Hailee Steinfeld in Taylor Swift’s music video: Why Josh Allen’s girlfriend is featured in ‘Bad Blood’
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Two of the NFL’s hottest talents are set to face off on Sunday, with Bills quarterback Josh Allen and Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce looking to punch a ticket to the AFC Championship Game.
With Buffalo and Kansas City meeting in the playoffs for the third time in four years, the matchup is sure to stir up bad blood. And it will likely feature a different spell “bad blood” as well thanks Dickinson Actress Hailee Steinfeld and pop-culture phenomenon Taylor Swift.
Steinfeld meets with Allen. Swift dates Kelce. So that their paths may cross again on Sunday.
But their paths have long crossed, with an appearance Steinfeld made as a teenager in the music video for one of Swift’s most popular songs.
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Here’s everything you need to know about Steinfeld, Swift and the aftermath of the iconic “Bad Blood” music video.
Why Hailee Steinfeld was in the ‘Bad Blood’ video
Steinfeld’s inclusion in Swift’s “Bad Blood” video in 2015 was no surprise.
Steinfeld, who earned an Oscar nomination for the 2011 film “True Grit,” made a name for herself in Hollywood, so she also stood out among a full cast of talented women in the video, including Selena Gomez, Gigi Hadid and Zendaya. .
Plus, Steinfeld and Swift had a personal connection before the video. They were introduced by actress Emma Stone in 2010, when Steinfeld was 16 and Swift was 21, and a friendship blossomed.
Steinfeld said in 2014, “I always get asked the question ‘Tell us something that no one knows’. And an inspiration to me and many others.”
A few years later, Swift had an idea: Mac Steinfeld — and several of her other famous friends — stars in one of her music videos.
Steinfeld was cast as “The Trinity”, a triple threat of identical clones, assisting Swift’s own character in the video.
“Taylor and I came up with the name ‘The Trinity’ for my character,” Steinfeld said in a 2015 appearance. The James Corden Show. “Which is really cool and, I think, the coolest thing we’ve ever done as friends, for sure.”
Steinfeld further praised Swift’s manner during a 2022 interview with Stereogum.
I was so grateful and honored just to be in Taylor’s world – didn’t we all, along with her genius, exist at one point? And being in that “Bad Blood” video was probably one of the coolest days ever. Just being a part of her world and her vision, and she has such a strong presence for almost everything she does. I think he is an artist that I refer to often when it comes to many aspects of my music career. What an honor to be a part of it all, what fun too. And looking back on it, it’s wild. It’s crazy. That was a big deal. I mean, it was pretty special to be a part of that era.
The video became a hit. “Bad Blood” captured Video of the Year at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards and Best Music Video at the 2016 Grammys. To accept the MTV award, Swift took the stage with some of her famous co-stars, including Steinfeld.
The videos for “Blank Space” and “Bad Blood” won four accolades at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards, the latter winning for “Video of the Year” and “Best Collaboration”. pic.twitter.com/htowsGNgqW
— Prabhu🧣(Taylor’s Version) (@maroonrushh) August 19, 2020