Coronation Street's Colson Smith lands first TV role after being axed as Craig Tinker
CORONATION Street's Colson Smith has landed his first TV role since bowing out as Craig Tinker.
Viewers were heartbroken when beloved
police
officer Craig
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Corrie's Colson Smith has revealed an upcoming TV appearance
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His beloved character Craig Tinker was killed off earlier this year
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Colson revealed he'd filmed an episode of Celebrity Mastermind
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Taking to his Instagram story, Colson teased when fans can
next
see him on-screen.
The 26-year-old revealed he's filmed an episode of
Celebrity
Mastermind.
Colson posted a
snap
of himself sitting in the
BBC
show's famous black chair -- with the caption "Find out in December".
The actor obscured his specialist subject and asked followers to guess what it could be.
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When Hannah Montana emerged as an answer, Colson confirmed he "wasn't allowed" to pick the popular Disney show.
He explained: "Can I just say how much I love that I've had about 6000 suggestions of Hannah Montana! I really did try!"
Colson played Craig Tinker from 2011 until his final scenes which
As part of the dramatic exit, Craig
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Rushed to hospital, the young
police
officer later passed away from the injuries.
In January, Colson
Coronation Street favourite left for dead in brutal attack after actor is axed from soap
He penned on
Instagram
at the time: "
Autumn
last year I was told that Craig Tinker's time on the Cobbles is to come to end in 2025.
"I've loved every single second of my 14 year stay as a resident on the greatest street in the world.
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"I feel incredibly lucky to have grown up in, on and around Coronation Street.
"I've learned pretty much everything about life from the people who call it home.
"I'm excited to play out the exit story for our Craigy. For me, this is the end of the beginning.
Darkest soap storylines
Over the years the likes of EastEnders, Emmerdale and Coronation Street have all tried to try outdo each other with their outlandish plots in a bid to keep us tuning in each week. But here are some of the darkest that had fans in shock...
EastEnders: Tony grooming Whitney (2008-2009)
- Tony King first appeared in Albert Square in 2008 as the boyfriend of Bianca, played by
Emmerdale: Holly's drug addiction and shock death (2010-2016)
- In 2010,
Hollyoaks: Luke's rape (2000)
- Actor
Coronation Street: Evil Richard Hillman (2001-2003)
- Just a mere mention of 'Richard Hillman' is enough to send a shiver down the spines of soap fans. He is often ranked one of the
"I genuinely can't wait to see what chapter two has in store for me."
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Away from the soap, Colson also took part in
Celebrity
Big Brother
during its first series on
ITV
.
He placed third overall, behind winner David Potts and runner-up
A year later, his Corrie co-star and On The Sofa podcast co-host, Jack P. Shepherd, went on to win the series.
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The iconic game show is renowned for its tough questions
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Colson played the role of Craig for 14 years
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He also competed on Celebrity Big Brother last year
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