Corrie star Colson Smith supported as he reveals heartbreaking reason he couldn't swim

Kelsey Parker supported her late husband's bandmate Max George at The Games finale. The widow of The Wanted star Tom Parker, who recently shared a heartwarming video of her reuniting with her kids and "staying strong", was a special guest for the finale of the ITV show on Friday night.Tom died aged 33 on 30 March after battling an inoperable brain tumour he was diagnosed with in 2020, leaving behind Kelsey, 32, and their two young children, Aurelia Rose, two and Bodhi, one.

Many stars are partial to an appearance tweak from time to time to keep things fresh.That could involve a gruelling fitness regime loss, a red carpet makeover or even just a flattering new haircut. But, when compared to the days when they first appeared under the media radar, some stars are now barely recognisable.

Coronation Street star Colson Smith has revealed he's picked up a painful injury while competing in ITV's The Games. The actor has won the hearts of viewers as they've watched him go up against five other male celebs in a series of sporting events.

ITV The Games has been accused of being "obsessed" with a star as fans accuse the show of showing him too much. The programme is airing each and every weeknight this week from 9pm.

ITV The Games fans have hit out at the result of one of last night's events. Fans watching the Holly Willoughby and Freddie Flintoff fronted show have called out Max George. Some fans say the Wanted singer "cheated" in his climb against ex ITV Coronation Street and Celebrity Big Brother star Ryan Thomas.

The Games star Colson Smith has admitted he was in "so much pain" due to an injury he sustained during a challenge.The 23 year old, who plays Craig Tinker in the long-running soap Coronation Street, took part in the pre-recorded men's 110m hurdles for the Holly Willoughby and Freddie Flintoff-fronted show last night. Unfortunately, the soap actor, who only learnt to swim five weeks ago, came in last place, but he has now explained that it was because he hurt his thumb just as the race started. Speaking on the Sofa Cinema Club podcast, Colson said: "On the hurdles, the floor was soaking wet.Take your marks, set, I've gone up for the set, and my thumb has just gone like that [slipped] and then it was 'go'." He continued: "On the hurdles, I was laughing my head off because of the amount of pain I was in.

Holly Willoughby savagely shut down her co-host Freddie Flintoff during a racy moment on ITV's The Games.This Morning star Holly was forced to give former cricketer Freddie a stern telling off when he made a cheeky joke about 'holding shafts' right before the celeb javelin challenge on Wednesday night (May 11).Freddie asked the studio how to hold a shaft correctly, prompting Holly to say "enough of that" before complaining that the show was no longer "PG" and hastily trying to move the segment on. It's not the first time the new ITV sports show has aired a rude moment, as former Corrie star Ryan Thomas suffered an epic wardrobe malfunction earlier this week.The soap star was competing in the swimming event when his swimming trunks fell down in the pool to expose his bare bottom to the nation, where potentially millions could be watching him.Poor Ryan was mortified to see his yellow trunks down by his legs during the gaffe.Lucy Mecklenburgh, Ryan's partner and mum of his child, clearly saw the funny side as she shared the moment on her Instagram Story."There you go...

CORONATION Street star Colson Smith has revealed the soap has ditched the storyline to cover his incredible ten stone weight loss. His character, policeman Craig Tinker, was set to undergone a transformation on screen as part of the plot but the idea was scrapped when filming was halted during lockdown.

Coronation Street's Colson Smith is currently appearing in ITV's new show The Games and after making a candid confession, his co-stars have been flooding him with support.One of his co-stars has even gone as far as to call him their hero after taking on the huge challenge.The Games originally began on Channel 4 but ITV commissioned its reboot.The show seeing 12 celebs train and coach for three months to then take on the challenge of competing in Olympic-style events including weight lifting, swimming and diving.Hosted by Holly Willoughby and Freddie Flintoff, the celebs will rack up points to place in either bronze, silver or gold with a male and female winner at the end of the week.The second episode saw Colson Smith compete in Men's Freestyle where Colson admitted he had only just learnt to swim and had managed to shave 10 seconds off his previous best time.Despite coming last, viewers clamoured to congratulate the 23-year-old as he revealed he hadn't previously learnt to swim, being too self-conscious about his weight during school. Before his mammoth weight loss, Colson admitted that he would drink about five pints of fizzy drinks and had weighed 140kg before taking up running.

Coronation Street actor Colson Smith has been told he's his co-star's hero as he takes on a huge challenge away from the ITV soap. The 23-year-old is currently appearing in ITV's new show, The Games.

