Coronation Street’s Colson Smith is supported by fans as he tells what ‘changed his life’

Coronation Street star Colson Smith has been inundated with praise and support as he opened up about what has ‘changed his life’ for the better. Those who follow the actor on social media will know that he has undergone quite a transformation in recent years, making changes during the lockdown.

Colson, who is well-known to fans of the ITV soap for playing Craig Tinker, or PC Craig Tinker to give it his full title, documented his battles with his weight as part of his own film ‘Bored Of Being The Fat Kid’ which was released on YouTube in 2021.

Colson, who has never revealed the amount of weight he lost, would drink around five pints of fizzy drinks a day before his fitness overhaul. And his film featured the soap star finding his love for running and his journey pounding the pavements and his incredible weight loss journey as a result.

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Running is now a big part of Colson’s life and he has often been found documenting his latest runs on social media as well as his visits to the gym on social media.

On Wednesday (June 5), the 25-year-old reaffirmed his love of lacing up his running shoes and running around Manchester to mark Global Running Day.

Taking to Instagram, he shared a photo of himself doing what he loves and said, “Global Running Day. Running has changed my life, I would recommend anyone to give it a go now!” And his fans and followers were quick to respond to the post.

@tommyleeruns said: “Smashing it Colson! I look forward to seeing what the future holds.” @mtb_wills commented: ‘Keep crushing it bridgewater canal love.’ @cherrymcverry16 wrote: “You destroyed it kid.” @nancyhovhanesian replied: “That’s awesome.” @kulroshan92 added: “You are amazing bro keep it up.”

During her appearance on Celebrity Big Brother earlier this year, Colson admitted she “hated herself” before losing the weight. He told some of his colleagues how he would eat “three KFC meals a day” before changing his habits.

During a candid chat with Sharon Osbourne, Louis Walsh and David Potts, Colson said: “I lost weight when I was 18 on a pretty strict diet and then what I found was that I was gaining weight and then trying to keep it off diet. again, like I thought I had to diet.” I wouldn’t eat for a day and a half. I’d just starve and then be as hungry as I’d like,” he continued, while Sharon chimed in: “The gates would burst.”

Colson explained: “I used to drive to KFC and I used to order three meals and then I would hate myself so I wouldn’t eat for a day and a half and it would be months and months and months.” While Sharon called it a “roller coaster,” Colson said, “And one day I just made up my mind,” referring to his lifestyle change.

Sharon then remarked: “You know people who don’t have to worry about their weight, they have no idea how hard it is… it’s a killer,” to which Louis asked Sharon about her own weight loss , saying, “You lost a lot Sharon, how much did you lose?” Sharon replied, “At one point I was 230 years old.”

Colson added, “I’m glad I did what I did the way I did and I feel like I have the level of control that I do, because I feel like I have discipline, but then I also understand myself.”