Channing Tatum agreed to This Is The End cameo while drunk

Most of us have made a bad decision or two after having a few drinks, but Channing Tatum was left with more than just a hangover when he drunkenly signed up for a cameo in This Is The End.

The Hollywood hunk makes a surprise appearance in the all-star comedy alongside its stars Seth Rogen, James Franco and Jonah Hill as a Mexican wrestler called The Gimp who is led around on a leash by Danny McBride.

But Channing's slightly embarrassing appearance might never have happened if he wasn't a little under the influence when the comedy superstars approached him about the role.

He tells US TV host Conan O'Brien, "Sadly that is not a body double. That is really, really, really me...

"I probably had too much to drink the night that I got the email at like, three in the morning. I think they were already filming. I don't know why I even picked it up and then I read the email and it was from Seth Rogen.

"It said, 'Hey, I hope this isn't insulting but we had this idea on set for a cameo. It involves you, Danny McBride and Mexican wrestling masks and a leash.' I think I must have been on Ambien (sedative) or drunk or something, and I was just like, 'Yeah, I'll do it, no problem', and then ultimately had to actually go and do it. It was a terrible idea."

However, Chan was determined not to start his time on set as the butt of everyone's jokes, and decided to have some fun with Danny when the pair first met.

He says, "I had never met Danny before and I felt like the appropriate thing to do was to go into his trailer in that (Mexican wrestling) outfit and introduce myself by tackling him and humping him on the bed...

"(It went) not well, like, really not well. I think he was terrified. I don't think he likes me to this day."

Maybe the Magic Mike star won't be spontaneously signing up for any odd cameos again any time soon, but if you want to land him for your film make sure you ask in the early hours of the morning...