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Kaley Cuoco is officially off the love market... again. The 36-year-old has been in some high profile relationships, but has been single since she separated from her then-husband Karl Cook in November last year.
One the same day that the couple announced their divorce, Cuoco also filed for divorce from the equestrian. She also swore to never get married again, although she clarified that she is not against the idea of a long-term relationship.
This was the second time that the Big Bang Theory star was breaking out of a marriage, after she had also divorced her first husband, tennis star Ryan Sweeting in 2016.
Cuoco has also dated addiction specialist Josh Resnik, to whom she was engaged for a few months before they called off their wedding plans - and the relationship altogether.
In her early days playing Penny on Big Bang, the actress also dated her on-screen partner Johnny Galecki. They broke up after about two years together, although their friendship has only grown stronger since.
Now that she has made up her mind about not going back into marriage, Cuoco has managed to nab a new beau. With a post on her Instagram profile, she officially confirmed that she is going out with Ozark star, Tom Pelphrey.
Who Is Tom Pelphrey, And What Does He Do?
Tom Pelphrey is a 39-year-old actor, who originally hails from Howell Township in New Jersey. He charted out his path pretty early on, as he studied Fine Arts at Rutgers University (Mason Gross School of the Arts), still in the Garden State.
In 2004, Pelphrey started playing the role of Jonathan Randall in CBS' long-running soap opera, Guiding Light. In the five years that followed, he featured in a total of 154 episodes of the series, on his way to winning two Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series.
As most actors do, Pelphrey also honed his acting chops in theater. In 2007, he portrayed a character called Television in the play titled A New Television Arrives, Finally by Kevin Mandel.
In 2020, he joined the cast of Netflix's crime drama Ozark, to play the part of Ben Davis. He appeared in a main role capacity in Season 3, before he returned as a guest star in Season 4. Pelphrey has also played significant roles in Cinemax network's Banshee, as well as Marvel's Iron Fist on Netflix.
Tom Pelphrey's Dating History
Like his new lover, Tom Pelphrey has had his fair share of relationships in the past, although he has not been married yet. All of the actor's known past entanglements have been with women that he has worked with.
Pelphrey's most recent relationship was with Kyle XY star Jaimie Alexander. The actress also played a main role in the crime drama Blindspot on NBC between 2015 and 2020.
Pelphrey made a cameo as a character called Cameron Gibbs in 2019. At that time, he had already met Alexander. As they constantly made public appearances and looked rather cozy together, and it was generally believed that they were an item.
The actor posted a photo of him and Alexander kissing in 2018, which essentially confirmed the rumors. Before that, he had also been involved with his Banshee co-star, Lili Simmons.
Going back even further, Pelphrey also spent time seeing his Guiding Light co-star, Gina Tognoni. He was also rumored to have been briefly involved with Stephanie Gatschet, also from the soap opera.
What's Next For Kaley Cuoco And Tom Pelphrey?
Neither Kaley Cuoco nor Tom Pelphrey have a very strong track record of maintaining a relationship over an extended period of time. As such, there is no telling just how long the two are going to be involved.
That being said, Pelphrey also shared somewhat of a matching Instagram post as Cuoco in the last few days. This may not be very significant, but it definitely shows that they are deliberately going out of their way to let the world know that they are serious about being together.
Pelphrey was very philosophical in his post, where he wrote about catching 'a breeze, so warm and ripe, it makes you hope that someone will come who also cannot save you, but who will think you are worth saving.'
Cuoco is currently starring in the thriller drama series The Flight Attendant on HBO Max. In its second season now, the show has been a major success so far, having been nominated for two Golden Globes and five Primetime Emmy Awards in 2021.