Ashley Hollis

What's your reaction to getting to play Big Brother

Oh my gosh, it feels amazing. I am so excited. When I got the call, I was like, no way, no way

I am so excited to be here. Like I said, I've been watching this game for many, many years

And so it feels surreal to be in the diary room, telling, spilling tea with you

I'm so over the moon to be here. It's an amazing opportunity and I feel truly blessed

and I'm ready to get my hands dirty. Why did you want to compete on Big Brother

I want to compete on Big Brother because I have been watching this game since I was a little girl

I am ready to get the blood on my hands and take these people out one by one, baby

Why will you win Big Brother? I will be the one to win Big Brother

because I think people won't see me coming. I think they see that I'm this fashionable, cutesy kind of girl

but it's like, no, I'm a competitor. I was born to be a competitor. I grew up doing pageants and competing in modeling and track

And so I've always been a competitor and I want to be the best at everything I do

not only for myself, but also I'm trying to knock the competition over. And so I think people won't

know that I'm this really strategic person, that I have a law degree from one of the top 14 law

schools in the country, and they won't see me coming. They won't see the strategy coming. And

I love that. Tell us a little bit about your life in the outside world and how that has prepared you

for Big Brother. So a little bit about myself. I have a background in pageantry and modeling and

performing. I grew up in the arts, but I'm also a competitor in the sense of athleticism. I, you

know, was on the competitive dance team. I ran track. I am an active Pilates member. So I think

I definitely have that side of me. And I definitely grew up trying to be the best at everything. I

mean, my parents always prioritize education just because of their background. I grew up from a

two parent household where they didn't really grow up with a lot of money. And education was really

that pillar for them to get success and to see success and you know, their first generation

college students. And so I think I've always carried this weight to like be the best at

everything I do and excel in everything I do. And so I did I took the hard classes in high school

I took honors. I graduated with honors. And then I went on to Loyola Marymount University

where I graduated magna cum laude out of the business school. And then, of course

now I'm an attorney and I graduated from Georgetown Law, which is the top 14 law school in the nation

So I think I've had all of these pillars of education and I am a secret nerd

And I think that really led me to where I am I very meticulous about the things that I do And I think that is really going to be something beneficial in the game because I am someone

who, you know, is always trying to pursue to not only be my best, but beat out the competition

What are your biggest strengths? I think my strengths are that I am really strategic because I'm an attorney

So I am, I call myself a strategy assassin because I know how to see a set of facts

take it, spit it in my favor and spit it back out so that that person believes that what I'm saying

is the only way and the only truth. And so I think that's going to be a huge strength in the game

because I'm really going to be able to flip what people say to get my benefit out of what I want

them to say and what I want them to think out of whatever it is. And I think another one of my

strengths will just be my social game. I'm very outgoing. I'm very bubbly. I'm very warm. People

you know, get close to me really fast. And I think I'm going to use that unfortunately against them

in the game. I'm going to get close, you know, keep your friends close, put your enemies closer

and I will be, you know, ready to stab someone in the back when it's time, and I'll be able to do

that so seamlessly just because of my social game and making these emotional connections with the

other house guests. What's your strategy going into the game? So my strategy going into the Big

Brother house is definitely to rely on my social game. I'm not going to be the one to win competitions

in the beginning. I'm not, I'm only going to win when I have to win. And I think that is also part

of my strategy because I want to come off like I'm just this little ex-a-daisy little girly girl

you know, not a competitor, not a threat, but really it's all up in here. I am a mental threat

baby. And I think they're not going to see that coming. And so I think, yeah, I'm going to come

in and build my social capital from day one. I'm going to be clocking who's talking to who

who's flirting with who, even if it's me flirting, I'm clocking that too. because there can only be one showmance if there is one and it would be mine because otherwise the

showmance has got to go you know two people voting together that's not good for my game so

I'm going to be someone clocking who is talking to who I'm going to be someone who is very uh

paying attention and connecting with everyone even if I don't like them because I am going to keep

my friends close but my enemies closer and I'm going to rely on that building social capital in

the house and then towards the end I'm going to ramp it up and win competitions what are your

biggest weaknesses? I think my weaknesses are empathy. I really empathize with people and I feel

very close to people really fast. Sometimes I don't reveal too much, but I do feel, you know

emotional connections if it's there fast. And so I think that'll be my weakness in the game

because you really have to be strategic about when to let people go. You can't be a wagon

carrying everyone along And so I think I going to have to like cut that emotional side off of me and be able to just be like okay it time for you to go and I got to send you packing because I trying to get this Okay Do you plan on keeping any

secrets about yourself from the other house guests? Oh, for sure. I'm never going to reveal that I'm

an attorney. I'm going to come in saying that I work in social media marketing in New York. So I

am going to be truthful about where I live, but I'm definitely not revealing that I'm attorney

because people will be like, she's smart. We got to get her out. And I'm here to stay, baby

