Kaley Cuoco Boyfriend: 'Big Bang Theory' Actress Dating Equestrian Karl Cook? [PHOTO]
Kaley Cuoco has sparked another round of romance rumors following a somewhat cryptic Instagram post which some have speculated was her showing off a new beau.
The actress took to her social media account over the weekend to share an image of herself shooting a gun—but the focus in the photo was on the man in the image with her, who Entertainment Tonight has identified at Karl Cook. And while the image could be innocent, the fact that Cook is licking Cuoco's forehead—and that she captioned the image with a single heart emoji—has caused some speculation.
According to ET, Cook, 25, is a fellow equestrian, which could explain how the two met, and he also happens to be the son of billionaire businessman and co-founder of Intuit software, Scott Cook.
Cuoco hasn't come out and said anything about the status of any relationship with Cook, or whether or not the two are simply good friends, but he has made an appearance on her Instagram account in the past: Cuoco shared a happy image with him two weeks ago where she congratulated him on a big win during an event.
Sooo how many wins does that make??? Amazing GP win @hitshorseshows #thermal, mr KC so proud of you! (And entire team !) A photo posted by @normancook on Mar 13, 2016 at 5:06pm PDT
"Sooo how many wins does that make??? Amazing GP win #@hitshorseshows #thermal mrt KC so proud of you! (And entire team!)," she captioned the image.
If she is dating Cook, though, she wouldn't likely face some of the same rumors and speculation she did when she was married to tennis pro Ryan Sweeting. While together, the couple often faced rumors that he was only with her and using her for her money, since she pulled in $1 million per episode on The Big Bang Theory, while he made significantly less in his career. However, with Cook's somewhat more independent wealth through his own family, there could be less speculation about their romance if the two are, in fact, a couple.
Of course, the relationship truly could still be a platonic one, as Cuoco has been rumored to have dated several different people since announcing her divorce from Sweeting back in September. She's been rumored to be hooking up with her co-star and ex, Johnny Galecki (which she has vehemently denied), country music star Sam Hunt (which she also denied), and Arrow actor Paul Blackthorne.
