Coronation Street's Roy Cropper star David Neilson has been married to his wife Jane for more than 50 years and she has played a huge part in helping shape his soap character
Coronation Street star David Neilson, who has played the beloved character of Roy Cropper since 1995, has a sweet off-screen love story with his supportive wife. The actor has had quite the dramatic storyline recently on the cobbles, with his character being wrongfully arrested not once, but twice!
David and his wife Jane Neilson have been happily married for over 50 years, and she's played a significant role in shaping Roy into the complex character we know today. In a 2009 interview with the Mirror, David shared that he'd secretly made Roy autistic, crediting his wife, a special needs teacher, for her invaluable insights.
He continued: "It's never mentioned in the story though and it shouldn't be Roy is a human being, and a label doesn't help him. But I think he's got it. It gives him reasons for his behaviour and gives me something to play with. I enjoy idiosyncrasies in people and Roy is full of them."
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