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. 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. He had a very analytical, literal mind, and abhorred lying. His offer came with a proposal of marriage, but Hayley had to decline, reminding him that they couldn't marry under UK law. 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. Hesmondhalgh has insisted that it was a "right to die" storyline not 'an assisted suicide' storyline. (The Daily Telegraph, 21st April 1998). (Final line, to husband Roy). 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. Rejected by Roy, Hayley confided her troubles in Alma, also revealing her sex change to her. Hayley returns later that year and supports Roy when they discover that his father died in May 2013. So I immediately imagined myself as a Bet Lynch-type character and I did literally pitch up for the audition with red lipstick and a leopard-skin coat. Hayley had also been a keen bowler since the 1980s, when she competed in the East Lancashire Semi-Pro Guild. She subsequently writes him a cheque. 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. 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. In 2013, Hayley battled pancreatic cancer. When Hayley finds him later, Christian is still angry and punches her when she refuses to leave him alone. The letters, authored by Hayley's old friend Cath, revealed to "Harold" the existence of his son. 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. In September, having recently become closer to thirteen-year-old Sarah Platt and become godmother of her daughter Bethany, Hayley's thoughts turned to children and she suggested to Roy that they adopt. Roy found the situation difficult to accept, but agreed to stand by Hayley provided she was honest from now on. 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. The following year, the Croppers joined the Weatherfield First Aiders. Hayley goes for the operation to unblock her bile duct, accompanied by Roy. Hayley credited Carla for being the reason she was still alive, and the two became close, if unlikely, friends. Worried something is not right, Anna closes the caf and sits downstairs and Carla knocks on the door, demanding to see Hayley. Hayley and Roy shared many interests and activities. Hayley then had the operation to remove her tumour, giving Roy her wedding ring to look after while she was in the operating theatre. Hayley was the first transgender character in a British soap opera and was the first permanent transgender character in the world of serialised drama. Hayley was the more open emotionally of the two, with Roy wearing a constant stone face. In April, they fostered Fiz Brown, a headstrong and somewhat rebellious young woman. Her character Hayley took her own life - with the help of beloved husband Roy - after a hellish battle with pancreatic cancer. With the help of Mary Taylor and her wedding dossier, Hayley set about planning her dream wedding. Born as a male named Harold Patterson in 1966, Hayley started treatment to physically become female when she was in her twenties. Hesmondhalgh also won "Best On-screen partnership" and "Best Storyline" both alongside David Neilson at the ceremony. She is told she needs an operation and chemotherapy to get rid of the cancer. With Anna Windass's encouragement (after Roy let slip Hayley's plans), Roy lied and told Hayley that he had changed his mind. 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. It has been said that the character of Hayley deserves partial credit for bringing the issues faced by trans people to public attention in a sympathetic manner, rather than the sensationalist coverage that had previously existed[citation needed]. Hayley does well and is invited to Audrey Roberts' (Sue Nicholls) birthday party at the Bistro. Hayley knew that her past would always be a part of her; immediately on her arrival in the UK, she was stopped by Immigration as she still held a man's passport. They successfully applied and were taken on as foster parents. 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. David Neilson has appeared to confirm he wont return as Roy Cropper on Coronation Street. "I know. Roy didn't believe it until he saw himself sleepwalking on the cafe CCTV footage (which he'd had installed to catch the prankster). The Croppers reunited, but the incident only made both parties more entrenched in their positions on Hayley's suicide plot. 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. Roy admired his wife's courage but advised her to change her mind as Wayne would understand them not visiting him under the circumstances. Roy and Hayley see an opportunity to raise a child and pay Tracy 25,000. In many respects, the Croppers were very different and this was reflected in their other interests. Her anger was typically directed at her circumstances, rather than her tormentors. Roy then assures Hayley that he is not angry, and she confides in Carla before going to the hospital, preparing for her operation. Heather gives birth in hospital, she is surprised to be told she has had a boy. It wasn't a politically correct one, but this was back in 1998. Christian was weirded out by her revelation and punched Hayley when she ran after him, leaving her bleeding on the ground. Meeting with Christian on the pretence of showing him where Harold's ashes were scattered, Hayley finally told Christian that she was Harold. Daunted by the prospect of telling Christian the truth, Hayley immediately broke her promise to Roy by telling Christian that she was his aunt and that his dad Harold was dead. Later, Hayley breaks down at work and Carla comforts her. They buy each other gifts and want to be alone, but the day is interrupted by visits from friends and neighbours. Fiz takes Hayley and Roy to The Rovers and Hayley tells them that she gave Christian the money. Angela Harris was one of Hayley's colleagues from the factory. Roy gets suspicious when Tracy goes on holiday for 3 weeks and realizing how easy it would be for Tracy to disappear with the cash and the baby, Roy insists she marry him (giving him parental responsibility of the baby) or the deal is off. What is the application of a cascade control system. Hayley and Roy enjoy their last Christmas together. The following day, Christian visits again and is stunned when Christian says she can see the children. 