As fans of Coronation Street will know, patient Eileen Grimshaw (Sue Cleaver) has been helping her fireman boyfriend Paul Kershaw (Tony Hirst) to take care of his wife Lesley (Judy Holt) who has early onset Alzheimer’s.

However, a couple of weeks ago, Paul and Eileen decided that it was time Lesley went into a specialist residential care home, and since then, the couple have, for the first time, had a sense of normality in their lives, and are even going abroad on a well earned break…

But things go horribly wrong when Lesley wanders off from the care home, and turns up at the house she and Paul formerly shared.

So a frantic Paul, alerted by a neighbour, races to his old home and finds Lesley in a distressed state outside. He takes her back to Coronation Street, but the poor woman is in such an agitated state, she won’t be calmed… Read more & comment »

As fans of Corrie will know, Eileen Grimshaw’s fireman boyfriend Paul Kershaw (Tony Hirst) recently put his wife Lesley into residential care as the effects of her early onset Alzheimer’s meant she was a danger to herself and others…

But, things are set to take a tragic turn for Paul when Lesley (Judy Holt) dies, however it’s not been revealed as yet exactly what brings about her death.

The Sun’s TV Biz spotted Tony Hirst and Sue Cleaver – who of course plays Eileen – among other Corrie stars filming Lesley’s funeral at a crematorium in Manchester yesterday.

In other Corrie news, the same paper snapped a photo of Michelle Keegan, who of course plays Tina McIntyre, wearing a T-Shirt that bore the legend, “Wild hearts can’t be broken…” Read more & comment »