Kaley Cuoco is opening up about experiencing a beauty mishap during her time starring on “The Big Bang Theory.”

During an appearance on the “Not Skinny But No Fat” podcast, the 40-year-old actress, who played Penny on the hit sitcom that ran from 2007 to 2019, recalled getting Botox injections for the first time before realizing too late how it would impact her ability to act on camera. 

“I did my forehead and all this stuff, and I was so excited,” Cuoco remembered.

Kaley Cuoco is getting candid about a Botox mishap during her time filming “The Big Bang Theory.” (Michael Yarish/CBS via Getty Images;Matt Winkelmeyer/WireImage)

Cuoco went on to say that she underwent the cosmetic procedure days before filming “a scene where I have to like really do this thing with my face.”

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“I could not move [it],” she admitted. “The fact that no one said anything — they probably were thinking it —  I couldn’t believe how bad it looked. I was like, ‘Kaley.’ I was like literally doing these jokes and nothing moved. My forehead didn’t move and it looked like I was trying to move it.”

“And that’s when I thought, ‘Whoa..let’s calm it down,’” she added. “So I reined it in and now I don’t do my forehead.”

Cuoco revealed that getting Botox left her unable to move her face during a scene.  (CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)

However, Cuoco acknowledged that she still “loves a little Botox.”

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“I do here,” she said as she pointed to the side of her eye. “I do my neck a little bit.”

The Emmy Award nominees explained that she has always had lines around her neck that “drove me crazy.” 

“So I fill them,” she said. “I get them filled a little bit. I feel like I’ve done filler in there, too. And I have to tell you, it totally smooths it out,” Cuoco continued. “It smoothed it out. I don’t have to do it that much anymore.”

The actress has long been open about her cosmetic enhancements.  (Reuters)

After host Amanda Hirsch pointed out that Cuoco was one of the first celebrities to reveal that she had undergone plastic surgery, the actress joked that she was the “leader of the pack.”

She noted that she had previously undergone two breast augmentation surgeries and “would love a third pair.”

“Best decision I ever made,” Cuoco said.

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Cuoco said that she has undergone a nose job and two breast augmentations.  (Rich Fury/Getty Images)

In a 2014 interview with Cosmopolitan, Cuoco first revealed she had undergone breast augmentation surgery at age 18 while starring on the sitcom “8 Simple Rules.”

“I love them,” she said. “I’m super happy. I would do it again in a heartbeat.”

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Cuoco also discussed her breast implants in a 2014 interview with Redbook and explained what motivated her to undergo the procedure.

Cuoco said that getting breast implants was “the best decision I ever made.” (Reuters)

“I had no boobs! And it really was the best thing ever! I always felt ill-proportioned. My implants made me feel more confident in my body,” she told the outlet. “It wasn’t about trying to be a porn star or wanting to look hot and sexy.”

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“The Flight Attendant” alum told Women’s Health in 2016 that she also previously had a nose job, telling the outlet that she doesn’t regret any of her surgical enhancements. 

“As much as you want to love your inner self. . .I’m sorry, you also want to look good,” she said. “I don’t think you should do it for a man or anyone else, but if it makes you feel confident, that’s amazing.”

Democratic lawmakers compared Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to Nazis and the Gestapo during a heated House Homeland Security Committee hearing Tuesday, as the agency’s acting director faced sharp questioning over enforcement tactics and accountability.

The exchange turned explosive when Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., pressed ICE acting director Todd Lyons on whether agents have been asking people on the streets to show proof of U.S. citizenship, citing reports claiming that American citizens have allegedly been questioned during immigration enforcement actions.

Goldman escalated the line of questioning by invoking historical comparisons, asking pointedly, “Is Nazi Germany one?” after Lyons acknowledged that “very nefarious regimes” had required proof of citizenship. Goldman also pressed Lyons on whether the Soviet Union employed similar tactics.

Lyons pushed back, calling the comparison inappropriate and “the wrong type of questioning,” before snapping, saying, “The Holocaust Museum is on 14th Street and Independence. If you want to go see Nazis, that’s where it is.”

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Todd Lyons testifies during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 10, 2026.  (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Goldman reclaimed his time and accused ICE leadership of having it “backwards,” arguing that public criticism of the agency stemmed from its own conduct.

“People are simply making valid observations about your tactics, which are un-American and outright fascist,” Goldman said. “So I have a simple suggestion. If you don’t want to be called a fascist regime or secret police, then stop acting like one.”

Goldman’s questioning followed Lyons’ own testimony earlier in the hearing, in which the ICE acting director said agents have been labeled “Gestapo or secret police” by elected officials and activists. Lyons tied that rhetoric to what he described as a sharp rise in threats and assaults against ICE personnel, saying it has endangered agents and their families.

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Todd Lyons testifies alongside U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Joseph Edlow during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Feb. 10, 2026. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Nazi references surfaced elsewhere during the hearing as well. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., cited “Greg Bovino, who styled himself in Nazi attire,” while criticizing federal immigration operations in Minnesota and the use of masked agents during recent enforcement actions.

The hearing focused on oversight of the Department of Homeland Security and its immigration enforcement agencies amid questions about the limited use of body cameras, particularly following the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis last month.

U.S. Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino was also compared to a Nazi.  (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

Lawmakers raised concerns about agents operating in masks or unmarked gear, whether encounters involving U.S. citizens are being adequately documented and whether the lack of body-camera footage has hindered transparency and accountability in recent use-of-force incidents.

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Under questioning, Lyons acknowledged that only a fraction of ICE agents are currently equipped with body cameras, as lawmakers pressed the agency to expand their use and release footage to the public.

Sir Keir Starmer’s ex-communications chief should be stripped of his peerage over his ties to a paedophile councillor, Labour’s chairwoman has said.

Anna Turley MP told Sky News “there’s no place […] in the Lords” for people like Matthew Doyle, who she suggested hadn’t been truthful before being elevated to parliament’s upper chamber earlier this year.

Lord Doyle apologised and was suspended from Labour on Tuesday for his links to Sean Morton, who he campaigned for in 2017 after he had been charged over indecent images of children.

The peer said he had believed Morton’s initial assertions of innocence at the time, before he later pled guilty.

Downing Street 10 was not aware Lord Doyle had campaigned for Morton at the time of his appointment, it is understood, and Ms Turley said “what we’d been told was not the truth when that decision was made”.

Asked if he should remain a peer, she told Sky News: “No, I don’t think he should. That’s my personal view.”

“There’s no place for them in the Lords” for people who “have not been clear and transparent”, she added.

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Lord Doyle has apologised “unreservedly” for supporting Morton, who was a councillor in Moray, Scotland.

He first appeared in court in connection with indecent child images in late 2016, and was suspended by Labour.

He was running as an independent when Lord Doyle campaigned for him in May 2017. He didn’t plead guilty until November that year.

Lord Doyle said he had “extremely limited” contact with him after his conviction, and described his offences as “vile”.

“My thoughts are with the victims and all those impacted by these crimes,” he added.

He continued: “At the point of my campaigning support, Morton repeatedly asserted to all those who knew him his innocence, including initially in court.

“He later changed his plea in court to guilty.

“To have not ceased support ahead of a judicial conclusion was a clear error of judgment for which I apologise unreservedly. Those of us who took him at his word were clearly mistaken.”

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Lord Doyle only took his place in the upper chamber last month. The SNP had opposed his peerage.

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has called on the prime minister to publish “vetting advice and due diligence” reports provided before the peer’s appointment.

A Labour spokesman said Lord Doyle had lost the party whip while an investigation is carried out, and added: “All complaints are assessed thoroughly in line with our rules and procedures.”