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And here it is, out in the open.

Kelly McGillis Talks ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Slight: “I’m Old and I’m Fat, and I Look Age-Appropriate” | Decider

When asked if “anyone reach[ed] out to” her about reprising her role as Charlotte “Charlie” Blackwood in the Top Gun: Maverick sequel, McGillis was clear. “Oh my god, no. They did not, and nor do I think they would ever,” she said. “I’m old, and I’m fat, and I look age-appropriate for what my age is. And that is not what that whole scene is about.”

“But that, to me — I’d much rather feel absolutely secure in my skin and who and what I am at my age,” continued McGillis, “as opposed to placing a value on, you know, all that other stuff.”