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Laila Rouass returns as Sahira Shah in Holby City after a decade

BBC viewers are in for some major drama

Holby City fan favourite Laila Rouass is making her big return as Sahira Shah to the BBC series.

Dr Shah is back after a decade away from the show.

Sahira Shah is returning to Holby City (Credit: BBC)

What happened to Sahira Shah in Holby City?

Laila originally played Sahira from 2011 until 2012.

Sahira was a cardiothoracic surgical registrar when she first arrived in Holby City.

She was an old friend of fellow doctor Henrik Hanssen (Guy Henry).

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During her time in Holby, she had a long-running feud with consultant Jac Naylor (Rosie Marcel).

Laila quit the role in 2012, saying that she wanted to spend more time with her family.

Sahira left Holby a decade ago (Credit; BBC)

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What is Sahria’s storyline in Holby?

Sahira returns to be the new clinical lead in the hospital.

She keeps an eye on Kian (Ramin Karimloo) after finding out that Max (Jo Martin) found him injecting drugs and that he was spared getting the sack.

However, Sahira makes it quite clear she won’t tolerate drug use and that any further bad behaviour will cost him his job.

The rest of the hospital is also quickly forced to adapt to Sahira’s style of working.

With her former love interest Henrik still at the hospital, could there still be a spark between the pair?

Jac is being replaced by former rival Sahira (Credit: BBC)

Why did Jac Naylor leave Holby?

Actress Rosie Marcel confessed recently that she wanted to take a break from the show so she could spend time with family.

However, it wasn’t a decision she took lightly.

“I’m sad obviously – I love the show and I’ve been there a really long time,” she told Digital Spy. “It got to a stage where I was just so tired and I really needed that break, to the point where I’ve not really done anything else and I don’t want to – I want to take time off.

“I didn’t want to get to a point in my life where I thought, ‘I really wish I’d taken time off’ – I didn’t want to be that person with regrets. It was a big decision,” she added.

Holby City continues on Wednesday, February 10 at 8.20pm on BBC One.

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