Note: Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. With characteristic kindness, Hayley had tried to orchestrate the perfect ending, but her decision to die looked neither easy nor unambiguously noble. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Instead, Hayley’s last moments were spent saying her goodbyes and her thank-yous, while attempting to assuage the grief of her loved ones. Hayley and Roy Cropper in the ITV soap Coronation Street PA Long-serving Coronation Street star Julie Hesmondhalgh is leaving the soap after 15 years as TV favourite Hayley Cropper. In fact, it didn’t warrant a single mention. Media outlets, noting the programme's usual reluctance to confront soap taboos, predicted "a storm of outrage, particularly from older viewers" (The Star, 16th February 1998 ) . When Hayley’s friend Jane – who also had terminal pancreatic cancer – was rushed to a hospice, Hayley was horrified to see how her formerly full of life friend looked. She was involved in local amateur theatre and studied A-level Theatre Studies at Accrington and Rossendale College under Martin Cosgrif, and despite planning to go into social work, got a grant to go to LAMDA, where she studied from 1988-1991. View our online Press Pack. Hayley Cropper died on January 20th 2014 in her husband Roy’s arms. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? One of the things included teaching Roy to drive. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Also: Todd meets his match and Arthur upsets Evelyn! Julie Hesmondhalgh appeared as Hayley Cropper in 1436 episodes of Coronation Street from 1998 to 2007 and 2008 to 2014. She was given six months to a year to live. *Disclosure: Some of the links above are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, Fandom will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. It’s the anniversary of Roy Cropper’s late wife’s death but what do we remember about her? But as he remembers his late wife, let’s remind ourselves a bit about Hayley and what happened to her. Vote for Julie Hesmondhalgh (Hayley) and David Neilson (Roy) in the National Television Awards here. She then ironed Roy’s shirt for her funeral. Fifteen years later, her character’s story has finally come to a close, and with it, one of soap’s most enduring and touching romances: that of oddball Roy and his kind-hearted wife, Hayley. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. The stars of long-running soaps have a way of getting to us like no other fictional characters. Hayley and Roy Cropper were married officially on August 30th 2010. Ever since Hayley told Roy of her plans to take her death into her own hands the nation has been divided by her decision and the storyline has also reignited the Right to Die debate. And in coming weeks the two sides of the debate will be shown on the soap as Roy struggles to deal with the fact that Hayley took her own life against his wishes. Create a commenting name to join the debate, There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts, There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts. In July 2013, following a CT scan and accompanied by her close friend Carla Connor, Hayley Cropper discovered that she was suffering from stage two pancreatic cancer. Click here for help and support on this storyline. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.
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