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Kaley Cuoco Would Change One Thing About Penny's The Big Bang Theory Ending
By NINA STARNER
At the end of "The Big Bang Theory," Leonard and Penny Hofstadter reveal that they're expecting a baby, despite the fact that Penny was always adamant about not wanting kids.
Actress Kaley Cuoco doesn't love this ending. She stated that she was against it because she felt like it represented women across the world who choose not to have children.
"I actually wished that they did not [make Penny pregnant], because I loved that message so much," Cuoco admitted. "I loved that she was like, 'No, I don't really want them.'"
"I didn't want an episode where all of a sudden she'd say, 'No, I want a baby!' Because not everyone wants the life that the next person wants. Not everyone wants kids."
Executive producer Steve Holland sort of agreed, stating, "I wish we had earned it a little bit more, getting to that reveal. Some people called us out, and maybe rightly so."
"We talked about ways to get her to that moment that didn't feel quite so abrupt [...] We just didn't get there," he said. Luckily, Cuoco warmed up to the plotline later.