Hailee Steinfeld exclusively shared with E! News the sweet lesson she hopes to pass down to her and Josh Allen’s daughter Harper, 6 months, at the premiere of Hexed Nov. 12.
Hailee Steinfeld knows that being unique is a superpower.
That's why the Hexed star—who welcomed daughter Harper with husband Josh Allen earlier this year—wants to share the magical life lesson with her baby girl.
“A major theme in this movie is understanding that what makes you different is your greatest strength,” Steinfeld exclusively told E! News’ Lauren Herbert at the Hexed premiere Nov. 12. “If there’s any time where she is able to express that she's feeling different or misunderstood, that I can serve as a reminder that that's a great thing that … there’s something within you that is destined for something great.”
The 29-year-old—who voices teen witch Billie Doe in the Walt Disney Animation Studios film, out Nov. 25—highlighted how her character is “so convinced to her core that she is capable of living this amazing life that she so badly desires” and “stops at nothing to get there,” and wants her daughter to be able to have that mindset as well.
As Steinfeld put it, “If I can just encourage her to find that within her and be there every step of the way to support her.”
And the Disney project—which “follows a teenage oddball and her Type A mom, who discovers her weirdness is actually hidden magic, transporting them to a world where magic can run free,” per the movie’s description—arrived at an hex-tra special time in the Pitch Perfect 2 alum’s life.
After all, Steinfeld began recording the film while she pregnant, and shared how it impacted her motherhood journey.
“This came into my life at a time that one I didn't know I needed,” she explained. "Just this whole newfound perspective on not only being a mother, but being a daughter of a protective mother, and understanding that, and understanding it wholeheartedly now, and not questioning as much as I maybe did growing up.”
“It was moving to me this entire process,” Steinfeld continued, “and a very transformative time in my life personally and creatively as well.”
And as Hexed will soon fly into theaters, the Sinners star—who tied the knot with NFL star Allen in 2025—previously expressed her excitement over Harper getting to watch the film in the future.
“I'm just so excited for my baby girl to see this one day,” she told E! News in August, “and for the world to see this and embrace these characters and this story for everything that it is. It is pure magic.”
And as Steinfeld and Allen continue to make memories with their daughter, read on for a look back at where their winning romance began…
Following Josh Allen's breakup with longtime girlfriend Brittany Williams, the Buffalo Bills quarterback stepped out for dinner in NYC with Hailee Steinfeld.
Two months later, the duo confirmed their relationship while kissing on vacation in Mexico.
Nearly a year after the duo first sparked romance rumors, the athlete and the actress made a rare social media appearance while helping his sister, Nicala Madden, reveal the sex of her baby in an adorable Tiktok video.
The Edge of Seventeen star and the NFL player went on a romantic outing in matching khaki outfits during Paris Fashion Week.
The NFL star made the couple's romance Instagram official, including their glimpse of the Eiffel Tower in his July 23 photo dump.
Included in that same post, the "Starving" singer squeezed in for a photo with Josh's family.
"Mr. Hard Launch," as reporter Kay Adams called him on her Up & Adams show, bashfully admitted "we love love" when asked about his and Hailee's relationship.
Hailee and Josh confirmed they were engaged in a November 29, 2024 Instagram post showing the athlete getting down on one knee as the Oscar nominee leaned in to give him a kiss. They captioned the post with the date of their major milestone: 11-22-24.
Just a few months after their engagement, Josh and Hailee officially made their red carpet debut at the NFL Honors, where he was named MVP. And during his acccepance speech, he gave her a heartfelt shoutout.
"You’ve been my rock and my best friend," he told her. "I would not be standing on this stage if it weren’t for you.”
They said "I do" in a stunning California wedding ceremony, where she donned a strapless bridal gown with elbow-length gloves.
The couple announced they're expecting their first child with a snowy maternity shoot in her Beau Society Substack.
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The pair announced the birth of their first baby together on April 2.
“Our baby girl has arrived!!” the couple wrote on Hailee's Beau Society Substack. “We’re feeling incredibly grateful and blessed and savouring these early moments. Thank you so much for the love and well wishes.”
