Hollyoaks' Sally St Claire inspired Corrie's trailblazing trans character Hayley Cropper
Hollyoaks actress Annie Wallace has candidly reflected on her experience inspiring soap's first-ever transgender character - Coronation Street's Hayley Cropper. The character, played by Julie Hesmondhalgh, was initially created by Corrie writers, with Annie being brought in later to advise them on storylines based on incidents that happened in her own life.