The Magic Mike star revealed that he was once convinced to don a clown suit while performing on stage.
"A clown outfit, true story - not making it up," Tatum told Access Hollywood when asked about his most embarrassing stripping experience.
"It was the worst idea that I had heard - and I had heard some bad ideas and seen some bad skits!" he continued.
"I was like, 'Clowns aren't sexy - if anything they're scary. Why is this gonna work?' And they were just like, 'Nah, nah - it kills, bro. It kills, bro. They're gonna love it'," Tatum said.
He went on to say that the audience wasn't particularly taken with the outfit either.
"I danced to, like, '99 Red Balloons' or something, I come out and… crickets. Crickets!" Tatum recalled. "People didn't know if it was a joke [or] if it was supposed to be for real. No-one cheered, no nothing. That was the last night I did that. I was like, 'What did I tell you?!'"
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Magic Mike is due for release on June 29 in the US and July 11 in the UK.
