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| - Hayley Anne Cropper (née Patterson) is a fictional character in the British Soap opera Coronation Street. Played by actress Julie Hesmondhalgh, she first appeared on the show in January 1998 as the first transsexual character in a British soap.
- Hayley Anne Cropper (née Patterson) was the wife of Roy Cropper. Born as a male named Harold Patterson in 1966, Hayley never felt her body was right and, in her twenties, she began treatment to become physically a woman. When she met Roy in 1998, a kinship was developed as they were both lonely, introspective people. 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.
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| - Hayley Anne Cropper (née Patterson) was the wife of Roy Cropper. Born as a male named Harold Patterson in 1966, Hayley never felt her body was right and, in her twenties, she began treatment to become physically a woman. When she met Roy in 1998, a kinship was developed as they were both lonely, introspective people. 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. Hayley had a difficult time adjusting to life in Coronation Street. 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 and contemplated leaving. A non-confrontational but resilient woman, Hayley made many friends through her kindly and honest nature. Hayley and Roy were something of an odd couple; they were not overtly romantic with each other, their bond being an emotional rather than physical one. Owner of Roy's Rolls cafe, Roy was an incessantly honest and literal man, and Hayley was one of the few people who understood him. Proving their doubters wrong, they were married in 1999, and again in 2010, by which time changes in UK law meant their union was acknowledged legally. They couldn't have children, but they fostered Fiz Brown in 2001, and took in several waifs and strays, from Chesney Brown to Becky Granger. However, some abused their kindly nature, including Alex Swinton, who beat his stepson Wayne Hayes. The Croppers broke the law in order to protect Wayne. In 2003, Tracy Barlow fooled everyone into thinking she slept with Roy, and extorted money from Roy and Hayley in exchange for her baby before revealing that Steve McDonald was the real father. 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. Roy was shattered by her dishonesty although they soon made up. In 2013, Hayley battled pancreatic cancer. 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.
- Hayley Anne Cropper (née Patterson) is a fictional character in the British Soap opera Coronation Street. Played by actress Julie Hesmondhalgh, she first appeared on the show in January 1998 as the first transsexual character in a British soap.
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