Channing Tatum has revealed that he went to extreme lengths with his wardrobe just to avoid putting a wash on. The actor first stepped into the spotlight as a model in the early 2000s, before becoming a household name thanks to roles in She’s the Man, Magic Mike and Step Up. Reflecting on those early days in a new interview, the 44-year-old has admitted that he actually just splashed the cash on new T-shirts because he ‘hates doing laundry’.
Appearing in GQ’s series, ‘10 Things Channing Tatum Can’t Live Without’, he shared his love for a ‘classic’ white Hanes T-shirt, and ended up with a cupboard full of them years ago. ‘I hate doing laundry,’ he laughed. ‘I hate it more than I can possibly say.
I had one year that I called “the year of the fresh white tee”. ‘I don’t think I did laundry all year that year. I just wore white T-shirts that I just bought.
I’d be like, “I can get two wears out of this a week. This is going to be good.” The year of the fresh white tee.
1999 or 2000. It’s a beautiful year.’ Although we can relate to hating chores, buying tops just to wear them for a couple of days may be a step too far.
.. However, Channing shared that it’s a completely different story when it comes to his bottoms, as he’s had the same pair of Dickies trousers since he was a teenager.
‘Pants generally are essentials in life,’ the dad-of-one added. ‘I have a pair of Dickies that I’ve had since I was probably 18 years old. I was fr.