Kaley Cuoco's Partner Had 'No Clue' How Famous She Was
Tom Pelphrey clearly doesn't just like Kaley Cuoco for her fame—because he admittedly wasn't even aware of her stardom at first.
The Love and Death star, who has been dating Cuoco since early 2022, recently admitted that he was completely oblivious to her Big Bang Theory fame, despite the show being a massive hit for 12 seasons.
Pelphrey, 41, had actually never even seen an episode of the show at all.
"Matter of fact, when I first brought Kaley to New Jersey to meet my family and friends, my mom's partner—who apparently was a Big Bang Theory fan—was there, and he kept calling her Penny," he explained to W Magazine, referring to Cuoco's iconic character, Penny Hofstadter.
"I had no clue what was going on," he confessed. "So I pulled Kaley aside, like, 'I'm sorry, I don't understand what's happening. Why does he keep calling you Penny?' She's like, 'That's my character in The Big Bang Theory.'"
"I was completely unaware," he added. "I've watched a few episodes with her since, and, obviously, she's fantastic."
Later during the interview, Pelphrey revealed that he hadn't seen Cuoco in anything until then, which said is more about his lifestyle than anything else.
"Look, I live in a cave," he candidly stated. "Before I met Kaley, I was living in upstate New York, on a dirt road, in the middle of the woods, without much Wi-Fi."
"She's brought me into modern times," he further quipped.
Since sparking up a romance and getting more acquainted with Cuoco's work, the Ozark actor has started a family with Cuoco, 37, who gave birth to their daughter, Matilda, back in March.
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