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
Greg Douglas (Holby City) he must take revenge against Oliver. He sets Oliver up on a date with Harriet Crowley (Karen Hayley), but he is shocked to learn that Harriet is a prostitute. She demands that she be paid for her services and Oliver realises that he has been set up. He then has to earn Greg's friendship back and he forgives him. In November 2010, it was announced that producers had cast actress Laila Rouass to play Cardiothoracic surgical registrar Sahira Shah. They also revealed that character would be married and they planned to develop a romantic connection between her and Greg. Rouass