This Is Why Charlie Hunnam Feared That Accepting The Role Of Ed Gein Was A 'Horrible Mistake'

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68e64122150000a50a2699b4.jpeg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="Charlie Hunnam at the premiere of Monster: The Ed Gein Story last week" data-caption="Charlie Hunnam at the premiere of Monster: The Ed Gein Story last week" data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="via Associated Press" />Charlie Hunnam at the premiere of Monster: The Ed Gein Story last week</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p><a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/charlie-hunnam/"><span style="font-weight:400">Charlie Hunnam</span></a><span style="font-weight:400"> has admitted he had somewhat mixed feelings about portraying Ed Gein before his work on </span><a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/monster/"><span style="font-weight:400">Monster</span></a><span style="font-weight:400"> began.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:400">The British actor plays the lead in the third season of the hit anthology series, which is the most-watched show on the platform right now, but has <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/monster-season-3-reviews-netflix-new-low-record_uk_68e614f6e4b0d98d3e52c6df" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">also sparked plenty of controversy</a>, with <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/monster-charlie-hunnam-reacts-season-3-criticism_uk_68e640e1e4b07aeeb19533d5">many viewers accusing the show of sensationalising Gein’s heinous crimes</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:400">Speaking to </span><a href="https://www.gq.com/story/charlie-hunnam-gq-hype"><span style="font-weight:400">GQ Hype</sp