Kaley Cuoco Cried Filming ‘Big Bang Theory’ Breakup Scene Weeks After Real-Life Johnny Galecki Split
Kaley Cuoco had an emotional reaction to filming a breakup scene in The Big Bang Theory weeks after she and costar Johnny Galecki split in real life.
While appearing on the Monday, June 29, episode of “The Official Big Bang Theory Podcast,” director Anthony Rich recalled his first day on set which happened to be while filming the end of season 3. Rich, now 58, directed the episode “The Spaghetti Catalyst” which followed the aftermath of the breakup between Penny and Leonard, played by Cuoco and Galecki, respectively. The character’s split came shortly after the actors called it quits.
“There was a lot going on that week,” Rich joked, explaining that Cuoco and Galecki dated for “about two years” and split “four to six weeks earlier.”
Host Jessica Radloff added that Cuoco and Galecki handled the change in their personal lives “beautifully” as it was a “really difficult” situation.
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No hard feelings! Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki have maintained a strong friendship since their 2009 split — and never let their personal lives get in the way of their professional bond. The actors worked together on the Big Bang Theory for 12 seasons from 2007 to 2019. When the series began, they sparked an […]“So now their characters are breaking up, and this is just hitting a little too close to home,” she said.
Rich recalled while filming the post-breakup scenes for Penny and Leonard, both Cuoco and Galecki felt like the script was “not giving proper attention to the demise of the relationship.” Rich explained that the writers did not want to give fans a “real sad breakup episode.”
“People don’t wanna watch that. They’re here to laugh,” he said.
Rich also shared that when it was time for Galecki and Cuoco to reunite in front of the cameras “it was hard for them to even get through it.” Rich claimed that Cuoco “started sobbing” and went off stage to collect herself. When Rich went to check on her, they had a sweet heart-to-heart.
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Kaley Cuoco has revealed she loves Penny in The Big Bang Theory just as much as fans do. Cuoco, 38, told People in an interview published on Saturday, October 19, that her role in the hit CBS sitcom made a significant impact on her life. “I spent 12 years playing that role, and it really […]“She goes, ‘I thought I could handle it, but it’s kinda catching up to me.’ And then she looks at me and she’s like, ‘And I’m ruining your episode.’ I was like, ‘You’re not ruining my episode,’” he recalled.
After the pep talk, Cuoco returned to film with Galecki. Rich praised both Cuoco and Galecki for being “such pros” during that time.
While Cuoco and Galecki’s characters ultimately got back together on The Big Bang Theory, the pair’s love story didn’t have the same ending in real-life. Cuoco found love with actor Tom Pelphrey whom she started dating in 2022. The couple share daughter Matilda, 2, and are currently expecting baby No. 2. In 2024, Johnny revealed he married wife Morgan Galecki and they quietly welcomed daughter Oona.
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USMCA review meeting set to take place as future of trade agreement remains uncertain
OAN Staff Addie Davis
1:42 PM – Tuesday, June 30, 2026
The joint review meeting for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is expected to take place on Wednesday as the future of the accord remains uncertain.
During his first term, President Donald Trump, who has long been critical of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), championed its successor as “the largest, most significant, modern, and balanced trade agreement in history.”
However, as USMCA’s implementation reaches its six-year anniversary on July 1st, a joint review meeting is set to take place as the countries decide if they wish to extend the agreement past its initial sixteen-year tenure. If an extension is not agreed to within ten years, USMCA will expire.
Despite signing the agreement in 2020, Trump told reporters recently that he’s “not a big fan of it” and would prefer no agreement at all.
“I liked it because it got us out of NAFTA,” the president said. “We’d do better without an agreement…The primary reason I wanted it was because there was no way out of NAFTA, which was the worst trade agreement ever made.”
The pact included a “sunset clause,” under which the agreement would expire after 16 years if the member countries chose not to extend it. According to Congress, this is the first time the U.S. is implementing this type of process relating to a free trade agreement, noting “there is no precedent for how the President or Congress may approach the scope of the review and the U.S. domestic process and trilateral process for conducting it.”
With the formal review process set to begin, Congress noted that U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, back in December, had related to the legislative body certain potential topics for the joint review, which included certain bilateral trade issues with Canada and Mexico, as well as potential changes to duty-free trade rules.
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Pregnant Anne Hathaway paints the town red in peplum harem jumpsuit as ‘Odyssey’ press tour kicks off
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Anne Hathaway’s baby bump is officially out of hiding.
The “Devil Wears Prada 2” star, 43, stepped out in New York on Tuesday in a vivid red jumpsuit that showed off her newly announced pregnancy.
She styled an Ashlyn jumpsuit ($2,300) front-to-back with the low scoop neckline in front and the boatneck at the back. The dropped waist gave way to a gathered peplum and draped harem legs.
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Stylist Erin Walsh elevated the look with Aquazzura sandals, a red stiletto with a twisted, gathered upper.
Hathaway carried a heart-shaped Alaïa bag ($1,650) and doubled up on Bulgari, pairing the house’s diamond Tubogas necklace in 18-karat gold with its Serpenti Tubogas watch.
The head-to-toe red look landed on a fitting day: the 20th anniversary of the original “Devil Wears Prada,” whose teaser poster starred a lone red stiletto.
It was a second day out in a row for the star. On Monday, Hathaway paused to admire her bump while running around the city in an all-black outfit with black-and-white L’Agence heels.
She rounded out that look with a black Dior bag and a copy of Sarah J. Maas’ fantasy novel “Crescent City.”
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Hathaway hid her pregnancy through the entire “Prada 2” press tour, favoring billowing gowns and loose suiting from late March into May.
She announced baby No. 3 on June 19 with an Instagram video, shortly after photos surfaced of her bump on a St. Tropez vacation. She shares sons Jonathan, 10, and Jack, 6, with husband Adam Shulman, whom she wed in 2012.
Bold maternity dressing is familiar turf, too. During her second pregnancy in 2019, she worked monochromatic ruffles and hot pink cutouts on the red carpet.
As the superstar gears up to begin promoting “The Odyssey,” in which she plays Penelope, Odysseus’ loyal wife, in the flick, which hits theaters July 17.
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