Colson Smith suggested his \'Coronation Street\' weight-loss storyline to the show\'s bosses.
The 21-year-old star\'s character Craig Tinker has recently been trying to trim down on the ITV soap, and Colson has admitted the fitness plot was his brainchild and he has been keeping it going during the coronavirus lockdown.
He said: "When you go up and suggest a storyline where your character goes on a bit of a transformation the one thing in the back of my head is, \'Oh, I\'ve got to do that as well.\'
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"While we\'re not seeing the Street at the moment, I\'ve kept Craig Tinker\'s fitness journey going behind closed doors.
"So when we\'re back we\'ll be ready to see what Craig has been up to."
Despite the coronavirus lockdown, Colson is still having his breakfasts and lunches delivered, and he has been putting in the hours exercising at home.
He added: "I wish I had a gym. I\'m quite lucky in a way that when I prepared for this storyline I said to myself I\'d make it as easy as I can for myself.
"I sat down with a life coach and we worked through everything I can do to make it as easy as possible.
"I have breakfast and lunches delivered, and they are still being delivered now.
"So I don\'t have to think about cooking, I can just eat.
"And in terms of the gym, I\'ve kept in touch with the gym I go to in Manchester because they\'re putting loads of training programmes on their app.
"I\'ve done the odd Joe Wicks PE, and then it\'s just making the most of situation."
But his workouts don\'t always go to plan.
Speaking on \'Good Morning Britain\' via video link, he added: "I was doing a circuit in the garden the other day and started getting chased by a wasp."
17 November 2025 - 3:38 AM
