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Hayley CropperHayley Cropper is a fictional character in the popular British soap opera Coronation Street. She joined the programme in 1998 and is the first transsexual character in a British soap opera. She is played by Julie Hesmondhalgh. Transsexual issues Hayley joined the Street as Hayley Patterson, a new machinist in Mike Baldwin's lingerie factory, Underworld. Initially she did not reveal that she was pre-op transsexual, the news coming out after her boss discovered she was still registered as a man called Harold for tax purposes. The handling of transsexual issues such as this, the uncertainty of whether her partner would accept her transsexuality and the inability of transsexual people to adopt children or marry has been praised by transgendered groups. Private life Hayley met Roy Cropper, a nerdy anorak who owns and runs Roy's Rolls, a greasy spoon cafe, whilst she was still pre-operative. She 'married' him in a mock ceremony in Roy's cafe after Roy followed her to Amsterdam when she went for her genital reassignment operation. After this 'marriage' she changed her name from Hayley Patterson to Hayley Cropper. Between them Hayley and Roy have fostered a number of children, but are no longer allowed to foster after they ran away with one of their wards. This episode led to them being arrested and to the possibility of Hayley being sent to a men's prison, though in the end she was not jailed. Every so often her private life is interrupted by someone or something referring to her history: this could be one of the more 'yobbish' or gossipy characters calling her Harold or reciting her backstory, or may be something that directly refers to her being transsexual (such as her attempt to adopt). She still works as a machinist for Underworld and she was forewoman there for a short while. As Harold Patterson, she was a county standard lawn bowls player. As of 2004 she remains one of the most popular characters on the Street. See also: Coronation Street; List of transgender-related topics Cropper, Hayley
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