Ward was born to Julie Berry and Michael Ward on 14 December 1990. He is named after his father. Mike has four siblings Maria, Darren, Daryl and tank. Mike has Irish Traveller roots on his father's side. His grandmother died while he was filming The Voice live shows.[5][6]
On 24 December 2014, Mike's father Michael Ward was a victim of a hit and run with his girlfriend (Paula Jolly) outside an ASDA store in Manchester. Paula died at the scene and Michael died in hospital hours after. Ward is a distant cousin of British The X Factor winner Shayne Ward in the 2nd series of the show.[7]
On 6 September 2015, Ward became a father for the first time. He and his partner Francesca found out they were expecting a child a week after the loss of Mike’s father.[8]
