Well, that escalated quickly.
After just a month of over-the-top, coast-to-coast PDA, Justin Bieber proposed to Hailey Baldwin
while on vacation in the Bahamas in July 2018 - and she said yes.
A source told TMZ that Bieber got down on one knee in front of a crowd, but only after
his entourage made everyone nearby put their phones away.
This super-quick engagement isn't the only bizarre thing about the couple known as "Jailey."
Here are some of the strange things about Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin's relationship.
Gotta get with my friends
Remember how the Spice Girls said "If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends?"
Apparently, Baldwin and Bieber took that advice pretty seriously - they've both reportedly
gotten hot and heavy with each other's pals.
People magazine reported that Bieber was hooking up with Kourtney Kardashian in December 2015.
He was also previously linked to both Kendall and Kylie Jenner, and Baldwin was seemingly
fine with him fooling around with her BFFs.
In May 2016, Baldwin was linked to Drake, a fellow Canadian and casual pal of Bieber.
People reported that Drizzy and Baldwin got cozy at a Memorial Day party together.
Insiders told E! News that while the rapper was smitten with Baldwin, she was still too
hung up on Bieber at the time, saying,
"Hailey wants to be with Justin but he is just always back and forth with her and that
drives her mad."
Ditched for other women
When Bieber celebrated his 21st birthday in March 2015, Baldwin was on hand to mark the
special occasion with him.
So was his former fling, Yovanna Ventura.
Bieber was reportedly all over Ventura right in Baldwin's face, so Baldwin ended up bailing
on the festivities earlier than expected.
A source told Hollywood Life,
"She says she's cool with him being with other girls, but putting it in her face like that
was too much.
[…] She didn't throw a big fit, she didn't pick a fight with Yovanna, she just left."
That wasn't the only time Bieber supposedly played Baldwin.
Sources told People magazine in August 2016 that although they were never officially a
couple, those in their circle, quote, "knew they were together."
But at the time, Bieber was apparently hooking up with a different blonde celebrity spawn:
Sofia Richie.
Richie reportedly urged Bieber to unfollow Baldwin on social media, and a source revealed,
"Justin unfollowed Hailey on social media, and now all their friends are talking s--t
on Sofia and him and how messed up it is."
What about Shawn?
Less than two months before she and Bieber got engaged, Baldwin had tongues wagging when
she walked the red carpet at the 2018 Met Gala with Shawn Mendes.
Though the pair insisted they weren't dating, their slew of social media posts together
- along with what seemed like a red carpet couple debut - led to a lot of speculation
that they were indeed a couple.
Fans also thought these two were an item because they were spotted holding hands at a Halloween
party in 2017 and getting cozy over the holidays, but when Baldwin wiped her Instagram clean
of Mendes after getting together with Bieber in June 2018, it blew the internet's mind
- and maybe Mendes'.
When asked if Baldwin and Bieber were an item, Mendes quipped to Canada's ETalk,
"I don't know if they're dating or not.
I love them both."
Obsessed with 'Jelena'
Years before Baldwin and Bieber got together, the model was simply a fangirl - not just
of Bieber, but of Selena Gomez, often tweeting about her obsession with them as a couple.
A 14-year-old Baldwin tweeted in 2011,
"I don't care what anyone says but Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez together is the definition
of a teenage dream!"
The same year, she tweeted that she needed wrapping paper featuring the singer.
In 2012, after the Academy Awards, Baldwin quipped:
"I gotta say I was really looking forward to seeing what color coordination Jelena was
gonna do for this years VF party."
A deep dive into Baldwin's Twitter history reveals that she has also called Gomez "beyond
flawless" and the "Jelena" relationship "perfect."
Kind of awkward for Baldwin and Bieber to look back on now, isn't it?
What does Gomez think?
The whole world is wondering what Gomez thinks of the Bieber-Baldwin engagement news, and
it seems like, well... not much at all.
A source that sounded suspiciously like someone from Gomez's camp told E! News,
"Selena knows that Justin makes rash decisions, but wishes them both the best.
She is truly focused on herself and Justin is no longer a topic of conversation in her
life."
An insider told Radar Online that Bieber has been texting Gomez for months, but she supposedly
hasn't responded because she, quote, "really has nothing to say to him."
The source added,
"At first, Selena didn't believe the news.
She is not devastated by any means.
She was the one to end it once and for all with him.
[…] She thinks the whole thing is a joke and knows it will never last."
Ouch!
Since then, Gomez has been spotted rocking a T-shirt that reads, "Only the strong survive,"
which may or not be in reference to the engagement news.