He's months away from celebrating 20 years on the cobbles and Sam Aston has just experienced his first Coronation Street wedding. His character, Chesney Brown, recently tied the knot with Gemma Winter in one of Weatherfield's biggest weddings.
26.05.2023 - 09:07 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Coronation Street star Daniel Brocklebank has joked even he is 'astounded' by an attribute of his on-screen character. The actor joined the ITV soap in 2014 as Billy Mayhew and he is currently in the midst of what will be his biggest storyline to date as Billy supports his partner Paul Foreman.
In scenes to air on Friday (May 26), Billy will head to the courthouse, not knowing Paul, played by Peter Ash, resorted to stealing cars for Damon Hay's dodgy contact in a bid to fix his money woes following his Motor Neurone Disease diagnosis, which he is also keeping from his loved ones.
Speaking about why Billy headed to the court in the first place, Daniel told the Manchester Evening News and other press: "Well his behaviour was so shifty and Billy goes through his belongings which is, again, a very un-Billy-like thing to do and he finds a letter from the court with the date and time of the case.
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"So Billy turns up thinking, 'What have you done?' because Paul has obviously been a bit of a naughty boy, or has been in the past, and of course is hit with the news that not only has he been stealing cars, but that his sentence is being reduced due to his medical diagnosis of MND which Billy has absolute zero [clue about]."
On Billy finding out the truth about his partner's terminal diagnosis: "It's a massive shock. I think given your partner being diagnosed with something like that is hard at the best of times, finding out from... It was brilliantly written. It was very curt and cold delivered from a judge.
"There was no compassion or anything so Billy's hearing it as a bit of a car crash revelation from the judge and she played it brilliantly. And there's no
He's months away from celebrating 20 years on the cobbles and Sam Aston has just experienced his first Coronation Street wedding. His character, Chesney Brown, recently tied the knot with Gemma Winter in one of Weatherfield's biggest weddings.
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Coronation Street spoilers follow. Coronation Street aired emotional scenes for Billy Mayhew in Friday's episode (May 29) as he finally discovered the truth about his partner Paul Foreman's diagnosis of Motor Neurone Disease. After growing suspicious over Paul's recent behaviour, Billy followed him to court and was shocked to learn that he was facing car theft charges.
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Jack James Ryan, best known for portraying Jacob Hay in Coronation Street, has been left 'devastated' this week following the unexpected death of his family dog Frank.The actor took to Instagram to pay tribute to the French Bulldog, who passed away due to an aggressive cancer. Sharing a heart-warming picture with the pup, the star detailed his emotion. "Utterly devastated to say we lost my best boy Frank today very unexpectedly to an aggressive cancer.
Coronation Street star Sally Carman-Duttine has been branded a 'special person' by fans as her role away from the ITV soap was uncovered. The actress, known for playing Abi Webster, took to Instagram with a snap of herself and two other women as she paid them a visit as a patron for their domestic abuse services.
Coronation Street star Daniel Brocklebank has detailed the real 'grief' on set as the ITV soap's Motor Neurone Disease storyline unfolds. Last month, Paul Foreman received the devastating news that he has the fatal, rapidly progressing disease that affects the brain and spinal cord.
Brooke Vincent was among those to send a message to Coronation Street star Ellie Leach after she was seen exiting the cobbles as Faye Windass. The actress made the decision to quit the ITV soap after 12 years leading to an on-screen exit for Faye Windass in Wednesday night's episode (May 24).
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Coronation Street star Dolly-Rose Campbell has teased a key moment during Gemma Winter and Chesney Brown's wedding that she hopes viewers will get to see. The actress has been chatting about her upcoming big moment, saying it as 'honour' to play a Corrie bride.
Coronation Street actress Dolly-Rose Campbell has teased an important moment set to air during Chesney and Gemma's wedding.