Coronation Street star Peter Ash was left receiving plenty of the same messages from fans as he was seen completely soaked with his co-star. The actor took to social media with a behind-the-scenes snap from a recently aired scene that left viewers in tears.

As fans of the ITV soap know, Peter plays Paul Foreman as is currently winning praise for his portrayal of the character as he continues to navigate life with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Former builder Paul was told of the life-shortening disease, in which messages from the motor neurones gradually stop reaching the muscles, last April with there currently being no cure.

Then earlier this year, Paul’s husband Billy Mayhew discovered that Paul had been secretly planning to take matters into his own hands and decided when his life should come to an end as his symptoms caused by the life-limiting disease progress.

Since then, Paul’s health has continued to deteriorate and during scenes aired in Corrie last week, the much-loved character was seen attending an appointment alongside Billy with the MND nurse, who tells them that as his weakened neck muscles get worse he won’t be able to use his stair lift currently being used to get him in and out of the flat.

While sitting in the hospital, a heartbroken Paul realised he may be facing the rest of his life indoors and once back on the street, he and Billy were seen sitting in Vitoria Garden when it started to rain. Despite the turn in weather, Paul wanted to soak it all in as he emotionally said: “I just want to make the most of it, whilst I still can.”

Peter has now shared a picture, seemingly from feeling the scenes aired. He was seen smiling for the selfie with Billy co-star Daniel Brocklebank but the pair were wet through.

Peter and Daniel were seen filming their recent scenes (Image: Peter Ash Instagram)

Sharing the post with his thousands of followers, Peter said: “Yeah, we got a little bit wet filming last week’s Corrie! #CoronationStreet #Corrie #ITV #GreatBritishSummertime.” And it didn’t take long for the comments to come flooding in as fans prepare to say goodbye to Paul.

@tracybyrne579 said: “Wonderful actors. You’re playing your parts so incredibly well. You’ve really done this storyline such justice. Well done. I lost my dear mother to MND nearly 2 years ago.” @mrs_sewandsew commented: “Truly fantastic acting from you both.” @thelisamarshall wrote: “What a performance. Well done you. I silt my wine crying. Much love for your future.”

@sammiebbx posted: “You’ve been phenomenal throughout this mnd storyline. It’s so heartbreaking to watch and it’s gonna be so emotional seeing Paul go.” @carol_down shared: “Just wanted to say what a fantastic actor you are, loved this episode. So sad you are leaving Corrie.” @mariawhittam added: “You’re a brilliant actor your going to be missed.”