John Cena is embarrassed by his public shows of nudity.
When requested about filming intercourse scenes, the WWE wrestler-turned-actor, 47, advised the “Membership Shay Shay“ podcast, “Oh my god, it’s the worst.”
“There are such a lot of individuals you might want to make a film,” Cena defined on the Wednesday, August 21 version of the present. “There’s nothing intimate about it. Nothing. Prefer it’s actually embarrassing.”
He recalled getting undressed for an intimate scene with Amy Schumer within the 2015 rom-com Trainwreck. “On high of that, to do a comedic intercourse scene, the place you’re like, making enjoyable of your self? They actually [said] ‘Attempt to have probably the most awkward intercourse you probably can,’” he stated. “I don’t need to say it sucks, but it surely’s completely different than you all assume it was.”
However for Cena, a clumsy intercourse scene didn’t evaluate to his mortification at presenting the trophy for greatest costume design — whereas almost bare — on the 2024 Academy Awards.
“I bought all of the individuals behind the digicam, however then I stroll out in entrance of a room of my friends, a lot of which I’ve by no means met as a result of I haven’t labored my means as much as meet [them],” he stated. “I’ve probably the most adorned performers, producers, administrators in a single room and I’m gonna go on the market with my balls within the wind, with an index card protecting my stuff like, ‘Hey guys, is that this humorous? Are we good?’”
Host Jimmy Kimmel had recruited Cena for a skit spoofing the notorious second on the 1974 Oscars, when a streaker ran on stage previous that yr’s emcee, David Niven.
“Are you able to think about if a nude man ran throughout the stage right this moment? I stated, are you able to think about if a nude man ran throughout the stage right this moment? Wouldn’t that be loopy?” Kimmel, 56, advised the viewers.
With hilariously good comedian timing, the cameras then panned to Cena as he hid behind the set design. After Kimmel questioned why Cena didn’t “run throughout the stage,” Cena stated he “modified his thoughts” about their streaker bit.
“I simply don’t really feel proper about it,” he quipped. “It’s a chic occasion. It’s best to really feel disgrace proper now for suggesting such a tasteless concept. The male physique shouldn’t be a joke.”
In Wednesday’s “Membership Shay Shay” look, Cena — who will retire from the WWE in 2025 — revealed that he couldn’t resist Kimmel’s powers of persuasion in getting him to decide to the bit.
“Jimmy Kimmel referred to as me personally and was like, ‘I would like you to return to the Oscars.’ And he’s like, ‘Simply let me ship you the bit.’ And he despatched it on paper and I referred to as him again, like, ‘When do you want me there?’”