Ellen's oft-shirtless gardener Nick, like nearly everyone in L.A., is just another struggling actor and hoeing Ellen's garden may pay the bills but there are stars in those dreamy eyes. With Matt McConaughey too busy polishing his Oscar, Magic Mike XXL is in need of some more beefcake and since Nick is walking filet mignon, she makes a call to Warner Bros and scores her plant man an audition for the upcoming sequel.

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Now the only question is: can Nick the Gardener work more than a rake?

I'll take that as a definite maybe.

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