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Jenna Dewan Tatum Says Channing Tatum Was Basically Naked When He Asked Her Out

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Channing and Jenna Dewan Tatum are pretty open about their relationship. Whether they're dropping bombs about their "primal" sex life or posting adorable pictures on Instagram, the two aren't shy about their love for each other. How they met is old news—while working on Step Up with Jenna, Channing found the (liquid) courage to ask her out—but she just added a hilarious new detail to the story that will simultaneously shock and delight you. Are you ready for this? Channing was basically naked when he asked Jenna out for the first time

OK, he wasn't 100 percent in his birthday suit, but he had on only a sombrero, underwear, and boots when he asked Jenna to date him. The actress and dancer revealed this little tidbit during a recent appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. She says that both of them had just gotten out of relationships. He wanted to hang out but still "be free," and she wanted a relationship—so it seemed like things were a no-go.

Until Channing got drunk. "[Channing] had gone out with all of the dancers on Step Up and had this crazy wild tequila night, and he said he had the chance 'to be free' and he couldn't stop thinking about me," she told Ellen DeGeneres. "So he comes down to my hotel room at two in the morning, and he's banging on the door, and I'm like, 'What is going on?' And I go and open the door and he's in a sombrero, he's naked—no, sorry, he has underwear—underwear, sombrero, and Ugg boots, and he's like, 'Let's do this.'"

But this isn't even the funniest part of the story. The next day Jenna headed to the Step Up set, and about an hour later, the film's production assistants start freaking out because they can't find Channing.

"I'm like [gasps]—so I called a PA over and was like, [whispering] 'He's in my room.' And she [nods] and walks off and then [Channing] comes to set, and everyone's just like [slow-claps]," she said. (Watch Jenna explain everything in the video, below.)

So weird! So cinematic! So romantic-ish! Here's hoping Jenna Dewan Tatum and Channing Tatum only served tequila at their wedding. It's only fitting.