You may remember Kelly McGillis as playing the character Charlie Blackwood in Top Gun. Personally, I remember her role in which she portrayed the lawyer who brought the rapist of Jodie Foster’s character to justice in The Accused.
Today, McGillis is starting a new phase of her life-as a lesbian.
Fifty-one-year young Kelly McGillis is starting her “life in a whole different phase,” she told rocker and SheWired vlogger Jennifer Corday — ostensibly coming out as a lesbian.
Corday, in her Girl Rock video blog, asks the Top Gun and The Accused star, that since she is single, is she looking for a man or woman, or both?
In no uncertain terms McGillis responded that what she is looking for is “definitely a woman.” McGillis, a long-rumored lesbian who starred on The L Word as a closeted Army Colonel trying a Don’t Ask Don’t Tell case added that she is “done with the man thing.” She said she is “done with that, and needs to move on in life, and that’s another part of being true to yourself.” It has been a challenge personally for her, she added.
McGillis said that realizing her sexuality has been an ongoing process for her since she was 12 years old, but through her life faced getting over being convinced that God was punishing her for being gay.
Corday told McGillis that it’s much easier to become spiritual now and people realize that “God is okay with you being gay.”
McGillis added that “life is a freaking journey, and it’s about growing and changing, and coming to terms with who and what you are, and loving who and what you are.”
You know, yay for Kelly McGillis! She has been married twice, has children, is fifty-one years old. It’s sad that it has taken this long for her to feel able to live an open and authentic life. And really sad that she’s always felt that God wasn’t okay with her just the way she was. I’m glad that she figured it out. Better late than never!
If you want to see the video, albeit with really bad audio, of Kelly officially coming out, it’s at about 6:45 on this clip.
Also, for a picture of Kelly as she looks today, jump!
Wow! I never would have recognized her.
Kelly’s sexuality is her own business, and I couldn’t care less what she chooses. However, I do find it a shame that such a beautiful woman has decided to let herself take the Jamie Lee Curtis “I don’t care what I look like” route.
I think she looks good! She went grey, but it’s styled at least. It’s much better than those over-botoxed cougar types.
Also, what? Jamie Lee Curtis is one of the hottest old ladies out there.
Diane Keaton, too.
Come on, Tom. You’re next. You can do it. I know you can.
Oh the irony that the first kissing scene ever to give me butterflies was between these two in Top Gun. Now I know it wasn’t real passion seeping out, but rather the painful expressions one makes when trying not to toss one’s cookies.
Agreed! Come on Tom, out yourself already.
Yeah come on Tom, just do it. We all know anyway.
Congrats, Kelly!
Good for her! congrats!
Kelly was awesome in Witness.
Witness is one of my all time faves! Great movie.
Yay! Wishing her all the happiness in the world!
I remember her talking about being raped in the 1980s. She described it so clearly, it really helped me understand a victim’s point of view. Her story stayed with me for a long time. I hope she finds happiness.
SWEET. Good for her and good luck. Although…seriously I think there are TWO gay people in that old Top Gun poster. I’m just sayin’.
I’m so happy when people can feel more comfortable about expressing who they are. How wonderful! Having to live a lie must be so difficult
I’m a little confused, when she said she was “done with the man thing” does that mean she simply chose not to be with men anymore because of bad relationships or whatever? Gay people claim they were born gay but for *some* it does seem to be a personal preference or am I reading this all wrong? Perhaps some nice non-hostile gay person could explain why some people suddenly come to this conclusion at such a late stage in life. Not passing any kind of judgement, just curious.
Not easy at 15 or 51, so well done Kelly.
i just saw some of top gun again on tv….man what a shitty movie. what an example of 80’s things don’t hold up. do you know what does? guns n’ roses appetite for destruction; from the songwriting, to the mixing it’s still a great album