When Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki finally got past their initial hesitation and agreed to make their relationship public, their TBBT co-star Simon Helberg would have had a front row seat to the whole affair. Years later, he revealed in an interview exactly how he felt about the situation.
Kaley Cuoco took exception to the amount of intimate scenes Penny had in a row with Leonard during her Big Bang Theory run.
At first, Galecki had been completely oblivious that Cuoco was into him, but he soon caught on and they started dating. After two years,though, the Penny and Leonard actors eventually broke up, making for some uncomfortable moments while shooting scenes of The Big Bang Theory.
Simon Helberg Was Not Surprised That Johnny Galecki And Kaley Cuoco Were In A Relationship
The decision to announce their status as an item to their colleagues on The Big Bang Theory was not a straightforward one at all for Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki. They were afraid of getting into trouble for it. For Simon Helberg, however, the announcement was simply a confirmation of what he had suspected all along.
Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki’s Other Relationships (Who’sDatedWho.com)
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Kaley Cuoco |
Johnny Galecki |
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Josh Resnik (20112012) – engaged |
Sara Gilbert (19921993) |
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Ryan Sweeting (20132016) – married |
Laura Harris (1996 1998) |
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Kelli Garner (20112014) |
Laura F. (20102011) |
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Karl Cooke (20182021) |
Alaina Meyer (20182020) |
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Tom Pelphrey (2022) – have a daughter together |
Morgan Galecki (unspecified) – married |
“The way I feel about it now is how I felt about it then, which was I found it somewhat hilarious, the amount of gravity that was given to it, because it was not surprising,” the actor told Vanity Fair in an October 2022 interview about how Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki fell in love.
“I understand things can get complicated when business relationships get personal, but it was like, ‘Yeah, [I knew that] you guys were flirting,” continued Helberg. Soon after that initial reaction, though, he immediately started worrying about how it would affect things on set. “[I thought,] ‘Wait a minute; two actors in a cast? Dating?! Like, hold the front door! I’m outta here!” he added.
Kaley Cuoco And Johnny Galeckis Other Colleagues Also Had Their Own Opinions About Their Relationship
One thing Simon Helberg was happy about in regards to Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki’s relationship is that when they ended things, the impact on the work they were all doing on The Big Bang Theory was minimal. “It was not a big surprise, [and] I think it’s funny,” he said.
“[But] I am happy that it all worked out in the sense that it didn’t throw a huge wrench into the dynamic on set after they broke up, because things can get complicated,” Helberg explained. He was not the only one with a defined opinion about the lovebirds, though.
Jim Parsons echoed similar sentiments, as he revealed in the same VF interview that his first concern after learning of the affair was about the series. “The biggest thing I remember was Johnny saying it won’t get in the way of work, which was nice to say. And honestly, it really didn’t,” he recalled.
Big Bang co-creator Bill Prady as said, “They were talking about having gone to a theater to see a documentary about water… At that point I was like, ‘There’s no way that any woman on the planet goes to see a documentary about water unless she’s passionate about water, or she’s sleeping with the guy.’”
Was Simon Helberg Kaley Cuocos Favorite Castmate On The Big Bang Theory?
During the 12 seasons that The Big Bang Theory remained on air, the core cast members shared very tight-knit bonds with one another, many of which continued long after. It would be a fair conclusion to make that Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki being romantically involved was one of, if not the deepest of those bonds.
The actress, however, truly connected well with the other stars of the show too, including Simon Helberg. Cuoco spoke about what made the Howard actor so special on the set of Big Bang when she was interviewed by TVLine about the show’s biggest moments ever.
“Simon Helberg makes me laugh, really, really hard,” she said. “Everyone at work is so funny and I learn from them every single day, but Simon is, I think, one of the funniest people I have ever met.”
The pair did have one disagreement towards the end of their time together on TBBT: Helberg was selfishly happy that the show was concluding, but Cuoco and some of their other colleagues were not as glad.
