'Big Bang Theory' Set Secrets Only Superfans Know (Including Why a Major Pop Star Cameo Didn't Work Out!)

The Big Bang Theory will soon be celebrating its 16th anniversary!

told Entertainment Weekly.“We will always remember our dear Arleen for her immense generosity of spirit,” the family said in a statement. “Talented, yes, and dogged, too, as evidenced by her tenacious, decades-long fight with a terrible disease.”“But more than that, she was a loving presence in the lives of her two boys, Eli and Owen; her mother, Joyce; her brothers, Robert and Arthur; and the countless other children, old and young, whom she took under her beautiful wing over the years.”The statement continued by saying that while her passing was sad, it was “a joyous one, too, knowing how many people today are summoning her memory and smiling.”Sorkin made her TV debut as an extra in “Saturday Night Live” in 1982 but her breakthrough role came in 1984 when she appeared as Calliope Jones Bradford on the popular soap opera, “Days of Our Lives.”The gig earned her two Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress and she went on to reprise the role several times.In 1992, Sorkin made her voice-acting debut as Harley Quinn in an episode of “Batman: The Animated Series.”According to showrunners, fans loved the wise-cracking henchwoman so much that Sorkin was invited to return for eight more episodes as well as being invited to voice the character in several video game adaptations.Since her debut, Harley Quinn has become a DC staple and has spawned two live-action films where she is portrayed by Oscar nominee Margot Robbie as well as getting her own animated series on Max where she is voiced by Kaley Cuoco.

Riverdale came to a conclusion after seven seasons on Wednesday (August 23), and the series finale left a subset of fans missing one element – a kiss between co-stars KJ Apa and Cole Sprouse.

Sharleen Spiteri has revealed a new hack for opening jars that's completely changed her life. She revealed on Claudia Winkleman's Radio 2 show that a friend recently gave her the "insane" tip. Sharleen recommends whacking a tight jar lid hard with a wooden spoon, saying it's the easiest way to remove it.

Reading & Leeds festivals return this week, and speculation surrounding potential secret sets has begun.The 2023 edition of the twin-site event is due to take place at Richfield Avenue in Reading, and Bramham Park in Leeds between August 25-27. You can buy any remaining tickets here.Headlining this year’s R&L will be Billie Eilish, Sam Fender, The 1975, The Killers, Foals and Imagine Dragons.

Kaley Cuoco is well known for her role on The Big Bang Theory.

Suits is making a comeback in 2023, and we’re here to test your knowledge about what was going on behind the scenes if you have recently binged!

Dozens of female celebs stepped out to take part in the 25th Day of Indulgence, an annual event held by film and TV producer Jennifer Klein at her home in Los Angeles.

The Hunger Games franchise amassed an incredible following and remains beloved to this day. So much so that a new, prequel movie is in the works for late 2023.

Pink came out in support of Britney Spears in a subtle but meaningful way while onstage amid the news of her split from Sam Asghari.

WHA?! Do y’all buy this? Is it even possible??

Britney Spears and her husband of 14 months, Sam Asghari, are on the verge of a divorce amid cheating allegations.TMZ reported the duo separated last week after a "nuclear argument" during which he confronted her over unconfirmed rumors that she'd been unfaithful. "It's only a matter of time before Sam files for divorce," a source said.Sam, who reportedly believes that the pop star had an affair, already moved out of their house and has been living on his own. The writing was seemingly on the wall, as reports of blowout fights and arguments between the two have been floating around for several months.

Shinjiro Atae is speaking up about coming out.

As Alfie Moon prepares to face a gruelling battle with prostate cancer in the coming weeks, it’s pretty safe to say that the EastEnders favourite is going to need as much support as possible from the people around him. But with Alfie’s brothers no longer on the scene and his cousins absent from the Square too, it’s only his children and former flame Kat Slater that he can truly rely on.

's boyfriend, Ozark actor Tom Pelphrey, "was completely unaware" of her Big Bang Theory megastardom until he brought her home to meet the family. Which is wild, given that Cuoco on the wildly popular CBS sitcom for 12 seasons. “Matter of fact, when I first brought Kaley to New Jersey to meet my family and friends, my mom's partner—who apparently was a Big Bang Theory fan—was there, and he kept calling her Penny,” Pelphrey recently told “I had no clue what was going on,” he noted.

Kaley Cuoco had no trouble fitting right in when she met Tom Pelphrey's family — as she'd apparently been a fixture in their living room already!The alum shares a funny story about a big milestone in their relationship, revealing that Cuoco was a great sport when it came to a mix-up with her name.«When I first brought Kaley to New Jersey to meet my family and friends, my mom's partner — who apparently was a fan — was there, and he kept calling her Penny,» Pelphrey says in an interview for 's fourth annual TV Portfolio. «I had no clue what was going on.

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One director Christopher McQuarrie has explained why a major character had to die – warning spoilers below.Ilsa Faust played by Rebecca Ferguson, who has been in the franchise since 2015’s Rogue Nation, was surprisingly killed off by the lead villain Gabriel (Esai Morales) during a fight scene in Venice.In a new interview with Empire, McQuarrie discussed why he and Tom Cruise felt the need to kill off Ferguson’s character.“We knew that that emotional arc was of a certain emotional tone… Ilsa is a wonderful character, and a character of which I am enormously proud, and Rebecca is an actor of such unmitigated power and presence,” the director said.“And yet, where we had gone with the character from Rogue to Fallout…[the] place you took that character would either make less of her, it would suddenly become frivolous… or she would just become a romantic interest, and it was never about creating a character who was defined by her love story with Ethan Hunt.“Their relationship transcends a traditional loving story… They’re doomed to be together and yet doomed never to be together… It felt like that story was looking for its resolution and so we said this has got to happen.”McQuarrie went on to explain the decision to conclude her story dovetailed with their desire to give a sense of genuine stakes in the movie.“What really needs to happen in the story is the stakes have to be real, they can’t be implied,” he added.

The Big Bang Theory was almost a very different show.

Released 20 years ago, Freaky Friday is a beloved movie that started a long-lasting friendship between its stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan. However, it almost looked very different!

Good Morning Britain presenter Richard Arnold is away from the ITV studios from next week as he takes a break from his hosting duties on the breakfast programme, and will be replaced by a huge pop star.