CHANNING TATUM FAN ENCOUNTER: Chan and His Fan’s on Vacation in Mexico

Recently, I posted a great Picture of the Week showing Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan on vacation at the LG Villa in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Fans asked if I had any other photos from the trip and I had to tell them no, until now that is…

Thanks to Fabulous Channing Tatum Fans Brigette and Abby (who as luck may have it were vacationing at the same time as Chan), we have more pics.

The two fans definitely got a little more then they planned on their Cabo San Lucas Vacation two weeks ago. They not only came back with some nice tans, they also brought back some great pictures of Channing Tatum as he graciously took photos with them upon their arrival to the vacation spot.

Here’s what Brigette had to say about their unplanned encounter with Chan:

On Aug 16, 2008 some friends and I arrived in San Jose del Cabo and we had a few hours to kill before we could check into our hotel so we decided to walk down to the beach and then head to the Mega Mart (like Wal Mart) to get supplies for our stay. When we walked in my friend Abby said that she just saw Channing and I didn’t believe her, of course she made me go with her to where he was and sure enough it was him. We asked him if we could take a couple of pics with him and of course he said yes and began to pose while his driver took our photos. Of course we cut up and had fun, and afterwards Abby claimed that we could go home now that that was the highlight of her vacation. It was a very positive encounter and Channing is a kind soul.

Brigette K
Tomah, WI

Here’s some more great photos of Brigette, Abby, and Chan in Mexico:

New Photos of Channing Tatum and Girlfriend Jenna Dewan at the Opening of ROK Vegas

Thanks to Fabulous Chenna Fan Sonia for letting me know that new photos had been posted of Channing Tatum and girlfriend Jenna Dewan from this past Saturday’s MySpace Celebrity Presents Katy Perry at the opening of ROK Vegas at the New York, New York Hotel And Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In addition to Chan and Jenna, the star-studded event was also attended by celebs like Haylie Duff, Nick Zano, ‘Prom Night’ stars Brittany Snow and Jessica Stroup; One Tree Hill actor Michael Copon; Desperate Housewives actor and Jenna’s ‘The Jerk Theory‘ co-star Josh Henderson; John Wilkes, from Red Jumpsuit Apparatus; Sean Huze and Jamie Chung from MTV’s The Real World: San Diego.

TheVegasEye.com also says that later in the night, partiers at PURE Nightclub inside Caesars Palace were in for a treat as Haylie Duff, Nick Zano, Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan swung by to soak in the scene at Sin City’s sexiest spot. The couples had a table on the main stage of the club where they danced and mingled with nearby fans for the majority of the night.

You all can check out more photos of Channing, Jenna, Haylie, and Nick arriving on the ROK Vegas event’s pink carpet and inside the event below:

Channing Tatum and Girlfriend Jenna Dewan Featured on People.com

Fans always love candid photos of our favorite couple Chenna, and I’m sure today’s cute pic of longtime couple Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan will be not different.

The happy couple was snapped by photogs out and about in Beverly Hills on Sunday, and People.com has decided to feature them in their Star Tracks article today.

Fans can click on the image to check it out for yourself at People.com and you can CLICK HERE to see and/or download the photo.

Thanks to my best friend Lis and CTU readers Jan and Brandi for the heads up on People’s post.

CHANNING TATUM PICTURES OF THE WEEK: Chenna at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards

Each week Channing Tatum Unwrapped will post one or more of our favorite pictures of the uber hot Channing Tatum.

Today’s Picture of the Week was submitted by Fabulous Channing Tatum Fan Angie and is one of the many photos taken of Channing Tatum and his beautiful girlfriend Jenna Dewan (aka our favorite couple Chenna) on the blue carpet at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards a few weeks ago.

Here’s why Angie chose this photo as her favorite pic:

“Well…when I found that picture on Irresistible Jenna Dewan, I felt that I must share it with you and with all of Chenna’s fans.

