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Channing Tatum could not compose himself when he met Matt Damon for the primary time.
The Magic Mike’s Final Dance actor tells PEOPLE on this week’s subject that it is “one of many funniest” tales, which occurred whereas he was filming the 2011 Steven Soderbergh movie Haywire, and a second that also haunts him in the present day.
“We’re in Albuquerque, and we have shot for the day. We’re all simply hanging out on the lodge bar and Matt Damon comes by to hang around with Soderbergh. I am simply beside myself,” recollects Tatum, 42. “I am such a fan, and nonetheless am. I sat down subsequent to him, and I used to be like, ‘Hey, man. The place are you from?’ — and I used to be like ‘I simply requested Matt Damon the place he is from.’ “
“Everybody on the planet is aware of the place Matt Damon is from, and he clearly is aware of that I do know the place Matt Damon is from, and I virtually did not get better,” he continues. “I do not suppose I stated something for the subsequent possibly two hours or so, and I nonetheless give it some thought in the present day. Each infrequently, I am going to simply have a chilly sweat and really feel like, I can not imagine….”
Tatum admitted he tends to “panic once I discuss to individuals,” which explains “why I do not actually like to fulfill well-known individuals or meet the those who I love and even like their work.”
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Nonetheless, Damon, 52, was “such a very good man” within the second, Tatum recollects.
“He knew I used to be freaking out and simply did not even acknowledge it. As a result of he is such a personable man,” says the actor. “He simply took care of me in that second and answered me. It was like nothing ever occurred. He was identical to, ‘Oh, I am from Boston. The place are you from?’ and I used to be like, ‘I am from Florida.’ In my head I simply stored screaming: ‘I am sorry. I am sorry!’ “
Provides Tatum, “I do not know if he remembers it in any respect. I do not know if he ever even remembers assembly me, however we’re pleasant now, and I can type of, kind of hold it collectively in the present day.”
Learn on for extra of Tatum’s solutions to PEOPLE’s One Final Factor:
Final time I sang out loud: Driving my infant [Everly, 9] to the orthodontist this morning. We have been singing these Celtic people songs on the high of our lungs. I would sing it louder than she does.
Final damage: I ruptured a disc on Magic Mike 3. You simply relaxation and take some Advil and get it on. It is par for the course as soon as you’ve got put sufficient miles on the physique.
Final sport I performed: Disney Monopoly. That I occur to be superb at, and I typically do not lose until somebody will get actually fortunate. After we play, we’re going for blood.
Final second of bliss: I used to be serving to my daughter along with her homework final evening, and I wasn’t doing it very nicely. I stated, “Evie, I’m failing as a dad tonight,” and she or he simply offers me the largest hug, and she or he’s like, “No, you are not. You are the most effective dad.” It killed me.
Magic Mike’s Final Dance is in theaters now.
