Celebrities—they’re just like us, especially when it comes to their love of fast food. From Travis Kelce professing his love for KFC to Drew Barrymore making a beeline to a Sonic for tater tots and a strawberry shake, nothing is a great equalizer quite like your favorite meal from Taco Bell, KFC, McDonald’s or your favorite fast food spot.
Related: The One Fast-Food Item Michael B. Jordan Can’t Resist
But being a lover of good eats these days comes at a cost. With food prices at an all-time high and expert sources claiming they’re going to stay that way, eating well at even less expensive restaurants, like our favorite fast food joints, has gotten harder on our wallets.
Related: How to Upgrade McDonald’s Big Breakfast with Hotcakes
The good news is there are a ton of user-generated fast food ordering tricks you can use to customize your meal—and maybe save some money too. If you were to ask McDonald’s fan, pro-wrestler and movie star John Cena how to get the most out of your buck at The Golden Arches, he has just the order for you.
Parade recently sat down with Cena, who’s teamed up with McDonald’s on the rollout of their brand new McValue platform. We talked about his lifelong love of The Golden Arches, his go-to McDonald’s order and what one of his most iconic movie characters would get if he were to pull up to a McDonald’s drive-thru.
Related: McDonald’s Fans Are Divided Over This Popular Menu Hack
😋😋 SIGN UP to get delicious recipes, handy kitchen hacks & more in our daily Pop Kitchen newsletter 🍳🍔
John Cena’s Go-to McDonald’s Order
Long before Cena was a pro wrestler or a philanthropist or a movie star, he was a McDonald’s fan, and over the years he’s perfected his ultimate McDonald’s order.
“My go-to has been solidified since my traveling days for WWE, and it’s two double cheeseburgers and two six-piece chicken McNuggets. That is the tried and true for me, all day every day,” Cena told Parade in a recent interview.
Related: The Best McDonald’s Breakfast Sandwich, According to a Chef
Thanks to his new link-up with the global restaurant chain, fast food lovers can try Cena’s ordering trick for less with the brand new Buy One, Add One for $1 offer.
Here’s how to do it: Using the McDonald’s mobile app, buy one full-price double cheeseburger from the McValue menu and then add a 6-piece Chicken McNuggets for just $1. Repeat to get one order of a double cheeseburger and 6-piece Chicken McNuggets to round out your John Cena-approved meal. [need to double check that you can stack the deals in one order – JL]
Related: It’s a New World at the Golden Arches With the McDonald’s Secret Menu
The Very Specific Way John Cena Eats His Chicken McNuggets
While Cena respects and admires McDonald’s fans who get creative with hacking their burgers, fries and McNuggets with sauces and other fixings, he admits he’s a customer who prefers to go absolutely classic. “I am an every second counts sort of guy and I don’t do any sauce with the McNuggets.”
Related: Filet-O-Fish Ordering Hacks
As for what Jakob Toretto—Cena’s character in the Fast & Furious movie franchise— would get if he were to pull up to a McDonald’s drive-thru? Now, that’s a different story.
“Jakob is very thought-out, he’s really well-prepared. I think he would be more of a create-your-own-taste kind of person,” Cena says. “He might get all of the menu items and reconfigure it into the Jakob Toretto special. He may make a special sauce with all the sauces. I would peg him as someone who definitely custom orders. He would order two sandwiches and combine them together.”
Up Next:
Related: What Are McDonald’s Breakfast Hours in 2025?