Fans watched the actor bow out of the ITV soap back in September as Paul Foreman

Pete Ash has sent his ‘final’ update on his time on Coronation Street after he made an unexpected return to the cobbles. Fans watched the actor bow out of the ITV soap back in September as Paul Foreman.

His character’s heartbreaking death came 17 months after Paul was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in a hard-hitting storyline Corrie worked on with the help of the MND Association as they portrayed the deterioration of Paul as well as the effect the disease had on his family and friends.

In the final scenes, Bernie Winter and Summer Spellman were with Paul when his health took a sudden turn as he started struggling to breathe. The pair called for an ambulance and Paul was rushed to the hospital where Bernie, Summer and Paul’s sister Gemma Winter-Brown were soon told by doctors there was nothing more they could do and they headed in to say their emotional goodbyes to Paul.

But in a tragic turn of events, Paul’s husband Billy Mayhew didn’t make it to the hospital in time to fulfil his promise of being by Paul’s side when the time came. Viewers saw Paul had already passed as Summer got Billy, who was running to the hospital after a series of unfortunate events, on the phone.

Paul’s mum Bernie encouraged Billy to say what he needed to Paul while Summer and Gemma watched on with devastation, leaving Billy thinking he’d only managed to say he loved him one last time over the phone. However, Corrie viewers know this is a lie and Paul had tragically already passed away, with Billy since finding out the sad news.

Paul has since been laid to rest and Corrie viewers recently saw Paul’s ashes shot up into space. But in an unexpected twist, Paul was seen returning in an emotional confrontation with his despairing husband Billy, played by Daniel Brocklebank.

Billy has been struggling with his grief since losing his soulmate, which has seen him turn to alcohol. He also made a romantic pass at his ex-boyfriend Todd Grimshaw on the day of Paul’s funeral having hit the bottle and more recently, Billy was tricked by one of Paul’s former friends, who stole a box containing some of Paul’s ashes and Summer’s laptop while he was left alone in the flat.

But things reached a dramatic head last week when Paul’s mum Bernie organised a special screening event of Paul’s ashes release at the Rovers Return. Billy had been drinking ahead of the event and continued to drink heavily during the gathering which led to him confessing that he tried to kiss Todd.

After storming out of the pub, Billy drank behind the factory and began to hallucinate. As he struggled to face the cold night, Paul was heard encouraging Billy to wake up and turn things back around. Soon after the emotional scenes, Bernie found Billy having been visited by Paul in her dream.

Following his emotional return, Peter took to Instagram with a picture of himself, Daniel and Jane Hazlegrove, who plays Bernie, taken following filming of the latest scenes and said: “It was so lovely to be back on the cobbles of Coronation Street one FINAL time! That brings my total episodes of Corrie to a neat 600! It’s been the time of my life! Love you, @jane_hazlegrove & @danielbrocklebank #Paul #Bernie #Billy #Corrie #CoronationStreet.”

Jane was quick to respond as she gushed: “Ah sweet sweet Apollo! And Peter’s pretty bloody gorgeous too!!! Ain’t the same without you darling! Love Mama! Xxx,” before Peter’s fans and followers hailed his performance and shared their wish that his return could have been a permanent one.