Coronation Street fans have been left making a tragic prediction as Paul Foreman and Billy Mayhew got engaged. The ITV soap couple are facing a heartbreaking future after Paul was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease.
The former builder discovered the heartbreaking news that he had the fatal, rapidly progressing disease that affects the brain and spinal cord in scenes aired in April.
Paul, who only discovered anything was wrong after he was accidentally knocked over by Carla Connor in her Underworld van when she had been unknowingly drugged with LSD by Stephen Reid, kept the news from his loved ones.
He initially only confided in his friend and former flatmate Dee-Dee Bailey before she had to help him after he was caught by the police stealing cars, which he was doing to try and fix his money woes knowing he wasn't able to return to his job with Ed Bailey. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features The devastating news, however, came spilling out on his sister Gemma Winter's wedding day after his partner Billy only made the discovery himself when he headed to court to find out Paul had been stealing cars to fix his money woes, only to have his case quashed due to his life-limiting diagnosis.
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