Coronation Street legend, having starred in the ITV soap for 26 years.He is famed for playing the lovably awkward cafe owner of Roy Cropper on the TV cobbles, a role that he's played since 1995.
David Neilson has done a remarkable job of keeping Roy so endearing after all these years, and it will come as a disappointment to many fans to learn that Roy may well be about to leave the soap.That would also spell the end for the character's beloved shopping bag, which is rarely far away from Roy during his on-screen Corrie appearances.
The actor revealed that there is actually a heartbreaking reason why the bag ever made an appearance in the first place.Having joined the show in 1995, Roy Cropper has become nothing short of Corrie royalty.
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