I love that picture so much because it’s so beautiful the way they look at each other. You can feel their love for each other in that picture - it pictures what you said about them during your dinner together ‘they would just look at each other and it was like there was no one else in the room.’ And, the way they are holding hands is so cute…awwww… They’re so lucky to have each other. Thanks for the good work Q.”

- Angie

Big thanks to Angie for submitting the great photo! Fans can CLICK HERE to see tons more photos of the couple at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards.

If you have a favorite picture from this blog, our photo gallery, a picture you have made or a picture that you have found on the net that you would like me to consider, send the picture or a link to the picture to potw@channingtatumunwrapped.com and tell me why you like it. I will post it and your explanation on the blog. If you like or don’t like today’s picture (for some completely insane reason), let everyone know that too by clicking on the comments link below.

New Photos of Jenna Dewan at ‘The House Bunny’ Premiere

Honestly, I think it’s impossible for Channing Tatum’s girlfriend Jenna Dewan to look anything but gorgeous, and her appearance at last night’s premiere of Anna Faris and Katharine McPhee’s new comedy ‘The House Bunny’ (which hits theaters this weekend) didn’t show anything to the contrary.

Since he has not shown up in any photos that I can find, it seems that Channing was not able to attend this particular premiere that was held at the Mann’s Village Theater in Westwood, California with Jenna, but we have tons of new ultra high quality pictures of his adorable girlfriend and her equally flawless best friend, ‘Entourage’ starlet Emmanuelle Chriqui, on the event’s pink carpet. Enjoy!!!

Fans can CLICK HERE to see a slideshow with a lot more gorgeous photos of Jenna Dewan from the premiere in the ever-growing Channing Tatum Unwrapped Photo Gallery.

CHANNING TATUM PICTURES OF THE WEEK: Chan and Jenna on Vacation in Mexico

Each week Channing Tatum Unwrapped will post one or more of our favorite pictures of the uber hot Channing Tatum.

Today’s Picture of the Week is a beautiful photo of vacationing Channing Tatum and girlfriend Jenna Dewan as they pose for a promotional photo at the LG Villa in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico this past weekend.

Since both of them are scheduled to start filming their next projects in September (’Dear John‘ and then ‘Parkour‘ after that for Chan and ‘Virgin on Bourbon Street‘ for Jenna), it’s good to see that they had a chance to get away for a little while before things get really hectic next month.

If you have a favorite picture from this blog, our photo gallery, a picture you have made or a picture that you have found on the net that you would like me to consider, send the picture or a link to the picture to potw@channingtatumunwrapped.com and tell me why you like it. I will post it and your explanation on the blog. If you like or don’t like today’s picture (for some completely insane reason), let everyone know that too by clicking on the comments link below.

CTU EXCLUSIVE: My Dinner with Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan

Every time something amazing happens here at CTU, something else seems to top it, so I am now a true believer that anything is possible in this world. My dinner with Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan last week definitely would fall in the category of the seemingly impossible, but it really did happen and as you can see on this post, I even have pictures to prove it!!!

Just to recap for any new readers…last week I went to Los Angeles, California to visit my best friend and while I was there, I hung out with ‘Stop-Loss’ director Kimberly Pierce, had a ball at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards, spent an incredible day with Chan’s mom Kay, and topped off my trip with a fantastic dinner at a local LA hot spot with Channing Tatum and his girlfriend Jenna Dewan (aka Chenna).

Believe it or not, the dinner almost didn’t happen, because I was supposed to fly back home on Tuesday, August 5th. As luck may have it, an extremely small and fast moving storm decided to hit my hometown that day, so I postponed my departure to Wednesday to avoid any potential run ins with mother nature. Because of that day delay, it thankfully allowed me to have dinner with Chan and Jenna Tuesday night.

I had spoken to Chan the day before when I was hanging out with his mom, and he told me to call him the next day so we could try to meet up before I left. I called and left a message and Jenna called me back to see if I wanted to go to a restaurant called STK. Ironically, this was the same restaurant that I had taken my best friend to a couple of nights before.

