Coronation Street fans have begged the soap to ensure that nothing bad happens to Roy Cropper, fearing they could kill him off.
Yesterday evening in Weatherfield (Wednesday, September 3), Roy celebrated Carla and Lisa’s engagement.
But, fans couldn’t help but fret over his back pains which led to him heading home early.
Roy pulled his back (Credit: ITV)
Roy’s back pains in Coronation Street
Carla and Lisa were buzzing to tell Roy that they got engaged to each other yesterday.
After Carla accepted Lisa’s proposal on the cobbles, they headed into Roy’s Rolls to tell him the great news.
Roy wished the couple as much happiness as he and Hayley had when they were married.
Carla then asked him to walk her down the aisle, putting her arms around him. It was then that Roy complained of back pains.
Later on, at the Rovers, Roy joined the happy couple for a drink to celebrate. However, Betsy pulled his arm to encourage him to sit down with them, and ended up making his back pain worse.
He then decided to head back home to lie down in a bid to ease the pain.
Fans fear Roy is seriously ill (Credit: ITV)
Coronation Street fans demand soap doesn’t kill off Roy
Corrie fans picked up on Roy’s back pains and are now worried that he could be set for a serious illness storyline.
With the prospect of Roy possibly falling ill, they’ve now taken to social media to beg soap bosses to save the much-loved character.
One Coronation Street viewer shared: “I hope Roy’s back thing doesn’t turn into something serious.”
Another person commented: “Please don’t tell me Roy is ill.”
A third viewer also added: “They’re killing Roy off with these back pains. OMG I feel sick.”
Coronation Street spoilers for next week reveal a HUGE week for the residents of Weatherfield, as Sarah takes drastic action to get rid of Nathan, Roy’s in danger, and the truth is revealed about what really happened to Lauren.
Bethany goes to the police station to report Nathan (Credit: ITV)
1. Bethany reports Nathan
After Nathan drives his van past Bethany, she freaks out. Sarah, meanwhile, is furious that she paid Nathan to leave Weatherfield and he’s still there.
So the women march off to the police station, ready to report Nathan for breaking the terms of his licence.
Will it make a difference?
Tempers are frayed when Bethany goes to report Nathan (Credit: ITV)
2. Roy’s in trouble
Roy’s prison life hasn’t been easy and it seems he’s in big danger when we see the book he was reading face down in a pool of coffee.
What’s happened to Roy?
Roy’s book lies in a pool of coffee (Credit: ITV)
3. Sarah confronts Nathan!
Bethany is so upset about Nathan being in Weatherfield that she contemplates leaving town again. But Sarah doesn’t want her daughter to go.
Sarah’s fuming that Nathan’s still in Weatherfield (Credit: ITV)
So she heads off to the building site to pay Nathan a visit to remind him that she’s coughed up £10,000 to get him to sling his hook – and yet, he’s still there.
But when Nathan laughs in her face, Sarah’s fuming.
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Sarah wants to know why Nathan’s not gone anywhere (Credit: ITV)
4. Sarah takes drastic action!
Desperate to get rid of Nathan once and for all, Sarah takes drastic steps to get her daughter’s abuser to leave Weatherfield.
She takes one of Lauren’s hair bobbles – among some things she left at the Platts’ house – and heads off, intending to plant it in Nathan’s van in an attempt to prove that he murdered the unfortunate young woman.
Sarah’s planning to plant Bethany’s hair bobble in Nathan’s van (Credit: ITV)
But before she gets the chance to put her plan into action, Sarah’s disturbed by Kit! He forces her to admit what she was going to do.
Kit realises Sarah’s up to something (Credit: ITV)
Unimpressed, but understanding, Kit urges Sarah to let the police do their job.
But will she listen?
Sarah knows she’s made a mistake (Credit: ITV)
5. Carla makes a new friend
DS Swain is on the warpath, and she wants to know why Carla’s fallen out with Roy.
