Who was the father of Heather Trotts baby? Hesmondhalgh also won "Best On-screen partnership" and "Best Storyline" both alongside David Neilson at the ceremony. Their first child is teenager Fiz Brown (Jennie McAlpine), who returns to care after falsely claiming that Roy hit her. While Roy was in a vulnerable state due to his grief over betraying Hayley, Hayley acted out in other ways, initially accusing Tracy of making the whole thing up, and then, after persuading Roy to fight for their marriage and not move out as he proposed, adopting a more feminine image, which was not to either of their liking. On their return, the Croppers discovered that Sylvia had departed the Street to live with her sister. [7] Making her debut appearance on the show in January 1998, she played the first transgender character in a British soap opera. While teaching a literacy class, Hayley came into contact with Becky Granger, with whom she had previously worked at Underworld. Roy became obsessed with catching the prankster, suspecting Beth Tinker, but the mystery was solved when Deirdre Barlow, walking her dog Eccles, found Roy sleepwalking on the Red Rec. Making her character pregnant when Julie fell pregnant in real life wasn't possible for the Corrie script team for obvious reasons - Hayley Cropper was born a man. Julie Hesmondhalgh left Coronation Street temporarily in 2001 to give birth to her daughter, Martha Mo. Hayley Anne Cropper (ne Patterson) was the late wife of Roy Cropper. The doctor revealed to the couple that the chemotherapy was proving ineffective due to the cancer being more aggressive than expected, and Hayley's life expectancy was revised to mere weeks. 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. Sylvia soon settled down and became an indispensable member of the Cropper family. He only set Hayley free when Carla pleaded with him, and the incident ended with Tony perishing in a blaze he started himself. Much of the drama in Hayley's final months concerned Roy's refusal to accept her plans. Another friend of Hayley's from this period was Ruth Audsley, who hid her attraction to Harold. During Ben's adolescence and childhood, he was. Roy decides not to tell Hayley his true feelings and they listen to music together after a stressful day. In 2012, she took three months off to appear in Black Roses: The Killing Of Sophie Lancaster at the Royal Exchange Theatre. Hayley Cropper was created in 1998. Hayley gets a message from Christian, wanting to meet in a caf in Bury. Christian brings Sam and Maisie to the caf and Maisie is intrigued by Roy's train collection, while Hayley and Christian talk upstairs. 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. In 1999, the writers decided that Hayley and Roy would marry. Roy goes with Hayley but Christian sends her a text, saying that he cannot go through with it. At the given address, they were met by Margaret Cropper, St. John's second wife, who informed them that her husband had recently passed away. On getting home, Hayley is stunned to see Christian and tells him that she is too tired but will see him another time. The character first appeared in the episode first broadcast on 26 January 1998. After the initial surprise, most were supportive of Hayley, but some, such as Les Battersby, picked on her, while at work Linda Sykes tried to make her use the gents toilets, resulting in Mike stepping and forcing Linda to back down (although his intentions were only to get everyone back to work, rather than anything noble). 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]. Hayley continued to work throughout, insisting on giving herself a sense of normality and asking Roy not to mention the word cancer in her presence. Tired of appeasing Tracy, the Croppers became more aggressive in their dealings with her by telling Ken and Deirdre about her pregnancy, but Tracy hit back by getting an extra 10,000 out of them in exchange for her marrying Roy and then shaming them in public by telling the neighbours about their financial arrangement. Producer Brian Park: [We] didn't want to be seen as chasing their tails so much. Fiz returns later that year and becomes good friends with Roy and Hayley. It has been said that the character of Hayley Cropper 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. [4] In the episode, Hayley takes her own life, after living with terminal pancreatic cancer. Interrupting Angela typing the words you're next on the factory computer, Hayley was asked by Angela to go to Sheffield and post a letter containing the threat. Roy and Hayley felt protective of Wayne and, when he confessed that Alex often lashed out at him and his mum, they decided to act and reported Alex to Peter Hartnell, their contact from Social Services. Traumatised by the incident, Roy's sleepwalking episodes intensified, and on one occasion the cafe smoke alarm went off when Roy cooked in his sleep. Fiz Brown was the second of the Croppers' foster children in 2001. Becky had fled the