Corrie's Paul issues devastating proposal to Billy amid MND diagnosis
Coronation Street fans will be left heartbroken next week when Paul Foreman (Peter Ash) issues a devastating demand to partner Billy Mayhew (Daniel Brocklebank).
Soap watchers will recall that Paul was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) earlier this year and he will tragically die from it as there's currently no cure.
In upcoming scenes, Paul heads over to his appointment at the MND clinic and finds himself sat next to Shelly from the support group.
Paul is left both touched and impressed by Shelly's positive attitude as she urges him to take control and start ticking things off his bucket list.
Coronation Street fans will be left heartbroken next week when Paul Foreman issues a devastating demand to partner Billy Mayhew (ITV)Later, a thoughtful Paul tells Billy how Shelly’s helped him to see things more clearly and he has something important to ask him.
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An excited Billy starts to speculate what it could be and even tells Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby) that he is expecting a marriage proposal.
However, Paul's proposal is something more devastating as he tells Billy that when the time comes, he’d like him to help him end his life. How will Billy take the news?
Later in the week, Summer lists possible wedding venues as Paul admits he wishes they could have a church wedding for Billy’s sake. However, Billy is quick to assure him that marrying him is all that matters.
Also, Paul decides to introduce Shelly and her PA, Cags, to Billy and mother Bernie Winter (Jane Hazlegrove) but the latter is left shaken by her advanced condition.
Paul is left both touched and impressed by Shelly's positive attitude (ITV)Coronation Street has been working on the storyline with the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association whose experts have been advising the soap’s researchers, scriptwriters and actors since last autumn to ensure it is an “accurate portrayal”.
Talking about portraying the physical effects of the illness, Paul star Peter, 38, previously said: "I’ve been eased into it.
"It started with Paul’s hand but I’m very aware as the time goes on and as the symptoms progress, it’ll get a lot more technical.
"So I’m sure as the symptoms pile up, I’m going to be speaking a lot more with the MND Association to make sure we get it all right. It’s quite a journey that he’ll be going on.”
He added: "Especially when you’re playing a character with an illness or a condition, there’s so much responsibility to get it right, not to cheapen it and to represent it properly.
"We act it but there are people watching who are living with it so it’s very important to get it right and be spot on with it, be sensitive."
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