Mom-to-be Hailey Bieber is counting down the days until she welcomes her first child. The 27-year-old model and entrepreneur announced her pregnancy with her husband, Justin Bieber, in May, revealing she was six months along at the time. Now, with the excitement building, the Rhode Beauty founder is sharing her pregnancy journey and experiences in a candid interview with W Magazine. Ahead, we’re breaking down some of the key tidbits from the interview, including her current pregnancy diet and wellness routine, her approach to engaging with pregnancy content online, how she navigates public scrutiny about her marriage, and more.
On being wary of pregnancy content online…
“The Internet is a scary place for a pregnant woman,” Bieber shared with W, implying she takes a cautious approach to online content. “You see so many stories—traumatic birth stories, traumatic experiences—and I know that that’s very real. But I don’t want to scare myself.”
Her pregnancy wellness regimen…
“I don’t know why they call it that because it lasts all day long; we need to change the name,” she told the outlet. Nowadays, her wellness regimen includes strength-training workouts and a high-protein diet featuring “lots of eggs, chicken, and steak.” But she’s also tuned into her body’s cravings. “I just listen to whatever the baby wants. If the baby wants pizza one day, we’re doing pizza.”
On keeping her pregnancy a secret for so long…
““I was honestly able to keep it quiet because I stayed small for a long time,” she told W. “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. I probably could have hid it until the end. 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.”
On navigating public scrutiny…
“People have made me feel so bad about my relationship since day one,’ she said. “‘Oh, they’re falling apart. They hate each other. They’re getting divorced.’ It’s like people don’t want to believe that we’re happy. 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.”
