Kaley Cuoco is finally growing out her hair after it was much too short for too many months. She tried to make it “fun” by going pink, but the whole thing just made me realize that she looks a lot like Miley Cyrus. Anyway, Kaley and Ryan Sweeting have been married for a year and a half. They married after a whirlwind courtship and engagement which left some of us thinking, “Girl, protect your assets!” I’m not saying he’s a golddigger… but what does he do all day? He’s a former tennis pro and his full-time job seems to be “Kaley Cuoco’s husband” and likely “looking after their many dogs.” Which sounds like fun unless you want to buy something other than dog food.
Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting married tennis pro Ryan Sweeting after just six months of dating, but she’s certainly in no rush to share her $1 million-per-episode paycheck with him. Sources say the actress, 29, insists on giving her 27-year-old hubby an allowance instead.
“Ryan has a credit card, which Kaley pays off each month,” says an insider. “His friends tease him, telling him it’s like a tracking device so she can keep tabs on where he’s been.”
However, since the athlete reportedly earned less than $200 playing tennis last year, it’s not like he has much of a choice.
“Kaley goes through the bill with a fine-tooth comb, because there are certain things she won’t let Ryan spend her hard-earned money on… if he wants to sneak off to the bar with his guy friends, Ryan makes sure to do that on his own dime.”
[From Star Magazine, print edition]
On his own dime…? How? He earned $200 last year! Some people have complained when Ryan is referred to as a “K-Fed,” but I still don’t really understand how this marriage works financially. Maybe it works for them and I should mind my business. Sure. But it does feel like Kaley and Ryan’s courtship, engagement and marriage has all been open to the public, so this kind of speculation is going to happen. It’s not like “financial arguments” are the #1 cause of divorce or anything. Oh, wait. Sigh…I just hope she’s protecting her assets.
Photos courtesy of Kaley’s Instagram, Fame/Flynet.
i kinda hope she isn’t protecting her assets because when it inevitably all goes wrong it will be her own damn fault. I watch the BBT and I used to enjoy Kaley as a comedy actress but ever since the whole Henry Cavill fiasco then this quickie wedding I find her intolerable.
they lost me at the phrase “her hard-earned money “. Seriously, if there is a world case of salary disproportional to the job delivered, that’s her. Not that I judge her for taking it though)
Exactly her place on BBT is to look cute/sometimes show her cleavage/act like a dumb blonde. I don’t think that’s worth 1 million an episode but hey what do I know?
I think she’s very good at playing the straight person in a comedy show, which is hard.
@ Lana86 someone has never heard of Kim Kardashian.
Has the quality of her work on the show changed since the “Cavill fiasco and quickie marriage?”
She’s flaunting her private life right and left. You can’t expect people to sray objective and only judge her on her work when she’s constantly in their face when off screen.
That’s really unfair. Female gold diggers get to spend, spend, spend.
Ha, wonder if he used that argument..
LOL! good point, this is anti feminist!
You’re right
Why should both of them have to work if one is making more than enough money for everything?
Sometimes it’s actually cheaper to have one partner stay home.
I agree. no different than Jessica Simpson and her do-nothing.
Cheaper to stay home and do what?? And that’s not sarcasm–I agree when a couple has children but other than that I really don’t understand why BOTH people can’t/don’t work.
Yep that’s like Keira’s husband who made 5 thousand pounds last year or something like that… on the other hand, they can spend a lot of time together and he can travel wherever she goes. Lots of marriages fall apart cause actors are always somewhere far away for months at a time shooting… this will not be the case here. Not sure how they can be attracted to someone who lives off them but that’s another matter.
LOL. But really, I don’t get all the stay-at-home-husband criticism on this otherwise forward-thinking site. Whether a man or a woman, a person in Kaley’s position has a complicated schedule and a lot of money on the line. Sometimes the thing that works best is for the partner to avoid adding to those issues with a complicated schedule and work responsibilities of their own, and if money’s no issue, why not?
Exactly- And a homemaker does work, it’s just unpaid work.
Zombie, right. Bringing in money is just one of many contributions that spouses make to a marriage. It is why in community property states all money and property is considered owned by the marriage as each party has contributed to the circumstances that made earning the money possible.
@zombie
In regular couples that argument makes sense, sure. But you can’t seriously believe he scrubs floors and cleans windows while he’s home alone.
LOL! I had a friend who dated this guy about 4 years ago- definitely a gold digger… and a weirdo.
@ LA JUICE–“this guy” meaning Ryan Sweeting?
