Michael is the youngest in the family, he was born in the Creswell Hospital, Dumfries on the 28th August 1981. He grew up with his brother Simon on his families farm on the outskirts of Dumfries. He attended Amisfield Primary School for seven years before moving to Dumfries Academy. While at secondary school he started a weekend job in John Menzies in the town centre.

After leaving school he joined a band called the Zebos as a drummer, playing regularly in and around Dumfries. Michael was now working full time in John Menzies. It was this job that moved him to Glasgow in June 2001 for promotion in what was now WHSmith. He was soon acquainted with big city life causing his flatmate Steven many a sleepless night.

It was through work in 2002 that he met Susan. After another year in Glasgow they both moved to Leeds to further their careers. In 2004, Michael applied to the police and was accepted in January 2005 and is now a serving Police Constable in West Yorkshire Police force.

Susan was born in the Southern General Hospital, Glasgow on the 14th of June 1979. She grew up and went to Cardonald Primary on the Southside of Glasgow. It was at an early age that she started going to Ibrox with her Dad and older brother David.

In 1991 she attended Penilee Secondary School for six years where she was involved in numerous sports in and outside of school. Like Michael, Susan also had a weekend job in John Menzies in Glasgow city centre.

After leaving school in 1998 she attended Strathclyde University for one year before deciding to pursue a career in retail. She then left WHSmith to work in Next, for two years, before returning to Smiths for an assistant manager post. She worked in both Glasgow and Edinburgh before moving with Michael to Leeds in 2003. After working in two of the Leeds stores as Assistant Manager then Manager she is now working in a field role around Yorkshire as a Loss Prevention Specialist.