Movie star Kelly McGillis is moving to somewhere near Asheville

Jason Sandford

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From the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, regarding (former) movie star Kelly McGillis. You remember her from movies such as The Witness and Top Gun. McGillis is recently (past couple of years) out as a lesbian.

At the moment, McGillis lives on a quiet street in Collingswood, N.J., a suburb of Cherry Hill. But she won’t be there for long. She recently put her house up for sale and intends to move to a log cabin in rural Asheville, N.C.

 

“I love South Jersey,” she says. “It’s so centrally located, and Collingswood is beautiful. But after being here three years, I want to go back to the country. I want a simpler, quieter life.

 

“It’s always been my dream to have a log cabin in North Carolina. I had one when I was married (to yacht broker Fred Tillman.) We had a log cabin in a little place called Weaverville, outside Asheville, but we never got to stay there because I got pregnant. And once you have kids, your life starts changing.

 

“But I’m 54, and if I don’t do it now, when will I do it?”

Thanks to loyal readers Kathi and Jen for heads-up on this.