Actor Sean Hunter, right, who portrayed the husband in that viral Peloton commercial is defending himself. Actor Sean Hunter, right, who portrayed the husband in that viral Peloton commercial is defending himself. (ABC News)

Actor Sean Hunter, right, who portrayed the husband in that viral Peloton commercial is defending himself. Actor Sean Hunter, right, who portrayed the husband in that viral Peloton commercial is defending himself. (ABC News)(New York) — Sean Hunter, the actor at the center of the now infamous Peloton ad, spoke out about the sting of public backlash and cancel culture on “Strahan, Sara & Keke.”

“I kept watching it, trying to find what was negative about it. And I don’t know, I just don’t know,” Hunter said. “It was a two-day shoot … I have one line … we finished, and I went back to my normal life. And when it comes out, boom, all this negative backlash. It blows me away.”

Hunter played the role of the husband in the commercial, which now as more than 7 million views on YouTube alone. The character Hunter portrays in the ad buys his wife a Peloton indoor bike. His wife then documents her progress over a year using the bike and ends with the couple watching a video of her journey as they celebrate her progress together.

Social media quickly lit up with memes, videos & blurbs criticizing the ad, alleging the company was pushing a sexist and chauvinistic narrative. Peloton’s stock went down considerably shortly after the advertisement’s release.

Thank you for not giving up on me honey. I know I have a lot of work to do…I promise I’m going to fix this. You’re the best husband ever. pic.twitter.com/VJsrxVxZak

— Yashar Ali