POOR old Hayley Cropper. If ever there was a case in point that good girls (or boys) finish last then she's it.

She always seems to get a raw deal even though she's the one member of Coronation Street who's genuinely a nice person and doesn't get caught up in adultery, deception, and all that other nonsense the rest of them are so fond of.

But last night she came a proper cropper (pardon the pun) when she had to attend the funeral of her Auntie Monica.

Being the only member of the family who didn't cut her off when she turned from "Harold" to "Hayley", the experience was a tough one.

Coming face-to-face with the family who turned their backs on her proved stressful for old Hayles - especially when they poured scorn on her for even attending.

Nasty bunch - being mean to Hayley is like kicking a puppy.

And the day got even worse when going through her dead auntie's things Hayley discovered letters which... duh duh duhhh... revealed that she fathered a son 20 years ago.

Crikey! Corrie's scriptwriters are on fire lately. Will the revelation jeopardise Hayley's relationship with Roy, the only person who has ever fully accepted her?

Will her son want to learn the shocking truth about his father?

And most importantly to Corrie's younger viewers, will Hayley's son be fit?