Personal Life
McDermid is lesbian. She and her former spouse share custody of their son Cameron (conceived to McDermid's ex via donor insemination). She is a Raith Rovers supporter. She lives in Manchester and Northumberland with three cats and border terrier dog. She has called the Northumberland coast "one of the most beautiful places in the world.”
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