Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan's Relationship Timeline

Mar. 15, 2025

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Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan danced their way into each other’s hearts.The couple first met on the set of the iconic dance movieStep Upin 2006. Tatum and Dewan wed in 2009 and went on to welcome a daughter,Everly, in 2013.Sadly, the pair announced their separation in 2018 and Dewan filed for divorce that year. The exes finallyreached a divorce settlementin September 2024 after six years of back and forth regarding profits connected to theMagic Mikefranchise.From their Malibu wedding to welcoming a child, here’s a complete timeline of Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan’s relationship.

Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan danced their way into each other’s hearts.

The couple first met on the set of the iconic dance movieStep Upin 2006. Tatum and Dewan wed in 2009 and went on to welcome a daughter,Everly, in 2013.

Sadly, the pair announced their separation in 2018 and Dewan filed for divorce that year. The exes finallyreached a divorce settlementin September 2024 after six years of back and forth regarding profits connected to theMagic Mikefranchise.

From their Malibu wedding to welcoming a child, here’s a complete timeline of Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan’s relationship.

01of 222006: Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan first meetTatumfirst metDewanon the set of their 2006 dance hitStep Up— and the couple proved they had all the right moves. Their chemistry was palpable on-andoff-screen. A hint? Tatum toldPEOPLEin 2006 that he would love to be with “someone who doesn’t take herself too seriously and can be a goofball.”

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2006: Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan first meet

Tatumfirst metDewanon the set of their 2006 dance hitStep Up— and the couple proved they had all the right moves. Their chemistry was palpable on-andoff-screen. A hint? Tatum toldPEOPLEin 2006 that he would love to be with “someone who doesn’t take herself too seriously and can be a goofball.”

02of 22September 2008: Channing Tatum proposes to Jenna DewanSplash News OnlineTatum surprised Dewan with aHawaiian proposalin front of close friends who secretly traveled to Maui for the couple’s big moment. He popped the question with a Neil Lane sparkler.The newly-engaged pair attempted stand-up paddle boarding while vacationing in Hawaii. “I’m just so freaking happy,” the actress told PEOPLE at the time. “It’s great.”

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September 2008: Channing Tatum proposes to Jenna Dewan

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Tatum surprised Dewan with aHawaiian proposalin front of close friends who secretly traveled to Maui for the couple’s big moment. He popped the question with a Neil Lane sparkler.

The newly-engaged pair attempted stand-up paddle boarding while vacationing in Hawaii. “I’m just so freaking happy,” the actress told PEOPLE at the time. “It’s great.”

03of 22July 11, 2009: Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan get marriedJay Clendenin/Lara Porzak PhotographyThe dancing duotied the knoton July 11, 2009, in Malibu, California, in front of 220 guests. The groom sizzled in a tux, while the bride glowed in a peach-and-ivory Reem Acra couture ball gown.“I’m as happy as I possibly can be on the planet right now,” the21 Jump Streetstar toldPEOPLEshortly after the wedding.

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July 11, 2009: Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan get married

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The dancing duotied the knoton July 11, 2009, in Malibu, California, in front of 220 guests. The groom sizzled in a tux, while the bride glowed in a peach-and-ivory Reem Acra couture ball gown.

“I’m as happy as I possibly can be on the planet right now,” the21 Jump Streetstar toldPEOPLEshortly after the wedding.

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July 12, 2009: Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan honeymoon in Bali

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“It was a joint decision,” Tatum told PEOPLE in 2009 at a Los Angeles screening ofG.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. “We always wanted to get a tattoo of something together.”

05of 22July 27, 2009: Channing Tatum says his relationship with Jenna Dewan is “just about perfect"Masatoshi Okauchi/Rex USAWeeks after their wedding, the lovey-dovey pair stylishly posed at the Tokyo premiere of Tatum’s 2009’s flickG.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. “It’s pretty much the same as I’ve felt every day since I met her — and that’s just about perfect,” theactor told PEOPLE.

