Personal Life
MacGill's father, Terry MacGill, and grandfather, Charlie MacGill, both played first-class cricket for Western Australia.
MacGill is married to journalist Rachel Friend, and as of 2012, Stuart has been a regular contributor to entertainment and lifestyle website Live4.
MacGill is noted for his fondness for wine and books, once reading 24 novels during a tour of Pakistan. Known for his individuality, he was the only Australian Cricketer to declare himself unavailable to tour Zimbabwe in 2004 on moral grounds. He also refused to appear in an advertisement for Cricket Australia sponsor KFC, saying: "The problem for me is that KFC and Cricket Australia are hitting parents where they’re vulnerable. Parents are already under a lot of pressure from kids to buy this stuff and when you get the Australian cricket team endorsing it you just increase that pressure. It’s just wrong in so many ways."
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