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Kaley Cuoco Thanks 'Incredible' BF Tom Pelphrey For Saving Her In 40th Birthday Tribute

Home / Entertainment / Kaley Cuoco Thanks 'Incredible' BF Tom Pelphrey For Saving Her In 40th Birthday Tribute

By Afouda Bamidele on July 28, 2022 at 12:30 PM EDT

Kaley Cuoco is celebrating a remarkable man in her life.

The American actress paid tribute to her boyfriend, Tom Pelphrey,  who came into her life following her divorce from her ex-husband Karl Cook, while wishing him a happy 40th birthday.

The 36-year-old confirmed her relationship with the "Ozark" star, soon after her second divorce, in May.

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Kaley Cuoco Believes Tom Pelphrey's Birth Lit Up The World

Birthdays come once a year. So, when it rolled around for Pelphrey, Cuoco ensured she made it a memorable one for him.

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HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MAY 23: (L-R) Tom Pelphrey and Kaley Cuoco attend as Greg Berlanti is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 23, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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The "Big Bang Theory" star got the ball rolling with a smiling photo of the celebrant on Instagram. Wearing a simple round-neck shirt, Pelphrey used a bandana to keep his curls in check and a pair of glasses to keep the sun away.

She captioned the lovely post,  "To the incredible man that saved me in all the ways..happy birthday, baby! To know you, is to truly adore you…the world lit up the day you were born [love and cake emojis]. I love you!"

Cuoco followed up the post with several Instagram Stories that featured them in different phases of their relationship. In one update, the 40-year-old stared earnestly at the camera and enjoyed a belly laugh in a clip which she captioned, "the birthday babe with the best laugh."

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A third frame showed Cuoco and her man spending quality time in the woods and having a silly dance-off to The Beatles' "Birthday" song.

An image taken in a red-lit location showed the "8 Simple Rules" actress and the "Iron Fist" actor looking lovingly at each other, with the words, "You deserve it all ... happy birthday honey !!! So many beautiful adventures to come!!!"

Before getting romantically involved with Pelphrey, Cuoco has been married twice. She first walked down the aisle with tennis player Ryan Sweeting — whom she divorced in 2016 — and moved on to equestrian star Cook in the same year.

The pair got married in 2018. However, Cuoco and Cook announced they had filed for divorce in September 2021. She and Pelphrey made their first appearance as an item in May 2022

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The 'A Million Ways to Die in the West' Actress Is Not Ashamed Of Her Budding Romance

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Earlier this month, The Blast reported that Cuoco and the "Mank" actor maintained their bond from thousands of miles away.

Soon after the actress landed in Berlin to film her new project, "Role Play," she uploaded a series of snaps to her since-expired Instagram Stories. 

The pictures came with a mysterious timestamp logo at the bottom, and the first one was of a large room setting with a dining area and flowy curtains with the timestamp reading,' 98/07/02.

The next photo included Pelphrey enjoying a tasty meal in an outdoor restaurant — the time stamp here was '98/07/03.

Although Cuoco took a break from posting the weird timestamped images to show off her fighting stunt on set, she soon resumed with a snap of a power bike parked on the road.

After tagging her man, the "Picture Perfect" star wrote, "Berlin toy," and timestamped it, '98/07/04. While it was easy to guess that the timestamp was a filter, it reminded fans of Pelphrey's Instagram post where he used the same 1998 stamp.

The lovey-dovey update was similar to the one Cuoco used to announce their relationship on Instagram in May. As we previously covered, "The Flight Attendant" actress shared a carousel of photos, including one of the couple cuddling together as they became Instagram official.

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The duo appeared to be on a romantic getaway in the mountains, as she wrote, "Life lately [love, Christmas tree, panda prints, and star emojis]. 'the sun breaks through the clouds, rays of gold slipping into my eyes and heart, rays of yellow to break the grey."

The now-deleted post attracted the attention of several fans and friends, including "The Flight Attendant" co-star Zosia Mamet, who commented, "PURE JOY. You deserve it all, my friend. Love you so much."

As for Pelphrey, he used two heartwarming pics of him and his girlfriend looking happy and content and a lengthy caption to announce the love affair. 

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Fans are hopeful that the "Excuse Me for Living" actor will change Cuoco's new decision to avoid getting married again. We will keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best for the couple.

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