Alyson Hannigan craving meat and cheese

Pregnant Alyson Hannigan is craving meat and cheese – despite being vegan.

The former ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ actress – who is expecting her first child with husband Alexis Denisof – can’t resist gorging on tasty animal products.

When asked about her pregnancy cravings, Alyson, 34, said: “I basically went from being a vegan to eating meat and cheese – and ginger ale!

"Ginger ale, I love. Apparently, my mom craved ginger ale when she was pregnant with me! Maybe it's a hereditary thing. I didn't eat any meat or cheese before - now I have to."

Alyson – who is currently starring in the US sitcom ‘How I Met Your Mother’ – also revealed her character Lily won’t be getting pregnant on the show because her co-star Jason Segal is terrible with babies.

She added to Us Weekly magazine: "Jason is not the best with little babies. They seem to scream every time he comes near them. But once they're, like, kids, they love him. So maybe if Lily could just pop out a four year old, it would be OK. But newborns? No... keep them away from Jason!"

Alyson married Alexis – who starred alongside her in ‘Buffy’ in California in 2003 – and is expecting their first child this spring.