Jealousy over money. Social media shade. Nerds collide,
oh my! Was there more surface tension on the set of "The Big Bang Theory" than we first realized?
Keep watching for what you need to know about Kaley Cuoco and Mayim Bialik’s real relationship!
At its heart, "The Big Bang Theory" is a show about friendship. While it's true
that the series essentially follows a group of socially awkward nerds, friendship is
an important part of daily lives of mega-nerd Sheldon Cooper and his like-minded companions.
Among plenty of other notable friendships, the pairing of Penny, played by Kaley Cuoco,
and Amy, played by Mayim Bialik, stands out as one of the show's most prominent. Though the two
have quite a difficult time getting to know one another after Amy is first introduced in Season 3,
by the end of the series, they're as thick as thieves in spite of their many differences.
However, some online gossip has suggested that the actors who play these two characters
might not be as chummy as their on-screen counterparts. In fact,
rumors swirled for years regarding a possible on-set feud between Cuoco and Bialik.
Some gossip websites have even alleged that the stars were once embroiled in a so-called
"catfight," and that the two once had to be physically separated from each other.
As is often the case when it comes to celebrity gossip,
there's apparently not much credence to these claims. In fact, it's fair to say
that Bialik and Cuoco seem to share a solid friendship in real life as well as on screen.
"Obviously the cast, we had great chemistry from the beginning."
While rumors of a feud between Kaley Cuoco and Mayim Bialik
may be entertaining and at least somewhat plausible, they’re not entirely accurate.
Of course, it's not unheard of for cast members on a long-running series like
"The Big Bang Theory" to develop some animosity, especially when large sums of money are involved.
In fact, money happens to be the cause of the rumor in question, which reportedly emerged due
to a massive pay gap between the show's original and later cast members. More specifically, these
rumors claim that Bialik made $100,000 an episode while Cuoco made $1,000,000, which upset Bialik.
However, many of the articles discussing these rumors list no real sources to back
up their claims. Meanwhile, evidence of Cuoco and Bialik's real life friendship
seems much more credible. For example, according to Variety,
Cuoco and the other original "Big Bang Theory'' co-stars took pay cuts in 2017
to increase the paychecks of both Bialik and Melissa Rauch, who plays Bernadette on the show.
While Cuoco and the other original stars still made much more money than their
newer counterparts, their pay cuts were an important gesture. Regardless of a potentially
significant pay gap between the two actors, it seems that they're friends in real life.
When Cuoco got married to her now ex-husband Karl Cook in 2018,
Bialik was notably one of the few "Big Bang Theory" cast members to actually attend the
ceremony. As a result, it seems apparent that the two are closer than certain rumors may suggest.
Mayim Bialik herself once addressed the subject of her relationship with Kaley Cuoco firsthand.
During a video interview with Wired, as part of a series in
which participants are asked some of the most searched questions about themselves,
Bialik responded directly to whether or not she and Cuoco are friends.
"Well, we worked together for nine years and I went to her
wedding and celebrated things with her. I would say we're friends."
Furthermore, Bialik and Cuoco both participated in a cast reunion in Glamour magazine to
commemorate the book "The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series."
While it certainly seems as though a friendship between the two actors exists,
it's also possible that Bialik and Cuoco may not be as close as they have publicly implied.
Specifically, one Reddit user pointed out that Cuoco doesn't follow Bialik on Instagram,
in spite of the fact that Bialik follows Cuoco and once tagged her in a photo.
In short, the rumored animosity between Bialik and Cuoco seems to be overblown. Nevertheless,
the Instagram discrepancy suggests that a certain degree of tension
could exist between the two actors. Perhaps they're just two people who don't necessarily
see eye-to-eye but worked together on one of the most popular TV shows of all time.
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