{"id":2067385,"date":"2025-10-03T19:55:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T19:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2067385"},"modified":"2025-10-03T19:55:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T19:55:19","slug":"monster-season-3-star-charlie-hunnam-recalls-dad-asking-if-he-was-gay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/monster-season-3-star-charlie-hunnam-recalls-dad-asking-if-he-was-gay\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Monster&#8217; season 3 star Charlie Hunnam recalls dad asking if he was gay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Best known for his performance on <em>Sons of Anarchy<\/em>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.out.com\/gay-tv-shows\/learn-more-about-ed-gein-subject-of-ryan-murphy-s-monsters-season-3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Charlie Hunnam;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Charlie Hunnam<\/a> is now being featured as the titular character on <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.out.com\/gay-tv-shows\/ed-gein\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Monster: The Ed Gein Story;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Monster: The Ed Gein Story<\/a><\/em> \u2014 the newest installment of Ryan Murphy&#8217;s <em>Monster<\/em> series for Netflix.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a new interview, Hunnam discussed his time starring in the original U.K. series <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.out.com\/gay-tv-shows\/queer-as-folk-british-cast-where-are-they-now\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Queer as Folk;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Queer as Folk<\/a><\/em> in 1999. Even though he&#8217;s a straight man, the actor told <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/features\/charlie-hunnam-ed-gein-monster-interview-1236534076\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Variety;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Variety<\/a><\/em> that he still navigated some homophobia and even got into an &#8220;altercation with a guy that looked like it was going to escalate into violence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hunnam also talked about his own father questioning the actor&#8217;s sexuality due to his performance on <em>Queer as Folk<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;He didn&#8217;t quite get it,&#8221; Hunnam explained. &#8220;He asked if I was gay and if this was representative of the life I was living.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Charlie Hunnam as Nathan Maloney on Queer as Folk, U.K. original series<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><small class=\"image-media media-caption\">Charlie Hunnam as Nathan Maloney on Queer as Folk (U.K. original series).<\/small><small class=\"image-media media-photo-credit\">Channel 4<\/small><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hunnam described his dad as &#8220;an incredibly tough scrap-metal merchant in a brutal industry. He was sort of a king in our city. He wanted me to take over his business, and I just knew that I wouldn&#8217;t be able to survive in that world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actor recalled that his lack of interest in running the business was a huge source of disappointment for his father. Yet, finding success in other projects like <em>Children of Men<\/em>, <em>Pacific Rim<\/em>, and even <em>Sons of Anarchy<\/em> eventually healed that wound between them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Monster: The Ed Gein Story<\/em> is streaming on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81783093\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Netflix;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Netflix<\/a>. Read Charlie Hunnam&#8217;s full interview on <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/features\/charlie-hunnam-ed-gein-monster-interview-1236534076\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Variety;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Variety<\/a><\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This article originally appeared on Out: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.out.com\/celebs\/charlie-hunnam-gay-questioning\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:'Monster' season 3 star Charlie Hunnam recalls dad asking if he was gay;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8216;Monster&#8217; season 3 star Charlie Hunnam recalls dad asking if he was gay<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Best known for his performance on Sons of Anarchy, Charlie Hunnam is now being featured as the titular character on Monster: The Ed Gein Story \u2014 the newest installment of Ryan Murphy&#8217;s Monster series for Netflix. 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