Coronation Street actor Peter Ash has addressed how he tries to switch off from his current storyline after his character was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Paul Foreman was diagnosed with the life-limiting illness in heartbreaking scenes back in April in the ITV soap.
The former builder discovered the news that he had the fatal, rapidly progressing disease that affects the brain and spinal cord, alone as he kept the news hidden from boyfriend Billy Mayhew and his family, only confiding in former flatmate Dee-Dee Bailey. However, the truth was eventually revealed.
Archdeacon Billy somewhat accidentally discovered the truth. After believing Paul was hiding something, Billy searched through his belongings only to find a letter from the court with the date and time of the case. And when Billy headed to court, he found out that Paul had been stealing cars to fix his money woes, only to have his case quashed due to his life-limiting diagnosis.
