the Daily Star<\/a>.<\/p>\nYet, the identity of his correspondent remained unknown as he kept his correspondence private.<\/p>\n
During Monday’s instalment of Coronation Street (December 1), Nina continued to fret about Roy, with Shona Platt (Julia Goulding) proposing they examine his post.<\/p>\n
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Coronation Street’s Roy had his own stint behind bars(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n
Nina was firmly opposed to the suggestion, but Shona managed to locate the letters nonetheless.<\/p>\n
While sorting through the post, Shona and Nina stumbled upon a pink, handwritten envelope from a woman named Alice. However, they were caught in the act by Roy as they were perusing his letters.<\/p>\n
The pair quickly apologised and voiced their concerns for Roy. In response, Roy disclosed that he had received a letter from Alice, a prisoner’s mother, expressing her gratitude for his correspondence with her son.<\/p>\n
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Sam Dingle and his son Samson in Emmerdale (Image: ITV)<\/p>\n
This revelation has led Emmerdale viewers to speculate that Roy has been penning letters to Samson Dingle, whose mother was also named Alice.<\/p>\n
Back in August 2024, Samson (played by Sam Hall) was sentenced to four years in prison after being found guilty of assaulting his ex-friend, Josh Cope.<\/p>\n
The arrest, which took place at the Woolpack, left Samson’s father, Sam Dingle (James Hooton), and stepmother, Lydia (Karen Blick), heartbroken.<\/p>\n
One viewer shared their theory on Reddit: “Roy is also writing to the mother of someone with a child in prison! I’ve just caught up on last night’s Corrie. It seems as though the Mum’s name is Alice. As in Samson’s dead Mum?? What is going on!”<\/p>\n
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Samson Dingle wa sent to prison for four years in Emmerdale (Image: ITV)<\/p>\n
Another fan speculated: “Wondering if the prison pen pal Roy Cropper apparently has is Samson as he’s the only recent Emmerdale character I can think of in prison?”<\/p>\n
A third added: “On Coronation Street it’s been revealed that Roy is writing to ‘some lad’ in prison, and that the boy’s mother got in touch to say thank you, leading to them becoming pen pals, too. So I think (pure speculation) – he’s writing to Lydia (and Samson).”<\/p>\n
One viewer speculated on X: “So Roy is supposedly getting letters from a prisoner’s mum called Alice. Now they’re getting more “amorous” I’m thinking with the crossover coming up is it Samson that’s one of his pen pals and he’s using his dead mum’s name to rip Roy off? #corriedale #CoronationStreet #Emmerdale.”<\/p>\n
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Fans think they’ve worked out the identity of Roy’s mystery pen pal(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n![\"Roy](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_Screenshot-6433.jpg\")
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