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“Top Gun” Star Confirms She’s Gay

Reported by USMagazine

After years of rumors, “Top Gun” star Kelly McGillis wants to set the record straight: Yes, she’s gay.

Asked by lesbian Web site Shewire.com if she was looking to date a man or woman, the single star, 51, said, “Definitely a woman. I’m done with the man thing.”

McGillis — who is twice divorced and has two teenage daughters — said coming to terms with her sexuality was “an ongoing process from the time I was probably 12.”

“It was a long, arduous journey for me,” she went on. “I had a lot of things happen that convinced me that God was punishing me because I was gay. That was a hard process.”

“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 you are,” added the actress, who had a guest role on Showtime’s lesbian drama

“The L Word” last year.

At 51, McGillis says, “I’m starting my life in a whole different phase.”

“I love acting,” she said, “but I don’t want to do it at the point of losing who I really am.”

Proof: She won’t even dye her hair!

Says the actress, “Whenever I get an offer, they ask me to dye my hair, and I just won’t.”