Hailey Bieber's father Stephen Baldwin has given new insight into his life as a grandfather and the status of his complicated relationship with his daughter, who married Justin Bieber in 2018.
The 58-year-old actor is grandfather to the 28-year-old model and 30-year-old singer's first child, son Jack Blues, born in August.
Sources told DailyMail.com in October that the new mom was initially choosing to keep her parents away from her newborn amid their 'eroding' family dynamic.
However it appears the baby boy has helped heal the family rift and in a telling sign of unity, Hailey, Justin and baby Jack will spend Christmas together with Stephen.
'We're getting ready for Christmas with Baby Jack Blues,' the proud granddad revealed in an interview with Too Fab this week.
He added, 'We're excited. And he's grown like a weed. Actually, he looks like a little plump potato. He's so cute. I can't stand it.'
The father-of-two -- who also shares daughter Alaia Baldwin, 31, with wife Kennya Baldwin, 56 -- told the outlet, 'I want to say so much,' but he opted not to share more.
A source told DailyMail.com in October that Hailey's relationship with her family first came under strain early in her pregnancy. 'She was closer with her mom, but that started to break down when she fell pregnant because she didn't want to tell her family for months,' an insider revealed at the time.
Hailey was further enraged in February when her father shared a social media post asking the public to pray for Hailey and Justin, sparking concern from fans.
The Usual Suspects alum reposted a video of Justin singing, which was shared by All Things Possible Ministries founder Victor Marx, and captioned: 'Christians please when you think of Justin & Hailey, take a moment to offer a little prayer for them to have wisdom, protection, and draw close to the Lord.'
'Hailey had a blowout with her family when her dad asked for prayers for Hailey and Justin, and she told him that she did not want him meddling in her life,' the source later said.
Hailey confirmed the fractured relationship in an interview with W magazine in July.
'I'm not super close with my family at this point in my life because I feel like I'm very independent. I'm my own individual now, and I've built my own family,' she told the glossy.
However, the beauty said she looks back at her childhood fondly. 'I had a fairly normal childhood. Obviously, I come from the family that I come from, and I always recognized that that was different.
'But when I look back on my childhood and how I grew up, I have very fond, beautiful memories.'
Another point of tension between Bieber and her parents has to do with varying opinions on politics and religion.
'Her parents are still married and share the same brain,' the insider noted. 'Her dad is a religious zealot, and her mom does whatever her dad says to do.'
Jack is Stephen's second grandchild; he first became a grandparent when Alaia welcomed daughter Iris in August 2020 with husband Andrew Aronow.
And Baldwin told Too Fab that Jack, like Iris, will call him 'Grampy.'
He divulged: 'Grampy. We're going with Grampy. But it’s with a W. A lot of people don’t know that.'
'So G-W-A-M-P-Y is Gwampy. So that’s kind of the handle I’ve been going with. It was my granddaughter Iris, my first grandchild... it was the name she gave me,' he explained.
While Hailey and Justin have teased their firstborn child in various social media posts, they have not yet revealed his face to the world.
Taking to Instagram on Monday, the Canadian crooner shared a slew of outtakes from his and Hailey’s time in Costa Rica for a friend’s wedding.
The new mom looked stunning in a bright red dress as they cozied up together in the affectionate photos.
She seems to be happily adjusting to motherhood as she posted an Instagram carousel in October with the caption: ‘It’s October and I’m someone’s Mom.’
And since becoming a mother, the model has been showing off a diamond-encrusted necklace with their newborn’s initials, JBB.
The Biebers recently enjoyed a fun-filled trip to Costa Rica for a friend's destination wedding
Days after the baby's birth the Rhode skincare founder shared a photo of her freshly manicured hand as she rocked a $2k Isa Grutman 'mom' ring.
Fans got a glimpse of the longtime couple's child's tiny foot and Hailey's French manicured hand as Justin announced the news of his birth via Instagram in late August.
'WELCOME HOME JACK BLUES BIEBER,'
the proud dad wrote in a caption to his 295 million followers at the time.
Jack was delivered by Dr. Thais Aliabadi, the same OBGYN that Kylie and sister Khloé Kardashian used to deliver their children, according to the birth certificate.
He was born at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where Kylie's daughter Stormi Webster was born in 2018.