Laila Rouass was born on June 22, 1975. She is a Moroccan Indian actress and model popular in the United Kingdom. She is best known for her role as Amber Gates, on British drama, Footballers' Wives.

She was born in London to a Moroccan father and an Indian mother. She started her career as a VJ in Channel V in Mumbai, India. After shifting to UK, she became famous in the role of Bollywood actress Amber Gates in Footballers' Wives between 2004 and 2006 and in the ITV2 spin-off drama Footballers' Wives: Extra Time. She also acted in Family Affairs, Hollyoaks and the final episode of I Dream. She was ranked 87 and 69 on FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2004 and FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005 respectively.

In 2005 she starred alongside Meera Syal in the television adaptation of Syal's novel "Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee".

In January 2007 rumours in the News of the World state that the former Footballers Wives actress could be about to land a big role in BBC soap EastEnders. Due to her pregnancy bosses are said to be willing to hang on for her.

She came into news in 2005 when an Arab Sheikh apparently offered her a million pounds for a dinner date, an offer that she refused.

In 2005 she married businessman and owner of The Accessory People retail chain, Nasa Khan. In October 2006, she went to see a doctor regarding back pains, only to find she was six months pregnant, and gave birth to a daughter, Inez, in February 2007. She and her husband were separated for a short period but got back together.