In a matter of weeks, Hailey and Justin Bieber will welcome a new member to their family. The model announced that she was expecting the couple's first child in May, once she turns six months old.
But for Bieber (formerly Baldwin), a new addition to her family will come at a time when, she says, things are distant with herself.
“I had a pretty normal childhood. Obviously, I come from the family I come from and I always recognized that that was different,” Bieber, the daughter of actor Stephen Baldwin, told W Magazine in a new cover story.
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Hailey Bieber with her father Stephen Baldwin, her sister Alaia Baldwin and her mother Kennya Baldwin in 2008. (Elias Comfort/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
“I don't have a very close relationship with my family at this point in my life because I feel like I'm very independent. I'm my own person now and I've started my own family,” she revealed to the outlet, without naming any specific relatives. The Rhode Beauty founder doesn't follow her father or mother, Kennya, on Instagram, but she does follow her uncle Alec Baldwin, her aunts, and several cousins.
“But when I look back on my childhood and how I grew up, I have very fond and beautiful memories,” Bieber said of his famous Long Island family.
Earlier this month, Stephen Baldwin was photographed hugging his brother Alec Baldwin, who was charged with involuntary manslaughter. Alec's case was later dismissed. (Ross D. Franklin/Pool/Getty Images)
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Months before announcing her pregnancy, Bieber had to deny the rumors circulating about her marriage.
Hailey Bieber and her husband Justin Bieber faced divorce speculation while the model was several months pregnant. (Fake Images)
Stephen Baldwin is photographed with his two daughters, Alaia and Hailey, in 2014. (Jim Spellman/WireImage/Getty Images)
“Just so you know, the stories and the constant 'blind elements' I see in [TikTok] “Instagram stories are 100% wrong,” she wrote in a statement shared on her Instagram stories, without acknowledging any particular narrative. “They are stories made out of nothing… They come from the land of deception… So I know it can be fun to feed these stories, but just know they are always false.
“I'm sorry to ruin it.”
Hailey Bieber, who is in the third trimester of her first pregnancy, says she is no longer “super close” to her own family. (Michael Tran/AFP via Getty Images)
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Her comments came after speculation mounted online, particularly on social media platform TikTok, that she and Bieber were having marital problems. Some social media accounts claimed Bieber was having an affair with a billionaire, while others claimed the two had already split.
The rumors were only fueled by her father, who shared a message from Victor Marx, founder of All Things Possible Ministries, asking for prayers for the young couple.
In a post that was since deleted, Marx wrote over a video of Bieber singing: “Christians, please, when you think of… Justin and HaileyTake a moment to offer a small prayer for wisdom, protection, and drawing closer to the Lord.”
Justin and Hailey Bieber got married in 2018. (Fake Images)
Criticism of her marriage is something Hailey Bieber has now rationalized will never go away.
“People have made me feel so bad about my relationship from day one. 'Oh, they're falling apart. They hate each other. They're getting divorced. ' It's like people don't want to believe that we're happy,” she told W. “I used to try to act like it hurt less and less. I've tried to think that you just get used to it at a certain point, that this is what's going to be said and this is how people are going to be. But I realize that it never actually hurts less.”
William (Billy) Baldwin, Stephen Baldwin, Alec Baldwin and Daniel Baldwin are pictured together in 2010. The famous brothers, who grew up on Long Island, also have sisters. (Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic/Getty Images)
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Fox News Digital has reached out to Hailey Bieber and her father, Stephen, for comment.
