Celebrity Big Brother star Colson Smith has gone back to Manchester to reprise his role on Coronation Street.
The soap star has resumed filming as Craig Tinker on the ITV soap following his stint on Celebrity Big Brother, where he finished third behind runner-up Nikita Kuzmin and winner David Potts.
The actor took to his Instagram Stories to share some set photos, and recorded a message for Corrie fans on the soap’s account today (March 25).
“Hello everyone, it’s Colson and I am back on the cobbles today after three weeks away in the Big Brother house,” Smith, who was wearing his character’s police uniform, said.
Appearing on Good Morning Britain after his reality TV stint, Smith admitted being whisked away to set after the Big Brother wrap party.
“Literally straight out the house, slept in London, had the wrap party, into a car, script straight in front of me, ready to get back on the beat,” he said.
“But today I only have one line. So you know, I can’t complain today, they are easing me back in Weatherfield. The line is, ‘How old are you?’. It’s taken me all weekend as well.”
Smith said he was excited to reunite with his Corrie co-stars and have a chat about his Big Brother adventure, also revealing he’s ready to watch the reality TV programme for himself.
“They’ve been so supportive and I’m so lucky that I have such a great group of people here,” he said.
“I’m excited to get back in the green room with everyone today and listen to what they thought, find out what they enjoyed in the show and share stories of my time in the house,” he continued, adding: “I’m 100% going to watch it all.”
