Paul Foreman will make a dangerous decision on Coronation Street next week amid his life-changing diagnosis.
It has been confirmed that labourer Paul - who is played by Peter Ash on the ITV soap - will be diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in upcoming scenes as he struggles with the news and keeps it to himself, struggling with what it might mean for his future.
However, next week on the ITV soap, Paul is struggling as he finds out inadvertently through Adam that Dee-Dee is happy to pay Paul's costs of living at their shared flat whilst he's unable to work, and doesn't want to be seen as a charity case.
He tells Dee-Dee he's moving out, and desperately tries to find a small job.
He moves into the flower shop flat and gets a few hours of work as a kitchen porter at the Bistro, but his world is shattered as he finds out from the neurologist that there's a possibility he could be suffering from onset motor neurone disease.
Horrified, Paul struggles with the news - but refuses to tell the ones he loves as he looks on at his hand, the first part of his body to be affected by the disease as the reality hits him of what his future might be.
Keen to earn some money, Paul puts his mind on focusing on paying Billy back and helping Gemma with the wedding. Damon and Adam sit down for lunch in the Bistro, as Nick warns Paul off him, insisting he's bad news.
Outside, Paul chats with Damon and says he doesn't have long left to live and needs to make some money. Damon hands him a number for a man called Kyle, who needs someone to drive for him as part of an insurance scam.
Will Paul go ahead and break the law in a bid to rake in the cash he so desperately needs?
Peter previously explained how Paul is "completely blindsided" by the diagnosis.
"Paul is completely blindsided by the diagnosis and he decides to keep it from his family and friends as he tries to come to terms with the news. I knew very little about MND before embarking on the storyline and I am hugely grateful to the MND Association for all their help and support. For any actor playing a role which examines a real-life issue or condition, there comes a huge sense of responsibility and we are aware that some people watching this storyline are experiencing it in reality, it is their life," he said.
