Ex-'Corrie' star to launch own cheese
Sean Wilson
Former ‘Coronation Street’ star Sean Wilson is fulfilling a “lifelong dream” by launching his own cheese.
The actor – who played nurse Martin Platt in the ITV soap for 20 years until 2005 – says he decided on a career change while waiting for new roles, and is delighted with his efforts so far.
He told the Manchester Evening News newspaper: "I wanted to get out there and do something, instead of sitting and waiting for the phone to ring like actors do more and more now.
"I've always wanted to be involved in food. I've got something like 300 cookbooks at home. So I thought why not make a living out of it?
The first batch of cheese will go on sale from next week in selected delicatessens and supermarkets, with Wilson hoping to open his own dairy by September.
"Whenever I decide to do something, I jump in with both feet - I want to make a real success of this. It's a dream for me to do this, something I've always wanted to do."
Wilson is making several varieties of the dairy footstuff under his Saddleworth Cheese brand.
