Channing Tatum, Wife Jenna Dewan's Marriage Secret Is To 'Be Honest'

Channing Tatum's Secret To A Happy Marriage
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What's Channing Tatum's secret to a happy marriage?

In an interview in Cosmopolitan's July issue, the actor revealed that he and his wife of almost four years, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, keep their marriage strong by being honest about how they feel about each other.

"You have to want [the marriage to work]. Jenna's and my thing is checking in with each other all the time, like 'On a scale from one to 10, how much do you love me right now?' And you gotta be honest, and you've got to want an honest answer," Tatum said. "I told a friend to do that. He asked the question and it turned into a huge fight, and I'm like, that's kind of the point."

Tatum and Dewan-Tatum met on the set of "Step Up" in 2005 and married in Malibu, Calif. in July 2009. Dewan is currently pregnant with their first child.

In 2012, Dewan-Tatum said one of their marriage secrets was to see each other at least every two weeks, despite their busy schedules.

Check out other celebrities who are expecting in the slideshow below.

Celebrity Babies On The Way
Scarlett Johansson(01 of14)
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The actress is reportedly expecting her first baby with fiance, Romain Dauriac. (credit:Getty)
Mila Kunis(02 of14)
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Kunis is reportedly expecting her first child with fiance Ashton Kutcher. (credit:Getty)
Lake Bell(03 of14)
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Actress Lake Bell is pregnant with her first child with husband Scott Campbell. (credit:John Shearer/Invision/AP)
Gabby Hoffman(04 of14)
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"Girls" actress Gaby Hoffmann is expecting her first child with cinematographer boyfriend Chris Dapkins. (credit:Jesse Grant via Getty Images)
Stacy Keibler(05 of14)
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Keibler is expecting her first child with new husband Jared Pobre. (credit:Getty)
Snooki(06 of14)
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Snooki is expecting her second baby with fiance Jionni LaValle. (credit:Getty)
Alyssa Milano(07 of14)
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Milano is expecting her second child, a baby girl, with husband David Bulgari. (credit:FameFlynet)
Christina Ricci(08 of14)
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The actress is expecting her first child with husband James Heerdegen. (credit:Getty)
Rachel Bilson (09 of14)
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Bilson is reportedly expecting her first child with longtime boyfriend Hayden Christensen. (credit:Getty)
Kristen Bell (10 of14)
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Bell is expecting her second child with Dax Shepard. (credit:Splash News)
Kourtney Kardashian (11 of14)
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Kourtney Kardashian is pregnant with her third child with partner Scott Disick. (credit:Frederick M. Brown via Getty Images)
Eva Mendes(12 of14)
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Mendes is reportedly expecting her first child with boyfriend, Ryan Gosling. Hey girl, we know, we know. (credit:Splash News)
Zoe Saldana(13 of14)
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Saldana is expecting her first child with husband Marco Perego. She displayed her growing belly throughout the "Guardians of the Galaxy" press tour. (credit:Splash News)
Alicia Keys(14 of14)
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Alicia Keys and husband Swizz Beatz are expecting their second child. He shared this picture on his Instagram account July 31. (credit:Instagram)

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