Alyson Hannigan Reacts to Taylor Swift Mentioning ‘American Pie’ in Her Tune

Alyson Hannigan is recounting her giddy response to Taylor Swift‘s shout-out of her film.

In a brand new interview with Vulture, the 50-year-old actress revealed that she was shocked when she first heard Swift, 34, give a nod to American Pie in her music “So Excessive College.”

Within the nostalgic observe, which is featured on the celebrity’s newest album, The Tortured Poets Division, Swift sings, “I am watching American Pie with you on a Saturday evening / Your folks are round, so be quiet / I am attempting to stifle my sighs / ‘Trigger I really feel so highschool each time I have a look at you.”

Hannigan, a self-described Swiftie, recalled that she had “a bit countdown” going forward of the album’s launch at midnight on April 19 and preemptively cleared her evening of any plans or potential interruptions so she might savor the brand new songs alone.

“I texted my youngsters, ‘Don’t bug me, say ‘good evening,’ simply faux I’m not right here,’ as a result of I’m going to take heed to this album with none interruption. I listened to the primary half, went to sleep, and woke as much as, ‘Holy cow, she’s launched a second half!’ ” the How I Met Your Mom star instructed Vulture.

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Then she bought to the twenty second observe, “So Excessive College,” which followers have theorized is about Swift’s romance with NFL star Travis Kelce.

“I used to be like, ‘What?!’ I assumed perhaps I used to be nonetheless type of sleeping and imagining it. However after I heard it, I used to be freaking out,” Hannigan mentioned. “I awakened my whole household who appeared much less enthusiastic than I’d like them to be. Then I referred to as a pal, and she or he and I had a pleasant freakout collectively. I used to be so pleased.”

She jokingly added, “Mainly, I used to be on the date with Travis and Taylor.”

Hannigan had one other pinch-me second not lengthy after when her Dancing with the Stars accomplice, Sasha Farber, shared a clip on Instagram of the pair driving round listening to “So Excessive College” collectively — and Swift favored the publish.

Hannigan mentioned it is enjoyable to know the well-known duo are followers of the 1999 comedy traditional, which additionally starred Jason Biggs, Chris Klein and Eugene Levy.

“Properly, it’s not like I ever sat there and thought, ‘Oh, I ponder if Taylor and Travis have watched American Pie.’ However I do need to say that previously 25 years, individuals ask me, ‘Oh, what do you get acknowledged for?’ And I all the time say that it relies upon the place I’m. If I had been at a soccer recreation, it could undoubtedly be American Pie,” she instructed Vulture. “So it’s not that huge of a leap to assume that Travis had watched it.”

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Hannigan additionally opened as much as Vulture concerning the audition course of for American Pie, which can mark its twenty fifth anniversary on Sunday, July 9.

She recalled her supervisor sending her a duplicate of the script for the film and telling her, “You’re both going to find it irresistible or hate it. Persons are very divided.” She mentioned she was “intrigued” by the challenge and rapidly zeroed in on the character of Michelle.

“I cherished the way in which she talked. There have been query marks after just about most of her sentences, together with those about her occasions at band camp. I might hear her voice in my head instantly. And she or he was quirky,” she defined to the outlet, noting that she additionally appreciated the character’s arc and that Michelle was so totally different from the character she was enjoying on Buffy the Vampire Slayer on the time.

“Then, clearly, you’re type of considering one factor the entire time and she or he surprises you on the finish,” Hannigan continued of Michelle. “I used to be already enjoying, like, the proper particular person on Buffy, and Michelle was the other.”

The actress additionally remembered feeling a bit postpone throughout her audition when the administrators critiqued her efficiency for being too quirky.

“I used to be confused and actually annoyed. I keep in mind calling my supervisor’s assistant and saying that I didn’t even need to go to the callback, and the film wasn’t going to be any good,” she instructed Vulture. “I’m completely throwing the casting director underneath the bus, however that is what occurred. Details. Sorry.”