Coronation Street's Peter Ash sends 'final' soap update as co-star says 'it isn't the same'

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Pete Ash has sent his 'final' update on his time on Coronation Street after he made an unexpected return to the cobbles. Fans watched the actor bow out of the ITV soap back in September as Paul Foreman.

His character's heartbreaking death came 17 months after Paul was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in a hard-hitting storyline Corrie worked on with the help of the MND Association as they portrayed the deterioration of Paul as well as the effect the disease had on his family and friends.

In the final scenes, Bernie Winter and Summer Spellman were with Paul when his health took a sudden turn as he started struggling to breathe.

The pair called for an ambulance and Paul was rushed to the hospital where Bernie, Summer and Paul's sister Gemma Winter-Brown were soon told by doctors there was nothing more they could do and they headed in to say their emotional goodbyes to Paul. READ MORE: Coronation Street confirms major move for fans after Joel Deering killer unmasked READ MORE: Read more of our Coronation Street stories here But in a tragic turn of events, Paul's husband Billy Mayhew didn't make it to the hospital in time to fulfil his promise of being by Paul's side when the time came.