Coronation Street's Sean Wilson Explains Reason For Exit As Martin Platt

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It was announced earlier this summer that the actor was due to reprise his role as Martin Platt as part of long-time co-star Helen Worth's departure storyline this Christmas, though it was later confirmed by an ITV spokesperson that he had ⁘stepped down from filming for personal reasons⁘.

⁘I had no idea who had made this complaint or anything about it but I lost my job. It's been hell. I've been low all the way through,⁘ Wilson said.

He explained that he got the call to reprise the role of Martin in February and ⁘jumped at the chance⁘, adding: ⁘Helen and I go back a long way and I wanted to be the person that she left with — and I think the viewers did as well.⁘

However, after filming his scenes in July, he said he received an email from soap bosses at the start of August that ⁘truly stunned⁘ him.

They requested a meeting with him in which he said he was ⁘confronted with three executives who said they had received an allegation that I had put my hands up a woman's skirt.⁘

⁘They also said police had contacted them and told them they had referred the case to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS),⁘ he continued, explaining that he was told ⁘they had to cut the contract and protect their cast.⁘

Wilson said the woman who made the allegation had ⁘worked in connection with the show⁘, but he wasn't aware of any further details regarding the case until his lawyers got into contact with an officer assigned to it.