Who is Gemma Winter’s brother Paul Foreman in Coronation Street, who plays him and when was he in prison with David Platt?
The ex-con was revealed to be the sassy barmaid’s twin brother
BOTH David Platt and Gemma Winter got a shock in Coronation Street when David’s former cellmate Paul arrived on the cobbles.But it’s not just David who Paul’s got history with.
He revealed himself to be the twin brother of Gemma – or Gizmo as he likes to call her. But who exactly is he, what's he up to and when was he in prison with David? Here's the lowdown...
Who is Paul Foreman in Coronation Street?
Paul Foreman first appeared as David Platt’s cellmate in May 2018 at Highfield Prison when David was held on remand after attacking Gary Windass and skipping his plea hearing.
David (Jack P Shepherd) and Paul got off on the wrong foot when David – who was still traumatised after being raped by Josh Tucker – insisted he didn’t want a cellmate.
David also ended up slamming Paul up against a wall when he tried to wake him up and inadvertently caused David to have a flashback of the sexual assault.
Paul had tried to be friends with David but he wasn’t interested in engaging with him.
After attacking Paul, David apologised and said he would need friends in prison if he was sentenced.
But Paul wasn’t interested in being mates with David after his violent outburst.
Following his release from prison, Paul arrived at David’s house before trying to look for work around the cobbles.
With the help of vicar Billy Mayhew, Paul managed to land a job at Carla Connor’s factory – much to the dismay of Gemma Winter – who tried to get him sacked before he’d even started.
It was then revealed that Paul is Gemma’s twin brother. But why doesn’t she want him around?
Who plays Paul Foreman in Coronation Street?
Paul is played by British actor Peter Ash, 33.
Peter was born in Moston, Greater Manchester and is the second cousin of fellow actor William Ash.
He has previously starred in Casualty, Footballers’ Wives, Hollyoaks and Strangeways Here We Come with Michelle Keegan.
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Will Paul Foreman and Billy Mayhew get together on Coronation Street?
If you think you’ve seen sparks flying between Corrie newcomer Paul Foreman and vicar Billy Mayhew, then you’re not wrong.
Coronation Street’s new boss Iain MacLeod recently confirmed there was definitely love on the cards for the pair.
He said: “Paul is sexually forward, as Billy will discover early on.
"They’ll go on to be an interesting, sexy and dynamic couple – it’s an iteration of the vicar with the bad boy.
“He’ll bring so much fun and trouble into Billy’s life in a really light-hearted way. All of the early stuff I’m seeing is packed with sexual tension. They look instantly sexy together.”