Kaley Cuoco's Big Engagement Fake-Out

Kaley Cuoco made a big announcement on the red carpet at Sunday's Golden Globes: The Big Bang Theory star told Ryan Seacrest she was engaged – then she took it back.

After noticing a major sparkler on her ring finger, Seacrest asked the actress if she had any happy news to share.

"I'm engaged," Cuoco, 25, said, pausing as the E! host happily congratulated her. Then, she clarified: "I'd like you to know who I'm engaged to – Chopard, the jewelry designer."

So, why was the Golden Globes presenter wearing the ring on that finger?

"It's the only finger it fit," she said. "And I said, 'I have to wear it!' And [the jewelry designer] said, 'But you can't wear it on that finger.' And I said, 'Oh, I'm wearing it!' "

And what did Cuoco's musician boyfriend Christopher French make of her choice?

"He's like, 'Do you have to wear the ring?' " she said. "I'm like, 'Yeah, I do!' "

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Cuoco reveals 'Big Bang' co-star romance

Cuoco reveals 'Big Bang' co-star romance

The Big Bang Theory's Kaley Cuoco has revealed that she and co-star Johnny Galecki secretly dated for two years.

Cuoco, who plays Penny in the sitcom, told CBS Watch! magazine that she and Galecki, who plays on-screen love interest Leonard, split "before the holidays" last year due to the pressure in keeping their relationship out of the public eye.

She said: "It was such a huge part of my life and no-one knew about it. It was a wonderful relationship but we never spoke a word about it and never went anywhere together.

"We were so protective of ourselves and the show and didn't want anything to ruin that. But that also made it sad, too. That's not the kind of relationship I want - I don't want to be hiding."

The 24-year-old added that she and Galecki are still friends, and were able to stop their break-up from affecting their working relationship.

"When you're dealing with two professionals who have been working since they were both 4 - and who kept their lives extremely private - we didn't want anything other than that," she explained.

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Big Bang Theory’s Kaley Cuoco breaks her leg

Big Bang Theory Is Penny-Less! 

Avid equestrian and Big Bang Theory star Kaley Cuoco is on the injured list after a horseback riding accident this weekend. That means at least one Penny-less Big Bang Theory episode.

When actors say, "Break a leg," this isn't what they mean! Kaley Cuoco, who is an avid horseback rider and has her own stable of horses in the San Fernando Valley, took a spill this weekend and is still in an LA area hospital.

"She’s scheduled to make a full recovery," her rep promised. Cuoco won't, however, be back on her feet in time to shoot tonight's September 14 episode.

Kaley Cuoco: A Big break

The Big Bang Theory shoots in front of a live studio audience on Tuesdays and as they say, the show must go on. With Cuoco on medical leave, writers have been scrambling to write her character, Penny, out of the episode and, one would assume, also come up with an entertaining explanation for the character's injury.

Luckily, The Big Bang Theory already had a hiatus scheduled for next week, so Cuoco won't feel rushed back to work. 

Nonetheless, being laid up won't be easy for Cuoco, who has been riding horses for about a decade and has even been known to compete.

The 24-year-old mixes ho-hum exercise with riding her horses several times a week and while that helps keep her abs, bootie and legs tight; Cuoco has told SheKnows that her time horseback riding is also her escape from the stressors of the real world, not to mention Hollywood.

SheKnows wishes Kaley Cuoco a speedy recovery. (Deanna Barnert)

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