Coronation Street star makes shock return to the cobbles – despite character’s tragic death
Coronation Street star Peter Ash who played Paul Foreman has shared with fans his delight over returning to the ITV soap despite his character's devastating exit
Coronation Street star Peter Ash made an unexpected return to the ITV soap and fans expressed their delight.
The actor, 39, who arrived on the cobbles in 2018 as Paul Foreman, kept viewers of the TV soap gripped as his character battled Motor Neurone Disease [MND]. And on the back of his return to the soap for one last time, Peter took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to speak about his return.
He said: “It was so lovely to be back on the cobbles of Coronation Street one FINAL time! This brings my total episodes of Corrie to a neat 600! It’s been the time of my life! Love you, Jane Hazlegrove & Dan_Brocklebank.” He went on to also tag “#Paul #Bernie #Billy #Corrie #CoronationStreet.”
The actor arrived in Weatherfield in 2018 as David Platt’s cell mate while at Highfield prison. And his character soon became a fan favourite due to his relationship with Billy Mayhew, played by Daniel Brocklebank. Their adorable romance resulted in their wedding – which was the first same- sex wedding in the history of the soap’s 60 years’ reign.
Corrie star Peter Ash posted a picture of his final day at the ITV soap with his co-stars
On the back of his Twitter post, fans rushed to the comment section. One fan wrote: “Thank you it was such a lovely ending to a very special storyline, it’s just a shame we had to lose one of the best actors on the show. You will be missed, good luck for the future.”
Another person said: “You’ve been Marvellous Award winning Paul & we WILL ALL MISS YOU BOTH FANS CAST & CREW. GOOD LUCK WITH THE PANTO & ALL YOU DO IN THE FUTURE AND THANKS FOR STOPPING AND YOUR PATEINCE ALL THOSE TIMES.ALL US FANS ARE ALWAYS VERY GREATFUL IN BETWEEN YOUR WORK OR THE END OF A BUSY DAY.”
A third added: “Such a poignant scene last night. You will be missed.” Meanwhile a fourth added: “It was great to see you back!!!” Following his exit, the actor is now playing Abanazar in the pantomime Aladdin between December 12 and January 4 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, in Oldham, Manchester.
Writing a post about his Peter’s role, the theatre production said back in August: “OLDHAM PANTO CASTING NEWS! We are thrilled to announce that PETER ASH will star as Abanazar in this year’s panto at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Aladdin! Peter is best known for portraying the character Paul Foreman in Coronation Street.”
In a recent interview with ITV’s This Morning, presenter Dermott O’Leary, who was also a host on X Factor, asked how Peter was planning ton spend his summer. At the time, the star replied: “That’s [in] December. I’ve got a bit of a while to prep for that yet. I’m just going to enjoy the summer.”
