Hailee Steinfeld struggled to hold back her emotions when Christen Harper, the wife of NFL star Jared Goff announced that she is pregnant.

Harper spoke with PEOPLE ahead of the Super Bowl LIX from the SiriusXM set at Media Row and revealed that she was actually pregnant during her 2025 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue photo shoot.

She explained that a lot of changes have been taking place with her body but she is grateful for the experience.

“That was really an interesting time to be shooting in a bikini,” she said. “Looking back, it was a little challenging, but it was fun because I’m going to have those moments forever.”

“Everybody celebrates when you have that like real bump, but that in between time when you’re kind of just feeling a little, I don’t know not so yourself, it’s hard,” she adds. “So, I’m happy I got to celebrate that moment and bring something good out of it.”

Harper and Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff actually announced their pregnancy to Josh Allen and Hailee Steinfeld whilst on the NFL Honors red carpet.

Hailee can be seen emotionally congratulating her friends on the special news.

“[The NFL Honors] is always one of my favorite events of the year, but to share something like that was really special,” Harper explained.

“It’s kind of a hard secret to keep for so long. And, it’s just fun to have everybody know and we’re all on the same page, and I can just openly be excited about this exciting journey that’s ahead of us.

“Next year, we’ll have an extra little supporter, which will be so fun. It will be a good distraction for me on game day to have something else to take care of, other than stressing out about the field,” she adds.