumours. Instagram
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Hailey said in the past she would "try to act like [the speculation] hurts less and less" and she "tried to think that you get used to it at a certain point" and make peace with the fact that it's "how people are going to be".
"But I realise that it doesn't actually ever hurt any less," she said.
Justin and Hailey married in 2018 following a whirlwind engagement, which came on the heels of the Baby singer's very public on-off relationship with Selena Gomez.
In May, they revealed Hailey was pregnant with their first child, with the announcement shoot also doubling as their vow renewal.
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The couple revealed Hailey's pregnancy in May. Instagram
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At the time, Hailey was around six months along, and she said she "probably could have hid it until the end" – and although their desire for privacy was one of the reasons they kept the news quiet, Hailey said she "didn't enjoy the stress of not being able to enjoy my pregnancy outwardly."
"I felt like I was hiding this big secret, and it didn't feel good," Hailey told the publication.
"I wanted the freedom to go out and live my life."
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