Coronation Street's Bernie Winter tells a shocking death lie
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Coronation Street spoilers follow.
Coronation Street's Bernie Winter resorts to lying about the 'death' of her son Paul Foreman in Wednesday's episode (May 1).
Bernie makes the desperate decision when she finds out that Paul's dad Denny has arrived in Weatherfield.
Earlier this week, Denny listened to Paul's radio interview with Amy Barlow and was surprised to discover that his son had been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND).
In the show's latest episode, Denny surprises Bernie by confronting her outside the café. He immediately rebukes her for not letting him know about their son's diagnosis.
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Although shocked to see Denny and be put on the spot like this, Bernie thinks quickly by lying that Paul is already dead.
Bernie makes out that the interview was an old recording, but Denny is sceptical.
Before long, Denny follows Bernie up to the flat that Paul shares with his husband Billy Mayhew.
Paul and his twin sister Gemma are stunned to see their father back in their lives after all this time.
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Denny can't resist exposing Bernie's lie by quipping that Paul looks great for someone who was supposedly already dead.
Bernie despairs over the situation, but there seems to be more than just distrust of Denny that's driving her desperation. Why is she so keen to keep Denny away?
Peter Ash, who plays Paul, recently confirmed that his character will ultimately give Denny a chance. He's prepared to forgive his father, even though the villain was violent towards him when he was a child.
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Discussing this traumatic history, Peter commented: "Yes, there's references to that. So he was definitely not a nice person at all. And in fact, I don't think he's changed that much!"
He added: "I think Paul's probably the one that's the most positive about his return, at the start anyway. He's short of time, and he wants to smooth anything over he can before his time's up, really."
Coronation Street airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 and streams on ITVX.
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Coronation Street has been working on Paul's storyline with support from the MND Association, which focuses on improving access to care, research and campaigning for people affected by motor neurone disease.
The charity's helpline MND Connect (0808 802 6262) is available Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm, and 7pm to 10.30pm. Calls are free.
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