It’s a gender switch as Duff, 34, takes on the starring role in the now-streaming How I Met Your Father (Hulu). In 2045, an older Sophie (Kim Cattrall) relays to her son how he came to be. Duff plays Sophie in flashbacks set in the present day. Here are some fun facts about the Younger star, a descendant of Scotland’s King Robert the Bruce.

Her favorite episode of Lizzie McGuire, the show that made her famous, is “First Kiss.”

The multitalented Duff released a new mommy-and-me clothing line for Smash + Tess in February 2021 and a children’s book, My Little Brave Girl, in March 2021.

She took the lead role in A Cinderella Story because it was inspired by her favorite fairy tale growing up.

Duff was a charter member for Kids With a Cause, which helps children around the world.

Fellow Disney star Aaron Carter was her first real boyfriend. She is currently married to DJ and singer Matthew Koma.