Wilson left Coronation Street by mutual agreement in 2005 as he refused to take part in a storyline which would have seen his character have a relationship with an underage girl. He gave up acting and opened a cheese making business. Shortly afterwards it was stated by a Coronation Street spokesman that the door would always be left open for Wilson to return, and in 2009 he was reported as saying that he would be interested in a return to the programme. However in 2013, he vowed he would never return to the street.