Strictly was a nightmare – I was desperate to leave and I didn’t enjoy it says Ronnie O’Sullivan’s fiancee Laila Rouass
ACTRESS Laila Rouass has revealed she didn’t enjoy her time on Strictly Come Dancing.
The 50-year-old appeared on the show in 2009 and came in fourth place alongside pro Anton Du Beke, but now describes it as “a nightmare”.
Speaking on The Graham Norton Radio Show, she explained: “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.”
Laila continued: “[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!’
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“Six weeks and I wanted to go. You get paid the same anyway, whether you're in the first week or the 17th week.”
Laila is best known for her portrayals of Amber Gates in Footballers' Wives (2004–2006) and Sahira Shah in Holby City (2011–12).
The actress has also starred in Primeval, Casualty, Spooks and finished fourth on Strictly Come Dancing in 2009.
She has been engaged to marry snooker legend Ronnie O'Sullivan since 2013.
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