Hailey Bieber is getting candid about her relationship with Justin Bieber, going as far as opening up about the constant divorce rumors that have plagued their relationship for the past year and explaining why she decided to hide her pregnancy for six months.
In a new cover story for W Magazine, Hailey Bieber opened up about her pregnancy, which she and Justin Bieber announced with a beautiful vow renewal video back in May 2024, which we now know is when she was just finishing her second trimester.
Though Hailey kept two-thirds of the pregnancy to herself, she admitted she almost kept it hidden even longer to protect her privacy. “I probably could have [hidden] it until the end,” she told W, “but I 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. I wanted the freedom to go out and live my life.” (She has since embraced maternity style loudly and proudly, often finding ways to make her baby bump the center of her outfits.)
Hailey also revealed that the reason she was able to keep the pregnancy a secret for so long to begin with — though there was definitely some fan speculation — was because she “stayed small for a long time.” She added: “I didn’t have a belly, really, until I was six months pregnant, which was when I announced it. I was able to wear big jackets and stuff.”
Leading up to the pregnancy announcement, Hailey and Justin’s relationship was the target of gossip and criticism aplenty, which Hailey also alluded to in the new interview, admitting it has actually been a constant in their relationship and not a new happening. “People have made me feel so bad about my relationship since day one,” Hailey said, going on to allude to the divorce rumors, which she had previously decisively shut down via social media.
“‘Oh, they’re falling apart. They hate each other. They’re getting divorced,’” she added. “It’s like people don’t want to believe that we’re happy,” Hailey continued. “I used to try to act like it hurts less and less. I’ve tried to think that you 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 doesn’t actually ever hurt any less.”