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
ITV Studios format "Holding out for a Hero", "Take on the Twisters" and "Big Star's Little Star" for ITV and "Coach Trip", "Celebrity Coach Trip" and "Christmas Coach Trip" for Channel 4. On 5 December 2007, it was announced that ITV had acquired 12 Yard for £35 million. World Productions is a television production company founded on 20 March 1990 by acclaimed producer Tony Garnett and owned by ITV Studios since May 2017. The company's first major series was the police drama "Between The Lines" (BBC One, 1992–1994), and throughout the decade they went on to produce a succession of drama series.