Kelsey Tillman: Understanding Actress Kelly McGills’ Oldest Daughter

Kelsey Tillman is famous as the daughter of an American stage and film actress Kelly McGills (aka Kelly Ann McGills). Her mother is best known for her character Charlie in Top Gun (1986), and her role as Rachel Lapp in the crime thriller film Witness (1985) and Kathryn Murphy in The accused (1988) was equally famous.

Even though her mother was a famous personality, Kesley prefers to lead a very private life. As the daughter of a well-known actress, her life has attracted a lot of media attention. Is Kelsey an adult yet, is she married or is she dating a boyfriend?

So in this article, we are going to reveal the inside information about Kelly’s firstborn child, Kesley Tillman. To get to know her, read the article to the end.

Who is Kelsey Tillman? Her age and early life

Kelly McGills’ daughter, Kesley was born ‘Kesley Laurel Tillman’ on May 24, 1990, in the United States of America. As of 2022, she will be 32 years old. Speaking of her childhood, until she was 12 she was raised by both her father and mother. But in 2002, when her parents divorced, her custody was given to her father.

As a result, she grew up in Key West, Florida as her father Fred Tilman, an American restaurateur was a resident of Key West. As for education, she probably graduated from the local Florida school and college.

By the way, she is American by nationality, and Tillman may belong to a white ethnic background.

Kesley has one sibling

In case you don’t know, the Top Gun actress, McGills is a mother of two. The oldest is Kesley and she has a sister named Sonora Tillmanborn April 10, 1993with an age difference of 3 years.

Now, in 2022, her only sibling Sonora is 29 years old. She says she lives in their hometown of Key West social media account. Likewise, Sonora is in a relationship with her boyfriend Jordan Garcia.

Kesley Tillman’s mother came out as a lesbian in 2009

In an interview with SheWired, KJesley’s mother, Kelly opened up about her sexual orientation. In an exclusive conversation, when SheWired vlogger Jennifer asked her if she wanted a relationship with a man or a woman, she said answered,

“definitely a woman.”

“I’m done with that man thing.”

She went on to reveal that her sexual orientation has been an ongoing process since she was 12. Initially, she denied what she felt about her sexuality and married fellow Julliard student Boyd Black, which lasted about 3 years from 1979 to 1981. Again, she married Fred Tillman in 1989 and remained married for nearly 13 years.

However, with the constant failure in relationships, she finally accepted her true self. She said,

“Life is a crazy journey, and it’s about growing and changing, and coming to terms with who and what you are, and loving who and what you are.”

Later Sep 2010, she married a woman, sales associate, and music festival agent Malanie Leis in southern New Jersey Town. But alas, by 2013McGills and leis got separated.

Career Details: Kesley Tillman is a singer by profession

The actress daughter chooses to become a singer. Not as famous as her mother, but she lives her life as a singer. Not only does Kesley love to sing, but she also prefers to play her musical instrument Guitar when she sings.

Likewise, Tillman is pursuing her music career in Tucson, Arizona, where she showcases her musical skills at various events. Music aside, Kesley seems to be really interested in painting.

Personal life: is Kesley Tillman married?

Kelly and Fred’s eldest daughter, Kesley, appears to be unmarried to date. There is no information about her marriage even in the past. Talking about her current relationship status, she is single according to her social media account.

That said, it doesn’t mean she’s never had a partner in the past, but chooses not to talk about her relationships in public. Apparently she prefers a quiet life and is really not interested in talking about her personal affair.

Does Kesley Tillman have a child? Her family life

As for having a child, it is still unknown whether Kesley has a child of his own or not. But while going through her Facebook we saw several photos that she shared and among them we see a little boy next to her. Tillman also shared a video of a boy playing with dogs.

Seeing all this, it can ultimately be assumed that she is raising a child, probably her own child from her previous affair or maybe she adopted it. In addition, there is also the chance that the boy she lives with could belong to her family tree. Whatever the truth, it’s clear that Kesley has shared family life with a little boy (whose name is unknown) and her two dogs in Tucson.

Is Tillman on Instagram? Her other social media tools

Kelly McGills’ daughter Kesley is not on Instagram. With thorough research, we couldn’t find her account on Instagram, but we discovered many other Insta pages with a similar name.

Furthermore, she is definitely on Facebook under the name Kesley BoBelsey with an intro”~the children dance and shake their bones~”. She is also on Twitter under the username @kelsshoee with 38 followers.

Net Worth of Kesley Tillman

Although not famous, Kesley is a career-oriented woman and lives her life alone. She is a singer by profession and must have earned a decent amount of money to live a life. Checking various media outlets, it seems that her net worth is yet to be estimated.

But on the other hand, her famous mother Kelly McGills has an estimated fortune of $4 million according to various sources.