Although I didn’t know when I made my reservations weeks ahead to make sure we would be able to get in, I learned from Jenna that STK is actually one of their favorite restaurants. If you’ve ever eaten there, then you totally know why, because the food and service are amazing. I went both with and with celebrities in tow and the people there were awesome. I’d like to give a shout to David and Chad! They were the best host and waiter EVER!!! OK back to the story…

Jenna offered to make reservations some place else, but since my best friend and I loved the restaurant so much, I was excited to go again. It was beyond surreal to think we would be going back to STK with Channing and Jenna.

Jenna had made an 8 PM reservation, and we arrived first. When I told the host that our reservation was listed under Dewan or Tatum, he looked up with a smile and said “Jenna Dewan?” and I happily told him “Yes” (trying really hard to stay cool and hold in my excitement).

We decided to wait outside in the restaurant’s small, trendy courtyard until Chan and Jenna arrived. Just a few minutes later we saw Jenna. We hugged, and she told us that Chan was running a little late from the meeting he had with the Hollywood screen legend I mentioned in my previous post. He was on his way, so we decided to go ahead and get seated while we waited for him to arrive.

We walked to the table and although I don’t think Jenna noticed, you could tell that people recognized her. One table in particular kept starring at us (and when I say US, I mean HER). We later found out why, because they came over to the table before they left. Jenna was carrying a bag and wearing a necklace she had gotten at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards gift retreat a couple of days before. The table of people actually worked for the company that provided them for the awards show, so they were totally excited that she had chosen their gifts and was wearing them.

As we were ordering our appetizers, Chan called Jenna to say he was a few minutes away. Jenna pulled out her phone to answer it, and I couldn’t help but notice the photo she used for Chan. She also turned the phone towards me so I could see the nickname. Again to protect the innocent, I’m not going to say what the name was. That’s between Jenna, Chan, and her phone, but I’ll just say that it was REALLY cute. As far as the picture she used is concerned, it seems that Jenna has the same taste in favorite Chan photos as many of us, because ironically, she chose the gorgeous ‘Stop-Loss’ promotional still to the left that fans have been drooling over since the movie released it. Seriously, can you blame her?

We ordered our appetizers and not too long after we got them, Chan arrived. The restaurant was all abuzz and people stopped him to talk to him while he tried to politely make his way to our table that was in a back corner of the restaurant. Jenna got up from the booth so they could give each other a hug and then he reached out his arms so I could do the same.

We had already received our salads, but we realized they had given me the wrong one. I had not touched it, so before taking it back, the waiter asked Chan if he wanted it. One of the things learned from Chan last year when I visited him on the set of ‘Fighting’ was that he really did not like veggies. Jenna reinforced that by quickly letting the waiter know that he did not eat anything green. Chan made what my friend and I thought was a joke by saying he was going to order beef as his appetizer and beef for his entree. We were surprised when he did just that by ordering a filet appetizer and rib eye for his entree. Needless to say, he was quite full by the end of dinner. We all were, because the food was so good.

We talked about a lot of different things during dinner, from Jenna and her family to Chan’s projects and his meeting that day to reality shows we have watched and are way too embarrassed to admit, all while Chan and Jenna sat close, holding hands. I can’t believe I’ve gotten this far without mentioning they are just the cutest and most loving couple ever. Every now and then, they would just look at each other and it was like there was no one else in the room.

At one point Chan mentioned that he often turned down chances to do talk shows or interviews, because he feels it’s important that people keep Chan the person separate from Chan the actor. Sometimes if you know too much about a person, it can be difficult to really see the character they are portraying.

As some of you may imagine, hearing him say that kind of freaked me out for a second. If you’ve been reading CTU for any period of time, then you know the whole concept behind “Unwrapped” is to help people learn about Chan (the person AND the actor). I could potentially be a kink in his plan of anonymity, because of the nature of what I do everyday on this site.

Then it hit me. Unless this dinner was an elaborate way for him to “break up with CTU”, he’s obviously cool with what I do here, and I think we should all consider ourselves VERY lucky that both he and Jenna choose to connect with their fans through the site.

