Daniel Brocklebank reveals how Billy will deal with Paul's death in Coronation Street
26.03.2023 - 11:39
/ msn.com
Coronation Street is set to air a moving storyline that will see Paul Foreman (Peter Ash) diagnosed with motor neurone disease. Though Paul decides to keep his diagnosis a secret in the beginning, he will eventually open up to partner Billy Mayhew for support. Actor Daniel Brocklebank, who plays Billy, explained how he will deal with Paul’s heartbreaking news.
‘He is an archdeacon, was a vicar, his job is very much about pastoral care. ‘On a personal level he’s going to be absolutely devastated that his partner has been given this diagnosis, but then I think his job skills will also help him to be able to be a support for Paul. ‘Also I think he will want to show a strength for Paul.
Obviously I don’t know, I haven’t read any of this, but I think he will leave his own personal emotional bits maybe on the quieter side because he won’t want to make it about him. This is, of course, all about Paul. ’Daniel went onto explain that this will not be Billy’s first experience with MND.
‘I did film a scene recently where Billy talks about having a parishioner in his community who is also suffering from MND so this isn’t the first time Billy will have come into contact with somebody with the illness. I think in the scene he says he’s trying to find a support group for him. In that respect I think Billy will be able to help.
’In some ways, Daniel believes that this will still be a love story between the two characters, but one that also explores grief. ‘I think grief affects people in different ways and I think if somebody is given a diagnosis of something that is terminal people often start to grieve before they’ve lost someone and people deal with that in different ways. ‘But Billy being a vicar, we’ve seen him deal with death many
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