'Magic Mike' actor Channing Tatum recalls regretting THIS after his split with Jenna Dewan: 'It was a painful break'

Channing Tatum recently opened up about his family falling apart and the regrets he had about his daughter after splitting up with Jenna Dewan. The 45-year-old turned a page of his book from the past, and compared the elements to his upcoming film ‘Roofman.

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Channing Tatum recalls splitting up with Jenna Dewan

In a conversation with Variety, Tatum believed that his character, Jeffrey Manchester, went through similar repercussions of being estranged from his daughter, making for quite a therapeutic moment. Well, the actor did feel the same gutwrenching experience, and he understood the assignment well when he was handed the job. “I know for a fact I’m able to understand it. Jenna and I are good now, but it was a painful break to have that fall apart, especially being so young,” he said, adding that the former couple tried to be together and tried to rebuild the messy relationship for a year and a half – until they couldn’t.The difficult part of signing the divorce papers was his estrangement from his child, Everly (12). “But it’s really tough not to have your daughter half the time. I wish I could just have her all the time,” he continued. The couple officially broke apart in September 2024, six years after Dewan filed for divorce papers. While the messy bits were not shared publicly, the actor had accused his ex-wife of dragging the divorce case into multiple trials while he wanted to be out in one, according to TMZ.

About Channing Tatum's relationships

Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan met when they were filming for ‘Step Up’ in 2006, and walked down the aisle in California after dating for three years. In 2018, the couple announced their separation, with the actress filing the papers a year later. Meanwhile, he shared headlines with Zoë Kravitz and now shares them with the Australian model, Inka Williams.