Spoilers for Coronation Street: Paul learns MND confidante is a criminal and assists her

Soon in Coronation Street, Paul Foreman (Peter Ash) will experience a shock when he hears that his pal Shelley is turning to crime to pay for the help she needs for her MND.

A few weeks ago, Paul and Shelley met at a support group. Paul was first apprehensive to talk to Shelley since he knew it wouldn’t be long before he had to start planning that degree of care after seeing her wheelchair and personal assistant Cags.

Paul will have a lot on his mind in forthcoming episodes as he visits Shelley for a conversation but ends up going off on her about the wheelchair, stairlift, and how Billy (Daniel Brocklebank) keeps getting in the way.

Shelley believes that Billy’s assistance should be appreciated by Paul, and when Billy gets home, Paul offers to his partner that they go out for the afternoon.

When Paul offers they go skinny dipping while at the lake, Billy finds it difficult to say no.

When Paul and Bernie (Jane Hazlegrove) visit Shelley later in the week, they discover her surrounded by packages and boxes at her apartment, each of which contains a laptop.

Shelley admits that she has been purchasing laptops on her former employer’s credit card and reselling them to get money for her caregivers.

In an effort to assist, Paul gives Summer (Harriet Bibby) one of Shelley’s stolen laptops for her birthday while pretending that it was being sold for a low price.

But will Paul come to regret making this decision in the future?