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Bit like Gail then -dQuote:
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It has to be medical if Marcus finds out unless he is gay or bisexual
If Eileen is to have arguments with another women, maybe this Paul is married or a carer for a female who has an illness and he doesn't want to tell Eileen about.
Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver has admitted that she feared show bosses were lining up a "nasty" new love interest for her character Eileen Grimshaw.
Eileen was first tipped for a new romance storyline some time ago, and last Friday's double bill saw the plot finally begin as she was bowled over by Weatherfield firefighter Paul.
Cleaver has now told TV Times that she initially expected heartbreak for Eileen when she first heard that a love twist was on the way for the factory worker.
She explained: "I thought, 'Oh God, here we go again! This is going to be a nightmare, it'll all go horribly wrong and he'll be a nasty piece of work'. But I'm thrilled to be working with Tony Hirst, who plays Paul, and the storyline is fantastic. It hasn't been done before."
Coronation Street bosses have confirmed that Paul is hiding a big secret which could affect his chances with Eileen.
Next week's episodes see Eileen left furious when she discovers that Paul is married, but it soon transpires that the situation is much more complicated than it seems.
Cleaver added: "I can't say exactly what the situation is with Paul, but it's a really interesting dilemma… Potentially, he could be [the one]. He ticks all the boxes and he's lovely and kind. There's just one obstacle standing in their way, but it's a very big obstacle."
Coronation Street resolves the mystery of Paul's secret on Friday, October 21 at 7.30pm on ITV1.
The Alzheimer's Society has praised Coronation Street for tackling the issue of dementia.
During last night's episode, it was revealed that Eileen Grimshaw's new love interest Paul has a wife suffering with Alzheimer's.
The organisation has said it hopes the storyline will raise awareness of dementia and the issues it can have on the families of those living with the condition.
Jeremy Hughes, Alzheimer's Society Chief Executive, said: "It is good to see Coronation Street featuring a dementia storyline and one that tackles such a rarely spoken about subject. If a carer develops feelings for someone else they may feel very guilty.
"Having such a high profile soap covering the issue will hopefully enable more people to feel comfortable talking about it. We know from talking to people that everyone experiences dementia differently and relationships they have are very different too."
The plot will explore Paul dealing with the guilt of his relationship with Eileen and how she copes with being the 'other woman' in the complex situation.
Tony Hirst, who plays Paul, added: "Since taking on this part, I have learnt so much more about dementia and how it affects not just the person with the condition but has an impact on the whole family. I am really enjoying the opportunity to help raise awareness about this devastating condition."
Around 750,000 people in the UK currently have dementia, an estimated 16,000 of whom are under the age of 65.
Hughes continued: "The fact that Tony's wife is in her 40s will hopefully help spread the message much further that dementia can affect younger people too. Many younger people with the condition fail to get an early diagnosis as they put off seeking help. We would encourage anyone who's worried about their memory to visit their GP."
Sue Cleaver, who plays Eileen, recently claimed that the latest twist in her character's love life is a soap first.
What does she mean by that exactly? Dementia has been covered before. Frank Butcher's mum, Mo, had it in Eastenders for one.Quote:
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But she was not so young as Shirley isQuote:
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Didn't Mike Baldwin have it.Quote:
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Yes, he did.
I think she's referring to the relationship situation between Paul and Lesley, and the possible affair. I don't remember a soap affair when one person is married to an Altzheimer's sufferer.Quote:
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Interview with Tony Hirst
It’s a beautiful, hot, bright summer day in Manchester. In October! As if those two freaks of nature are not enough to confuse me, I’m about to film a scene putting up Christmas decorations. Christmas already?! It’s mine and Sue Cleaver's (Eileen) first day back after a couple of weeks off. Sue has been away on her hols and returns tanned, blossoming and bursting with stories of her Safari adventure.
