In Monday’s (May 29) edition of Coronation Street, Paul Foreman (Peter Ash) told Gemma Winter (Dolly-Rose Campbell) that he’s dying.
Because this week’s episodes are only half an hour long, we picked up the drama tonight right where we left off, as Bernie (Jane Hazlegrove) wondered why Paul would say something so horrific to try and ruin his sister’s big day.
The tears in Paul’s eyes made Gemma realise that her twin wasn’t trying to sabotage her wedding – this was the truth.
Paul went on to tell Gemma and Bernie that he has MND and will probably only live for another three years.
Struggling to take everything in, Bernie wondered if the doctors had misdiagnosed him, and his mobility problems were still as a result of Carla (Alison King) crashing into him a few months ago.
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As Bernie, Gemma and Paul returned to the wedding reception, determined to put on brave faces, Billy (Daniel Brocklebank) clocked that something was wrong.
He discovered that Paul had told his family and later offered Bernie some words of advice, explaining that they’ll experience a lot of dark days soon, and need to grab the good ones ‘by the scruff of their necks’.
As Paul watched his friends and family dance, he told Gemma to enjoy every single second of her incredible day.
She stood up and headed to the floor and started twerking in her dress, leaving Paul to giggle away with tears in his eyes.
Back at home, as Chesney (Sam Aston) also attempted to process the news, the family vowed to support Paul, who said he would try his best to fight the disease.
‘People have been lovely saying they don’t want me to go and stuff like that. I really appreciate that, Corrie fans are amazing it’s great’, Peter Ash explained recently, reflecting on the fan reaction to the storyline so far.
‘Everyone’s been amazing, it’s been quite overwhelming. To get messages from people who have lost loved ones and who are currently living with loved ones who have MND it really is something. I appreciate all the kind responses we’ve had so far.’
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