Michael Beveridge is a 26-year-old advertising copywriter from Brisbane but has the rest of his family in Wollongong, New South Wales. He was the first Housemate to enter on Launch Night. Michael was nominated along with Angie, Bradley and Sam and faced eviction. He survived the eviction on Day 56 after scoring a whopping 46% of the vote to save while Bradley was evicted. Michael along with the 5 other remaining housemates were told that every vote Australia cast would be a vote to win. On Day 84 Michael survived the eviction with 16% of the vote to win. He became the thirteenth housemate to be evicted after leaving in a double eviction along with Zoe which determined the final three housemates for Big Brother 2012. He again received 16% of the vote win placing 4th overall.

Michael has recently signed to the Southern Cross Austereo network and is a co-host on SAFM's 'Michael, Hayley and Burgo Show.

Michael also co-hosted Saturday Night Showdowns in Big Brother 2013 along with Mike Goldman and Shelley Craft.

As of 2015, Michael is currently host of Weekend Breakfast, YouTube Hits and The Drop on Today's Hit Network.