Hayley hangs up her Red Anorak

[tammyy2j]

I'm currently being treated for breast cancer, and trust me, chemotherapy's no stroll in the park. I think though that it's really good they've chosen to give Hayley pancreatic cancer, as there tends to be more publicity for some cancers. Don't get me wrong, I'm very glad breast cancer gets the support that it does, but there are are so many cancers out there. I hope the storyline raises the profile of pancreatic cancer and increases awareness.

Good luck with all LizzyBizzy

[tammyy2j]

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[Perdita]

I'm currently being treated for breast cancer, and trust me, chemotherapy's no stroll in the park. I think though that it's really good they've chosen to give Hayley pancreatic cancer, as there tends to be more publicity for some cancers. Don't get me wrong, I'm very glad breast cancer gets the support that it does, but there are are so many cancers out there. I hope the storyline raises the profile of pancreatic cancer and increases awareness.

Best wishes for complete recovery

[Siobhan]

Best wishes Lizzy.. hope all goes well for you. A close relative of mine has stomach cancer and I can see the affect chemo has on them.

[moonstorm]

Best Wishes Lizzy, hope you are coping.

[Perdita]

Coronation Street favourites David Neilson and Julie Hesmondhalgh have been spotted filming romantic scenes on location for their characters Roy and Hayley Cropper.

The pair headed out on a boating lake for an upcoming episode which sees Roy and Hayley spending quality time as a couple.


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Julie Hesmondhalgh and David Neilson film Corrie


Their day out suggests that Hayley will decide to try new experiences and make the most of every moment following her cancer diagnosis.

Hayley was told that she has stage two pancreatic cancer earlier this week, and show bosses have confirmed that this will be the character's emotional exit storyline.


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Julie Hesmondhalgh and David Neilson film Corrie


Hesmondhalgh has decided to leave Coronation Street after 15 years in order to pursue new acting projects.

Discussing the impact of Hayley's illness on the Croppers, the actress said this week: "It's very, very true to them and I think this story really honours them.

"It's been a bit of an offbeat love story from the beginning, and this hasn't changed that at all. I don't want people to think that it's going to be all tears and heartache. Of course there will be some of that, but it's very Roy and Hayley - it's very true to them."


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Julie Hesmondhalgh and David Neilson


She added: "Pancreatic cancer is a very unknown cancer and gets so little funding, and so little awareness around it, but it affects so many people. I feel really, really honoured to be part of this now. I'm hoping to really change things for the better there.

"If more people know about it and we can get a bit of a campaign going, I want this to be Hayley's legacy - to get more funding for pancreatic cancer."

Coronation Street continues tomorrow (July 26) at 7.30pm and 8.30pm on ITV.

[Perdita]

Coronation Street star David Neilson has said that his character Roy Cropper has already accepted that his wife Hayley could die.

Hayley (Julie Hesmondhalgh) was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last month and will be left devastated next week when doctors confirm that her tumour is incurable.

Neilson said: "It's always at the back of Roy's mind that Hayley will die. I think that thought is always lurking when people find out they or a loved one has cancer, but people know that cancer isn't always a death sentence anymore.

"A lot of people successfully get through treatment and survive. Roy knows his stuff and he knows pancreatic cancer's not a good thing to have, but the thing is, even with intelligent and rational people, there is always that hope for a miracle and that hope remains there until the end.

"Roy knows he can't come off the rails. He tries to be practical and tries to do the right thing, but in doing that, he does the wrong thing.

"Hayley's usually the strong one and she's still trying to be."

Neilson also added that it is important for him to play out such a sensitive story in the right way.

"It's a difficult story and I don't want it to be over sentimental, I want it to be real, to show the love between Roy and Hayley," he explained. "It has to be true to life and true to the people that are going through it.

"We have to remember that this is real for people, and with realism some people are going to find it hard to watch, but you have to make it real to be true to those people.

"At the end of the day, we are acting and we can walk away from it, but for others it is real life and you can't walk away from real life."

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Coronation Street stars David Neilson and Julie Hesmondhalgh have been spotted filming special scenes for the soap in Blackpool.

The pair's characters Roy and Hayley Cropper will feature in a touching storyline over the next few months as they vow to enjoy every moment of the time they have left together.


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David Neilson and Julie Hesmondhalgh film in Blackpool


Upcoming episodes will see Roy take his terminally-ill wife to the seaside town, where they make a plan to see all of the sights and dance in the Tower Ballroom.

As seen in our pictures which were taken on location today (September 3), the much-loved couple are in high spirits on the trip.


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Roy and Hayley decide to see the sights


Hesmondhalgh announced her decision to leave Coronation Street at the beginning of the year and show bosses later confirmed that Hayley would be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

Emotional scenes in last night's double bill (September 2) saw Hayley learn that her illness is incurable, meaning that she only has a few months left to live.


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The couple are enjoying the time they have left


Speaking of the storyline last month, Hesmondhalgh commented: "It's a very unknown cancer and gets so little funding, and so little awareness around it, but it affects so many people. I feel really, really honoured to be part of this now. I'm hoping to really change things for the better there.

"If more people know about it and we can get a bit of a campaign going, I want this to be Hayley's legacy - to get more funding for pancreatic cancer."

Coronation Street's Blackpool scenes are expected to air in October.

[tammyy2j]

i think she will die and the writers could do a storyline same as emmerdale (aaron and jackson) where roy will help her die it would give david and julie a showcase for their acting which both are highly capable of

Coronation Street will explore the issue of the 'right to die' when Hayley Cropper decides that she wants to take control of her own death.

Fan favourite Hayley was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in July and was this week told the tragic news that her illness is incurable.

As her health deteriorates over the next few weeks, Hayley (Julie Hesmondhalgh) makes the momentous decision that she will take her own life.

In October, she breaks the news to her stunned husband Roy, who refuses to back her decision.

Subsequent episodes will explore Hayley's attempts to convince Roy that she should be able to choose how and when she dies.

Although Hayley does not want Roy to help her, she fears the effects of painkilling drugs and insists that when the time comes she wants to be in control of her final moments.

Coronation Street's producer Stuart Blackburn commented: "Hayley has been through such a lot in her life and is very concerned about losing control as the disease progresses.

"The palliative care Hayley receives is superb but she is scared that pain relief can cause confusion and a loss of clarity. She is concerned that she might regress back to being her former male self, Harold. She has already had one such nightmare.

"So she comes to the decision that she wants to die in peace, to die with her clarity of thought still intact and most of all to die as Hayley - the identity she has spent her whole life fighting to be.

"Once she knows that she has a very short time left to live, she sets about getting her life in order so that she can take control of her final moments before the illness renders her incapable of doing so.

"This is a very sensitive issue and we will be exploring the effects of her decision on husband Roy who has a huge emotional and moral dilemma over her choice to die this way."

[Dazzle]

Coronation Street will explore the issue of the 'right to die' when Hayley Cropper decides that she wants to take control of her own death.

Sounds interesting but very harrowing