During dinner, I also learned that Chan is in the process of trying to learn Korean, because he is going to be starring in and executive producing the first Hollywood movie to ever film in South Korea. Sadly the technology gremlins struck again when he tried to install the software on his computer. Seems those gremlins never take a vacation when it comes to Chan. I may just have to get him a low-tech copy of a book that teaches Korean.

At some point, a hostess let us know that she had reserved a place for us in the exclusive lounge called Coco De Ville that is attached to the restaurant. It was getting late, but we decided to go to the lounge for a little bit after we finished dinner. The somewhat intimidating bouncer unhooked the velvet rope to let all of us in and my friend swears she saw Paris Hilton walking out as we arrived.

It was a lounge that played really great music, and we sat on an interesting bench that was suspended from the ceiling. We talked for a bit more, and I learned that Chan is currently in training for ‘Dear John‘, which is still scheduled to start filming in South Carolina next month. Jenna is also supposed to start filming her next movie ‘Virgin on Bourbon Street’ in September too.

We did not stay in the lounge for long. Chan, the gentleman that he is, asked us for our valet tickets so he could take care of them and we headed out to get our cars. As we walked passed the paparazzi right outside the restaurant, Chan and Jenna kept their heads down so we could walk past them without a hailstorm of flashes.

We were almost home free and then someone must have tipped them off, because they all came rushing after us. Like a scene in a movie, I just started seeing tons of flashes and hearing all of the clicks from the cameras. Fans came up to get autographs and photos with them, and they were happy to oblige. As you saw in my last post, both Chan and Jenna are so awesome with fans. They both gave me a big hug once our cars arrived, and we said our goodbyes.

I want to thank Chan and Jenna for inviting us to dinner and for taking the time to hang out with us. I can guarantee that I will never forget that night, and I definitely hope we get to have many more good times like that in the coming years.

One of the other things that I was really happy to learn at dinner is related to the new Rock4Change benefit concert that Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan have decided to support. It was great to hear about it, because one of my goals for CTU this year is to get involved with one or more charities.

Rock4Change empowers & inspires a new generation of activism through the entertainment industry, and in doing so will raise funds and awareness for important social issues that need our attention. Each one of us has the opportunity and the responsibility to use our voice to make a difference. Partnering with the biggest names in music, film, television, and sports, the organization shines a spotlight on worthwhile causes to motivate people across the globe to do their part to affect change. They invite all of us to be a part of the worldwide movement and know that together we can rock to change the world.

For the first time in ten years, the MTV Video Music Awards will take place in Los Angeles and the biggest names in music will descend upon Hollywood for the festivities. With all of the amazing talent together in the same city Rock4Change has decided to produce the ultimate party with a purpose. The goal of the event is to raise awareness and financial support for two incredible non-profit organizations who are doing life saving and life changing work in Africa, specifically to help end the atrocities in Darfur and Uganda.

The event will bring together some of the biggest names in music, TV, film and sports for a once-in-a-lifetime celebration of music, dance and the power of the human spirit. Rock4Change will feature performances by Grammy award winning artists, an original piece on the evolution of dance by award-winning choreographer Shane Sparks, video presentations from the charities, an awards presentation and many more surprises.

Jenna Dewan & Channing Tatum are going to be presenters at the benefit concert and together will introduce an incredible piece that EMMY nominated choreographer Shane Sparks (”America’s Best Dance Crew” & “So You Think You Can Dance”) is putting together on the fusion of African dance & Hip Hop.

Channing will film his public service announcement (PSA) on Friday, and I will post it on the site soon. You can watch Jenna’s PSA for the event below with Ludacris, James Franco, Flea, and Greg Grunberg:

If you are going to be in Los Angeles, California on September 4, 2008, then I encourage you to join Channing, Jenna, me, a long list of celebrities, and other supporters at the Rock4Change Fall concert event. One hundred percent of the net proceeds from ticket sales for the star studded benefit concert will fund the reforestation project in Darfur through “Aid Still Required” and the work “Hands Across Nations” does to support some of the 1 million children who have been orphaned by AIDS in Uganda. You can CLICK HERE to buy your tickets to the event.

