John Cena, 48, packs on the PDA with glamorous wife Shay Shariatzadeh, 36, as couple make a rare appearance at Heads of State screening in London
The American actor, 48, looked more loved-up than ever with Shay, 36, as they posed for photos together at the screening held at the BFI Southbank.
The professional wrestler cut a dapper figure in a black and white pinstriped suit which he teamed with a smart white shirt and a matching tie.
Coordinating with her husband, engineer Shay, whom John married in 2020, looked stunning in a black minidress which boasted an eye catching large white bow.
She put on a leggy display in a pair of stilettos and accessorised with a pair of chic pearl drop earrings.
The couple - who are very private about their relationship - were also joined by his co-star Priyanka Chopra Jonas, 42, who turned heads in a plunging black dress.
The actress looked sensational in the halterneck number which boasted a beige floral design and showed off her amazing figure.
She elevated her frame in a pair of black strappy sandals as she flashed her gorgeous smile while posing for photos.
The Amazon Prime Video action-comedy Heads Of State follows John starring as a blockbuster action star who later becomes the President of the United States.
He will appear alongside Idris Elba, who plays a former commando who rises to become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, but despite his country's longstanding 'special relationship' with the US, the two world leaders have an ongoing rivalry.
Their differences don't last long though when both become the targets of a global conspiracy, and Priyanka joins the fray as an MI6 agent who is ordered to keep the two leaders out of harm's way.
It comes after John's ex-fiance Nikki Garcia recalled reuniting him for the first time seven years after calling off their engagement in 2018.
The WWE wrestler - who recently broke her silence on her brutal divorce payout to Artem Chigvintsev - opened up about the topic on the recent episode of the Honestly Cavallari podcast.
It had been recorded back in March during Kristin Cavallari's podcast tour when Nikki and her twin sister Brie featured as guests.
The former couple had crossed paths at 2025 Royal Rumble in early February 'seven [or] eight years' after they had last seen each other.
'It was very quick,' she expressed, adding that it had been so out of 'respect' since the fellow pro wrestler is a 'married man' now - referring to his wife Shay.
'I was in a circle talking to people. He came to [shake] everyone's hand. He shook my hand,' Nikki said.
Host Kristin told Nikki she was surprised they did not hug, which prompted the TV personality to affirm that it had only been a handshake.
'We just said, "Hello, good to see you. I think last time we were engaged. I don't know. It's been a while,"' the star remembered.
'But the thing was, when he walked away, all the girls were like, "Oh my gosh." I'm like, "Shh, shh, He's married, be respectful." And that was it.'
While the interaction was brief, Nikki expressed that it had been 'nice' and added: 'It was great because breaking the ice and you know, we just both happened to be back at the same time. It's a good feeling.'
Kristin then teased: 'Everyone wants you guys to be together.'
But the mom-of-one quickly changed the subject by responding with, 'Oh, gosh. Oh, next question!'
Nikki and John first began dating in 2012 but it later emerged that he had made her sign an alleged 75-page contract before they moved in together.
Some of the bizarre demands included her 'being a "guest" in his home' and that they both have the 'same morning and evening routine.'.
Five years into their relationship, John got down on one knee and popped the big question to Nikki - during WrestleMania 33 in 2017.
At the time, he had announced in front of the crowd: 'I have been waiting so long to ask you this. Stephanie Nicole Garcia-Colace, will you marry me?'
She said yes to the proposal, which resulted in the audience in the venue to let out excited cheers.
However the following year, the pair split and ended their engagement. Their wedding had already been scheduled for May 2018 which was cancelled.
John has since remarried Shay and the couple keep their romance very private, with the star revealing why on Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert podcast last year.
He shared: 'One of the promises I made to her on the altar was, "I will never put you or I'll do my best to not put you in an undue harm's way".
'So a lot of it is just about genuine safety. And it's not to say that everyone out there has bad intentions or we'd ever run into someone bad, but you also never know when someone feels threatened.
'If my wife, who is my travel partner and partner in life, now feels unsafe or uncomfortable in all these new places we go, I got another hurdle to climb in my personal life.
'It's just an exercise in the strength of boundaries and the value of boundaries.'
They were first romantically linked when they were seen on a dinner date in Vancouver in March 2019, where John was filming Playing With Fire.
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