Ash Holme | |
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| Born | Ashwini Sofie Holme 5 January 1996 Watford, Hertfordshire, England |
| Education | City Academy |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
Ashwini Sofie Holme (born 5 January 1996) is an English social media influencer and presenter. After appearing as a contestant on the fourteenth series of The X Factor in 2017, she has gone on to amass an online following through social media. She has gone on to host various series, including fronting her own podcast and presenting ITV1 series alongside her father.
Ashwini Sofie Holme was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, on 5 January 1996. [1] [2] She is of Caribbean, Irish, Malaysian and Indian descent. [3] As well as studying drama for her A-levels, Holme went on to train at City Academy, London. [4] In 2017, she auditioned for the fourteenth series of The X Factor . [5] She was part of the girl group NQ, who were eliminated during the six-chair challenge. [6] However, Holme was invited back by judge Simon Cowell and was asked if she would like to join another group, New Girl Band. [7] Holme accepted and left NQ to join them, but the group were eliminated during judges' houses. [8] [9]
Holme made a TikTok account in 2020, which began to amass followers after numerous viral videos. She began to collaborate with brands including Spotify, L'Oréal and Prime Video, [10] before launching a podcast, Antics with Ash, in 2023. [11] As well as this, she hosted the Bumble podcast Bumble: My Love Is... and appeared in an episode of Channel 4's Get in the Van. [12] [13] Also in 2023, Holme competed in the fourth series of the Footasylum YouTube series Locked In. [14] In 2024, Holme fronted an ITV1 series alongside her autistic father, Phil. [15] The series, Ash Holme: What Not to Do with Dad, followed her and her father exploring taboo topics including OnlyFans creators, foot fetishes and Japanese bondage. [11] [16] Later that year, she began starring in The Jack and Ash Show, a YouTube series, alongside Jack Remmington. [17]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2017 | The X Factor | Contestant | Series 14 |
| 2023 | Locked In | Contestant | Series 4 |
| 2023 | Get in the Van | Herself | Guest appearance |
| 2024 | Ash Holme: What Not to Do with Dad | Presenter | Main role |
| 2024–present | The Jack and Ash Show | Herself | Main role |
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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| 2023–2024 | Antics with Ash | Presenter | [18] |
| 2023 | Bumble: My Love Is... | Presenter | [19] |
Ash Holme: What Not To Do With Dad 10.45pm, ITV1 You may well find yourself in full agreement with the title as the TikTok star branches out into legacy media with this programme in which she undertakes a variety of rather outlandish challenges with her autistic father, Phil. They kick things off with a shibari class, a form of Japanese rope bondage, before creating their own foot-fetish videos to stream on OnlyFans...