Coronation Street star looks very different as they announce new role after ITV soap exit

Good Morning Britain was hosted by Susanna Reid and Ed Balls connected Tuesday

Good Morning Britain had a catch-up with erstwhile Coronation Street favourite Peter Ash connected their Tuesday programme.

Soap fans volition retrieve that Peter, who is present 40, brought to beingness the quality of Paul Foreman connected the much-loved ITV soap. However, successful a heartbreaking twist for viewers, his quality tragically passed distant past September aft a conflict with Motor Neurone Disease (MND).

As the unwellness took its toll, Paul's storyline saw him tying the knot with his beloved Billy Mayhew, portrayed by Daniel Brocklebank. Tragically, portion confined to his level owed to his deteriorating condition, Paul's travel ended successful 2024, a specified seventeen months pursuing his diagnosis. The storyline earned the talented Peter a National Television Award for Serial Drama Performance for his compelling portrayal.

Now, astir fractional a twelvemonth station his character's poignant exit, Peter popped up connected Tuesday's variation of Good Morning Britain to delve into details astir his latest task - a riveting caller portion successful the signifier play Picture You Dead. This thrilling portion is adapted from Peter James' fashionable novel, and Peter is acceptable to immerse himself successful the touring accumulation starting from 6 February each the mode done to 17 May 2025.

The histrion looked precise antithetic to his clip connected the ITV soap arsenic helium sported longer hairsbreadth and a afloat beard, which was a alteration to his quality Paul's cleanable shaven and abbreviated haired look, reports Lancs Live.

In different item of the interview, presenters Susanna Reid and Ed Balls conjured up a delightful astonishment for Peter connected unrecorded tv arsenic they presented him with a day barroom to people his 40th milestone. A intelligibly moved Peter watched connected arsenic Richard Arnold strode into the workplace bearing a candle-adorned cake.

Following his clip connected the show, an appreciative Peter took to Instagram to express: "What a beauteous mode to commencement my 40th birthday! Thank you, @ gmb for the cake! #HappyBirthdayToMe #40thBirthday."

In the comments section, fans showered Peter with day wishes. One idiosyncratic exclaimed: "Happy day and galore blessings for you Peter!", portion different simply stated: "Happy 40th birthday".

A 3rd instrumentality chimed successful with: "Happy 40th birthday, bask your day", and yet different shared their ain celebration, commenting: "We stock a Birthday! Have a large day, tons of emotion xx."

This question of well-wishes follows Peter's touching connection aft clinching a National Television Award past year. Reflecting connected the win, the soap histrion expressed his gratitude: "Still deliberation I'm coming down disconnected the precocious from past week's National Television Awards!

"Thank you again to everyone who voted. I americium truthful gladsome that Paul's communicative has resonated with truthful galore people. I besides consciousness precise fortunate to person worked alongside specified an unthinkable formed and unit connected this MND storyline. #NTA #NationalTelevisionAwards #Corrie #CoronationStreet #MND #MotorNeuroneDisease."

Coronation Street is connected ITV1 astatine 8pm connected Monday, Wednesday and Friday and connected ITV X and STV.