Hailey Bieber, née Baldwin, explained why she’s no longer “super close” to the Baldwins.
The model and founder of Rhode Island is the daughter of Stephen and Kennya Baldwin, so her uncles are Alec, Daniel, and Billy Baldwin. Stephen made headlines earlier this year when he shared a post asking for “prayers” for Hailey and her husband Justin Bieber, sparking further speculation about the state of their marriage.
In a new interview with W magazine, Hailey said of her early years in Nyack, New York: “I had a pretty normal childhood. Obviously, I come from the family I come from and I always recognized that that was different.”
“I don’t have a very close relationship with my family at this point in my life because I feel like I’m very independent. I’m an independent person now and I’ve started my own family,” she continued. “But when I look back at my childhood and how I grew up, I have very fond and beautiful memories.”
Hailey then pointed to the fact that she first signed with a modeling agency at 17 and moved to New York, where she was surrounded by “a lot of grown-up people doing very grown-up things.” She continued, “I started traveling the world, making my own money. I got my own apartment and had to learn how to live on my own and pay bills. That pushed me into adulthood pretty quickly, when most of my friends were leaving for college.”
A diplomatic response, considering how terrible the Baldwins’ story seems to be! You can read the full interview here.