After a hard day on the wards of Holby City, the young doctor turns to him for comfort, as Natasha Leigh reveals... Lilah recently arrived at Holby from Australia. Tell us a bit about her? "Lilah's from an underprivileged backgroud. Since she arrived at Holby, Lilah's been desperate to prove herself, but she's the sort of girl who runs before she can walk." Lilah manages to rub Malick up the wrong way while trying to prove herself, doesn't she? "Yes. Work-wise they do get on, but there's a little bit of tension. Malick tries to tell Ric that Lilah's not as experienced as she'd like to think she is. I think's there's a little bit of jealousy on Malick's part." Meanwhile, consultant Ric Griffin is very impressed with Lilah's work... "Lilah needs a mentor for her scholarship at Holby and Ric sort of fills that role. She really respects him and he can see the potential in her." When Malick fails Lilah in her test, Ric gives her another chance to complete it and a very grateful Lilah kisses him. Will she regret making a move on her boss? "Lilah's a girl who puts herself in vulnerable situations, which is what she did back in Australia, and this is her last chance to prove herself as a doctor. She doesn't want anything to jeopardise her career – it's the most important thing to her." Are you anything like your character? "Of course, there's got to be an element of yourself in any character. In many ways, my situation is similar to Lilah's in that I've come over from Australia and I am proving myself. So doing emotional scenes is easy in that I'm thinking: 'What if I fail?'" Holby City continues on Tuesday at 8pm on BBC1.
