Who Is Michael Ball?

Michael Ball and Alfie Boe are set to take on the stage at the Old Racecourse in Ayr on the night of Sunday, 10 July 2022, where they will show off their greatest voices in the world in summer.

They will perform hit songs from their four chart-topping albums in front of thousands of fans and audiences. It is supposed to be one of the biggest music gigs staged in the country after many years. According to a spokesperson of the event, the last couple of years were so challenging for everybody due to the pandemic, so they were looking forward to the duo joining their spectacular night of music in Ayr for a sundown of classic hits. The spokesperson further noted that their extraordinarily powerful voices, music repertoire, and engaging characters would make all audiences enthrall.

The ticket for the event will be on sale from 18 February a 9 am. Many fans of the iconic duo are so happy and pleased to hear the news of their upcoming event in the summer of 2022. Michael and Alfie first released their album as a duo in 2016 titled Together, which became their best-selling album. They will perform at the stage of the Hop Farm, near Paddock Wood, on Saturday, 2 July.

Who Is Michael Ball? Net Worth Details

Michael Ball is a 58-year-old singer, actor, and broadcaster from Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, best known for his role in Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance in Manchester.

He started his acting career when he joined a youth theatre group and studied at the Guildford School of acting. His West End Debut was in Les Miserables in 1985 as Marius when he was 23 years old. Then he gradually rose to popularity and played in The Phantom of the Opera, HairSpray and Sweeney Todd, and more.

He participated in the 1992 Eurovision Song Contest and won second place with the song One Step Out of Time. He is also known for hosting the ITV's This Morning with Sara Cox in 2018. 

Michael Ball has an estimated net worth of $15 million and has won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical in 2008. Some of his best films are Noel's Christmas Presents, Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore, Aspects of Love, England, My England, and more. He has released 18 albums, and his debut album was released in 1992 that became a hit in the UK. His debut album was self-titled, and the hit song from the album is Love Changes Everything. 

Michael Ball had also talked about how his breakdown in his career made him a better performer and a better person. He wished that it never happened but was also glad that it did happen as he got to lean the other side of him, which was his vulnerability.

Is Michael Ball Married?

Michael Ball has been in a relationship with Cathy McGowan since 1992. They met during an interview for his musical Aspects of Love in 1989. Cathy McGowan used to work as an entertainment reporter at the BBC at the time.

Michael has talked about his relationship in 2013, stating that there was warmth and security in knowing that one person will always be by your side no matter what happens. He added how Cathy helped with his dark period, and she had also saved him from a house fire in 2000.

Michael and Cathy have spent almost three decades together as a couple, but they have never got married to each other and seem to be satisfied with what their relationship has turned out to be. The singer had shared with The Mirror that his public life was insane, and he liked to relax at home. He also said that they met 30 years ago and that she was incredibly cool and so understanding of him and that they were respectful of each other and liked each other. He revealed that he couldn't imagine a life with her and said that there was comfort in longevity.

Michael and Cathy have 20 years of age gap, and his ling term girlfriend, Cathy McGowan, was the older one as she is 78 years old and Michael Ball is 58 years old. He had shared in an interview how he was irritated by people asking about their age difference and said that no one would have mentioned if he was the older one.

Michael Ball is not gay and has been committed to his relationship with Cathy MacGowan and is a godfather to his partner's daughter Emma. She is Cathy's daughter with her first husband, Hywell Bennett.