Alyson Hannigan Wasn’t the Only One Who Was Pregnant During Filming

As it turns out, Cobie Smulders was also pregnant during season five. The writers weren’t planning to have their characters pregnant so the two had to hide their growing bellies. Hannigan and Smulders wore big handbags and oversized clothing to hide their pregnancies. “We have the biggest purses of any show on the air,” Pamela Fryman revealed to Chicago Tribune.