Coronation Street stars rip into pop star after Colson Smith spends £120 on gig tickets
02.05.2024 - 09:51
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Coronation Street stars Jack P Shepherd and Ben Price didn't hold back when Colson Smith revealed how much he'd spent on going to see singer-songwriter James Blunt at one of his recent gigs on the podcast they host.
Colson, 25, Ben, 52, and Jack, 36, front the podcast On the Sofa, on which the trio "tell stories about their lives, work and everything in-between". They rebranded the podcast from Sofa Cinema Club, which centred around the films they had been watching - and whether they loved or loathed them
But on the rebranded podcast, a recent episode saw them discuss musician James, 50, following a concert back in March which Colson attended after he made it to the Celebrity Big Brother final.
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The actor, known for playing Craig Tinker in the ITV soap, shared that he had attended the concert at the AO Arena in Manchester days prior to filming the episode. He said: "I had an emotional experience over the weekend. [I] went to watch [James]."
His pal Ben - who plays Nick Tilsley on Corrie - didn't seem impressed though as he responded: "That must be a drag. He's only got that one song [You're Beautiful] and once he sings that, everyone's like 'Right, are we off?' and I bet he left it to the end. He's funny but he's only got one song."
Colson dismissed the suggestion, reacting: "I've always loved [him]. He has a multitude of bangers by the way." Ben asked for examples and his colleague went on to name songs by the singer such as Wisemen, Bonfire Heart and 1973.
Ben requested a rendition of Wisemen, which was released in 2005, and Colson subsequently