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. Worse still, her position at Firman's was one of authority, and Hayley was too afraid of her colleagues to discipline them. It is also alleged that the resultant public support for this fictional character went in favour of the Bill. She agrees and they marry. 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. Given the level of fame Hayley has achieved, anonymity in everyday life has been a blessing for the actress. 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. 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. ", On 11th January 2013, it was announced that Julie Hesmondhalgh would be leaving Coronation Street at the end of her contract in early 2014. 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. 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 secretly does not like the new wallpaper but keeps quiet so she does not upset Roy. 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 goes with Roy to his driving lesson, which was a disaster. For me it's a love story with a beginning, middle, and an end and this is the end.". 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 Hesmondhalgh's performance, has captivated and challenged British TV viewers for Transgender groups were also largely unhappy with the storyline, and found Hayley's original character traits, as written, clichd and ill-informed. A short time later, Roy surprised Hayley by changing the habit of a lifetime and being spontaneous by booking a trip to Blackpool. Roy confronts Hayley when he sees money has withdrawn from their joint bank account and she tells Roy everything. In January 2001, the Croppers were accepted as foster parents and received their first foster child: Jackie Mosley, who stayed for two weeks while her mother was in hospital. When Carla returns home, she breaks down after seeing Hayley in such a state. 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 insists on visiting Jane in the hospice and Jeff reveals that Jane has died. Mike eventually caved in and re-hired Hayley. 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 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. 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. A year later, they let homeless Craig Harris move into the flat after finding him living in squalor in the empty bakery next door. In March 2005, Hayley and Roy took in ten-year-old Chesney Brown when Les and Cilla went on an extended holiday in Spain without him. A baby girl was born on 9th February 2004, with Tracy stalling the Croppers for a few days before handing the baby over. 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. Roy agrees but he is more concerned with inheritance law, upsetting Hayley, so she moves in with friend Anna Windass (Debbie Rush). Granada received three letters of complaint, all which were about Hayley being played by a cis-gendered woman and not a transwoman. Initially put off when he found out Hayley was a pre-op trans-woman, he realised what a perfect match they were and accepted her as a woman. 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. While waiting for him to call back, she focuses on throwing a birthday party for Roy in The Rovers. 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. We'll get to know Hayley as a person, not a soap-box cause." A few months later, Fiz returned to the area, older and wiser, and apologised to the Croppers for being rotten to them. The character first appeared in the episode first broadcast on 26 January 1998. 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. Roy initially rejected her, but missed their friendship and three months later, followed her to Amsterdam where she was living on a houseboat, recuperating from her surgery. The actor has played the legendary character on the ITV soap for a number of years and has become a big part of culture but he has appeared to hint that he has made his last appearance on the programme. 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. The following day, Hayley tells Roy to let a few people know that she only has weeks left but does not want visitors. In December, Roy and Hayley go to a hospital appointment where she tells the nurse that her pain is getting worse and she is prescribed with stronger painkillers. 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. Well, I was gobsmacked, of course, but I thought it was a fantastic idea. This prevents Roy and Hayley fostering, or working with, any more young people. 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. Upon awakening, Hayley looked at the clock and realised that not enough time had elapsed for the operation to have been successful, and it was confirmed by the consultant, Mr Peakman, that the tumour was inoperable as it encased a vital vein. Because of her sheltered upbringing, Hayley was shy and had trouble making friends. Hayley made him promise to go on and be her eyes, ears and heart for years to come. I know you do!" Hayley confides in Sylvia on the day of her scan but swears her to secrecy. 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. 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. Before auditioning, the actress was given sketchy details about the character, with one glaring omission: All I knew at first was there's a part going in Coronation Street, she's called Hayley, she's going to work in the factory and she's fun. 