Laila Rouass Laila Rouass 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
Vickie Gates (actress) of Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes for ITV. In 2013, she played Pat in the BBC comedy-drama "Being Eileen". Vickie Gates (actress) Vickie Gates is a British actress who made her television acting debut in "Brookside" at the age of 16. After her initial storylines from 1990–1993, she joined an all-girl pop band called Dream Reality and then appeared in the TV series "Springhill" before returning to "Brookside" in 1997 for four additional years. Her television career continued with roles in "City Central", "Liverpool 1" and "The Bill". She has supplemented her television work with appearances in the film "The