Sean Wilson has spoken out for the first time since his sudden exit from Coronation Street.

Actor Sean, who is 59, was set to return to the ITV soap as Martin Platt for Gail’s (Helen Worth) departure storyline.

The scenes were set to play out over the autumn but last month, it was reported that the actor had ‘stepped down for personal reasons’.

A few weeks ago, it was also said that a concern was raised about Sean during a chat with show bosses, something that occurred before he departed the soap.

‘What is really odd, is that they had started filming most of the scenes, obviously with other cast members and lots of crew on set, and everyone was expecting to shoot more with Sean before he left again as part of the Gail Platt exit storyline’, a source explained to the Mail.

‘So to suddenly be told, “We’re not continuing and we’re going to re shoot what we’ve already done with another actor” without any explanation is extremely unusual – unheard of. If nothing else, the soaps hate wasting time and money – so the situation must be serious enough for them to feel carrying on is untenable – but to not tell the colleagues directly involved what is going on has really got the rumour mill fired up on set.

They continued: ‘It seems to be something has been suggested to bosses about Sean after he’d already started. But nobody knows if it is a new thing or something from the past, it’s under total lock and key.’

After time away, Sean returned to social media earlier this week for the first time since his departure. He shared a picture on X with ‘Xx’ as the caption, not revealing much about his time away.

Today, Sean was back on X and wrote a more descriptive message to his followers.

Uploading a picture that featured a LOVE light display, he wrote: ‘Thanks for all the love xxx’.

The message prompted many of Sean’s followers to respond. They shared thoughts about him not returning to Corrie for Gail’s exit, and said they hope he is okay.

Last week, Sean was spotted walking with his girlfriend within the vicinity of the Coronation Street studios in Manchester’s Media City, where the show has been filmed since 2013.

Following the news and updates surrounding Sean’s axing, it is said Cold Feet and Fast Show actor John Thomson, 55, will be reprising his previous role as Jesse Chadwick to fill Sean’s shoes.

Undoubtedly this means that the show is looking to reignite the feud between Eileen and Gail that has spanned over twenty years.

This article was first published on Sept 4, 2024.