Colson Smith

2022 - 5 - 10

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Coronation Street's Colson Smith amazes viewers after swimming ... (Manchester Evening News)

The first event of the night was the men's 50m freestyle in the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre swimming pool. While all eyes were on the likes of Max ...

However, in order to compete on The Games, Colson had to teach himself how to swim, completing this objective just five weeks before ultimately swimming in front of millions. I must be one of the happiest people to come last in an event. The Cobbles favourite explained how he has pushed himself to the limit in preparation for Holly Willoughby's new show.

ITV The Games star Colson Smith supported as he reveals reason ... (Birmingham Live)

ITV The Games star Colson Smith has revealed he learnt to swim in preparation for the show. The actor is best known for playing police officer Craig Tinker ...

He heartbreakingly revealed that he never learnt to swim at school after feeling self-conscious over his weight. Back in the studio, hosts Holly Willoughby and Freddie Flintoff were full of praise for Colson's achievement. The actor is best known for playing police officer Craig Tinker in Coronation Street.

The Games viewers amazed as Colson Smith learned to swim 5 ... (Metro)

Coronation Street star Colson Smith only learned to swim five weeks before smashing his personal best in a freestyle race.

I did it because it was going to benefit me for the rest of my life. ‘In my head, every run was going to make me less fat. He previously told Metro.co.uk: ‘When I first started it was purely to lose weight and in the first two months I probably hated every run I went on.

Coronation Street star Colson Smith's confession has fans in tears (Liverpool Echo)

Coronation Street's Craig Tinker actor Colson Smith has overcome some huge obstacles to compete in ITV's The Games. The programme sees celebrities compete ...

Nancy McGowan said: "Colson is the new nation's sweetheart I don't care what you say". Sooo proud of those boys x". George actor Tony Mawdsley said: "So full of admiration for @colsonsmith knocking it out of the park for Weatherfield in #TheGames on @itv at 9pm every night this week! The programme sees celebrities compete in a series of athletic events after undergoing 12 weeks of gruelling training.

Tyson Fury all smiles as he poses with ITV Coronation Street's ... (Accrington Observer)

The star got up close to the Gypsy King after appearing on the TV show, The Games.

He also wrote on a previous video: "Big shout out from the King here @adamthomas21." Following his 4th place performance in the men's 400m race, Colson took to Instagram as he bagged a snap with the 'Gypsy King' himself. After a brief pause to think, Tyson guessed Ryan. There were also two pre-recorded events, the hammer and diving, that viewers got to see in the first episode, reports the Manchester Evening News. Ellie Leach, who plays Colson's on-screen girlfriend Faye Windass on the cobbles, was among the first to comment, writing: "legends." Colson's on-screen girlfriend Ellie Leach, who plays Faye Windass in the ITV soap, was among the first to comment, simply writing: " legends."

Corrie star Colson Smith supported as he reveals heartbreaking ... (Daily Star)

Coronation Street actor Colson Smith was inundated with support from fans after admitting he only learnt to swim in preparation ITV's latest sports show, ...

#TheGames". For me that’s massive, it’s 10 seconds quicker than what I did in the last training!" One wrote: "@colsonsmith what a star!! I must be one of the happiest people to come last in an event. You should be incredibly proud of yourself! But Colson confirmed on the show that he only learnt to swim five weeks ago in a bid to prepare himself for the series.