There is little doubt that the fans got a pleasant surprise when they checked the Instagram account of Hollywood star Channing Tatum (41) on Tuesday.
In the story function, the handsome man had published a relatively bold picture of himself – without a thread. Only a monkey emoji, which keeps his mouth shut, covers his precious parts.
The “Magic Mike” star is clearly not of the shy type and has every reason to be proud of his body. He has been training hard for his upcoming film “The Lost City of D” which premieres next year.
“You know that when you stand naked in the make-up trailer, only with a towel covering your abdomen, that you are doing something sick on the set, and that you have to prepare your mother before she sees the film,” he says. written as text on the revealing image.
“And yes, I flex so hard that I got cramps,” he added vertically above the picture.
Tatum, which has previously been named “The World’s Sexiest Man”, as mentioned, has been training hard lately to get in shape for his latest film. Among other things, he completed a 3.2 kilometer long swim in the open sea this week, and the trip was so tough that he feared he would be fined with his life.
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“I have done all sorts of idiotic things to get in shape or to stay in shape. Almost everything you can think of. And I have to say that nothing has been more breathtaking, exhausting and effective than freestyle wrestling and swimming in the open sea “, he explained recently in a post on Instagram, according to Page Six.
“There are moments in both of these exercises that I always think I might die. Haha. And I’m not even a professional athlete. I can not imagine what things they are exposed to “, he shared further.
“I lost in Jenga to Jessica Cornish. The loser (me) had to post a picture the other person (Jessica Cornish) chose… Fuck my life… I will never play Jenga with her again », he explained in the caption.
Worked as a stripper
However, it is not completely unknown for the 41-year-old to throw away his clothes. Tatum gave girls around the world a chin drop in the film as the stripper Mike in the movies “Magic Mike” and “Magic Mike XXL”.
As a 19-year-old, before Tatum started his acting career, he made a living by throwing his clothes in Florida.
– It was a fun period, but I’m not sure if I would recommend it to anyone. It was a year where everything was complete madness. I’m glad I’ve recovered, because that life definitely has some bad and dark sides, he has previously revealed to the Daily Telegraph, according to Contact Music.
The father of one child has previously said that the stripping period consisted of money, ladies and fun, and that it is just luckily he did not become a drug addict or made someone pregnant.
– I have done some terribly stupid things that I can not talk about, he adds, he added.