In December 2011, when Tracy Barlow had a miscarriage which she claimed was caused by Becky pushing her down the stairs, Becky defiantly refused to take the blame, claiming that Tracy had lost the babies before the stairs incident and slipped down her staircase of her own accord. On their return, the Croppers discovered that Sylvia had departed the Street to live with her sister. 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. After one last moment together, she drinks the cocktail. What's on TV describes the character as quiet, and kind-hearted. After the baby is born, Tracy admits to Peter that Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) is the father (they had a one-night stand shortly before she spent the night with Roy). 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. A year later, they let homeless Craig Harris move into the flat after finding him living in squalor in the empty bakery next door. Corrie fans were devastated when Hayley was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in July 2013, following a CT scan. The Croppers were reconciled when Roy bought Hayley a salsa dress as a present. 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. After a nap, Hayley is determined to go to The Rovers for a Christmas drink, but Roy wants her to take it easy. The result of this was the tabling, in 2004, of the Gender Recognition Act, granting trans people full legal status in their acquired sex. 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 played by actress Julie Hesmondhalgh. 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. Proving their doubters wrong, they got married in 1999, and again in 2010, by which time changes in UK law meant that their union could be acknowledged legally as a result of the Gender Recognition Act 2004. 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. 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. Roy agrees but he is more concerned with inheritance law, upsetting Hayley, so she moves in with friend Anna Windass (Debbie Rush). Hayley later breaks down in Roy's arms, saying that she does not want to die and does not want to leave him. Owner of Roy's Rolls, Roy was an incessantly honest man, and Hayley was one of the few people who understood him. 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 was born as Harold Patterson in 1966. Realising how close he came to losing Hayley, Roy got down on one knee and proposed marriage instead of a civil partnership, and Hayley accepted without hesitation. I know you do!" "I know. When Becky heard Hayley admitting to Roy that she didn't know who to believe, she became angry and shoved her. Hayley agreed to keep her secret and didn't even tell Roy. In her final week, Tyrone takes Hayley to the salon for a makeover although Roy wanted her to stay at home and rest. Hayley had a difficult time adjusting to life in Coronation Street. However, they do get to the venue on time and Hayley marries Roy. Strange happenings begin occurring in the caf and Roy thinks Beth Tinker (Lisa George) and her family are responsible. Hayley also played a part in the drama surrounding Tommy Harris's murder. 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. 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. Hayley then had the operation to remove her tumour, giving Roy her wedding ring to look after while she was in the operating theatre. Because of her sheltered upbringing, Hayley was shy and had trouble making friends. In 1999, the actress responded to suggestions that it was time to pack away her trusty anorak: "A charity shop sent me a new one the other week. 50 Years of Coronation Street: The (very) Unofficial Story. 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. Transgender campaigners were initially upset that a cisgender woman had been chosen for the part but later praised Hesmondhalgh's dedication and sensitivity. Hayley's only romantic relationship was with Roy Cropper. In October, Hayley was offered a place on a six-month volunteer project building a school in Mozambique. Commandeering a pump wagon, Fiz and Becky got the bride to the hotel in time, and Hayley and Roy were married legally. "But I don't want to be in authority. [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'. 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. Hayley returned to work but, dazed by the news, she broke down in front of the girls, and privately informed Carla of her diagnosis. As the day arrived, the wedding party was just about to arrive when the press turned up at the church. In 2010, following a discussion of the ramifications of their not being legally married, Roy and Hayley decided to make it official. The following month, Hayley was promoted to supervisor at the factory, with responsibility for quality control. 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. 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. Born as a male named Harold Patterson in 1966, Hayley started treatment to physically become female when she was in her twenties. 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. Hesmondhalgh: "Since the scene was broadcast when Hayley told Roy I have personally found that people have been very positive. 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. 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. She was a kind woman who always put others first, at times such that she could be seen as a pushover, as evidenced by doing her colleagues work for them to meet quotas. Hayley gets fed up with people being sympathetic so she and Roy go on holiday before her operation to remove her tumour. The concept is simple: Turn on your shower, grab an orange, get in and start peeling and eating the fruit, enjoying all that citrusy . If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Hayley had also been a keen bowler since the 1980s, when she competed in the East Lancashire Semi-Pro Guild. Additionally, Mike discovered her secret when Alma told him why the DSS was insisting that Hayley was called Harold. 7 de janeiro de 2022; blue apatite properties ", Reaction to the character improved over time, with praise focusing on Hayley's relationship with Roy. Julie Hesmondhalgh left Coronation Street temporarily in 2001 to give birth to her daughter, Martha Mo. In many respects, the Croppers were very different and this was reflected in their other interests. 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. In 2013, Carla was one of the first people to find out about Hayley's cancer treatment. However, having got wind of the relationship, Les Battersby told Stuart that Hayley used to be a man. 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. 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. Steeling herself, Hayley introduced herself to Christian, but for the moment she was too afraid to tell him who she really was. 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. And you need that. In October, Hayley and Roy joined a cancer support group, where they met a couple, Jane and Jeff Rayner. In particular, she never felt right in her body, especially after puberty which she described as "like sores breaking out". As a child, she was lonely due to having no friends or siblings, and felt out of place among the other boys. After . After affirming their mutual attraction, Hayley goes to Amsterdam for private gender reassignment surgery. 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 Much of the drama in Hayley's final months concerned Roy's refusal to accept her plans. Hayley then went to visit her family, and when she returned she was stunned when Roy told her he'd had sex with Tracy. 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 hang up Hayley's red anorak was a tough one, but doing the play at the Royal Exchange last year made me realise that there's life in the old dog yet (!) 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. 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 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. 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. Hayley and Roy were also interested in seeing the world. Also in 2014, Hesmondhalgh was nominated for the "Best Actress" award at The British Soap Awards. In May 2013, Sylvia's friend Dorothy passed on a letter for Roy, from his estranged father, St. John Cropper, asking him to get in touch. On 20 January 2014, Hayley died in Roy's arms after drinking a lethal cocktail. Hayley insists that they attend a cancer support group, where they meet Jane Rayner (Heather Bleasdale) and her husband Jeff (Jim Millea). Chesney thought the Croppers would be a soft touch and laid it on with stories about how neglected he was at home. Hayley was alarmed at her friend's rapid deterioration and revealed to a stunned Roy that she wanted to end her own life when the cancer spread, before her morphine dosage was high enough to make her delirious. 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 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. 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. When she returns to Weatherfield, she starts work at Underworld. He then proposed, and Hayley excitedly accepted, agreeing not to be defeated by a law. 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. 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