She's already said she can't due to acting contractual commitments. Shame.Originally Posted by jules29
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She's already said she can't due to acting contractual commitments. Shame.
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i hope they keep roy single, i think he has his true love match/soul mate in hayley and he would be the type of person to love and mourn her for the rest of his life
he wont be alone as fiz is like a daughter to him and hopefully sylvia returns or introduce an auntie for roy
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Coronation Street star Julie Hesmondhalgh has revealed that her character Hayley Cropper will keep her illness a secret from her son.
Hayley is shocked when her estranged son Christian arrives in Weatherfield, after he initially fails to turn up the first time.
However, Hayley decides against telling Christian the truth about her terminal illness, despite the fact that it is the reason she has got back in touch with him.
Hesmondhalgh told ITV's official Coronation Street website: "Hayley would like a reconciliation and to know that her son accepts her for who she is now. She would love to meet her grandchildren.
"She feels it is something she needs to do. So she calls Christian, but he doesn't turn up the first time they arrange to meet.
"She doesn't want him to reconcile with her just because he thinks she is dying, so she keeps it to herself."
Determined to make the most of her final months, Hayley also makes a list of all the things she wants to do with Roy while she is still well enough to do them.
Hesmondhalgh said: "Hayley is determined to fit as many things as possible into her life before it is too late
"She decides to write a wish list of everything she wants to do. It's a really varied list like setting off 99 red balloons, riding on a Harley Davidson, going on a camping trip, visiting the boating lake where she and Roy first kissed and teaching Roy to drive!
"Obviously Hayley has moments of sadness and some days are better than others, but she throws herself into her wish list with her usual enthusiasm and sunny outlook."
Dazzle (16-09-2013)
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Coronation Street producer Stuart Blackburn has spoken about his decision to kill off character Hayley Cropper.
He said that he saw no other option once actress Julie Hesmondhalgh said she wanted to leave the soap, even though he wanted her to stay.
Blackburn said to the TV Times: "I would have done anything to persuade Julie to stay, but I appreciate that her mind was made up, which made killing off Hayley the easiest decision I've made. There was no other way."
Hesmondhalgh recently revealed that Hayley keeps her illness a secret from her son.
The actress added: "Hayley would like a reconciliation and to know that her son accepts her for who she is now. She would love to meet her grandchildren.
"She feels it is something she needs to do. So she calls Christian, but he doesn't turn up the first time they arrange to meet.
"She doesn't want him to reconcile with her just because he thinks she is dying, so she keeps it to herself."
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Coronation Street star Julie Hesmondhalgh has praised the soap's bosses for exploring the issue of the 'right to die' in her ongoing cancer storyline.
Earlier this month, show chiefs confirmed that the actress's character Hayley Cropper will decide to take control of her own death following her diagnosis of incurable pancreatic cancer.
Speaking about the plot for the first time, Hesmondhalgh told The Mirror that she supports Hayley's decision, but is very aware of the complex issues involved.
Supporters of the 'right to die' argue that terminally ill or incurably suffering patients should have the right to end their lives to prevent ongoing suffering and allow dignity in death.
Opposition groups and campaigners suggest that older people could be bullied or coerced into ending their lives if laws are changed.
Hesmondhalgh commented: "It's a very complicated issue. Everybody feels that if they got a terminal disease they'd want to be shot but obviously there are massive ethical issues around that, and it's easy to exploit older people. It is very delicate."
She continued: "Maybe we need to sign something now, when we are fit and healthy, rather than when we're old but even then it's complex. When is the right time? I want to be able to say my goodbyes properly, so I think it's something that needs to be talked about.
"And yes, personally, I would like the law to change but I know this is going to be a very long and very complex road."
Both sides of the debate will be explored on screen in Coronation Street as Hayley's husband Roy (David Neilson) does not support her wishes.
Hesmondhalgh added: "It's such a privilege to be involved in this. I'm a British humanist member and they've told me what we're doing is great. So yeah, I have an interest in it anyway. It has been incredible.
"For me, it is the absolute icing on the cake if you can help change people's perceptions. It is a massive honour."
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Coronation Street bosses have decided to delve deeper into Hayley Cropper's terminal cancer storyline with extra online content to accompany the show's regular episodes.
The ITV soap will launch a new project titled Hayley's Diary on its official website next week.
Hayley's Diary will include exclusive internet-only scenes as the much-loved character tries to make the most of every moment she has left.
