Channing Tatum Talks Jenna Dewan-Tatum, His Six-Pack Abs, Thongs

Channing Tatum aka "Chan Crawford" revealed intriguing details about his wife, actress Jenna Dewan-Tatum, spoke up about his stripper days which might be over soon and his drool worthy six-pack abs to be traded for a "beer gut."

Its not hidden from the world that long before he became an actor, Tatum worked at a nightclub named "Joy" as a member of the group "Male Encounter" in Tampa, Florida. This led to the creation of 2012's "Magic Mike" which detailed his adventures and experiences as a stripper and a roofer, Times Live reported. Furthermore, the star added that after filming "Magic Mike XXL," he would no longer keep his toned abs and torso and would rather champion the "dad bod," which is a delicate balance between working out and a beer belly.

While working on the film, Tatum had an intense work out regimen which involved going to the gym diligently for 5 days, running around 27 miles and beefing up his chest to an amazing 42 inches (sigh!), as told by Daily Mail.

E! quizzed the actor if he would want to disrobe on stage again after doing the two movies. Tatum has this to say, "Well, we're going to start a [Magic Mike] show in Vegas, and I'll never say never. I wouldn't mind going out there and doing it one more time. Or maybe twice. But, you know, every time I've put on a thong and am getting ready to walk onstage again, I'm like, 'Why do I want to do this?' It's very uncomfortable to be in a thong in front of a thousand people," he confessed, adding that it would be embarassing wearing one in the presence of his wife, Jenna Dewan-Tatum.

"That was going to be one of our plot points: To thong or not to thong. But my wife was like, 'You cannot have a movie without these guys getting in thongs.'," he added.

Speaking of Jenna, Tatum applauded his wife's parenting skills even calling her a warrior. He said it was insane when their daughter Everly Tatum was born in 2013.

"You feel helpless. We like to think of ourselves as big, strong men, and we could handle whatever situation. And reality is [that women] are so much stronger than we could ever be. But Jenna is a super mom. There's no other way to say it. She is there every single second, every single day. I love being a dad. They're like little mirrors running around," Tatum said.

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