Did you ever think you would see the day that Justin Bieber would propose to anyone but Selena Gomez? Yet here we are, Hailey Rhode Baldwin who has known Justin Drew Bieber since she was fourteen is know getting married to him.
To some, people will think that this is all happening very fast and that they hardly know each other, but that would actually be the opposite. Both Hailey and Justin have known each other for years with Hailey going from a fan, to a best friend, to dating him, not talking to him, back to dating him, and now engaged to each other (see guys, fans can marry their idols). Wow, now that's a timeline we have to look at.
So what better than to take a quick look at how they got here:
2009:
Let's take it back for a hot minute to when Hailey and Justin first met backstage at the The Today Show. Where her father Steve Baldwin introduces his daughter, Hailey awkwardly hangs back (probably wishing she was meeting him without her dad there).
Feb 2011
Another dad introduction? Hailey and her father attend Justin's premiere of his movie 'Never Say Never'. This was just a month before Justin confirmed his relationship to Selena at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
Sep 2011:
This particular tweet cute at the time is now quite ironic and funny. Here is a tweet of Hailey professing how much she loves Justin and Selena Gomez together. Note: this was when everyone was tearing down anyone who dated Justin and Hailey just wanted to let everyone know how much she supported them. Justin and Selena continued to date on and off since then until 2014.
Now Hailey is the definition of a teenage dream you could say!
Friends with the Jenners:
Both Hailey and Justin have known both the Jenner girls for a long time too (being all rich kids and that, how do we get an invite?). Now well into 2014 after Selena, Hailey is spotted with Kendall and Justin at NYC Hillsong Church starting rumours a plenty that they are dating. Then came the photos and statements of denial. ""I've known him since I was so young -- since I was like 13 -- and we've just been good friends over the years," she said. "We have just stayed close and there's nothing more to it than that." Justin also posted a photo of them on instagram stating, "People are crazy. I'm super single and this is my good friend u would know otherwise".
Hmmmm Interesting, very interesting Biebs...
New Years Eve and January 2015:
Then there comes spending New Years Eve and January of 2015 together. The rumour mill just keeps getting bigger, especially after Kendall posted this photo on her Instagram. Again she had to state, "He's just going through a time in his life where he's transitioning in a really positive way and he needs good people around him," she told E!. "And I'm trying to be a good friend and be there for him and support him." Again they were spotted in April getting their bake on with Kendall (who is also thought to have dated Justin)
December Holidaying and New Years Eve 2015/2016
Now comes all the cute videos and photos suggesting to people that they are very close...but just how close is what we all wanted to know?
Then we got the confirmation photo of all photos. The New Years kiss.
Ok they are seeing together at this point but just "casually" after Hailey told E!, "We are not an exclusive couple, he's about to go on tour. Relationships at this age are already complicated, but I don't really like to talk about it because it's between me and him." Whilst Bieber reported to GQ that Hailey Baldwin is "someone I really love," but that he doesn't "want to be held down by anything." Then this amazing quote that we'll continue to look back at now as a massive sign, "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," Bieber said. "It's really hard to fix wounds like that. It's so hard.... I just don't want to hurt her."
August 2016- April 2018
Despite Justin not wanting to hurt her, just six months after "being" together they unfollow each other on all social media and move on to other people. Justin and that whole Sofia Ritchie fling which saw him and Selena have a very public fight on social media. Then after Selena and The Weeknd broke up Jelena's rejoiced when pictures and news emerged of Justin and Selena back together.
This whole time Hailey was moving up in the modelling world and steering clear of Justin at all costs, even mentioning that there were periods that they weren't friends and they would avoid each other in social settings.
May 2018 - Present
Finally they are spotted again, and fans begged to know were they back as being friends again or something more? And something more they were indeed, as we now know from their world-win romance and PDA photos in the last few months. They couple seemed very magnetised and drawn to each other, so was it really a surprise that just the other day Bieber popped the question?
With Justin just posting this just hours ago, we can now safely confirm the engagement and wish our congratulations to the stunning couple. With both sides of the family overjoyed and sharing their joy on twitter, it's safe to say that Hailey and Justin have a special bond that has been there for years, and that it just took them time to realise that they are indeed great for each other.
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