Hayley got in touch with Christian and he turned up at the cafe to see her, having stood her up at their arranged meeting in Bury two days prior due to his uncertainty about seeing her again. And I said, 'Brilliant! Hayley enjoys their company, but after Fiz and Tyrone arrive with their young children, Hayley finds herself falling asleep. Furious that the police weren't investigating Alex, Hayley refused to accept her bail condition and was remanded in custody. Deirdre Barlow (Anne Kirkbride) finds Roy sleepwalking on the Red Rec and returns him to Hayley and Sylvia. Upset, Hayley runs home and is followed by Sylvia. Roy and Hayley are told that the operation if successful should last six hours. Roy and Hayley decided to start an affair and shared their first kiss at the boating lake on the Red Rec. The Lancashire-born actress, 42, admitted she has had "the most wonderful . On hearing from her friend Tilly Eaves, with whom she had shared a tent in Mozambique, that their project leader Olaf was a womaniser, Hayley confessed to Roy that she had a crush on Olaf and he was part of the reason she wanted to return, but, coming to her senses, she opted to remain in Weatherfield and apologised to Roy for her heartless behaviour. On 1 June 2010, Robbie Sloan (James Fleet) tricks Hayley to go to the factory, telling her that Carla Connor (Alison King) has had an accident, when in reality, Robbie has tied Carla to a chair and duct taped her mouth shut. Hesmondhalgh agreed that killing Hayley off was the only believable option: "In a way, she has to die because it would be much more of a betrayal of everything if she just left Roy. The letter stirred up some painful childhood memories of abandonment, but with Hayley's encouragement Roy took a trip to Blackburn to meet St. John. Hayley would go on to spend 16 years on Coronation Street, always seeing the good in people and nurturing Fiz Brown (Jennie McAlpine) and Becky McDonald (Katherine Kelly) from troubled young women to kind, caring, individuals. Although appreciative of her friends' support, Hayley got fed up with the barrage of sympathy and decided to take up Mary's offer of borrowing her motor home for a holiday with Roy. Her anger was typically directed at her circumstances, rather than her tormentors. At the end of the year, Hayley bought Gail Platt's share of the cafe but went on working at the factory. Julie Hesmondhalgh was pleased to be working alongside David Neilson again, believing that he helped her performance: "It's in the costume and the wig and acting with David, who's so brilliant as Roy. Hesmondhalgh quit the programme to pursue other work, having enjoyed her return to the stage the year before: "The decision to hang up Hayley's red anorak was a tough one. Initially, it was intended that Hayley would only appear for two months, it was thought that this would help increase ratings as well as show a new side to Roy Cropper (David Neilson). Community content is available under. But a lot of people have said because it's been so true to Roy and Hayley, they've found it moving. Hayley was born as Harold Patterson in 1966. In 2010, Becky confided in them her mother's death, which she had kept even from Steve McDonald. Roy and Fiz go too. His offer came with a proposal of marriage, but Hayley had to decline, reminding him that they couldn't marry under UK law. This liaison continued for eighteen months. With Alma as Matron of Honour, Martin Platt as Best Man, and her Great Uncle Bert as Father of the Bride, Hayley and Roy were married on 23rd April 1999. In 2009, Hayley was tempted back to the factory when Tony Gordon offered her the position of manager in his absence, although with the return of co-owner Carla Connor, Hayley returned to her old machinist/supervisor role. The couple finally married on 30 August 2010 at a stately home in Cheshire, and almost everyone but the bride arrived by steam train. Who was the father of Heather Trotts baby? The Croppers were one of the few people Becky said goodbye to when she left the Street a few weeks later, to start a new life in Barbados. This was incorporated into scripts, with Curly Watts finding a vicar who would carry out a blessing ceremony which was then treated like a wedding, with Hayley changing her name by deed poll to Hayley Cropper. It has been said that the character of Hayley deserves partial credit for bringing the issues faced by trans people to public attention in a sympathetic manner, rather than the sensationalist coverage that had previously existed[citation needed]. Looking for somewhere permanent to live, Hayley was delighted when Roy asked her to move in with him, dutifully offering to sleep on the sofa until they were married. Roy plays "The Lark Ascending" by Vaughan Williams, and sits on the bed with Hayley. When Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson) and her half-sister Eva Price (Catherine Tyldesley), argue at the factory, Leanne pushes Eva into Hayley, so Carla throws Leanne out. Mike eventually caved in and re-hired Hayley. They eventually worked out their differences. (Woman's Own, 15th April 1999), Hayley's relationship with Roy was especially well-received by