Kaley Cuoco Opens Up About Big Bang Theory Love Scenes With Her Ex

They say to never mix business with pleasure, but celebrities seem to have missed the memo. Some of Hollywood's hottest relationships have begun on set, including Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher, Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling, and Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. Unfortunately for the celebs, meeting on set doesn't always work out in your favor.

Actress Kaley Cuoco and actor Johnny Galecki met each other on the set of The Big Bang Theory in 2007. The pair's on-screen flirting seemingly translated into an off-screen relationship that lasted about two years, according to Entertainment Tonight. Although their dating period was short-lived, their hit sitcom was not. The Big Bang Theory continued into May 2019, and Cuoco and Galecki's characters, Penny and Leonard, were just starting to heat up upon the actors' split. 

In an interview with Dax Shepard on his podcast, Armchair Expert, Cuoco revealed she and Galecki had to overcome the awkwardness behind filming intimate scenes after their breakup. "Luckily Johnny and I came out of it so brilliantly and we're closer today than we ever were," said the actress about the break-up.

So what was it really like filming love scenes with her ex? Cuoco explains.

Although actress Kaley Cuoco is now married to Karl Cook, and her former co-star Johnny Galecki is embracing parenthood with Alaina Meyer (per CNN), the two Big Bang Theory stars once faced the awkward task of being on-screen lovers while dealing with an off-screen breakup.

Speaking on Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert podcast, Cuoco shared, "When we broke up obviously it was a little sensitive for a minute, but I remember those weeks that Chuck [Lorre], had written these episodes where all of a sudden our characters were like sleeping together every other second."

Off the cusp of the end of their relationship, Cuoco and Galecki thought Chuck Lorre, creator of the CBS sitcom, was setting them up on purpose. "All of a sudden these characters were all up on each other," said Cuoco.

Clearly any awkwardness behind-the-scenes didn't come through on camera. Big Bang Theory went on to be one of the highest-rated comedies with 12 seasons and a pretty hefty paycheck for both Cuoco and Galecki.