Coronation Street's Peter Ash leaves fans heartbroken as he says 'what a ride' in new message

Coronation Street star Peter Ash was quickly flooded with the same messages from heartbroken fans as he shared a new message about his exit from the show.

Viewers of the ITV soap know that the actor is bowing out of the soap, six years after first appearing in Weatherfield as Paul Foreman. Paul's death is due to air during Monday night's (September 9) Corrie, 17 months after the character was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease.

There has since been plenty of emotional scenes since the diagnosis in April 2023, particularly during a special episode of Corrie over the summer in which Billy organised a day with Paul and enjoyed his last day of freedom before being confined to their flat due to it being unsafe to use the stairlift.

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Following their day together, Paul signalled to Billy that the time had come for him to want to end his own life, which left his partner distraught. However, as the couple made devastating plans, they were interrupted by Chesney Brown, who revealed daughter Carys had an accident and that he and Gemma needed to go to the hospital so could they look after the other children.

The children couldn't sleep as they all spent time with Paul in the sitting room and the next day, as they all left to go home, Paul told his family he would see them soon. Billy picked up on this as Paul decided: "Not today", deciding he didn't want to say goodbye just yet.

But during Monday night's (September 9) Corrie, viewers will see Paul slip away and it's a race to say goodbye for Billy who isn't at home when Paul's health takes a sudden turn for the