TBBT's Kaley Cuoco Believed Penny & Leonard Were Meant To Be From The Pilot

During the panel at the Paley Center for Media, Kaley Cuoco explained why she believes that Leonard and Penny are meant to be, focusing on the fact that their ups and downs have made them more relatable to audiences. "That's what I love about this show. It feels and looks so real. Some relationships are like that. They're up and down, and they go through breakups," she said. "I love that it resembles a real, modern relationship."

She went on to note that, as the show depicts, marriage isn't always easy, but Leonard and Penny also have many positive moments — including their shared sense of humor and the way they tease one another. "They've definitely found this jive, this fun-loving lightness to their relationship that's really worked well for them," Cuoco said.

Johnny Galecki was in complete agreement with Cuoco's sentiments, pointing out, "After they got married, they started teasing each other in ways that loving couples, married couples do. That was especially liberating for me, who had spent almost a decade walking on eggshells around this character that he was just so taken with, to be human like that."