Coronation Street star Sean Wilson has revealed his soap comeback was cancelled due to a since-cleared alleged assault. The 59-year-old actor was set to reprise his role as Martin Platt (whom he played in the ITV soap from 1985 to 2005) as part of ex-wife Gail Platt ’s (Helen Worth) exit storyline.

Coronation Street actor Sean Wilson was set to reprise his role as Martin Platt this year but was axed after a historical sex claim was made.

CORONATION Street star Sean Wilson has landed a surprising new job after he was given the chop from the soap. Sean, 59, was left shocked in the summer when Corrie bosses told him they were axing

CORONATION Street’s Sean Wilson today reveals his huge soap comeback was destroyed by an unfounded historical sex claim. The Martin Platt actor, 59, was dramatically axed in the summer after

Sean Wilson is best known for playing Martin Platt in Coronation Street and played the role from 1985 to 2005 before briefly returning in 2018

Coronation Street legend Sean Wilson, who played Martin Platt for 21 years, says his return to the Cobbles was ruined after cops began investigating an unfounded historical sex claim