Sean, 59, appeared as Martin Platt in Corrie from 1985 to 2005 and was last seen on the soap six years ago.
It was announced on July 25 that he was set to return to the soap for Gail Platt’s (played by Helen Worth) final scenes as her time on the soap comes to an end.
The scenes which were set to be released in October had reportedly already been filmed, but ITV announced that the actor had ‘stepped down for personal reasons’.
However, a source has since told The Sun that the actor may have been given the boot: ‘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.
‘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.’
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