Social media loves pitting women against each other, and Hailey Bieber and Selena Gomez are, unfortunately, time-honored targets. For years, fans have insisted that there is bad blood between the two solely because of their shared history with Justin Bieber. Case in point? The recent TikTok drama involving Kylie Jenner, Selena Gomez, and … eyebrows?
However, the 26-year-old model and 30-year-old “Lose You to Love Me” singer insist they’ve put the past behind them. Now that the women have moved on, let’s take a stroll down memory lane by looking at Hailey and Justin’s relationship timeline. Here are 10 interesting facts about their relationship.
1. Hailey Baldwin and Justin Bieber met for the first time in 2009.
When Hailey was only 12, her father, Steve Baldwin, introduced her to her now-husband, Justin Bieber. The young model appeared incredibly shy when meeting the “One Less Lonely Girl” singer for the first time. In the video of them meeting, Hailey stood with her arms crossed before shaking the hand of the Canadian teen pop sensation.
2. Justin posted a photo of himself kissing Hailey on Instagram in 2016.
Several years after their awkward first encounter, the “Love Yourself” singer shared a steamy photo and him and Baldwin kissing on Jan. 3, 2016. The two went on vacation together at the end of 2015 and rang in the New Year, locking lips. However, Justin was clear about his intention to take things slow with the socialite.
During a March 2016 interview with GQ, the Canadian artist opened up about his newfound relationship with Hailey. “What if Hailey ends up being the girl I’m gonna marry, right? If I rush into anything, if I damage her, then it’s always gonna be damaged,” he said. “It’s really hard to fix wounds like that. It’s so hard. … I just don’t want to hurt her.”
3. Justin kept in contact with Hailey while he dated Selena Gomez in 2017.
When Justin’s on-again-off-again romance with Selena Gomez reignited in 2017 — following Selena’s high-profile split from The Weeknd — a source told Us Weekly that the “What Do You Mean?” singer still kept in touch with his old flame, Hailey. However, their texts with one another were anything but flirtatious. “They’ve both moved on,” an insider told the outlet. “The messages were platonic and friendly.”
4. Justin and Hailey Bieber do not have a huge age difference.
Many of us knew Justin Bieber when he started as a kid. He’s not a kid anymore! In fact, he is a few years older than his wife.
The Canadian singer was born on March 1, 1994, in St. Joseph’s Hospital, London, Canada. This puts his age at 28 years. His model wife on the other hand is 26 years old as she was born on November 22, 1996, Tucson, Arizona, United States.
Bieber proposed to Baldwin when he was 24, and she was 21 years, in the Bahamas with a $883,000 eight-carat ring, confirming the engagement two days later on Instagram.
5. Justin proposed to Hailey several months after splitting with Selena in 2018.
In March 2018, Justin and Selena officially parted ways for the last time. Then, in May 2018, Hailey and Justin rekindled their romance. During an idyllic vacation in the Bahamas, the “Sorry” singer decided to take their relationship to the next level. On July 7, 2018, Justin proposed to the model and shared his thoughts on Instagram.
“Listen, plain and simple, Hailey, I am so in love with everything about you! So committed to spending my life getting to know every single part of you loving you patiently and kindly,” the 28-year-old singer wrote. “My heart is completely and fully yours and I will always put you first! You are the love of my life, Hailey Baldwin, and I wouldn’t want to spend it with anybody else.”
6. Justin and Hailey secretly tied the knot in September 2018.
The young couple said “I do” shortly after their whirlwind engagement. On Sept. 13, 2018, Justin and Hailey married at a New York City courthouse. However, the newlyweds didn’t hold their official wedding until the following year.
On Sept. 30, 2019, Justin and Hailey said, “I do” for the second time in front of friends and family in South Carolina. Several days after tying the knot once again, Hailey shared two sweet photos from their special day on Instagram.
7. Justin and Hailey recently celebrated four years of marriage.
On Sept. 13, 2022, Justin and Hailey celebrated the fourth anniversary of their South Carolina wedding. Posting an Instagram slideshow of her and her husband, the Rhode Skin founder wrote, “4 years married to you. the most beautiful human I’ve ever known … love of my life. Thank God for you.”
8. They do not share a child together, despite been married for close to 5 years.
You’ve probably spotted Justin and his wife Hailey with a baby on their Instagram pages, but the truth is the powerful couple do not have a kid yet despite knowing each other for 14 years, and having been together romantically since 2016.