Thanks to Rock4Change I am able to give away two FREE tickets to the concert to one lucky Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan fan. If you can attend the event and would like to win the tickets, then here’s what you need to do to enter the contest:

1) CLICK HERE to quickly signup for the Channing Tatum Unwrapped newsletter where you will get a daily email with any articles I have posted in the last 24 hours. If you don’t want to miss out on any juicy Channing Tatum and/or Jenna Dewan news, then the newsletter is the best way to go. If you are already subscribed to the newsletter, then you can skip to step #2.

2) Send me an email from the address you used to sign up for the newsletter to contests@channingtatumunwrapped.com with “Rock4Change” in the subject, your mailing address and phone number in the body of the email, and an explanation of why you would like to win the tickets. I have another contest running right now, so it’s important that you have the correct subject on your email.

Each fan can enter the contest one time. Please do not submit multiple entries, because only your first submission will be used. The winner of the contest will be announced on this Saturday, August 23, 2008, so please submit your entries by the end of the day on Friday, August 22, 2008 to try to win the prize. Good luck everyone!!!!

New Photos and Video of Channing Tatum and Girlfriend Jenna Dewan at Madeo’s Restaurant

I will be posting my last LA trip article about my dinner with Channing Tatum and his adorable girlfriend Jenna Dewan, but in the mean time, I found some more new photos and a video of the our favorite couple Chenna leaving popular restaurant Madeo in West Hollywood on August 12, 2008. Enjoy!!!

Below you can check out the X17Online video showing Chan and Jenna interacting with fans outside the restaurant:

CHANNING TATUM PICTURES OF THE WEEK: Date Night for Chan and Jenna at Beso

Each week Channing Tatum Unwrapped will post one or more of our favorite pictures of the uber hot Channing Tatum.

Today’s Picture of the Week was taken by X17Online on August 11, 2008 when Channing Tatum and longtime girlfriend Jenna Dewan went to Eva Longoria Parker’s (of “Desperate Housewives” fame) hot new restaurant Beso on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles.

If you have a favorite picture from this blog, our photo gallery, a picture you have made or a picture that you have found on the net that you would like me to consider, send the picture or a link to the picture to potw@channingtatumunwrapped.com and tell me why you like it. I will post it and your explanation on the blog. If you like or don’t like today’s picture (for some completely insane reason), let everyone know that too by clicking on the comments link below.

CTU EXCLUSIVE: Channing Tatum and Girlfriend Jenna Dewan at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards

In the first of 4 articles recapping my 5-day trip to Los Angeles, California last week, you all learned about my awesome visit with ‘Stop-Loss’ director Kimberly Peirce.

Today’s post is all about my amazing experiences at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards on Sunday, August 3, 2008. Before the event, my best friend and I had breakfast at a popular Santa Monica farmer’s market, went home to get ready, and then took part in an age-old awards show tradition of getting my makeup done before we headed over to the venue.

As I mentioned before, getting tickets to this particular event is really difficult because of the popularity of it. In the end, I was able to get a ticket from my best friend’s company and 2008 Teen Choice Awards sponsor, Neutrogena. They had 65 tickets in total, and from what I understand, ten of them were VIP. Once we arrived, we had to meet up with the person who had what I thought was going to be my general admission ticket to the event. For whatever reason, when I opened the envelope, it had a VIP pass and ticket inside instead. Can’t even explain how excited I was!!!

You’re probably asking what is the difference between a General and a VIP ticket. Well, I now know that there’s a world of difference! The people with General tickets enter the venue from the front door and are restricted from entering in certain areas in the arena (generally the ones where celebrities are sitting or congregating).

