Kaley Cuoco Shares Her Thoughts on Ashley Tisdale’s Mom Group Controversy

Kaley Cuoco is weighing in on Ashley Tisdale French‘s “toxic” mom group controversy.

During an appearance on the Thursday, February 5 episode of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, the Big Bang Theory star was asked by a fan for her thoughts on the viral parenting drama.

“If you don’t enjoy being part of a group, just leave, darling,” Cuoco, 40, responded. “Is it really necessary to discuss it?”

When host Andy Cohen mentioned Tisdale French’s The Cut essay and Substack post, both of which criticized her previous mom group, Cuoco reiterated her belief that the public commentary surrounding it was unwarranted.

“You don’t need to stay. Just exit,” said the actress, who shares a daughter, Matilda, 2, with her fiancée Tom Pelphrey. “Look for a new circle.”

In January, Tisdale French, 40, made headlines when she unveiled the dynamics of her mom group in a personal piece for The Cut. In it, she denounced the group as “toxic” and revealed that she left after feeling excluded.

While she didn’t name any of the other moms involved, Tisdale French often shared moments with celebrity friends like Meghan Trainor, Mandy Moore, and Hilary Duff, all of whom have young kids.

“I recall being excluded from several group gatherings, and the news reached me through Instagram, which certainly showcased every single photo and Story,” Tisdale French reflected. “I began to feel isolated, observing various ways I was being excluded… I kept convincing myself it was all in my mind and didn’t matter. Yet, I felt a growing rift between myself and the other members, who seemed to disregard my absence.”

Tisdale French described her departure from the group by messaging them that it felt “too high school for me, and I’d rather not be part of it anymore.”

After fans speculated that Tisdale French was referencing the famous mom group in her essay, her representative denied those claims.

However, when Duff’s husband, Matthew Koma, made a post ridiculing Tisdale French’s essay, it added fuel to the speculation that she was indeed referring to the celebrity group.

Koma, 38, shared a satirical version of the essay in The Cut on his Instagram, taking aim at the High School Musical star.

“A mom group tell-all through a father’s perspective,” his post read. “When you’re the most self-obsessed, tone-deaf individual on the planet, other moms tend to shift their focus back to their actual toddlers.”

Meanwhile, Cuoco is part of her own mom group. Following the much-discussed events surrounding Tisdale French’s group, Cuoco’s mom friends celebrated their close bond.

“Mom groups are truly having a moment this week. Huge shoutout to my village; without you, I’d feel lost and lonely,” expressed Cuoco’s friend Ashley Jones on Instagram on January 7, sharing several photos of their mom squad. “Tag your supportive ride-or-die mom group!”