--- title: Channing Tatum Romances a Stranger on Jimmy Kimmel description: Jimmy Kimmel pulled a random stranger off the street to be romanced by none other than Channing Tatum. canonical: https://time.com/4207780/channing-tatum-romances-stranger-jimmy-kimmel/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-04T15:44:46.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:29:41.615Z og:title: Watch Channing Tatum Make a Stranger's Valentine's Day Dreams Come True og:description: There has never been a better commute home og:url: https://time.com/4207780/channing-tatum-romances-stranger-jimmy-kimmel/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Channing Tatum Make a Stranger's Valentine's Day Dreams Come True twitter:description: There has never been a better commute home twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Channing Tatum Make a Stranger's Valentine's Day Dreams Come True > Sponsored content. 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On Wednesday night’s episode of [_Jimmy Kimmel Live!_](http://time.com/4205730/jimmy-kimmel-live-george-clooney-hugh-laurie-rappers-delight/), the host pulled a random stranger off the street to be romanced by none other than [Channing Tatum](http://time.com/4194096/rip-channing-tatum-goat/). Jennifer, a student on her commute home from school, was brought into the studio to sit on a loveseat with the 35-year-old [_Hail, Caesar!_](http://time.com/4206700/hail-caesar-movie-review-coen-brothers/)actor while he whispered sweet candy heart nothings in her ear. **Read More:** [Channing Tatum Confirms That Beyoncé Is Basically Magic](http://time.com/4198018/channing-tatum-beyonce-lip-sync-battle-ellen/) When [Tatum](http://time.com/4172541/channing-tatum-beyonce-lip-sync-battle/) goes to feed her one of the sweet treats, Kimmel asks if she is diabetic. 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