'It added the stakes for these characters, actually, for the show.'Ĭuoco added, 'Things are spiraling out of control, and then hello, they have a baby on the way.' 'I've really grown up on television, so to now be pregnant on TV, for the show, is actually really cool,' Cuoco admitted. NBC Insider's Stephanie Gomulka recently caught up with Cuoco and the Based on a True Story cast ahead of the series premiere, with Cuoco saying it was 'awesome' to have her real-life pregnancy written into the show. “They looked up at me and were like, ‘Oh my god, are you serious?’ I’m like, ‘Yeah, sorry.’”

“I went to do some chemistry reads with the producers and some actors, and it was then that I told them, ‘Hey, what do you guys think about if Ava was pregnant?’” said the Emmy Award-nominated actress. Writers originally planned Ava as a mother with older children, a ccording to Cuoco’s interview with Vanity Fair.

RELATED: Kaley Cuoco and the Based on a True Story Cast Share Their Favorite True Crime Shows Though the dark comedy isn’t necessarily a true story, there was no faking Cuoco’s real-life pregnancy, which was written into the show. Kaley Cuoco, 37, stars as L.A.-based realtor Ava Bartlett, a pregnant woman who - along with her husband - sets out to create the world’s hottest new true crime podcast. 'Love You, Buzzfeed' Episode 106 - Pictured: (l-r) Aisha Alfa as Carolyn, Annabelle Dexter-Jones as Serena, Kaley Cuoco as Ava

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