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
Dean Andrews set in Sheffield. Andrews played Barry Shiel in the TV series "Buried", which won the BAFTA Award for Best Drama Series in 2004. In 2005, Andrews played the character of Steven Maynard in the ITV drama "Wire in the Blood". In 2006, he appeared in yet another BBC drama, "Life On Mars", as the character DS Ray Carling. In 2007, he appeared in the BBC dramas "True Dare Kiss" and "The Street". In 2008, he returned to play the character in the spin-off series "Ashes to Ashes". Andrews also had a small role in the Channel 4 series "No Angels"