On the other hand, VIP ticket holders get to enter the venue from a guarded back entrance with celebs, get to walk the red (blue in this case) carpet if you want, get to hang out with the celebs outside before they take their seats, get to go into the heavily-guarded pit-o-celebs at the foot of the stage where you all saw people sitting on the white couches on TV, and most importantly, get access to the ever-popular, goody-packed gifting retreat that you see Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan in with American Idol’s Randy Jackson on the right.

When we arrived, we decided to bypass the blue carpet. We figured the photographers would not be too interested in us no-celebs and decided to save us all a little embarrassment when their cameras would have gone silent as we made out way down the carpet.

Once we entered the outside backstage area, I started spotting stars like Minka Kelly form “Friday Night Lights”, Josh Duhamel from “Las Vegas”, Hayden Panettiere from “Heroes”, Mandy from the M&M Cru, Jon M. Chu and the entire ACDC crew, Selena Gomez from Disney’s “Wizards of Waverly Place”, and the list goes on. It was like I was standing smack dab in the middle of an issue of US Weekly. I was loving every bit of it and still not believing my luck with the VIP pass!

Not knowing when Chan and Jenna would arrive, I decided to go inside the venue. I took a short video from my seat in the Gibson Amphitheater at Universal City to give you all an idea of the atmosphere of the event. You can check it out below:

Although there was a lot of activity, it took awhile for the show to actually start taping. In the meantime, I was able to star watch as the celebrities continued to arrive at the event and sit in the white couch area in front of the stage.

From Fergie to Will Smith and his kids to Zach Efron and Vanessa Hudchens to David Beckham, Posh, and their kids to the Gossip Girl cast to Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan, the stars were showing up in droves and the fans in the audience were screaming for all of them like crazy.

If you even looked like you were going to say the words Miley or Jonas Brothers, the crowd erupted into eardrum-piercing screams. The energy in the room was insane and contagious!

The show finally began with Miley singing her new hit single ‘7 Things’, and I have to say that I was even singing along to it. It’s what happens when you have a 3 and an 8 year old that watch the Disney Channel 24/7.

Later on, Mariah Carey also performed her song “I’ll Be Lovin’ U Long Time” to the delight of the very excited crowd. How she did not fall in those insanely high yellow heels, I’ll never know, but the performance was great.

As I mentioned in a previous article, your hard work and votes helped Channing Tatum win Choice Dramatic Actor for ‘Stop-Loss‘ and helped his movie ‘Step Up 2: The Streets‘ win Choice Drama. Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan’s M&M Cru also won the BIGGEST online dance battle known to mankind. Although we did not get Choice MySpacer, thanks to everyone who took the time to vote for all of the categories that Channing was nominated in, and as far as I’m concerned, 3 out of 4 is nothing to sneeze at!!!

During one of the commercial breaks, my magical VIP pass allowed me to cross the sea of stars sitting on the white couches to get to Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan. With Will Smith and his kids sitting in the couch in front of them and the Beckhams not far away on their right, I honestly felt like I was in an alter-world or something.

Chan saw me and bounced off the couch to give me a big hug and kiss on the cheek (I’m looking into how to preserve my face at this time). I was even more excited, because after emailing for months, I finally got to meet Jenna Dewan in person for the first time, and she gave me a big hug too. We did not get to talk all that long, because I had to return to my seat before the commercial break was over, but we did make plans to meet for dinner before I left LA (more on that in LA-recap post #4).

Later in the night, I made another venture into what I affectionately call the “Celeb Pit” to finally meet Jon M. Chu and Adam Sevani in person. Jon was awesome and very nice. And if you watched the “So You Think You Can Dance” finale this week, then you know that ‘Step Up’ and ‘Step Up 2′ executive producer Adam Shankman (who was also at Teen Choice) announced that Jon will return to direct ‘Step Up 3-D‘ and that Adam Sevani will also be starring in the film. I want to send out a huge congrats to both of them!!!

After the show, most of the celebs headed home or to other destinations, but before he left, Channing and numerous other celebrities at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards autographed Texas Instruments gear for City of Hope, a leading research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases. The autographed TI-Nspire graphing calculators will be given to patients at City of Hope for use in their math and science courses.

