The Dressed to Kill

Britney's first small screen appearance

Britney Spears had just one thing on her mind during her upcoming guest appearance on US sitcom How I Met Your Mother. In a preview clip, which touts the episode as the one "everybody's buzzing about," Britney kicks off her latest television appearance with the words, "Can we have sex and then go shopping?".

Working girl

Working girl: Britney Spears plays a flirtatious receptionist in an upcoming episode of US sitcom How I Met Your Mother In the episode, the troubled pop star plays a flirtatious office receptionist, opposite Josh Radnor. Britney, who spent two days on set last week, called the spot "a blast," and she won rave reviews from the show's cast. Actress Alyson Hannigan said: "[Britney] nailed her jokes, she's really playing a character. It's so sweet and so endearing, I love her."

Acting up

Acting up: the troubled pop star says she had a 'blast' filming the spot Neil Patrick Harris, who plays Barney Stinson, added: "There was not an ounce of the dark side that we've all read so much about." Costar Jason Segal chimed: "She was hilarious in the table-read, and I got to see her do the run-through as well, and she was great." It is Britney's first small screen appearance since guest starring on Will & Grace in 2006.