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Justin and Hailey Bieber have shared their first family photo with their two-month-old son Jack Blues Bieber on Instagram.
The couple, who tied the knot in 2018, welcomed their first child on 22 August this year.
In the Instagram photo posted for Halloween, Justin is holding Jack, who is swaddled in a pink robe.
Model Hailey, 27, has a Kim Possible get-up with green cargo bottoms, a black turtleneck, gloves and red hair.
“Baby” singer Justin, 30, can be seen dressed as Ron Stoppable, Kim’s best friend in the cartoon.
They have both struggled with health issues over the years. Justin has been candid with fans about his ongoing health journey after being diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome – a rare neurological disorder characterised by paralysis of the facial nerve.
Hailey also experienced her own health scare after she was was treated in hospital in March 2022 due to “stroke-like symptoms” and underwent a procedure to close a hole in her heart.
Doctors later discovered that she had experienced a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), often called a mini-stroke, due to a blood clot in her brain.
Speaking about both of their health issues on Good Morning America, Hailey said that the experience allowed them to be “upfront” with each other and brought them “a lot closer”.
“Going through this together, you’re being there for each other and supporting each other and there’s just something that really bonds you through these times,” she said.
“So that’s what I think is the silver lining in these crazy times.”
Last month, Hailey’s father Stephen Baldwin – the brother of Alec Baldwin – praised his daughter for the way she’s supported her husband.
He said: “I am just glad he connected with a great gal to help him survive. Their happiness and their wellbeing and their health is more obviously now better than ever.”
