He has been at the centre of a hard-hitting storyline about Motor Neurone Disease (MND),
learning he has months to live and considering the idea of ending his own life.
His husband Billy Mayhew (Daniel Brocklebank) calls the family together for a meeting
at No.5 where Paul plays them a prerecorded message telling him that he’s dying, he can’t bear anymore fighting and right now he needs his mother Bernie Winter (Jane Hazlegrove) more than ever.
Gemma Winter-Brown (Dolly-Rose Campbell) glumly reveals the landlord is sending someone to view No.5 later. On the street, Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby) is stunned to see an estate agent ushering Kit Green (Jacob Roberts) inside No.5.
The emotional instalment follows Paul and Billy as they spend the day doing the things that Paul loves and wants to do whilst he still can. It is an emotional roller coaster for both men.
The couple, as viewers know, got married last year in what were truly historic and groundbreaking scenes, proving to be the first same sex wedding in the ITV soap’s six decades on air.
Paul confirmed that Billy’s vicar friend had agreed to marry them in a church in secret. They made their way over and took part in another ceremony, with Billy tearful over his dream finally becoming a reality.
It has been confirmed that Paul will sadly die in upcoming scene and actor Peter Ash will leave the soap after playing the character for six years.
