Holness co-hosted MTV Live alongside host Paul Lemieux, Sheena Snively, and Dave Merheje.

A Toronto native, Holness is fluent in French and Tagalog and attended Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute.

In 2002, Holness was part of a Canadian R&B girl group called X-Quisite[1] alongside Melanie Fiona and Nirvana Savoury.

Signed to Warner Music (Canada), the group released their self-titled debut studio album X-Quisite in 2003.

In 2004, during the Juno Awards, an equivalent of the Grammies, the band was nominated as one of five finalists for "R&B/Soul Recording of the Year" for the album X-Quisite.