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A new oral history of The Big Bang Theory goes into Cuoco's "crush" on her oblivious costar and their "uncomfortable" first kiss on camera. Kaley Cuoco has no shame about experiencing like at first sight with Johnny Galecki. Along the way, their chemistry found its way off screen as the pair dated in real life from to The exes opened up about the start of their romance in an excerpt from an upcoming oral history of the show, with Cuoco confessing, "I had a very big crush on Johnny early on. We were both dating people at the time, but I only had eyes for Johnny. Still, Galecki was oblivious to Cuoco's feelings for him at first. But according to Cuoco, there was no denying their characters' "chemistry," even before the pair made their attraction known off set.

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With The Big Bang Theory coming to an end on May 16, let's take a look back at one of the most enduring on-screen and off-screen relationships that blossomed from the long-running show -- that between Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki. Cuoco, 33, and Galecki, 44, play Penny and Leonard, respectively, on the hit CBS show, who ended up getting married in season nine. In real-life, Cuoco and Galecki actually secretly dated from Cuoco dropped the bombshell in a interview with CBS Watch! We were so protective of ourselves and the show and didn't want anything to ruin that. We knew how to keep it deep inside and never bring it on that set, ever.

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By the time it bid goodbye a dozen years later, it had become a smart, socially relevant blockbuster and one of the greatest sitcoms of our time, tackling intimacy, consent, motherhood, marriage, and money. The actors, of course, did not, but they did date exclusively for two years, from to In fact, much of the authenticity in their relationship onscreen was driven by the love and respect Cuoco and Galecki shared in real life.

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The unique place Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki fell 'in love' on the set of ‘The Big Bang Theory'

The pair quietly dated from to while filming "The Big Bang Theory. Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki's chemistry was so off the charts during "The Big Bang Theory" that they took their on-screen romance into the real world. The pair respectively played Penny, the aspiring actress across the hall, and Leonard, the genius physicist, on the sitcom for 12 seasons from until While their characters ultimately ended up together after their on-and-off relationship, Cuoco and Galecki quietly dated early in the show's run.

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