Agreed. Isn’t he basically a sugar baby?
This marriage is destine for divorce.
Like all Hollywood marriages, so their choice of how to handle their money makes very little difference.
I like her hair in the last picture.
He has no children and nothing to do all day. Why doesn’t he get her to get him a job? Not saying be has to work consistently because maybe that’s a good arrangement for him but I know I would be bored to tears. Go start a lifestyle website, create a cookbook, or open a yoga studio. Isn’t that the thing to do now if you’re spending someone else’s money.
he could also coach or teach tennis…not a HUGE money maker but at least he’d be doing SOMETHING…
but maybe she’s one of those who enjoys the financial power and wants a man who is at her beck and call. only problem is that so many men find that to (eventually) be emasculating, even if they LOVED that set up at first…
Yeah, to me that is the difference. If they had kids it would be perfectly understandable for him to stay home. But he just does nothing all day? I don’t respect that in a man OR woman. Do something with your life, even if you don’t make much money from it.
Now this may be offensive to some, but this is my old school husband’s point of view. He says that guys need something constructive to do. They need to have a job. He said men don’t do well with not having that. He thinks it makes them unstable mentally.
Zwella Ingrid, I hear you. My BIL is the same way. He makes less money than my sister and could stay at home to raise their son — in fact their day care costs more than his salary! — but he just can’t get behind being a stay at home dad, both for appearance’s sake and sanity’s sake, I think. Even though it would make more sense for them financially.
My teenage boys watch this show and I find it puerile and juvenile and dumb but at least I know who this chick is, unlike most other starlets.
I can’t bear her. She’s annoyingly perky and her face bugs me because when she smiles it looks lopsided.
That is all.
My 70 yr old parents watch it all the time. even when they visit they’ll find a rerun to watch because its always on! And I feel the same way about HER.
My 90-year-old grandmother LOVES this show. I tried to watch with her, but it’s like we’re watching 2 different shows. She laughed and laughed, and I couldn’t find anything funny.
My husband would do anything Kaley asked of him. He is crazy for her.
I don’t have a problem with it. Would we be commenting as much if the roles were reversed?
Exactly. A friend of mine is a lawyer and has a husband who stays at home. And they are both very happy.
Do they have kids? That’s a far different scenario. Raising children is a job.
he must have good D.
but even that gets old after a while…..wait, what am i saying. lol
@ldub-LMAO!
I don’t think it’s a big deal she makes more and has the financial stability. I also wouldn’t think it is a big deal if they had kids and one person chose to stay home and it was him because she was clearing a million dollars a week. However, and this is personal for me regardless of gender yes I have a problem with someone not working if they can. It would be one thing if he was looking and couldn’t find work then well that happens but to just stay at home and live off her money yep don’t like it. Don’t like it with women, don’t like it with men. Have a real issue with gold digging.
Yeah, pretty much on this site everyone would be commenting if the roles were reversed and especially if the name was Kate Middleton, mom of two kids, with a ton of royal responsibilities whether you see it occur or not. So this guy, male, athletic, in the prime of his life ex tennis player with no national commitments and no kids, yeah, the guy needs his own income source. This is a divorce waiting to happen unless she pops out or they adopt some kids giving him the house husband designation……
My husband works and I don’t anymore, so I don’t have much to say about it. I think the difference is that my husband sees the money very much as “our” money, not “his hard-earned money,” he never questions what I spend, I’m very responsible with my spending, because I consider it “our” money, too and he values my contributions to our life. I couldn’t live with the allowance and him going over my bills with a fine tooth comb. I’m not a child. So I actually feel like she knows the guy is just out for her money or she wouldn’t behave that way.
I am in the same situation GNAT. At this age and stage of life, I would spend more
on going to work, (travel, clothing, parking, etc.) than I want to think about.
I volunteer, dogsit, and look after the household stuff and cook. My husband’s life would take drastic turn from what it is now, if I went back to work. And, at my age, even with my CV and education, there aren’t many employers willing to pay for my experience, only to have me retire at 65. So, I look at it as leaving a job open for someone who needs it more than I. It also relieves the stress we would have regarding household care, laundry, meals.
Regarding Cuoco and Sweeting… who knows what their deal is. It seems a shame he isn’t using his skills, but, that could be said of me. OT- my husband’s favourite character on BBT is Amy Farah Fowler.
It’s a hard situation because she makes so much more than him.
