The 32-year-old actor, who used to work as a stripper at a local nightclub under the name "Chan Crawford", said that he never enjoyed taking off his clothes on stage, reported Ace Showbiz.
"This movie isn't about my life. The plot has nothing to do with me other than that there's an 18, 19-year-old kid coming into this world. That's it. But I think the world is pretty damn accurate. Everything you see in the movie is stuff that I saw," Tatum said.
About his own past as a male stripper, the actor said, "I never enjoyed the taking-the-clothes-off part. You are on a stage with people yelling at you, and you feel you're a rock star, but you're nothing - you're just a guy taking off his clothes, looking like a fool in a stupid outfit," he added.
The Steven Soderberg directed film also stars Matthew McConaughey, Alex Pettyfer, Matt Bomer and will hit the US theatres on June 29.
