As Hayley had yet to update her passport, they took their honeymoon in York. 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. As a teenager, she became friends with a girl called Cath who was similarly outcast amongst their peers. 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. Owner of Roy's Rolls, Roy was an incessantly honest man, and Hayley was one of the few people who understood him. Hayley insists that they attend a cancer support group, where they meet Jane Rayner (Heather Bleasdale) and her husband Jeff (Jim Millea). Roy agrees but he is more concerned with inheritance law, upsetting Hayley, so she moves in with friend Anna Windass (Debbie Rush). However, their meeting ended on a sour note when Christian refused to let Hayley meet his children. On the reaction from the LGBT community: "There's no way either me or Granada see this as a funny subject. and that there are other things I want to try. They've got to be a bit more imaginative, so it's great - it works out good for us." You can push the envelope later. She agrees and they marry. 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. [1] She was married to Roy Cropper (David Neilson). Hayley returns later that year and supports Roy when they discover that his father died in May 2013. 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. The following day, Hayley collapses and Fiz calls an ambulance to take Hayley to hospital. 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. [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. In particular, she never felt right in her body, especially after puberty which she described as "like sores breaking out". He only set Hayley free when Carla pleaded with him, and the incident ended with Tony perishing in a blaze he started himself. Anne Malone froze to death when she was accidentally locked in a freezer at Freshcos while gaining revenge on Curly Watts for rejecting her. Occasionally, Hayley experimented with a more youthful, feminine look, before deciding that it didn't suit her. Realising that Hayley had no other friends, Alma searched for a way to free herself of her without hurting her feelings, succeeding when Hayley was introduced to Roy Cropper at dinner at Alma and Mike's flat. Corrie fans were devastated when Hayley was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in July 2013, following a CT scan. 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. She passed away with Roy at her side, but she left behind a husband who felt betrayed and abandoned, who was now without his soulmate. Hayley secretly does not like the new wallpaper but keeps quiet so she does not upset Roy. Anna lets her in and tries to stop Carla knocking on the flat door, but she does. A baby girl was born on 9th February 2004, with Tracy stalling the Croppers for a few days before handing the baby over. Hayley says she would love to meet them but Christian wants to wait until they are 16 years of age, upsetting Hayley. 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. While teaching a literacy class, Hayley came into contact with Becky Granger, with whom she had previously worked at Underworld. In 1999, the writers decided that Hayley and Roy would marry. Stuart then confronted Roy and Hayley in the cafe and called them freaks. Alma took the news better, and urged Roy to make amends. 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. Annie Wallace was brought in to the show as a research assistant to Julie . Mike eventually caved in and re-hired Hayley. Transgender campaigners were initially upset that a cisgender woman had been chosen for the part but later praised Hesmondhalgh's dedication and sensitivity. Following her surgery in Amsterdam, they began a . Hesmondhalgh won numerous awards for her portrayal of Hayley, but announced her departure from the show on 11 January 2013. In February, Curly and Alma broke the news to Hayley that her father had passed away. The pair argue again about the way Hayley wants to die. Angela Harris was one of Hayley's colleagues from the factory. 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. 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. At the end of the year, Hayley bought Gail Platt's share of the cafe but went on working at the factory. Hayley is shocked when Christian turns violent and starts pushing her for the money. Heather gives birth in hospital, she is surprised to be told she has had a boy. 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. Christian decides to wait and they talk but Hayley decides to take Roy and Christian to The Rovers, where Christian reveals that he is married and has two children, Sam and Maisie. Hayley was very non-confrontational, at least when dealing with bigots such as Les Battersby. 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. Roy cannot cope and initially rejects her but realises that their friendship is more important than Hayley's secret. Roy and Hayley decided to start an affair and shared their first kiss at the boating lake on the Red Rec. We'll get to know Hayley as a person, not a soap-box cause." 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. A minority of people expressed their concern at having such "bizarreness" brought into their homes on a prime-time show. 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. 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. Hayley felt the strain of everyone watching her and contemplated leaving Weatherfield, but Roy pleaded with her to stay and together they braved the Rovers. Julie Hesmondhalgh left Coronation Street temporarily in 2001 to give birth to her daughter, Martha Mo. 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. She'd never do it. Feeling herself getting weaker, Hayley decided to end her life the next day and saw each of her close friends in turn, telling them how much she appreciated them, even finding the time to tell Tracy Barlow what a horrible person she was. In most aspects of their lives, they were a team, for example in their volunteer work and becoming first aiders. Briefly, upon her return, there was a difficult situation where she had developed a crush on one of her co-workers in Africa (further reading below). Hayley then went to visit her family, and when she returned she was stunned when Roy told her he'd had sex with Tracy. Her passion for bowls was passed on by her father. Hayley gets a message from Christian, wanting to meet in a caf in Bury. On her last day, Hayley prepared a lethal cocktail, instructing Roy not to touch it, and ironed Roy's best shirt for the funeral. 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. 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. 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. What is the application of a cascade control system. For Hayley's sake, he gave his approval, but he let his true feelings slip on occasion. In October, Hayley and Roy joined a cancer support group, where they met a couple, Jane and Jeff Rayner. Roy breaks the news to Anna, Fiz, Tyrone, Peter, Carla, Rita Tanner (Barbara Knox) and Dennis Tanner (Philip Lowrie). [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]. At the hospital, the consultant explains that Hayley has an infection and needs to stay overnight. By 1995 he was living by himself at the Crimea Street flats . Hayley Patterson was a shy shop supervisor at Firman's Freezers. Hayley had respect for her father but he didn't understand her problems. In 2006, he ignored Hayley in favour of his friend Clifford Ford, who loved trains almost as much as Roy did. I think the whole thing has been incredibly positive." During Ben's adolescence and childhood, he was. 