Former “Dancing With the Stars” contestant Kim Kardashian guest-stars on an upcoming episode of “How I Met Your Mother,” and the role she plays hits very close to home!

Kim blogs about the experience and reveals what character she plays on the show: “I played the role of — wait for it — myself.”

In the episode, Marshall (Jason Segel) reads an issue of a weekly magazine with Kim on the cover, and to his surprise she comes to life! The 28-year-old beauty appears on the same episode as reality couple Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt of MTV’s “The Hills.”

Kim who is a fan of the show was supported by her mother Kris Jenner. The reality star is excited to see herself on the sitcom and also hoping for more acting opportunities in the future. “I can’t wait to see the show! I really had a great time and hope this opens up other opportunities for me in the acting world.”

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With so many celebrities guest-starring on How I Met Your Mother these days, what’s going on behind the scenes?

In Kim Kardashian’s case, she introduced the cast to her own mother.

“Everyone on the set was extremely kind and so fun to work with!” writes the Dancing with the Stars alum on her Web site Friday. “Bob Saget, who is the show’s narrator, and cast member Jason Segel were there as well as my own mother, who everyone got to meet. Ha!”

Kim – who plays herself in the episode – also gave some juicy tidbits about her part. Writes Kim in her blog, “I am on the cover of a weekly magazine and I come to life! So, I had to film it all on a green screen! ”

And the budding actress seems nothing but happy about the experience. “I can’t wait to see the show,” she adds. “I really had a great time and hope this opens up other opportunities for me in the acting world.”

Sources: ET Online & People