Ryan Butler is one of the best friends of Justin Bieber, the Canadian singer/songwriter and actor.
Bieber was discovered singing on YouTube in 2008 and has gone on to become an international star with his music popular across the globe.
Despite Bieber's international fame, he is still a teenage kid and remains close to the friends he grew up with in Stratford, Ontario, Canada.
Bieber's international lifestyle hasn't been at the expense of his friendship with Butler, one of three close friends to have shared in Bieber's fame that has been achieved on the back of YouTube and Twitter.
Since Bieber found fame, life has changed a great deal for his friends who have become the focus of attention from around the world with fans desperate to get a piece of Bieber.
Butler and has family have become used to the reflected attention, even if it does mean that they do have to hang their phone up over Christmas to avoid the constant stream of calls about their famous friend.
Being viewed as a friend of Bieber, rather than as an individual, hasn't been a problem for Butler to accept as he enjoys the fame of his famous friend and moves easily and naturally within celebrity circles.
Flights to meet up with Bieber on tour are a regular occurrence as are the invites and celebrity parties that he finds himself increasingly invited to.
Butler himself has developed a minor celebrity following but he remains modest about it and knows that it is all due to his famous singing friend.
His family have also accepted their son being in the spotlight and have adapted sensibly to it, realising that when celebrity calls it's impossible to turn the clock back or to bury your head in the sand pretending that nothing has happened.
Bieber was discovered singing on YouTube in 2008 and has gone on to become an international star with his music popular across the globe.
Despite Bieber's international fame, he is still a teenage kid and remains close to the friends he grew up with in Stratford, Ontario, Canada.
Bieber's international lifestyle hasn't been at the expense of his friendship with Butler, one of three close friends to have shared in Bieber's fame that has been achieved on the back of YouTube and Twitter.
Since Bieber found fame, life has changed a great deal for his friends who have become the focus of attention from around the world with fans desperate to get a piece of Bieber.
Butler and has family have become used to the reflected attention, even if it does mean that they do have to hang their phone up over Christmas to avoid the constant stream of calls about their famous friend.
Being viewed as a friend of Bieber, rather than as an individual, hasn't been a problem for Butler to accept as he enjoys the fame of his famous friend and moves easily and naturally within celebrity circles.
Flights to meet up with Bieber on tour are a regular occurrence as are the invites and celebrity parties that he finds himself increasingly invited to.
Butler himself has developed a minor celebrity following but he remains modest about it and knows that it is all due to his famous singing friend.
His family have also accepted their son being in the spotlight and have adapted sensibly to it, realising that when celebrity calls it's impossible to turn the clock back or to bury your head in the sand pretending that nothing has happened.
