During her time on “How I Met Your Mother,” Alyson Hannigan experienced significant life changes, including welcoming both of her children — her first daughter, Satyana Marie Denisof, was born on March 24, 2009 (meaning she shares a birthday with her mother), and she welcomed her second daughter, Keeva Jane Denisof, on May 23, 2012. It was a special time in her life, and she apparently managed to achieve a great work-life balance, being happy at home and genuinely getting along well with her castmates. However, one thing she definitely didn’t enjoy about her time on “How I Met Your Mother” was having to kiss her on-screen partner, Jason Segel.
It’s not that Hannigan has anything against Segel — in fact, she’s very fond of him, to the point that she shed tears during an interview about the show ending when the reality that they would no longer be working together hit home. The issue was that Segel is a real-life smoker, and making out with him on camera was “like kissing an ashtray,” Hannigan told Digital Spy during the show’s run. “I cannot stand cigarette smoke,” she said. “He’s trying to be polite by having gum or mints, but it doesn’t help.” Hannigan went on to reveal that they came to an agreement that would help Segel quit — he would owe her $10 for every cigarette he smoked. “After the first day, he owed me $200. So he said, ‘I’m just quitting,’ and he quit cold turkey for about a year.”
