Jenna Dewan-Tatum Talks Married Life to Channing Tatum, Being a Hot Mama, and Finding a Work-Life Balance

If you watched the red carpet at the Oscars this year, you couldn’t help but notice Jenna Dewan-Tatum—the cameras were glued to the lovely pregnant actress and her husband, Channing. (“A beaming couple,” crowed Us Weekly; were they “the best-dressed couple at the Oscars?” Perez Hilton asked his followers.) Sorry, Jen and Justin, and Jen and Ben—this was Jenna and Channing’s moment. Holding hands, the couple looked like the perfect Hollywood love story.

And in many ways they are just that. They met and fell in love as two struggling actors on the 2006 dance movie Step Up. Three years later they got married; then, suddenly, Channing Tatum became Oh My God It’s Channing Tatum, star of 21 Jump Street and Magic Mike, and People magazine’s 2012 Sexiest Man Alive. Unfazed by her husband’s fame, Dewan-Tatum is about to find her own with a starring role in the new TV series Witches of East End. So what’s it like juggling all that and your first pregnancy at the same time? Dewan-Tatum’s take:

On being married to an actor…

“Most actors and actresses are consumed by careers and getting ahead. Channing and I are ambitious, but our relationship comes first. We take everything day by day, saying, OK, how can we make this work together?'”

On her new body…

“I thought my body was going to change so quickly with pregnancy that I’d freak out. But it was really gradual. There’s a reason women are pregnant for nine months; by the end, you’re ready to have this baby. Channing has been great. He takes the route of no confrontation, just support, saying things like, Do whatever you want! What do you want to eat? I’m going to leave it up to you.'”

On parenting styles…

“Who knows what kind of parents we’ll be? We have two dogs, so we’ve had some practice! And as soon as this baby comes into the world, Channing and I will figure it out real fast.”

On that balance thing…

“I think, How in the world am I going to do all this? I have no idea what I’m up against. But I’m as mentally prepared as I can be. It’s an adventure!”

Love her! How do you find your work-life balance?

Read the complete interview with Jenna in the May issue of Glamour, on newsstands April 9, or download the digital issue on your tablet right now.

Photos: Pamela Hanson