After starring in a series of romantic comedy flicks, Mandy Moore graces the small screen with a guest appearance on the season premiere of How I Met Your Mother. On Monday, September 24, another “legendary” night unfolds as the 23-year-old singer-actress sheds her wholesome image as one of Ted Mosby's (Josh Radnor) girlfriends.

Described as “a love story in reverse,” How I Met Your Mother follows Ted in the year 2030 as he tells his son and daughter about the events that led to his meeting their mother, which started in 2005.  Aside from Radnor, the principle cast includes Jason Segel (Marshall Eriksen), Cobie Smulders (Robin Scherbatsky), Neil Patrick Harris (Barney Stinson) and Alyson Hannigan (Lily Aldrin).

In the third season of How I Met Your Mother, Moore will play a hard drinking, heavily tattooed bad girl whom Ted meets on his first night out of town.

Show executive producer Carter Bays gives ET some insight into Moore's character, Amy.

"Ted is freshly single and on the rebound, and on his first night out, he meets Amy, the ultimate bad decision," Bays revealed.  "She's the tattooed, vodka-swilling trainwreck that Mandy Moore thankfully never turned into.  We can't wait to see what Mandy does with it."

Meanwhile, Ted isn't the only one getting a new love interest for the upcoming season.  Enrique Iglesias has signed on to play a love interest for Robin in at least two episodes.  According to show executive producer Craig Thomas, the 32-year-old award-winning singer also appears in the premiere episode of the series.

"Enrique plays a dreamy vacation romance that Robin tries to transplant back into her real life - much to Ted's dismay," Thomas said.  "The character, Gael, is exactly the guy you don't want your ex-girlfriend hooking up with next.  In addition to being a sexy, guitar-playing surfer/massage therapist, the guy looks a like lot Enrique Iglesias.  It drives Ted nuts."


-Kris De Leon, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: TV Guide, ET
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