CORONATION Street star Colson Smith has admitted he was self-harming with food after being abused for his weight by viewers at just 11 years old.
The actor - who plays policeman Craig Tinker in the ITV soap - has lost a huge amount of weight by changing his lifestyle. Visit our Coronation Street page for the latest gossip Find all Coronation Street spoilers here And while he won’t be drawn on exactly how much he has dropped - he is clear that he was abusing his body with food after years of being branded “the fat kid”.
Speaking about his new documentary Bored of Being the Fat Kid, Colson told The Sun how he was faced with abuse for his weight by soap fans at just 11.
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