viewers, despite the actors' initial fears about putting two oddball characters together. Wayne later returned and stayed the night, feeling safe with the Croppers. When her father had an accident, Hayley became her dad's home carer and what life she had outside the house was reduced to nothing. Eventually, they found a female vicar who would help them, and they were united in a blessing ceremony held in Roy's Rolls on 23 April 1999. Carla appreciated Hayley as a valuable member of the sewing room team, but nothing more; poles apart in personality, Carla was a glamorous factory boss, and Hayley a frumpy staff supervisor. Ben's identity as a gay man, from bullied schoolboy to revenge-seeking hardman to fianc, has always been tied to his plot lines and his popularity. However, they do get to the venue on time and Hayley marries Roy. Hayley joined Firman's Freezers after years of looking after her father, and in the midst of a sex change. For her portrayal of Hayley, Hesmondhalgh was nominated in the category of "Most Popular Actress" at the 1999 National Television Awards. In 2003, Tracy Barlow fooled everyone into thinking she'd slept with Roy, and extorted money from Roy and Hayley in exchange for her baby before revealing that Steve McDonald was the real father of Roy's "daughter" Patience Cropper. Devastated but philosophical, Hayley begins to make a bucket list of everything that she wants to do before she dies, one of which is teaching Roy how to drive. They saw through his scheme but even their regular attentive method of parenting were beyond what Chesney was used to at home. Hayley was the first transgender character in a British soap opera and was the first permanent transgender character in the world of serialised drama. Her skill on the sewing machine made her the go-to person when a dress needed making or mending for a wedding or christening, with Hayley going as far as to mend Claire Casey's wedding dress late at night on Christmas Eve. Once she had her final operation in Amsterdam, Hayley wanted nothing more than to be one of the girls, but when faced with prejudice it was not anger but disappointment Hayley felt, the abuse serving as a reminder that she would never be able to lead a normal life. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. All the pain they had gone through was forgotten as Hayley and Roy began a new life with their daughter, whom they named Patience Cropper. He couldn't remember what had happened in between but Tracy was more than happy to fill in the blanks. In April, they fostered Fiz Brown, a headstrong and somewhat rebellious young woman. David Neilson has appeared to confirm he wont return as Roy Cropper on Coronation Street. While Hayley is recovering, Roy accidentally tells Anna about her suicide wish. The Croppers' relationship becomes increasingly strained, including a suicide attempt by Roy, but they pull through. Mike fires her as a result. During their last conversation, Hayley thanked Carla for giving her three extra years of life. At the hospital, the consultant explains that Hayley has an infection and needs to stay overnight. When Julie announced she was leaving Coronation Street in 2013,. They later joined the Weatherfield Operatic Society together, with Hayley encouraging a terrified Roy to try for The Sound of Music with her. Dancing with Norris in her dancing exam, Hayley passed with flying colours, although much to her annoyance, Roy was more interested in his and Mary's chess games. The couple visit and Hayley is shocked to see how dazed Jane is after taking morphine. Hayley Cropper (also Harold Patterson and Hayley Patterson) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, played by Julie Hesmondhalgh. "Hayley Cropper was one of the most important characters in the world, as far as I'm concerned." Sometimes you have to go in with that attitude. Roy later proposed to Hayley at a fancy-dress disco on St. Valentine's Day 1999. According to Roy, he had got drunk at Peter and Shelley Barlow's wedding reception and woke up the next morning in bed with Tracy. Also in 2014, Hesmondhalgh was nominated for the "Best Actress" award at The British Soap Awards. The character first appeared in the episode first broadcast on 26 January 1998. You need a couple of people who just love each other and stay together through thick and thin.". That's all they told me. Inspired by her work with Coronation Street, and encouraged and mentored by Hesmondhalgh, Wallace entered a Manchester drama school, and went on to become the first transgender actress to play a regular transgender role in a UK soap opera, Hollyoaks, in 2015, playing school headmistress Sally St. Claire. New to the Street, Fiz found Roy and Hayley old-fashioned and caused trouble by reporting Roy for hitting her when they tried to crack down on her skiving off school. [1] She was married to Roy Cropper (David Neilson). She shares a very ordinary family life in Derbyshire with her husband, screenwriter and actor Ian Kershaw (they met on the soap, when he played a reporter on the Weatherfield Gazette) and their two daughters, aged 13 and 10. Calling out, Anna and Carla go to the bedroom and, to their shock, find