We’re Gill and Maureen and we founded the official worldwide Michael Ball Fan Club in April 1992. We started off as fans of Michael’s ourselves and got to know him when he was appearing in The Phantom of the Opera in London.

The fan club celebrated its 34th anniversary in 2026 and our membership spans the world with members from all over Europe, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Hong Kong, and South Africa to name but a few.

One question we’re frequently asked is, “How did you come to be running the fan club?” Well, it’s a simple story really. Having followed Michael’s career from Phantom, through Aspects of Love in London and Broadway, on his return from New York we found it difficult to keep track of what he was doing, relying on Michael’s father keeping us informed.

Eventually we suggested running a fan club and our timing was perfect as unbeknown to us, Michael had just agreed to do the Eurovision Song Contest and undertake a UK tour, which would launch him into much greater fame. After some negotiations with Michael and his management team at the time, agreement was reached and we contacted fans that we knew.

Our aim is to keep fan club members up to date with information concerning Michael’s activities as well as providing a means for fans to keep in contact with each other. We are always being asked about what is involved in running the fan club – it’s difficult to put into words as no two days are ever the same.

Basically, it means we have to have excellent administrative skills as well as being up to date with technology to make sure the fan club keeps pace with social media such as Facebook, Twitter (X), and Instagram, plus answering queries via email and Facebook.

We also produce in collaboration with James Gaden a twice-yearly magazine called “On The Ball” which can either be read online or purchased as a hard copy.

We have also organised fan club Events, which are an opportunity for members to get together and talk about their favourite subject: