# @pinknews on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DPUqWKNChGB
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- **Posted:** 2025-10-02T22:00:54.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** PinkNews (@pinknews) — https://gondola.cc/pinknews

## Caption

Charlie Hunnam has shared that he faced questions about his sexuality from his family after his breakout role in '90s gay drama 'Queer As Folk.'

Hunnam stars as Ed Gein in the upcoming third season of Ryan Murphy’s anthology series, 'Monster.' It follows on from the successful first two seasons that covered the crimes of Jeffrey Dahmer and Erik and Lyle Menendez.

Ahead of the debut of 'Monster' on Friday (3 October), Hunnam spoke to Variety about developing the character of Ed Gein, a killer who inspired stories like 'Psycho' and 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.'

He also touched on his early career, including his role as Nathan Maloney on Russell T Davies‘ 'Queer As Folk.' The groundbreaking series explored the lives of gay men living in Manchester and debuted in 1999.

Referencing 'Queer as Folk,' Hunnam, who is straight, told Variety the role came with some unfortunate consequences. He mentioned being hassled in public, including one altercation at Preston station “that looked like it was going to escalate into violence.”

Hunnam also shared that his father, “an incredibly tough scrap-metal merchant” in Newcastle, where Hunnam grew up, “didn’t quite get” the show. The actor told Variety: “He asked if I was gay and if this was representative of the life I was living.” Variety reports Hunnam’s father “eventually came around.”

#CharlieHunnam #QueerAsFolk #Monster #RyanMurphy #LGBTQIA

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charliehunnam, queerasfolk, lgbtqia, monster, ryanmurphy

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