a deceased Hayley on the bed, with Roy's arm around her. For the duration of. Feeling Christian would have responded better if she had told him the truth in her own time, Hayley blamed Roy everything and went to stay with Becky, although once she'd calmed down she returned to Roy. Hayley gave Becky her job back at the cafe and from then on there was more trust in their relationship. Initially considering fighting for Patience, the Croppers made a joint decision to give Tracy back her baby, while they faced the fact that the pain and anguish they went through in the last eight months was all for nothing. In 2007, she enjoyed playing scenes of Hayley meeting her son Christian Gatley, although his existence went against known Street history which had established Hayley as a virgin. When she returns to Weatherfield, she starts work at Underworld. Following Hayley's confession to Roy that she was a transsexual on 27th February 1998, the Independent Television Commission received ten complaints that it wasn't suitable for a pre-watershed timeslot. When Hayley Cropper swallows poison on Coronation Street on Monday night, taking her own life to escape inoperable pancreatic cancer, with her beloved husband, Roy, in pieces at her bedside, it will be the end of a character who, thanks to Hesmondhalgh's performance, has captivated and challenged British TV viewers for The result of this was the tabling, in 2004, of the Gender Recognition Act, granting trans people full legal status in their acquired sex. Coronation Street Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. She returned in Episode 6950 on 17th November 2008. Eager to give Wayne a sense of normality, they agreed to go on a camping trip with Martin Platt, Sally Webster and their children, but they were tracked down by Alex, who had heard about Hayley's sexuality from Les Battersby. By law they were still unwed, but with Hayley changing her surname to "Cropper" by deed poll, they considered themselves a married couple. Following the death of her aunt Monica in September 2007, Hayley discovers that she has a son, Christian Gatley (Andrew Turner). Hayley's manner of dress was indicative of a woman older than her years. Mary realised she wasn't wanted when she didn't receive an invite to the wedding, and in revenge she disconnected the rear carriage, stranding the bridal party. Hayley was the first transgender character in a British soap opera Chesney thought the Croppers would be a soft touch and laid it on with stories about how neglected he was at home. Hayley was thrilled to work in an environment where she could just be "one of the girls", but her colleagues took some time to warm to her due to her showing them up with her speed on the sewing machine. On 20 January 2014, she tells Roy she wants to die that day and whilst Roy is in The Kabin, Hayley irons his best shirt for her funeral. On being a woman playing the role: "I know a lot of the transsexual community were upset that it was a woman playing the part of Hayley, and not a transsexual. Roy was shattered by her dishonesty although they soon made up. As a child, she was lonely due to having no friends or siblings, and felt out of place among the other boys. Hesmondhalgh also won "Best On-screen partnership" and "Best Storyline" both alongside David Neilson at the ceremony. During Hayley and Roy's relationship, it often fell to Alma to talk sense into them during difficult moments, the most significant one being Roy's rejection of Hayley when she confessed her sexuality to him. Hayley Cropper in Coronation Street was a Weatherfield legend. Sylvia was initially appalled but Roy rose to the occasion and made her feel ashamed for her gut reaction. Roy found the situation difficult to accept, but agreed to stand by Hayley provided she was honest from now on. With Hayley behind him, Roy bought a new unit in Victoria Street, No.16, and the flat above, and moved the cafe there. Feeling sorry for Hayley, Alma offered her the hand of friendship, although she was slightly disturbed when Hayley, having no other friends, latched on to her and started following her around. [10] After a brief period of resettlement, she resumed her more familiar temperament of being generally supportive and friendly to the other characters. Eventually Hayley decided she'd had enough and told the girls herself. Hayley did so, but was very troubled by deciding to get involved, and told the police about the fake letter when Angela was arrested for her husband's murder. Her friend and colleague Alma Baldwin (Amanda Barrie) introduced her to Roy Cropper (David Neilson) and they became friends until Hayley told him that she was transgender and used to be called Harold. Hayley enjoyed talking to Christian about Harold, but while she plucked up the courage to tell him the truth, her lies became more elaborate, much to Roy's disapproval, whose one piece of advice on the matter was that she couldn't build a meaningful relationship on a lie. In the middle of the ceremony, Tracy arrived and caused a scene by shouting for Roy, resulting in Steve having her ejected. What do you think about that?' Hayley goes down to theatre at 13:05 and gives Roy her