He enjoys a close friendship with Kendall Jenner, but Justin Bieber draws the line when it comes to working with the statuesque supermodel.
The Canadian pop star – currently in Sydney for a one-off show – admits he won’t being following a path previously trodden by stars the likes of George Michael, Pharrell Williams and mentor Usher by including well known fashion models in his music videos.
‘I think she’s not really a video girl, right?’ he told OAPs Kyle and Jackie O on Wednesday morning. ‘She’s a model – I don’t think she needs to be in a music video.’
During a candid chat with the radio hosts Bieber, 21, also reflected on his recent decision to release a Snapchat video in which he implored fans to respect his right to privacy whenever they catch sight of him in public.
‘Already, things are changing,’ he said. ‘I think the more I’m vocal about what I want I think it’s going to make the relationship easier and better. They don’t realise how much it’s affecting me when you’re coming, and not only that you’re putting your camera in my face and you want me to do something for you and take a picture for you but you’re not respecting my space.’
Bieber has been romantically linked to Shanina Shaik, Victoria’s Secret model Xenia Deli and, more recently, Hailey Baldwin following his split with on-off girlfriend Selena Gomez – but he insisted the persistent rumours about his love life make him reluctant to enter a new relationship.
‘I don’t have a girlfriend,’ he said. ‘I was kind of seeing someone. It’s kind of complicated. The last relationship I was in, there was so much judgement and so many people saying what they think and stuff – I don’t want that.’
For now, the singer is focused on the November 13 release of his yet to be titled new album – and he couldn’t be happier with the finished product.
‘We’ve actually worked on this album for the past three years so it’s been a long process,’ he said.