ITV Coronation Street and The Games: Real life of Colson Smith - incredible weight loss, co-star 'dad' and other jobs

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Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentMia Hansen-Løve, the French writer-director whose last film “Bergman Island” competed at last year’s Cannes, is back at the festival with “One Fine Morning,” a romance drama headlined by Lea Seydoux. The movie world premiered at Directors’ Fortnight and has earned stellar reviews with Variety‘s Guy Lodge describing it as a “wistful, wandering character study” and “gently moving reflection on parenting one’s children and parents at once,” which marks Hansen-Løve’s “returns to French, and to form.” “One Fine Morning” stars Seydoux as a long-single mother who’s coping with her father’s degenerative illness while embarking on a new, uncertain romance with a charming, yet emotionally unavailable man (Melvil Poupaud).

Wilson Chapman editorDuring a Friday performance on his “From Scratch” tour, comedian John Mulaney surprised his audience — and drew criticism from fans — when Dave Chappelle appeared as the surprise opener and told transphobic jokes.Chappelle’s opening set occurred during a show at Ohio State University’s Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Although there is no footage from the event, as attendees were required to lock their phones beforehand, several audience members took to social media afterwards to criticize the show.

She's been involved in some of the soap's most harrowing storylines as Coronation Street's Faye Windass. So her followers on social media were pleased to see actress Ellie Leach a world away from the Weatherfield drama as she enjoyed a sunshine break with her boyfriend Reagan Pettman.

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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.

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.

Corrie star Colson Smith has revealed he never learnt to swim as he was too self-conscious about his weight at school.The actor is best known for playing police officer Craig Tinker in Coronation Street, but he's recently starred in ITV's new sports show, The Games.The gruelling gameshow, hosted by Holly Willoughby and Freddie Flintoff, sees 12 celebs battle it out in various sporting events, from track athletics races and hammer-throws to swimming.But Colson confirmed on the show that he only learnt to swim five weeks ago in a bid to prepare himself for the series.Colson has shed a whopping 10 stone after discovering a love for running - and he's been open with fans about his inspiring weight loss journey on social media.And on Tuesday night (May 10), he revealed that he only learnt to swim five weeks ago - putting him at a major disadvantage compared to his fellow competitors.ITV viewers were heartbroken to hear he never learnt to swim at school after feeling self-conscious over his weight. He went on to compete in a swimming event where the crowd cheered him on despite coming in last place.Colson finished in last place during the event but was delighted to complete his swim in under a minute and beat his personal best.

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.

Coronation Street's Colson Smith has beaten internet trolls... by ignoring them.The actor has been the target of abuse since he first found TV fame on the soap at the age of just 11.But after a more than a decade of taunts and now aged 23, he’s had enough and has stopped reading comments online.Colson, who plays Craig Tinker, said: “People can be negative around everything in life, so I have completely stopped reading social media.“I don’t take any notice of it.

CORONATION Street star Ellie Leach looked nothing like her TV character on a romantic holiday. The actress, 21, who plays Faye Windass, looked stunning as she posed for a selfie in the sunshine with her boyfriend Reagan Pettman.

FAYE Windass has taken in one bombshell after another and has learned she is going through early menopause. Coronation Street fans are convinced she could try and get her daughter Miley back.

Coronation Street Andy Whyment was left red-faced when he got confused with the name of his co-star of 14 years, Gary Windass actor Mikey North.The actor, 41, recently went out with his soap pals for their Spring Party, the casts' first big get-together since before the pandemic.Andy, who has played the show’s Kirk Sutherland in the ITV soap since 2000, posted a selfie on Instagram alongside co-stars Tyrone Dobbs actor Alan Halsall, Phill Whittaker actor Jamie Kenna and Gary Windass Actor Mikey North.The lads enjoyed a pre-game pint in the selfie before they headed off to the glitzy Spring Party with the actor captioning, “Pre @coronationstreet party drinks with @alanhalsall @thejamiekenna and Mickey North.”However Andy failed to realise in the caption, which has since been edited, he called his friend of 14 years’ Mikey "Mickey" instead.Corrie pals found the hilarious side to the mistake and went to the comment section to make some jokes about the blunder.Among those to call it was Samia, Andy’s on-screen sister, who asked: “Who’s Micky??” with crying laughing emojis.Kel Allen, who recently left the soap in heartbreaking scenes as Laura Neelan, also said: “Oh Micky you’re so fine, you’re so fine, you’re so fine oh Micky.....

While the average age for a woman in the UK to reach the menopause - when oestrogen levels drop and a natural pregnancy is no longer possible - is 51, it isn’t only something that happens in middle age. As Coronation Street viewers have seen when 20 year old Faye Windass (played by Ellie Leach) was diagnosed with premature ovarian failure, or early menopause, earlier this week, menopause can affect younger women too. In fact, according to the Daisy Network, early menopause affects around one in 100 women under the age of 40 and one in 1,000 women under the age of 30.

Coronation Street fans are convinced that one character could be set to return to the soap after Faye Windass received a devastating diagnosis.During Monday’s (May 2) instalment of the popular ITV soap, the mum-of-one received some life-changing news after she attended a follow-up appointment at her local GP.When she attended the impromptu appointment, the medical specialist diagnosed her with premature ovarian failure at just 20 years old.Confused by the medical condition, the GP explained that she would essentially be going through early onset menopause meaning that she won’t be able to have any more of her own biological children.And now fans are convinced Faye will attempt to get her daughter Miley back after the brunette beauty was left devastated following her recent health diagnosis.Understandably, Faye was completely heartbroken just weeks after she and her partner Craig Tinker started discussing the idea of having children in the future.This is a live TV story and is being constantly updated.

Coronation Street stars Jack James Ryan and Harriet Bibby made an adorable pair as they posed up a storm in a photo booth. The pair were two of the soap stars out over the weekend at their belated Christmas party.

Abi Franklin and Imran Habeeb are willing to do whatever it takes to get sole custody of their son. Earlier this year, fans were left shocked when mechanic Abi went into labour, not knowing she was pregnant.

The stars of Coronation Street have been flooding social media with selfies and photobooth shots after they were finally able to enjoy a belated Christmas party. The cast of the ITV soap were together at Manchester's Science and Industry Museum in their first big party since 2019.