area earlier that year, after framing Kelly Crabtree for robbing her friends at the factory. In particular, she never felt right in her body, especially after puberty which she described as "like sores breaking out". She usually wore a shirt and cardigan with a skirt, short hair, and for all of her sixteen years in the Street, she wore the same red anorak. [8] She took maternity leave from the soap between 2000 and 2001 after the birth of her first daughter. Hayley was wary of Becky's attempts to befriend her but, sensing something in her, decided to cut her a break and gave her a job at the cafe. Hayley was, for many viewers, the first transgender woman whose story they had seen unfold on TV. During his time on. It was revealed that Hayley had applied for, and received, her new birth certificate, and so, after some disagreements about the cost and motives for marriage, the plans were made for the wedding. 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. What do you expect to happen for her to wake up 1 day and decide she wants to be a man? You can push the envelope later. 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. Roy was especially closed, but as he left to go back the UK, he gave her an engraved gold watch. With Alex threatening to call the police, the Croppers stole Martin's car and, taking with Wayne with them, sought refuge with Hayley's old friend Ruth Audsley in Warwickshire. In Roy, Hayley had found someone who was similarly set apart from the world around him, and although Roy had trouble expressing his feelings, he greatly enjoyed Hayley's company. This culminated in Tony nearly drowning Roy in the canal before turning himself over to the police and confessing to his crimes. Faithful, loyal and kind, Hayley didn't mind putting herself out to help others in a jam. ' (50 Years of Coronation Street: The (very) Unofficial Story, JR Books, 2010). The result of this was the tabling, in 2004, of the Gender Recognition Act, granting trans people full legal status in their acquired sex. 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. As the year came to a close, Hayley started her chemotherapy sessions and began planning her funeral. Hayley gets fed up with people being sympathetic so she and Roy go on holiday before her operation to remove her tumour. Shared exclusively by Hypebae, the visual is . Hayley and Sylvia go but is devastated when Roy tells everyone that she has pancreatic cancer. She is told she needs an operation and chemotherapy to get rid of the cancer. [6] Actor Julie Hesmondhalgh first came to the attention of the casting director while dressed in drag in a production of 'Much Ado About Nothing'. Also, his presents to her was usually more suited to him, for example an authentic but rustic meal from the Civil War period (2002), a holiday in Burnham Thorpe for the two hundredth anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar (2005), and Scrabble in a foreign language (2003). Hayley was so glad to have a friend that she started following Alma around and bought her an expensive sweater. In the wake of the Wayne incident, Peter Hartnell told the Croppers that their fostering suspension would be lifted, but the couple never fostered again. Deirdre Barlow (Anne Kirkbride) finds Roy sleepwalking on the Red Rec and returns him to Hayley and Sylvia. In 2013, Hayley battled pancreatic cancer. Roy found the situation difficult to accept, but agreed to stand by Hayley provided she was honest from now on. She was a kind woman who always put others first, at times such that she could be seen as a pushover, as evidenced by doing her colleagues work for them to meet quotas. Although the factory staff and Street residents initially taunt her, she eventually gets her job back and most Street residents gradually accept her. 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. Roy upset Hayley with his honest but blunt responses to the questions, in which he admitted that he didn't see her as a normal woman, because he knew intellectually that she was a born a man. The episode attracted 9.7 million viewers the show's highest figure in almost a year. In 2013, Carla was one of the first people to find out about Hayley's cancer treatment. Hayley and Roy enjoy their last Christmas together. The Croppers even let Tracy off with paying some of the money in exchange for letting them baby-sit Amy, and when Roy's divorce came through in June, the Croppers celebrated their freedom from Tracy with a candlelit dinner. In their final conversation, Hayley and Roy reminisced about the past, with Hayley telling Roy that she knew what it was to be loved thanks to him, after which she downed the cocktail and passed away in Roy's arms. Because of her sheltered upbringing, Hayley was shy and had trouble making friends. 