McKayla Maroney Flips Out Over Bones Guest Spot: "It Was an Amazing Experience"

Leave it to McKayla Maroney to impress the Bones casting directors even when she's under the weather.

"I had strep throat when I went in. I didn't know my lines or anything!" Maroney tells TVGuide.com. "I kind of just winged it. I honestly had no idea how I did. ... So when I got the part, I was so excited."

The Olympic gold medalist and meme queen guest-stars on Friday's episode (8/7c, Fox) as Ellie, a gymnast who becomes Brennan (Emily Deschanel) and Booth's (David Boreanaz) prime suspect after her rival Amanda is murdered. And not just murdered — her remains are also struck by lightning! "The plot is so crazy," Maroney says. "It's funny because a lot of people have been tweeting me, 'I always knew she was a little dangerous. Of course she'd go in for this. Of course she's a suspect.'"...

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