Hailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen may have started dating around the same time as Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, but their relationship is a completely different ball game.
Unlike the couple that literally inspired a Hallmark movie, the 27-year-old actor and 28-year-old NFL player have largely kept their romance away from the public eye. While they were first linked in May 2023, Allen waited over a year to hard-launch the relationship on Instagram. Just four months after that, he popped the big question on November 22.
Even so, Allen made sure to go all-out for his beach-side proposal in late November. Surrounded by a pink floral arch and too many candles to count, the quarterback knelt in front of the Marvel actor, who was dressed in a black and white shirt dress and knee-high boots. He captioned a photo from the gorgeous moment on Instagram with infinity symbols and the date of their engagement.
Mind you, these two haven’t even made their red carpet debut yet! So, when and how did the WAG-ification of Hailee Steinfeld begin? Here’s the low-key couple’s complete relationship timeline, with the most recent updates up top.
November 22, 2024: Allen proposes to Steinfeld in front of a gorgeous pink floral arch.
October 31, 2024: Steinfeld shares her first grid photos of Allen on Halloween. The couple appear to have thrown a circus-themed party with both dressed as the ring leaders.
October 30, 2024: Steinfeld attends the Arcane season two premiere without Allen.
Hailee Steinfeld in Los Angeles, California.
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September 30, 2024: Steinfeld and Allen’s mom Lavonne stock up on Buffalo Bills merch at Leveled Up Buffalo in East Aurora, New York.
September 23, 2024: Steinfeld cheers on her partner at a Bills game, though she reportedly wasn’t filmed during the television broadcast.
August 2, 2024: Allen appears to blush when called “Mr. Hard Launch” during an appearance on the Up & Adams podcast, simply remarking, “we love love.”
Meanwhile, his teammate Dalton Kincaid calls Steinfeld “awesome.” Regarding Allen, he added, “His number one rule, when you love somebody, tell them.”
July 23, 2024: Allen hard-launches their relationship on Instagram, kicking off his post with a photo from a romantic trip to Paris.
Though Allen won’t appear on Steinfeld’s feed until October 2024, she shared her own photo in front of the Eiffel Tower in April with the caption, “We’ll always have Paris 💋.”
January 28, 2024: Allen is spotted in California with Steinfeld after the Bills’ season-ending loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.
October 12, 2023: Steinfeld and Allen are spotted together at an NHL game.
July 2023: The pair are photographed making out in Cabo over July 4th weekend.
May 29, 2023: A source tells People that the “cute couple” have been “hanging out for a few weeks,” adding, “It’s new, but they are having fun.”
May 27, 2023: They’re already wearing matching ‘fits! Amid new relationship rumors, the duo are spotted coordinating in all-black looks, though that’s pretty much the standard in NYC.
“Hailee and Josh enjoyed dinner at Sushi by Bou in New York City over Memorial Day weekend,” a source told Entertainment Tonight. “At one point in the night, Josh got behind the bar and served Hailee. They looked sweet together and seemed like they had a great time.”
May 25, 2023: The couple are photographed in New York City amid rumors that Allen had split from longtime girlfriend, Brittany Williams. According to People, Allen and Williams had known each other since childhood and began dating in 2017, a year before he was drafted to the Bills.
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