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Coronation Street's Colson Smith opens up on 'hard' moment bosses axed Craig Tinker


Colson Smith has opened up about his exit from Coronation Street after his character Craig Tinker was killed off in brutal scenes on the ITV soap on Wednesday night

After being beaten with a bat and left for dead in the previous instalment, viewers saw an injured Craig rushed to the hospital with serious conditions, including brain swelling, leading to a sliver of hope he might pull through. Colson Smith opened up about the moment he learned his character was being axed from the soap (Image: ITV/This Morning)Now 26 year old Colson has candidly spoken out about the moment show boss Kate Brooks delivered the news of his character's fate, as he appeared on This Morning on Thursday. This includes hiring an ice cream van, allowing everyone to unwind and enjoy the blazing sun after a hard day's work.

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