Holly Willoughby made sure to make a splash as she returned live to ITV on Tuesday night. The TV star was back hosting The Games on the channel alongside Freddie Flintoff.

Known for playing the loveable Craig Tinker in Coronation Street, Colson Smith has been putting his sporting skills to the test in ITV’s brand new show The Games. After debuting on Monday night, Tuesday’s episode really endeared the soap star to viewers.

Colson Smith looked like the cat who got the cream as he posed next to Tyson Fury in a brand new snap. The Coronation Street actor got up close to the WBC heavyweight world champion after appearing on The Games.

The Games' Max George has revealed the horrific injury that could rule him out of The Games. Max said he could have quit the competition show after just one episode after his painful accident.

ITV’s new show The Games, with the first episode airing on Monday evening. The former Coronation Street star shared a photo of his new ripped figure with fans on Monday, May 9, as he stood in the gym with his hands on his hips wearing a pair of blue shorts.

ITV The Games star Colson Smith has revealed his 10st weight loss - and credited the show with changing his life for the better. The ITV Coronation Street star, who plays Craig Tinker in the soap, made his debut on the Holly Willoughby fronted programme tonight. Colson will compete against stars including The Wanted's Max George and Love Island's Olivia Attwood.

training for the sports. Also starring on the series is Love Island star Olivia Attwood, The Wanted's Max George and Corrie star Colson Smith.

Spice Girls star Mel B was overflowing with pride on Monday night as she appeared at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre to cheer on her daughter Phoenix Gulzar Brown during The Games. Phoenix, 23, is competing in the ITV sporting series, which sees 12 celebrities battle it out over a week of live programming as they take on a variety of Olympic events including diving, cycling, running and weightlifting.

Holly Willoughby was shut down by athletics legend Denise Lewis - just minutes into the first episode of ITV's The Games.Holly and Freddie Flintoff are the hosts of The Games, which is ITV's new reality show that pits twelve super-fit celebs against each-other in various sports challenges across a week of live programmes.The gruelling challenge show kicked off on Monday night, but it didn't get off to the best of starts for poor Holly as she faced disagreement from her own presenting team.Holly thought it was "unfair" that hurdles aren't made smaller for shorter athletes competing in hurdle races, so she asked why athletics authorities don't change their format.Unfortunately for Holly, former athletics champion Denise Lewis didn't agree with her co-star.Denise is a former track and field athlete who specialised in the heptathlon, which involves the 100m hurdles, so she knows a thing or two about hopping over the hurdles.The iconic athlete bagged gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, won two World Championships and became the 1998 European Champion.Holly herself admitted she was far from a sporting expert, but it didn't stop her airing her views to Freddie, Denise and the rest of the team.She said: "It's fair to say I'm not a sporting expert in any way, shape or form, but I was watching them do the hurdles earlier and it's slightly unfair. If you are taller, right?"Holly then spoke to a smiling Denise as she said: "Bare with me on this, Denise...."She went on: "Is it fair.

Holly Willoughby has an out-of-this-world member of staff on her team - the moon!The 41-year-old presenter has listed the heavenly body as an employee at her new wellness firm Wylde Moon.Bizarrely listed alongside the biographies of staff there is an entry for ‘‘the moon’’.This Morning host Holly claims it is responsible for company “guidance and intuition”.And under its guiding hand, the mother-of-three star has posted her first money-spinning financial figures since giving her agents the boot and taking control of her cash.Her financial books show healthy assets for her lifestyle brand Wylde Moon of £305,981.Holly says of the project: “It’s an online space to empower women, explore crystal energies and offer fashion and beauty tips.“I want Wylde Moon to be a place where I can share the things that I love, the lessons that I’ve learnt, the things I see and instantly want to share with others.”The Freeze The Fear host has become a shrewd entrepreneur as well as a successful TV presenter.She famously split from the talent agency YMU Entertainment in a shock business move in 2020.The star left the company - which represents stars including Phillip Schofield, Ant and Dec and Davina McCall - after 13 years to establish one of her own.She launched the all-female firm Roxy Management and is its sole client.Holly also runs Roxy Media Ltd with her telly producer husband Dan Baldwin.Its earnings are made up from her telly and advertising and social media work.The firm has a cash pile of £1,632,245 million. Holly will be back on our screens every night this evening to host The Games.The This Morning star and former cricketer Freddie Flintoff will host the live ITV reality show from Monday, May 9 to Friday, May 13.

Coronation Street's Colson Smith will be on TV double-time this week as he won't just be appearing in the ITV soap. The actor, best known for playing Craig Tinker, has spent weeks travelling between Manchester and London as he trained for The Games.