Talk:Laila Rouass

The end of this article is in need of repair
The references at the end of this aricle needs to repair so that it does not appear WITHIN the last box of Laila's TV appearances. Wakey, wakey, you Wiki-experts! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Barmispain (talk • contribs) 08:09, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

Started
This article was created to comply with the request on WP:AR1 and to celebrate the achievement of donation target on 6 September 2005. Though I was a great fan of Laila Rouass in India, I have not followed her career in UK. I hope that the article would be expanded now that the bare bones structure is available.---Gurubrahma 16:20, 6 September 2005 (UTC)

Mme Rouass
Apparently she has got [married again. [[User:Tintin1107|Tintin]] 16:17, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

I don't really want to mess up the front page (still trying to learn formating on here), but Leila did an interview with Sharq Alawsat correspondent Karima Sbitri on 8/8/06, where she asked about the sheikh's offer, and she admits it and states it was denied. So I guess thats a source of cite, somehow...right? Anyways here's the link http://www.asharq-e.com/news.asp?section=7&id=6303 Luinitari 05:00, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, it is a source. Do add it, be bold. Pl. read WP:CITE, btw and welcome!! --Gurubrahma 05:03, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Real date of birth
Her real date of birth is 1971 the News of the World newspaper revealed this and even posted copies of her REAL birth certificate Ill scan copies of this paper later and upload it as a source —Preceding unsigned comment added by Miss-simworld (talk • contribs) 23:18, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

Conflicting reports about parentage
A BBC article was cited to support the claim that Rouass's mother is Indian. The article's been updated now, but I saw it yesterday and it did indeed say something along the lines of "Rouass, who has an Indian mother and a Moroccan father" where it now says "Rouass, whose parents are Moroccan". [edit: Here's a diff] This was contradicted by a Daily Mirror interview in which she makes it clear: "You'll also find articles about my Indian background when both my parents are actually Moroccan. You can't believe everything you read." This made me suspect that the BBC journalist had used Wikipedia as a source for her parentage, but I've since checked the history and found that the "Indian mother" bit (rather than just "Moroccan-Indian parents") was re-added for the first time in quite a while yesterday (this edit), so it's more likely to be the case that 79.76.209.67 had just read it in the BBC article.

This is all moot now that the BBC article's been changed, of course, but I thought it might be useful to have it addressed here on the talk page in case the issue arises again in future. –CapitalLetterBeginning (talk) 13:09, 5 October 2009 (UTC)


 * If she has no Indian roots, should this article still be part of WikiProject India as the template on this talk page suggests?ANB (talk) 00:41, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

I remeber (i post if i can find the link) on gmtv Rouass was asked about her ancestry she responded = "Mostly Moroccan and some indian". It probally means shes 3/4 Morocan and a 1/4 indian —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.3.25.97 (talk) 01:59, 13 December 2009 (UTC)


 * I have just seen her as the celebrity guest on the BBC1 Saturday Kitchen programme, 23 Jan 2010, and she said that her father was a chef from Morocco but her mother was Indian and she herself lived in India for 6 years (her reason for choosing her "food hell" item as beef was due to what she experienced of beef while living there). No idea how to cite this but she actually went out of her way to correct the presenter, James Martin. Sitush (talk) 10:23, 23 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I've just watched the first few minutes of the episode on iPlayer, and I can confirm that she does seem to say that her mother is half-Indian (after she says that her father is Moroccan, the presenter says, "And your mother's Indian", to which it sounds like she replies "Yeah, half"). I can only assume that the Daily Mirror article's quotation (see my comment above) is taken out of context, a misquotation or a complete fabrication. Damn tabloids. –CapitalLetterBeginning (talk) 12:41, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
 * She says that her mother is Indian, and that therefore she (Laila) is half-Indian. Whilst I would not necessarily rely on the subtitlers to get this right (I am pretty deaf but know their limitations), I have run this particular broadcast past a few people who have no need to pay attention to the subtitles and confirm the content is in this section as I read it. I am also remarkably good at lip-reading, which is no mean feat when a TV broadcast is the source ;) However, dodgy reportage of interviews aside, there certainly does seem to be a remarkable degree of confusion about this. I would argue that if she can be seen/heard in person and at first hand to say it (rather than reported to say it) then that has to be accepted until such time as she is seen to say something contrary. The TV programme is at first hand, unless there was some weird editing going on, which is surely in the realms of paranoia? Sitush (talk) 02:03, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

First husband
She was born Laila Abdessalam Rouass (ref birth cert) the daughter of Abdessalam Rouass (ref birth cert) and she marries a bloke called Abselam Rouass. What are the chances? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.74.76.210 (talk) 13:16, 1 September 2013 (UTC)


 * First cousin marriages are common in the Indian subcontinent. The chances are high! Wythy (talk) 15:29, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

Strictly Come Dancing exit
She left this programme following "banter" with partner Anton Du Beke. The "banter" was of a racial nature. This should be included. Wythy (talk) 15:28, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

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