A clip of Britney Spears's highly-anticipated second appearance on CBS's How I Met Your Mother has been released.
In this snippet, via Entertainment Tonight, the pop star's ditzy character, Abby, is dating Barney (Neil Patrick Harris’s character) – yet she still longs for Ted, played by Josh Radnor.
The episode is scheduled to air May 12. Spears first appeared on the show in March, debuting her role as a receptionist at a dermatologist's office.
Her first guest spot earned the singer positive reviews and brought in the show’s highest ratings yet.
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