Coronation Street star Colson Smith has shared one of the reasons why he is hugely disappointed he is to be leaving the the long-running show.
The 26-year-old actor has played Craig Tinker for almost 14 years, with viewers having watched him turn from an awkward teenager into Weatherfield's trusted local policeman.
Colson was told last autumn he was being let go from the ITV soap as part of a shake-up on the Street which means he is going to fall short of his goal to make it to the episode landmark he had set himself to make it to 1,000 episodes.
Speaking on the On The Sofa podcast which he co-hosts with Corrie co-star Jack P Shepherd and Ben Price, he shared: "They’ve said it’s 14 (years).
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