Laila Rouass one of the presenters of "The Channel 4 TV Book Club". She participated in the seventh series of "Strictly Come Dancing", a BBC One reality show, paired with professional dancer Anton Du Beke, and alongside "Footballers' Wives" co-star Zöe Lucker. The pair made it to the last four before being voted off the show on 6 December. She failed to show up for the final on 19 December to reprise her partnership with Anton Du Beke. The show's host, Bruce Forsyth, offered no reason for her absence although he did do so for the other missing celebrity, Phil Tufnell, who
Who Gets the Dog? (ITV drama) Who Gets the Dog? (ITV drama) Who Gets the Dog? is a one-off British television comedy drama starring Kevin Whately, Alison Steadman, Stephen Mangan, and Emma Pierson. It was written by Guy Hibbert and directed by Nicholas Renton and premieres on ITV on Sunday 2 December 2007 at 9pm. Whately and Steadman take the leading roles of Jack and Jenny Evans, a couple seeking a divorce after their 27-year marriage hits the rocks. While their daughter attempts to reconcile her parents, the couple's respective lawyers, Steve Hollister (played by Mangan) and Tara Walker (Pierson) are out to exploit the situation