Corrie's Colson Smith downed 5 pints of fizzy drinks a day before epic weight loss

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Coronation Street star Colson Smith has revealed he weighed 140kg and drank five pints of fizzy drinks a day before he turned to running to change his life.

The actor, who plays Craig Tinker in the soap, has documented his life changes in a new film on YouTube which was released this week.

He has been keen not to put emphasis on numbers on his weight loss as he stresses it is an ongoing process, but speaking to the cameras he said: “The first day I met Rob(his life coach) I was 140kg which is about 22 stone. "I went to him and said 'I am unhappy and I know I am overweight, I think that is because I have got no routine and I have got loads of days off and I am really unproductive and I want that to change'.” His life coach, Rob Brennan,