Speaking of the impact the disappearance of their daughter Madeline, who was abducted during a holiday in Portugal in 2007, has had on their family, he told how they have always ensured that their twins Sean and Amelie, 8, have an as normal upbringing as possible.
‘You’ve got to keep doing things that a normal family would do.
‘Working hard and doing all the family things with the kids is important. I’ve been pretty adamant that we have got to let them develop and they can’t be closeted,’ the 45-year-old explained.
‘I know, for us, there is increased anxiety but we can’t let that impact on them having a normal upbringing. Obviously it will get harder. They are eight now so they are always supervised, but in the next couple of years it will be different.’
However he admits that Madeline, who would be 9 this year, is never far from the twins’ minds.
‘They talk about Madeleine all the time, that hasn’t changed. They talk about her regularly and draw pictures of her and talk about finding her.
‘There’s not a day goes by when we don’t think about Madeleine, miss her in some way, and obviously wonder where she is and what’s happened to her.’
‘We kinda have that all the time, but we’ve sort of adapted in many ways, and life seems pretty normal most of the time.’
Gerry will be taking part in the Virgin Active London Triathlon on Sunday, during which he will swim 1,500m, cycle 40km and run 10km to raise money for the charity Missing People.
The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann Netflix documentary: ten most shocking moments
Madeleine McCann netflix documentary: 10 shocking moments Stacked
1 of 101. Never-before seen footage of Madeleine boarding the plane
The documentary showed never-before seen footage of Madeleine boarding the plane to Portugal with her family and their friend's children.
2 of 102. Kate's‘ soul-destroying’ howl
A fellow tourist at Gerry's holiday tennis club said she overheard Kate letting out a 'soul-destroying' howl the night of Madeline's disappearance.
3 of 103. Police at the scene made shocking claims
Police at the scene made shocking claims that Madeleine had probably wandered under a bush and simply fallen asleep.
4 of 104. The contaminated scene
Inspectors found a messy, contaminated scene at the McCann's apartment and were horrified by the lack of preservation of the scene – they compared it to the scene of a robbery.
5 of 105. Potential suspect
A friend on holiday with Gerry & Kate claimed she saw a man walking briskly and carrying a child similar to Maddie at 9.15pm – less than an hour before Maddie was discovered missing.
6 of 106. Madeleine's message the night before her disappearance
It was reported that Madeleine asked her mum, 'Why didn't you come last night when [the twins] were crying?'. Theories claimed that it could have been the kidnapper making their first attempt but got spooked.
7 of 107. 'Praia De Luz is a honeypot of strange people'
Although lots of locals and tourists said they felt safe and secure in the Algarve, one resident said, 'Praia De Luz is a honeypot of strange people. People come here to change themselves'. The Police Inspector also claimed there were a lot of violent drug-related crimes in the area.
8 of 108. Former suspect Robert Murat appeared in the documentary.
Former suspect Robert Murat appeared in the documentary, he gave lots of in-depth interviews surrounding his time as a former suspect in the investigation.
9 of 109. Portuguese police monitoring the Spanish border
The documentary claimed that Portuguese police monitoring the Spanish border were spotted sitting in their car for 40 minutes to avoid the rain, rather than checking cars.
10 of 1010. Suspect drawing
The police initially released a suspect drawing, which was simply an oval shape with no facial features, just hair. Kate admitted to a friend that she had no faith in the Portuguese police.