Following him along with Linda and Janice Battersby, she saw him meeting a woman, who turned out to be Beryl Freeman, his dancing tutor. in Coronation Street, he was generally seen as an anorak and a misfit. The couple finally married on 30 August 2010 at a stately home in Cheshire, and almost everyone but the bride arrived by steam train. 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. There was the wig, of course, I had to have my shoulders built up in my cardigans and there was the ubiquitous polo neck that was supposed to hide my Adam's apple. 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 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. Hayley is called back to the Medical Centre the following week and the doctor tells Hayley that she has abnormal liver function and needs an ultrasound scan for further investigation. Becky's stay with the Croppers reached an impasse when Becky went for a joyride in Hayley's car with her friend Slug, and she was subsequently sacked for starting a fire in the cafe which was actually caused by an electrical fault. On her last day, Hayley prepared a lethal cocktail, instructing Roy not to touch it, and ironed Roy's best shirt for the funeral. When an unimpressed Curly told Hayley to stop being so wet, he reduced her to tears in front of another colleague, Alma Baldwin. 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. Hayley insisted that he get a full health check, offering to go through one herself to encourage him. Although not a loving couple in the romantic sense, they were friends as well as husband and wife and enjoyed doing things together, such as taking Spanish lessons and learning first aid. With her troubled past, Becky's aggressive and thieving behaviour was a hard habit to break, but she was spurred on by her loyalty to the Croppers. Deirdre Barlow (Anne Kirkbride) finds Roy sleepwalking on the Red Rec and returns him to Hayley and Sylvia. The characters were first friends and they started a relationship, until Hayley revealed her past history. In the following weeks, Hayley had two operations, the first to unblock her bile duct and the next to remove the tumour. Hesmondhalgh: "I worked with the costume department to create a look. In 2009, the Croppers employed Fiz's husband John Stape at the cafe, despite his kidnap of Rosie Webster which had resulted in his imprisonment. Julie Hesmondhalgh left Coronation Street temporarily in 2001 to give birth to her daughter, Martha Mo. 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. Hayley returned to work but, dazed by the news, she broke down in front of the girls, and privately informed Carla of her diagnosis. When catching up with Tilly, another volunteer, she learns Olaf is not the man she thought he was and decides to stay with Roy. Hayley and Roy return a couple of weeks later and learn that Sylvia has gone to live with her sister, Roy's aunt Jean. 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. In 1998, they took evening classes in Spanish, which led to hilarity when, on their way to their way to their inaugural lesson, they stumbled into a "life class" with a nude Nick Tilsley as the model. Christian brings Sam and Maisie to the caf and Maisie is intrigued by Roy's train collection, while Hayley and Christian talk upstairs. Roy plays "The Lark Ascending" by Vaughan Williams, and sits on the bed with Hayley. In 2011, when Fiz was on remand for murders which John had committed, she asked the Croppers to look after her daughter Hope until she was transferred to the Mother and Baby unit in prison. Following the screening of the "wedding" in 1999, the Labour Government announced that a Parliamentary Working Group was being created to assess how the United Kingdom could grant trans people the legal rights for which they had fought for decades. Carla was absent from Weatherfield throughout these events, as she had fled to California when Tony admitted the truth to her months earlier. Hesmondhalgh: I was very excited to be involved in some action drama because that's not my normal place in the show, I'm usually behind a knicker machine or serving butties. ", As the storyline played out, Hesmondhalgh feared a backlash from fans over the storyline but was surprised by the reaction: "I've had so many messages and it's been overwhelming. Hayley is later cremated following a humanist funeral. In 2004, Roy bought Hayley an old globe and suggested they travel the world, starting with Kent, although they were tired out by one day's travelling and sold their camper van to Harry Flagg. Although devoted to Hayley, Roy could sometimes be insensitive. Fiz takes Hayley and Roy to The Rovers and Hayley tells them that she gave Christian the money. 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. She left Weatherfield immediately, with Liam Connor agreeing to keep her job open at the factory. 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. At work, Hayley had to live with Mike's constant ribbing. In 1999, the actress responded to suggestions that it was time to pack away her trusty anorak: "A charity shop sent me a new one the other week. When she learned Hayley would be transgender, she was nervous, but "then it dawned on me that this was actually my 'dream job' and I desperately wanted it. I'm happy as I am. For the duration of. The manner of Hayley's send-off was entirely appropriate for a woman who always looked to the positive; a woman who had lit up people's lives with her boundless enthusiasm and kindness. 