The Croppers' charity work included organising a Christmas lunch for the homeless at the cafe. Shared exclusively by Hypebae, the visual is . Granada received three letters of complaint, all which were about Hayley being played by a cis-gendered woman and not a transwoman. A few months later, Fiz returned to the area, older and wiser, and apologised to the Croppers for being rotten to them. David Neilson has appeared to confirm he wont return as Roy Cropper on Coronation Street. Worried about staff morale should the girls find out, Mike sacked Hayley, but without knowing the reason behind it, the girls demanded her reinstatement and threatened to strike. Hayley joined Firman's Freezers after years of looking after her father, and in the midst of a sex change. Sylvia is initially outraged but, as of July 2011, appears to be coming round and accepts Hayley for who she is. And of course we had to plaster on tons of make-up." Hayley takes her frustration out on the Christmas tree, wrecking Hope's decoration. Roy and Hayley decided to start an affair and shared their first kiss at the boating lake on the Red Rec. 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. (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. Hesmondhalgh also won "Best On-screen partnership" and "Best Storyline" both alongside David Neilson at the ceremony. They went on to be one of the longest-lasting couples in Coronation Street history, something which pleased the actors. Rejected by Roy, Hayley confided her troubles in Alma, also revealing her sex change to her. These complaints were rejected, with the ITC commenting that the issue had been handled with "tact and great sensitivity". Upset, Hayley runs home and is followed by Sylvia. 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. The result of this was the tabling, in 2004, of the Gender Recognition Act, granting trans people full legal status in their acquired sex. Her anger was typically directed at her circumstances, rather than her tormentors. 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They successfully applied and were taken on as foster parents. 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. With Anna Windass's encouragement (after Roy let slip Hayley's plans), Roy lied and told Hayley that he had changed his mind. 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. 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. Hayley and Roy shared many interests and activities. On their return, the Croppers discovered that Sylvia had departed the Street to live with her sister. Over a romantic meal at Roy's cafe, Roy's Rolls, Hayley confessed to him that she had been born a man, and explained to him what had led her to decide to change her body. 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 and Hayley get married (Image: ITV) 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. Most criticism came from the LGBT community, who slated the portrayal of Hayley as cliched and ill-informed. 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 . Hayley and Roy were also interested in seeing the world. Killer Tony Gordon (Gray O'Brien) arrives, takes the gag off Carla's mouth and threatens them, revealing that Hayley is there as revenge against Roy, who convinced Tony to confess his crimes to the police, and says he will kill her and Carla. Hesmondhalgh: "Since the scene was broadcast when Hayley told Roy I have personally found that people have been very positive. [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'. 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. Hayley is shocked when Christian turns violent and starts pushing her for the money. [9] For a short period of time, after the actor took a one-year break from the show, the producers decided to change her ways. 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. Roy breaks the news to Anna, Fiz, Tyrone, Peter, Carla, Rita Tanner (Barbara Knox) and Dennis Tanner (Philip Lowrie). Transgender groups were also largely unhappy with the storyline, and found Hayley's original character traits, as written, clichd and ill-informed. After explaining the situation fully to the police, the Croppers were granted bail on the condition that they didn't have any contact with Wayne. 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. (Final line, to husband Roy). Roy suggested fostering instead, as they would be able to help more children, and Hayley agreed. 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. Alma took the news better, and urged Roy to make amends. Angela Harris was one of Hayley's colleagues from the factory. Coronation Street Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. 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. In 2001, Roy and Hayley decide to become foster parents. In September 2011, Hayley cleared Frank Foster's things from the factory after his rape of Carla and ran the factory in her absence. Deciding not to return to the factory, Hayley continued with her volunteer work and helping Roy at the cafe. They thought it was a cop-out. Hayley is heartbroken when Becky decides to leave Weatherfield in January 2012 but gets a call a few months later, telling her that she is engaged to her new boyfriend. When she found Hayley's hormone drugs, Sylvia assumed she was going through the menopause and gave her an aloe vera plant to help her. 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. Hayley is delighted when asked by Carla to make her wedding dress. In September 2007, Hayley was saddened to learn of her Aunt Monica's death. For Hayley's return to the programme some months later, a communication was established between the production team, including Julie Hesmondhalgh, and a trans advisor, Annie Wallace, associated with Press for Change, the transgender campaign and information group. Well, I was gobsmacked, of course, but I thought it was a fantastic idea. This causes an argument and Hayley moves in with Fiz and Tyrone. 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. Another friend of Hayley's from this period was Ruth Audsley, who hid her attraction to Harold. When her father had an accident, Hayley became her dad's home carer and what life she had outside the house was reduced to nothing. 