Jennifer Grey has revealed that she turned down a role in ABC's remake of Dirty Dancing because it just didn't feel appropriate.
The 56-year-old actress, who earned a Golden Globe Award nomination for her role as Frances 'Baby' Houseman in the 1987 classic, says she was approached about taking part in the TV remake but didn't think it was right to accept the offer.
''I was asked to do something on that show and I was flattered because I always want to be asked because it's nice to want to be included. But for me, it would be sacrosanct for me to do it because it didn't feel appropriate to me.
"It feels like if you're going to do your own thing, do your own thing. I wouldn't say [what role was offered] but I will tell you, it wasn't Baby!''
Jennifer Grey earned a Golden Globe Award nomination for her role as Baby in Dirty Dancing
Grey says she looks forward to watching young actress Abigail Breslin taking over the iconic role of Baby in the three-hour TV movie, and admits she is excited to see how the show turns out.
''I am always interested in any iteration of something where they feel there's more to be gotten and I would love to see what it is that they come up with.
''I think they've got wonderful actors in it. I'm going to be watching it and I'm excited. My only advice is to own it for yourself because we all just do our interpretation and I'm only flattered and excited for people who are excited enough to put their stamp on it and see what they make of it and how they make it their own.''
Grey, who wed actor/director Clark Gregg in July 2001, also praised her late co-star Patrick Swayze, who played dance instructor, Johnny Castle, in the movie.
''He was really strong and he was very protective and his heart was very much in it. He was a great dancer and he was fearless.
"His fearlessness with my fearfulness - like his lack of Jewishness and my super Jewishness - together was like a marriage where you have two opposites. He'd do anything and I'd be scared to do anything.''
Dirty Dancing became a massive box office hit. It was the first film to sell more than a million copies on home video,and the Dirty Dancing soundtrack created by Jimmy Ienner generated two multi-platinum albums and multiple singles, including (I've Had) The Time of My Life, which won both the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Song, and a Grammy Award for best duet.
The film's popularity led to a 2004 prequel, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, which was slated by critics.