The rest of us walked to the show’s after party at a place called Jillian’s in Universal City. At the party, they gave away blue Teen Choice Awards cooler bags with swag from sponsors Dr. Pepper, Neutrogena, Fox, and more.

Although you all may not have been able to attend the event with Chan, Jenna, and I, one lucky CTU reader is not only going to be able to win the bag that you see me holding in the photo on the left, but I also had Channing autograph the all-important VIP pass that allowed me to rub elbows with the celebs at the event. It did not hit me until after I got home from LA that I should of had Jenna sign it too, but I promise I will not make that mistake again.

If you would like to win the exclusive, autographed VIP pass and 2008 Teen Choice Awards goody bag, then here’s what you need to do to enter the contest:

1) CLICK HERE to quickly signup for the Channing Tatum Unwrapped newsletter where you will get a daily email with any articles I have posted in the last 24 hours. If you don’t want to miss out on any juicy Channing Tatum and/or Jenna Dewan news, then the newsletter is the best way to go. If you are already subscribed to the newsletter, then you can skip to step #2.

2) Send me an email from the address you used to sign up for the newsletter to contests@channingtatumunwrapped.com with “Teen Choice” in the subject and your mailing address in the body of the email. I have another contest that will start in a few days, so it’s important that you have the correct subject on your email.

Each fan can enter the contest one time. Please do not submit multiple entries, because only your first submission will be used. The winner of the contest will be announced on this Saturday, August 16, 2008 (the 1 year anniversary of Channing Tatum making CTU his official site), so please submit your entries by the end of the day on Friday, August 15, 2008 to try to win the prize. Good luck everyone!!!!

I had an amazing time at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards. My only regret is that I completely forgot to go to the gifting retreat, and I heard that they had some really awesome swag in there. Let it be known that I will NOT make that mistake twice.

I know that Channing and Jenna have plenty more awards shows, premieres, and sets that they will be involved with for many years to come. If given the opportunity, I hope to be able to cover some of them too so I can share the experience with all of you. Well, that’s it for this show, but fans can CLICK HERE to check out tons of photos from the event.

Stay tuned for tomorrow’s post where I will recap my awesome day with Channing Tatum’s mom Kay. Yet another one I promise fan’s won’t want to miss.

NEWS FLASH: Channing Tatum Wins BIG at 2008 Teen Choice Awards

If you watched the 2008 Teen Choice Awards last night or have read any of the entertainment sites today, then I’m sure you all know the results of last night’s star-studded awards show.

If you haven’t heard yet, then its my pleasure to let you all know that all of your hard work and votes helped Channing Tatum win Choice Dramatic Actor for ‘Stop-Loss‘ and helped his movie ‘Step Up 2: The Streets‘ win Choice Drama. Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan’s M&M Cru also won the BIGGEST online dance battle known to mankind.

Although we did not get Choice MySpacer, I’m truly grateful for the nomination and thankful to everyone who took the time to vote for all of the categories that Channing was nominated in. Great job everybody!!!

I’m still in LA, but once I get home later this week, I promise to give you all the details about the awards show and my very special visits with ‘Stop-Loss‘ director Kimberly Peirce, Chan’s mom Kay, and Chan and Jenna. It’s been an unforgettable trip and I really can’t wait to share it with everyone!!!

In the meantime, you can all check out the photos and video of Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan and other stars that I have added to the Channing Tatum Unwrapped Photo Gallery. Hopefully they will tide you over for a bit until I can give you all the juicy details. CLICK HERE to check out the photos!!!

You can also read a really cute interview below that Chan did on the red carpet for TeenHollywood.com where he lets his fans know that he does not have a personal MySpace profile. Enjoy!!!