Swain’s got questions for Carla (Credit: ITV)
Carla’s not about to spill the beans though, and she closes down Swain’s questions.
Carla shuts down the questions (Credit: ITV)
But later, she overhears Swain arguing with her teenage daughter on the phone and offers her a friendly ear.
She’s surprised when Swain reveals that her partner died, and her daughter is struggling with grief.
Carla’s surprised by what Swain tells her (Credit: ITV)
6. Things look bleak for Roy in Coronation Street spoilers
Griff enters Roy’s prison cell (Credit: ITV)
It looks like Roy’s in danger when vengeful Griff enters his prison cell. What’s he planning?
Whatever happens between Roy and Griff, today’s the day when viewers will find out what happened to Lauren!
What’s Griff planning? (Credit: ITV)
7. Kit finds the evidence he was looking for
Kit’s not sitting around while DS Swain’s asking awkward questions – he’s off to see what Nathan’s been up to. He searches the criminal’s van and discovers some USB sticks.
Kit searches Nathan’s van (Credit: ITV)
He immediately arrests Bethany’s abuser for breaching his sexual harm prevention order.
Nathan’s been hiding something (Credit: ITV)
8. Coronation Street spoilers: Roy’s defence collapses
Dee-Dee Bailey is hopeful that Bobby’s statement will be enough to exonerate Roy.
Bobby’s arrested (Credit: ITV)
But when Carla reveals that Bobby’s been arrested, Dee-Dee realises things aren’t going her way.
Dee-Dee realises things aren’t looking good for Roy (Credit: ITV)
With Bobby off to the police station, charged with perverting the course of justice, Dee-Dee realises that means Roy’s defence is up in smoke.
Dee-Dee hoped Bobby’s statement would be enough (Credit: ITV)
She’s devastated. Is it checkmate for poor Mr Cropper?
Dee-Dee’s devastated (Credit: ITV)
9. Roy comes face to face with Griff!
Evil Griff’s got Roscoe under his thumb, and he gets him to lure Roy to the prison library – but what’s Griff up to?
When Roy heads off to the library with his new friend, Griff sneaks into his empty cell.
And when Roy returns, he’s shocked and scared to find Griff waiting for him.
Is Roy about to come a cropper?
Roy’s shocked to find Griff waiting for him (Credit: ITV)
10. Who killed Lauren?
Griff’s determined to make Roy reveal what he knows. But will he take no for an answer? It seems not.
Roy’s terrified (Credit: ITV)
Griff pulls out a weapon and demands Roy tells him what he did with Lauren’s body.
Will Roy tell him anything just to get him to go away? Hmm, unlikely we reckon!
Griff’s got a weapon but will he use it? (Credit: ITV)
With Roy refusing to confess to murder, Griff takes things even further. He holds the makeshift knife to poor Mr Cropper’s throat and tells him to say his last words.
Will Roy tell Griff what he wants to know? (Credit: ITV)
How is Roy going to get out of this one?
Can anyone help Roy? (Credit: ITV)
11. Nathan in the nick
DS Swain and Kit set about interviewing Nathan but he’s been here before and he’s not that bothered.
Swain and Kit have questions for Nathan (Credit: ITV)
Until Swain reveals that the girl who provided Nathan with an alibi for the night Lauren disappeared, has changed her mind about giving a statement.
Nathan’s rattled.
Nathan’s rattled when Swain reveals his alibi doesn’t stand up (Credit: ITV)
But when Swain pushes him more, mentioning his penchant for young women, and accuses him of murdering Lauren, Nathan shuts his mouth and won’t comment.
Have the police got the right man?
Carla and Lisa are striking up a friendship (Credit: ITV)
12. Carla reaches out in Coronation Street spoilers
After DS Swain confides in her, Carla wants to help.
So she offers Swain’s troubled teenage daughter some work experience at the factory.
Hayley Cropper was a Coronation Street legend, but her secret son, Christian Gatley, didn’t seem to agree. He’s not been seen or heard of since his last appearance in 2013.