It really all comes down to spending compatibility. Like I’m a stay at home mom and even before we had our daughter, my husband made a lot more than me. But we have similar spending habits and I don’t use our money to go crazy so everything is fine. I consult with him before making any big purchases
But I don’t know if I could be in a marriage if I was given an allowance and had my purchases scrutinized. I wouldn’t feel like a partner anymore.
I agree she should protect her assets. But it feels wrong. I suppose the real solution would be for him to find work and then they have a household account for joint expenses. But I guess it feels like they should decide on it more together rather than her deciding what to give to him, you know?
I’ve said it from the beginning and got jumped on for it. Oh, but he’s injured, blah, blah. That sure was a long recuperation. LOL I just had a gut feeling that guy was never heading back out on the circuit. That’s cool if he is working. But is he? It’s one thing to be a house husband if you are also raising a child. He’s her house husband/assistant, I guess.
Very jealous of that shallow pool. I do believe I would sit there all day and frolic with my dog(s). And I thought we were so evolved! If one person’s making that kinda money, why couldn’t the other one take care of the house, errands and pets? I think I would have a different take on it if they were together for ages, but it’s her money to throw away on this guy if she wants.
He does the same thing women who marry rich guys do. What’s the problem? She married him too fast and will have to pay a generous financial settlement.
Exactly. It’s kind of sexist, isn’t it? It’s amazing how indoctrinated we are with traditional gender roles. Get it, Sweeting!
I did think about how old guys marry young females and the whole gold digger aspect and then compare it to this or J LO. Truth is we pay out the older men and the younger women and with this we pay out her for her quickie marriage and him, because dude get a job. I think it’s fair and equality to pay them all out.
I say AMEN! One of the great things about feminism is that it will benefit men as well as women. If one partner wants to stay home and take care of the house, good for them. It shouldn’t matter if it’s a man or a woman who wants to be a homemaker.
They seem happy. How other couple divvy up money and household responsibilities is all up to them. it all seems to be working for them.
Absolutely agree! I do hope she is protecting her assets though, and I would say the same thing if the gender roles were reversed.
Agreed! If one spouse isn’t working and if they have a problem with spending too much money, I think putting them on a budget is fine. However, if you are going to go over everything they spend with a fine tooth comb, that’s ridiculous. And for him, probably a bit emasculating.
If he cleans, cooks, fixes things and does yard work..he can live with me…kidding–we all know he just supervises the people who do that.
Yep, I agree. He supervises. LOL I would say she has a pool service come and also has a lawn service. They call a maintenance man to fix things. He probably cooks three times a week, and they go to fun dinners the rest or order in takeout. And I bet she has a maid for the house. He’s not on his knees scrubbing toilets. And all these celebs have assistants, which he probably orders around a bit also for his errands.
That’s what I was thinking.
I thought women wanted equality? She is the head of the household. It should be a feminists utopian dream.
If I was making as much money as she is ( 1 million $ per episode, correct?) I’d like to have a house husband. That seems like a perfect arangement.
But she’s “not a feminist”, remember? She likes to cook!
She’ s not a feminist, though!
Since they’re married, isn’t it *their* money? Unless he has a history of irresponsible, out-of-control spending, keeping a spouse on such a tight financial leash seems ridiculous.
That’s how it’s supposed to work, isn’t it? But I can understand people thinking there’s an imbalance when one partner works and one doesn’t. Even when raising kids, which is extremely hard work. I gave up a high paying career (or at least equal to my husband’s income) to stay home with my kids and I hate spending money on anything but the essentials, feeling like it’s not really mine to spend. Even though my husband says I’m being ridiculous, it’s a hard feeling to shake.
Yes, but that feeling is tied to the hard transition of giving up an actual salary. I’m glad to hear it’s not your husband’s view–you’re a team of equals, just with different roles right now. Of course, since they don’t have kids and probably have staff to do the menial stuff, Sweeting has much less work than you. But I think it would be fabulous to have a house husband all the same!
to me it depends how different the income is. if someone works in a regular job, even the better paying ones and i would stay at home i’d be ok with treating it also as my money.
but if someone made millions and bought luxury cars and big mansions with it i wouldnt spent more than i do now, i wouldnt want to spent that much money and would also have problems accepting expensive gifts.
It is their money but she had money pre-marriage as well, it doesn’t mean he should be allowed to blow through her fortune while he sits at home spending and not contributing. It’s not like they have children and he is home taking care of or helping take of children. Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson come to mind. Some people are not fiscally responsible, who knows if he is, but I do hope the story is true and she isn’t letting him blow through her money. I do like her but she’s a mediocre actress at best and once Big Bang is over I don’t think she’ll ever make money like that again so hopefully she’s investing and saving properly to make it last.