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. 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. Hayley secretly does not like the new wallpaper but keeps quiet so she does not upset Roy. While there, Christian returns to the street and winds Fiz up about Hayley so she tells him that Hayley has cancer in an angry outburst. The news quickly spread throughout Coronation Street, stunning the residents. This prevents Roy and Hayley fostering, or working with, any more young people. The character first appeared in the episode first broadcast on 26 January 1998. When Hayley was fourteen, her mother walked out on the family and she was raised by her father thereafter. The couple enjoyed the day immensely, with the highlight being a dance in the Tower Ballroom, Roy having learned ballroom dancing especially for the occasion. 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. Hayley's volunteer work lasted longer than expected; she didn't return to the UK until November 2008. 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. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. On their return, Hayley found out that Jane had been taken to a hospice for round-the-clock care. Heather phones the father to tell him he has a son, and it is revealed to be the much younger Darren Miller (Charlie G. Hawkins). They later joined the Weatherfield Operatic Society together, with Hayley encouraging a terrified Roy to try for The Sound of Music with her. On 30 August 2010, the train carriage that Hayley and bridesmaids Fiz and Becky (Katherine Kelly) decouples from the steam train that is transporting the groom and wedding guests to the venue, due to Mary's meddling. Hayley is inspired by Jane's strength and confidence, despite dying from pancreatic cancer, but Roy tells Hayley that he found her highly inappropriate and inconsiderate. However, reaction to the character was mainly positive. Roy found the situation difficult to accept, but agreed to stand by Hayley provided she was honest from now on. A non-confrontational but resilient woman, Hayley made many friends through her kind and honest nature. After Roy, Carla provided the most support to Hayley in her final months, and in fact often acted as a counterbalance to Roy by encouraging Hayley to stay active and trying to boost her spirits, which was much appreciated by her ailing friend. In December 2011, when Tracy Barlow had a miscarriage which she claimed was caused by Becky pushing her down the stairs, Becky defiantly refused to take the blame, claiming that Tracy had lost the babies before the stairs incident and slipped down her staircase of her own accord. When she returns to Weatherfield, she starts work at Underworld. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Coronation Street's Julie Hesmondhalgh: Hayley's death is not a 'right to die' storyline", "When Julie Met Hayley: Interview with Julie Hesmondhalgh", When Julie Met Hayley: The Original Interview with Julie Hesmondhalgh with Beaumont Magazine Columnist Samantha Johnson, "Entertainment | TV stars prepare for battle", "Real-life Hayley Cropper speaks publicly for the first time", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hayley_Cropper&oldid=1138353201, This page was last edited on 9 February 2023, at 06:01. The answer, my friends, is that . 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. Proving their doubters wrong, they got married in 1999, and again in 2010, by which time changes in UK law meant that their union could be acknowledged legally as a result of the Gender Recognition Act 2004. After the funeral, Roy tells Hayley that he thinks he can accept her suicide plot. Mike eventually caved in and re-hired Hayley. 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. Was Hayley cropper from corrie a man in real life? In 2013, Hayley battled pancreatic cancer. In 2006, he ignored Hayley in favour of his friend Clifford Ford, who loved trains almost as much as Roy did. Hayley regretted her harsh words and she and Becky soon made up. In May 2013, Sylvia's friend Dorothy passed on a letter for Roy, from his estranged father, St. John Cropper, asking him to get in touch. Heather gives birth in hospital, she is surprised to be told she has had a boy. Hayley had also been a keen bowler since the 1980s, when she competed in the East Lancashire Semi-Pro Guild. Sylvia soon settled down and became an indispensable member of the Cropper family. It had been a long time coming for the couple who had been together since soon after Hayley arrived on the cobbles in. 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. 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. Commandeering a pump wagon, Fiz and Becky got the bride to the hotel in time, and Hayley and Roy were married legally. 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. Hesmondhalgh also won "Best On-screen partnership" and "Best Storyline" both alongside David Neilson at the ceremony. The joke was that Roy Cropper (David Neilson) was going to go on a series . 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. Hayley had a difficult time adjusting to life in Coronation Street. 