<Dl> <Dt> As characters </Dt> </Dl> <Dl> <Dt> Abby </Dt> <Dd> Played by Britney Spears; appears in "Ten Sessions" and "Everything Must Go". Abby is Stella's receptionist . Very energetic and scatterbrained, she developed an obsessive crush on Ted while he was pursuing Stella . Barney ended up sleeping with her . It was announced Spears would appear on the show in March 2008; most critics complimented her acting in "Ten Sessions", with Segel noting that she improvised a few "really good" lines . However, her scenes in "Everything Must Go" were described as "rushed and awkward", and her character as "silly". An article in Bustle ranked her top in a list of guest stars on How I Met Your Mother . </Dd> <Dt> Amy </Dt> <Dd> Played by Mandy Moore; appears in "Wait for It". A girl who Ted meets at MacLaren's shortly after breaking up with Robin . After committing theft and trespassing in someone else's home, she takes an intoxicated Ted to get a tattoo, a butterfly on his lower back which his friends call a "tramp stamp". She was described by IGN as "fantastic in her brief role"; Joel Keller of TV Squad originally said Moore "doesn't pull (her hard - ass role) off", although later said that she wasn't too bad . Moore described her kiss with Radnor as "unbelievably awkward", although Radnor said "she was a really good fake kisser". </Dd> <Dt> Anita Appleby </Dt> <Dd> Played by Jennifer Lopez; appears in "Of Course". Anita has written a book about dating, encouraging women to "train" men and refrain from sex until they have had seventeen dates with a person; after being interviewed by Robin on the news, Robin hires her to seduce Barney . </Dd> <Dt> Gael </Dt> <Dd> Played by: Enrique Iglesias, the guy Robin appears with when returning from Argentina after the breakup with Ted . He appears in the first two episodes of the third season, "Wait For It" and "We're Not from Here". </Dd> <Dt> Genevieve Scherbatsky </Dt> <Dd> Played by Tracey Ullman, Robin's mother appears in three episodes of season 9 from "Vesuvius" to "The End of the Aisle". </Dd> <Dt> Honey </Dt> <Dd> Played by Katy Perry; appears in "Oh Honey". She is Zoey van Smoot's cousin, the gullible character who Barney eventually sleeps with . As Future Ted cannot recall her real name, she is referred to as "Honey". Perry's appearance was described as a "gimmick", but still praised . </Dd> <Dt> Jessica Glitter </Dt> <Dd> Played by Nicole Scherzinger; appears in "Glitter". She plays an old friend of Robin's from Canada . Glitter was her character's name on a Canadian TV show called "Space Teens" where she and Robin used math to complete missions in space . </Dd> <Dt> Tiffany </Dt> <Dd> Played by Carrie Underwood; appears in "Hooked". Ted is said to be "on the hook" for this girl: he is infatuated with her while she is just friends with him . Brian Zoromski of The A.V. Club described her acting as "decent", especially for a "singer turned actor". </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> Played by Britney Spears; appears in "Ten Sessions" and "Everything Must Go". Abby is Stella's receptionist . Very energetic and scatterbrained, she developed an obsessive crush on Ted while he was pursuing Stella . Barney ended up sleeping with her . It was announced Spears would appear on the show in March 2008; most critics complimented her acting in "Ten Sessions", with Segel noting that she improvised a few "really good" lines . However, her scenes in "Everything Must Go" were described as "rushed and awkward", and her character as "silly". An article in Bustle ranked her top in a list of guest stars on How I Met Your Mother . </Dd> <Dd> Played by Mandy Moore; appears in "Wait for It". A girl who Ted meets at MacLaren's shortly after breaking up with Robin . After committing theft and trespassing in someone else's home, she takes an intoxicated Ted to get a tattoo, a butterfly on his lower back which his friends call a "tramp stamp". She was described by IGN as "fantastic in her brief role"; Joel Keller of TV Squad originally said Moore "doesn't pull (her hard - ass role) off", although later said that she wasn't too bad . Moore described her kiss with Radnor as "unbelievably awkward", although Radnor said "she was a really good fake kisser". </Dd>

Who plays the receptionist in how i met your mother