Clueless star Elisa Donovan thought she’d be saying “bye, bye, bye” after working with ‘NSync — but began secretly dating one of the boyband members instead.

“They did an episode of Clueless,” Donovan, 54, recalled during the Monday, August 11, episode of the “Pod Meets World” podcast, referring to the Clueless TV series that ran from 1996 to 1999. “The studio said, ‘This is a really big deal. These guys are coming out.’ And I was just like, ‘Right. Are you kidding me? These little boys? This, like, boy band?’ I was literally making fun of them before they got to set.”

Despite her initial hesitancy, Donovan’s perception of the group — which consists of Joey Fatone, Justin Timberlake, J.C. Chasez, Lance Bass and Chris Kirkpatrick — quickly shifted when the fivesome arrived on set.

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