Amy Schumer has humorously claimed that John Cena was “literally inside her” during the filming of a steamy scene in their movie.
Schumer, who played a commitment-averse party girl named Amy, starred opposite Cena in the 2015 romantic comedy Trainwreck.
In the film, her character struggles with the idea of settling down but ends up involved in a series of relationships — one of which is with Cena’s character, Steven, a fitness-obsessed boyfriend.
Their on-screen relationship culminated in a notably bold and intimate scene, which both actors have openly joked about in interviews over the years.
Schumer has previously expressed her amazement at John Cena’s physique, joking (via the Daily Star): “That butt is like its own planet… It doesn’t seem real. It honestly felt like a refrigerator was on top of me.”
With her signature humor, she added: “Honestly, I think it was tougher for him. He actually had to do something. I just did what I usually do during sex — just laid there.”
The comedian also admitted to one humorous regret from filming the scene: “You know what? I never got to feel his balls. That still bothers me. Huge regret. Truly.”
Meanwhile, Cena offered a different perspective on the scene, describing it as “awkward.”
During a 2015 appearance on Conan, the WWE star and actor admitted: “Yeah, it was definitely awkward. But that’s what they were going for — so we gave them exactly that.”
During an appearance on Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay podcast, John Cena opened up about the challenges he faced while filming a comedic sex scene.
He recalled being told by the production team that instead of delivering scripted lines, he would be performing an over-the-top, exaggerated sex sequence for laughs.
“Amy is amazing—she made everything feel really comfortable,” Cena said. “But once I got the role, they eventually came to me and said, ‘Yeah, so it’s going to be a sex scene. We want it to be wild and ridiculous stunt-style sex. And those lines we gave you? We probably won’t be using them.’”
Though he’s used to performing in front of large audiences thanks to his wrestling career, Cena admitted that acting in such a scene was a completely different kind of challenge.
“This is the thing,” he explained. “People at home think it’s just the two of us. But no—there’s an entire world behind the camera.”
He went on to describe the filming environment: “Catering was right there, the sound crew was right there. There are so many people involved in making a film. There’s nothing private about it—nothing at all. So it ends up being super embarrassing.”
According to Cena, the direction was clear: “They told us, ‘Make it as awkward as possible.’ But doing that with a full audience behind the scenes? It’s a weird experience.”
“I wouldn’t say it’s terrible,” he added. “It’s just not what people think it is.”