I’m totally sure that Star has the inside track on this couple’s most private financial arrangements. Suuuuuure they do.
I do not watch her show, so can someone please explain to me why she is getting this kind of attention more recently? Did she get a better publicist? Or is there something else going on?
Henry Cavill.
Also why she gets paid 1 million per episode. Is she that great of an actress? Does she deserve it? I didn’t know TV actors got that kind of cash since after Friends.
$90 million pay package
I love BBT but even I think shes pretty bad as an actress and shes the least likeable person on the show.
Unrelated subject: dogs on pools are kinda gross to me.
What the HELL is going on with his hair in that last photo. Terrifying.
PS I hate how she’s always looking up at him going, “hawhawHAW” in every pic…
I don’t know why your comment made me laugh so hard but yep . . . still cackling as I type.
If she is happy with the arrangement what is the big deal? Would she rather he is at the tennis club giving lessons so he can earn what she makes in one minute? Please… As for the allowance and one credit card gossip – maybe she is smart enough to actually budget and live well but not extravagantly. It is not so much keeping him in check as it is actually living within certain spending limits. Which, honestly, I think is refreshing. So many celebrities spend like idiots on useless crap. I never see pics of her draped in furs, driving a Ferrari and collecting expensive gee gaws.
Plus 1000
Good points. I like the idea of a high paid celeb and her husband living a frugal life and not trying to “keep up with the Joneses” in terms of buying tons of crap.
Somewhat off topic but somewhat related, I heard a radio interview with a guy who counsels professional athletes on finances. Apparently they are notorious for spending like crazy and ending up with nothing in a few short years. Lots of lessons to be learned for many people on managing money wisely.
An incredible percentage of pro athletes blow their money within a few short years of retirement. Crazy spending habits, poor business decisions, difficulty finding meaningful work in their life after sports, and continuing to bankroll friends/family can really go through millions of dollars fast.
Bridget, yes, it’s really sad to hear the stories. I guess I had never really considered what it is like to go from struggling to rich often literally overnight. People really go crazy and make very bad decisions. I’m glad at least one guy is out there trying to help.
These guys are getting the advice, but they’re just not listening. And it doesn’t help that when the playing days are over a lot of those former players aren’t exactly willing to take an “entry level” job in whatever field. Sports Illustrated has an interesting series highlighting retired athletes who have been successful in business, and that’s a big part.
I’m just surprised he actually worked at some point to earn $200 last year……..what is that, like one lesson from a tennis pro? I wouldn’t work if I was married to her and she was earning that much……
I don’t really see the problem with it. It’s their life, even if they don’t have kids, so what? Equality, people. If it works for them, who cares? What does billy Joel’s wife do? Does she have a job? I don’t remember anyone asking that.
Two thoughts immediately come to mind: 1) you can thank feminism for that; and 2) I have am allowance I give myself, it is called a budget.
Not mentioned is how much he brought into the marriage. No doubt he had some assets–cash, stocks, maybe even property–to offer. I have no reason to think that she married a pauper in bankruptcy. So he made $200 in income. That’s from one source. Let’s see the others: dividend, interest, etc.
I just get the feeling–or I prefer to think–that the picture is a tad more balanced than the story lets on.
It’s like her mouth has a life of its own. When she is in a photo with pursed lips, she looks like she swallowed a vat of lemon juice.
It’s Leann’s signature look as well
It’s Leann’s signature look as well.
The similarities don’t end there. ..
Good for her. He’s a healthy, able bodied man who needs to learn a new trade of some kind, or leverage his considerable tennis background into something. I’d feel the same way if the genders were reversed. No one wants to carry someone else forever. If he were a stay at home Dad, with a full time job of raising kids, it would be a very different story. She earns her money, fair and square, and unless he has a full time job –in or out of the house– she deserves to keep her yes, HARD EARNED money.
Meanwhile, Wimbledon is going on and I haven’t seen his name in the draw. He was never a great American tennis prospect, much less world beating talent.
That said, Star needs to pump the brakes. A decent tennis pro can charge 40 to 50 bucks an hour. I can only imagine what a player who has actually played on the ATP circuit can charge. Probably closer to 100 an hour.
Let’s say 80 an hour and at 20 clients a week(alot but still ) , that’s 1600 a week, straight cash. Not BBT money, but not broke either.
If he lands a gig at a sweet country club he could make even more leading classes. And the fact that he is married to KC surely is a selling point.
