Holt started ballroom and Latin dancing at the age of seven, and was placed 19th in the Blackpool Rising Star Professional Ballroom Competition and was sixth in the US Open Rising Star Professional Ballroom Competition. She has also trained in jazz dance and studied for many years with Candy Lane.[3][4] Holt's professional dance partner is David Yeates.
Holt participated in the sixth series of Strictly Come Dancing as the professional partner of swimmer Mark Foster.[4][5] Holt and Foster were voted off on 26 October, placing 11th overall.[6][7] She did not return for series 7.
Since December 2009, Holt had been working on The Crowd Goes Wild, as a reporter and occasional presenter.[10] In 2013, Holt was a co-presenter of TV One series Best Bits.[citation needed] In 2015, Holt appeared in one episode as "Olivia Banes" on Shortland Street.[citation needed] In January 2018, Holt began co-hosting Breakfast with Jack Tame.[11] In 2019, her interview with Jordan Peterson received a lot of attention as Holt expressed happiness at not having had children in her 20s and 30s.[12] She left Breakfast in August 2020 to move to sports presentation on 1News at 6pm.[13]
Boxing career
Holt has had two corporate boxing bouts, both in 2011, and both won by decision to raise funds for charity. One of her opponents was pro surfer, Paige Hareb. As part of her preparation, Holt trained at the boxing gym Boxing Alley in Auckland, New Zealand.[14]
In 2020, she began a relationship with Josh Tito who is ten years her junior and is of Māori descent.[19] She announced in January 2020 that she was pregnant with their first child.[20] On 8 May 2020 it was announced that their son had died at about 7 months' gestation.[21] Holt gave birth to their second son in July 2022.[22] The couple got engaged on 24 December 2022.
Bibliography
Holt, Hayley (2023). Second Chances: Facing My Demons And Finding A Better Me. HarperCollins Publishers LLC. ISBN 9781038727671
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