Los Angeles, Jan 8 (IANS): After reigniting dating speculations with her former boyfriend Johnny Galecki by indulging in public display of affection at the People's Choice Awards 2016, actress Kaley Cuoco has said that the two are not dating.

The "The Big Bang Theory" star took to Instagram to explain that they're not romantically involved. She did so along with a photograph of them taken from the event which shows them pecking during their public display of affection, reports aceshowbiz.com. 

Both Cuoco and Galecki are all smiles in the said image, in which the blonde beauty is seen planting a kiss on Galecki's cheek. 

They also hugged each other as they struck a pose for the camera. Despite their closeness in the photograph, Cuoco put the hashtag "not dating" in the caption. 

"Thank you for the @peopleschoice award! Look how happy we are! @bigbangtheory_cbs season9 #mydate #notdating," read the caption. 

The rumours about Cuoco and Galecki rekindling their romance had been circulating around since the 40-year-old actor posted on the New Year's Day a blurry image of him kissing a mystery blonde girl.