Justin: I was plagued by Instagram insecurities
He boasts an incredible 27m followers on Instagram, but Jusin Bieber has now revealed that his youth was plagued by insecurities online.
He says: “For a while, I was busy looking at my Instagram likes, and if a post didn’t get a certain amount, I was like, ‘Aw, they didn’t like the photo.’”
He went on to also tell the June/July edition of Seventeen magazine: “But there’s always a choice: You can let Instagram or stuff on the internet affect your day, or you can choose to not be bothered by it.”
Justin shot to fame at the tender age of 13, but the now 21-year-old says he just didn’t have people “to check” him as he grew up in the spotlight.
Recently, the Canadian singer has been increasingly reflective on his teenage years – and he’s been apologising for his bad behaviour during that time too.
“I was rebelling a little bit. I was getting cockier and cockier,” he reveals. “I looked back and I was disappointed in myself.” He goes on to admit: “You have to own up to your mistakes.”
And Justin is adamant that his wild-child and out-of-control image portrayal in the media isn’t always accurate: “I am someone who really cares about people,” he states.
He had an on/off relationship with Selena Gomez from 2010-2013, and more recently has been linked to Kendall Jenner. But these days when it comes to matters of the heart, the star says: “In a girl, I want someone who’s confident in herself and honest.
“I have to find her very attractive and as someone I can see myself with for the rest of my life.”
