Washington DC, March 12 -- Actress Karla Mosely opened up on why she won't play the character of Maya Avant in The Bold and The Beautiful, a role she recently said she won't do again, reported People.

Mosley previously played fashion model Maya Avant in The Bold and the Beautiful. The character of Maya was initially introduced in 2013, and it was in 2015 when the character came out as transgender.

"When my boss asked me if I would do this story, I first was going to say no because it felt inappropriate for me to play that role as a cis woman," Mosley told People. "I do identify as queer, but I'm not transgender."

Mosley recalled that when Maya's character was introduced as transgender, it was around the same time that Caitlyn Jenner op...