As she sits in the make up chair, we try in vain to run through the lines of our scene but tall tales of her walking with elephants are far too great to wait. Besides her glowing looks and amazing stories, I think she may well have got very close to the elephants indeed, because I’m sure I can still smell their scent on her. She has literally just got off the plane. As I give her a morning cup of tea (she already has me well trained) all the perfume and hair spray can't quite take it away. And of course, when Sue and I eventually enter Stage 1 and the Grimshaws' front room there is indeed an elephant in the room for Eileen and Paul: The subject of Alzheimer’s. But more of that in a mo.
It’s strange for two actors who have been away for a time to get straight back to working on a scene. We need to learn lines, find a rhythm, bring it to life, even if our heads are still in far off distant places. Today is made easier though because we are working with director Noreen Kershaw. Noreen, besides being a fine director, is herself a brilliant actress of real pedigree (that makes her sound like a well bred dog, but you get what I mean, she’s class). She has an actor’s energy and humour on set that is stimulating and gets us back into the swing of things easily. Not that Sue and I need an injection of humour. If anything we need a laughter lobotomy. Working so closely with someone (our last day on set, two weeks previously, was spent lying on a sofa snogging for four hours) doesn't always mean you get on. Luckily Sue and I do and our own particular brand of stupid humour is a large reason for that.
Many people have asked me since I started 'what is Sue Cleaver like to work with?' I was well aware that Eileen is a Corrie institution and much loved by many, so it would be easy for her to keep a new actor at arm's length, keep herself to herself, or call the shots. Luckily for me she has been nothing but warm, generous and open. I hope she doesn’t read this though because I know she won’t stop going on about it!
So back to our storyline. After being rejected by Eileen when she found out about Paul’s wife who's suffering from Alzheimer’s, Paul and Eileen have tentatively entered a platonic friendship. Things have happened and things have been said and they find themselves in the Grimshaws' front room putting up her Christmas decorations. The fact that both are desperately looking for companionship and light in their lives is brought to the fore as the Christmas festivities approach. I can’t tell you what happens, obviously, but it is an intriguing story.
We know Eileen is a compassionate, caring women who has been unlucky and is desperate to love and be loved. Paul is very much the same, though his circumstances differ greatly. He is absolutely devoted to his wife Lesley but is more than aware that their love has changed and the impact on him is massive. He has been thrown in at the deep end of caring for his wife and sees her disappearing in front of him on an almost daily basis. Such is the often unrecorded and unnoticed plight of the caregiver. I think he is very near the edge. His loneliness and desperation great, his feelings of inadequacy overwhelming. And of course his guilt at feeling such things only compounds his problem. His suffering compared to the horror his wife is going through is nothing. But as the disease has progressed, so have his futile attempts to grin and bare it.
And what a disease. Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia, of which there are many. It attacks the chemistry and structure of the brain leading to the death of brain cells. The symptoms can be varied, including loss of memory, mood changes and communication problems. Up to 800,000 people in the UK alone have some form of dementia and it affects an estimated 35 and half million people worldwide. Although it mainly affects the elderly it can also affect younger people. Early onset Alzheimer's can be especially cruel because the sufferer is usually physically fit and otherwise healthy but the attack on their personality can be brutal.
The producers, writers and cast have been working closely with The Alzheimer’s Society who have been a great source of information, facts and detail. Whilst what we do will always be soap opera and ultimately a piece of fiction, the duty of care from our team of writers has been fantastic. There is a real rigour to portray our story with accuracy and credibility.
Personally my contact with a carer in a very similar situation to Paul’s has been invaluable. His partner was suffering from early onset Alzheimer’s and he eventually started a relationship with another woman, whilst still caring for his wife. What I found fascinating was that as a result, despite the difficulty and condemnation of others, he ultimately became a better carer for his wife. He was so low, so desperate, the stress and loneliness of being a full time carer so crushing, he was barley able to function for himself, let alone for someone else in greater need. But with hope and love and support and a light at the end of the tunnel he was far better equipped to provide the range of support, both physical and emotional, that his wife’s illness demanded.
So with our story who knows where it will lead? I know Paul is drawn to Eileen in desperate need of her companionship, fun and warmth and yet he remains committed to his wife as her devoted carer and husband. A unique triangle with conflict in all directions, for all involved. It is not a situation anyone ever planned or wished for but if I have learnt anything in meeting sufferers and their carers, it is that no matter how brutal and bleak this disease can be, people find incredible mechanisms to cope and continue with dignity and hope. Somehow the mighty human sprit will endure.
