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==Personal life==
Gerada is married to [[Simon Wessely|Sir Simon Charles Wessely]], a professor of psychiatry. He was knighted in 2013.<ref name="Guardian Wessely knight">{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/dec/30/new-year-honours-list-2013 |title=New Year honours 2013: the full list |work=The Guardian |date=30 December 2012 |accessdate=27 May 2017}}</ref>
 
She was one of the first people in the UK to publicly self-isolate when she contracted [[Coronavirus disease 2019|Coronavirus]] during a trip to New York in March 2020. She described it as the ‘worst illness I've ever had’.<ref>{{cite news |title='Worst illness I've ever had' says former RCGP chair recovering from COVID-19 |url=https://www.gponline.com/worst-illness-ive-ever-had-says-former-rcgp-chair-recovering-covid-19/article/1677258 |accessdate=29 March 2020 |publisher=GP Online |date=17 March 2020}}</ref> She gave an interview from home to ''[[Good Morning Britain (2014 TV programme)|Good Morning Britain]]'', which entertained viewers when she was interrupted by her phone and her dog.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus survivor becomes Good Morning Britain hero as phone keeps ringing and dog interrupts interview |url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/16/coronavirus-survivor-becomes-good-morning-britain-hero-phone-keeps-ringing-dog-interrupts-interview-12403334/ |accessdate=29 March 2020 |publisher=Metro |date=16 March 2020}}</ref>