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Tiny Cenas or a giant duck? Radio 1 hands kids the questions

John Cena's interview joins Stella Lefty's Live Lounge session and Andrew Garfield's turn in the DJ hot seat.

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Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Kids ask John Cena the funniest questions

John Cena has faced formidable opponents, but BBC Radio 1's youngest interviewers have a different test in mind: would he rather face tiny versions of himself or a giant duck? The hypothetical is among the questions in "Kids ask John Cena the funniest questions ", the most-watched of the channel's new uploads, with about 66,000 views.

The questions range from embarrassing wardrobe mishaps to intimidating co-stars, with a detour into what The Rock smells like. Viewers are picking over the duck dilemma in the comments, while the familiar joke about not being able to see Cena gets another outing. For the wrestler who plays Peacemaker, this is a rather different kind of interrogation.

Music supplied a substantial counterweight across the week's 15 uploads. Stella Lefty brought both her own "Boston" and a Taylor Swift cover, "I Knew It, I Knew You", to the Live Lounge. The cover drew the larger total audience of the pair. Chase & Status also visited, taking on Turnstile's "NEVER ENOUGH", a meeting of electronic-music and hardcore worlds.

Radio 1 collected roughly 6.6 million views over the week, while its subscriber count stayed unchanged. Daily viewing is currently well above its usual pace. Among nearby music channels, COLORS is enjoying a particularly busy spell, while Atlantic Records and NPR Music are having quieter days than usual.

Cena's interview and Andrew Garfield's DJ-skills clip are currently drawing views at almost identical daily rates. Garfield also appears in a Greg James phone-game clip, with Ayo Edebiri answering his call: two different ways to put an actor on the spot.

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finally after all these years we have an answer to the question: "Would John Cena rather fight 10 tiny cenas or a giant duck?"
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Aww I love John Cena answering the kids questions so precious 😊😊😊
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And his name is John Cena
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