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 . After a nap, Hayley is determined to go to The Rovers for a Christmas drink, but Roy wants her to take it easy. They decide to go camping in a bid to mend their issues. Who was the father of Heather Trotts baby? For her portrayal of Hayley, Hesmondhalgh was nominated in the category of "Most Popular Actress" at the 1999 National Television Awards. Hayley also played a part in the drama surrounding Tommy Harris's murder. 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. Hayley had respect for her father but he didn't understand her problems. David Neilson has appeared to confirm he wont return as Roy Cropper on Coronation Street. Roy regretted his harshness with Hayley and asked her to be his friend again, which she gratefully accepted, but despite liking her as a person, her sex change still made him uncomfortable and their relationship stalled. Upon her return, she faced the disgust of the residents, Hayley among them, although Hayley was one of the first to forgive Carla. Producer Brian Park: [We] didn't want to be seen as chasing their tails so much. When I got the scripts for those episodes I read them like a novel, all five episodes back to back I found it absolutely thrilling. (Fifty Years). Stuart kept popping into the cafe to see Hayley and they developed an innocent flirtation, with the understanding that nothing would happen due to Hayley being married. 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. She hires a private investigator to track him down and introduces herself as his aunt. At the hospital, the consultant explains that Hayley has an infection and needs to stay overnight. In February, Curly and Alma broke the news to Hayley that her father had passed away. Upset, Hayley runs home and is followed by Sylvia. Hayley was determined to prove herself capable and challenged Gwen Loveday about her shoddy work. She was married to Roy Cropper (David Neilson).Hayley Cropper. "[7][8] The character of Hayley Cropper is around four years older than Hesmondhalgh. Hayley decides that Roy should see a doctor and tells him she will have the same tests done, which Roy finds comfort in. She is taken care of by paramedics and she and Roy tell one another they love each other before watching the factory blow up, after Tony sets fire to the building, killing himself but Carla manages to untie herself and escapes. 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. The Croppers' problems were forgotten temporarily when the couple discovered that someone had been in the cafe overnight and moved things around, on multiple occasions. Hayley gave Becky her job back at the cafe and from then on there was more trust in their relationship. 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. However, when Hayley discovered that Roger's death had left Sylvia bereft and living in a care home, she persuaded Roy to take her in. Hayley realises that she has to tell Roy so goes home and tells Roy and Sylvia. 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. On the reaction from the LGBT community: "There's no way either me or Granada see this as a funny subject. Hayley Patterson was a shy shop supervisor at Firman's Freezers. Hayley Anne Cropper (ne Patterson) was the late wife of Roy Cropper. The Lancashire-born actress, 42, admitted she has had "the most wonderful . Shortly after this storyline was transmitted, Hesmondhalgh took a year off to concentrate on family. Rejected by Roy, Hayley confided her troubles in Alma, also revealing her sex change to her. 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. In her final week, Tyrone takes Hayley to the salon for a makeover although Roy wanted her to stay at home and rest. 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. I think maybe Ann McManus came up with it. Hayley tries to comfort Henry as he is not coping. He then proposed, and Hayley excitedly accepted, agreeing not to be defeated by a law. A week after the birth, Hayley was serving as a bridesmaid to Karen McDonald at her and Steve's second wedding. Hayley insists on visiting Jane in the hospice and Jeff reveals that Jane has died. Roy tries one last time to stop Hayley but she is adamant. At the end of the year, Hayley bought Gail Platt's share of the cafe but went on working at the factory. 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. She names him George Michael, after the singer. Hayley and Becky did have the occasional cross word. Her anger was typically directed at her circumstances, rather than her tormentors. A year later, they let homeless Craig Harris move into the flat after finding him living in squalor in the empty bakery next door. With the return of Hayley Cropper to Coronation Street on Monday 17th November, emails are coming in asking where the actress who plays Hayley, Julie Hesmondhalgh, has been in real life for a whole year. 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. 