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. When Coronation Street star Julie Hesmondhalgh (better known as transgender Hayley Cropper) decided to leave the show back in 2013, she feared she might be committing professional suicide. During their last conversation, Hayley thanked Carla for giving her three extra years of life. While Hayley is recovering, Roy accidentally tells Anna about her suicide wish. Stuart then confronted Roy and Hayley in the cafe and called them freaks. In October, Hayley was offered a place on a six-month volunteer project building a school in Mozambique. [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. Hesmondhalgh: "I worked with the costume department to create a look. At the hospital, the consultant explains that Hayley has an infection and needs to stay overnight. To prepare her body for surgery, Hayley was given hormones and she began identifying herself as a woman. But we wanted the character to live and breathe a bit so that people could get to know her without prejudice. Upon her return, she faced the disgust of the residents, Hayley among them, although Hayley was one of the first to forgive Carla. Hayley then went to visit her family, and when she returned she was stunned when Roy told her he'd had sex with Tracy. 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 Croppers were one of the few people Becky said goodbye to when she left the Street a few weeks later, to start a new life in Barbados. Much of the drama in Hayley's final months concerned Roy's refusal to accept her plans. 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. Later that year, they supported her when she had her miscarriages, and it was on Hayley's advice that the McDonalds turned to adoption. By law they were still unwed, but with Hayley changing her surname to "Cropper" by deed poll, they considered themselves a married couple. Their row led to Hayley leaving Roy to stay with Fiz and Tyrone Dobbs at 9 Coronation Street, where she had a collapse due to an infection and was taken to hospital. With Alma as Matron of Honour, Martin Platt as Best Man, and her Great Uncle Bert as Father of the Bride, Hayley and Roy were married on 23rd April 1999. Later in the year, Roy and Hayley visit Palm Springs, California to visit Sylvia and her companion Milton Fanshaw (Robert Vaughn). The pair argue again about the way Hayley wants to die. Julie Hesmondhalgh was pleased to be working alongside David Neilson again, believing that he helped her performance: "It's in the costume and the wig and acting with David, who's so brilliant as Roy. In some ways this was a disadvantage; her easygoing nature made her a poor stand-in factory manager after Paul Connor's death, with Carla having to take over to get things back on track. 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. and that there are other things I want to try. (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 the summer, Hayley encountered Wayne Hayes and his mother Sheila in the Kabin and brought them to the cafe for lunch. In 2003, Tracy Barlow fooled everyone into thinking she'd slept with Roy, and extorted money from Roy and Hayley in exchange for her baby before revealing that Steve McDonald was the real father of Roy's "daughter" Patience Cropper. When she met Roy in 1998, a kinship was developed as they were both lonely, introspective people. Initially seeming to take the news well, Hayley broke down in a panto queue and asked Roy to take her home, where she became hysterical and knocked the Christmas tree over, complaining that her life had meant nothing. While Tracy felt no guilt over her treatment of the Croppers, Ken and Deirdre forced her to pay back the money and make the Croppers godparents to Patience, whose name was changed to Amy Barlow. Commandeering a pump wagon, Fiz and Becky got the bride to the hotel in time, and Hayley and Roy were married legally. "The character of Hayley was originally written as a joke. 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. She left Weatherfield immediately, with Liam Connor agreeing to keep her job open at the factory. The Croppers fled from the wedding with Patience, but faced immediate pressure from the Barlows to give Tracy back the baby. Eventually, they found a female vicar who would help them, and they were united in a blessing ceremony held in Roy's Rolls on 23 April 1999. 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. 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. In the following weeks, Hayley had two operations, the first to unblock her bile duct and the next to remove the tumour. Hayley Cropper (also Harold Patterson and Hayley Patterson) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, played by Julie Hesmondhalgh. 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. It had been a long time coming for the couple who had been together since soon after Hayley arrived on the cobbles in. 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. 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." In an interview with Hesmondhalgh in August 2015, it was revealed that in tribute to Wallace, the writers gave Hayley's middle name as Anne, and gave her the same birthday, as well as a mutual love for rock music, especially Queen. The Croppers couldn't have children, but they fostered Fiz Brown in 2001, and took in several waifs and strays, most notably Becky Granger. Hayley Cropper was created in 1998. His bad treatment of her intensified when Roy threw a pint over him in the Rovers Return in retaliation for calling Hayley a freak. 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. Hayley is later cremated following a humanist funeral. 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. 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. In the middle of the ceremony, Tracy arrived and caused a scene by shouting for Roy, resulting in Steve having her ejected. His relationship with Hayley started out platonically, meeting for the first time over dinner at Alma's flat. 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