Justin Bieber, the new sensation in pop music, admitted recently that until he became famous he lived on the step of poverty. The teenage star, who became a phenomenon in showbiz, sold more than two million albums, but before being famous, Justin and his mother Pattie Mallette were very poor. They could not live without the donations from the local church and Justin even had to sing on the street so he could take his mother in a vacation. But all this has made Justin stronger, he said. Now only at the age of 16 he’s a superstar.Justin Bieber’s story is such a great tale of overcoming the odds! He and his mother used to live in poverty after his dad walked out on them when he was a kid. Justin was so poor that he didn’t even have a bed to sleep on, and his house was full of mice.

“That place was really dirty. We had mousetraps everywhere because there were mouses – uh, mice – in the house. I didn’t have a real bed. I slept on a blue pull-out couch in my room.”

Justin said that he’d love to play Oliver Twist in a movie because he can relate to the character.“We didn’t have anything in the fridge, except maybe luncheon meat for school and macaroni and cheese. I’d love to play Oliver Twist.”I knew that Justin had an impressive backstory, but I hadn’t realized how bad things were. Thank god he was discovered on Youtube!