Coronation Street star admits struggles with soap farewell as he shares move from Cobbles
A Coronation Street star has opened up about the difficult farewell he's faced now that his storyline has come to an end.
Peter Ash, 39, who plays Paul Foreman on the long-running soap, discussed his upcoming exit in the new issue of TV Times this week as fans prepare for his tragic storyline to reach its conclusion.
In the show, Paul, who has been supported by his husband, Billy Mayhew, has been living with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) and has lost his motor functions and speech over time.
However, as the storyline draws to a close, Peter has revealed that filming has been "emotional". Speaking about his final scene, he said: "It was quite an easy scene, technically, because I just had to lie there.
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The soap actor also revealed that he will be playing Abanazar in Aladdin (Image: Dave Benett/Getty Images)He continued: "Daniel (Brocklebank, who plays Billy) and the others have been filming the aftermath and the grieving, and I probably will grieve a bit myself when it sinks in."
The soap actor also disclosed what he intends to do next, playing the villain Abanazar in Aladdin at The Queen Elizabeth Hall in Oldham, which he said would be "such a change".
He explained that panto was his first stage experience when he was part of a local theatre group when he was child, with the group running one each festive season.
Peter made his Cobbles debut in 2018, with his character receiving an MND diagnosis last year. Fans watched on as he started having difficulties with his grip before visiting a neurologist for tests.
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As he deteriorated, Paul confessed that he wanted to choose when his life should end, with doctors recently giving him the devastating news that he doesn't have long left to live.
In September, it was reported that Peter said there was "a lot of pressure" for him to ensure the portrayal of a character with MND was accurate.
Speaking exclusively to the Express and other press, Peter said: "When Ian MacLeod [Coronation Street’s boss] first told me I’d be doing this, we had no idea of time scale, and also to what point we would take the deterioration of Paul."
He went on to say that it was an "issue-led story" and described it as "special" before explaining that it was "raising awareness for an amazing cause".
Coronation Street star admits struggles with soap farewell as he shares move from Cobbles
Coronation Street star admits struggles with soap farewell as he shares move from Cobbles
Coronation Street star admits struggles with soap farewell as he shares move from Cobbles
Coronation Street star admits struggles with soap farewell as he shares move from Cobbles
Coronation Street star admits struggles with soap farewell as he shares move from Cobbles
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