Channing Tatum to swap the six-pack for a beer belly

02 July 2015 - 02:05 By Reuters

Known for his toned torso and abs, Hollywood actor Channing Tatum says he will no longer be keeping up his intense workout regime and instead champion the latest trend - a "dad bod". Tatum, who returns as Mike in the stripper drama Magic Mike XXL, said he was hoping to make the less fit look more popular.The term came to prominence this year after a US student wrote an article about a male physique that struck "a nice balance between a beer gut and working out".Her idea went viral and the "dad bod" took the internet by storm."Even if it's not, I'm going to try to make it 'in'," Tatum said of the "dad bod" at the European premiere of Magic Mike XXL on Tuesday night.He said: "My Magic Mike body lasts for about five days, like when we're shooting."You time it until that day and then you lose it immediately."The sequel picks up the story three years on from 2012's Magic Mike, which was loosely based on Tatum's experiences early in his life, when he was a roofer and then a stripper.The star was joined in London by fellow actors Joe Manganiello, Matt Bomer and Adam Rodriguez - who play the film's band of male entertainers, the Kings of Tampa. ..

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