“It’s definitely exciting working with Bill,” she said in a press release at the time.

“Who wouldn’t want to be William Shatner’s daughter?”

Showrunner and producer Steve Holland attributes Shatner’s eventual consent to his association with Cuoco through their Priceline commercials.

Kaley Cuoco and William Shatner at event

Holland told theNew York Post.

Kaley Cuoco and William Shatner on set

William Shatner and Kaley Cuoco in interview