business | February 09, 2026

Michael Bates (Reality Star) - Age, Family, Bio

Michael "Michaella" Bates is the first born daughter and second child of Gil and Kelly Jo Bates, the heads of the Bates family, a household of nineteen children. The large family appears on the popular reality series Bringing Up Bates.

Before Fame

She completed EMT training before working on her associates degree at Roane State College.

Trivia

She has spent several years working as a part time nanny.

Family Life

She married Brandon Keilen in 2015.

Associated With

She and her sister, Alyssa, are incredibly close and have been known to text and talk every day.