Coronation Street fans think they have worked out the real reason for Denny's appearance as Paul Foreman and Gemma Winter-Brown were reunited with their dad for the first time in years.
23.04.2024 - 10:35 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Coronation Street star Daniel Brocklebank has been flooded with compliments as he revealed he was starring in two soaps at once. Fans will best know the actor for playing Billy Mayhew in the ITV soap.
The 44-year-old made his debut in the role of the Weatherfield vicar back in 2014 when he was introduced as a new love interest for Sean Tully. The pair ended up having a two-year relationship before Billy left Sean for Todd Grimshaw.
Soon after, Billy and Todd's guardianship of Summer Spellman came about in 2017 when Summer's adoptive father Drew Spellman, Billy's ex, asked them in his dying months to take her on. But Todd disappeared in 2018 while Billy remained in Weatherfield with Summer, living at 19a Rosamund Street.
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Finally getting over Todd, Billy ended up in a two-year relationship with Paul Foreman which ended when Todd - and his scheming ways, returned and enacted a campaign to split the couple up. The pair were due to get married after Todd popped the question but in typical Corrie fashion, Todd's lies were exposed and Billy had his heartbroken all over again.
Since then, Billy has forgiven Todd and rekindled his relationship with Paul, with the pair marrying in emotional scenes last year after Paul, played by Peter Ash, was heartbreakingly diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease, a rare condition affecting the brain and nerves that currently doesn't have a cure.
But while Daniel continues to appear on the cobbles as Billy, the actor has revealed that he's now appearing in sister soap Emmerdale. He played Ivan Jones for more than a year between
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Coronation Street fans think they have figured out what Bernie Winter's secret is after her ex Denny made his first appearance on the cobbles. The new character was first seen earlier this week in the ITV soap when he was listening to Paul Foreman's interview with Amy Barlow on the radio.
Coronation Street fans are convinced they've rumbled a chilling twist involving newcomer Denny, Paul and Gemma Winter's estranged father who made his debut on Wednesday's episode (May 1.) As regular viewers know, Paul was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) last year, leaving him devastated. Initially, he kept his diagnosis a secret for a while but eventually confided in husband Billy Mayhew and those close to him about his condition.
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Coronation Street fans were left gobsmacked as they pointed out a problem with Eileen Grimshaw's home before her upcoming exit. During the latest trip to the cobbles on Monday (April 22), Eileen was seen being asked a big question by her partner Geroge Shuttleworth.
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Coronation Street's leading ladies have had a mini reunion 24 years after their former co-star left the popular ITV show. Denise Welch, who played Natalie Barnes from 1997 to 2000, was excited to catch up with fellow Corrie stars Sally Dynevor, Jane Danson, Samia Longchambon and Angela Lonsdale, the latter having portrayed police officer Emma Watts.
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