This is *not* a drill—The Biebers are now becoming a party of 3 now that Baby Bieber is on the way. 🥹 Hailey Bieber dropped the news that she'll be expecting her first child with Justin Bieber on Instagram, where she posted stunning photos and clips.
The announcement came after Hailey and Justin skipped the 2024 Met Gala—and the couple was met with a ton of support from their celebrity pals in the comments. "I love you guys!!!! ahhhhhhhh," Kylie Jenner wrote, while her sister Kendall chimed in, "Ahhhh here come the tears again ❤️." Other A-listers like Kris Jenner, Lori Harvey, and Bella Hadid also sent their well wishes.
Fans and friends have been waiting for Justin and Hailey to build their family, and—as we know—it's been quite the journey with multiple pregnancy rumors and the Rhode founder speaking out about her concerns surrounding parenthood in 2023. We'll get into that in just a sec, as we're laying out everything Justin and Hailey Bieber have said about becoming parents over the years.
November 2018
Hailey expressed how she wanted to build a family during an interview with Vogue Arabia, saying, "I love kids and I can’t wait to have my own. I would say now that's a closer reality."
April 1, 2019
On April Fool's, Justin and Hailey pretend she's pregnant as a joke. It doesn't sit well with their followers as their fans point out that it seems insensitive to people with fertility issues.
At the time, Justin responded by saying, “There’s always gonna be people offended, there’s also people who don’t take jokes very well, I am a prankster and it was APRIL FOOLS’. I didn’t at all mean to be insensitive to people who can’t have children.” Awk. 😬
November 19, 2022
Justin posted photos from his and Hailey's wedding to Instagram, wishing her a happy birthday. In his message, he made it clear that he wanted to raise a family with her, writing, "Happy birthday babes! You make me want to be better everyday! The way you live you life is so attractive.. ps you turn me on in every way 😍😍😍😍 next season BABIES."
August 7, 2020
While promoting Justin Bieber: Seasons during PaleyFest LA, Hailey opens up about her and Justin's "quarantine activities," saying, We didn’t make any babies, so that's that. Honestly, I really do think we've enjoyed this time."
December 1, 2020
Justin appears on The Ellen Show and tells host Ellen Degeneres, "Hailey still has some things she wants to accomplish as a woman. I think she just is not ready yet, and I think that's okay." He added, "I'm going to have as many as Hailey is willing to push out. I'd love to have myself a little tribe. It's her body and whatever she wants to do."
July 19, 2021
Justin posts a pic with Hailey on Instagram with the caption "mom and dad." Naturally, fans spiral, and Hailey debunks the pregnancy rumor by commenting, "I think u should maybe change this caption to *Dog Mom and Dad* before anyone gets it twisted. 😂"
October 8, 2021
Justin Bieber: Our World is released on Amazon Prime Video, and he has a candid convo with Hailey in one of the scenes. "My intention for 2021 is to continue to set goals and have fun while doing them. Make sure I put my family first and hopefully, we squoosh out a nugget," Justin said in the doc, per UsWeekly. Hailey then responded, "Uh, in 2021?" to which Justin clarified, "The end of 2021, we start trying?" 👀
December 10, 2021
A pregnant Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is a guest on Hailey's web show, Who's In My Bathroom? and Hailey asks for parenting advice in a deleted scene. "I literally know zero about being a mom, but I do want kids one day," the Rhode founder said at the time.
February 1, 2022
Hailey tells WSJ Magazine that she "definitely" doesn't plan to have kids in 2022, saying, "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!'"
April 4, 2022
When she wore a flowy dress at the 2022 Grammys, fans started speculating that Hailey could be pregnant. RadarOnline reported the rumors at the time, to which the Rhode founder commented on their Instagram, "I'm not pregnant leave me alone."
August 16, 2022
Hailey graces the cover of Harper's Bazaar and gets candid about her relationship dynamic with the "Confident" singer. "At the end of the day, like, he's my best friend, but it still does take a lot of work to make it work," she dished. "And then I know eventually, when kids come in the picture, that’s going to be a whole other season of navigating how to make that work."
May 14, 2023
In conversation with The Sunday Times, Hailey gets emotional about the one thing that's holding her back from starting a family with Justin. "I literally cry about this all the time. I want kids so bad but I get scared," she said. "It's enough that people say things about my husband or my friends. I can’t imagine having to confront people saying things about a child." She added, "We can only do the best we can to raise them. As long as they feel loved and safe."
