Hailey Bieber Defends ‘Effing Hard’ Marriage To Justin Bieber

From ELLE

Hailey Bieber has spoken out in defence of her marriage to Justin Bieber, a year after saying ‘I do’, explaining that no one knows what truly goes on in their relationship but them.

In an interview with Vogue Australia, the model said: ‘Nobody from the outside really knows what's going on between us.

‘I wake up every morning with this person. I'm the only person that has direct dialogue with this person. This is my relationship. What's so tricky about mental health is that it can be easy to let people convince you of something that's not real.’

The 22-year-old, who legally wed her former on/off boyfriend last year, months after his split from his ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez, said that, since their wedding last August, the couple have faced an onslaught of criticism from people on social media.

‘When I had hundreds of thousands of comments bombarding me with: 'He's never going to this,' “You're never going to that”, “You'll be divorced by then,” you can't help but wonder: “Does someone see something that I don't see?'" the model added.

‘It starts to mess with your mind. But the only two people in a relationship are the two people in it. I've been working on retraining my thought process to understand that.’

Describing her marriage as ‘really effing hard’ to the publication, the star explained: ‘Look, marriage is always going to be hard and I think good relationships are the relationships that you put the work into.

‘Specifically, I said that when there were a lot of new things. I had never lived with someone before. I never had to cohabit with somebody in that way, so I was learning how to share space with someone for the first time. We were trying to bend in each other's direction and learn what was comfortable.’

Dividing their time between Canada and their home in Los Angeles, the runway star said that she and the 'Sorry' singer are still trying to find their feet as newlyweds.

‘In Canada, we have a really private place, a big property, and Justin's from there so I feel like he feels more comfortable,’ she told the publication.

‘We have a bunch of four-wheelers and it's quiet and we just hang out. We spent Thanksgiving and Christmas there last year, because the winter is especially pretty. I cook a lot.’

The couple are reportedly planning a big celebratory wedding this Autumn in the US.

Elsewhere in the interview, the star said that there have been times when she has felt ‘inferior’ in comparison to models such as Bella Hadid, Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner.

‘My burn in the modelling industry has been slow and I've had to learn to be okay with that,’ she stated.

'I'm shorter than most of the girls. Even though I'm five-foot-eight, I'm not a runway girl and I totally used to feel inferior to some of my friends. Look at Kendall [Jenner] and Bells [Bella Hadid] and Gigi [Hadid] ... they're all tall and doing every runway.’

The Californian beauty added that, for a while, she didn’t think she would be able to have a catwalk career.

'I don't think that anymore. I had so many people, like casting directors, say, "We don't think she's a real model."'

While she stated that she has felt ‘disappointed’ by people’s negative comments about her modelling abilities, she has finally found her ‘own lane’.

'I'm proud of myself for building a more commercial career that worked for me and being confident about it,’ she said.

'I've hosted a show, I did major American campaigns, and a bunch of other things that I've really enjoyed. Sometimes I feel like I'm still finding my lane, but now I know I'm going in the right direction.'

The star also said that she wants to design her own clothes at some point.

‘'I've found shopping doesn't do much for me anymore, because I know exactly what I want and I search for the clothes that are going to be the closest to what I like,’ Bieber added.

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