S19E13: Watershed | Kelly McGillis
Trashy Divorces
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4.5 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 16 August 2023
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
When the long-awaited Top Gun sequel Maverick hit theaters last year, many were left to wonder why actress Kelly McGillis wasn't tapped to reprise her role as Charlie. Well, it turns out that she wouldn't have been interested if they had asked. Kelly, you see, has been on quite a journey through trauma and self-discovery - including two divorces and a significant relationship breakup - and has more than moved on from the Hollywood hustle.
Content warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of sexual assault.
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| 0:00.0 | Your first great love story is free when you sign up for a free 30-day trial at audible.com. |
| 0:05.5 | U.K. slash Wondery. That's audible.com.uk slash Wondery. |
| 0:11.7 | Hello and welcome to trashy divorces. Everybody's favorite good podcast about bad relationships. |
| 0:19.5 | My name is Stacey. Hey, friends, I'm Alicia. Thanks for joining us today. |
| 0:23.5 | We have a interesting tale today of marital misadventure, that of Miss Kelly McGilless. |
| 0:30.5 | There was a time in the 1980s when actress Kelly McGillis was one of the most famous women in |
| 0:35.8 | Hollywood. Then, without any warning or explanation, she left the fame and pressure of the biz we call show. |
| 0:44.8 | When Maverick was released in 2022, some fans of the original movie Top Gunn wondered why Kelly |
| 0:52.5 | didn't appear in the sequel, along with Tom Cruise and |
| 0:56.0 | Val Kilmer. |
| 0:57.2 | But Kelly McGillis had long moved on from reprising her role from 35 years earlier. |
| 1:04.5 | Although most of her life has been lived out of the spotlight, it has been more full of |
| 1:10.0 | drama than many movies. Along the way, Kelly has |
| 1:13.9 | overcome tragedy, drug and alcohol misuse, and a long struggle with self-acceptance regarding |
| 1:21.1 | her sexuality. And of course, here for our purposes, she's had a few trashy divorces. |
| 1:27.4 | Hooray? Today, she's had a few trashy divorces. |
| 1:28.1 | Hooray? |
| 1:33.4 | Today, we are getting into the trashy divorces of Kelly McGillis. |
| 1:40.6 | I think we only have one alternative, and that is to get on the highway to the danger zone. |
| 1:43.3 | Will this take my breath away? |
| 1:44.7 | Let's go, go, go. |
| 2:00.9 | All right, Alicia, I know some of her story, but I'm sure that there is more I don't know. |
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