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July 27, 2009: Channing Tatum says his relationship with Jenna Dewan is “just about perfect”

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Weeks after their wedding, the lovey-dovey pair stylishly posed at the Tokyo premiere of Tatum’s 2009’s flickG.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. “It’s pretty much the same as I’ve felt every day since I met her — and that’s just about perfect,” theactor told PEOPLE.

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2010: Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan become dog parents

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Tatum and Dewanadded rescue dog Lulu(a pit bull Catahoula mix) and Meeka (a miniature Japanese spitz) to their family to make their tribe a party of four. “My dogs LIVE 4 their hikes,“Dewan tweetedof her fur babies' favorite pastime.

07of 22July 11, 2010: Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan celebrate their one-year anniversaryGigi Iorio/Splash News OnlineOn a trip celebrating their first anniversary, the former dancers hit the dance floor, along with palSofia Vergara, at a beach bash during Italy’s Ischia Film Festival on July 11, 2010.

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July 11, 2010: Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan celebrate their one-year anniversary

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On a trip celebrating their first anniversary, the former dancers hit the dance floor, along with palSofia Vergara, at a beach bash during Italy’s Ischia Film Festival on July 11, 2010.

08of 22May 21, 2012: Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan win a Peabody AwardAstrid Stawiarz/GettyTatum and Dewan teamed up behind the camera to delve into a subject close to their hearts, serving as executive producers for the 2010 HBO documentaryEarth Made of Glassabout post-genocide Rwanda.Later, their work on the documentary earned them aPeabody Award, and the couple attended the ceremony together in New York City on May 21, 2012, to graciously accept.“It’s nice to be recognized for a project that we feel we’re really proud of,“Dewan toldE! News. “I think it has a great message, and it’s nice just to get that awareness out.”

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May 21, 2012: Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan win a Peabody Award

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Tatum and Dewan teamed up behind the camera to delve into a subject close to their hearts, serving as executive producers for the 2010 HBO documentaryEarth Made of Glassabout post-genocide Rwanda.

Later, their work on the documentary earned them aPeabody Award, and the couple attended the ceremony together in New York City on May 21, 2012, to graciously accept.

“It’s nice to be recognized for a project that we feel we’re really proud of,“Dewan toldE! News. “I think it has a great message, and it’s nice just to get that awareness out.”

09of 22November 2012: Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan joke about his “Sexiest Man Alive” titleBauer-GriffinTatum may have been crowned PEOPLE’sSexiest Man Alivein 2012, but when theMagic Mikestar first revealed the news to Dewan, it was anything but a sexy moment.“I told Jenna after we’d been in the bathtub washing our dogs because they’d gotten skunked,” he said.Dewan added, “Maybe it was the sexy skunk musk that made him think of it.”

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November 2012: Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan joke about his “Sexiest Man Alive” title

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Tatum may have been crowned PEOPLE’sSexiest Man Alivein 2012, but when theMagic Mikestar first revealed the news to Dewan, it was anything but a sexy moment.

“I told Jenna after we’d been in the bathtub washing our dogs because they’d gotten skunked,” he said.

Dewan added, “Maybe it was the sexy skunk musk that made him think of it.”

10of 22December 17, 2012: Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan are expecting their first child togetherJanet Mayer/Splash News OnlineThree months after promoting their second on-screen appearance together in the 2011 rom-com10 Years, the actors announced they wereexpecting their first child.“I’m ready; I think she’s ready,” Tatum told PEOPLE at the time, revealing that he had dreams for a big family — but Dewan wasn’t so sure. “It’s really easy for us guys to say, ‘I want like 15 kids. Jenna will be like, ‘Well, you better get another wife!'”

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December 17, 2012: Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan are expecting their first child together

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Three months after promoting their second on-screen appearance together in the 2011 rom-com10 Years, the actors announced they wereexpecting their first child.

“I’m ready; I think she’s ready,” Tatum told PEOPLE at the time, revealing that he had dreams for a big family — but Dewan wasn’t so sure. “It’s really easy for us guys to say, ‘I want like 15 kids. Jenna will be like, ‘Well, you better get another wife!'”

