Josh Radnor says he is “not even a little bit” close with ‘How I Met Your Mother’ co-stars, while citing love for the cast

Josh Radnor said he is not close with his How I Met Your Mother co-stars, describing the cast dynamic in plain terms and tying it to the time since the CBS sitcom wrapped its nine-season run. In an interview published Tuesday, Radnor said his current relationship with the other actors is not what viewers might imagine, adding that he has “love for all these people.”

Radnor’s comments came as audiences continued to revisit the series, which aired for nearly a decade and centered on Ted Mosby and his friends in New York City. The show ended its run about 12 years before the interview, a gap Radnor referenced implicitly by speaking about where he stands with the group now rather than during production.

According to the report, Radnor addressed the question of how close he is to the rest of the cast, and he responded that he is “not even a little bit” close to them. He then contrasted that distance with an insistence that affection for the co-stars remains, saying he does not want his wording to be read as a lack of goodwill.

Radnor’s characterization focuses on closeness in a personal sense rather than on professional collaboration. The interview framing, as described by Deadline, positions the remarks within long-running public attention on reunions, cast relationships, and the social ties formed during a multi-year network series.

The report does not indicate whether Radnor has plans for further cast events or a return to the series in a new format. Instead, it centers on his stated relationship status, aiming to clarify that being part of the same major television show does not necessarily mean he maintains an ongoing, intimate bond with every co-star.

Radnor’s comments also underline a broader point about legacy television: even when a show remains culturally recognizable, cast members can diverge in how they describe their personal connections after the cameras stop rolling. In this case, the actor’s emphasis on having “love” for the cast, paired with his “not even a little bit” description of closeness, creates a clear separation between public respect and private distance.

For viewers, the remarks serve as an update to long-running audience curiosity about the ensemble behind the sitcom’s storylines. For the cast, it is another moment in the years-later conversation about how partnerships formed on network TV evolve once schedules, projects, and careers move on.