Coronation street's colson smith shares 3-word response as he addresses future

COLSON SMITH APPEARED ON ITV'S THIS MORNING ON THURSDAY (MAY 22) TO DISCUSS HIS FINAL SCENES IN CORONATION STREET AFTER HIS CHARACTER CRAIG TINKER WAS KILLED OFF SHIVON WATSON 11:34, 22

May 2025Updated 11:34, 22 May 2025 Corrie's Colson Smith says cast burst into tears over his exit Coronation Street's Colson Smith has teased fans to "watch this space"

as he divulged his future ambitions after his character's dramatic departure from the show. The 26 year old actor, known for his role as Craig Tinker, spoke on ITV's This Morning

on Thursday (May 22) about his exit from the long-running soap following his character's death. While chatting with Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard, Colson disclosed that he had an inkling

about his departure even before the producers broke the news to him. Despite the shock and sadness of his character's exit, Colson shared his aspirations to continue working in

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off-screen away from ITV soap He expressed: "I love telly now, so I want to spend more time in telly and do more time as Colson, so yeah we'll see what happens and I'll be

happy with whatever!", reports Belfast Live. When Cat brought up his podcast, which he co-hosts with fellow Corrie actors Jack P. Shepherd and Ben Price, she enquired if he would keep

it going. Colson responded with enthusiasm: "More podcasting! Yeah got a couple of live shows coming up there. More presenting and more audio stuff, that's the stuff I love, so

yeah watch this space," he concluded. In the gripping Wednesday episode of Coronation Street, Craig, playing a police officer, fell victim to a savage attack by the antagonist Mick.

Mick, portrayed by Joe Layton, assaulted Craig with a baseball bat and abandoned him at the roadside. Maria later discovered Craig, promptly calling for an ambulance and staying by his side

until help arrived. Despite the best efforts of medical staff, Craig's brain swelling was tragically severe and he passed away at the end of the episode. One fan shared their feelings

about Craig's final moments: "I'm not ready for Craig Tinker to die. I know the character was getting tired, but he was such a goodie." Another viewer expressed their

displeasure at the plot development: "I don't like it when they kill off big/long standing characters on Corrie even if I don't like them so when I saw I am furious that the

irrelevant chav has killed off Our Craigy." Article continues below A third person commented on the turn of events: "Nah coronation street did craigy dirty there, we do not want

more deaths he deserved a happy ending." CORONATION STREET IS ON ITV AT 8PM MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY AND AVAILABLE TO STREAM FROM 7AM ON ITVX