Hilary Duff 'Dares' Viewers Not to Cry When Watching 'How I Met Your Father' Finale (Exclusive)

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Hilary Duff wants viewers to have some tissues on hand for the  finale. ET's Cassie DiLaura spoke to Duff at the show's season 1 finale event Thursday, where she teased an emotional end to the show's first season.«I'm gonna dare people to not cry,» Duff told ET. «Every time I've watched the finale, which has been maybe two or three times now, and I'm a part of the show, I get really emotional.»«This season leaves on a cliffhanger and it's kind of emotional,» the  alum continued.While the show definitely brings the laughs and serves as an escape for viewers, Duff said its characters are still dealing with some «real things» in their personal lives that come to a head in the finale.«Even though our show is a comedy and it's funny and it's definitely giving people a break from the heaviness of life right now, these characters are still going through very real things for their life,» she explained. «And our writers are so damn good.»While she couldn't share much the show's epic finale, Duff did say that viewers can expect to see a familiar face from .«We have a very exciting guest joining us that I think people will want to tune in to watch and see,» Duff teased. «We've had some peppering of nuggets from the original show all throughout the season, but this is a very exciting one.»The series follows Duff's Sophie, who, in the near future, is telling her son the story of how she met his father.

Like the original,  takes viewers back to 2022, when Sophie and her close-knit group of friends are in the midst of figuring out who they are, what they want out of life and how to fall in love in the age of dating apps and limitless options.And while the show has already been renewed for season 2, the 34-year-old actress told ET she.