Watch Cobie Smulders' Adorable Reaction to Learning Lesbians Love Her

The premiere of High School, the Clea Duvall-helmed adaptation of music duo Tegan and Sara’s memoir, took place at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this month, but a delightful video from the event has continued making the rounds on TikTok.

Cobie Smulders is taking on the role of Simone, mother to the fictionalized versions of Tegan and Sara (played by twins Railey and Seazynn Gilliland), in the show. It’s far from the first time the actress has been involved in an LGBTQ-centric production, and she’s become a low-key fave among many queer women in the process.

But apparently that was news to Smulders, who seemed to learn just how loved by the community she is in a truly endearing video taken on the red carpet.

“Are you aware that you are somewhat of a queer icon, particularly with lesbians?” Shannon Burns asked her on behalf of iHeartRadio.

Smulders’ eyes go wide as she replies with a “no” and an obviously delight, “Am I? Really? This is news to me!”

After taking the news in, she offered up a theory that her turn as Maria Hill in The Avengers, and the way so many fans shipped her with Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff, might take the credit for such an honor.

“I don’t know, let’s do it,” Smulders said of fans wanting them to get together.

Burns countered with the suggestion that one of the actress’s early roles, a four-episode stint on The L Word back in 2005, may also play a part in affixing her permanently to our radar.

While both of those things are absolutely true and valid, the fun truth is that Smulders has had ample opportunity to pick up queer fans throughout her career. Avengers and The L Word may have done a lot of heavy lifting, but How I Met Your Motherhad its moments as well, and starring in the The Intervention alongside DuVall, Natasha Lyonne, Melanie Lynsky, and Alia Shawkat — even presumably as a heterosexual — certainly didn’t hurt.

And that’s not even touching upon the tragically short-lived Stumptown, where Smulders played a bisexual hot mess of a lead in Dex Parrios.

No matter how queer women have come to love her, the fact remains that we have. And watching her figure that out has only endeared her to everyone even more.

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