wedding ring to look after. In 2007, she assaulted Christian Gatley due to his violent reaction to Hayley's revelation about being his father, causing Christian to flee the area and lose touch with Hayley. Norris Cole (Malcolm Hebden) notices that Roy is even more unhappy than usual, and asks if he is alright, but he claims to be fine. With Anna Windass's encouragement (after Roy let slip Hayley's plans), Roy lied and told Hayley that he had changed his mind. Over a romantic meal at Roy's cafe, Roy's Rolls, Hayley confessed to him that she had been born a man, and explained to him what had led her to decide to change her body. She decides not to return to Underworld and wants to become a social worker but her police record (for the abduction of Wayne in 2001), rules her ineligible to work with children. Hayley and Roy were something of an odd couple; they were not overtly romantic with each other, their bond being an emotional rather than physical one. Coronation Street legend Julie Hesmondhalgh has revealed she moved in with her now husband after just one week of dating and was pregnant within six weeks.. Julie, who played Hayley Cropper on the . Since the passing of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 in UK law, it has been possible for transgender people to change their birth certificates and marry legally. She hires a private investigator to track him down and introduces herself as his aunt. However, Hayley's insecurity over how Roy saw her occasionally cropped up, in particular her fear that he didn't find her attractive, but it was never mentioned again after his near-suicide in 2003 when he thought he'd been unfaithful to Hayley with Tracy Barlow. We didn't want people to be fearful of her and dislike her for the wrong reasons. They successfully applied and were taken on as foster parents. What do you expect to happen for her to wake up 1 day and decide she wants to be a man? Hayley was so glad to have a friend that she started following Alma around and bought her an expensive sweater. His relationship with Hayley started out platonically, meeting for the first time over dinner at Alma's flat. Initially seeming to take the news well, Hayley broke down in a panto queue and asked Roy to take her home, where she became hysterical and knocked the Christmas tree over, complaining that her life had meant nothing. In that time, she'd fallen in love with Mozambique and its people, and in fact no sooner had she returned to Roy's side that she announced her intention to return and continue her work. In 2012, he failed to take an interest in Hayley's ballroom dancing due to being caught up in his chess games with Mary Taylor. Blackburn: "This is a very sensitive issue and we will be exploring the effects of her decision on husband Roy who has a huge emotional and moral dilemma over her choice to die this way." For Hayley's return to the programme some months later, a communication was established between the production team, including Julie Hesmondhalgh, and a trans advisor, Annie Wallace, associated with Press for Change, the transgender campaign and information group. The idea of introducing a transgender character came about during a story meeting, when the writing team were discussing the possible introduction of Coronation Street's first homosexual character. However, she did not want to sleep apart from Roy anyway, and as she moved into Roy's flat, they cemented their relationship, although Hayley lied to Roy by telling him that, like him, she was a virgin. Carla drove her to the hospital, where she found out she had pancreatic cancer. Hayley says she would love to meet them but Christian wants to wait until they are 16 years of age, upsetting Hayley. Unable to return to Firman's Freezers, Hayley got a job at Underworld knicker factory when Roy won a bet with Mike Baldwin that Hayley could out-machine any of his girls. When Hayley Cropper swallows poison on Coronation Street on Monday night, taking her own life to escape inoperable pancreatic cancer, with her beloved husband, Roy, in pieces at her bedside, it will be the end of a character who, thanks to Hesmondhalghs performance, has captivated and challenged British TV viewers for . At the age of 46 years old David made his debut on Coronation Street. Roy is devastated when the consultant tells Roy and Hayley that her cancer is terminal. Roy and Hayley's role in Fiz's life was as surrogate parents although in contrast to Becky Granger, Fiz rarely leaned on the Croppers for emotional support and her job alongside Hayley in the factory meant that they were as much friends as mother and daughter figures. Roy breaks the news to Anna, Fiz, Tyrone, Peter, Carla, Rita Tanner (Barbara Knox) and Dennis Tanner (Philip Lowrie). In her later years, Hayley formed an unlikely, yet notably close, friendship with Carla Connor (Alison King) and although it was obvious the pair were from completely different walks of life, they came to respect and care for each other. Initially put off when he found out Hayley was a pre-op trans-woman, he realised what a perfect match they were and accepted her as a woman. A few days later, Roy and Hayley attend Jane's funeral