Channing Tatum On Miley Cyrus As Teen Choice 2008 Host

Hunky Channing Tatum, looking comfy casual in white shirt and jeans won “Choice Movie Actor: Drama” for his touching role in the Iraq war movie Stop Loss. He admitted that, yes, he does surf a bit when he’s in California but the award board he won is a little too short for a great surfing experience. A tiny, very young reporter approached the star…

Channing: What’s up, little man? You’re the cutest thing I think I’ve ever seen.. So you want to know what’s the best advice I ever got? Okay, probably, keep people around you that can keep you yourself. Hold on to the people you love dearly.

Q: What kind of an influence does the internet have on teens?

Channing: Huge! And I think it can be bad as well. I’m one for getting off of the internet and getting outside. I’m not a big internet guy. I don’t have a MySpace. I think they can be great if they are used right and incredibly bad if they’re used wrong.

Q: After your dramatic experience on Stop Loss will you seek more dramatic roles or go back to more dance stuff?

Channing: No more dance stuff for at least a little while. I haven’t done a love story and I really want to do a love story and see that side of me. I’m tired of being with all the guys [in films].

Q: Which dance crew did you root for tonight?

Channing: It shouldn’t be one or the other. They’re all amazing. That’s one reason I didn’t dance tonight is I can’t dance with those kids. They’re unbelievable. I think I chose the M&M crew because I thought it would be funny to get back at the Step Up crew and it was great.

Q: What do you think is a big problem for teens today?

Channing: The education system. I didn’t do very good in school. As a teen that made me go off and figure out something else to do. How do we fix it? I think if we can streamline a multi-billion dollar company, we can definitely figure out how to straighten out a school so it works better. I think it’s just going to take money.

Q: How is Miley doing as host tonight?

Channing: She’s killing. I get nervous every time the cameras roll and she’s just talking with somebody and then next thing [she’s back on and faces the camera] So,… dah, dah dah… Her and Will Smith have the most charisma I think I’ve ever seen in front of the camera, saying and doing whatever.

And finally, you can check out a HollyScoop.com video that Fabulous Channing Tatum Fan Naz sent me which highlights some of stars that were on the 2008 Teen Choice Award blue carpet before the show:

REMINDER: Watch Channing Tatum on the 2008 Teen Choice Awards TONIGHT!!!

Thanks to an awesome VIP ticket and backstage pass from sponsor Neutrogena, I was able to attend the 2008 Teen Choice Awards last night. I had a blast and saw more celebrities than I can even believe up close and personal!!! More importantly, I’m so excited that I got to hang out with Channing Tatum and his girlfriend Jenna Dewan during part of the event.

Stay tuned to Channing Tatum Unwrapped and I promise to post an article all about my experiences here in LA, which included eating dinner next to Davie Spade, having Sharon Stone spark up a conversation with me in the restroom of all places, getting some inside scoop from ‘Stop-Loss‘ director Kimberly Peirce, finally meeting director Jon M. Chu and Adam Sevani in person after watching the dance battle go down, seeing Mariah Carey and Miley Cyrus perform, having the Jonas brothers fly over my head before meeting their mom (who is extremely sweet by the way) and hanging out with a few very special people that I know you all will be extremely interested in hearing about. Check back later this week for all of the inside scoop I promise you will not want to miss.

I will be adding a ton of pictures and video from inside the event and the after party later today. Make sure to watch Channing on tonight’s 2008 Teen Choice Awards at 8pm Eastern/Pacific on FOX to see if he wins his three award nominations and to see who runs away with the dance battle title!!!

New Photos of Channing Tatum and Girlfriend Jenna Dewan at ‘Pineapple Express’ Premiere

Channing Tatum and his gorgeous-as-always girlfriend Jenna Dewan recently attended the premiere of Columbia Pictures’s upcoming film ‘Pineapple Express‘ at the Mann Village Theater on July 31, 2008 in the Westwood area of Los Angeles, California. You can check out some of the photos of our favorite couple below. Enjoy!!!

Fans can CLICK HERE to see a ton more photos of both Chan and Jenna on the red carpet in the Channing Tatum Unwrapped Photo Gallery!!!