Channing Tatum went on Howard Stern Tuesday to promote Magic Mike XXL, and despite Stern’s insistent horny old man questions, Tatum was generally—despite his devastating goatee, which is thankfully not visible over the radio—pretty charming. And forthcoming, bless him.
The pair covered a wide range of topics, from the time the actor scalded his dick on set to his early days as a stripper.
STERN: Do guys stuff their pants?
TATUM: Some dudes would stroke it off and let it get a little meaty and then tie it off. I’ve never done it, it was just too much … I was having like an early midlife crisis or something, I didn’t know what was doing. I was kind of looking to jump into the abyss.
Tatum admitted that he was getting his “fair share” of blowjobs back in the day. Drugs were big, too: “You were doin’ a ton of blow, right?” Stern asked hopefully. The actor laughed, answering: “Blow is not what you would do because you wanted your, your junk—you didn’t want to dehydrate yourself, let’s say that. We did this stuff called GHB, I don’t even know what it is really. It’s what bodybuilders used to take so they could go into REM sleep, we would just take it and stay up.”
The talk show host wanted to know if orgies were involved. “It never got that rock star,” the actor responded. “I wish it did.”