Coronation Street’s Jane Hazlegrove reveals family tragedy

Coronation Street actress Jane Hazlegrove has revealed she is grappling with the loss of her father while filming an emotional soap opera storyline.

The 54-year-old soap star is currently filming a storyline about a terminal illness after her son Peter Ash, the character Paul Foreman, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease.

Jane said it was an emotional time filming for the soap due to her off-screen experience of grief following the loss of her father.

The Bernie Winter actress said, “I was very upset [when I found out about the storyline] because I love Peter Ash [who plays Paul Foreman] so I was gutted because it meant he was going.’

‘My Corrie family is a close-knit unit. I’m so lucky to work with all of them,” she told Inside Soap.

“I recently lost my father, so I know what this kind of grief is like. It was very emotional.’

Last month, viewers of Coronation Street were heartbroken when Billy Mayhew finally learned of Paul Foreman’s motor neuron disease diagnosis.

Paul (Ash) was diagnosed with the condition earlier this year, but kept the devastating news to himself, refusing to tell his partner Billy (Daniel Brocklebank) while only friend Dee-Dee Bailey (Channique Sterling-Brown) was on the scene. height was.

Worried about how he would pay for the support he would need as the motor neuron disease (MND) worsened, Paul struggled to get his hands on some cash.

His desperation led him to try to steal a car, which landed him in court.

However, after Paul was bailed out of jail and given a suspended sentence for his crime when the judge had a sympathetic opinion due to his MND diagnosis on Friday, Paul returned home and burst into tears as he told Billy about his illness, admitting that he was terrified of dying.

The emotional scenes left viewers in tears, with many taking to Twitter to express their grief.

One person wrote, “Excellent acting from Billy and Paul, that last scene made me cry @Dan_Brocklebank @PeterAsh_85 #MND #Corrie.”

Someone else posted: “Paul and Billy’s acting tonight was top notch. Just so heartbreaking and raw.’

While someone else commented, “Watching #coronationstreet with a tear in my eye, great work by @PeterAsh_85 but so glad Billy finally knows the truth.”

Another tweeted: ‘#coronationstreet #mth Paul is so sad I’m not sure what others think but I think he portrays a horrible disease really well, it’s a beast of a disease! Well done @PeterAsh_85.’

“I’ll be gutted when Paul passes, I absolutely adore him,” another person wrote, while another person posted, “This scene with Billy and Paul is heartbreaking.”

Another viewer wrote, “Thank God Billy finally knows about Paul. But it’s a terrible way to find out.’

While another audience member posted at home, “Billy and Paul break my heart.”

Paul was left devastated after his hopes for a miracle cure for ALS were dashed.

The builder has struggled in secret for the past few weeks after being diagnosed with motor neuron disease (MND), with only friend Dee-Dee Bailey knowing about his illness.

Paul revealed his excitement to Dee-Dee about a new drug on the internet that claims to cure ALS.

With renewed hope, he visited the MND clinic to discuss the new drug, but was unsuccessful.

Jane arrived at the Cobbles three years ago as Gemma Winter’s mother.

Off screen, she has been married to fellow soap opera actress Isobel Middleton since 2015, whom she previously called “beautiful” on a talk show.

She appeared on Lorraine and said, “We don’t have that.” [worked alongside each other]and that’s probably why we’re still together.

‘She is sensational, a very beautiful woman. I am very blessed,’ she said in the beloved program.