Olivia's House with Olivia Attwood
Ash Holme Talks Wild Nights Out, Dating Disasters & The Truth About X Factor!
25 Jun 2026
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Chapter 1: What funny experiences does Ash share about her time on X Factor?
We were like the classic meme on the internet of the two ends of the girl scale.
Yes, and I was in full prosthetics as Yzma from Emperor's New Groove. Of course, they were all saying Ursula. That says it all. The fact that you just didn't know what I was, but I was a purple woman in prosthetics. X Factor. Oh, my God. Simon Cowell loved you. Simon Cowell loves a girly of colour, a gay. I could have sung Nish and I did sing Nish and Simon went, she's a star.
He was rooting for you no matter what. He wanted me to be his Sunita. And I was. And I said, put me in palm leaves and make me a star. I used to work at the box. And everyone who's anyone has been to the box. I was knackered. I'd done like five nights on the trot. And they went, right, Rihanna's coming in. We want you to dance for her. I went, cool. Do you know what starts playing?
Pull it up, pull it up, Rihanna's song. Now I'm dancing half-naked to Rihanna to her song.
Were you, like, having an out-of-body experience?
Yes. I was like this.
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Chapter 2: How did Ash feel about dancing for Rihanna?
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Then send it to a friend or your group chat as a little reminder to check in on each other too. Because the more we talk about it and encourage each other, the more it becomes a habit we can actually stick to. Hi, dolls. Welcome back to Olivia's house. I'm already smiling. My guest today is one of the funniest people on the internet. She's chaotic. She loves to party. She's a singer.
She's a presenter. Everyone, it's Ash Haim!
Woo!
That was perfect.
I can scratch the singer bit.
But come on. That was loose.
We have to touch on it.
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Chapter 3: What insights does Ash provide about modern dating?
Okay, not that recent. Oh, the Brits. Okay, that's where I saw you last. I saw you. That was a regular bump in. Yes. Better bump in.
Was Heidi Klum's party, love.
Heidi Klum's Halloween party in New York. You don't hear that every day. No, you're just dropping that, Kesha. Yeah, innit? We went with Garnier. We were like the classic meme on the internet of the two ends of the girl scale.
Yes, it was hell, hell, hell. It was literally that bit straight out of Mean Girls where it's like, it's the one day of the year where girls can be a total slut and they didn't get the memo. And I was in full prosthetics as Yzma from Emperor's New Groove. And I came in...
Of course, they were all saying Ursula.
I remember it was someone else. That says it all. The fact that you just didn't know what I was, but I was a purple woman in mistakes.
Guys, just set the scene. Prosthetic hook nose, prosthetic chin. How long were you in makeup? Straight from the airplane, you went into about five hours of glam.
I could barely see. Was it your room that we were in?
No, you were just in there. I think it was like a communal makeup room. Everyone was in and out. And I'd been out the night before and I was shaking like a shitting dog. That was it.
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Chapter 4: How does Ash describe her relationship with her dad?
Oh, but I could do like six, but I'm, okay. That's why I created this feature, because I'm always ready to leave so much shit.
It's actually a really good feature. Thank you. Okay, so first, my first one is, we're leaving transphobia at the door. Yes. Protect the dolls, J.K. Rowling can rock.
Yes.
We hate her. It's such a shame.
It's such a Harry Potter stan. Like, really. That's like my homely film on a Sunday. Childhood. I know.
It's really annoying that she turned out to be such a rotter.
She's so vexed.
And I just don't get it because I'm like, it's really bizarre to me that it triggers you so much.
I'm just very, no pun intended, live and let live.
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Chapter 5: How did Ash's turbulent home life influence her personality?
Mine's actually quite similar to that. So I think given that my home life at the time was really like turbulent...
And at that time, you're just turning a teenage girl. Oh, it's such a weird, like, you're growing. And, like, your female influence is then leaving. That's really fucking hard.