How will you crush your enemies? I think I'll crush my enemies by being very close to them

I think they're going to think that I'm an ally, but really I'm their enemy. And so they're not going to see me coming, like I said before

And I'll send someone out the back door if I have to. What are you bringing to the show that nobody has seen before

I think what I'll bring to the show that you've never seen before is someone who's super in touch with their emotions

I'm someone that's not going to react immediately. I'm going to really hold my cards close to my chest

And I feel like a lot of the other house guests in the past, they're like a damn leaky Chipotle burrito, okay

They are leaking information left and right. And I'm going to be the type to keep information in

until it reaches my benefit to share it or spread it. What makes Big Brother such a successful show after 25 years

I think Big Brother is such a success because it brings together a group of authentic people

I think every season, that's something that we can say, whether you love them or you hate them is that it seems like everyone's really their authentic

selves and I think they pick people that are their authentic selves and people love to connect to

people that relate to them whether it's the underdog whether it's the pageant girl the athlete

you know the mathlete the gleeks I think there's someone for everyone to root for and I think people

in America love to see that representation um also the diversity I think that is amazing and

is something that Big Brother and CBS do so well so that, again, people can see a representation

of themselves. And also, Big Brother is just fun and exciting. The gameplay, the competitions

all of it. I think everything together just has this perfect blend of entertainment

Why will you be the player to watch this season? I think I'll be the one to watch this summer because I'm really goofy and funny. I definitely

have my funny sassy side okay I am gonna bring that side of me but I think also just I'm I think

I'm gonna be a really strategic player like I said before so I think people will love to see

the strategy behind my thought process and the behind the scenes because that my other house

guests won't see to how I build my social capital in the game would you be open for a showmance

it just depends what are the big brother gods send me on the premiere day if they send me someone who tall handsome nice smile and charismatic I think I might be in trouble because I definitely am a flirt and I love

a girl. Will you be more of a hero or a villain in the house? I think I could be both a hero and

a villain. I think I'm really sweet and I'm really bubbly and I'm just a nice, warm person in general

So in that instance, I'll be a hero. And I'm also going to be someone like what happened during

Taylor season would not go down with me. I am someone to stick up against the bullies and I'm

someone to speak my piece. You know, my ancestors fought for me to have a voice, so I'm going to

have a voice when it matters. But I think that could also translate to being a villain because

I'm outspoken and I'm going to say what I need to say when I want to say it. What will be your secret weapon in the house

I think my secret weapon is my brain. This brain is very expensive. Georgetown was $250,000

So I think I'm definitely, like I said, I see the game

I can see at the forefront what's happening not only just now, but also thinking 10 steps

ahead always. And so I think I won't just be looking at what's in front of me, but also how each vote

is going to impact my future in the game. And so, yeah, I think my mental strength is my biggest strength

What's your fan level with Big Brother? I would say I'm definitely a big fan of the show

I have been watching since I was a little girl. I remember Big Brother when it was giving Big Brother after dark

If you know, you know. And so, yeah, I'm a big fan of the show

And I admire the game, social strategy. My favorite players are Kaser and Janelle and Tyler and even Andy

which, I mean, maybe to some people that's controversial. But I thought Andy's social game was excellent

He played both sides of the house so much to the point where neither side even knew that he was playing them

And I think I'm going to take little drops of each of my favorite players and bring that to the game this season

What's on your big brother bucket list? What's on my baby bucket list is definitely to just make friendships that will last a lifetime

I'm a girl's girl, but I also, you know, some bromances here and there

And I think I'll also add to that a showmance on my baby bucket list

What will be the easiest and hardest parts of being a house guest

I think the easiest part of being a house guest will definitely be like friendships

I love making new friends. I'm a friendly girl. I'd like to think that of myself

And I think the hardest thing will definitely be watching your best friends go home. I think you're living with these people every day

They become your family. And of course it's going to be sad for people to leave, but also get out because I'm trying

to win the $750,000, but it will be sad