Exclusive | Dwayne The Rock Johnson had a chicken guy follow him on set when he hosted SNL, star claims

Where Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson goes, the “chicken guy” follows.“Saturday Night Live” star Mikey Day exclusively told The Post that the wrestler-turned-movie-star, 52, had plenty of protein on hand when he hosted the sketch comedy series.“This is more amusing than surprising.I figured Dwayne Johnson would have an intense diet and stuff to maintain his ridiculously shredded physique,” Day, 45, said while promoting his new campaign with Dollar Car Rental.“But when he hosted, I saw Dwayne’s ‘chicken guy,'” the comedian recalled.

“Which, distilled down to a basic description, is a dude who follows Dwayne around with this industrial case of chicken and occasionally approaches Dwayne and says.‘Hey Dwayne, sorry to interrupt but it’s time to eat chicken.'”Johnson, a member of the show’s Five-Timers Club, hosted the show in 2000, 2002, 2009, 2015 and 2017.The “Black Adam” star has spoken before about his high-protein diet.

He told Men’s Health in 2022 that he eats the same six meals a day, starting with his breakfast, which includes “eggs, a meat like bison, a complex carb like oatmeal, and fruit, usually either papaya or blueberries.”At 10 a.m., he has his second meal, which consists of complex carbs like rice, chicken breasts and greens. For dinner, Johnson indulges on proteins such as chicken, fish, chicken or steak, with a complex carbs dish like sweet potatoes and greens.In total, his diet is mostly 40% to 45% protein — and that includes daily protein shakes.Day joined the “SNL” as a writer in 2013 and transitioned to a cast member in 2016, meaning he crossed paths with Johnson the last two times he hosted the show.In the 30-second “The Dollar Common Sensei” ad, Day plays the “Common Sensei” whose mission it is to defeat travel nonsense and encourage renters to get the best deals by booking at Dollar.com.Day told The Post that of all his cast members, he’d most like to do a Dollar Car Rental commercial w...