Martin Platt Actor's Cheesy New Role

02 July 2009

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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?

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.

"The first batch of cheese will go on sale from next week in selected delicatessens and places like Waitrose and then I hope to open my 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."

Sean is making several varieties of the dairy footstuff under his Saddleworth Cheese brand

They include a Lancashire called 'Shanks' Pony', a blue cheese called 'Smelly Apath' and a creamy type called 'How's Your Father'?

Sean unveiled his range at the launch of the Nantwich International Cheese show, of which he is part of the judging panel.

He also hopes to enter his blue cheese to be judged at the event, which takes place on July 29.

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