Spoilers have revealed that the much-loved character tragically dies in upcoming ITV soap scenes
Coronation Street fans will finally see the moment they have been dreading for more than a year as Paul Foreman tragically dies in upcoming scenes.
Peter Ash has been consistently heaped with praise for his portrayal of Paul in the ITV soap ever since he was entrusted with the show’s powerful Motor Neurone Disease storyline.
Former builder Paul was told of the life-shortening disease, in which messages from the motor neurones gradually stop reaching the muscles, in April 2023 with there currently being no cure.
The late rugby legend Rob Burrow was among those to have backed the storyline, with the Leeds Rhinos star having visited the Coronation Street set last year alongside his wife, Lindsey.
Since Paul’s diagnosis 17 months ago, Corrie viewers have been watching the storyline unfold, often with tears in their eyes, as Paul’s condition gradually deteriorated. There were difficult scenes Paul’s husband Billy Mayhew discovered that Paul had been secretly planning to take matters into his own hands and decide when his life would come to an end as his symptoms caused by the life-limiting disease progress.
There has since been a special episode of Corrie in which Billy organised a day with Paul and enjoyed his last day of freedom before being confined to their flat due to it being unsafe to use the stairlift.
Paul and Billy visited the church where they married before David Platt gave him a taste he had been missing as he turned a beer into bubbles in the Rovers as some of his friends gathered together. He was also keen to spend time with his family, including his nieces and nephews, before calling for his mum to visit him.
He later signalled to Billy that the time had come for him to want to end his own life, which left his partner distraught. However, as the couple made devastating plans, they were interrupted by Chesney Brown, who revealed daughter Carys had an accident and that he and Gemma needed to go hospital so could they look after the other children.
The children couldn’t sleep as they all spent time with Paul in the sitting room and the next day, as they all left to go home, Paul told his family he would see them soon. Billy picked up on this as Paul decided: “Not today”, deciding he didn’t want to say goodbye just yet.
Spoilers have now confirmed that Paul’s death will feature in next week’s episodes. The new preview has revealed that whilst complaining of his hangover, Billy realises he’s lost his phone and is thrown into panic as it contains all of his photos and memories. As he sets off to retrace his steps, Summer Spellman and Bernie Winter are horrified to discover Paul unresponsive on the sofa, struggling to breathe.
Summer calls an ambulance but realising that Billy has left Paul at the worst possible time, with no way of contacting him, Bernie and Summer do everything they can to keep Paul alive. With the odds against him, will Billy make it in time to say his final goodbye to Paul?
Later, Billy wakes up on the sofa and stares at Paul’s empty wheelchair and is hit with the sad reality that life now goes on without Paul. Tensions are high between the family as they grieve the loss of Paul. Can they all come together to plan Paul’s funeral?
