EXCLUSIVE: 'He'd make our life a misery': Justin Bieber's childhood neighbour claims 'his mom couldn't control him' as never-before-seen photo shows him in chess club

His former neighbours in the posh Calabasas area of Los Angeles famously couldn't stand Justin Bieber's partying, and he was forced to pay one of them $80,000 in 2014 after egging their house.

But it turns out that the pop star didn't only become a problem neighbour after he became famous, with a woman who lived near the now 22-year-old when he was a child claiming he made her life 'a misery'.

The revelation comes as a never-before-seen picture shows Justin with a shaved head, striking a thoughtful pose for his school's chess club.

Trouble-maker: Justin Bieber's childhood neighbour has reflected on the star in his youth, saying he made her life 'a misery'

But even though he may have had intellectual pursuits at school, his old neighbour insisted Biebs was a trouble-maker before he was famous.

As a child, Justin lived at a detached property in Stratford, Ontario, with his grandparents Bruce and Diane Dale at times when his mother Pattie, a single mom, was struggling to cope.

The neighbour, who refused to be named in case she upset any Beliebers, said: 'There's nothing good I can say about him. I'm just so glad he is gone.

'He was always throwing pears into our pool. He'd scare our cat. We used to phone other locals when he was out saying, "Be careful, Justin is outside."

Chess whiz: Meanwhile never-before-seen photos show the singer posing for the school chess club

'There is an apartment block nearby and he'd ring all the buzzers to get the residents to open the doors.

'My house was egged three times by that kid. If we went on holiday he'd play games on my lawn. After one winter we found 16 of his ice hockey pucks there.

'He'd play basketball on the lawn and trample on the plants. There was never a sorry. If there was mischief to be had, he'd have it. He'd make our life a misery.'

She added: 'His mom couldn't really control him. She had the brain of a ten year old.

'It will certainly surprise some people he was in the chess club': Justin's former history teacher said he 'wasn't the worst pupil the school has ever had but he wasn't the greatest'

'When I'd confront her, she would defend him saying things like, "If Justin says he didn't throw pears in the pool, he didn't throw pears in the pool because Justin never lies."

'I'd look at her like she was on a different planet. She couldn't control him.'

The neighbour said when he became famous the situation worsened when fans would throng the street singing his hit, Baby.

'They'd sing and yell at him to come out,' she said. 'One time he was here with Selena Gomez and he didn't want her to go out but she did, to say hi to the fans.

'She had the brain of a ten year old': The star's ex-neighbour said his mom Pattie 'couldn't control him'

Making mischief: Justin apparently egged his neighbour's house, scared her cat and threw pears in her pool

The neighbour added: 'I'm glad to see the back of him. I hope he never comes back.' 

While Justin's neighbour may not have anything nice to say about him, staff at Stratford Secondary School where he was educated insist they are 'proud' of his success.

In photos from his old school yearbooks Justin also shows off his pre-fame 'mop top' hair do and his teenage knobbly knees.

The school close to Justin's childhood home also proudly displays a photo he donated after he found fame and the sports trophy the wannabe basketballer was awarded in 2007, the year he left the school without graduating.

'I hope he never comes back': The now 22-year-old's former neighbour said she is 'glad to see the back of him'

A parting gift: The school close to Justin's childhood home in in Stratford, Ontario also proudly displays a photo he donated after he found fame

Kim Booker, who taught Justin history, said: 'Justin certainly wasn't the worst pupil the school has ever had but he wasn't the greatest. It will certainly surprise some people he was in the chess club.

'He liked to have fun and mess around. He was an entertaining kid. Most staff liked him. One time we caught him sneaking out the back of a school bus after a trip to Niagra Falls because he wouldn't wait with the other kids.

'If he wanted to do something, he'd do it. He has matured over the years. He is more of his own man now. He seems to have got the teenage wildness out of him.

'He knows that if he is going to have a long career he has to act responsibly.'

Sports star: A sports trophy the wannabe basketballer was awarded in 2007, the year he left the school without graduating, is also on display

'We're definitely proud if him': School principal Martin Ritsma said he is glad the pop star 'has held it together' after going through 'a bit of a shaky time'

School principal Martin Ritsma said: 'He never graduated but we're definitely proud if him.

'When he started to get well known online he turned up at school one day in the limo. The girls were impressed.

'He was a regular kid into his ice hockey and basketball. Since then we've been watching his career take off. He went through a bit of a shaky time but he has held it together. Good for him.

'It's hard to imagine what temptations are put in his way but he went through all that and came out stronger and better for it.'

'The girls were impressed': Justin 'turned up at school one day in a limo' after he became well-known online