And I said, 'Brilliant! Because of her sheltered upbringing, Hayley was shy and had trouble making friends. 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). 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. Roy and Hayley Cropper were a much-loved couple on the Street (Picture: ITV) She may have been one of the most loved characters on the cobbles, but it turns out Coronation Street's Hayley. Hayley was so glad to have a friend that she started following Alma around and bought her an expensive sweater. Over time, Hayley came to better understand her feelings about her mind and body and she decided to become physically a woman. As a teenager, she became friends with a girl called Cath who was similarly outcast amongst their peers. Hayley gets a message from Christian, wanting to meet in a caf in Bury. I think the whole thing has been incredibly positive." I did think that people might be angry about it because a lot of people don't want to be watching Corrie and to be seeing this sort of thing, especially with a character that's likable like Hayley. From hair masks to cold rinses, people incorporate many different shower rituals into their routines. Hayley is devastated and furious with Roy. At work, Hayley had to live with Mike's constant ribbing. 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. Hayley Patterson was devised as a young, shy woman who would fall for Street anorak Roy Cropper. Hayley and Roy were also interested in seeing the world. Mike eventually caved in and re-hired Hayley. What do you think about that?' At that point, they could not legally marry as under UK law Hayley would be recognised as a man. Commandeering a pump wagon, Fiz and Becky got the bride to the hotel in time, and Hayley and Roy were married legally. Royston "Roy" Cropper is the proprietor of Roy's Rolls cafe in Victoria Street and husband of the late Hayley Cropper.. Roy was an oddball child who received little support from his mother, Sylvia.He left home at a young age to escape his hated stepfather Roger Goodwin and spent his working life catering in hotels and restaurants. Although devoted to Hayley, Roy could sometimes be insensitive. In October 2012, when Mary won tickets to the United States in a competition, she gave them to Roy and Hayley so that they could visit Sylvia, who was temporarily staying with her companion Milton Fanshaw in Palm Springs, California. In particular, she never felt right in her body, especially after puberty which she described as "like sores breaking out". Two months after her arrival, Sylvia's attentions turned to grandchildren. Hayley made him promise to go on and be her eyes, ears and heart for years to come. A short time later, Roy surprised Hayley by changing the habit of a lifetime and being spontaneous by booking a trip to Blackpool. Roy agrees but he is more concerned with inheritance law, upsetting Hayley, so she moves in with friend Anna Windass (Debbie Rush). 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. Later in the year, Roy and Hayley visit Palm Springs, California to visit Sylvia and her companion Milton Fanshaw (Robert Vaughn). (The Daily Telegraph, 21st April 1998). 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. Roy confronts Hayley when he sees money has withdrawn from their joint bank account and she tells Roy everything. (Final line, to husband Roy). However, some abused their kindly nature. Meeting with Christian on the pretence of showing him where Harold's ashes were scattered, Hayley finally told Christian that she was Harold. He couldn't remember what had happened in between but Tracy was more than happy to fill in the blanks. Hayley regretted her harsh words and she and Becky soon made up. He says she could live up to about six months to a year. Hayley was the first Street resident to find out their secret, learning the truth when Angela confided in her, after Hayley took her to casualty when Angela hurt her finger on the sewing machine. *Disclosure: Some of the links above are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, Fandom will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Maisie, however, tells her that she hopes she gets better soon and that she would love to come again. Hayley realises that she has to tell Roy so goes home and tells Roy and Sylvia. She'd never do it. But I think the anorak has got to stay - it's an institution! 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. 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. 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. Hayley confides in Sylvia on the day of her scan but swears her to secrecy. Chesney thought the Croppers would be a soft touch and laid it on with stories about how neglected he was at home. During Ben's adolescence and childhood, he was. Was Hayley cropper from corrie a man in real life? While Hayley is recovering, Roy accidentally tells Anna about her suicide wish. Roy plays "The Lark Ascending" by Vaughan Williams, and sits on the bed with Hayley. In 1999, Alma was Matron of Honour at their wedding. When catching up with Tilly, another volunteer, she learns Olaf is not the man she thought he was and decides to stay with Roy. Carla Connor became the Underworld co-manager in 2007 following the death of her husband Paul. 