HAILEY And Justin Bieber will use their baby as a chance to start anew in their marriage.
The couple, who married in 2018, announced they are expecting a baby through a sweet Instagram video on Thursday.
Hailey and Justin have been at the center of divorce rumors after the pair looked somber in public and spent increasing time apart.
A source close to the couple spoke out in the wake of their big news and said it will be a positive change for the Biebers.
“They are elated and so grateful they are expanding their family,” a source told Us Weekly.
They are said to be “happier than ever,” despite the theories that their relationship was on the rocks.
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“This feels like the light at the end of the tunnel,” they added after being asked about the couple’s rocky time recently.
“It was everything they needed. Hailey is feeling really good,” the source noted.
Hailey has been staying out of the spotlight with the star skipping the Met Gala this year, which fans theorized could be due to a pregnancy.
“She has been laying low and trying not to overdo it with her work commitments,” the source added.
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“They decided to renew their vows to embrace a new chapter together. They wanted to renew and restore their faith in God together, and in their relationship.
“It was a new commitment and a fresh start for them as a family of three,” the source concluded.
Hailey shared her pregnancy announcement via an Instagram Reel on Thursday.
She also shared a photoshoot alongside the video with the Rhode designer sporting a baby bump in a lace gown.
It appeared the couple, who have been married since 2018, also renewed their vows while on their brief vacation.
Fans flooded social media with congratulations for the couple.
FAN LOVE
“OMG JUSTIN AND HAILEY BIEBER ALSO RENEWED THEIR VOWS WHILE ANNOUNCING THEY’RE PREGNANT! MY HEARTTTT,” one X, formerly Twitter, user wrote.
“This is what love really is,” wrote another.
“I love the vintage edit…makes it timeless!” wrote a third.
“I’m literally crying and shaking,” wrote a fourth.
Hailey is six months pregnant, sources close to the couple claimed to TMZ.
She’s seemingly entering the third trimester soon so fans may have Baby Bieber by late summer.
Justin and Hailey were thought to be in the middle of relationship issues after they appeared to look somber together.
A source recently revealed to The U.S. Sun that although Justin and Hailey are working through things, divorce is not on the table.
Justin and Hailey’s Relationship Timeline
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Justin and Hailey go way back as she met him when she was just 12 years old during a 2009 Today show appearance.
In 2011, the two were pictured together along with Hailey’s father at Justin’s Never Say Never documentary premiere where she called him “cute.”
November 2014
- Dating rumors began after they were spotted together at a Hillsong Church service.
- During an interview with E! News, Hailey denied they were together.
- They also rung in 2015 together.
December 2015
- Dating rumors surfaced again after Hailey was spotted on vacation with Justin and his family in Tulum, Mexico.
- Later that month, they rang in the New Year again, but this time, they were spotted kissing at Leonardo DiCaprio’s New Year’s Eve party in St. Barts, according to People.
February 2016
- Justin and Hailey acknowledged that they were in a relationship, but made it clear they were not exclusive.
- During another interview with E! News, Hailey said that the pair were “not an exclusive couple,” adding, “relationships at this age are already complicated, but I don’t really like to talk about it because it’s between me and him.”
- As for Justin, he spoke with GQ saying that Hailey was “someone I really love” but starting a serious relationship was not a good idea because there was already “a lot that [he had] to commit to,” including a tour.
- Later that year, the pair split in a “very dramatic excommunication,” according to People.
June 2018
- After Hailey and Justin called it quits, he got back together with Selena Gomez, but in May 2018, the pair called it quits for good.
- A few weeks later, Justin got back together with Hailey.
- “The common denominator, I promise you, is always church,” Hailey told Vogue, via People.
- “By then we were past the drama. I just gave him a hug. By the end of the conference, he was like, ‘We’re not going to be friends.’ I was like, ‘We’re not?’ “
- The pair went on to have a number of PDA-filled public appearances, confirming their relationship was back on.
July 2018
- Justin and Hailey announced their engagement.
- He popped the question during a romantic dinner in the Bahamas while they were on vacation, according to People.
- “Hailey I am soooo 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,” Justin said in an Instagram post.
September 2018
November 2018
- Hailey changed her last name on social media from Hailey Rhode Baldwin to Hailey Rhode Baldwin Bieber.
September 2019
- Hailey and Justin had a wedding ceremony in front of their friends and family at the Montage Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton, South Carolina.
“Justin and Hailey are not separating but they have been going through a tough time,” the insider said.
“Divorce is not an option for them as it goes against their religious beliefs. They’re working on their marriage.”
The source also noted, “Nobody’s moved out, but occasionally they are spending time apart by staying with family and friends.”
Justin shared a photo of him crying on social media recently, which added fuel to the divorce rumors.