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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 25, 1977
Place of Birth
London, England
Also Known As
- Layla
- Layla El Barrami
Layla El
0.7 Popularity
Biography
Layla El is an English dancer, model, professional wrestler, valet, and actress. She works for World Wrestling Entertainment on its SmackDown brand under the ring name Layla. After attending a performing arts college, El was a dancer for Carnival Cruise Lines, the Miami Heat franchise of the National Basketball Association (NBA), where Layla received a championship ring, and also danced for P. Diddy and Kanye West at the MTV Video Music Awards. She has also appeared on several television shows, including Family Feud, Project Runway, and Celebrity Fit Club Boot Camp. In 2006, Layla won the 2006 WWE Diva Search, earning a contract with the World Wrestling Entertainment. After briefly appearing on SmackDown brand, she was moved to the ECW brand in January 2007 where she formed the Extreme Exposé dance troupe with Kelly Kelly and Brooke Adams. In 2008, she was drafted to the Raw brand, where she began managing William Regal. The following year, she returned to the SmackDown brand, where she formed an alliance with Michelle McCool known as LayCool. In May 2010, Layla won the WWE Women's Championship for the first time, making her the first British woman and Diva Search winner to have won the championship in history; she was also the final recognized WWE Women's Champion as the title was retired in September 2010. At the Extreme Rules pay-per-view in May 2011, the team would split after Layla defeated McCool in a no countout, no disqualification, loser leaves WWE match. Layla won her first-ever WWE Divas Championship at the Extreme Rules pay-per-view, lasting up to the Night of Champions pay-per-view in September 2012.
Known For
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10.0
Layla
WWE: 50 Greatest Women Superstars
2021
9.0
Layla (archive footage)
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
2019
6.8
Layla
WWE Survivor Series 2014
2014
6.8
Layla (Valet)
WWE Battleground 2014
2014
7.6
Layla
WWE Money in the Bank 2014
2014
7.8
Layla
WWE WrestleMania XXX
2014
7.6
Layla (Ringside)
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
2013
7.5
Layla
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
2013
10.0
Herself
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2012
2012
7.4
Layla
WWE Survivor Series 2012
2012
Credits
🎬
WWE: 50 Greatest Women Superstars
as Layla
2021
10.0
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
as Layla (archive footage)
2019
9.0
WWE Survivor Series 2014
as Layla
2014
6.8
WWE Battleground 2014
as Layla (Valet)
2014
6.8
WWE Money in the Bank 2014
as Layla
2014
7.6
WWE WrestleMania XXX
as Layla
2014
7.8
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
as Layla (Ringside)
2013
7.6
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
as Layla
2013
7.5
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2012
as Herself
2012
10.0
WWE Survivor Series 2012
as Layla
2012
7.4
WWE Hell In A Cell 2012
as Layla
2012
6.6
WWE Main Event
as Layla
2012
7.9
WWE Night of Champions 2012
as Layla
2012
8.4
WWE Money In The Bank 2012
as Layla
2012
7.7
WWE The Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!
as Herself
2012
10.0
WWE No Way Out 2012
as Layla
2012
7.3
WWE Over The Limit 2012
as Layla
2012
6.8
WWE Extreme Rules 2012
as Layla
2012
7.8
WWE Extreme Rules 2011
as Layla
2011
7.0
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
as Layla
2011
7.4
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
as Layla
2011
7.1
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2010
as Layla
2010
6.6
🎬
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2010
as Layla
2010
0.0
WWE Survivor Series 2010
as Layla
2010
7.4
WWE Bragging Rights 2010
as Layla
2010
8.4
WWE Hell In A Cell 2010
as Layla (Ringside)
2010
6.7
WWE SummerSlam 2010
as Layla (Appearance)
2010
7.2
WWE Money in the Bank 2010
as Layla
2010
7.2
WWE Extreme Rules 2010
as Layla (Ringside)
2010
7.1
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
as Layla
2010
7.7
WWE NXT
2010
6.8
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
as Layla
2010
6.9
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
as Layla (Valet)
2010
7.8
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009
as Layla (Ringside)
2009
6.6
WWE Survivor Series 2009
as Layla
2009
8.2
WWE Night of Champions 2009
as Layla
2009
7.3
WWE Superstars
as Layla El
2009
7.3
WWE WrestleMania XXV
as Layla
2009
7.8
WWE Survivor Series 2008
as Layla
2008
7.3
WWE Backlash 2008
as Herself
2008
8.1
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
as Layla
2008
8.1
WWE Diva Diaries
as Layla El
2007
10.0
WWE Survivor Series 2007
as Layla
2007
8.2
WWE Cyber Sunday 2007
as Layla (Costume Contest)
2007
6.3
WWE SummerSlam 2007
as Layla
2007
6.2
WWE WrestleMania 23
as Layla (Lumberjill)
2007
8.3
WWE No Way Out 2007
as Layla
2007
8.4
WWE ECW
as Layla
2006
6.6
Project Runway
as Self
2004
6.2
The Source Awards: From Behind
as Dancer
2004
0.0
WWE SmackDown
as Layla
1999
7.5
WWE SmackDown
as Piggy James
1999
7.5
Raw
as Layla
1993
6.8
Raw
as Layla El
1993
6.8
Raw
1993
6.8