But now he has reared his ugly head to blacken Roy’s name in connection to Lauren’s disappearance. Roy has been left distraught reading some of the comments Christian has made and it’s only served to make his situation even worse.
Evelyn was the one who brought the interview to Roy, but she thought it was a lie as Hayley didn’t have a son. So who was Christian? And why did he treat Hayley so badly?
Christian had never met Hayley before (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Hayley Cropper finds out she has a son in Coronation Street
It was in August 2007 that Hayley first discovered she had a son. She was attending the funeral of an aunt when she was given some old letters addressed to her previous identity, Harold. Through these she discovered she had a son, who was now in his 20s.
Hayley hired a private investigator to track Christian down. He was found at the record shop where he worked and Hayley went to see him. However she couldn’t find the courage to admit who she was and just bought a record instead.
Hayley then confessed to Roy she had had a son whom she had tracked down. Roy was devastated that she had lied to him and gone behind his back. She desperately reassured him their marriage would not be changed by this revelation. They made up after Hayley promised no more lies and that she would always choose Roy over Christian.
She then went back to the record shop to introduce herself, but still couldn’t do it. Instead she claimed to be the sister of his dead father.
Hayley didn’t confess who she was at first (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Christian and Hayley’s first meeting
Hayley invited Christian back to the flat, but Roy was furious over her lies. He made Christian feel unwelcome as he refused to be any part of it.
Christian knew there was something Hayley was keeping from him as she explained all about Harold and Christian’s mum, Cath. He told her he wasn’t coming back again.
Hayley managed to persuade Christian to spend more time with her and even gave him a cross belonging to ‘Harold’. But Roy was getting more and more annoyed at the lies. He insisted Hayley had to be honest as they could never build a meaningful relationship built on lies.
The truth led to a brutal showdown (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Hayley confesses the truth to her son in Coronation Street
Taking Roy’s warning on board, Hayley met with Christian again and revealed his father was still alive. He was confused and hurt.
A terrified Hayley finally revealed she was transgender and she was Harold.
Christian’s reaction was not good. He was horrified. He stormed off, with Hayley in pursuit. But he turned back and punched her to the ground, leaving her bleeding and alone.
Becky Granger then visited him at work and attacked him in retaliation. Christian then left the area and Hayley blamed Roy for forcing her to be honest before she was ready.
Christian failed to show up to their first meeting, but then turned up at Roy’s Rolls the next day. Christian explained how confused he felt and his guilt at having hit her. She did not tell him she was dying.
He then said she had two grandchildren, named Maisie and Sam. He proudly showed photographs, but refused to let her meet them. Hayley was devastated and Roy furious.
Christian returned again in December, but Fiz Stape stopped him in his tracks. She revealed Hayley had terminal cancer.
Christian revealed the real reason for his return – he was debt and owed £5000. He offered to introduce Hayley to the kids in exchange for the money. Hayley gave it to him and met Maisie and Sam.
However after that first meeting, Christian left and Hayley never saw him again. She revealed to Roy she had no regrets.
Roy has been subjected to lots of abuse since Lauren went missing (Credit: ITV)
Hayley’s son in 2024
Roy is in frame for the murder of missing Lauren Bolton. The evidence is stacked against him and his friends are desperate to prove his innocence.
However amateur sleuths and vigilantes are out to get him. One has tracked down Christian who has in turn made dreadful comments about Roy and Hayley.
Roy is left stunned by the depth of the hatred and the sullying of Hayley’s memory. Although we haven’t seen Christian on screen again, will he be making a return to the soap?
Who played Hayley’s son Christian in Coronation Street?
Andrew Turner played Christian for both stints on the soap. He has also starred in other big shows including Dalziel and Pascoe, Casualty, Waking the Dead, The Bill and Doctors.
As well as television, he’s appeared in movies including Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. Andrew is also an accomplished stage actor.