Viewers of the extra material will see Hayley overcome her childhood fear of puppets with the help of husband Roy, and go on a camping trip with a difference. The couple also revisit the boating lake where they shared their first kiss.
Meanwhile, Coronation Street scriptwriter Ellen Taylor has penned 12 blogs in Hayley's words to feature alongside the special scenes.
A show statement revealed: "A series of uplifting photographs will accompany the blogs as we see Hayley do everything from teaching Roy to drive and letting go of 99 red balloons, to riding on the back of a Harley Davidson!"
Hayley's Diary launches on Monday, September 30.
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Coronation Street star Julie Hesmondhalgh has said that her character Hayley Cropper's bucket list is 'humble' and unique.
Viewers will know that Hayley is suffering from incurable pancreatic cancer and her final few months will see her working through a list of things she has always wanted to do.
Hesmondhalgh said to The Mirror: "Well, it's quite a humble bucket list. It is a recession after all! The main thing she wanted to do - several of us came up with it really - was dance in the ballroom in Blackpool because she has a history of ballroom dancing and that's the ultimate place for it.
"That's where my mum and dad went on honey*moon and watched Betty Driver singing with the big band when they were young. They got banned for jiving once, so it's a place that's really special to me as well.
"That was the main one but the boating lake scenes down by the Red Rec, where Roy and Hayley had their first kiss, were special too. We really lucked out on the weather, it was absolutely beautiful.
"Other funny ones were eating a chilli, which she'd never done before, using chopsticks and even doing a Rubik's cube."
Hesmondhalgh has also praised the writers for the sensitively-written storyline that will eventually lead to her exit from the show.
She said: "I've loved it all and I couldn't have been given a better, more beautiful story to leave on. It's been a long goodbye, and I think it's been really sensitively written.
"I didn't want it to be mawkish and it isn't. It's been done in a fashion completely true to Roy and Hayley's unique relationship."
Coronation Street bosses are launching a new project titled Hayley's Diary on its official website next week. The extra online content will delve deeper into Hayley's cancer storyline.
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Coronation Street star Julie Hesmondhalgh has spoken about the 'overwhelming' support she has received over Hayley Cropper's storyline.
Hayley is suffering from incurable cancer and will tell husband Roy later this week that she wants to take control of her death.
However, the actress feared she would receive a backlash from fans over the depressing nature of the storyline
Hesmondhalgh said: "I've had so many messages and it's been overwhelming. I did think that people might be angry about it because a lot of people don't want to be watching Corrie and to be seeing this sort of thing, especially with a character that's likable like Hayley.
"But a lot of people have said because it's been so true to Roy and Hayley, they've found it moving. For me it's a love story with a beginning, middle, and an end and this is the end.
"In a way, she has to die because it would be much more of a betrayal of everything if she just left Roy. She'd never do it.
"The story touches real life and it's a part of life. I wish it wasn't but it is and therefore I think it's completely valid for us to address it and we've done it in a very Corrie way. We've kept it true to the style of the programme and the characters. I'm proud of the way it's been done and the response that we've had."
Roy asks Hayley to dance
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Roy asks Hayley to dance
Speaking about Hayley's decision to have chemotherapy, Hesmondhalgh added: "She's just trying to extend her life as much as she can. She knows the treatment is not going to cure her but it might help extend her 'well' life.
"In a lot of ways the cancer hasn't changed her and she's just the way she's always been and I love that."
Hesmondhalgh has previously spoken out about Hayley's decision and backed the sensitive plot.
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Coronation Street scenes featuring Roy and Hayley Cropper's trip to Blackpool have been recreated in Lego at the Legoland Discovery Centre in Manchester.
Wednesday evening's (October 16) hour-long special of the ITV soap saw the Croppers head to the seaside resort as they are trying to cherish every moment they have left together.
The Lego versions of Hayley and Roy on the beach
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The Lego versions of Hayley and Roy on the beach
In a tribute to the heartwarming scenes, the Legoland centre has now added Roy and Hayley to its Blackpool 'Miniland'.
The 'Miniland' features a 10ft recreation of Blackpool Tower made from 20,000 individual Lego bricks.
The centre has previously produced its own version of the Coronation Street tram crash in 2010 and Rovers Return fire earlier this year.
Hayley and Roy seeing the sights
Manchester 1966
They will probably pair him with Mary.
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