We all know Kaley Cuoco as Penny, right?!

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Kaley Cuoco recounts a humorous anecdote about her fiancé meeting her family for the first time. He mistakenly believed her name was Penny, her character from "The Big Bang Theory," and continued to call her by that name throughout the visit, unaware that she was not actually named Penny.

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1Graham introduces Kaley and mentions The Big Bang Theory
2Kaley explains her fiancé didn't know she was in the show
3Fiancé meets family and calls Kaley "Penny"
4Kaley realizes the misunderstanding and her fiancé's reaction
5

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BBC THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW Watch on iPLAYER We all know Kaley Cuoco as Penny, right?! Everyone has seen an episode of The Big Bang Theory. You know, I never assume that. But I do get a lot of, "Knock, knock, knock, Pennys." wherever I go. But then one person in your life, not so familiar? Oh, my- [Laughs] My fiancé had no idea- about the show when I met him! He just had never seen it. He's not really... He'd never seen it. And he brought me- the first time, he brought me home, actually, to meet his family. His mom's partner- they've been together for ever- he's lovely- Hi, John! Anyway, the first time I met him, I got introduced, and he kept going, "Oh, Penny! Penny!" And he kept calling me, "Penny." And I never said anything about it because I thought, "Oh, that's so sweet, he loved the show." And I could see Tom like, looking around like, "I can't believe John thinks her name is Penny." And so the whole day goes on, but he noticed that I didn't- I wasn't bothered, I didn't say anything. And then we get in the car that night, he's like, "I told John your name!" "I cannot believe he called you Penny, I don't know where he got that from!" I'm like, "I think he got it from The Big Bang Theory." And Tom was like- Tom was like, "What?!" He's like, "Oh!" He had no idea! He'd never seen the show. Wow. Wow! He didn't know my name on the show. He still hasn't seen it. [Laughs] But he's heard! Yeah, he's heard so... Yeah, that's why I was okay with it.

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We all know Kaley Cuoco as Penny, right?! Everyone has seen an episode of The Big Bang Theory. You know, I never assume that. But I do get a lot of, "Knock, knock, knock, Pennys." wherever I go. But then one person in your life, not so familiar? Oh, my- [Laughs] My fiancé had no idea- about the show when I met him! He just had never seen it. He's not really... He'd never seen it. And he brought me- the first time, he brought me home, actually, to meet his family. His mom's partner- they've been together for ever- he's lovely- Hi, John! Anyway, the first time I met him, I got introduced, and he kept going, "Oh, Penny! Penny!" And he kept calling me, "Penny." And I never said anything about it because I thought, "Oh, that's so sweet, he loved the show." And I could see Tom like, looking around like, "I can't believe John thinks her name is Penny." And so the whole day goes on, but he noticed that I didn't- I wasn't bothered, I didn't say anything. And then we get in the car that night, he's like, "I told John your name!" "I cannot believe he called you Penny, I don't know where he got that from!" I'm like, "I think he got it from The Big Bang Theory." And Tom was like- Tom was like, "What?!" He's like, "Oh!" He had no idea! He'd never seen the show. Wow. Wow! He didn't know my name on the show. He still hasn't seen it. [Laughs] But he's heard! Yeah, he's heard so... Yeah, that's why I was okay with it.