Coronation Street announces emotional special episode as Paul Foreman's exit nears

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Coronation Street has confirmed a special episode dedicated to Paul Foreman as he and Billy Mayhew make the most of the time they have left together.

As viewers of the ITV soap know, Paul's health has been deteriorating since his Motor Neurone Diagnosis last year. The former builder was told of the life-shortening disease, in which messages from the motor neurones gradually stop reaching the muscles, in April 2023.

Tragically, there is currently no cure meaning Paul has declined in front of his family's eyes as the months have gone on. Viewers have often watched the storyline unfold with tears in their eyes, particularly scenes in which Paul's husband Billy Mayhew discovered that Paul had been secretly planning to take matters into his own hands and decide when his life would come to an end as his symptoms caused by the life-limiting disease progress. READ MORE: Coronation Street's Cait Fitton 'put off kids' over Lauren storyline as she teases 'happy' future READ MORE: Read more of our Coronation Street stories here In recent weeks and months, Paul has slowly lost the ability to use his limbs with his speech also impacted.

He also faced the devastating thought of not being able to leave his and Billy's flat after it became unsafe for him to use the stairlift.