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. Hayley insists that they attend a cancer support group, where they meet Jane Rayner (Heather Bleasdale) and her husband Jeff (Jim Millea). When an unimpressed Curly told Hayley to stop being so wet, he reduced her to tears in front of another colleague, Alma Baldwin. Christian brings Sam and Maisie to the caf and Maisie is intrigued by Roy's train collection, while Hayley and Christian talk upstairs. During Ben's adolescence and childhood, he was. 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. We'll get to know Hayley as a person, not a soap-box cause." 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. 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. Their first child is teenager Fiz Brown (Jennie McAlpine), who returns to care after falsely claiming that Roy hit her. Carla gives Hayley have the time off and Mary lends them her motor home. 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. 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 regretted her harsh words and she and Becky soon made up. 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. 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). 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. 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). 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. 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. 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. 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). However, reaction to the character was mainly positive. As a boy, Roy had found his mother cold and unsympathetic, and as an adult she still instilled fear in him. 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. Hayley goes down to theatre at 13:05 and gives Roy her wedding ring to look after. Eventually Janice got fed up with Les and left him for Dennis Stringer. 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. In 1999, Alma was Matron of Honour at their wedding. His relationship with Hayley started out platonically, meeting for the first time over dinner at Alma's flat. Upon her return, she faced the disgust of the residents, Hayley among them, although Hayley was one of the first to forgive Carla. In an eventful six years in the Street, Becky loved and lost, achieving some of her dreams but constantly arriving back at square one, partly because she always thought that any happiness in her life was temporary and sooner or later she'd blow it. Steve and Karen marry, despite Tracy's bombshell, and Karen gets her revenge by gatecrashing the christening. 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. With nobody else in the mood for talking, Roy bored the rest of the table with his dry stories, but he had a captive audience in Hayley, and took her out for a drink afterwards. Roy confronts Hayley when he sees money has withdrawn from their joint bank account and she tells Roy everything. In June 2011, Roy's mother Sylvia Goodwin (Stephanie Cole) who moved in with the Croppers' earlier in the year is suspicious when, after expressing a longing for grandchildren, she finds out Hayley cannot have children. This prevents Roy and Hayley fostering, or working with, any more young people. Most just want Roy and Hayley to get together." 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 was the first transgender character in a British soap opera and was the first permanent transgender character in the world of serialised drama. The following month, Hayley was promoted to supervisor at the factory, with responsibility for quality control. 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. In 2010, following a discussion of the ramifications of their not being legally married, Roy and Hayley decided to make it official. Becky grew very attached to Royston and Hayles. [4] In the episode, Hayley takes her own life, after living with terminal pancreatic cancer. In October, Hayley was offered a place on a six-month volunteer project building a school in Mozambique. No. Hayley and Becky did have the occasional cross word. They've got to be a bit more imaginative, so it's great - it works out good for us." ", The decision to kill Hayley off came from incoming producer Stuart Blackburn, who described it as the "easiest decision [he'd made]". While Hayley is recovering, Roy accidentally tells Anna about her suicide wish. Her passion for bowls was passed on by her father. Brian Park: We had hoped for her to be a sympathetic character and we didn't want to make her big and blowsy and looking like Pete Burns." He was collected by his stepfather Alex Swinton and eventually returned to the children's home. This liaison continued for eighteen months. In 1999, the writers decided that Hayley and Roy would marry. 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. Her character Hayley took her own life - with the help of beloved husband Roy - after a hellish battle with pancreatic cancer. Who drove the Ford Escort in fast and furious? Hayley's manner of dress was indicative of a woman older than her years. 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. Hesmondhalgh: I think in the beginning the original idea may have been pitched as a sort of joke you know, give Roy a girlfriend and she turns out to be a man. The character first appeared in the episode first broadcast on 26 January 1998. Although he took Hayley's revelation about her sex badly, Roy pursued her to Amsterdam, where she was having the final part of her treatment, and they returned to Weatherfield together as a proper couple. Les was so upset that he attempted suicide, and while driving him to hospital Dennis was killed in a car crash, devastating Janice. With the help of Mary Taylor and her wedding dossier, Hayley set about planning her dream wedding. The following day, Christian visits again and is stunned when Christian says she can see the children. Roy and Hayley see an opportunity to raise a child and pay Tracy 25,000. Was Hayley from Corrie a man in real life? At the age of 46 years old David made his debut on Coronation Street. In the summer, Hayley encountered Wayne Hayes and his mother Sheila in the Kabin and brought them to the cafe for lunch. Although devoted to Hayley, Roy could sometimes be insensitive. The Croppers reunited, but the incident only made both parties more entrenched in their positions on Hayley's suicide plot. In 2010, Hayley took dance classes with Anna Windass, and two years later learned ballroom dancing with Norris Cole and Mary Taylor. Hayley is later cremated following a humanist funeral. Hayley was played by actress Julie Hesmondhalgh. 