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Britney Spears left her tumultuous personal life behind for a night as her much-hyped guest appearance on the TV comedy How I Met Your Mother screened in the US.
The 26-year-old pop star portrayed a sweet-natured receptionist, Abby, with a crush on unlucky-in-love Ted (Josh Radnor) in the episode.
Spears, who previously was on a 2006 episode of the comedy Will and Grace, appeared fresh-faced and relaxed, capably filling the small role.
