Josh Allen makes a candid admission about Hailee Steinfeld’s fame (Image via Getty Images)
The couple traveled there after the Bills’ season ended in January 2024, and Allen later posted a photo of the two at the Eiffel Tower. When the couple announced their engagement in November 2024, the AP noted Steinfeld had 20.3 million Instagram followers. Allen had 1.3 million. The couple married in May 2025, and announced the birth of their daughter this spring through Steinfeld’s newsletter. The Bills beat the Rams in overtime on Monday Night Football in Week 5. Stay updated with the latest Asian Games 2026 news , check the Asian Games medal tally and complete Asian Games schedule .
When Allen first confirmed they were dating, he asked the AP not to use her name. Allen wants to bring a Lombardi Trophy to a city that lost four straight Super Bowls in the early 1990s.
Allen said people there know movie stars and pop stars far better than they know football, and Steinfeld happens to be both. “Anyplace else in the world but here and it’s absolutely her,” he said when asked which of them is more famous. He said Paris made it obvious. He said fatherhood has made everything feel less important, football included. Join conversation Share your thoughts in the comments Be respectful · TOI community guidelines As long as they are doing well, he said, nothing else weighs on him much.
Josh Allen does not think he wins the fame contest in his own marriage. Asked by ESPN who is better known, him or Hailee Steinfeld , the Bills quarterback gave the title to his wife everywhere except Buffalo. His evidence came from a trip to Paris. The comments came in a September interview, when Allen was also near the top of the MVP race after accounting for nine total touchdowns in the Bills’ first two games. Allen did not need long to answer. Steinfeld earned an Oscar nomination for True Grit, appeared in the Pitch Perfect films and has a music career. That list travels well. A quarterback’s list does not. The numbers back him up. There is a simple reason for the gap. Football is mostly an American habit. Steinfeld’s films and songs reach well past that. In Paris, she gets recognized. In Orchard Park, he does. It also fits how the couple handles attention. Teammate Dion Dawkins predicts Allen will stay in Buffalo for life, and pointed out he does not rush to New York for courtside seats or to Vegas for fights. Allen has been guarded for years about his private life, which makes the openness about fatherhood stand out. On fatherhood, he was just as direct. He sounded like a man who has reordered his life. His wife and daughter come first. That frees him to simply play football and have fun, and to be the best teammate he can be. The early results suggest the mindset is not slowing him down. He also has a goal that has nothing to do with fame. Steinfeld can keep the bigger name. Allen wants the trophy Buffalo has never had. Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.