Laila Rouass
| Laila Rouass | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Laila Abdesselam Rouass 22 June 1971 Stepney, London, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Years active | 1999-present |
| Television |
Footballers' Wives Primeval Strictly Come Dancing Spooks Holby City The Sarah Jane Adventures |
| Spouse(s) | Abselam Rouass (1990–2003) |
| Partner(s) | Nasa Khan (2005–2008) James Petrie (2010–2011) Ronnie O'Sullivan (2012-) |
| Children | 1 |
Laila Abdesselam Rouass (born 22 June 1971) is a British actress. She is best known for her portrayals of Amber Gates in Footballers' Wives (2004–2006) and Sahira Shah in Holby City (2011–12). She has also starred in Primeval and Spooks and been a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing, in which she finished fourth.
Rouass was born in Stepney, London to a Moroccan father and an Indian mother.
Rouass worked as a VJ on Channel V in India in the 1990s. While on Channel V, she appeared in a music video for the band Colour Blind, directed by the then creative head of the channel, Shamin Desai.
After moving back to the UK, Rouass became famous for playing the role of Bollywood actress Amber Gates in the cult ITV1 series Footballers' Wives between 2004 and 2006 and, albeit briefly, on the ITV2 spin-off series Footballers' Wives: Extra Time. She also played recurring roles on the British soaps Family Affairs and Hollyoaks, as well as appearing in episodes of I Dream, Casualty and Meet the Magoons. She starred alongside Meera Syal in the television adaptation of Syal's novel, Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee.
Rouass was ranked No.87 and No.69 on FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2004 and FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005 respectively.
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