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Corrie Roy Cropper star's life - rarely-seen wife, transformation and plumber side-job

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Coronation Street legend David Neilson first entered the ITV soap as Roy Cropper back in 1995 - 27 years ago.The actor, who turns 73 today, has had plenty of iconic storylines over the years, most notably dealing with the tragic death of his wife Hayley after a lengthy marriage and cancer battle.Now Roy is busy teaching Sam Blakeman to play chess after the untimely death of his mum - and has come under fire from critics for being too harsh on the little boy.But what about David’s personal life away from the cameras?

From his rarely-seen wife to an unrecognisable transformation, Daily Star has the low-down.David has been married to his wife Jane Neilson even longer than he’s been on Corrie - for an impressive 47 years.The pair share a son, Daniel, who is currently 38 years old - and a massive Leicester City football fan just like his dad.

David is also a grandfather to Daniel’s two children.And it was David’s wife Jane who helped him stay on as long as he has in the soap, after only being contracted for six episodes as Roy - who was initially a “psychopath” stalking Deirdre.Opening up in an interview, David explained: “Roy was a psychopath.

He was stalking Deirdre and was a bit scary. It’s nice to play psychos but they don’t stay around too long.“My wife is a special needs teacher and she worked with people with autism.

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