Craig Coronation Street: Colson Smith’s Amazing Weight Loss

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Last year, Colson Smith, better known as Craig Tinker from Coronation Street, unveiled a dramatic 10 stone weight loss that left fans and cast mates stunned.

After struggling with his weight for several years, it was amazing to see the soap star looking healthier and happier than ever before.

So how did he manage to pull it off?

Let’s take a look…

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Colson has been busy shedding the pounds since last year, and he now looks virtually unrecognisable.

The star had come to a decision to lose the weight, but wanted to make sure that this decision could be worked into Coronation Street for his character of Craig Tinker.

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Opening up to Digital Spy about his weight loss journey, the star revealed:

“In October 2019, I sat down with [Corrie producer] Iain [MacLeod]… We were chatting about possible directions that we could take Craig and things that were next for him. There were a few ideas bashed around.

I said to him ‘Look, you know, I’d quite like to lose weight. Can we tie this in with Craig? I probably would want to do it on the major scale, rather than the little scale. Would that still work for Craig?”

Fortunately, producers gave the green light to Colson, which saw him ditch the junk food for a healthy meal and exercise plan.

The soap star was hitting the gym between lockdowns, which also helped him get in shape for his upcoming storyline for Corrie.

After speaking with Colson, producers planned for his police officer character to take up running after finding that he was out of breath while chasing shoplifters.

New Look

And it seems like Colson has been enjoying his healthy new look.

The 21-year-old actor shared a snap on Instagram of his svelte physique, with one amazed fan insisting he was “giving Adele a run for her money”.

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Colson, who was shown posing in workout gear, wrote: “Bank Holiday run done 🤩 Feet up & some family time while staying at home now! Have a good un folks 🇬🇧 ☀️.”

His stunned Corrie co-star Andy Whyment, who plays Kirk Sutherland, replied: “Looking absolutely mega pal well done 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻.

And it seems like its not just the gym that the soap star is embracing.

Colson also regularly shares snaps of his hiking adventures- sometimes with his Corrie cast mates!

The Craig Tinker actor has been spotted hanging out with co-stars Jack P Shepherd and Ben Price in Wales and the Yorkshire Dales, and it seems like Colson is loving every minute of it.

After releasing his documentary, Bored of Being a Fat Kid, the star has continued to document his weight loss journey and inspire others to do the same.

Speaking on Instagram, Colson said:

“The documentary is all about my experiences with running, Food, Fitness & weight loss.
The film is my chance, to tell my truth, in my way… now I guess I might have the chance to maybe help someone else who was in the same position as me.”

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But despite his successes, the star revealed that some of his weight loss had come down to luck- and a nasty bout of food poisoning.

Speaking on his podcast Sofa Cinema Club – which he hosts with buddies and cast mates Jack and Ben- the star explained he ignored advice not to eat some seafood while holidaying in Thailand.

Colson said:

“I was in Ko Lanta. I was sat on the beach and the waiter came over and was like, ‘What would you like?’ And I said, ‘I’ll have the prawns to start please.’

Well, anyway. I’m not doing that again. I lost about a stone and a half.”