Channing Tatum Is Currently Hospitalized After Undergoing Surgery
Channing Tatum is swapping the action set for a hospital bed as he tackles his newest—and perhaps most painful, challenge yet.
The Magic Mike star took to Instagram on the morning of Wednesday, February 4, to reveal that he underwent surgery to repair a separated shoulder. Sharing a black-and-white photo from his recovery room, Tatum looked tired but determined as he prepared to face a long road to healing. Just another day. Another challenge. This one is gonna be hard. But whatever. Let’s get it in, he wrote to his millions of followers, signaling that he is approaching the recovery with his trademark grit.
On his Instagram Story, the 45-year-old actor gave fans a more technical look at the damage, posting “before and after” X-rays of the injury. The “after” shot prominently featured a surgical screw holding his shoulder joint in place, which Tatum jokingly captioned, Screwed shoulder.
Yay. While he didn’t specify exactly how the injury occurred, he previously mentioned hurting his shoulder last September while filming for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, leading many to believe this operation was a long-overdue fix for a lingering stunt injury.
This medical update is quite a shift from Tatum’s recent downtime in Costa Rica, where he was spotted in January enjoying a romantic getaway with his girlfriend, model Inka Williams.
The pair have been inseparable since they were first linked in early 2025, a romance that blossomed about four months after the actor ended his high-profile engagement to Zoë Kravitz. Williams, who made her red carpet debut with Tatum and his daughter, Everly, last September, will likely be taking on the role of head nurse as he navigates the next few weeks of physical therapy.
The timing of the surgery comes at a pivotal moment in Tatum’s career, as he is currently enjoying a massive “renaissance” on both the big and small screens. Just last week, he was in Park City for the 2026 Sundance Film Festival to premiere his latest project, Josephine.
The gritty thriller-drama, directed by Beth de Araújo, stars Tatum alongside Gemma Chan and has already garnered near-universal acclaim from critics, with many calling it one of the most intense performances of his career.
In addition to his indie success, Tatum’s true-crime caper Roofman recently moved from theaters to Paramount+ following a successful fall box office run. In the film, he portrays the real-life Jeffrey Manchester, an eccentric robber who lived in the hollowed-out roof of a Toys “R” Us while on the run from the law.
The movie also stars Kirsten Dunst and Peter Dinklage, further cementing Tatum’s status as a versatile leading man who can jump from physical comedy to heavy drama with ease.
Looking further into 2026, fans are eagerly awaiting Tatum’s return to the superhero world. He is officially slated to reprise his fan-favorite role as Gambit in Avengers: Doomsday, set for release on December 18.
This return comes after his scene-stealing cameo in 2024’s Deadpool & Wolverine, a moment that finally gave him the chance to play the card-dealing mutant after a decade of development delays. With several months of recovery ahead, the actor should be back in fighting shape just in time for the global press tour of the next Avengers epic.
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