The Untold Truth Of Mayim Bialik

In 2010, Mayim Bialik made a career move that would change everything when she joined the cast of "The Big Bang Theory." On the show, Bialik played Amy Farrah Fowler, who was essentially written as the female counterpart to Jim Parsons' Sheldon Cooper (per The Guardian). 

While it's nearly impossible for fans of the show to imagine anyone else playing the part, Bialik told The Social that the reason she auditioned in the first place is one that many Americans can relate to. She explained, "I'm sure all of you up north can understand that I was running out of health insurance because that's not considered a human right in this country." She added that, as a mom of two young boys, she knew she needed to get herself and her kids covered after her health insurance no longer covered her after graduate school. Bialik's plan was simple: Get a handful of jobs over a period of time, just enough to get insurance again.

Of course, the reality is that things went wildly well for Bialik, and she was soon a regular on the show. Parade wrote that Bialik made $45,000 per episode when she started off as a recurring character, but that this rate gradually increased over time to $175,000 per episode! So, health insurance is probably no longer an issue for her anymore.