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. Upon her return, she faced the disgust of the residents, Hayley among them, although Hayley was one of the first to forgive Carla. Driven by his determination to fulfill his promise to Hayley, Roy found (via Emily Bishop) a minister who agreed to perform a ceremony at St. Paul's Church. Their reunion was cemented when Hayley was taken hostage at the factory by a maniacal Tony Gordon, escaping after her fellow hostage Carla Connor appealed to Tony's better side and persuaded him to let Hayley go. They went on to possibly save their group mates' lives by evacuating the first aid tent when a rocket landed on it and started a fire at the local firework display. Hayley was born as Harold Patterson in 1966. That's all they told me. 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. His bad treatment of her intensified when Roy threw a pint over him in the Rovers Return in retaliation for calling Hayley a freak. As a child, she was lonely due to having no friends or siblings, and felt out of place among the other boys. Unbeknown to Hayley, Roy was planning to propose to her at the upcoming 70s Valentine's dance, but when Roy caught Hayley spying on him even after he'd explained why he was seeing Beryl, he felt betrayed by her lack of trust, causing a brief rift between them. In 2004, she joined the Rovers Ravers, and ended up carrying the team as she was the only one with any experience at the sport. Hayley was the more open emotionally of the two, with Roy wearing a constant stone face. 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. 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. When Becky heard Hayley admitting to Roy that she didn't know who to believe, she became angry and shoved her. It wasn't until 2009 that Hayley took on a greater significance in her life; when Carla's husband Tony Gordon made a deathbed confession to arranging the murder of Liam Connor to Roy, only to recover, Roy became obsessed with exposing him. [4] In the episode, Hayley takes her own life, after living with terminal pancreatic cancer. Hesmondhalgh also won "Best On-screen partnership" and "Best Storyline" both alongside David Neilson at the ceremony. In October, Hayley and Roy joined a cancer support group, where they met a couple, Jane and Jeff Rayner. 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. However, before they could do so, Ruth shopped them and they were taken into police custody, and Wayne was returned to his parents. The news quickly spread throughout Coronation Street, stunning the residents. Hayley is thrilled but Christian demands Hayley give him money in return as he is in a lot of debt. 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. [8] She took maternity leave from the soap between 2000 and 2001 after the birth of her first daughter. They decide to go camping in a bid to mend their issues. They went on to be one of the longest-lasting couples in Coronation Street history, something which pleased the actors. The couple visit and Hayley is shocked to see how dazed Jane is after taking morphine. 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. Taking his duties very seriously, Roy upset Hayley by repeatedly critiquing her technique, resulting in her sticking a plaster over his mouth. 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 . But a particularly interesting one that's caught hold on social media is eating an orange in the shower. His relationship with Hayley started out platonically, meeting for the first time over dinner at Alma's flat. In 2010, Becky confided in them her mother's death, which she had kept even from Steve McDonald. At the end of the year, Hayley bought Gail Platt's share of the cafe but went on working at the factory. At that time, they could not legally marry, since Hayley was still seen as a male in the eyes of the law. 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. (The Guardian, 17th January 1998) To widen the field of available talent, the decision was taken to have an actress play the part instead of a transgendered 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. Hayley insisted that he get a full health check, offering to go through one herself to encourage him. Roy makes sure that she is comfortable and selects a piece of music that they both like. 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. 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. 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. Roy is devastated when the consultant tells Roy and Hayley that her cancer is terminal. When Hayley decided to end her own life when diagnosed with incurable pancreatic cancer, Roy refused to support her, seeing it as selfish on her part to take herself away from him, cherishing every possible second he could spend with her. 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 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. [11] Hesmondhalgh revealed that she wanted to pursue new projects, saying "I've had the most wonderful and happy time in the life changing 15/16 years I've been in Corrie, and I owe so much to the show and the special team that make it happen. 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 says she would love to meet them but Christian wants to wait until they are 16 years of age, upsetting Hayley. Fiz and Becky agreed to be bridesmaids, and Mary found the perfect venue: the Shawbrooke Country House Hotel, which had a function room overlooking the East Lancs steam railway. 