mirror.co.uk CELEBSKate and Gerry McCann to appear on Oprah showBy Rod Chaytor 15/04/2009
Kate and Gerry McCann will appear on Oprah Winfrey's chatshow as they bid to keep alive the search for missing Madeleine.
The couple will unveil new computergenerated images of the youngster showing what she would look like now.
The one-hour special with the American TV queen will be broadcast early next month to mark the second anniversary of her disappearance.
Their spokesman Clarence Mitchell said last night: "Kate and Gerry see the show as a very important opportunity to reach a global audience and it's a significant step in the hunt for Madeleine.
"It's seen by millions in the US and worldwide and they hope these pictures will lead to the crucial sighting that will bring their daughter home." Doctors Kate and Gerry, both, 40, of Rothley, Leics, have already shot a segment of the show in the UK. They fly to Chicago next week for further filming.
Some footage will be shot at the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children in Washington DC.
The Government-backed charity has produced the new pictures of Madeleine, who would have turned six next month.
Mr Mitchell added: "Kate and Gerry have seen the pictures and they are extremely pleased with them."
He said Oprah had previously tried to quiz the couple but he explained: "It was felt, in the immediate aftermath of Madeleine's disappearance, that a celebrity-based show was not the image they wished to put forward. But life has moved on and it is now felt it will benefit the search."
On May 7, Channel 4 will also screen a reconstruction of the youngster's disappearance in Praia da Luz, Portugal, on May 3, 2007.
