However, some abused their kindly nature. Hayley is shocked when Christian turns violent and starts pushing her for the money. Upset, Hayley runs home and is followed by Sylvia. Roy then assures Hayley that he is not angry, and she confides in Carla before going to the hospital, preparing for her operation. Fiz tried her usual tricks to skive off school, only to be caught in the Corner Shop by Hayley when she was supposed to be ill. After setting the cooker on fire, Fiz was berated by Roy and retaliated by reporting him for hitting her. 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. After a few more dates, Hayley decided to reveal her secret to him. The result of this was the tabling, in 2004, of the Gender Recognition Act, granting trans people full legal status in their acquired sex. Who drove the Ford Escort in fast and furious? 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. Roy is devastated when the consultant tells Roy and Hayley that her cancer is terminal. The following day, Hayley tells Roy to let a few people know that she only has weeks left but does not want visitors. Alma Baldwin was Hayley's first close friend following her sex change. In most aspects of their lives, they were a team, for example in their volunteer work and becoming first aiders. In the summer, Hayley encountered Wayne Hayes and his mother Sheila in the Kabin and brought them to the cafe for lunch. 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. She hires a private investigator to track him down and introduces herself as his aunt. Was Hayley cropper from corrie a man in real life? The result of this was the tabling, in 2004, of the Gender Recognition Act, granting trans people full legal status in their acquired sex. 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. However, she made an exception for Tracy Barlow, giving her a slap when Tracy made cracks about her sexuality during a heated argument. A small Registry Office ceremony was arranged with Roy signing his assets over to Hayley beforehand in case Tracy tried to get hold of the cafe in the divorce. 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. The Croppers struck up an instant bond with Wayne, but although the quiet lad hadn't said why he ran away from home, as Alex left with Wayne, Roy saw him hit the boy through the cafe window. On getting home, Hayley is stunned to see Christian and tells him that she is too tired but will see him another time. Roy returns without Hayley, who is caring for Sylvia as she isn't well. Hayley is delighted but Roy tells Anna that he lied and feels he has betrayed her. 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). The episode attracted 9.7 million viewers the show's highest figure in almost a year. 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. I keep my chin tucked in and my head down and my hands in front of me or under the table, because she would want to conceal her masculine hands. 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. ", Reaction to the character improved over time, with praise focusing on Hayley's relationship with Roy. Hayley and Roy were also interested in seeing the world. Rejected by Roy, Hayley confided her troubles in Alma, also revealing her sex change to her. 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. They decide to go camping in a bid to mend their issues. 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. In 2009, Hayley was tempted back to the factory when Tony Gordon offered her the position of manager in his absence, although with the return of co-owner Carla Connor, Hayley returned to her old machinist/supervisor role. The following day, Christian visits again and is stunned when Christian says she can see the children. Hayley confides in Sylvia on the day of her scan but swears her to secrecy. 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). 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. The characters were first friends and they started a relationship, until Hayley revealed her past history. 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. Carla drove her to the hospital, where she found out she had pancreatic cancer. Roy and Hayley see an opportunity to raise a child and pay Tracy 25,000. She decides to tell Fiz about Christian, confusing Roy but he comes round to the idea of Hayley contacting Christian, so she leaves a message on his mobile. Though she asked only for his friendship, Roy took the news badly and asked her to leave him alone. Hayley Anne Cropper (ne Patterson) was the late wife of Roy Cropper. Christian was weirded out by her revelation and punched Hayley when she ran after him, leaving her bleeding on the ground. So I went away to this great bookshop in Manchester and said I need every book you've got on transgender. (Fifty Years of Coronation Street, Headline Publishing Group, 2010) At 27, Hesmondhalgh was four years younger than her character. She'd never do it. Hayley was given six months, or up to a year with chemotherapy. What happened to Anne Malone in Coronation Street? What's on TV describes the character as quiet, and kind-hearted. Carla appreciated Hayley as a valuable member of the sewing room team, but nothing more; poles apart in personality, Carla was a glamorous factory boss, and Hayley a frumpy staff supervisor. A non-confrontational but resilient woman, Hayley made many friends through her kind and honest nature. 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. [5] Hayley's funeral aired on 31 January 2014. Also in 2014, Hesmondhalgh was nominated for the "Best Actress" award at The British Soap Awards. She was married to Roy Cropper and together they were devoted foster parents to many Street faves including Becky Granger, Fiz. She was married to Roy Cropper (David Neilson).Hayley Cropper. (Sunday Mirror, 8th March 1998) "The point about transsexuals is that they want to blend in. Due to her longstanding feud with Tracy, Becky was shunned by the residents, with only Roy and her sister Kylie Platt believing her. After one last moment together, she drinks the cocktail. Worried something is not right, Anna closes the caf and sits downstairs and Carla knocks on the door, demanding to see Hayley. 