Coronation Street actor says he's 'not okay' ahead of huge career milestone

09 August 2023 , 17:08

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Coronation Street actor says he's 'not okay' ahead of huge career milestone

Coronation Street actor Colson Smith has opened up about a huge fear ahead of his 25th birthday this weekend.

The actor, who is known for his role as Craig Tinker in the ITV soap, revealed the fear which he is "not okay" with on Instagram as she shared a sad-looking selfie from his car. The actor told his 180k followers that he's set to turn 25, but he's not happy about the milestone birthday. Whilst he's sad about turning 25, Colson did reveal his birthday also marks a huge career moment as he will be celebrating 12 years in Weatherfield and his role in Coronation Street.

Colson, who plays Craig Tinker, shared his sad reaction to turning 25 (instagram)

The soap actor shared a throwback snap of himself when he joined the ITV cast as a teenager. The nostalgic picture shows Colson more than a decade younger as his character Craig, cradling a handful of biscuits. Colson captioned the snap: "12 years of my pal Craig Tinker #TINKS". The star also added in a comment: "That’s half of my life by way."

Former co-star Lucy Fallon commented: "Iconic x", with former on-screen girlfriend actress Ellie Leach adding: "Craigy". Colson laughed as he responded: "He’s still sat sulking in the salon flat," as he referred to his character's recent heartbreak after she left him for her ex.

Tony Maudsley, who plays George Shuttleworth, added: "Love this! There's nowt in life that a Jammy Dodger can't fix!!". I'm A Celeb star and Corrie actor Andy Whyment, who plays Kirk Sutherland, wrote: "It’s a pleasure to work with you, mate."

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Colson has come a long way since the fresh faced young lad that started in Coronation Street at 12 years old (Colson Smith/Instagram)

Colson has undergone a huge weight transformation in recent years (colsonjsmith/instagram)

A lot has changed for Colson since he joined Coronation Street 12 years ago, and viewers have watched as he also underwent a huge weight loss that saw him shed the pounds and slim down from wearing 20XL-sized clothes. Previously speaking about his weight loss, Colson said: "I was always the fat kid. In most of my social situations, social circles, that's just who I was. And it's kind of the identity that I ended up with. I made that conscious decision. I was ready to kind of change that identity and I was ready to move on from it."

During the first lockdown in 2020, Colson embraced exercise and changed his diet to shift weight as he explained: "In lockdown, I put myself first over everything. Now, when it comes to normal life, I've kind of still got that in my head. So when I'm going through my day, when I've got my work, when I've got stuff, other stuff going on, I'm trying to balance my day out."

Niamh Spence