Charlie Hunnams partner hated her role as Ed Gein for a very specific reason

Updated on April 18, 2026 at 15:00 Published on April 18, 2026 at 14:00 by Sharon Gonçalves

Charlie Hunnam reveals that his girlfriend hated his role as Ed Gein in the Netflix series because he used the sinister killer’s voice even in their daily lives.

The actor, metamorphosed for the needs of Ryan Murphy’s third season saga on Netflix, “Monster: the story of Ed Gein,” shared a red carpet anecdote that perfectly illustrates the risks of the profession for couple life.

Present at the Critics Choice Awards ceremony in early January 2026, the 45-year-old actor confessed that his immersion in the mind of the killer who inspired “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” seriously strained his partner’s nerves.

To embody Ed Gein, Hunnam not only changed his appearance but also crafted a particular sound identity, a voice from beyond the grave that he unfortunately brought home. The actor admitted that he couldn’t “switch off” his character once the cameras were off.

“I was alternating between the two voices constantly. And she ended up telling me, ‘Can you stop with that voice? It’s a bit much at breakfast time.'”

Beyond this domestic annoyance, Charlie Hunnam revealed experiencing a real crisis of conscience before fully embracing the project. As he delved into the macabre details of Gein’s crimes, the actor felt a deep revulsion, to the point of regretting signing on.

It took a long process of research for him to see, behind the monster, “a troubled human being, mentally ill and isolated from within.” Today, despite the morning tensions and the darkness of the subject, Hunnam says he is “glad to have accepted this role,” believing he has managed to grasp the complex humanity that lay behind the unspeakable acts of the killer.