Former Corrie star Sean Ward says he's homeless as work dried up' over anti-vax views

27.01.2022 - 15:27 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Sean Ward has said that his anti-vax views have led to his work drying up.

The former Coronation Street star shared a lengthy message on Instagram in which he said he said he has given up his four-bedroom home and put his belongings into storage because he could no longer afford the rent.

However, when he then struggled to pay the storage fees, he had to sell his belongings and is now staying on a friend's sofa.

Sean, who starred as Callum Logan in the ITV soap, has been outspoken in his views against the coronavirus vaccine and has attended several protests.

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The 33-year-old said in his Instagram post that he had put a lot of time, money and effort into looking into the Covid pandemic and explained the effect the virus has had on him.

"Firstly the work dried up," Sean, who also starred in Our Girl alongside Michelle Keegan, said.

"No one would hire me whether in front of or behind the camera, all my usual ways of making money just stopped, eventually I couldn’t afford the rent.

"So I gave up my 4 bed house and move onto my friend’s couch. I had to put all my belongings into storage.

"After a while I couldn’t afford to pay the storage bill and after about 4 weeks of missing the payments – equating to about £500 – Safe store UK sold all belongings.

"My sofa, my bed frame, my office equipment, desk, chair, wardrobes, mirrors, all my coats and clothes and my projector.

"Everything to fill a family house. My whole life was in that storage unit. I lost it all. I was devastated but I couldn’t ask anyone for help because it was my choice to speak out.

"Luckily I got my mattress out in time and I’ve been sleeping on that in a friend’s spare