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Justin Bieber shares Instagram photos of Aussie mates at Disneyland

American superstar Justin Bieber and his wife Hailey have been spotted at the theme park with his Australian inner circle of friends.

Singer Eddie Benjamin rocks the world

It is almost a harder inner circle to crack than that of the British royal family but two Aussies have done just that with American superstar singer Justin Bieber.

Candid shots shared by Bieber to his 294 million Instagram followers show the muso along with wife Hailey and Australian mates Eddie Benjamin and The Kid Laroi enjoying a day out at Disneyland.

The group got into the full spirit of the ‘happiest place on earth’ as they donned Mickey and Minnie Mouse ears and rode the Space Mountain rollercoaster.

Justin Bieber with wife Hailey and Australian mates The Kid Laroi and Eddie Benjamin.
Justin Bieber with wife Hailey and Australian mates The Kid Laroi and Eddie Benjamin.
Pictures: Justin Bieber, Instagram
Pictures: Justin Bieber, Instagram

It comes at a time where there has been much speculation about 31-year-old Bieber’s physical and mental health and days after he told fans he felt like a “fraud” and struggled with impostor syndrome.

Before going to Disneyland, Bieber shared a cryptic post to his Instagram story about the conflicting feelings he has expressing his negative emotions because of his childhood experiences.

Justin Bieber shared photos Instagram with partner Hailey (front) and Aussie mates The Kid Laroi and Eddie Benjamin (back).
Justin Bieber shared photos Instagram with partner Hailey (front) and Aussie mates The Kid Laroi and Eddie Benjamin (back).
Pictures: Justin Bieber, Instagram
Pictures: Justin Bieber, Instagram

“I was always told when I was a kid not to hate,” the post read.

“But it made me feel like I wasn’t allowed to have it and so I didn’t tell anyone I’ve had it; which made me feel like I have been drowning feeling unsafe to acknowledge it.

“I think we can only let hate go by first acknowledging it’s there. How couldn’t we feel hate from all of the hurt we have experienced?”

Bieber, 31, and his wife are parents to seven-month-old son, Jack Blues.

Laroi, real name Charlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard, is the former Redfern rapper, singer and songwriter that collaborated with Bieber on hit global single, Stay.

Justin Bieber and Kid Laroi. Picture: Instagram
Justin Bieber and Kid Laroi. Picture: Instagram
Australian singer Eddie Benjamin. Picture: Sam Ruttyn
Australian singer Eddie Benjamin. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

In an interview with Australian radio duo Will & Woody, Laroi, 21, said: “He’s just always been super. I mean, that’s a really cool thing about him that’s so special is like, he’s just so open and welcoming and always hitting me (up) every day like, ‘Hey, how are you feeling? Are you good?’”

He continued: “He’s the man and I would say I’ve totally leaned on him a lot. He has the best advice, the best knowledge when it comes to that stuff (living in the spotlight). Even just everything he’s been through at such an extreme. What I go through is not even a 10th of what he had to go through.”

But who is lower-key Eddie Benjamin?

Confidential first met Benjamin, an insanely talented musician in his own right, back in 2023, around the release of his song, Weatherman.

Benjamin, 23, grew up in Sydney’s east before moving to the US and signing to Epic Records and Sony Music.

He regularly appears in Bieber’s Instagram stories and posts. In one recent post, Benjamin is seen dancing with a cigarette in his mouth while Bieber raps.

“hahahaha swiag (sic) galore,” Benjamon wrote on the post that received nearly 90 million views.

Sia is his mentor, someone he has described as an “aunt” figure, while Benjamin has written songs for the likes of Shawn Mendes, Alessia Cara, Raye and Meghan Trainor and featured on Bieber’s song, That Should Be Me.

Benjamin, who dated American actor and dancer Maddie Ziegler and was linked to Willow Smith, supported Bieber on his global tour.

Justin Bieber at Disneyland with wife Hailey, Kid Laroi and Eddie Benjamin.
Justin Bieber at Disneyland with wife Hailey, Kid Laroi and Eddie Benjamin.

“Honestly, when anything really heavy happens, I feel like he (Bieber) is one of the first people I get on the phone to,” Benjamin said.

“It is about finding that balance … he does think I work too much in a sense that I am so obsessed (with my music). I often find myself on the phone to him, in tears might I add. “Definitely, you’ve got to have relationships where you can really clearly fall apart, otherwise I just don’t see the point in them and I love connecting to people like that. I can’t do the small talk.”

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