I call B.S. I’m pretty sure this dude is taking in that sweet pro instructor money. All he has to do is trot his wife around thethe cub once a month.
Here’s the deal: for centuries it’s been more acceptable for a woman to not work and be supported by her man, so it’s going to take a while for things to change. Personally I’m not attracted to a person who wants to live off of anyone. I really find it to be a turn off. However as a feminist I hope that in the future it would be okay for a woman to support her man just as it always has been the other way around.
I always feel bad for regular guys who end up with mega famous /rich women, they can never win.
In a way, it’s a good thing Xina Aguilera isn’t as big as she was, or her baby daddy/fiance would be getting dragged constantly.
People keep bringing up income disparity, he’s a bum who sits around all day but hell…maybe that’s a valid point when you are a civilian. But look at it from these women?
Sure they have money, but along with it comes fame, pressure, everyone had their hand out , pressure from the industry, your agent. So after all the bs you come home at the end of the day and let’s say you partner is an athlete or another actor. They have their own drama, bs, blah blah blah. Maybe they don’t want to hear about your drama because they are in a slump, the coach benched them, they fought with this director. Add in time apart bc od your jobs and that’s a lot of strain on a relationship, balancing each others bs and support.
Meanwhile I can see the appeal of a regular 9 to 5 dude who while he certainly will have issues and drama, they aren’t Hollywood /Athlete/Musician drama. They aren’t in the biz and so can provide that shelter away from the crazy and bs. I’m sure to alot of these women that alone is priceless.
Heck, I knew Brit Brit and Kfed were gonna end before i5 began because God forbid a pop princess marry a regular guy. They from the beginning tried to prop him up so he wouldn’t seem like a deadbeat.
I rememeber they sold the wedding photos and she gave all the money to him as gift (see yall, he has his own money!!!”
Then the failed rapper career (ugh ).
I always wondered why they didn’t just let him be her backup dancer since that’s what he did for a living at the time and he was good st it because he worked alot. It would have been respectable, he’d be earning his keeep, and he could have parlayed that into a dance choreographer career for videos, concerts etc. Respectable.
But no, that wasn’t good enough and he had to be JTjr, and I’m pretty sure being told everyday that you are a deadbeat leech isn’t great for a marriage.
I really can’t stand her lemon squeeze face. I just can’t with her and her desperate thirst is real. Real real.
I do think they rushed into this marriage, but if she wants to financially support her husband, who cares. I would love to be in the position to do the same.
Well as a gay men with a husband, I don’t see the problem here I go out to work everyday and bring the bread to our home and even though we don’t have children, I appreciate anything he does for the house and for us, he’s the best host and throw the best parties and everything he does is just amazing i feel so bless I rely on him in pretty much everything, he will set the perfect dinner for me, he’s in charge of my diet and our luggage and our trips, why he should feel bad when he brings so much more to the table than I do? All I do is bring the money
That was such a tender and sweet post. He’s also lucky to have you because you appreciate him and all he does for you and the home. Many stay-at-homes don’t often feel so appreciated. Now I feel bad about my judgey comment higher up. Darn you. LOL
Too sweet! You made me jealous.
What a sweet post! I don’t see the issue with someone staying home and handling those affairs while another brings in money. Life is about the journey with your loved ones and it sounds like you guys balance each other out very well!
The sentence she goes through her money with a fine toothed comb is laughable. I can see business Management or people to that effect doing it. I am 28 and still learning about my financial options every day; mostly through pouring over podcasts and other resources.
Yikes, you’re really enforcing typical gender roles with this one, huh?
We hear all the time that marriages between actors don’t tend to work out because someone’s always working or travelling. If I were in Kaley’s position – working longish sitcom hours but making an obscene amount of money – I’d be thrilled to have a stay at home husband.
I keep my husband on an allowance and no CC, because after he had a stroke at 32 he become completely and totally financially irresponsible. This is something we agreed on and it works for us. Thanks to his Brain trauma, I have to lock down boundaries on the $$$$ or he spends it all like an addict and we risk losing everything.
She married her husband after three months of dating, not six – just fyi 🙂
Stop being so jealous. He was in the right place at the right time when he stepped ass backwards into that big pile of lucky shit. If I got to keep her happy by laying that pipe and do nothing all day long and have that piece of ass come home to me every night. I’d say I did pretty good in life. Kaley, when you’re finally fed up with that, give me a call. I’ll do whatever you want….for a lifetime!!!!
Sweeting’s worth a couple of million himself. Not exactly Hollywood star money but he ain’t hurting.