Corrie's Hayley takes a break
01/09/2007 - 12:39
Coronation Street actress Julie Hesmondhalgh is to take a year off from the ITV1 soap, according to the papers.
The Mirror reports that the 37-year-old actress, who plays transexual Hayley Cropper, is exhausted, and wants to take a break to spend more time with her actor husband Ian Kershaw and their six-year-old daughter Martha.
"Julie approached producers about taking some time off and they were more than happy to agree because she's worked so hard for the show," a Corrie insider told the paper.
Her character will leave the show in an emotional farewell next month when she travels to Africa to help underprivileged children - but the door will be left open for her return.
"We had enough time to come up with a superb way to write her out for however long we need to," the source said.
"Viewers will miss her but we can assure them she'll be back."
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