Coronation Street's Peter Ash supported by co-stars as he confirms huge acting move after tragic soap exit

Coronation Street star Peter Ash has been supported by his co-stars as his huge acting move after his sad soap exit has been revealed. As fans of the ITV soap know, the actor played Paul Foreman on the cobbles for six years.

He bowed out of the long-running show in September, with his beloved character's heartbreaking death came 17 months after he was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in a hard-hitting storyline Corrie worked on with the help of the MND Association in which they portrayed the deterioration of Paul as well as the effect the disease had on his family and friends.

After a heartbreaking race to say goodbye in which his husband Billy Mayhew didn't make it, Paul has since been laid to rest and Corrie viewers recently saw Paul's ashes shot up into space. But in an unexpected twist, Paul was also seen returning in an emotional confrontation with his despairing husband Billy, played by Daniel Brocklebank.

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Billy has been struggling with his grief since losing his soulmate, which has seen him turn to alcohol. He also made a romantic pass at his ex-boyfriend Todd Grimshaw on the day of Paul's funeral having hit the bottle and more recently, Billy was tricked by one of Paul's former friends, who stole a box containing some of Paul's ashes and Summer's laptop while he was left alone in the flat.

But things reached a dramatic head last week when Paul's mum Bernie organised a special screening event of Paul's ashes release at the Rovers Return. Billy had been drinking ahead of the event and continued to drink heavily during the gathering which led to him