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Ash Holme
Born
Ashwini Sofie Holme

(1996-01-05) 5 January 1996 (age 29)
Watford, Hertfordshire, England
EducationCity Academy
Occupations
  • Influencer
  • presenter
Years active2017–present

Ashwini Sofie Holme (born 5 January 1996) is an English 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.

Life and career

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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]

Filmography

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Television
Year Title Role Notes
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
Podcast
Year Title Role
2023–2024 Antics with Ash Presenter
2023 Bumble: My Love Is... Presenter

References

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  1. ^ Holme, Ash. "Officially a quarter of a century old today and this is how I spent it 🙂". Instagram. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Ashwini Holme". Genes Reunited. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  3. ^ Holme, Ash. "bilingual baddie some might say". TikTok. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Ash Holme". Casting Now. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  5. ^ "X Factor star reveals touching backstage secret about former mentor Simon Cowell". Metro. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Check out Simon Cowell's brand new X Factor girlband". Heat. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  7. ^ "X Factor singer drops bandmates just moments after being rejected from Six Chair Challenge to join a new group". Metro. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Who are the X Factor 2017 contestants through to Judges' Houses? Meet the final 24 acts chosen from the Six Chair Challenge". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  9. ^ "The X Factor 2017: Who are the finalists in the live shows?". BBC News. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Ash Holme". YMU. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  11. ^ a b "YMU Signs Presenter-Influencers Jack Remmington & Ash Holme". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  12. ^ "Get in the Van - Series 1: Episode 8". Channel 4. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  13. ^ "Ash Holme, My Love Is..." InterTalent. Archived from the original on 10 August 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  14. ^ "Locked In Season 4". FootAsylum. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  15. ^ "ITV Expands Successful Fresh Cuts Strand for Disability History Month 2024 & takes new push into short series". ITVX. Archived from the original on 1 December 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  16. ^ "On TV tonight, infamous arms dealer Dave Tomkins reveals his secrets". The i Paper. Retrieved 20 January 2025. 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...
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