Channing Tatum poses on the cover of August's GQ. - GQAnd here's how: At 18, he washed out of college in West Virginia and ended up in South Beach. He worked in construction and as a perfume spritzer at Dillard's. Then he walked into a modeling agency and got a job with Abercrombie. Went to Hollywood. Stayed handsome. Landed a bunch of roles -- two, oddly, with the name of "Duke." And the "G.I. Joe" star is now being called the next best thing. He's not complaining.
Read the Full Interview With Channing Tatum at GQ
The August issue of GQ hits newsstands July 21. Here's a taste:
![](http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GxrpCgAU2zlxjaBtGfGPMQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTM2MA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/blogs/blog/omg_aline-256720571-1247596774.jpg ""At times, it feels like the bottom's gonna fall out, just ‘cause I don't really know how I got here," Tatum says of his rising fame. "But I keep moving forward, and it keeps getting better and better." - Mario Testino/GQ")
"At times, it feels like the bottom's gonna fall out, just ‘cause I don't really know how I got here," Tatum says …
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![](http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fxkCjUWbzrljyHfN8YZoJA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTM2MA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/blogs/blog/omg_aline-9820923-1247596775.jpg ""['G.I. Joe'] is, like, my first step out into the whole commercial realm. I hope it does OK." - Mario Testino/GQ")
"['G.I. Joe'] is, like, my first step out into the whole commercial realm. I hope it does OK." - Mario Testino …
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