As fans of The Big Bang Theory will already know, Kaley Cuoco and Melissa Rauch portrayed close friends for years. Since they both helped make The Big Bang Theory a massive success, that allowed them to become rich side by side. In the years since The Big Bang Theory aired, there has been a lot of interest in whether the show’s cast really were friends.
With that in mind, it is surprising that barely any fans of the show know about the time Rauch shoved Cuoco into a pole on the show’s set. By the time The Big Bang Theory ended, fans had spent years watching Penny and Bernadette’s friendship grow and mature. Since fans were invested in the relationship their characters shared, many of them hoped the two actors were pals in real life.
Of course, the only people who know the true nature of Rauch and Cuoco’s relationship is the two of them. That said, based on what is publicly known about the pair, there is every reason to believe that Rauch and Cuoco legitimately became friends.
The first indication the two actors really care about each other may just be the most compelling. Cuoco and four of her former The Big Bang Theory co-stars put their money where their mouths were.
After Cuoco took that pay cut, two more seasons of 24 The Big Bang Theory episodes were produced. If you do the math, that means Cuoco gave up $2.4 million over the show’s last two seasons so that money could go to Rauch.