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, presenting an ITV1 series alongside her father and co-hosting Love Island: Aftersun .
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 with the Fellas Studios, 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] Later that year, Holme competed in the fourth series of the Footasylum YouTube series Locked In. [14] Also in 2023, alongside close friend Jack Remmington, she co-presented For You Page on BBC Radio 1 on Christmas day. [15] In 2024, Holme fronted an ITV1 series alongside her autistic father, Phil. [16] 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] [17]
From 2024 to 2025, she starred in The Jack and Ash Show, a YouTube series, alongside Remmington. [18] In 2025, Holme was made a co-presenter on ITV2's Love Island: Aftersun . [19] Later in the year, she is set to return as a presenter for BBC Radio 1, in their early morning breakfast slot. She will co-present the show alongside Remmington. [20]
| 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 |
| 2024–2025 | The Jack and Ash Show | Herself | Main role |
| 2025 | Love Island: Aftersun | Panellist | Main cast |
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 | Antics with Ash | Presenter | [21] |
| 2023 | Bumble: My Love Is... | Presenter | [22] |
| 2023 | For You Page | Co-presenter | [15] |
| 2025 | Early Breakfast | Co-presenter | [20] |
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...