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. (First line, to Curly Watts). 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. She returned in Episode 6950 on 17th November 2008. 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. Why then should this fictional character have a place in any list of famous or influential trans people? Following the death of her aunt Monica in September 2007, Hayley discovers that she has a son, Christian Gatley (Andrew Turner). 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. Her return to the fray ended on a sour note as she was disqualified due to her being registered as Harold and therefore not allowed to compete in the all-woman team. 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. 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. Born as a male named Harold Patterson in 1966, Hayley started treatment to physically become female when she was in her twenties. Hayley and Roy enjoy their last Christmas together. At that point, they could not legally marry as under UK law Hayley would be recognised as a man. Both were successful in their auditions. Hayley begins to write letters for Tyrone and Fiz's children, but stops when she realises Hope and Ruby will not remember her, as they are too young. Hayley was the more open emotionally of the two, with Roy wearing a constant stone face. However, their meeting ended on a sour note when Christian refused to let Hayley meet his children. Whatever happens next I'll always be proudest of lovely Mrs Cropper. 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. 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. Hayley tells Roy that he must not touch the glass containing the lethal cocktail. 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. (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. 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. Over time, Hayley came to better understand her feelings about her mind and body and she decided to become physically a woman. To her surprise, Christian returned and introduced Hayley to Sam and Maisie, at the same time asking her for 5,000 to clear his debts. What is the real name of Hayley. I think the whole thing has been incredibly positive." One instance where this was a problem was when the Croppers were interviewed to assess their suitability as foster parents in December 2000. Later that year, they supported her when she had her miscarriages, and it was on Hayley's advice that the McDonalds turned to adoption. 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. Hayley credited Carla for being the reason she was still alive, and the two became close, if unlikely, friends. 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. "[11] Hayley's exit storyline saw her diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. Eventually Hayley decided she'd had enough and told the girls herself. 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. Roy and Hayley shared a caring, trusting relationship, successful partly because they were friends as well as husband and wife. While Wayne was staying with them, Roy and Hayley pretended to the neighbours that they were fostering him. Long-serving Coronation Street star Julie Hesmondhalgh is leaving the soap after 15 years as TV favourite Hayley Cropper. Roy and his late wife Hayley fostered Wayne back in 2001 in a bid to get him away from his abusive stepfather, but he was eventually returned home leaving the couple devastated. Hayley returned to work but, dazed by the news, she broke down in front of the girls, and privately informed Carla of her diagnosis. You can push the envelope later. 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 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. When she met Roy in 1998, a kinship was developed as they were both lonely, introspective people. 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. For the duration of. 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. Roy agrees but he is more concerned with inheritance law, upsetting Hayley, so she moves in with friend Anna Windass (Debbie Rush). His bad treatment of her intensified when Roy threw a pint over him in the Rovers Return in retaliation for calling Hayley a freak. 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. "I know. 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. 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). 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. "Hayley Cropper was one of the most important characters in the world, as far as I'm concerned." Sometimes you have to go in with that attitude. She admired their honesty and loyalty, seeing it as something to aspire to, and her desire to be worthy of their trust was a big motivator in her turning her life around. In her final week, Tyrone takes Hayley to the salon for a makeover although Roy wanted her to stay at home and rest. On her return to the caf, she makes it clear that she blames Roy and this causes problems. Also in 2014, Hesmondhalgh was nominated for the "Best Actress" award at The British Soap Awards. (The Daily Telegraph, 21st April 1998). In 2012, she took three months off to appear in Black Roses: The Killing Of Sophie Lancaster at the Royal Exchange Theatre. Fiz subsequently returned to the area after turning sixteen, where she enjoyed a far better relationship with the Croppers. 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. in Coronation Street, he was generally seen as an anorak and a misfit. In her sixteen years as Hayley, Hesmondhalgh wore the same red anorak. After her operation, Hayley remained in Amsterdam and rented a houseboat, intending to stay for a while. 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 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. 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. Roy decides not to tell Hayley his true feelings and they listen to music together after a stressful day. She names him George Michael, after the singer. But I was really conscious that I didn't want it to be making fun of her, and as it happened it was beautifully written and David [Neilson] and I played it, and continue to play it, as a delicate love story. 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