Hailey Bieber reflects on marrying husband Justin Bieber at the ‘insanely young’ age of 21

Hailey Bieber can see herself and her husband Justin Bieber being together forever.

The 24-year-old model is adamant she will make her marriage to the 27-year-old singer go the distance as she is willing to put in the work to ensure they grow old together. 

Speaking to the new April issue of ELLE magazine, of which she is the cover star, Hailey reflected on tying the knot at the ‘insanely young’ age of 21 and how she handled the online abuse from her husband’s fanbase.

‘I learn new things about him and about myself and about our relationship all the time. Do we have little fights and stuff that we have to work through sometimes? Yeah, of course, but it really doesn’t ever feel like work, because I love him so much. I see forever with him,’ Hailey said.

‘I think any relationship can fail, Hollywood or not. Is it harder in the public eye? Absolutely,’ she continued. ‘But I think the two of us are grounded by our faith. I’m not saying it’s this easy-peasy thing that doesn’t take work. We talk to a therapist. We do what we have to do.’

The couple tied the knot in a small ceremony in 2018 with a lavish second wedding the following year in South Carolina.

And, although the catwalk star thinks marrying at the age of 21 was ‘ridiculous’, she believes her fame has made her experience things at a younger age.

She explained: ‘I mean, I was married when I was 21, two months before I turned 22, which is insanely young. And sounds almost ridiculous when you say it out loud. Although I do think for somebody like me and somebody like Justin, [it’s different]. We’ve seen a lot for our age. We have both lived enough life to know that’s what we wanted.’

What’s more, Hailey – whose father is actor Stephen Baldwin – felt like she lost her ‘anonymity’ at the beginning of her marriage as everyone wanted to know about their relationship.

She added: ‘In the beginning of our marriage, I just wanted to hide. I was like, ‘I don’t want people so In my business. I feel like everybody’s up my a**.’ I was like, ‘Can there be no anonymity? Can I have any of it back?’

She was also mercilessly bullied online by legions of devoted Justin fans, dubbed Beliebers, which forced Hailey to turn off her public Instagram comments. 

The move could actually harm her social media engagement and standing which is a large part of her career as an influencer but Bieber said it was worth it.  

‘I remember someone telling me that [turning off the public comments] really lowers your engagement,’ she explained. ‘And I was like, ‘I could give a fuck about engagement! People are terrorizing me. Engagement, enschagement. I don’t care!’