Fans are "extremely disappointed" that Martin Platt will no longer return to Coronation Street as part of ex wife Gail's exit storyline, with actor Sean Wilson pulling out for "personal reasons". The bombshell news dropped ahead of Helen Worth's departure from the ITV soap, with writers reportedly rushing to rejig the script to accommodate Sean's decision. Gail, who has been in the show since 1974, will leave the cobbles for good, with her final scenes airing this Christmas .
But although Martin was originally set to participate in her final farewell, he has sensationally quit the show, and will no longer reprise his role, having first appeared on the street in 1985. Corrie fans took to Twitter to share their devastation at the news. One gutted fan wrote: "WHAT DO U MEAN MARTIN PLATT HAS QUIT ???" Another joked: "Wasn't gonna drink tonight but found out Martin Platt wasn't coming back," while another lamented: "Sorry I can't get over Martin Platt.
What happens now?" Others were shocked at the timing, with one fan commenting: "So Martin Platt now not coming back but he’s already been filming but all those scenes are now scrapped? I feel for all the cast, crew and writers who will have put so much time into all that work...
.for nothing." "Martin platt quitting Corrie is my version of Molly-Mae and Tommy Fury splitting up," another added, while someone else demanded answers: "Well this is extremely random and disappointing tbh.
What the hell is going on? And where is Gail actu.