Watch a Young Channing Tatum Talk About His Modeling Career: I Don’t Really Think I’ve Got What It Takes

Long before he became Magic Mike, Channing Tatum was a hot commodity as a runway model. (Fun fact: He roomed with Vanderpump Rules star Jax Taylor during that time!) And, friends, have we got a treat for you: We have a throwback video of Tatum at age 21 talking backstage—and it is entertaining, to say the least. His quotes are pretty much exactly what you’d expect a 21-year-old dude to say about fashion. For example…

On his modeling career… “I don’t know if I’m a long-term model. I don’t really think I’ve got what it takes to make a million bucks or whatever.”

On why he stopped dancing to go into modeling… “That wasn’t making too much money, so I figured I’d try something else.”

On his acting aspirations… “I would love to go into acting or even some kind of designing or something like that. We’ll see!”

On fashion… “I’ve always been kind of interested in fashion and whatnot.”

Watch the video below:

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