Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress Alyson Hannigan hilariously recounts a chunk of recommendation she acquired from a co-star about courting her future husband, Alexis Denisof. Hannigan was simply 22 years previous when she was forged in Buffy as Willow Rosenberg, Buffy’s nerdy greatest pal turned omnipotent witch. Moreover Willow, Buffy had many allies, together with stuffy Watcher, Wesley Wyndham-Pryce, performed by Alexis Denisof. Whereas Hannigan remained on Buffy for all seven seasons, Denisof moved to the spinoff collection, Angel. Behind the scenes, Hannigan and Denisof fell in love and had been married in 2003.

Not too long ago, Hannigan and Buffy actress Sarah Michelle Gellar, who’ve remained shut pals lengthy after Buffy the Vampire Slayer wrapped, sat down with Us Weekly to debate the upcoming Buffy reboot. With Ryan Kiera Armstrong lately introduced because the star of the brand new collection, Gellar, who can be starring and producing the challenge, revealed that a number of youngsters of former Buffy actors auditioned for the present. Nevertheless, the true tidbit got here when Hannigan revealed that not solely would Denisof not initially date her, however Giles actor Anthony Stewart Head truly suggested her to not begin a relationship with him. Take a look at Hannigan’s assertion:

“I remember Anthony Stewart Head saying — because at this point Alexis was on [the spinoff] Angel — and so it was so obvious that we needed to decide whether or not this was going to be something… So I went to Tony and I was like, ‘Should we go on a date?’ He’s like, ‘Absolutely not. It will ruin your friendship. You guys are too good. Do not date him.’ So on the big anniversaries, I’m like, ‘Hey Tony, thanks for the advice.”

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With Giles being the oldest member of the Scooby Gang, it is unsurprising that Anthony Stewart Head discovered himself taking over the daddy determine position to his youthful co-stars. Buffy and co. not often went to Giles for courting recommendation, and he primarily stayed out of their romantic lives, however the Watcher was all the time prepared with recommendation ought to it’s sought out. It is clear that this occurred extra behind the scenes, and Head gave Alyson Hannigan sound, logical steerage. Nevertheless, logic and love do not usually go hand in hand, and Hannigan and Alexis Denisof had been proper to observe their hearts.

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It additionally seems that Sarah Michelle Gellar is a little bit of an unintentional Cupid, as she revealed an identical connection she witnessed on the set of All My Youngsters with Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos. Gellar stated,

“Are you aware this has occurred to me quite a few instances? As a result of there was additionally one other woman that had an identical, very exhausting crush on somebody that I watched. It was Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos. And I watched Kelly the day that she met Mark, and she or he got here working and she or he’s like, ‘there is the hottest guy.’ And he was like, ‘No, not where I work.’ So, often, I understand how that ends.”

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As Alyson Hannigan identified, Anthony Stewart Head was useless fallacious concerning the final result of her romance with Alexis Denisof. Hannigan and Denisof had been married on October 11, 2003, on the Two Bunch Palms Resort in Desert Scorching Springs, California. The couple has two daughters collectively, Satyana (16) and Keeva (12).

Alyson Hannigan’s first being pregnant resulted in her character Lily disappearing for a number of How I Met Your Mom episodes in season 4. Her second being pregnant was written into the storyline in season 7.

Hannigan and Denisof proceed to behave, and even starred collectively on the favored sitcom How I Met Your Mom, by which Hannigan performed most important character Lily Aldrin, whereas Denisof performed Sandy Rivers in three episodes. Nevertheless, if Hannigan has her manner, her youngsters will not be becoming a member of the household enterprise anytime quickly. When Sarah Michelle Gellar revealed the tidbit about youngsters of Buffy the Vampire Slayer alumni auditioning, Hannigan humorously replied, “It better not have been one of my kids!”