Colson Smith’s unbelievable weight reduction journey: Coronation Road star went from ‘self-harming’ with meals and big KFC binges to shedding 10st

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Coronation Road star Colson Smith seems to be virtually unrecognisable from when he first set foot on the cobbles over a decade in the past, having shifted a staggering 10 stone up to now three years.

The Superstar Large Brother contestant’s unbelievable weight-loss journey has been something however straightforward and he was bullied due to his form for the reason that age of 11.

From nonetheless seeing ‘that fats child’ when trying within the mirror, to working in disguise in the course of the night time, Colson confronted his fair proportion of challenges after deciding to shake up his way of life in lockdown 2020.

In a 2021 interview with The Mirror, the actor who portrays policeman Craig Tinker within the ITV cleaning soap, opened up about his meals struggles, confessing he would ‘self-harm’ with meals.

‘My routine (earlier than) was very troublesome as I type of left my dad and mom at 17 to reside in Manchester, which was away from residence,’ he instructed the publication.

Coronation Road star Colson Smith, 25, seems to be virtually unrecognisable from when he first set foot on the cobbles having shifted a staggering 10 stone (pictured proper in 2018, left in 2020)

In a 2021 interview, Colson confessed that he used the meals as a type of ‘self-harm’ ordering Deliveroo practically each night time (pictured 2024)

‘And when everybody else was at uni, I am sat on bloody Deliveroo each night time. So I type of had acquired myself into a very unhealthy place the place meals was a self-harm to me.

‘It was my consolation and I did not realise how a lot injury I used to be doing to myself with it.’

Nonetheless on the tail finish of 2019, Colson determined he wished to ‘take care of’ himself after years of feeling like ‘the odd one out’.

He even approached Coronation Road boss Iain MacLeod to see if his weight reduction could possibly be weaved into his character’s storyline on the present.

Though the star admitted lockdown may have been the ‘good excuse’ to pile the burden on, he stated it had the alternative impact – forcing him to ‘cease and refocus’.

Colson made adjustments to his meals and in addition began going to the health club and working – however this did not come with out its challenges.

In a 2021 interview with Runner’s World the actor revealed he would usually run in disguise at night time with a ‘snoop and a cap on’ as a result of he didn’t need to be seen.

However the Corrie star later shared that after he noticed others in the identical place as him, his ‘inhibitions’ started to put on off and his confidence grew.

‘You are not doing it for anybody else, and nobody else goes to do it for you. After you have that concept in your head, you are on to a winner,’ he stated.

Colson confessed that he used to go working in disguise and solely at night time as he was too ’embarrassed’ over his measurement previous to his 10 stone weight reduction (pictured left in 2019, proper 2021)

The actor even approached Coronation Road bosses in order that his look change could possibly be integrated into his character Craig Tinker (pictured at 11 in 2011)

Regardless of reworking his life, Colson confessed he’ll in all probability be battling along with his physique picture for the ‘remainder of his life’.

‘That fats child is the child that I’ve checked out day-after-day within the mirror and I nonetheless see him now,’ he stated in 2021.

‘However I am not going to take a giant pay cheque to carry up a pair of my previous trousers. I need to inform the story my method.’

The actor additionally revealed he was bullied from a really younger age, receiving his first bout of vile feedback when he was simply 11 years previous.

Colson additionally stated the vast majority of the trolling he would obtain could be due to his look, ‘99.9 per cent of the time’.

He additionally shared that being the TV baby star put ‘a goal’ on him in class for each his job and his look, describing it as ‘the worst of each worlds’.

Regardless of the ‘buzz’ he would get from his runs, Colson extra lately revealed that his relationship with meals was a giant problem earlier than embarking on his weight reduction journey.

In a candid confession to housemate Sharon Osbourne, Colson revealed that amid his weight reduction battle he used to starve himself and binge eat – earlier than deciding to overtake his way of life

He confessed to Sharon: ‘I used to drive to KFC and I used to order three meals. Then I might hate myself so I would not eat once more for a day and a half’

Opening as much as fellow Superstar Large Brother housemate Sharon Osbourne, the avid-runner shared that he would usually starve himself and binge eat junk meals.

‘I misplaced weight after I was 18 by means of fairly a strict food plan and what I discovered was that I used to be gaining weight after which I would try to food plan once more,’ Colson stated.

‘I would not eat for a day and a half. I might simply starve myself.’

‘Then I would be that hungry…’ Colson started to say, earlier than Sharon chimed in: ‘The floodgates would burst.’

Nodding in settlement, Colson confessed: ‘I used to drive to KFC and I used to order three meals.

‘Then I might hate myself so I would not eat once more for a day and a half and it might be that for months and months and months.’

Praising his girlfriend for supporting him on his journey, he added: ‘I’m glad that I’ve accomplished what I’ve accomplished the way in which I’ve accomplished it, and I’ve the extent of management that I acquired with it as a result of I’ve a self-discipline and I additionally perceive myself.’