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. (The Guardian, 17th January 1998) However, she was written and played as a woman from the outset. But we wanted the character to live and breathe a bit so that people could get to know her without prejudice. 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). Upon her return, she faced the disgust of the residents, Hayley among them, although Hayley was one of the first to forgive Carla. Worse still, her position at Firman's was one of authority, and Hayley was too afraid of her colleagues to discipline them. The following year was relatively quiet for the Croppers. The murderer was later revealed to be Katy Harris, with Angela taking the blame to protect her daughter. Becky had fled the area earlier that year, after framing Kelly Crabtree for robbing her friends at the factory. 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. Tracy drugs Roy at Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) and Shelley Unwin's (Sally Lindsay) wedding reception and claims to have slept with him. I think maybe Ann McManus came up with it. 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 . Hayley Cropper died in January 2014 in husband Roys arms. Hesmondhalgh has insisted that it was a "right to die" storyline not 'an assisted suicide' storyline. Roy was shattered by her dishonesty although they soon made up. Most just want Roy and Hayley to get together." Hayley Cropper (also Hayley Patterson) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street, played by Julie Hesmondhalgh. I know the transsexual community have experienced terrible prejudice because of fear and ignorance, but this storyline has actually got people talking about a subject they might otherwise not have known about. Hayley was determined to prove herself capable and challenged Gwen Loveday about her shoddy work. Hayley was the first transgender character in a British soap opera 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. Their first child is teenager Fiz Brown (Jennie McAlpine), who returns to care after falsely claiming that Roy hit her. 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. He persuaded her that they should work on their relationship, and as a result, she returned to Weatherfield where she became a machinist in Mike Baldwin's (Johnny Briggs) lingerie factory, Underworld. The character first appeared in the episode first broadcast on 26 January 1998. As the day arrived, the wedding party was just about to arrive when the press turned up at the church. 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. 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. She is terrified of anything that might give her away." Hayley and Roy Cropper were married officially on August 30 th 2010. Hayley then had the operation to remove her tumour, giving Roy her wedding ring to look after while she was in the operating theatre. 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 had also been a keen bowler since the 1980s, when she competed in the East Lancashire Semi-Pro Guild. 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. A few months later, Fiz returned to the area, older and wiser, and apologised to the Croppers for being rotten to them. After the "wedding" was screened, the Labour Government announced that a Parliamentary Working Group was being created to assess how the UK could grant trans people the legal rights for which they had fought for decades. Christian brings Sam and Maisie to the caf and Maisie is intrigued by Roy's train collection, while Hayley and Christian talk upstairs. Jane shocked the couple by making jokes about her pancreatic cancer, but while Roy found her attitude inappropriate, Hayley was inspired and befriended the couple. Sylvia is initially outraged but, as of July 2011, appears to be coming round and accepts Hayley for who she is. (Final line, to husband Roy). "The character of Hayley was originally written as a joke. In September 2007, Hayley was saddened to learn of her Aunt Monica's death. Hayley's volunteer work lasted longer than expected; she didn't return to the UK until November 2008. 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. 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 . Press for Change, the transgender campaign and information group, were particularly concerned with the direction of the storyline, but after the first two months a trans advisor connected to Press for Change, Annie Wallace, was regularly consulted for eighteen months by scriptwriters and the actor, and trans groups appeared happier with the stories and scripts that resulted from this liaison. 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. They saw through his scheme but even their regular attentive method of parenting were beyond what Chesney was used to at home. 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. ", The decision to kill Hayley off came from incoming producer Stuart Blackburn, who described it as the "easiest decision [he'd made]". 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). Hayley felt compelled to track down her son and hired a private detective, who identified her son as Christian Gatley, manager of a record shop. 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. As a wedding present to Roy, Hayley officially changed her name by deed poll to Hayley Anne Cropper. He was collected by his stepfather Alex Swinton and eventually returned to the children's home. 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. They have a wonderful time but their joy is cut short when they are told that Jane has been rushed to a hospice. Hayley was given six months, or up to a year with chemotherapy. Later, Hayley breaks down at work and Carla comforts her. 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. His bad treatment of her intensified when Roy threw a pint over him in the Rovers Return in retaliation for calling Hayley a freak. The character is played actress, Julie Hesmondhalgh, who is assuredly not transsexual herself. ", On 11th January 2013, it was announced that Julie Hesmondhalgh would be leaving Coronation Street at the end of her contract in early 2014. However, with some prompting by Alma, he surprised Hayley by turning up at the disco dressed as John Travolta and showed that his dancing lessons hadn't gone to waste. Hayley tells Roy that he must not touch the glass containing the lethal cocktail. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Les was so upset that he attempted suicide, and while driving him to hospital Dennis was killed in a car crash, devastating Janice. 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. With the help of Mary Taylor and her wedding dossier, Hayley set about planning her dream wedding. However, their first experience with a foster child wasn't an official one - on Christmas Day, they caught Wayne Hayes stealing food from the cafe, having run away from home. 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. 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. This causes an argument and Hayley moves in with Fiz and Tyrone. Following him along with Linda and Janice Battersby, she saw him meeting a woman, who turned out to be Beryl Freeman, his dancing tutor. 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. Shared exclusively by Hypebae, the visual is . 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. Transgender groups were also largely unhappy with the storyline, and found Hayley's original character traits, as written, clichd and ill-informed. 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). They went on to be one of the longest-lasting couples in Coronation Street history, something which pleased the actors. Hesmondhalgh also won "Best On-screen partnership" and "Best Storyline" both alongside David Neilson at the ceremony. 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