Kaley Cuoco opens up about heartbreak and hitting rock bottom after divorce; Peek inside her emotional journey

Kaley Cuoco got real about the tough road through her divorce from Karl Cook, sharing raw emotions from what she called rock bottom. The actress and her ex-husband, equestrian Karl Cook, parted ways after a marriage of 3 years, full of love but diverging paths.

It’s the kind of story that hits home, showing even stars face heartbreak head-on.Kaley Cuoco and Karl Cook dropped the news together on September 3, 2021, via People magazine. Here’s their full joint statement: “Despite a deep love and respect for one another, we have realized that our current paths have taken us in opposite directions. We have both shared so much of our journey publicly so while we would prefer to keep this aspect of our personal life private, we wanted to be forthcoming in our truth together.

There is no anger or animosity, quite the contrary. We have made this decision together through an immense amount of respect and consideration for one another and request that you do the same in understanding that we will not be sharing any additional details or commenting further.”

Court steps

That day, Kaley Cuoco filed for divorce from Karl Cook in Los Angeles Superior Court, citing irreconcilable differences. Both Kaley Cuoco and Karl Cook agreed to “forever and irrevocably waive the right to seek or receive spousal support from the other.”

They split property amicably, with Kaley Cuoco keeping “miscellaneous jewelry and other personal effects” plus her “earnings and accumulations … before marriage, during marriage and from after the date of Separation.

” The divorce between Kaley Cuoco and Karl Cook wrapped up on June 15, 2022.People magazine added that the split felt sudden: “Kaley Cuoco seemed very happy with Karl Cook. They were affectionate and seemed great.

The split seems very sudden. It’s pretty shocking.” Kaley Cuoco and Karl Cook started dating in 2016, got engaged on her birthday in 2017, and tied the knot June 30, 2018, in a horse-themed wedding.

Kaley Cuoco’s raw reflections

Kaley Cuoco later poured her heart out. To Variety, she said of the time: “Going through my divorce, it was really a super dark time. I was really, really, really struggling. A lot of tears.” “I just didn’t know how to deal with my depression.”

On The Drew Barrymore Show recently, she recalled a brutal day before her Flight Attendant season two premiere: “It [was] the premiere of the second [season of Flight Attendant], and I woke up that morning feeling incredibly down and overwhelmed with sadness.

I couldn’t even breathe and found myself lying on the floor. I felt like I couldn’t go anywhere. I felt like I had ruined my life. I was convinced it was all over—never getting married again, never having kids.

This was it for me.” “As I lay there in my home, I realized, ‘Oh my God, this is what people refer to as rock bottom.Sometimes you just change your mind, and that’s totally fine," she added.She continued, “You probably didn’t know I was on the floor before my premiere feeling like I was at the end of my rope—that’s true… It still brings tears to my eyes because I remember it so vividly, but it transformed me into a completely new person.

However, the journey to that realization takes time and a lot of forgiveness.” Despite the end, Kaley Cuoco and Karl Cook maintained an amicable co-parenting vibe with their animals, staying connected through their love of horses. Kaley Cuoco has since moved on, welcoming daughter Matilda with partner Tom Pelphrey in 2023. The chapter with Karl Cook closed gracefully, true to their no-drama statement.