Bazinga! Fans of the CBS hit Young Sheldon were left agape after the show’s star, Iain Armitage, posted a photo of him with his on-screen mom Zoe Perry. Crossing paths as a result of being invited to view the White House’s Christmas decorations, the fictional mother-son duo was unrecognizable sans their television personas. Keep scrolling to see their surprising photo together and learn about what the actors have been up to since the show wrapped!
Iain Armitage and Zoe Perry’s White House reunion
On-screen son and mother Iain Armitage and Zoe Perry are photographed together for the first time since Young Sheldon aired its final episode six months ago.
In Young Sheldon, Armitage plays Sheldon Cooper and Perry plays his mom, Mary Cooper.
The photos that have fans buzzing came from Armitage’s Instagram post, where he shared a carousel of moments from his and Perry’s White House visit.
“Such a happy day for me!” he wrote in the post’s caption. “I got to reunite with my TV mama, Zoe Perry!”
Armitage and Perry were specially invited to the White House to see the building’s Christmas decorations.
As it was their first reunion since the show wrapped in May, Armitage made sure to express his admiration for his costar while they shared this rare moment in the same place.
“I think Zoe’s acting in the final episodes of Young Sheldon is so impressive and I was happy to get the chance to tell her this in person,” wrote Armitage. “I’m grateful for any excuse that gets me together with my castmate family.”
Why did CBS stop producing ‘Young Sheldon’?
A spin-off prequel to the sitcom The Big Bang Theory, Young Sheldon premiered in 2017 and followed genius-minded Sheldon Cooper from age 9 to 13 over seven seasons.
During its 141-episode run, the show became one of TV’s most-watched series when over 6 billion viewers tuned into Young Sheldon at the end of 2023.
According to The Big Bang Theory canon, Sheldon leaves home at age 14 to study at the California Institute of Technology.
“This is the right time for this story to come to an end, knowing that at 14, he goes off to Cal Tech. It felt like the right time to end it strong while it was on top,” executive producer Steve Holland told Deadline about the show’s conclusion.
The final episode of Young Sheldon depicts Sheldon walking onto the Caltech campus as he embarks on the next phase of his education and life.
What Iain Armitage has been up to since ‘Young Sheldon’ ended
16-year-old Armitage was born in Savannah, GA, and is best known for his role as the staring brain on Young Sheldon.
His other notable screen appearances include portraying Ziggy Chapman in Big Little Lies and voicing Chase in PAW Patrol: The Movie.
Since closing his chapter as Sheldon Cooper, Armitage is set to join the vocal cast of Scoob!: Holiday Haunt as Shaggy along with well-known screen talents like Mark Hamill, Ming-Na Wen and Cristo Fernandez.
He told PEOPLE that he hopes his next acting endeavor is the “exact opposite end of the spectrum” from Young Sheldon.
What Zoe Perry has been up to since ‘Young Sheldon’ ended
Perry, age 41, is best known for her portrayal of Mary Cooper, Sheldon Cooper’s mother.
Since the show wrapped six months ago, she has reprised her role as the Sheldon Family matriarch on several episodes of the new spin-off series Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage.
The third show in the The Big Bang Theory universe, Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage follows Georgie—Sheldon’s older brother—and his wife Mandy McAllister as they navigate marriage and parenthood together.
