The Big Bang Theory creator raised eyebrows with some sightings of Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki

Showmances — meaning, when two actors meet on the set of a project and end up dating — can be tricky, especially if their characters are dating. (In reality, Some actors who played couples on screen could not stand each otherwhich brings a whole new level of tension to the process.) All of this means that on “The Big Bang Theory,” Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki — who played on-again, off-again couple Penny and Leonard — are off Hofstadter on the hit sitcom For Chuck Lorre – They ended up dating in real life but ended up breaking up even as their characters continued their relationship, and the pair were convinced that Lorre added specific scenes to the episodes just to be a little stinky.

In Jessica Radloff’s book “The Big Bang Theory: The definitive inside story of the epic hit seriesCuoco and Galecki explained the entire timeline of their relationship — including the early days when they kept their tryst “secret” from the cast and crew — and regarding their breakup, she told the author that she and Galecki were skeptical about some of the scenes they were handed. “All of a sudden, we were… We note that there will be additional kissing scenes for our characters and/or sex scenes.” “We were convinced. convinced! Like, “Yes, they want to date and break up on my show, okay, go ahead!” And he would write all the little doodles in there.”

Galecki agreed. “Even though it was natural for the characters, I thought he was going to have sex with us,” he said. “If it was an accident, it was a very timely accident.”

According to Chuck Lorre – who also I spoke to Jessica Radloff about this “issue” – it is He was The issue of it being an “accident in time”. As Laurie told Radloff, he didn’t actually write any more romantic scenes featuring Leonard and Penny just to mess around with two actors who had just gone through a breakup (which is honestly a relief, because that would be This is amazing trivial thing to do).

“No, not at all,” Lowry confirmed. “Doing a good show has no room to mess with anyone. There’s no, ‘Let’s mess with Callie and Johnny.’” The goal was to make a great show and make every minute of every episode count, and that was the only goal. We don’t have that kind of freedom. To risk a TV series you put your heart and soul into to mess with someone who doesn’t.

Lore had a good attitude about the whole thing, even joking that he found it amusing that Cuoco and Galecki would come up with the whole conspiracy theory of this sort. “I think it’s charming that they think we have the mental capacity to mess with them,” Lowry told Radloff, laughing. “Penny and Leonard struggling to maintain a relationship was one reason to keep watching – to see if they could make it happen. “You were encouraging them to find happiness.”

After Chuck Lorre’s confession in Jessica Radloff’s book, Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco had to eat a little crow and admit that their theory was completely outside the norm — and that they were actually ridiculous for thinking about it at all. “I think it was very arrogant of us to think that,” Galecki said. “We’ve been reading things a lot. I’ll sleep easy tonight.”

“You’re right, this is about ourselves,” Coco agreed. “But I’m glad we know now because Johnny and I have been joking about it for a long time. However, he’s right – he is.” He was Too busy to have sex with us! “I’m glad we don’t have to bring this up anymore.”

Cuoco and Galecki managed to remain friends after their breakup — thank goodness because of “The Big Bang Theory” — and, ultimately, their characters Penny and Leonard He does Ends together. In fact, the two have been married twice, and in the series finale “Stockholm Syndrome”, they discover they are expecting a child. Providing an ending that neither Galecki nor Coco expected (or particularly liked) at first. However, Laurie clearly did everything he could to make sure Leonard and Penny’s relationship was as dynamic as possible, even if it put a completely ridiculous idea into Galecki and Coco’s heads.

“The Big Bang Theory” is streaming on Max now.