Sean Wilson breaks silence for the first time since sudden Coronation Street exit

Earlier this month, erstwhile Coronation Street histrion Sean Wilson broke his soundlessness connected social media for the archetypal clip since his abrupt departure from Coronation Street.

Sean, 59, was acceptable to instrumentality to the ITV soap arsenic Martin Platt for Gail’s (Helen Worth) departure storyline.

The scenes were acceptable to play retired implicit the autumn but successful August, it was reported that the actor had ‘stepped down for idiosyncratic reasons’.

Towards the extremity of past month, it was also said that a interest was raised astir Sean during a chat with amusement bosses, thing that occurred earlier helium departed the soap.

‘What is truly odd, is that they had started filming astir of the scenes, evidently with different formed members and tons of unit connected set, and everyone was expecting to sprout much with Sean before he near again arsenic portion of the Gail Platt exit storyline’, a root explained to the Mail.

‘So to abruptly beryllium told, “We’re not continuing and we’re going to re sprout what we’ve already done with different actor” without immoderate mentation is highly antithetic – unheard of. If thing else, the soaps hatred wasting clip and wealth – truthful the concern indispensable beryllium superior capable for them to consciousness carrying connected is untenable – but to not archer the colleagues straight progressive what is going connected has truly got the rumour mill fired up connected set.

They continued: ‘It seems to beryllium thing has been suggested to bosses astir Sean aft he’d already started. But cipher knows if it is simply a caller happening oregon thing from the past, it’s nether full fastener and key.’

Upon his instrumentality to socials, Sean shared a representation connected X with the caption ‘Xx’, not revealing overmuch astir his clip away.

A fewer days later, helium followed it up with different drawback this clip of an illuminated LOVE motion display, writing: ‘Thanks for each the emotion xxx’.

New pictures besides emerged of him taking a stroll conscionable metres distant from the soap’s 7.7 acre tract successful MediaCity, Salford. Wearing sunglasses and a ample hat, it was wide that helium wanted to stay unnoticed.

Following the quality and updates surrounding Sean’s axing, it is said Cold Feet and Fast Show histrion John Thomson, 55, volition beryllium reprising his previous role arsenic Jesse Chadwick to capable Sean’s shoes.

Undoubtedly this means that the amusement is looking to reignite the feud betwixt Eileen and Gail that has spanned implicit 20 years.

‘So galore caller departure storylines for Gail were mooted but they were acceptable connected a emotion involvement 1 – which proved tricky arsenic she buried 5 of her six ex-husbands. And the remaining surviving one, Martin, was evidently axed successful existent life’ a root told The Sun.

‘They wanted a recognisable sanction and plumped for John arsenic his quality was fashionable with viewers and a existent blast from the past.’

‘Obviously his character, Jesse, had a doomed fling with Eileen, truthful they thought having him travel backmost onto the cobbles and flirt with Eileen’s frenemy would beryllium some comic and a fantastic last fling.

‘Of people it would besides permission the doorway unfastened for Gail’s instrumentality 1 time should she ever fancy a peculiar cameo.’

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