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"Joe Manganiello has joked about wearing a thong in Magic Mike. The True Blood star, who plays a stripper in the film alongside Channing Tatum and Matthew McConaughey, admitted that the unconventional costume took time to get used to while shooting.   &amp;quot;I wore these little thongs that literally go up your butt, and it definitely takes getting used to,&amp;quot; Manganiello told People. &amp;quot;It was uncomfortable at first. It sort of felt like a wedgie, but once you get into the routine of wearing one, you know what to do and you just do your thing. We all had to suffer a bit for our craft.&amp;quot;  He went on to insist that he had no problems wearing such revealing items in front of his co-stars, adding: &amp;quot;We all took our turn in the barrel. Being with the guys, nobody takes themselves too seriously. Everybody was on set cheering, laughing and rolling on the ground.&amp;quot; Magic Mike is opening in cinemas on June 29 in the US and July 13 in the UK. The film is partly based on Channing Tatum&amp;#039;s real-life experiences as a teenage stripper. Watch Channing Tatum chat to Digital Spy about Magic Mike below:   "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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