Coronation Street star Peter Ash has spoken about the 'overwhelming' reaction to his latest storyline after viewers watched Paul Foreman being diagnosed with motor neurone disease.
Last month, Paul received the devastating news that he has the fatal, rapidly progressing disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. But the former builder, who only discovered anything was wrong after he was accidentally knocked over by Carla Connor in her Underworld van when she had been unknowingly drugged with LSD by Stephen Reid, has kept the news from his loved ones.
He had only confided in his friend and former flatmate Dee-Dee Bailey but last week, fans of the ITV soap saw his partner Billy Mayhew discover the truth. After discovering Paul was going to court, he also headed to the courthouse, unaware he had been stealing cars to fix his money woes.
