Channing Tatum Joked About The “Horrifying” Prospect Of His 11-Year-Old Daughter Watching “Magic Mike”

Channing Tatum has done many things in his movie career , but it’s probably fair to say that nothing has had quite as much of a cultural impact as Magic Mike . The first Magic Mike film was released in 2012 and starred Channing as Mike Lane, a stripper trying to make ends meet in Florida. The movie — which was partly based on Channing’s own experience as a stripper in Tampa at 18 years old — was a huge success, grossing over $167 million worldwide off of a $7 million budget.

As a result, two sequels followed: Magic Mike XXL in 2015 and Magic Mike’s Last Dance in 2023. Today, Magic Mike is more than just a movie series; it’s an entire empire thanks to Magic Mike Live , the full-scale, real-life show experience that opened in Las Vegas in 2017 and in London a year later. Bloomberg reported in 2023 that the Magic Mike franchise was worth $125 million.

But despite Magic Mike 's mega success, Channing recently admitted that he dreads the day his 11-year-old daughter, Everly, is introduced to that era of his career. Channing shares Everly with his ex-wife, Jenna Dewan. They separated in 2018 and are still embroiled in a divorce battle .

Appearing on Late Night with Seth Meyers on Thursday, the 44-year-old opened up about his and Everly’s trip to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in Los Angeles last August , admitting that he “was dancing like [he’d] never danced before.” In light of Channing’s famed history as a dancer, the host didn’t take long to poke fun at his .