EXCLUSIVE: YMU is pushing additional into the creator/influencer area with the signings of Jack Remmington and Ash Holme.
Remmington is a comic, presenter and social media persona who posts viral movies, matter of truth observations and satirical content material. He has hosted crimson carpets and interviewed stars, and counts Disney+, Prime Video and Radio 1 amongst his latest collaborations.
He’s the host of BBC Sounds podcast Famously…. In Love, and was initially often known as one half of singing duo Jack & Joel, who reached the finals of The X Issue on ITV in 2017.
Holme, who has collaborated with Remmington a number of instances, is named the host of the Antics with Ash podcast, which has commanded two million month-to-month listens. She additionally posts sketches, has a preferred TikTok channels that she launched in 2020 and has labored with Prime Video amongst others. Most not too long ago, she was featured in ITV doc sequence Ash Holme: What To not Do With Dad, during which she takes on uncommon challenges along with her autistic dad.
“We’re delighted to welcome each Ash and Jack to YMU Leisure,” stated YMU Managing Director of World Leisure Lucy Loveridge. “Ash is an excellent content material creator, broadcaster and undoubted star of the longer term and Jack’s mix of fast wit, political ardour and positivity carry a brand new depth to our rising roster of proficient performers, presenters and creators. We are able to’t wait to get began.”
For YMU, the signings carefully comply with these of Michael Dapaah, Grace Beverley and Leomie Andersen, as the corporate pushes additional into the influencer area.
“I actually can not consider I get to do what I like for a residing,” stated Holme. I’ve met some superb folks thus far on my journey and I’ve achieved targets that I assumed have been unattainable. I’m past excited to announce my signing with YMU. I do know that with their steerage and information I can proceed to develop, study and naturally have some enjoyable and foolery alongside the best way… world domination pending.”
Jack stated: “I really feel so lucky with the trajectory of my profession in the meanwhile and know that YMU is totally one of the best place to proceed that development in a subject I like a lot.”
Loveridge’s World Leisure division final month employed Steven Bartlett’s former supervisor, Lauren Clark, from YMU to be a director.
Loveridge has led the unit since March, when she was upped from MD of YMU Social following the exit of YMU Leisure MD Holly Bott in 2023. Bott has since launched administration agency Little Arrow, as we first reported in July, taking The Traitors and Strictly Come Dancing presenter Claudia Winkleman along with her.
