Sadly, we already know that Hayley Cropper will be leaving Coronation Street in a few months' time, but a teaser in today's fab Inside Soap magazine leads me to believe we might be seeing more of Roy's family on screen.
Inside Soap have a paparazzi picture of Roy and Hayley laying flowers on the grave of Roy's dad, St. John (pronounced Sinjin, I wonder?). The mag says that the gravestone reads that Roy's dad passed away earlier this year, in February, so Roy has missed out on any chance of a reunion.
Interestingly, Roy is mentioned on the gravestone as one of St. John's children but also mentioned are Roy's half-siblings in the inscription which reads: 'Father to Jonathan, Stephen, Isabelle and Royston'.
A Coronation Street insider told Inside Soap: "Roy has a lot of thinking to do - this is a whole side of his family he has no relationship with. It's a big step to make contact. Is Roy ready?"
Now then, what do we know about Roy's dad, Corrie fans? Can anyone remember if Roy or Sylvia have mentioned him before, I'm sure they must have done.
With thanks to an anoymous commenter via Corrie.net - we know this: "Roy appears to have had an unhappy childhood. His father, a french polisher, walked out on his mother when he was 10, and didn't get in touch for 8 years. He had sold the family car, cashed in insurances and started a new life in New Zealand. The young Roy took this very badly, and even though his mother and father have both re-married he still feels deeply about it. Roy hated his stepfather and left eventually home to fend for himself."
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