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. She was a fast machinist and got a job at Underworld, though when her secret came out and she faced bigotry in the workplace and elsewhere, she found it difficult to cope with. In 2010, Hayley took dance classes with Anna Windass, and two years later learned ballroom dancing with Norris Cole and Mary Taylor. Carla was absent from Weatherfield throughout these events, as she had fled to California when Tony admitted the truth to her months earlier. Over the following days, Hayley became more frail and lost her appetite. Roy later proposed to Hayley at a fancy-dress disco on St. Valentine's Day 1999. When Becky heard Hayley admitting to Roy that she didn't know who to believe, she became angry and shoved her. Another friend of Hayley's from this period was Ruth Audsley, who hid her attraction to Harold. Additionally, Mike discovered her secret when Alma told him why the DSS was insisting that Hayley was called Harold. 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. The letter stirred up some painful childhood memories of abandonment, but with Hayley's encouragement Roy took a trip to Blackburn to meet St. John. I can't remember whose idea that was. The couple visit and Hayley is shocked to see how dazed Jane is after taking morphine. 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. These complaints were rejected, with the ITC commenting that the issue had been handled with "tact and great sensitivity". Strange happenings begin occurring in the caf and Roy thinks Beth Tinker (Lisa George) and her family are responsible. Couldn't you speak to 'em about taking too many smoking breaks?" For a few weeks, they lived in fear of Alex, Social Services and the police, finding little comfort in the fact that they were doing it to protect Wayne. Hayley does well and is invited to Audrey Roberts' (Sue Nicholls) birthday party at the Bistro. 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. (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. 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. As a child, she was lonely due to having no friends or siblings, and felt out of place among the other boys. Because of her sheltered upbringing, Hayley was shy and had trouble making friends. 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. Roy confronts Hayley when he sees money has withdrawn from their joint bank account and she tells Roy everything. As a result of this change in the law, the Croppers had a legal wedding in 2010. But a particularly interesting one that's caught hold on social media is eating an orange in the shower. Their first child is teenager Fiz Brown (Jennie McAlpine), who returns to care after falsely claiming that Roy hit her. Hayley also played a part in the drama surrounding Tommy Harris's murder. However, having got wind of the relationship, Les Battersby told Stuart that Hayley used to be a man. (Final line, to husband Roy). 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. And I said, 'Brilliant! 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. The baby's true paternity is revealed at Steve's wedding to Karen (Suranne Jones), when Tracy demands that baby Patience be returned to her and the Croppers, heartbroken, do so and Tracy repays the cash to Roy and Hayley. All the pain they had gone through was forgotten as Hayley and Roy began a new life with their daughter, whom they named Patience Cropper. Owner of Roy's Rolls, Roy was an incessantly honest man, and Hayley was one of the few people who understood him. 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. (The Guardian, 17th January 1998) However, she was written and played as a woman from the outset. For me it's a love story with a beginning, middle, and an end and this is the end.". On 22 January 2014, Hesmondhalgh won "Best Serial Drama Performance" at the National Television Awards. Roy and Hayley get married (Image: ITV) Later that year, they supported her when she had her miscarriages, and it was on Hayley's advice that the McDonalds turned to adoption. What can I text my friend to make her smile? In many respects, the Croppers were very different and this was reflected in their other interests. She returned in Episode 6950 on 17th November 2008. Roy plays "The Lark Ascending" by Vaughan Williams, and sits on the bed with Hayley. 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. She confides in her, telling her that she is frightened of dying. At that time, they could not legally marry, since Hayley was still seen as a male in the eyes of the law. After affirming their mutual attraction, Hayley goes to Amsterdam for private gender reassignment surgery. Later, Hayley breaks down at work and Carla comforts her. I think the whole thing has been incredibly positive." Eleven days after her death on 20th January 2014, Hayley Cropper received a humanist funeral with a colourful theme; mourners were under orders to dress brightly and Hayley was cremated in a coffin adorned with differently coloured flower patterns. She left Weatherfield immediately, with Liam Connor agreeing to keep her job open at the factory. 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. One instance where this was a problem was when the Croppers were interviewed to assess their suitability as foster parents in December 2000. She subsequently writes him a cheque. When Jane passed away a short time later, Hayley struggled to cope and became tough on Roy for not supporting her. 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. Transgender groups were also largely unhappy with the storyline, and found Hayley's original character traits, as written, clichd and ill-informed. With Hayley behind him, Roy bought a new unit in Victoria Street, No.16, and the flat above, and moved the cafe there. Hayley had also been a keen bowler since the 1980s, when she competed in the East Lancashire Semi-Pro Guild. One step away from living rough and always in some sort of trouble with the police, about the only thing Becky had going for her was her 'friendship' with Kelly Crabtree, who she betrayed by letting her take the blame for thefts at the factory. 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