Channing Tatum gets fat when not working

London: Actor Channing Tatum admits he gets 'fat and happy' when he is not making movies.

The 34-year-old star, who is married to his 'Step Up' co-star Jenna Dewan-Tatum, said he does not try hard to keep in shape when he is not doing films, reportedly.

"When I'm not working, I tend to get a little what my wife and I call 'fappy', meaning 'fat and happy'. I always keep fit because I like working out and I enjoy the competitiveness of training with buddies, but I loathe dieting. Loathe it.

"When I'm dieting I eat the same stuff every day. It's madness and monotony and it sucks the colour right out of the world until I feel like I'm living in that movie 'Pleasantville', all in black and white, It's awful," he said.

The 'Magic Mike' hunk, who has 15-month-old daughter Everly with Jenna, also confessed he is not one to miss out on unhealthy meals.