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00:00 Coronation Street flooded with Ofcom complaints, and the reason why is disappointing.
00:05 Coronation Street has actually been hit with Ofcom complaints following a romantic scene
00:10 with Paul Forman and Billy Mayhew.
00:12 Paul was diagnosed with motor neuron disease in emotional scenes earlier this year.
00:18 He originally thought he had injured his hand after being hit by the underworld van, but
00:22 soon learnt that his loss of movement was due to MND.
00:26 Since then, his condition has progressed, and he now relies on a wheelchair to get around.
00:32 Things are only set to progress further for Paul, who will eventually lose the ability
00:36 to speak.
00:37 In an episode that aired on Wednesday, November 15, Paul and Billy visited a speech and language
00:42 therapist who explained how they could use equipment to replicate Paul's voice.
00:47 Back at home, Billy suggested that they tried recording some things like the specialist
00:51 had said, but Paul interrupted him with a kiss, saying that he was too busy living life
00:56 to the full.
00:58 After a romantic afternoon on the couch, Billy and Paul read through the book they had been
01:02 given before reflecting on the reignited passion of their sex lives.
01:07 As Billy told Paul that he loved him, Paul pulled out his phone to record himself playing
01:11 it back so that he'd always be able to let Billy know that he loved him, even when he
01:16 can no longer speak.
01:17 However, the episode has been hit with 52 complaints.
01:21 While some praised the intimate moment, others were thankful Billy's guardian Summer Spelman
01:26 was elsewhere.
01:28 One person wrote on Twitter, akax, "Thank Christ Summer didn't go straight home lmao."
01:34 Another added, "Not being homophobic, but Summer has to sit on that."
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