is flying high after giving birth to her first child.

The star of 鈥� 鈥� and 鈥� 鈥� said on Saturday that she and fellow actor Tom Pelphrey now have a daughter named Matilda Carmine Richie Pelphrey.

鈥淭he new light of our lives!鈥� Cuoco posted, along with a series of pictures of the baby, who was born Thursday. 鈥淲e are overjoyed and grateful for this little miracle.鈥�

Cuoco has been married twice before, most recently to equestrian Karl Cook. The two split in 2021. Last year she began dating Pelphrey, and in October they announced they were expecting a child together.

Cuoco, 37, appeared for 12 seasons on the CBS sitcom 鈥淭he Big Bang Theory.鈥� She has played the title role in 鈥� 鈥� on HBO Max for two seasons, and was nominated for an Emmy for each.

It鈥檚 also the first child for Pelphrey, 40, who has acted primarily in soaps, including 鈥淕uiding Light鈥� and 鈥淎s The World Turns.鈥�

The Associated Press

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