United Kingdom, Aug. 20 -- Josh Radnor has admitted the How I Met Your Mother Cast is nowhere near as close as they were on screen.

The 52-year-old actor played Ted Mosby on all nine seasons alongside a star-studded ensemble featuring Alyson Hannigan, Neil Patrick Harris, Jason Segel and Cobie Smulders, and while their characters were a close-knit group, that deep friendship didn't necessarily extend beyond the beloved sitcom.

Asked if the cast are "still as close" as they were back then, he told the Half The Picture podcast: "No, no, not even a little bit."

Josh insisted there was no "dramatic" fallout, but he compared the show - which ran from 2005 to 2014 - to being in college with "intense" bonds.

He explained: "Jason and I send e...