Kaley Cuoco, who starred for 12 seasons on The Big Bang Theory, turned to Instagram Stories last Wednesday to show off her "once-in-a-lifetime slice of perfection." The actress was referring to her asymmetrical three-stone diamond engagement ring, featuring a colorless cushion-cut center stone accented by light yellow diamonds of unlike sizes and orientations.
Cuoco's long-time boyfriend, Tom Pelphrey, who is best known for his role as Ben Davis on the Netflix crime drama series, Ozark, had popped the question last weekend.
The engagement came as a surprise to many of Cuoco's fans, who were aware of her statements about never marrying again after suffering through two divorces.
She had told Glamour magazine in April of 2022, "I would love to have a long-lasting relationship or a partnership. But I will never get married again. Absolutely not. You can literally put that on the cover."
But Cuoco made that statement only weeks before she met Pelphrey at the premiere of Ozark. She said it was "love at first sight."
On Instagram, the 38-year-old actress gushed about the love of her life, writing, "What a wild, beautiful journey life can be. Grateful for every road that led me straight to you @tommypelphrey."
The couple shares a 17-month-old daughter, Matilda (Tildy), who looks adorable in a photo Cuoco shared on Instagram. Mom, dad and daughter are all clad in matching black T-shirts.
Cuoco also thanked designer Shahla Karimi and Pelphrey for collaborating on her new engagement ring. "My heart can't take it," she wrote in an Instagram caption.
The designer shared a close-up shot of the ring on her Instagram page, noting how "the center cushion is beautifully complemented by two perfectly matched light yellow diamond baguette and emerald-cut stones on either side." One stone is set in a north-south orientation, while the other is set east-west.
Three-stone engagement rings traditionally symbolize the couple's past, present and future.
Interestingly, the 42-year-old Pelphrey was living off the grid when he met Cuoco and had never seen The Big Bang Theory. He had no idea that she was such a big star (She was earning $1 million per episode during the later seasons of the hit series).
"I hadn’t seen Kaley in anything," Pelphrey told W Magazine. "Look, I live in a cave. 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."
Cuoco was previously married to tennis player Ryan Sweeting from 2013 to 2015 and Olympic equestrian Karl Cook from 2018 to 2022.
Credits: Images via Instagram / kaleycuoco, Instagram / shahlakarimi_jewelry.