Sneak peek: Britney Spears cleans up her act for racy TV comeback

11 April 2012
The Weekender

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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?".

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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."

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Acting up: the troubled pop star says she had a 'blast' filming the spot

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.

The episode will air in the US on Monday - it not yet scheduled to air in the UK.

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