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Roy Cropper’s potential new romance with Evelyn in Coronation Street

He's been on his own for too long!

Self-confessed lone wolf Roy Cropper well and truly hit the jackpot when he met Hayley.

They may not have been the most conventional of couples but they sure were happy.

Coronation Street's Roy Cropper swindled by Jude Appleton
Roy has been on his own again for a while (Credit: ITV)

The café owner has never really got over her traumatic death and, while he tried his hardest to move on with Cathy, it wasn’t to be.

Well, it seems there could be rumblings of new romance for him!

Although we have to admit the lady in question isn’t someone we’d ever have put Roy with in a million years.

Evelyn has proved herself to be a prickly one (Credit: ITV)

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According to Metro.co.uk, he may find himself growing close to Evelyn. Yes, the recently arrived, acid-tongued grandmother of Tyrone!

It seems they will develop a bond after Roy comes to her rescue when her dog Cerberus goes missing.

New pap pictures show the pensioner being given a leg up by Tyrone and Roy as she scales a fence in an effort to find her pooch.

Would Tyrone approve of the pairing? (Credit: ITV)

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But when she ends up in the garden of someone’s house they take offence and call the police.

As Craig Tinker arrives at the scene, Evelyn starts ranting and it’s left to calming influence Roy to smooth things over.

Could this spark the beginning of a beautiful friendship?

Roy’s no stranger to a battleaxe after all – his mum Sylvia could suck lemons with the best of them!

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