Coronation Street star Tony Hirst has opened up about his upcoming storyline.
Hirst's character Paul, whose wife Lesley suffers from Alzheimer's disease, has been struggling with his growing feelings for Eileen, played by Sue Cleaver, despite the fact that he is still married.
Hirst told the ITV website of the storyline: "Paul is drawn to Eileen... in desperate need of her companionship, fun and warmth and yet he remains committed to his wife as her devoted carer and husband.
"A unique triangle with conflict in all directions, for all involved. It is not a situation anyone ever planned or wished for.
"We know Eileen is a compassionate, caring woman who has been unlucky and is desperate to love and be loved. Paul is very much the same, though his circumstances differ greatly.
"He is absolutely devoted to his wife Lesley but is more than aware that their love has changed and the impact on him is massive. I think he is very near the edge.
"His loneliness and desperation great, his feelings of inadequacy overwhelming. And of course his guilt at feeling such things only compounds his problem."
Hirst said that he loves working with "Corrie institution" Cleaver, describing her as "warm, generous and open" and admitted that they need a "laughter lobotomy" because they have developed their "own particular brand of stupid humour" on set.
He also said that Coronation Street producers have insisted on presenting the Alzheimer's storyline with "accuracy and credibility", despite it being a "bleak" disease. The Alzheimer's charity that the writers worked closely with has since praised the plot.
Coronation Street's Eileen Grimshaw will agree to become a carer for Paul Kershaw's wife Lesley in an upcoming storyline twist, a report has claimed.
The factory worker, played by Sue Cleaver, steps in to help Paul in the New Year after Lesley's existing carer announces that she won't be able to look after her anymore, according to the Daily Star.
Coronation Street fans saw Eileen fall for firefighter Paul (Tony Hirst) earlier this year after he led her to believe that he was single. However, Eileen later received a shock when she found out about Lesley, who suffers from dementia.
When Paul is left in the lurch following the departure of Lesley's carer, he fears that he will have to quit his job to look after his wife full-time.
However, Eileen reportedly steps in to help by offering to care for Lesley (Judy Holt) while Paul is at work.
Although she soon realises that the challenge will be tougher than she thought, Eileen vows: "As long as Paul needs the help of his friends, then I'll be there for him."
Coronation Street's Eileen, Paul and Lesley storyline is expected to run well into 2012.
Coronation Street star Tony Hirst has said that his character Paul Kershaw's storyline is receiving a positive response from viewers.
In recent months, fans have seen Paul grow closer to Eileen Grimshaw while facing the challenge of caring for his wife Lesley (Judy Holt), who suffers from dementia.
Hirst and Sue Cleaver, who plays Eileen, recently met some real-life carers and dementia sufferers as they continued their research into the ongoing plot.
Speaking on Daybreak today, Hirst explained: "I think it's one of those things where you look at the script and think, 'This story is extreme or heightened'. But actually listening to those who are going through it on a daily basis, you realise that our story by comparison is absolutely nothing - it's tame.
"The brutality of what they're having to deal with is remarkable, so you just learn so much from their stories."
Of the public reaction to the storyline, he continued: "A lot of people will come up to me on the street and say, 'You better make sure you look after Eileen - you treat her right'. [But] those who have some experience of dementia are all remarkably positive, saying, 'You get what you need, you look after yourselves, you get yourself some happiness'."
Cleaver, meanwhile, added that meeting people who have been touched by dementia was invaluable.
"It's such a serious subject matter, and we wanted to make sure that we were honouring the sufferers," she explained. "Meeting the carers and sufferers, [we heard] about their day-to-day struggles and feelings of isolation."
Coronation Street continues on Thursday at 8.30pm on ITV1.
Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver has explained why her character Eileen Grimshaw reaches breaking point in upcoming episodes of the soap.
Eileen has allowed love interest Paul Kershaw (Tony Hirst) and his wife Lesley (Judy Holt) to stay with her in recent weeks, as the water pipes have burst at their own house. However, this has also meant Eileen taking on the responsibility of caring for Lesley, who suffers from dementia.
