The cast members of The Big Bang Theory went through stunning transformations during their
time on the show, and they also earned a lot of money.
That's why Kaley Cuoco had plenty to lose when she divorced her first husband, professional
tennis player Ryan Sweeting.
Cuoco and Sweeting initially enjoyed a whirlwind romance that included moving in together soon
after they first met, getting engaged just three months into their relationship, and
tying the knot after just six months together.
While that could have been the start of a movie-like love story, things soon turned
sour for the pair.
The actress told the New York Post,
"A little bit after we got married, I started feeling like something was off."
After dealing with differing personalities, dueling lifestyles, and even an alleged problem
with painkillers and drinking, Cuoco and Sweeting divorced after just 21 months of marriage.
While a split is rarely pleasant, the end of Cuoco's marriage also could have cost her
a lot of money because Sweeting's fortune wasn't even in the same league as his ex-wife's.
First hitting the courts when he was just a kid, Sweeting's tennis career includes winning
the U.S. Open Boys' Singles title, then playing for the Florida Gators men's tennis team before
turning pro in 2007.
With multiple trophies and titles under his belt, it's safe to say that he's an accomplished
tennis player, but far from one of the best, or highest-earning, names in the sport.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Sweeting's estimated fortune sits at a respectable $2
million.
Plenty of people would be perfectly happy to have a couple of million dollars in the
bank!
However, that amount pales in comparison to Cuoco's fortune.
The actress has an estimated fortune of $100 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Remember, she famously worked her way up to a $1 million paycheck for every single episode
of The Big Bang Theory during its final years — and one of the reasons she still has so
much money is because she protected herself and her fortune when she married and divorced
Sweeting.
"I love hard and when it's over it's over.
And some people make mistakes."
Yes, while some celebrities have been known to lose a staggering amount of money during
divorces, but Kaley Cuoco managed to hold on to her cash when she split from her first
husband.
According to Hollywood Life,
"[Ryan Sweeting] walk[ed] away with almost no money AND no support from the highly paid
actress."
Cuoco protected her The Big Bang Theory fortune by doing something super smart when she married
her first husband.
She had him sign a prenup.
Cuoco's substantial earnings totaled an estimated $72 million at the time of the divorce, all
of which was apparently protected by a prenup.
According to TMZ,
"On top of that, she [got] their home in Tarzana and their Santa Barbara area beach house."
Meanwhile, Sweeting didn't get to take away very much from his marriage to Cuoco at all.
According to TMZ, Cuoco paid a $195,000 bill for his personal trainers and gave him a lump
sum of $165,000.
Oh, and he was allowed to keep all the cash and gift certificates he happened to have.
Hey, he may not have ended up with a happily-ever-after, but at least he got some gift certificates!
And although Kaley Cuoco's first marriage didn't work out, that doesn't mean that she's
sworn off true love.
In fact, in 2018, she tied the knot with husband number two, professional equestrian Karl Cook.
A perfectly quirky marriage that seems to suit them both, these two are on the same
page in so many ways, and that includes their comparable fortunes.
"My boyfriend's family took me on a vacation to New Zealand for New Year's, which is the
nicest, most amazing thing in the world."
While it's hard to imagine anyone being able to match Cuoco's $100 million, Celebrity Net
Worth claims that Cook is worth about the same amount of money.
In fact, he may someday have even more money than his wife.
That's because, as well as being a successful equestrian, Cuoco's second husband also happens
to be the son of Intuit tax company founder Scott Cook, who's worth about $3.6 billion.
That means that Karl's family connections could potentially transform him and his wife
from multimillionaires into legitimate billionaires someday.
It sounds as though second time's the charm, at least as far as money goes!
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