Hailey Bieber’s famous father, Stephen Baldwin, is one of the cool dads. How do we know? He has a tribute tattoo to Hannah Montana after Miley Cyrus promised him an appearance on the Disney show. Unfortunately for Stephen, Miley never kept her promise.
Before Hailey Bieber became a superstar in her own right, she was simply known as the daughter of Stephen Baldwin – an actor known for The Usual Suspects, as well as his reality TV stints on Celebrity Big Brother UK and The Apprentice.
He almost could have bragged about starring in Hannah Montana after completing a challenge from Miley. But her dreams were shattered after the then-teenager failed to deliver on her end of the pact.
Stephen Baldwin regrets his Hannah Montana tattoo
14 years ago, Stephen was cheated on by a 15-year-old Miley. Two years into the hit Disney series, Alaia and Hailey – then aged 15 and 11 respectively – were big fans of the teenage singing sensation with a double life.
Luckily for the budding models, their dad brought them to an event at the White House, where Miley was also in attendance. After the actress saw that Stephen had his wife’s name, Kenneya, tattooed on his arm, she suggested that Hannah Montana be next in her collection.
With 17 tattoos already, the “HM” mark on her body was a minor matter. Additionally, he negotiated a guest role on the show in exchange.
The deal was apparently in Stephen’s favor – until they meet next time. According to the actor, he flaunted HM inking and Miley “nearly fell out of his chair,” but never landed him a role.
“It’s unfortunate, I’ve done my end of the bargain but she hasn’t given me a guest star role on her show yet,” he told The Metro in 2010.
The star continued: “It’s quite a scandal. I hope if I generate enough bad press for her, she’ll stick to the deal.
Hannah Montana continued through January 2011, welcoming the likes of Larry David, Austin Butler and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, but Stephen failed to make the cut.
When asked if he’ll regret the tattoo “in years to come,” the actor replied, “Never mind the years to come, I regret it now.”
Who can blame him? It is steeped in betrayal and bad memories.
Miley used to ‘bully’ Hailey to set her up for haters
Growing up in the same industry, Miley and Hailey remained friends into their twenties. They go back a long way and the couple recalled the dynamics of their childhood during their Carpool Karaoke session in 2018.
“I’d be evil with her,” Miley admitted after performing at Party In The USA. “She would try to play with us, like me and Alaia, and we would lock her out of the room.”
“I had to. It made you who you are, you know? It made you stronger,” Miley defended. such a troll.
Miley’s strategy has clearly worked as Hailey has bravely ignored haters since marrying Justin Bieber four years ago. The model has only spoken out against negativity online once, telling the internet to leave her alone.
She said, “Enough time has passed where it’s valid to leave me alone.”
Hailey recently opened up on the Call Her Daddy podcast about how the constant comparison with Justin’s ex Selena Gomez has affected her mental health. She reassured that all parties involved had moved on and that she was ‘insensitive’ to the bullying.
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