This time around, Britney Spears isn’t leaving a bad taste in the How I Met Your Mother star’s mouths.

After her last appearace, Neil Patrick Harris wasn’t too thrilled that she had guest starred anyway. He wanted Spears to be banned from the television set. He said he had nothing against the pop singer personally, it’s just that he doesn’t think the show should bring guests aboard for a ratings boost alone.
“I’m in the minority that our show does not need stunt casting in order to succeed,” Harris declared to The Associated Press in an interview last month.

Well he can eat his words now, because the two seem like they have gotten a lot closer. You might even argue they would make a cute couple, I mean, if they ever dated, but I can dream, can’t I?

I think Britney looks absolutely gorgeous in this picture! It’s been a while since we’ve seen this softer, innocent side of her. And it’s been a long time since I’ve seen her hair look this good too.

The new pals will debut as boyfriend and girlfriend on the newest episode on Monday May 12th on CBS. Here’s a small clip from the episode but tune in to see the whole thing!