Kaley Cuoco, Ex Johnny Galecki Recall ‘Massive Bang Principle’ Romance

Does artwork imitate life? Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki stored their real-life romance a secret — partially out of concern that it will damage their Massive Bang Principle characters’ relationship for followers.

“After we have been relationship, Johnny was very fearful about ruining the followers’ outlook on Leonard and Penny, as a result of they weren’t even relationship but at that time within the sequence,” the Flight Attendant star, 36, stated in an excerpt from The Massive Bang Principle: The Definitive, Inside Story, revealed by Self-importance Honest on Monday, October 3. “He was so cerebral, and I’m like, ‘What?! Who f–kin’ cares?! They’re gonna be fantastic!’”

After Galecki, 47, clarified that he was extra involved that it will “complicate” followers’ perceptions of the character, Cuoco defined that she ultimately got here round to his viewpoint. “I used to be simply so loopy about him, I wasn’t pondering that means,” she stated. “However I suppose in hindsight, I form of understood. He was very protecting of what the followers would suppose, as a result of we wished them to need Leonard and Penny collectively so badly, that in the event that they noticed us collectively in actual life, it may damage the fantasy.”

The Roseanne alum added: “And if we broke up, how would that have an effect on their acceptance of the characters? … At that time in my life, that felt embarrassing. I’d really feel in another way about it in the present day. … However at the moment, it was difficult for me, and we didn’t discuss it. And Kaley was actually respectful of the parameters that I had about it.”

Although the now-exes did ultimately inform their costars and coworkers that they have been collectively, the stress of preserving their relationship hidden from the general public ultimately took its toll. “I feel one of many issues that created a chasm between us was my strict insurance policies of privateness, and Kaley being very, very open about her life. I used to be very uncomfortable with being public about it, and I feel that harm Kaley’s emotions somewhat bit, and I can perceive that,” Galecki recalled.

Including that he wasn’t “embarrassed of her or our relationship,” the Nationwide Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation actor defined that The Massive Bang Principle‘s rising viewers meant there was extra consideration — and extra strain — on him and Cuoco each on and off display. “I’m personal typically, nevertheless it made me particularly uneasy as a result of we have been working collectively, and the present was form of snowballing on the time so far as viewership,” Galecki stated. “At a sure level it felt like we have been residing this lie as a result of we have been going to award reveals and capabilities and pretending like we’re not a pair, when the truth is we have been a really loving couple.”

The previous costars dated for 2 years from 2007 to 2009. Regardless of their cut up, Cuoco and Galecki managed to stay shut mates. “I like the buddies that we’re,” he defined. “I feel I would worth my relationship together with her greater than some other earlier relationship or relationship afterwards. … We simply have such a bond that I respect a lot. And I feel that’s a part of our nice friendship.”

The Meet Cute star echoed these sentiments: “Sure, there was some harm there for a bit, nevertheless it didn’t take us that lengthy to return to what we have been earlier than we have been relationship and be mates. He was entrance row at each of my weddings, and we’ve been so supportive of one another ever since. We like one another.”

4 years after she and Galecki known as it quits, Cuoco received engaged to tennis participant Ryan Sweeting in September 2013. They tied the knot two months later, however the Harley Quinn star introduced in September 2015 that they’d cut up. Cuoco moved on with equestrian Karl Prepare dinner in 2016, exchanging vows in June 2018. The pair known as it quits in September 2021. The twosome finalized their divorce in June, one month after Cuoco went public with boyfriend Tom Pelphrey.

Galecki, for his half, started relationship Alaina Meyer in August 2018. They welcomed their son, Avery, in November 2019 earlier than calling it quits the next yr.