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. At that point, they could not legally marry as under UK law Hayley would be recognised as a man. However, she made an exception for Tracy Barlow, giving her a slap when Tracy made cracks about her sexuality during a heated argument. Christian repeatedly makes inappropriate remarks unintentionally so Roy shouts at him, before taking Hayley home. Hayley chooses not to disclose her transgender status, but she is forcibly outed when Alma's husband and factory boss Mike discovers a Tax Office error, showing her deadname. But doing the play at the Royal Exchange last year made me realise that there's life in the old dog yet. ' (50 Years of Coronation Street: The (very) Unofficial Story, JR Books, 2010). She was married to Roy Cropper and together they were devoted foster parents to many Street faves including Becky Granger, Fiz. Media outlets, noting the programme's usual reluctance to confront soap taboos, predicted "a storm of outrage, particularly from older viewers" (The Star, 16th February 1998). Following the death of her aunt Monica in September 2007, Hayley discovers that she has a son, Christian Gatley (Andrew Turner). When she saw Anna wash a glass from the bedroom, Carla realised that Hayley had taken her own life before the cancer reached its final stage, but she respected Hayley's choice not to share her plans with her and didn't pursue the matter further. She trained as an actress in London before returning to Manchester. Then awaiting the results of her CT scan, Hayley couldn't concentrate at the factory and explained her situation to Carla. Their relationship was tested by various storylines including Tracy Barlow's (Kate Ford) deceit, Hayley's secret son and Hayley's absence from the street. Hayley Cropper died in January 2014 in husband Roys arms. I think the whole thing has been incredibly positive." 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. 27-year-old Julie Hesmondhalgh was born in Accrington, Lancashire. In the summer, Hayley encountered Wayne Hayes and his mother Sheila in the Kabin and brought them to the cafe for lunch. 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 her sixteen years as Hayley, Hesmondhalgh wore the same red anorak. Given the level of fame Hayley has achieved, anonymity in everyday life has been a blessing for the actress. Born as a male named Harold Patterson in 1966, Hayley started treatment to physically become female when she was in her twenties. Hesmondhalgh won numerous awards for her portrayal of Hayley, but announced her departure from the show on 11 January 2013. When confronting Tracy, the Croppers are stunned when Tracy tells them that she is pregnant with Roy's baby and plans to have a termination if the Croppers do not want to adopt it. [2] Her final scenes were filmed on 18 November 2013 [3] and aired on 22 January 2014. And you need that. As a teenager, she became friends with a girl called Cath who was similarly outcast amongst their peers. Steve and Karen marry, despite Tracy's bombshell, and Karen gets her revenge by gatecrashing the christening. Strange happenings begin occurring in the caf and Roy thinks Beth Tinker (Lisa George) and her family are responsible. As the day arrived, the wedding party was just about to arrive when the press turned up at the church. David is 69 years old, and will turn 70 in March 2019. Much of the drama in Hayley's final months concerned Roy's refusal to accept her plans. After Maria Connor (Samia Ghadie) accidentally interrupts and raises the alarm, Roy rushes to Underworld but can not help her, while Carla pleads with Tony to let Hayley go Tony eventually relents and throws Hayley out. Later in the year, Roy and Hayley visit Palm Springs, California to visit Sylvia and her companion Milton Fanshaw (Robert Vaughn). They are arrested for kidnap and Hayley is held on remand for objecting to her bail conditions but is released when Wayne's mother makes a statement about her marriage. 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. When the treatment failed, Hayley decided to end her life on her terms, which she did on 20th January 2014, passing away with Roy at her side. On getting home, Hayley is stunned to see Christian and tells him that she is too tired but will see him another time. Worse still, her position at Firman's was one of authority, and Hayley was too afraid of her colleagues to discipline them. What is the real name of Hayley. Hayley caught up with Roy at the airport and returned to Weatherfield with him. 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. She was appearing in Much Ado About Nothing at the Royal Exchange Theatre when she was spotted by a member of the casting team and subsequently asked to audition for Coronation Street. With the support of friends, Hayley gained in confidence and her bubbly personality emerged. Hayley confides in Sylvia on the day of her scan but swears her to secrecy. come on your having a laugh Roy goes with Hayley but Christian sends her a text, saying that he cannot go through with it. Prepared to drink the cocktail, Hayley is interrupted by Tyrone who is looking for Ruby's toy. When her family moved to Coronation Street in 2002, they were known as the Nelsons due to being in the witness protection programme. 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. Fiz returns later that year and becomes good friends with Roy and Hayley. On hearing that Hayley didn't have anyone else in her life, Alma and Mike Baldwin held a dinner party with Hayley, Curly, Audrey Roberts and Roy Cropper as guests, but the intention to matchmake Hayley and Curly was obvious and embarrassed the pair. 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