He happily married his lovely husband named Timothy Levin, in October 2014. Timothy is a fellow Yale graduate and the founder of Bespoke Education, which is a tutoring and test prep company. It was reported that Michael and Levin had since divorced in July 2018.
Michael mentioned in a June 2019 interview with Evening Standard, that it “wasn’t a coincidence” that he and his husband Timothy broke up shortly after The Daily launched. Michael said that the show was a massive change, and it exposed things to him about his life. It made him reflect on who he was.