One of Justin Bieber’s latest Instagram posts have us all like, “Baby, baby, baby, oh!”
The Biebers spent the weekend in Hawaii to celebrate Hailey Bieber’s best friend and surfer/model Kelia Moniz’s birthday, and the photos from the trip have everybody melting! The “Baby” singer shared several photos of him and Hailey with Moniz’s two children — and now the internet is running wild with baby fever.
In two photos, JB cradles baby girl Lava in the sweetest way and in another, Hailey is seen carrying her, too. The Biebs also shared a photo of Moniz’s older son Liwai at the dinner table.
As far as the Biebers having a baby of their own, Hailey said it was in the cards, just not now. Back in February 2022, Hailey opened up to the Wall Street Journal about the possibility of her and Justin becoming parents.
“I think ideally in the next couple of years we would try”, she said at the time. “But there’s a reason they call it try, right? You don’t know how long that process is ever going to take. Definitely no kids this year; that would be a little bit hectic, I think.
“There’s this thing that happens for women when you get married. Everybody always assumes it’s: First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby. Well, what about all the things I want to accomplish in my business? I think I had it ingrained in my head that I was going to want to have kids right away and I was going to want to have kids super, super young. Then I turned 25 and I’m like, I’m still super, super young!”
Since Hailey and Justin tied the knot in 2018, they’ve had their share of pregnancy rumors. The most recent being in November 2022 when she shut down rumors with a photo of her stomach where she revealed she has a large and painful ovarian cyst. “Not a baby,” she said, alongside information about her diagnosis.
9. They are still going strong in their relationship, and staying out of scandals.
On February 2023, Hailey Bieber was the cover of Vogue Australia March issue, casting the silhouettes of the season; second-skin, undone, optimistic, comfortable with who she is. She also sat down for an interview first with her husband, Justin. Justin Bieber, oozed relationship confidence all over Hailey Bieber in her new Vogue Australia cover interview.
Justin actually put on his reporter hat and conducted the interview with Hailey personally. As Vogue Australia brags in the story’s headline, this marks the first time Justin has ever interviewed Hailey, and he used the opportunity to get her to go on the record about how great being married to him is.
One captivating side of their interview was when Justin gave her the chance to share something cool about being married to him.
Hailey’s revelation on the subject was essentially that the best thing about being married to Justin Bieber is that you get to spend so much time hanging out with Justin Bieber (which should feel very validating to your middle school self, since that’s exactly what everyone who spent the “Baby” era wallpapering their room in Tiger Beat posters of Justin would have predicted was the best thing about Bieber matrimony).
“Mmm … My favorite thing about being married is honestly the companionship I feel we have,” she said. “Genuinely, you are my best friend in the entire world. There’s nobody I would rather spend more time with or do anything with.”
Previously, they shared a similar tattoo. Celebrity tattoo artist Keith McCurdy of Bang Bang Tattoo confirmed to Page Six that Bieber had delicate “little words” in cursive script above his right eyebrow – and that his wife Hailey Baldwin got a tattoo to match. “They each got a tattoo,” McCurdy said.
10. Justin and Hailey Bieber have successful careers, which their impressive net worth proves.
Hailey Rhode Baldwin, also known as Hailey Bieber, is a famous name in the American entertainment industry and is known for her career as a model, a T.V. personality, and socialite. She has been featured in major ads for Guess, Ralph Lauren, and Tommy Hilfiger. Baldwin is the daughter of famous American actor Stephen Baldwin and Brazilian graphic designer Kennya Deodato Baldwin.
Hailey Baldwin (now Bieber) automatically inherited fame in Hollywood due to her family’s success in the acting industry. Her family’s fame did not stop Hailey from doing what she loved most, which surprisingly was not acting. She found her strengths and capabilities and worked to achieve them.
Justin Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and global influence in modern-day popular music.
According to several reports, Bieber sold his 291-song catalog for a whopping $200 million in January 2023. It’s one of the highest price tags ever for a catalog for an artist under 70 years old. Bieber’s annual income varies depending on his album releases and tour schedules, but on average, he rakes in about $80 million annually. A large portion of Bieber’s wealth also comes from the sale of his 291-song catalog in January 2023 for an estimated $200 million.
Justin Bieber’s current net worth stands at $300 million, whereas his wife Hailey Bieber’s net worth is estimated at $20 million, per Celebrity Net Worth. Together, Justin and Hailey’s net worth is about $320 million.
