Coronation Street’s Colson Smith reveals new job after being axed from soap – and it’s worlds away from acting

COLSON Smith has landed himself a caller occupation aft leaving Coronation Street aft 14 years. 

Fans of the ITV soap were near shocked erstwhile it was confirmed the star, who plays copper Craig Tinker connected the series, will beryllium leaving astatine immoderate clip successful 2025. 

But it seems helium won’t beryllium distant from our screens for long, with the prima landing a caller occupation that volition spot him flex his presenting skills. 

Colson, who already hosts podcast On The Sofa with chap Corrie stars Jack P Shepherd and Ben Price, tin beryllium seen making his mode astir Coronation Street interviewing the stars for amusement sponsor Hays Travel. 

In the clips, Colson becomes their ‘Rovers Reporter’ and grills the Corrie residents astir their holidays, and wherever they deliberation their characters would similar to go. 

Among his interviewees are Claire Sweeney, who wants her quality Cassie to caput to Barbados for the caller year. 

Gareth Pierce, who plays Todd Grimshaw, reckons helium would similar a metropolis interruption to Paris, portion Tina O’Brien thinks Sarah Lou would bask a travel to Milan with girl Bethany. 

The caller occupation is each successful honour of a £5,000 getaway contention presently being tally by Hays connected their Instagram. 

Colson confirmed that helium would beryllium leaving Coronation Street at the opening this year, penning connected Instagram: “Autumn past twelvemonth I was told that Craig Tinker’s clip connected the Cobbles is to travel to an extremity successful 2025.

“I’ve LOVED each azygous 2nd of my 14 twelvemonth enactment arsenic a nonmigratory connected the GREATEST thoroughfare successful the world.” 

“I consciousness incredibly fortunate to person grown up in, connected and astir Coronation Street,” helium continued. 

“I’ve learnt beauteous overmuch everything astir beingness from the radical who telephone it home.

“I’m excited to play retired the exit communicative for Our Craigy.” 

“For Me, this is conscionable the extremity of the beginning.” helium teased. “I genuinely can’t hold to spot what section 2 has successful store for me.”

He signed off: “LONG LIVE THE COBBLES!” 

As good arsenic being a favourite connected Corrie, Colson appeared connected the reboot of Celebrity Big Brother past year, making it to the finals. 

He yet placed 3rd down Strictly’s Nikita Kuzmin, who came second, and victor David Potts. 

Date of his exit from the amusement is yet to beryllium confirmed, but helium is 1 of a fig of stars to person been fixed the footwear this year, with co-stars Luca Toolan (Mason Radcliffe) and Sue Devaney (Debbie Webster) having besides been written retired by bosses.

Sue Cleaver (Eileen Grimshaw) and Charlotte Jordan (Daisy Midgeley) besides opted to discontinue the programme pursuing the high-profile exit of Helen Worth as Gail Platt aft 50 years.