Channing Tatum’s preparations forMagic Mike Last’s Danceare in full swing!
The actor, 41, said that he is “very sore” as he gets ready to film the third installment ofMagic Mikeduring an interview onTheEllen DeGeneresShowon Thursday.
“My body aches. We’re in rehearsal with Allison [Holker] right now as tWitch knows it’s very intense,” he revealed to hostEllen DeGeneres. “But yes, we are deep in it.”
One item that is no longer on Tatum’s to-do list –– getting waxed.
“I’m not going to do waxing this time. I think we’re going to change with the times,” he explained. “You don’t need to be naked, you don’t need to look like a Chinese crested hairless cat or something to be sexy anymore. That’s kinda a thing of the old.”
The actor and director added that his preparations for his role in Magic Mike now include learning choreography, cycling, and “lots of no eating.”
“It takes a lot longer to get in shape now,” he admitted.
“What’s crazy about it is you can spend three months trying to get down to zero percent body fat,” he continued.
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The Lost Citystar revealed that he can keephis physiquefor “another couple of years.”
He added that the third film in the franchise will be “a bit of a fish out of water story” in London.
source: people.com
