John Cena is embarrassed by his public displays of nudity. When asked about filming sex scenes, the WWE wrestler-turned-actor, 47, told the “ Club Shay Shay “ podcast, “Oh my god, it’s the worst.” “There are so many people you need to make a movie,” Cena explained on the Wednesday, August 21 edition of the show.
“There’s nothing intimate about it. Nothing. Like it’s really embarrassing.
” He recalled getting undressed for an intimate scene with Amy Schumer in the 2015 rom-com Trainwreck . “On top of that, to do a comedic sex scene, where you’re like, making fun of yourself? They literally [said] ‘Try to have the most awkward sex you possibly can,'” he said. “I don’t want to say it sucks, but it’s different than you all think it was.
” But for Cena, an awkward sex scene did not compare to his mortification at presenting the trophy for best costume design — while nearly naked — at the 2024 Academy Awards. “I got all the people behind the camera, but then I walk out in front of a room of my peers, many of which I’ve never met because I haven’t worked my way up to meet [them],” he said. “I have the most decorated performers, producers, directors in one room and I’m gonna go out there with my balls in the wind, with an index card covering my stuff like, ‘Hey guys, is this funny? Are we good?'” Host Jimmy Kimmel had recruited Cena for a skit spoofing the infamous moment at the 1974 Oscars, when a streaker ran on stage past tha.