He and his wife Toni (née Poole)[94] are the parents of twins, Georgie John and Summer Rose, born on 18 May 2006 in Westminster, London.[95] Terry celebrated their birth when scoring for England against Hungary, when he performed a baby-rocking celebration. The couple married at Blenheim Palace on 15 June 2007.[96] In 2009, Terry was named "Dad of the Year" after he came top of a poll of UK adults in a Daddies Sauce survey.[97] Terry has said that his children are fans of Lionel Messi.[98]
Terry's older brother, Paul (born 1979), is also professional footballer currently with Conference South side Thurrock F.C.. Terry currently lives in Oxshott, Surrey.[99]
Despite being a one club man with Chelsea in his professional career, Terry was a Manchester United supporter growing up.[21] Terry revealed in a 2005 interview that he has to go through about 50 superstitious rituals before each game.[100]
Terry is one of a very small group of footballers to have been paid more than £1 million for their autobiography.[101] His deal with publisher Harper Collins was negotiated in 2004 by Chris Nathaniel of NVA Management.[102]