Coronation Street star Colson Smith has told how he 'had to' change his lifestyle as he opened up about finding a love for running which transformed his life.
The actor previously opened up about his weight loss in a YouTube film, Bored Of Being The Fat Kid, which was released in 2021.
It documented his incredible journey after finding a love of running during lockdown. Colson, who has never revealed the amount of weight he has lost but it is reported to be 10 stone, would drink around five pints of fizzy drinks a day before his fitness overhaul. READ MORE: Coronation Street Christmas 2024 and New Year 2025 spoilers in full READ MORE: Read more of our Coronation Street stories here The soap star, who joined the ITV soap back in 2011 as Craig Tinker, previously said he weighed 140kg before he discovered a love for running, with him now regularly documenting his runs and gym visits on social media.
He recently decided to let his online following ask him questions about everything related to fitness and his journey, and after being asked what the turning point was in his life that triggered his transformation, he said in a video on TikTok: "I had to I was on dodgy grounds.