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. She is terrified of anything that might give her away." Her character Hayley took her own life - with the help of beloved husband Roy - after a hellish battle with pancreatic cancer. in Coronation Street, he was generally seen as an anorak and a misfit. David is 69 years old, and will turn 70 in March 2019. She was subsequently booked in for a more in-depth CT scan, after which the doctors broke the news to her that she had pancreatic cancer, and her chances of survival were only one in five. Due to her longstanding feud with Tracy, Becky was shunned by the residents, with only Roy and her sister Kylie Platt believing her. Comforted by Roy, she softened and told him that loving him had made her life worthwhile. Photo Credit: Matrix Pictures Before you think Roy and Daniel are inseparable, Daniel, in real-life, is married to Jane Neilson who is not involved with Coronation Street. However, before they could do so, Ruth shopped them and they were taken into police custody, and Wayne was returned to his parents. (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. She also swore those who knew to secrecy, but Roy blurted it out at Audrey Roberts's birthday party at Nick's Bistro after catching her drinking alcohol. Owner of Roy's Rolls, Roy was an incessantly honest man, and Hayley was one of the few people who understood him. But a particularly interesting one that's caught hold on social media is eating an orange in the shower. 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. (Lancashire Evening Telegraph, 7th March 1998), After her initial two-month stint was deemed a success, Julie Hesmondhalgh was given a new contract and Hayley returned as a permanent character with Episode 4429 on 29th June 1998, beginning with a memorable set of episodes filmed on location in Amsterdam, where Hayley reunited with Roy having completed her transformation into a woman. 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. In 2010, Hayley took dance classes with Anna Windass, and two years later learned ballroom dancing with Norris Cole and Mary Taylor. ", The decision to kill Hayley off came from incoming producer Stuart Blackburn, who described it as the "easiest decision [he'd made]". Roy and Hayley shared a caring, trusting relationship, successful partly because they were friends as well as husband and wife. At that time, they could not legally marry, since Hayley was still seen as a male in the eyes of the law. Hesmondhalgh won numerous awards for her portrayal of Hayley, but announced her departure from the show on 11 January 2013. Once there, Hayley sees Carla bound and gagged but Robbie pulls out a gun on her before she can escape, and ties her to a chair too. At that point, they could not legally marry as under UK law Hayley would be recognised as a man. With Carla's support, Hayley told Roy and Sylvia about the cancer. Hesmondhalgh only knew she was auditioning to play a "fun" character, so arrived "all Bet Lynch, in my leopard skin and red lippy". Tracy drugs Roy at Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) and Shelley Unwin's (Sally Lindsay) wedding reception and claims to have slept with him. Les was so upset that he attempted suicide, and while driving him to hospital Dennis was killed in a car crash, devastating Janice. It is also alleged that the resultant public support for this fictional character went in favour of the Bill. The Croppers were relieved when they were informed that Fiz had done similarly before, and there would be no action taken. Taking pity on Hayley when Curly Watts picked on her for being too unassertive in her job at Firman's Freezers, Alma befriended her in order to boost her confidence. In 2009, David Neilson, Julie Hesmondhalgh and Katherine Kelly starred in direct-to-DVD spin-off Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday, shot on location in Romania. Deciding not to return to the factory, Hayley continued with her volunteer work and helping Roy at the cafe. Hayley regretted her harsh words and she and Becky soon made up. [5] Hayley's funeral aired on 31 January 2014. However, as other UK soaps such as Brookside and Hollyoaks had recently covered such storylines, the idea did not appeal to the team. They went on to be one of the longest-lasting couples in Coronation Street history, something which pleased the actors. Well, I was gobsmacked, of course, but I thought it was a fantastic idea. Roy cannot cope and initially rejects her but realises that their friendship is more important than Hayley's secret. That's all they told me. 50 Years of Coronation Street: The (very) Unofficial Story. Hayley confides in Sylvia on the day of her scan but swears her to secrecy. Later, Roy tells her that he wishes that he could halve her pain and Hayley tells him that she could die and the pair embrace passionately. His offer came with a proposal of marriage, but Hayley had to decline, reminding him that they couldn't marry under UK law. They've got to be a bit more imaginative, so it's great - it works out good for us." [15] The official LGBT History Month website includes Hayley as one of the important famous LGBT people in their history, even though she is a fictional character.