The factory worker finally snaps in this week's episodes, asking Paul to leave when he refuses to consider a care home for Lesley.
Cleaver told itv.com: "Eileen's getting pretty stressed. She obviously has very strong feelings for Paul and she wants to help out, but the reality of the situation is really kicking in.
"Being left to look after this lady, who you just never know what she's going to do from one minute to the next, is proving quite hard for her.
"I don't think she resents Lesley - I think she feels very, very sorry for her. But the actual day-to-day [situation of] living with it and dealing with it is frustrating. Paul is asking Eileen to look after Lesley more and more. They're leading separate lives. It's really making her start to wonder, what is she getting out of this?"
As revealed a few weeks ago, the situation comes to a head as Lesley does a disappearing act with Steve and Tracy's young daughter Amy.
Cleaver added: "There is a big panic, and people are not backward in expressing their feelings about the situation - which again, really makes Eileen question what she's doing in this situation and whether there is any future with this man.
"I think things are going to get a lot worse for Eileen before they get better."
There's a story in today's Daily Mirror that says medics were called to the Coronation Street set as Sue Cleaver, who plays Eileen Grimshaw, was filming a fight scene and got clobbered for real.
Sue, as Eileen, was having a “scuffle” with *Alzheimer’s sufferer Lesley Kershaw – played by Judy Holt – when she took an accidental smack in the face and fell to the floor. A doctor was asked to check a bump on the 47-year-old’s head.
Ashow source said: “They could have used stunt doubles but they did it themselves. It was a scene the pair did a number of times without any problems.But Sue ended up getting a glancing blow and feeling some real pain. She had a nasty bump on her head.”
Sue was given time to recover and a doctor later gave her the OK to carry on.
Coronation Street cast members have been spotted filming emotional funeral scenes for the character of Lesley Kershaw.
Tony Hirst, who plays Lesley's husband Paul, and Weatherfield regular Sue Cleaver (Eileen Grimshaw) shot scenes on location at a crematorium in Manchester for the upcoming storyline development, The Sun reports.
Over the past few months, Coronation Street viewers have seen Eileen grow close to fireman Paul, who has struggled under the pressure of his wife's early-onset Alzheimer's disease.
The plot recently came to a head as Paul agreed to move Lesley (Judy Holt) into a care home for a trial period, having finally conceded that he was finding it too difficult to look after her.
While Eileen and Paul have developed romantic feelings for each other, their relationship has sparked mixed feelings on the street due to the complicated situation.
As Paul will soon have to say a heartbreaking final farewell to his wife, viewers will be left to wonder whether he now has a long-term future with Eileen.
The Alzheimer's Society last year praised Coronation Street bosses for tackling the sensitive issue, which was researched by producers and cast throughout the filming process.
what, so she goes into a care home for a trial period and suddenly drops dead?
oh please!!! this isnt believable, Lesley's Alzheimers isnt that far advanced that she is near death - unless she wandered into the canal by accident!!Quote:
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a cop out easy ending to the storyline
Eileen and Paul are an awful pairing she has more chemistry with Steve and how does Lesley die? Does Paul kill her?
it cant be the Alzheimers that kills her, it isnt advanced enough?Quote:
Originally Posted by tammyy2j
she isnt bed bound, so not at risk of pneumonia etc, she can still swallow??!
this doesnt make sense medically, unless yes Paul helps her on her way, or she has a fatal accident
Why would Eileen be fighting with her is she is a care home now, surely Eileen wouldnt be so cruel as to visit and taunt her with Paul so she attacks and Eileen kills her leaving them carefree to continue being loved upQuote:
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maybe Lesley wandered off out of the home and turned up at Eileens?Quote:
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they are resedential homes, not institutions with bars at the windows
She wouldnt remember where Eileen livedQuote:
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but my Dad in the same situation had always had a head for 'maps' and despite not knowing what time of day it was, he would never not know how to get somewhere he had been before?