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May 31, 2013: Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan welcome their first child

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Tatum and Dewan welcomed their daughter, Everly, in May 2013.

12of 22June 16, 2013: Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan share first photo of daughterCourtesy Channing TatumThe actor shared the first photo of their daughter on hisFacebook accountwhile celebrating Father’s Day in 2013. The pair was highly protective of their daughter and rarely shared photographs of her face on social media.“Thank you everyone for all the loving messages! Chan, myself and Everly are happy as can be and appreciate them all,“Dewan tweeteddays earlier on June 7, 2013.

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June 16, 2013: Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan share first photo of daughter

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The actor shared the first photo of their daughter on hisFacebook accountwhile celebrating Father’s Day in 2013. The pair was highly protective of their daughter and rarely shared photographs of her face on social media.

“Thank you everyone for all the loving messages! Chan, myself and Everly are happy as can be and appreciate them all,“Dewan tweeteddays earlier on June 7, 2013.

13of 22November 2017: Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan are photographed together for last timeGreg Doherty/GettyThe two were last photographed together in Los Angeles at the November 2017 premiere of Tatum’s filmWar Dog: A Soldier’s Best Friend, which he also produced. Tatum and Dewan wore matching black attire and smiled while posing on the red carpet. At the event, Tatum shared how he revealed the news to Dewan about his past as a male stripper in Florida and her surprising reaction.“I think it was one of the very first, like, dinners we ever had together,“he toldET. “I don’t know. I’m not shy about it. She was just like, ‘What?’ She needed to know, just like everybody.”

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November 2017: Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan are photographed together for last time

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The two were last photographed together in Los Angeles at the November 2017 premiere of Tatum’s filmWar Dog: A Soldier’s Best Friend, which he also produced. Tatum and Dewan wore matching black attire and smiled while posing on the red carpet. At the event, Tatum shared how he revealed the news to Dewan about his past as a male stripper in Florida and her surprising reaction.

“I think it was one of the very first, like, dinners we ever had together,“he toldET. “I don’t know. I’m not shy about it. She was just like, ‘What?’ She needed to know, just like everybody.”

14of 22March 26, 2018: Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan attend Kids’ Choice Awards separatelyChris Polk/KCA2018/GettyThe coupleattended the Kids’ Choice Awardswith their daughter, Everly, where Tatum hit the stage to promote his 2018 animated movieSmallfoot.It was their daughter’s first public event. Although they did not pose for pictures together at the awards show, Dewan was photographed walking with Everly in the audience.

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March 26, 2018: Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan attend Kids’ Choice Awards separately

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The coupleattended the Kids' Choice Awardswith their daughter, Everly, where Tatum hit the stage to promote his 2018 animated movieSmallfoot.It was their daughter’s first public event. Although they did not pose for pictures together at the awards show, Dewan was photographed walking with Everly in the audience.

15of 22April 2, 2018: Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan announce their separationOn April 2, 2018, after nearly nine years of marriage, the two announced they were separating in anexclusive statement to PEOPLE.“We have lovingly chosen to separate as a couple,” they said in a joint statement. “We fell deeply in love so many years ago and have had a magical journey together. Absolutely nothing has changed about how much we love one another, but love is a beautiful adventure that is taking us on different paths for now.”

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April 2, 2018: Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan announce their separation

On April 2, 2018, after nearly nine years of marriage, the two announced they were separating in anexclusive statement to PEOPLE.

“We have lovingly chosen to separate as a couple,” they said in a joint statement. “We fell deeply in love so many years ago and have had a magical journey together. Absolutely nothing has changed about how much we love one another, but love is a beautiful adventure that is taking us on different paths for now.”

16of 22May 29, 2018: Jenna Dewan opens up about co-parenting with Channing TatumNearly two months after announcing their separation, Dewan opened up toHarper’s Bazaarin May 2018 about how she and Tatum wereapproaching co-parenting.“We’re just getting used to it,” she said. “We’re in a very positive energy together, trying to be the best parents to Everly. We support each other.“Dewan also explained that her daughter, Everly, inspired her to be more assertive about her own path. “If she’s not running her own business or ruling the world, I have failed as a mother,” she added.

