Celebrity Big Brother's Colson Smith addresses Coronation Street future after being 'replaced'
21.03.2024 - 10:43
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Celebrity Big Brother fans were making the same future prediction for Colson Smith as he discussed his future on Coronation Street. It also came as he was 'replaced' on the podcast he hosts with his ITV soap co-stars Ben Price and Jack P Shepherd - but just as a one-off.
During the latest visit to the famous house on Wednesday night (March 20), the actor was heard chatting to Louis Walsh about his career. The former X Factor judge told him: "You've got to be more ambitious, long-term!" to which Colson insisted: "I am ambitious... yeah, I get what you mean."
Irish star Louis, 71, added: "You've got what it takes, I'm sure, I'm not praising you for the sake of praising you." Colson, who has spent more than a decade playing Weatherfield's Craig Tinker, then admitted: "Yeah, no, I would love it. I would love to push that career out, be myself more and do more presenting, do more."
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Louis added: "You can do anything you want at a price, you can do anything you want in this world!" And Celebrity Big Brother viewers were quick to predict that Colson wouldn't make a bad presenter if he were to leave the famous cobbles behind.
Meanwhile, Colson unknowingly found himself being replaced outside of the house. As mentioned, the soap star co-hosts the On the Sofa podcast, formerly known as Sofa Cinema Club, alongside Ben and Jack, who star in Corrie as Nick Tilsley and David Platt.
During his time in Celebrity Big Brother, Jack and Ben have been releasing episodes every night as they react to each episode of the ITV reality show and comment on how they think their friend