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
Laila Rouass for the film. She played Maya Lahan, a regular character introduced in the ninth series of BBC One drama "Spooks" which broadcast from September 2010. She guest starred as the evil Colonel Karim in "The Sarah Jane Adventures" in October 2010. Rouass then joined the cast of the BBC medical drama "Holby City", appearing from February 2011 as registrar Sahira Shah. She left "Holby City" on 17 April 2012, after just 14 months on the show, to take a break to spend time with her family. The door has been left open for her to return. She is also currently