Who is Ronnie O’Sullivan’s partner Laila Rouass?
SNOOKER fans across the UK know who Ronnie O'Sullivan, thanks to his long career in the sport.
But his partner Laila Rouass is also famous in her own right thanks to her role on Footballers' Wives.
Who is Laila Rouass?
Laila Abdesselam Rouass was born June 22, 1971, in London to Moroccan parents.
She spent some time living in India in the 1990s and worked as a video jockey for Channel V.
Laila got her big break when she moved back to the UK in the early noughties and landed a top role on hit ITV series Footballers' Wives playing WAG Amber Gates.
After the show ended, she landed another big part playing Sahira Shah in Holby City.
Are Laila Rouass and Ronnie O'Sullivan married?
Laila has been engaged to snooker legend Ronnie O'Sullivan since 2012.
They first met when she was house-hunting that same year.
Laila previously told The Sun, she didn't know that he was a snooker icon.
She said: “It happened by accident. I was shown around Ronnie’s house by his father, who told his son about meeting me.
“Ronnie called the estate agent, a friend of mine, and asked me out via her. When he said he was a snooker player, I said, ‘Yeah, but what does he do for a living?’
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“I’d never heard of him as sport doesn’t interest me at all, although Ronnie’s won me over to snooker.”
In February 2022, reports claimed the couple had split up.
But by April 2022, the Mirror said that the couple is "giving things another go".
As of 2023, the couple are still not married.
Laila, who has been wed before, explained: “I’d have to really gear myself up for a wedding.
“At the moment we’ve put it on the back burner and we’re enjoying our time. There’s no rush.”
Ronnie added: “It becomes a bit more important as you get older for legal reasons, but for now we’re OK.”
How many children does Laila Rouass have?
Laila has a daughter named Inez Khan, who was born in 2006.
She had her from her previous relationship with Nasir Khan.
They were together for three years from 2005 till 2008.
When was Laila Rouass on Strictly Come Dancing?
In 2009, Laila competed in Strictly Come Dancing with her partner Anton Du Beke.
She finished in fourth place and in February 2022, she said publicly that she did not enjoy her time on the show.
Laila explained on The Graham Norton Radio Show: "Oh my god that was a nightmare, it was a nightmare!
"I really wanted to leave, I didn't enjoy it.
"I love the show but I wanted to do Blackpool and that's six weeks, and so I go on, we do Blackpool, Rod Stewart's there, I'm thinking I'm living the dream.
“[After being voted through] you've got to go to the camera and go ‘thank you, thank you so much, and I go ‘I can't believe this, I want to go home!’
“Six weeks and I wanted to go. You get paid the same anyway, whether you're in the first week or the 17th week.”
Which TV shows have Laila Rouass appeared in?
Laila is mostly famous for Footballers' Wives and Holby City.
However, her other roles include Azra McKinven in Traces in 2022, and playing Olivia in the Disney Channel series The Lodge in 2016.
She also portrayed Sarah Page in Primeval in 2009, and in 2003 starred in Hollyoaks as Dale Jackson.
Lalia also starred in the E! Original The Royals, alongside Elizabeth Hurley.