Laila Rouass: Last News

She shot to fame in Footballers’ Wives, the noughties drama whose storylines were so ludicrous it became a cult hit.

Snooker star Ronnie O'Sullivan missed out on the chance to share the screen with his actress fiancee Laila Rouass after been deemed "too hairy" to play a patient in Holby City.

Ronnie O'Sullivan made headlines over the years for his booze and drug antics as well as his skills at the table.But aged 45, and now a grandad, the current world champ has welcomed a philosophical approach to life.Fiancé Laila Rouass is behind the change. The Holby City star has been researching methods and teachings of the Buddha and Greek philosophers as part of her wellbeing studies, writes The Mirror.

He’s not quite at the pipe and slippers stage but it looks like The Rocket’s turbo boosters have been turned down a few notches.

Amber Gates in Footballers' Wives from 2004-2006, as well as her year-long stint on Holby City between 2011 and 2012, she's also made appearances in Spooks and Primeval.In 2002, she made her debut on the big screen with a small part in The Four Feathers alongside the late Hollywood great Heath Ledger, while in 2009 Rouass finished fourth in Strictly Come Dancing with Anton du Beke.Rouass started dating snooker superstar Ronnie O’Sullivan in the summer of 2012, and the couple got engaged in February 2013 after less than a year together, although they are yet to tie the knot.The pair actually met when Rouass came to view O’Sullivan’s house, unaware of who the world snooker champion was.The 49-year-old has a daughter, Inez, who was born in