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May 29, 2018: Jenna Dewan opens up about co-parenting with Channing Tatum

Nearly two months after announcing their separation, Dewan opened up toHarper’s Bazaarin May 2018 about how she and Tatum wereapproaching co-parenting.

“We’re just getting used to it,” she said. “We’re in a very positive energy together, trying to be the best parents to Everly. We support each other.”

Dewan also explained that her daughter, Everly, inspired her to be more assertive about her own path. “If she’s not running her own business or ruling the world, I have failed as a mother,” she added.

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October 26, 2018: Jenna Dewan files for divorce from Channing Tatum

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November 20, 2019: Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan are declared legally single

The news came two months after Dewan announced she wasexpecting a childwith then-boyfriendSteve Kazee. In February 2020, Kazeeproposed to Dewan, andThe Rookiestarwelcomed son Callumin March 2020.

Tatum has beenromantically linkedtoBatmanactressZoë Kravitzsince 2021, when Tatum costarred in Kravitz’sPussy Islandfilm.

19of 22January 17, 2023: Channing Tatum says his divorce from Jenna Dewan was “terrifying"During an interview withVanity Fair, Tatum opened up about his divorce from Dewan.“In the beginning,it was super scary and terrifying,” he said. “Your life turns on its axis. This whole plan that you had literally turns into sand and goes through your fingers.“TheMagic Mikestar went on to explain that fundamental differences are what drove him and Dewan apart.“When you’re parents,you really understand [the] differences between the two of you,” Tatum said. “Because it is screaming at you all day long. How you parent differently, how you look at the world, how you go through the world.”

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January 17, 2023: Channing Tatum says his divorce from Jenna Dewan was “terrifying”

During an interview withVanity Fair, Tatum opened up about his divorce from Dewan.

“In the beginning,it was super scary and terrifying,” he said. “Your life turns on its axis. This whole plan that you had literally turns into sand and goes through your fingers.”

TheMagic Mikestar went on to explain that fundamental differences are what drove him and Dewan apart.

“When you’re parents,you really understand [the] differences between the two of you,” Tatum said. “Because it is screaming at you all day long. How you parent differently, how you look at the world, how you go through the world.”

20of 22January 17, 2024: Jenna Dewan says co-parenting with Channing Tatum is “always a journey"Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic; Kevin Winter/GettyDuring an interview withRomper, Dewan, whom writer Doree Shafrir said was “careful with her words,” spoke briefly about co-parenting with Tatum.“It’s always a journey,” the actress and dancer said. “It never ends. You just learn as you go and get better at certain things, and for me, Evie will always be my top priority. I just continually put her first. That’s how I can manage all hard things.”

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January 17, 2024: Jenna Dewan says co-parenting with Channing Tatum is “always a journey”

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During an interview withRomper, Dewan, whom writer Doree Shafrir said was “careful with her words,” spoke briefly about co-parenting with Tatum.

“It’s always a journey,” the actress and dancer said. “It never ends. You just learn as you go and get better at certain things, and for me, Evie will always be my top priority. I just continually put her first. That’s how I can manage all hard things.”

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April 10, 2024: Jenna Dewan and Channing Tatum want each other to testify in their divorce

The list of witnesses that Tatum’s attorneys filed included Dewan and her fiancé, Kazee, who was “expected to testify regarding his and Petitioner’s cohabitation, joint expenses and all related matters.”

22of 22September 25, 2024: Jenna Dewan and Channing Tatum finalize their divorceGetty ImagesAfter six years, Dewan and Tatumreached a divorce settlement— effectively avoiding a December 2024 trial that would have required both parties to testify about their finances.

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September 25, 2024: Jenna Dewan and Channing Tatum finalize their divorce

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After six years, Dewan and Tatumreached a divorce settlement— effectively avoiding a December 2024 trial that would have required both parties to testify about their finances.

source: people.com