A biography for Laila Rouasshasn’t been written yet.
“I'm over trying to be younger or look younger.”
“My father is Moroccan and I have fond childhood memories of holidays there.”
“I love 'Holby.' I've been a fan for many years.”
“I recycle as much as I can but I'm not an eco warrior.”
“I'm on my own so I do everything. I think with any mum, guilt is a major factor. You feel guilty dropping your kid off at nursery and going off to work all day. It's so tough to juggle everything, to get it right all the time.”
“I'd be scared of hitting 60 and looking like a granny when the child's just in their teens. I'm happy I had my daughter when I was in my 30s.”
“I always base my characters around Miss Piggy - she's my idol!”
“If I'm going to a party, I dance for as long as possible to burn the calories - the jive is great because you're on your toes a lot so it works your calves, thighs and bum.”
“When I was younger I used to volunteer at the Mother Teresa charities in India.”
“I'm a single parent and it just wouldn't have been possible for me to carry on in 'Primeval' once filming of the show switched to Dublin for ten months.”
“Kids will always find something to pick on, whether it's your color, your religion, the way you look, your size. You try and stand up for yourself, but it's really difficult when you've got 20 or 30 girls against you.”
“I think women are so much more interesting and sexy in their 30s and 40s.”
“I want my daughter to grow up with memories of home-cooked meals, just as I did as one of seven children by Moroccan parents.”
“I like being busy.”
“I hadn't planned to have kids, I didn't even know I was pregnant until four months in.”
“Because I'm not a spy in 'Spooks' and I'm not in every day I'm able to do other things, which is great fun because it breaks it all up for me and I get some time to spend with my daughter.”
“While other people were dreaming of big cars and houses, I just wanted a huge dressing room.”
“I'm over the moon to be joining the cast of 'Holby' and am enjoying bringing the character of Sahira Shah to life.”
“I've got a varied taste in films. I love a good horror movie - the first few 'Saw' films for example - but I also like comedies.”
“My mum, who comes from Goa, wanted us to develop our minds when we were kids, so she used to turn the electricity off at weekends so we couldn't sit watching the telly.”