Coronation Street fans are up in arms again, this time over Roy Cropper’s shocking new look. While viewers watched in horror as Roy suffered a heart attack, they were more distracted by his scruffy beard. This stark change from his usual clean-shaven appearance, has caught everyones’ eyes. Now, fans lament the direction of the soap’s hair and makeup department. Will fan outrage prompt a change? Read on to find out!
Viewers Demand To Ditch Roy’s Beard
Recently, poor Roy Cropper suffered a heart attack. However, what grabbed viewers’ attention was his new beard. The cafe owner has been recently released from prison after Nathan Curtis was arrested. This came after he was wrongly accused of Lauren Bolton’s murder.
After getting out of jail, Roy was attacked by a gang who blamed him for Lauren’s disappearance. Thankfully, Carla Connor saved him just in time, but later that day, he collapsed in the café and was rushed to the hospital. The once clean-shaven character now looks rough and scruffy.
Viewers have expressed hatred over his new look and flooded social media with complaints about the show’s new direction. They took to Twitter (X), with one commenting that Roy could shave his beard now that Lauren had turned up. Another suggested that Roy definitely needs to get rid of or trim his beard.
A third viewer penned, “I’m sorry, but I don’t like Roy’s beard in #Corrie.” While a fourth angrily insisted that Roy really needs to lose the beard. Meanwhile, another soap fan said it made him look like a hermit. A sixth chimed, “The beard’s not helping, Roy…”
Tell you what, the audience has criticised the hair and makeup department in the past as well. For example when Gemma Winter’s orange face contrasted with her pale neck. Will this bring any change? We will have to wait to know. Tune in to Soap Opera Daily for more Coronation Street updates! What do you think of his look? Let us know in the comments section below!
Roy needs to have a shave ,that beard is horrible it makes him look older than he is
He certainly shouldn’t have served on cafe looking like that!!!!
He looks good .