Thursday, June 4, 2026

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My biggest fear is not being a great parent – John Cena

John Cena

By Seyi Babalola

John Cena, an American actor and wrestler, has admitted that his greatest concern is that he would never be ready to be a “great parent.”

The 47-year-old, who has been married twice without children, stated that he would never be prepared to devote the time required to be a great parent.

“My biggest fear is I don’t think I’m personally ready, nor will I ever be, to invest the time it takes to be a great parent,” Cena said in a recent interview with Club Shay Shay.

“Because I still have a lot to do and I still want to do a lot. I have a wonderful partner, we’ve had open conversations about this. We share the same values.

“It’s a tough subject to talk about because it immediately puts you in a category. People tend to judge. Human nature, we are all judgmental. But I operate under the construct that everyone is okay living their lives.

“I’m very happy with where I stand. I have a lot of joy and fulfilment in my life.”

It should be recalled that John Cena married Elizabeth Huberdeau on July 11, 2009. Cena filed for divorce on May 1, 2012, and it was completed on July 18.

On October 12, 2020, Cena married fiancée Shay Shariatzadeh, whom he has been dating since early 2019, in a private wedding in Tampa, Florida.

Both marriages did not produce children.