Neil Patrick Harris has backtracked from his comments yesterday on Britney Spears’ appearance on his sit-com ‘How I Met Your Mother’.

The star had indicated he didn’t want to see a repeat of the singer’s cameo appearance in the CBS comedy, which he referred to as “stunt casting”.

However, someone seems to have had a word in Harris’ ear, as today he suddenly believes the show desperately needs more Britney.

He tells Entertainment Weekly, “Britney did a great job on the show. She really did. In fact, we are all hoping that she returns rather soon to reprise her role as Abby.

"My job description is to act, and I should really do just that."