This storyline gets worse and worse
So many stories are rushed in soaps. I blame it on the amount of episodes that are on each week. Instead of researching a story properly and doing it justice. Soap writers are just competing with each other to see how many controversial they can cover over a year. Just look at Emmerdale. In real life no-one would discover abuse after a couple of weeks. If they did there wouldn't be so many vulnerable people living in fear. I think Lesley may turn violent against Eileen or Paul, during a day out. run out of Eileen's house and get knocked down and killed by one of street cabs.
Coronation Street stars Sue Cleaver and Tony Hirst have said that the soap's dementia storyline is receiving a positive response from viewers.
Over the past few months, fans have seen Cleaver's character Eileen Grimshaw embark on a relationship with firefighter Paul Kershaw (Hirst), whose wife Lesley suffers from early onset Alzheimer's disease.
Most recently, Paul agreed to move Lesley (Judy Holt) into a care home for a trial period, having finally conceded that he was finding it too difficult to look after her.
Hirst today (April 19) told Lorraine of playing Paul: "It's a massive responsibility. Right from the beginning, the creative team were really careful that they knew it would be a sensational storyline, but they wanted to do it justice.
"They've been in constant contact with the Alzheimer's Society, and our scripts are checked and verified by them - in terms of credibility and being realistic and true to the issue."
He continued: "With viewers who come up and see you, the ones who make a judgement are the ones who have absolutely no experience or understanding of dementia. The fans who have some experience of people living with dementia are absolutely positive, and they want Eileen and Paul to find some kind of happiness.
"People are writing to us on a daily basis. Interestingly, the Alzheimer's Society wanted to know where the hope would come in our story. It's really difficult because it is bleak and it is brutal, but I think the hope lies in [the fact that] people do find mechanisms to cope. However dysfunctional people think Eileen and Paul are with Lesley, actually they are functioning."
Cleaver added that she has also been pleased with the reaction to the ongoing plot.
She said: "It's been lovely, actually - the response. It's quite controversial, the story, but people affected with Alzheimer's in their life really get it and really understand it. There was concern as to how people would respond to this."
The pair were recently spotted filming a major turning point in the storyline, which is expected to air next month.
Cleaver explained: "There's lots of twists and turns coming up, and what we're filming at the moment is all very exciting. We can't speak too much about that. We'll have to see what happens."
Glad this storyline is coming to an end, not enjoying it at all
Me eitherQuote:
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I am fed up with hearing Paul constantly bleating, "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry..."
I'm fed up of Paul.Quote:
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Yeah so am I. Eileen needs to get rid of him.Quote:
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Coronation Street star Tony Hirst has said that Paul Kershaw and Eileen Grimshaw's upcoming break-up may not be the end for the troubled couple.
The pair's relationship hits the rocks in tonight's (May 14) double bill as Eileen kicks Paul out of her home after he blames her for the death of his wife Lesley.
Alzheimer's sufferer Lesley lost her life last week as she had a tragic accident in the kitchen after Eileen left her alone for a short time.
Hirst told itv.com of the ongoing storyline: "Eileen does decide that she can't go on with Paul - that he's a reminder of what's happened, and they need to distance themselves from each other because it's too painful."
He continued: "Is this the end of Paul and Eileen for good? I couldn't possibly comment! At the moment, it looks very much that way.
"But I know that when they go away and reflect, they will miss each other deeply. They've been scarred by this massive event, but they've also been enriched by it, I think. I would hope that aspect of the relationship is able to flourish."
Sue Cleaver, who plays Eileen, was spotted filming Lesley's funeral scenes with Hirst a month ago.
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This storyline is so tragic, my mother has Alzheimers so I had hoped they would show the positives of getting proper care. The caregivers carry a huge burden and there is a point where professional care is the only answer. Putting Lesley into a care home was a positive step, not making sure they had proper safety procedures in place was not. Neither Paul nor Eileen were qualified enough to care for Lesley once her disease reached a level requiring special care. Killing her off was just a cop out. Couldn't they have figured out another way to create drama between the characters?
I just hope we've seen the last of the fireman, but have a feeling I'm going to be disappointed
I think he may be on again soon.Quote:
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