[16]. Hayley Anne Cropper (ne Patterson) was the late wife of Roy Cropper. His bad treatment of her intensified when Roy threw a pint over him in the Rovers Return in retaliation for calling Hayley a freak. Enjoying making a difference to people's lives, Hayley decided to do voluntary work at the church, although restrictions were placed on her due to her being a transsexual and she was only allowed to work with ex-offenders. Hesmondhalgh has insisted that it was a "right to die" storyline not 'an assisted suicide' storyline. On her return to the caf, she makes it clear that she blames Roy and this causes problems. They decide to go camping in a bid to mend their issues. But doing the play at the Royal Exchange last year made me realise that there's life in the old dog yet. Hayley's exit storyline saw her diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer and, in a story twist, decide to end her life on her own terms. Finding her manner odd, Carla investigated and persuaded Anna Windass to let her into the flat, where they found Roy with a lifeless Hayley, who had passed away moments before. As a surprise for Roy, Hayley arranged for the wedding bus to stop at the train station and for Roy to drive a steam engine to the venue, with the bridal party in the rear carriage. After affirming their mutual attraction, Hayley goes to Amsterdam for private gender reassignment surgery. However, some abused their kindly nature. Alex then stunned them by offering to sell Wayne to them for 10,000, which he lowered to 5,000, eager for them to accept. Mike eventually caved in and re-hired Hayley. They later joined the Weatherfield Operatic Society together, with Hayley encouraging a terrified Roy to try for The Sound of Music with her. The unlucky-in-love shop assistant, played by Cheryl Fergison, plucks up the courage to tell the mystery man hes become a father just hours after giving birth. Hesmondhalgh has become an outspoken activist for trans rights, including becoming the first Friend of campaign group Trans Media Watch[14] and as Hayley, she has heralded a new level of acceptance among people across the country. As a boy, Roy had found his mother cold and unsympathetic, and as an adult she still instilled fear in him. When she got her results, Hayley was informed by the new GP, Dr. Akhtar, that she had abnormal liver functions and was checked into hospital for an ultrasound scan, which revealed a blockage in her bile duct. A non-confrontational but resilient woman, Hayley made many friends through her kind and honest nature. With Anna Windass's encouragement (after Roy let slip Hayley's plans), Roy lied and told Hayley that he had changed his mind. 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. They thought it was a cop-out. 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. 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. After Christmas, Hayley and Roy went to the hospital for the results of another scan, carried out when Hayley complained about feeling pains. There is no answer, so Anna eventually unlocks the door with her spare key and they enter the flat together. Both were successful in their auditions. 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. Hayley returned to work but, dazed by the news, she broke down in front of the girls, and privately informed Carla of her diagnosis. Most criticism came from the LGBT community, who slated the portrayal of Hayley as cliched and ill-informed. Hayley Patterson was a shy shop supervisor at Firman's Freezers. However, this was borne out of a desire to share his interests with his wife rather than selfishness, and Roy was also capable of more romantic gestures, with the occasional prompting from friends. [10] After a brief period of resettlement, she resumed her more familiar temperament of being generally supportive and friendly to the other characters. Tracy then announced to the entire congregation that her baby was in fact Steve's, and she never had sex with Roy at all. I'm happy as I am. come on your having a laugh (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. Hesmondhalgh: "Because nobody else would have them, the scriptwriters have got to be a bit imaginative with us - they can't just keep splitting us up and sending us off and having affairs and having children and things. This causes an argument and Hayley moves in with Fiz and Tyrone. Spurred on by a nightmare in which she was still Harold and had never met Roy, she decided to try and make amends with Christian. She wrote to Roy letting him know where she was, and was shocked when, a short time later, he visited her out of the blue. Hayley returns in November 2008; it is clear that she is not entirely happy, appearing evasive and she tells Roy that she wants to return to her charity work, as she has fallen for Olaf, the project team leader. After her operation, Hayley remained in Amsterdam and rented a houseboat, intending to stay for a while. This prevents Roy and Hayley fostering, or working with, any more young people. It had been a long time coming for the couple who had been together since soon after Hayley arrived on the cobbles in. