How Cobie Smulders' 'How I Met Your Father' Cameo Was Kept a Secret From the Cast (Exclusive)
etonline.com's epic season finale cameo was kept secret — even from the cast! ET's Cassie DiLaura spoke with the cast of the Hulu series about how alum Cobie Smulders' appearance was kept quiet among their group.Smulders, who played Robin Scherbatsky on , popped up on the finale as her past character, eager to offer some much-needed advice to Hilary Duff's Sophie, amid Jesse's (Chris Lowell) early declaration of feelings, and his love triangle with her and his ex, Meredith (Leighton Meester).«I think there's no better person than Cobie to give Sophie that boost of confidence that she needs in that moment,» Duff told ET. «She's iconic, all the cast is, so for her to jump on board and just be there for us, it really was a dream come true. „“She was great.
She made me very comfortable,» Duff added. "… We have a lot of the same crew that worked on… for her to be there, it was like a family seeing each other that hadn't seen each other in a long time.«With Duff being Smulders' main scene partner, the rest of the cast was largely left in the dark — and off of the set — the day the alum was filming her scenes, a fact that Francia Raisa joked was „very rude.“»They kept that so under wraps," Lowell said of Smulders' cameo. «Her scenes weren’t even in the script.
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