Paul Foreman given devastating health blow in Coronation Street
WEEKS after Carla Connor drove into him, Paul Foreman is going through a tough recovery from his injuries.
However, the builder played by Peter Ash gets a massive blow about his health next week in Coronation Street.
Paul’s love life is moving forward in scenes due to air on ITV next week, particularly when Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby) suggests it’s time he moved in with Billy Mayhew (Daniel Brocklebank).
As viewers of the Manchester-based drama will remember, the vicar has been getting close to Paul once again, years after their relationship was sabotaged by a jealous Todd Grimshaw (Gareth Pierce).
But the undertaker has overcome his ill feelings about the pair – will they agree to give their romance another go?
While this remains to be seen, Paul has more important matters on his plate.
When his twin sister Gemma Winter (Dolly-Rose Campbell) confides in him that the wedding venue is demanding full payment up front for her big day, Paul makes a mysterious call to the bank, unaware that Dee-Dee Bailey (Channique Sterling-Brown) overhears him.
Later on, when Paul reveals that there’s been no improvement on his hand, Dr Gaddas refers him to a neurologist.
Paul is still recovering from a crash provoked by a LSD-fuelled Carla Connor (Alison King) who, at the time, was driving an Underworld van.
Unfortunately for her, the vehicle hadn’t been insured and, due to the injuries he sustained, Paul is entitled some form of compensation and Dee-Dee warned that Carla could be sued for cash.
In later scenes, however, Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) gets a call from the solicitor for a witness statement and is fuming.
He visits Paul to order him to back off and stop using his wife’s mental health problems for his own financial gain.
In the cabbie’s eyes, Carla is suffering from a relapse in her psychosis and he has no idea that her behaviour was actually a product of Stephen Reid’s wrongdoings.
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Paul assures Peter he’s not trying to cash in on Carla’s vulnerability but the cab driver goes a step further by accusing him of faking his injuries.
Later on, there’s an update on Paul’s recovery as the neurologist tells him that he’ll be sent for further scans – but the problems he’s experiencing are unlikely to have been caused by the accident.
Paul is shocked but he’s even more so when Dee-Dee confirms that if that’s the case, he will never be entitle to compensation from Carla.
How far will he go to get the cash he wants?
Coronation Street airs every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8pm on ITV.