Laila Rouass 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 "". 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
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