Cobie Smulders’ Shocking Confession: The Unorthodox Method She Used to Get Josh Radnor Ready for Intimate Scenes on How I Met Your Mother
In a recent episode of the How We Made Your Mother podcast, hosted by Josh Radnor and How I Met Your Mother co-creator Craig Thomas, Cobie Smulders revealed that she had an unorthodox method of getting her scene partner Josh Radnor ready for intimate scenes on the hit TV show. According to People.com, Smulders, 43, would whisper "extremely inappropriate" things in Radnor’s ear to set the mood.
The conversation took place on the May 19 episode of the podcast, where Smulders and Radnor, 50, reunited with their How I Met Your Mother costar and series co-creator Craig Thomas. On HIMYM, Radnor played uber-romantic Ted Mosby, while Smulders played the frequent object of his desires, Robin Scherbatsky. As reported by People.com, Smulders explained that in acting there’s something called "the moment before," which involves visualizing what you were doing just before the scene begins.
Smulders jokingly explained that she was being "a good scene partner" when she would whisper to Radnor whatever sexual act Robin and Ted were just doing since a lot of the scenes, Radnor explained, were "post coital." "Because I’m a giving actor, I feel like I’m an amazing scene partner, and I’m just thinking about the other person and making sure that they’re comfortable, making sure that there’s a connection there," Smulders said with a laugh, as quoted in the People.com article.
Smulders revealed that she would try to whisper something to Radnor that was just extremely inappropriate before they would roll. "I would just sort of set us up before we actually started the scene in our speaking roles just with, ‘This is what just transpired between us,’ " she said. In the video of the podcast, Radnor’s face was bright red, and Smulders said that in those moments after she whispered to him on set, the same thing would happen. As People.com reported, Thomas asked if Smulders could give an "appropriately worded example," but Smulders and Radnor both said they couldn’t, and she offered, "Just think of the worst possible thing and that’s really what it was."
Radnor said that his costar Neil Patrick Harris, who played Barney Stinson, would also whisper things to him. "Neil is disgusting. Like, Neil has a real ability to be gross and work blue," he said. But, "He is nothing compared to the depravity that Cobie Smolders laid out." Thomas said he "never knew" about this. Radnor said Smulders was so good at timing it that she would "stick the landing" just before the cameras rolled. "I couldn’t speak," he said. "They’re fond memories. I was immobilized by Cobie’s vision." He joked that if "acting stops," she should try writing "the filthiest romance novels" because she has "a real talent for spinning the dirtiest webs of narrative" that were "shocking" and still "delightful."
As reported by People.com, Smulders said she could often lose it with laughter during a scene, too. "You’re telling yourself, don’t laugh. And then you enter into a phase where you’re like, ‘I’m so unprofessional,’ and you’re sort of self-shaming. Like, I’m the youngest one here, and they all know what they’re doing, and I can’t not laugh." She added that Jason Segel, who played Marshall Eriksen, was usually the one who got her to laugh. Smulders and Radnor have reunited on the How We Made Your Mother podcast to discuss their time on How I Met Your Mother, and it’s clear that their chemistry on and off screen remains strong.
The article from People.com has provided a unique insight into the behind-the-scenes antics of the hit TV show How I Met Your Mother. The podcast How We Made Your Mother has been a hit with fans, offering a unique look at the making of the show and the relationships between the cast and crew. With Smulders and Radnor’s latest confession, fans can get a glimpse into the unorthodox methods the actors used to get into character.
Source: People.com – Cobie Smulders Whispered ‘Inappropriate’ Things in Josh Radnor’s Ear Before HIMYM Sex Scenes