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. The concept is simple: Turn on your shower, grab an orange, get in and start peeling and eating the fruit, enjoying all that citrusy . Hayley joined Firman's Freezers after years of looking after her father, and in the midst of a sex change. She works in the caf and then becomes supervisor at the factory in 2009. On her last day, Hayley prepared a lethal cocktail, instructing Roy not to touch it, and ironed Roy's best shirt for the funeral. In May 2010, Roy suggested to Hayley that they have a civil partnership, to improve their pension benefits. [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]. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Hayley Cropper was created in 1998. Patience Cropper is renamed Amy Barlow and the Croppers are her godparents. This causes an argument and Hayley moves in with Fiz and Tyrone. As the day arrived, the wedding party was just about to arrive when the press turned up at the church. Hayley and Becky did have the occasional cross word. Roy later proposed to Hayley at a fancy-dress disco on St. Valentine's Day 1999. A few months later, Fiz returned to the area, older and wiser, and apologised to the Croppers for being rotten to them. However, Hayley was impressed with Roy, whose stories at the dinner table had bored everyone but her, and they went out for a drink afterwards. [13] Wallace is now an actress in her own right, and appears as the character Sally St. Claire in the Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks. 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. 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. Given the level of fame Hayley has achieved, anonymity in everyday life has been a blessing for the actress. ", Reaction to the character improved over time, with praise focusing on Hayley's relationship with Roy. Hayley Cropper is a fictional transsexual woman, introduced to the long-running soap Coronation Street in early 1998. Hayley then went to visit her family, and when she returned she was stunned when Roy told her he'd had sex with Tracy. Hayley's theatrical bent extended to singing, with her singing Abba on stage along Deirdre Rachid, Linda Sykes and Janice Battersby at the Street's Millennium party in 2000. "But I don't want to be in authority. Comforted by Roy, she softened and told him that loving him had made her life worthwhile. Hayley had a difficult time in prison, as the women in her block knew she was a transsexual and picked on her, but after a few weeks Sheila reported Alex to the police for beating her and Hayley was released, the charges against her and Roy dropped and Alex arrested. In order to know that Christian's feelings were genuine, Hayley didn't tell him about the cancer, and he delighted her by expressing his regret over hitting her six years prior and informing her that she had two grandchildren, Sam and Maisie. 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. Newborn George Michael, named after Heathers idol, was conceived after her drunken night out at the R&R nightclub on Valentines night. 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. Later, Hayley breaks down at work and Carla comforts her. Transgender groups were also largely unhappy with the storyline, and found Hayley's original character traits, as written, clichd and ill-informed. The Croppers couldn't have children, but they fostered Fiz Brown in 2001, and took in several waifs and strays, most notably Becky Granger. She hires a private investigator to track him down and introduces herself as his aunt. Hayley agreed to keep her secret and didn't even tell Roy. [7] Making her debut appearance on the show in January 1998, she played the first transgender character in a British soap opera. 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. And you need that. (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. 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. [12] The appearance of a transgender woman in a mainstream soap opera attracted initial opposition from some members of the public, as expressed in calls to the Granada duty office, and letters written to magazines and newspapers. David is 69 years old, and will turn 70 in March 2019. The Croppers were reconciled when Roy bought Hayley a salsa dress as a present. When she told her father this, he threw all photographs of "Harold" into the fire and refused to allow her to wear woman's clothes in his presence. 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 February 1999, Hayley became suspicious of Roy's movements when he put on his best clothes to go for a walk. 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. He then proposed, and Hayley excitedly accepted, agreeing not to be defeated by a law. 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. Rising Stockholm -based designer Jade Cropper is debuting her Fall/Winter 2023 collection in a short film. 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. 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. I'm happy as I am. This prevents Roy and Hayley fostering, or working with, any more young people. 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. What do you expect to happen for her to wake up 1 day and decide she wants to be a man? After the funeral, Roy tells Hayley that he thinks he can accept her suicide plot. Mike fires her as a result. Hayley and Roy then foster a young boy, Wayne Hayes (Gary Damer), but go on the run with him, wanting to protect him from his abusive stepfather. 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