Hailee Steinfeld named ‘queen’ of Buffalo after Josh Allen’s engagement
Hailee Steinfeld is already an acclaimed actress and singer, but now she’s NFL royalty.
A new billboard in Buffalo, New York congratulated Steinfeld, 28, and the Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen about their recent engagement by declaring the couple king and queen of the city. “The Queen City has a new queen,” the billboard said X-photo shared by CBS Sports’ Tracy Wolfson on Sunday, January 12. “Congratulations, Josh and Hailee.”
The billboard featured illustrated photos of Steinfeld and Allen, 28, as playing cards of the queen and king. Steinfeld’s caricature wore a crown and flashed an engagement ring, while Allen’s playing card featured his jersey No. 17 and a helmet.
The billboard apparently went up in honor of the Bills’ playoff game against the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Steinfeld was present at the game, which the Bills won by a score of 31-7. Backup quarterback Shane Buechele‘s wife, Paige Buechelereposted an Instagram Story video of the women watching the match Taylor BernardBills linebacker’s wife Terrel BernardAnd Hailee Watson.
Steinfeld and Allen announced their engagement over a joint Instagram post in November 2024. The post – captioned “♾️ 11•22•24 ♾️” – featured a photo of Allen’s proposal, which took place in front of a picturesque beach sunset, under a beautiful floral arch and surrounded by candles.
Allen later admitted in a December 2024 issue of Steinfeld’s “Beau Society” newsletter that he was “very nervous” about popping the question. “It was hard keeping secrets from you and having other people in your life keep secrets from you,” he noted. “Then a song would come on several times a day and I would tearfully think about how special our day would be.”
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— Tracy Wolfson (@tracywolfson) January 12, 2025
Allen shared more details about their special moment, adding, “I said, ‘I couldn’t wait any longer.’ I said, “I can’t wait to start a family with you.” I said your full name, and I asked you very nicely. I said please.”
Allen said Steinfeld was “extremely surprised” by the proposal, saying, “It feels incredible to be engaged to someone who is so special and loving and caring and beautiful and fun and happy.”
Steinfeld and Allen started dating shortly after the athlete split from his ex-girlfriend Brittany Williams in April 2023. “Hailee and Josh have been together for about a month now and things are going really great,” a source exclusively shared We weekly in June 2023.”[They] laugh a lot when they are together [and] always smiling.”
The pair didn’t become Instagram official until July 2024, when Allen shared several photos of himself and Steinfeld in a Instagram carouselwith the caption: ‘Forward 🤘🏼.’
A month before their engagement, the duo wore matching ringmaster costumes to host a Halloween party for Allen’s Bills teammates and their significant others. “Welcome to Josh & Hailee’s Circus Showdown,” read a sign in the venue that was seen in social media posts about the event.