As part of Helen Worth’s departure plot, Coronation Street has allegedly broken up with actor Sean Wilson, who plays Martin Platt on the ITV soap opera, before the scenes have even aired.
Because Sean Wilson, who plays Martin Platt on Coronation Street, abruptly left the ITV soap opera, the writers of the show were obliged to recast Helen Worth’s leave scenes.
Sean, who made his series debut in 1988, was scheduled to return to the show later this year as part of Gail Platt’s farewell narrative this Christmas, which would see Helen leave the ITV serial opera after fifty years on the Cobbles. Martin was supposed to return to help Gail say goodbye, but that is no longer going to happen, and the soap opera executives have reportedly raced to recast the leave narrative.
Coronation Street have now confirmed Sean will not appear as Martin in the soap later in the year. In a statement, a spokesperson for Coronation Street told The Mirror : “Sean Wilson has stepped down from filming for personal reasons.”
It has been claimed that Helen is gutted that Sean won’t be part of her exit storyline, with a source claiming: “It has come as a complete and utter shock to everyone – and his Âsudden exit has rocked everyone involved with Corrie.
“Sean was loving his time on the show, and he was very popular on set. He had filmed scenes with loads of the cast, but then suddenly he was summoned to head office, and later it filtered out he wouldn’t be returning or his scenes airing, but no explanation offered.”
The insider added to: “Clearly it’s a major blow for bosses who must now find a new magical and happy ending for Helen – but they are confident they’ll pull it out of the bag, and give viewers something wonderful.”
No more details have been given about Sean’s decision to leave the soap before his scenes air, but just a few weeks ago, Sean shared his excitement about making his return. He said: “It was great to be invited back to Coronation St again, to contribute to Helen’s exit story. We’ll have a few months to catch up with Martin and Gail again, following the ebbs and flows of the unfolding storyline.
“Playing Martin has been a joy since day one and in a way, I’ll be slipping back to where I left off, which no doubt will throw a spanner into the heart of the Platt family. It’s just like slipping on an old and comfortable jumper from the back of the wardrobe.”
