Ash Kane is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Holly Weston.

During her time on the show Ash has been involved in a friendship with Will Savage (James Atherton) which developed into a "will they, won't they?"

After her final screen test, Weston went on holiday and was informed that she had secured the role and was required to return to Liverpool to begin filming.

[5] The Hollyoaks press office said that the collective are "possibly the coolest set of students ever to land in the Chester village".

You will never find Ash opting for a night indoors unless there is "alcohol, heavy metal and ill advised flashing" involved.

Though Ash feels guilty over her antics the next morning, she convinces herself that it is part of the university student lifestyle.

Ash has a brother, Callum Kane (Laurie Duncan) who she attempts to play the "responsible older sister" for.

However, she opined that Ash actually has more depth to her persona,[7] explaining that underneath the partying she has got "a bit of a heart" and has her "head screwed on".

Ash embarrasses herself during her first week because she drinks to much alcohol, so she "regrets it" afterwards, Weston added that real life university freshers can identify with the way she feels.

[7] Weston later gave advice to the National Union of Students, stating that new freshers should surround themselves with friends if they are going to go out drinking.

[4] Weston commented that she and the character have their similarities, although she wishes she had the "guts" to carry out "some things that Ash does" and she is not as wild as her on screen persona.

[4] Ash immediately strikes up a friendship with Will Savage (James Atherton), however he is in a relationship with Theresa McQueen (Jorgie Porter).

Hollyoaks' executive producer Emma Smithwick said that the siblings are "quite reserved and they keep themselves to themselves" which she felt needed to be explained.

[16] On 20 March 2012 Digital Spy reported that the serial would explore the Kane family when Ash collapses and is diagnosed with meningitis.

[17] For the storyline Weston conducted research on the subject as she was unsure how Ash would be affected while she had the illness and she wanted to portray the role with realism.

[citation needed] Weston explained that in the buildup Ash returns from a night out and everybody "just think she’s drunk.

So she wakes up with a hangover, which is so typical of Ash, and everyone’s ignoring her while she’s going: ‘No, I feel really ill, and I didn’t drink that much.’ Then she’s on the floor and they call the ambulance.

She explained that the scenes were difficult as she found it hard to lie straight, stay awake and be aware of what was happening around her.

She meets his roommates Annalise Appleton (Tamaryn Payne), Rob Edwards (David Atkins), Barney Harper-McBride (Tom Scurr) and Scott Sabeka (Calvin Denba).

She goes out drinking with them and when Ash and Rob do dares in the SU Bar, she strips and takes her bra off in front of the crowd.

Ash is forced to admit she still lives at home with her family and her brother, Callum Kane (Laurie Duncan), disapproves of her wild behaviour.

Ash helps Will organise the event but when the festival begins she realises he does not have a headliner and attempts to persuade him to tell the audience.

Lynsey Nolan (Karen Hassan) is murdered in a similar fashion to Silas Blissett's (Jeff Rawle) victims.

When several villagers begin a hate campaign against Will, Ash decides she needs to convince Silas to tell the truth.

She discovers Will had been carrying out tasks for Silas including stealing Lynsey's ring and meeting a girl online and gaining her trust.

Ash begins a relationship with Will after his wife, Texas Longford (Bianca Hendrickse-Spendlove) is murdered on their wedding day.

He took her on a picnic near cliffs and when he "dropped" his phone and asked Ash to pick it up he stood up behind her, ready to push her off but changed his mind.

An explosion from Ste Hay (Kieron Richardson) and Doug Carter's (PJ Brennan) leaving party below then explodes into the Kanes' flat.

[23] In a poll run by entertainment website Digital Spy to find readers favourite fresher Ash won, receiving 40.6% of the vote.

columnist described Ash and Annalise as "two of the most popular new ‘fresher’ students", saying that the pair have one of the serial's "most fascinating and combustible combinations!"