United Kingdom, Oct. 9 -- Channing Tatum felt like he was attending "a clown show" during his days as a stripper.

The 45-year-old actor actually worked as a stripper before he found success in Hollywood, but Channing didn't find it to be an enjoyable experience at all.

The movie star - who played a stripper in the Magic Mike film franchise - said on The Drew Barrymore Show: "I actually stripped for real in Florida. Back then it was ... It's just a whole different thing.

"It's not the greatest world. It is so misogynistic. If anything, you're kind of, almost like it's a clown show. You're almost embarrassing the woman on stage."

Drew later asked Channing how he managed to be "such a good guy while being this hot". The talk-show host al...