Fans of the soap watched as Hayley, played by Julie Hesmondhalgh, decided that she would rather take her own life than wait to die
of cancer.

The actress, who was diagnosed with the disease in 2011, was given the all-clear in February this year.

But Hayley, who was married to her husband, Mark, and had a young son, was left devastated when she was told she would have to wait until she was