I was very excited to learn yesterday that actress Melanie Hill is joining Coronation Street to play Roy's new lady friend.
Here's what we know about Roy's new friend. Roy gets his own allotment to grow some fruit and
veg, and meets a widowed lady on the next allotment lot. This is where Cathy, played by Melanie Hill, will come into Roy's life.
She
won't be a love interest - but someone who Roy will feel obliged to help
guide through the world. Roy will offer real, redemptive support to Cathy.
I think Melanie Hill is the perfect casting to play Roy's new lady friend, romance or not. Melanie Hill is an actress that, I think, the British public hold in some high esteem. She was Aveline in Bread, Hazel in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and Cilla Black's mam in the recent ITV drama Cilla. How much more cosy and Roy-friendly do you want? Melanie is a RADA trained stage actress too. In my opinion, she's the perfect casting to play Roy's new friend.
We all love Roy, and couldn't bear to see him hurt or distressed in any way. I don't think any of us wanted Mary to get her talons into him after Hayley died, and thankfully Corrie steered away from this carefully and discreetly.
With the introduction of such a well-loved actress as Melanie Hill to play a role in our favourite show matching up against such a well-loved character as Roy, I see the stars aligning and things are going to be perfectly matched. It won't be the Perfect Duet that was Roy and Hayley, of course as there could never be a love story as perfect as theirs. But I'm warmed by the thought of Melanie Hill and David Neilson working together on Corrie and look forward to the appearance of Cathy on screen. I don't think Coronation Street would dare get this relationship wrong. We all care about Roy far too much.
It's just over a year since Roy's wife Hayley died of pancreatic
cancer. Making friends with a new woman could be just the tonic for Roy
that he needs, I feel.
<< You can relive Roy and Hayley's romance in my little book A Perfect Duet: The Diary of Roy and Hayley Cropper
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Tuesday 24 February 2015
Why Melanie Hill is the perfect actress to play Roy's friend
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9 comments:
I sometimes wonder whether something totally different will happen (romance-wise) as far as Roy is concerned.....ie with him and Carla.
Stranger things have happened!!
I don't know the actress, but the part sounds good.
However, I sincerely hope the writers won't ever forget about that special bond between Roy and Carla... I hope these two continue to find each other in times of trouble.
Ah I remember her from bread "i'm a model arent i" was her catch phrase. I'm sure i remember her being a RADA trained actress though
Not looking forward to this.
Why so? We would have thought Sue Johnson was the "perfect" actress to play Stella's mama, but look how that one turned out!!!
I like this idea and personally I hope it turns into a romance. Why not? Roy can't live in Hayley's shadow forever.
In reality man like Roy would never move on.
I am so happy for our dear Roy...hopefully Hayley would approve!
I'm happy Roy will have a friend his own age-ish. Sometimes teaching a skill is the best way to learn, so when he helps her, he will be helping himself. Also very pleased to see a return to the allotments. Gardening would be a very natural hobby for Roy.
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