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Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin attend the 2021 Met Gala Celebrating in America: A Lexicon of Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Sept. 13, 2021 in New York City.
Ray Tamarra/GC ImagesThat’s what love is! Justin Bieber marked wife Hailey Bieber’s 25th birthday on Monday (Nov. 25) with a series of touching posts on social media.
“To my beloved birthday squish. My heart belongs to you. My eyes belong to you, my lips belong to you. I am yours. I am so blessed to be yours,” the pop star tweeted alongside a number of adorably PDA-filled photos of the couple scuba diving on a tropical getaway.
He added: “You are my forever. Life has never made more sense until you became my wife. I will never stop loving you, I will never stop holding you, and I will never stop protecting you. You my queen are more than enough for me and I will spend everyday making you feel like the queen that you are. As your grandma would say in her Portuguese accent ‘happy bursday baby’ love you until the end of time and then after that. :).”
Both of Bieber’s most recent studio efforts – 2020’s Changes and 2021’s Justice – have spelled out his devotion to his model wife, including on lovestruck singles like “Yummy,” “Intentions,” “Holy,” “Anyone” and more.
While the singer is busy prepping for his upcoming Justice World Tour, he most recently teamed up with Bryson Tiller and Poo Bear for the former’s new holiday single “Lonely Christmas.”
Bieber also dipped into his Canadian roots earlier this month thanks to a delicious partnership with Tim Hortons on his new Timbiebs Timbits donut holes, which will hit locations throughout the U.S. and Canada beginning Nov. 29.
Check out Biebs’ sweet birthday shout-out to Hailey below.
Sharleen Spiteri joined BBC Radio 2’s The Sara Cox Breakfast Show ahead of Texas taking the stage to launch the main live music programme at Radio 2 in the Park in Stirling.
Checking in from rehearsals, the Texas frontwoman spoke about getting ready for the band’s opening performance at City Park. Radio 2’s annual flagship festival takes place there from 11 to 13 September 2026. "I’m match fit because I’ve had a couple of days’ rehearsals," Spiteri said. "We’re kicking the whole weekend off, which we’re very much looking forward to, so everybody’s got to get ready to party."
Before the live acts take over, Friday’s DJ Pre-Party gets the weekend started with Radio 2 favourites Sara Cox, DJ Spoony, Gary Davies, Michelle Visage, and Rylan behind the decks.
Jo Whiley helped set the mood with a special programme from Stirling’s Tolbooth venue. Working with BBC Introducing Scotland, the broadcast put the spotlight on Scotland’s emerging music scene through performances and conversations with Fright Years, Alice Faye, and James Emmanuel.
Fright Years, a four member band from Edinburgh, played "Never Been Wrong" and offered their take on Simple Minds’ "Waterfront." Glasgow singer and songwriter Alice Faye, the BBC Introducing in Scotland 2026 winner, paired "Some Brief Encounter" with a rendition of Lulu’s arrangement of "I Started a Joke." James Emmanuel, who was born in Nigeria and now lives in Edinburgh, sang "Brothers & Sisters" before taking on Chaka Khan’s "I’m Every Woman."
"We’re all about celebrating BBC Introducing and all the music that’s come out of Scotland," Whiley told listeners. "It's about celebrating the local music scene and the incredibly important work that BBC Introducing does to support independent, up-and-coming artists."
Joining the conversation were Stephanie Cheape, presenter of BBC Introducing in Scotland, Tara McLoughlin, venue manager for Stirling Council, and student radio presenters representing the University of Stirling’s Air3 Radio.
Listeners can catch the complete interviews and live performances from the weekend’s programmes on BBC Sounds.
