Corrie Roy Cropper actor s off-screen look, strange past jobs and loving wife Mirror 2 hrs ago Kyle O Sullivan
David Neilson has been wearing cardigans and wiping tables on the cobbles for 25 years - but his real life is worlds away from that of Roy Cropper.
Coronation Street legend has a very different style in real life, although his wife once overheard someone at a supermarket checkout saying her husband was just as scruffy in real life as he is on the telly .
The actor s much-loved character has certainly evolved over the years, going from a nerdy loner and stalker to a community champion and the Street s agony uncle.