Hailey Baldwin appears to have confirmed she is married to Justin Bieber - by changing her Instagram name to Hailey Bieber.

On Friday, the Canadian popstar seemed to leave no doubt when he posted a picture of the pair laughing, with the caption "my wife is awesome".

Baldwin's Instagram name has changed to haileybieber, while her biography names her as Hailey Rhode Bieber

The celebrity couple were said to have secretly married in September after visiting a New York court where marriage licences are issued, but Baldwin denied it at the time.

The 21-year-old model and Bieber, 24, announced their engagement in July, with Bieber writing: "Hailey I am soooo in love with everything about you!


"So committed to spending my life getting to know every single part of you loving you patiently and kindly.

"My heart is COMPLETELY and FULLY YOURS and I will ALWAYS put you first! You are the love of my life Hailey Baldwin and I wouldn't want to spend it with anybody else. You make me so much better and we compliment each other so well!!"

Bieber's partner is the daughter of actor Stephen Baldwin.