Kaley Cuoco Says Daughter Matilda, 2, Is ‘Afraid’ of Santa, Wants Her Gifts From the Grinch Instead
- - Kaley Cuoco Says Daughter Matilda, 2, Is ‘Afraid’ of Santa, Wants Her Gifts From the Grinch Instead
Charna FlamDecember 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Kaley Cuoco posted adorable glimpses of her Christmas celebrations with fiancé Tom Pelphrey and their 2-year-old daughter Matilda
The actress revealed that her toddler prefers to know her gifts come from the Grinch and Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas
Cuoco previously told PEOPLE that watching The Nightmare Before Christmas has become an unanticipated holiday tradition and "will be a tradition for years to come"
Kaley Cuoco reveals her daughter has an unexpected holiday fear: Santa Claus.
On Thursday, Dec. 25, the Big Bang Theory alum shared a few peeks of her family’s Christmas celebrations. She shared a video of her 2-year-old daughter Matilda's Christmas gifts, all lined up, but then noted that Matilda hopes they're from the Grinch and Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas.
“When your child is afraid of Santa and will only believe the Grinch and Jack are bringing her presents LOL,” Cuoco, 40, captioned the Instagram Story.
The video included glimpses of Matilda’s Grinch stuffed animal and life-sized Jack Skellington, along with a makeup vanity and blue boxing punching bag, plus stacks of wrapped presents.
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Kaley Cuoco's Dec. 25, 2025 Instagram Stories
The Emmy nominee then added a selfie posing with fiancé Tom Pelphrey, Matilda and Matilda’s new Grinch toy.
“Happy Grinchmas,” the Instagram Story caption read.
Ahead of the family’s celebration, the Flight Attendant actress told PEOPLE, "Christmas Day has become Tildy day. It’s all for her!"
Cuoco also explained her daughter’s “obsession” with Jack Skellington. “We have watched The Nightmare Before Christmas 400 times this holiday season! Looks like this will be a tradition for years to come," she said.
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Kaley Cuoco, Tom Pelphrey and daughter Matilda
Cuoco also remarked, "The older I get the more emotional I get during the holidays." Adding, “It reminds me of what little time we have and how grateful I am to have my health and my wonderful family."
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Cuoco and Pelphrey, 43, welcomed their only child together in March 2023, after they publicly confirmed their relationship in May 2022.
For Maltida’s second birthday, the proud parents celebrated their toddler with sweet messages on Instagram.
"🎉 Our Tildy turns 2!!! 🎉," Cuoco wrote in the March Instagram Reel. "Matilda, you are the light of our lives! The joy and huge smile you bring to everyone truly beams and is a gift to us all🎁 mama and dada love you so much to infinity and beyond! 💫."
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Kaley Cuoco and Tom Pelphrey's daughter Matilda
Meanwhile, Pelphrey shared several snaps of the 2-year-old posing with other family members.
"Happy 2nd birthday Matilda!! So grateful today for all of the incredible people that surround your life… all of the people who show up with love, laughter, kindness, joy, and encouragement," he wrote in the caption. "So grateful for your incredible mom. You make every part of my life better. Even drinking protein shakes. 🙌🤍🙌🤍🙌🤍🙌🤍🙌🤍🙌🤍🙌."
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