Yeah, and, like, you're hormonal and you don't really get, like, you don't know yourself at all at that age. And, like, 12, 13, like, you've just got your period. Ugh, yuck. It's like body snatchers.
You go to bed, like, in one body and you wake up and you're, like... Totally. Like, wow, where did these babylons come from? This is amazing. Oh, no, it didn't happen for me. I had to go to the doctor. No, mine are fake. I had nothing.
Yeah, I had nothing. I've been thinking about doing that. Anyway, that's the story for another day. But I think it was kind of similar to you, honestly.
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Chapter 6: What role did school play in Ash's life during her teenage years?
I think my home life was so turbulent at a specific time that... I think it goes one of two ways. You either really become an introvert and you are kind of so jaded by that experience that you find it hard to be an extroverted person. But for me, it went the totally opposite way. I remember there were times when I was like, actually a bit terrified to go home. So for me, like school was like,
I was like, oh, I'm putting on a show when I'm at school because that's like, and it wasn't even not necessarily me. It wasn't like I was putting on an act. It was that I can be my full exuberant self at school and people like it. So it was very much that. And then at home, I was really this like shell of myself while all of that was going on. So school was like an escape for you.
Oh, I loved school. Like school was like the best thing in the world for me. And then like, Every school play, I was like... Front and centre. Front and centre, jazz hands. I was like, this is where I'm thriving.
Chapter 7: What memorable experiences does Ash share about her time working at The Box?
Like, this really makes sense to me. So yeah, I think it was like that around school time.
Is it true that you used to go dressed as Ali G to every non-uniform day? And why Ali J? I know it was a cult thing when we were growing up, but why?
Do you know, it's funny you ask that, Liv, because I don't know. And the thing is, it worked. So I did it one day for, I think there was a World Book Day. Do you remember World Book Day? Yes. Ali G doesn't have a book. I just had the costume. That's such a good point. It's so rogue. That's such a good point. The costume was lying around and I thought, do you know what? This might hit.
So yellow shell suit.
Yellow shell suit, the hat, the chain. I used the last shred of like little Maybelline eyeliner pencil that I had, two pound something, to do my drawn on beard. And I went, I reckon this is either going to go down like a lead balloon or this is going to really get everyone going. Got to school and I was really in character. It was all, you know, me drooling. Everyone loved it.
And I went, oh God, well, if it's not broke, don't fix it. I'll come as Ali G to everything. Do you think I was like the fourth non-uniform maker?
Like, oh yeah, she fucking comes again.
Exactly. In that yellow shell suit.
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Chapter 8: How did Ash transition from performing to content creation?
I should get a new gig. Like, are you an Ali G tribute act? Like, just be something else. And I was like, but it's working. I did all the sports days. No, fuck off. 400 meter sprint. I did as Ali G. No, I swear. Yeah. And actually now, the more I think about it now, oh my God, it's weird.
This sounds like it was like a crutch for you.
Yeah, I think it was. Childhood trauma.
Dress up as Ali G, it's all going to be okay. The school counselor goes, oh, she's probably bad at home. She's in the Ali G outfit again.
And then I wonder, like, yeah, did maybe the parents, did the, like, faculty know at that stage? And they're like, do you know what? Bless her. Just let her go. She's going through it. Let her be Ali G. It's not even non-uniform day, but let's just leave it. Imagine me, sat in class, everyone in their blazers.
With your beard on.
Honestly, stranger things have happened.
Oh my God, I'm obsessed. Talking of unusual things, one of my favorite clips from your podcast with Jack, you're talking about your CV. So when you come, you kind of, this post-X Factor world, you're coming into the entertainment industry, but you've got the old CV going. Yeah. And you've embellished.
I've got a list I have put bells and ribbons and all sorts on that CV we've got wrestling stunt artists my favourite is just circus that's what kills me because I don't know what that entails I don't know what that means it's the overhead yes that's the umbrella term so I think it's just anything in that sphere drag
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