Kelly McGillis , who played Tom Cruises love interest in the original Top Gun movie, said she was not asked to return for the upcoming Top Gun: Maverick sequel.

And she didnt mince words explaining why she thinks that is.

Asked by Entertainment Tonight recently if the makers of the Top Gun sequel offered her a part, McGillis, 62, replied, Oh my god no. They did not, nor do I think they would ever. Im old and Im fat, and I look age-appropriate for what my age is, and that is not what that whole scene is about.

McGillis played Tom Cruises love interest, astrophysicist and training school instructor Charlie Blackwood in the 1986 original about cocky Navy fighter pilots. Jennifer Connelly has been cast as the new movies love interest of Maverick, played by Cruise, 57. Top Gun: Maverick also brings back Val Kilmer, 59, as Mavericks rival Iceman.

McGillis didnt appear to feel slighted by the snub.

Id much rather feel absolutely secure in my skin and who and what I am at my age, as opposed to placing a value on all that other stuff, McGillis told ET.

McGillis said shes not feeling the need for speed to go watch Top Gun: Maverick, scheduled to open in 2020.

Im not racing to the theater, and Im not racing away from the theater to see it, she said.