Jenna Dewan Tatum Has a Life That Is Seriously Enviable

by Photography y Jeff Lipsk Find out how this an onder wom w s maintain ng her sizzli areer, hot c d rriage, an ma y. killer bod a Warner 80 HEALTH.COM MARCH 2018 By Kar Jenna Dewan Tatum has a life that is seriously enviable. Think about it: The 37-year-old has an impressive career as a dancer, actress, and host. Then there’s her adorable family, made up of sexy husband Channing Tatum and 4½-year-old daughter Everly. On dance competition top of all that, Jenna is show, World of Dance committed to staying (season two is slated to healthy and fit. So, how premiere this summer). the heck did she score it While managing her all? Simply put, she has busy career and family, worked her ass off for it. Jenna finds time to Jenna’s hustle started squeeze in workouts and at an early age. She meditation. “When I don’t moved around a lot as a take time for myself, I feel little girl, but one constant scattered,” she explains. was dance. No matter “I don’t feel strong or where her family landed, centered.” she would throw herself Sounds like a perfect into her art and spend life, right? Just don’t say hours perfecting her that to Jenna. “I despise technique—which paid the word ‘perfect,’” she off in a big way. While says firmly. While she attending the University seems to have everything of Southern California, on lock, it doesn’t mean she got a job as a backup everything is flawless. dancer for Janet Jackson. Case in point: In the Gigs with *NSYNC and middle of telling a story Sean Combs followed. about her sex life (more But in 2006 her life on that later), Jenna really changed. That’s accidentally drags her when she starred in sleeve through a bowl of Step Up. Not only did guacamole. She says, the movie become a hit “People always ask, ‘What and her passionate Hollywood can be a You’ve praised your that propelled her into would we be surprised to relationship. tough place to feel mom, Nancy, for stardom, it’s where know about you?’I’m not good about yourself. teaching you a lot. What she met and fell in love just messy, I’m messy. How has being a dancer How do you combat the did you learn from her? with Channing. The two I actually can’t even have influenced the person negative voice we all My mom was dealt some got married in 2009 people ride in my car you are today? have inside of us? tough cards in life. My and welcomed Everly right now, it’s so bad.” There’s a certain I think that comes father left when I was (or “Evie” as Jenna calls More than her amazing confidence that comes with maturity and age. one. It was shocking and her) in 2013. Jenna’s life, it’s this down-to- when you are performing When you’re younger unplanned. But she was family isn’t the only thing earth side that makes on stage for an audience. there are definitely like, ‘Okay, we’re going that’s grown in the years Jenna so endearing. I’m very comfortable moments when you go to move. I’m going to since her breakout role. Over healthy snacks, with little clothing through that comparing get a job.’ So my mom She’s appeared in tons including cauliflower and on because of this. cycle. But you realize went from not working of movies and TV shows, shishito peppers—and My mom would always how miserable that to having to work in a including American Horror guacamole!—at a West make me feel amazing makes you feel and that very short period of time Story and Supergirl. Hollywood restaurant, about my body. She it’s easier to appreciate in order to survive and And, most recently, Jenna gets even more was very grounded, someone and be raise me. We had to let she’s been hosting the real about past insecu- which translated into inspired, rather than be go of our dog and move Jennifer Lopez–backed rities, her fitness regime, confidence in myself. jealous or insecure. houses—we did that a 82 HEALTH.COM MARCH 2018 that’s the first thing we disagree about that goes. So, we focus things, we have days a lot on that because where we don’t really ast everyone likes a perky like each other. l the le butt. Also, my stomach I fee after baby is something On top of you both hen I’m I have to put a lot of extra having successful strong w effort into. So, for abs, careers, you are busy o fit Jennifer does these raising a daughter. How rying t exercises where you’re do you carve out time to t in a plank and you move be intimate? to a mold or your legs all different A lot of people ask me in t ways and it engages you. that. We have not yet hat isn’ scheduled sex, but we do a role t Are you still a vegan- schedule time together, c.” leaning vegetarian? so maybe that is sort of thenti I eat mostly vegan, but I’m scheduling sex. We will go au very accommodating, away for a weekend to get maybe because I’ve lived time, but we have no real with a man for 11 years regimented schedule. couple times. Through it who’s not vegetarian. I have friends who do all, she made sure I was Evie is a vegetarian, this [schedule sex]; it’s her first priority. She had mostly because I cook on the calendar. We’ve a real sense of survival, for her and it’s what I never done that—it might and she passed that feel to be healthy for her actually be a good idea. down to me. No matter and easiest. She loves it what is thrown at me in and wears it like a badge. How does being so in- life, I know I can handle She will tell everyone, tune with yourself and it, and that’s because ‘I’m a vegetarian. I don’t your body play into your of her. eat meat,’ and I tell her, relationship? ‘Ev, you can try anything I’m a very sensual What makes you feel you want,’ but she’s person, same with Chan. strongest? like, ‘Ugh’—very much It is just how we’re made Any time I get to use my a chip off the old block up, and it’s a big part of body—whether it’s a role in that way. Chan will how we connect. There’s that requires stunts or do meatless, and most a real tangible physical something that allows of the time it’s what I’m connection. You know me to dance. I also feel cooking. He’ll do pasta, when Oprah asks, ‘What strong when I’m able to risottos, things that have do you know for sure?’ be my free, goofy self. a carb element. The body does not lie. I feel the least strong You can convince your when I’m trying to fit into Switching gears, how do mind of things, think a mold or a role that isn’t you keep your marriage you’re in love, but your authentic. solid? body doesn’t lie. If your When people say you stomach is clenching or What’s your go-to guys have such a you feel attracted, that’s workout? perfect life, I want to all for a reason. You can’t I do dance-based scream and tell them convince your body to workouts with Jennifer no one’s perfect. I think feel something it doesn’t. Johnson [in Los Angeles]. there are such things She’s a trainer who is as great fits. It is a Okay, last question. also a dancer and she great fit as long as you Any plans to expand makes it fun for me. If it’s are growing together, your family? not fun, I won’t go. We and I think up until I haven’t yet made dance, we do routines for this point we’ve really my decision, and I’m 45 minutes to an hour, grown together. Even if leaving it to the universe whatever time we have. one starts to grow, the to show me the way. I It depends on the week, other catches up and love the idea of another but if I get one or two vice versa. But I think child, and it might be in workouts in, I’m happy. a couple needs to be the cards, but I’ll know conscious and to want when I know. A lot of Are there muscles or to do the work and be women I know plan it, parts of your body willing to look at the and that’s their decision, you have to work really parts of you that need they want it within three hard for? work. Both of us have years, but that was not I work my literal ass been pretty aware a possibility for us. It felt off for my ass! That’s and willing to do that. too overwhelming. I’m the way it is. When you We’ve always had so thrilled with one child. dance all the time, you’re the same values. But If the desire [for another constantly using that we’re not perfect! Are child] comes around, it muscle.

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