Channing Tatum, this name alone can make a girl swoon and no one is ready to question that. The hottie has done some major roles in his career, however, a lot about his real life is still a mystery for his fans. Born and raised in Alabama, Tatum has seen a lot in his life, from being a sports kid to an ultra big movie star. One has to admit that has always delivered more than he’s expected of.
Plus, the fact that he was a stripper, prior to becoming a movie star, is something that every freaking one knows. This prior to Hollywood life came in public at the time when he agreed to do Magic Mike. It is a film based on male strippers and resonated deeply with Tatum’s past where he used to dance around some ladies with the hottest moves possible. And you need to see it to believe it, that’s literally the agency that handled Tatum as a stripper said about him.
On 26th April of every year, Channing Tatum celebrates his birthday and on his 37th birthday, we decided to gather some of the least known things about this dance-moves genius. He’s been a part of several loved films that sprawl across various genres, from comedy to romance to action to even stripper based. Rather than hiding away from his present, Channing Tatum basically made it into his brand that has created a big space in Hollywood’s history now.
While Step Up brought him into the limelight, Channing Tatum also did a lot for the film which led on to become a super-successful franchise. Apart from that, he found the love of his life at the Step Up sets, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, so that counts for another success.
Here are 8 things that you didn’t know about Channing Tatum.
1. Channing Tatum has his own action figure. Well, which is apt considering the body that he has, however, this action figure is not the Magic Mike one. Channing’s stint in G.I. Joe movies went on for an action figure which comes with a pistol, hand grenade and night-vision goggles.
2. He gave his first motion picture cameo in Ricky Martin’s “She Bangs” video. Even though Tatum is hardly visible in the video, it did take his 2 days and got a paycheck of $400 for his twerking efforts.
(source: RickyMartinVEVO)
3. Channing Tatum was discovered on the streets of Miami after which he went on to model for brands like Abercrombie & Fitch.
4. One of the early advertisement projects of his life is for Mountain Dew and Pepsi.
(source: Channing Tatum)
5. Channing Tatum is shit scared of Porcelain dolls and this phobia came out to the world through the means of the Ellen Show.
(source: TheEllenShow)
6. Channing and his wife, Jenna, both have matching tattoos that they got on their Honeymoon. Their tattoo says “side by side” and is written in Balinese, and it was one of their vows to each other.
7. Channing has two rescue horses named Cajun and Smoke. He loves his horses a lot and Cajun was a birthday gift to Tatum from his wife.
8. Usher’s “You Make Me Wanna” was Channing Tatum’s favourite song to perform on while being on stage during his stripper days.
(source: UsherVEVO)
26th April 2017
Jyotsna Amla