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. The Croppers' relationship becomes increasingly strained, including a suicide attempt by Roy, but they pull through. Hayley's attire and mannerisms were used to subtly hint at her background. Eventually Janice got fed up with Les and left him for Dennis Stringer. They have a wonderful time but their joy is cut short when they are told that Jane has been rushed to a hospice. Just before she left, Hayley got into an argument with Tracy Barlow, standing her ground when Tracy made fun of her sexuality, although it revealed an insecurity in her that Roy didn't find her physically attractive. Then Judi Hayfield, the casting director, said to me: 'I don't know how to begin to tell you what this part is or how you'll feel about it, but she's a transsexual and at the moment she's still in a male body. In her sixteen years as Hayley, Hesmondhalgh wore the same red anorak. This drew the attention of Tracy Barlow, who let the cat out of the bag that Hayley was a transsexual. The Croppers usually played a supportive role in her dramas, even those which were of her own making; in 2011, they convinced Dev and Sunita Alahan not to press charges against her for robbing the Corner Shop. ", On 11th January 2013, it was announced that Julie Hesmondhalgh would be leaving Coronation Street at the end of her contract in early 2014. In May 2010, Hayley and Roy argue when she suggests that they have a lavish wedding, now that the law has changed and their union can now be officially recognised. Upon awakening, Hayley looked at the clock and realised that not enough time had elapsed for the operation to have been successful, and it was confirmed by the consultant, Mr Peakman, that the tumour was inoperable as it encased a vital vein. A minority of people expressed their concern at having such "bizarreness" brought into their homes on a prime-time show. Mary Taylor (Patti Clare) intervenes in the wedding preparations and, after weeks of muscling in, Hayley and Roy tell her they do not want her to be a part of the wedding, despite Hayley wearing her vintage wedding dress. 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 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. After the funeral, Hayley's Uncle Bert passed on to Hayley some letters addressed to her which Monica had held onto. Coronation Street's Hayley Cropper has changed soaps for ever Corrie stumbled ahead of its time introducing transgender character Hayley Cropper in 1997 as Roy's disastrous date, but when. In 2003, while Hayley is away, nursing her sick aunt, scheming Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) bets Bev Unwin (Susie Blake) that she can bed the man supposedly least likely to be unfaithful Roy. But I think the anorak has got to stay - it's an institution! At the end of the year, Hayley bought Gail Platt's share of the cafe but went on working at the factory. In an interview with Hesmondhalgh in August 2015, it was revealed that in tribute to Wallace, the writers gave Hayley's middle name as Anne, and gave her the same birthday, as well as a mutual love for rock music, especially Queen. The doctor tells Hayley that there is a blockage in her bile duct and Hayley tells Sylvia that she may have cancer and breaks down in her arms. By law they were still unwed, but with Hayley changing her surname to "Cropper" by deed poll, they considered themselves a married couple. It being a big step for them, Hayley and Roy were very attentive and enthusiastic, much to Jackie's chagrin, but overall it was a pleasant experience for them. Anne Malone froze to death when she was accidentally locked in a freezer at Freshcos while gaining revenge on Curly Watts for rejecting her. Their row led to Hayley leaving Roy to stay with Fiz and Tyrone Dobbs at 9 Coronation Street, where she had a collapse due to an infection and was taken to hospital. However, they do get to the venue on time and Hayley marries Roy. At the same time, she came clean to Roy about her secretive behaviour of late, and her lie to him about being a virgin when they met. 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 was therefore sceptical when Becky tried to befriend her when Hayley was doing voluntary work with ex-offenders later in the year, but she decided to give Becky a chance, feeling that everyone could be rehabilitated. Hayley tells Roy that he must not touch the glass containing the lethal cocktail. Hayley insisted that he get a full health check, offering to go through one herself to encourage him. Also in 2014, Hesmondhalgh was nominated for the "Best Actress" award at The British Soap Awards. Hayley Patterson was a shy shop supervisor at Firman's Freezers. 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