Hailee Steinfeld 'at home' in the Philippines

MANILA, Philippines — Hailee Steinfeld has found a home in the Philippines.

Aside from the warm welcome of her fans, she feels the pull of her Filipino ancestral blood. She has Filipino grand fathers, with her great grandfather came from Bohol.

This is the first time that the “Pitch Perfect 2” star visited in the Philippines. She was born and raised in Los Angeles, California.

“The Philippines has been a topic of conversation in my family for years, so it’s incredible that it’s my music that finally brought me here,” she said in an interview in “Tonight with Boy Abunda” aired on Wednesday.

“I’m so far away from home but I feel at home because of that," she added.

The 19-year-old singer-actress is one of the international celebrities that the youth look up to, but Hailee doesn’t feel the pressure.

“I think my fans are very loyal to me and are very much like myself. So I don’t know if I feel so much pressure, I do feel a lot of love and support,” she explained.

She’s also glad that she was able to communicate with people through her music, something she said she couldn’t do through her films.

“To have that power so to speak is so incredible. It’s amazing to me that there are people who care and really listen,” she said.

Hailee will have a series of shows in Manila: April 8 at Eastwood Mall, 7 p.m.; April 9 at Uptown Mall, 5 p.m. and April 10 at Venice Grand Canal, 3 p.m. — Joyce Jimenez