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
Amber Kalirai serial. Amber is a street wise and sassy character who isn't afraid to speak her mind. ITV Publicity goes onto confirm this by describing the character of Amber as: "She is an intelligent, friendly, outgoing, chatterbox who loves sharing gossip with Norris Cole. She’s sassy and streetwise too." What's On TV magazine describe Amber as: "Open and honest and always speaks her mind - even if it's uncomfortable hearing! She loves to gossip and is able to indulge her passion with equally nosy shopkeeper Norris" Amber later began dating Darryl Morton, which is her first real relationship, although the pair