Channing Tatum Claims He's A Better Stripper Than Jennifer Lopez And Joe Manganiello

Channing Tatumis super confident in his stripping skills and believes he can do a better job than singer and actress Jennifer Lopez. Tatum explained while taking a lie detector test that he would "go hard" in a strip-off against Lopez, saying he'd take it "to her front door." 

He plays the role of Magic Mike in the popular franchise, with its third film premiering in theaters on February 10th. On the other hand, Lopez played a stripper in "Hustlers" and was nominated for a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award. 

During the lie detector test, Tatum was also asked if he was a better stripper than former co-star Joe Manganiello. He replied that he was a hundred percent better than Manganiello and said they're in different classes of strippers. Tatum complimented the actor, saying he has a "weirdly flawless" body and is a "perfect specimen" of a man. 

Read on to find out more.

Tatum was recently featured in Vanity Fair's lie detector YouTube series, during which he claimed to be a better stripper than Lopez. In response to a question of who's the better stripper, Tatum said, "Am I a better stripper than her? I'm gonna say yeah." He explained that in a strip-off between them, he'd "go harder" and "take it to J.Lo's front door."

The lie detector administrator confirmed that Tatum was telling the truth and the "21 Jump Street" actor added, "You've got to go hard if you're going to go against the J.Lo. The love, she's like, man, I don't know if I'm going to win, but I like my chances, depending on who the audience is."

Tatum currently plays the role of stripper Magic Mike in the franchise of the same name, which is inspired by his real-life experience as a stripper in Florida. He stars in the upcoming third film, which the actor almost turned down because of the harsh diet and physical schedule it requires.

The third and final installment of the franchise, "Magic Mike's Last Dance," will premiere in theaters on February 10th. Aside from Tatum, it also features Salma Hayek Pinault, Gavin Spokes, Ayub Khan-Don, and Juliette Motamed. The second film, "Magic Mike XXL," premiered in 2015 and was a box office hit.

The Magic Mike franchise also includes a successful stage show, "Magic Mike Live," which premiered in Vegas. The show has since performed in theaters in Berlin, London, and Australia and will be starting its North American tour on April 6th.

In the 2019 true-crime film "Hustlers," Lopez played the role of Ramona, a stripper fraudster. The film was based on a real story which was detailed in a 2015 New York magazine piece. The article was titled "The Hustlers at Scores" and followed several New York strippers who drugged rich clients and used their credit cards for large bills at the strip club.

For her performance in the film, Lopez was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. During his lie-detector interview, Tatum also compared his previous reality as a stripper to the portrayal in "Hustlers." He said he "unfortunately" never scammed anyone like the women from the film and only made "like $60 a night, $100 on a good night."

During the same Vanity Fair lie detector test episode, Tatum was also asked if he thinks he's a better stripper than "Magic Mike XXL" co-star Joe Manganiello. Tatum didn't waste a second to hesitate before saying he's "one hundred percent" better at stripping than Manganiello. The detector also confirmed that the actor was telling the truth again.

Tatum explained further, saying, "We're different, different classes of strippers. When you look in the dictionary next to like the perfect specimen of a man, probably Joe Manganiello is one of those bodies that pops up because he's just, he's kind of weirdly flawless. But, as far as stripping goes, I would put myself above him, dance-wise. Sorry, Joe."