and meet her young sons, Zac and Henry. Alma Baldwin was Hayley's first close friend following her sex change. Patience Cropper is renamed Amy Barlow and the Croppers are her godparents. Worse still, her position at Firman's was one of authority, and Hayley was too afraid of her colleagues to discipline them. Hayley and Roy then sit down as talk about Hayley's final days, where she tells Roy that she intends to end her own life when the cancer spreads. "I know. In 2012, she took three months off to appear in Black Roses: The Killing Of Sophie Lancaster at the Royal Exchange Theatre. Whatever happens next I'll always be proudest of lovely Mrs Cropper. This would make an amazing storyline, in which she has had enough of being a woman and wants to revert to being a man again Despite the fact she's shown no interest in being a man. (50 Years), News that Coronation Street was set to introduce British soap's first transsexual character broke in the papers two weeks before Hayley's on-screen debut in Episode 4341 on 26th January 1998. Hayley was determined to prove herself capable and challenged Gwen Loveday about her shoddy work. Having missed each other, they toured the sights of Amsterdam together, while surreptitiously trying to find out where they stood in each other's affections. He was collected by his stepfather Alex Swinton and eventually returned to the children's home. Julie Hesmondhalgh left Coronation Street temporarily in 2001 to give birth to her daughter, Martha Mo. Meeting with Christian on the pretence of showing him where Harold's ashes were scattered, Hayley finally told Christian that she was Harold. Hayley's prognosis was devastating for the Croppers and their close friends, with Roy constantly fussing over her and trying to keep her from tiring herself. When Coronation Street star Julie Hesmondhalgh (better known as transgender Hayley Cropper) decided to leave the show back in 2013, she feared she might be committing professional suicide. Hayley made him promise to go on and be her eyes, ears and heart for years to come. Hayley is shocked when Christian turns violent and starts pushing her for the money. Fiz returns later that year and becomes good friends with Roy and Hayley. He says she could live up to about six months to a year. Following this, in October 2007, Hayley leaves the Street to go on volunteer work in Mozambique for a year. On their return, Hayley found out that Jane had been taken to a hospice for round-the-clock care. In 2007, Hayley discovered that she had a son, Christian Gatley, fathered before her sex change, and admitted to Roy that she'd lied about being a virgin when they met. She is told she needs an operation and chemotherapy to get rid of the cancer. On the value of the couple: "I've said this before, but they are, despite how unusual they are as people, they are the most conservative couple on the Street really. She decides to tell Fiz about Christian, confusing Roy but he comes round to the idea of Hayley contacting Christian, so she leaves a message on his mobile. However, reaction to the character was mainly positive. She was married to Roy Cropper and together they were devoted foster parents to many Street faves including Becky Granger, Fiz. Roy confronts Hayley when he sees money has withdrawn from their joint bank account and she tells Roy everything. The actor was born in Loughborough on March 13 1949. Hayley regretted her harsh words and she and Becky soon made up. In April 2011, Roy's mother Sylvia Goodwin turned up at the cafe demanding an explanation for Roy's no-show at her husband Roger's funeral, in the process meeting Hayley for the first time. In 1999, the writers decided that Hayley and Roy would marry. Christian Gatley was the son of transsexual Hayley Cropper and first seen in September 2007 when a Private Investigator found Christian for Hayley, giving her all the information needed about her son, she was also shown a photograph of Christian outside Sound Garden, the record shop where he worked. In January 2001, the Croppers were accepted as foster parents and received their first foster child: Jackie Mosley, who stayed for two weeks while her mother was in hospital. The character first appeared in the episode first broadcast on 26 January 1998. Hayley's hen night, planned by Becky, saw her blindfolded and led to the cafe, which had been transformed into a salsa bar, where Sean Tully had hired a friend to pose as a Latin lothario and salsa dance with Hayley. In 2013, Hayley battled pancreatic cancer. Thankfully some good news came not long after - on August 30, 2010, Roy and Hayley finally walked up the aisle and became man and wife. They seemed to be back on the road to normality when Tracy dropped a bombshell she was pregnant, and Roy was the father. When Hayley was fourteen, her mother walked out on the family and she was raised by her father thereafter. Before auditioning, the actress was given sketchy details about the character, with one glaring omission: All I knew at first was there's a part going in Coronation Street, she's called Hayley, she's going to work in the factory and she's fun. 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