In a recent podcast, wrestler turned actor John Cena revealed that growing up he ‘got into a few fights’ defending his older brother who used to be bullied because of his sexuality.
The star spoke about how his elder brother, Stephen, had faced homophobic bullying at high school and because of that, he had often stood up for his elder brother, causing him to ‘lose a few fights’ at school.
He called his brother “an introvert” and a “true nerd” even telling the interviewer “Being gay in the 1980s in a small town in Massachusetts… Man, that’s an uphill climb.
“He just had a lot of character traits that weren’t in the ‘cool kid’ growl, and he’s also holding this secret that he can’t tell or talk to anybody about.”
The wrestler added: “I really feel for what it must have been like for him growing up, but I also inherited that chapter of his social constructs.”
He also said that kids also picked on him too, adding: “I got made fun of for the way I dressed, the music I listened to, the people I associated with, my older brother.”
Cena has consistently used his large platform to support the LGBTQ+ and other minority groups across America and the World.
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