"I didn't think I'd get the part, and I kept putting it off and not telling Nicole and not having the discussion of, 'Hey, there may be some graphic scenes,'" Cena said.
"So I got it [the role] and I couldn't say no. So I kinda walked in one day and just said, 'Hey, I'm doing this!' And that was the wrong approach.
"She has such beautiful brown eyes and they glowed with red hell fire and she has such a great smile but she turned into the Alien and Predator all at once."
Cena and Bella are now just friends but Bella, who is a wrestler and reality star, said in a recent vlog post that there's still hope for them.
"We talk every day," she said. "He is not only my best friend, but he truly is one of the most amazing people I have ever met. I do have hope for us."
The pair have already been spotted back together since and there are reports they are "officially" back together.