Coronation Street star Colson Smith continues to showcase his incredible lockdown weight loss as he poses for new snap on his 22nd birthday
He recently unveiled his weight loss on screen for the first time during last Friday’s episode of Coronation Street.
And Colson Smith continued to showcase his epic body transformation on Thursday as he shared a snap of his trimmed-down physique to mark his 22nd birthday.
The actor, who plays Craig Tinker, in the ITV soap, looked amazing as he donned black gym gear in the snap shared to his Instagram stories.
Birthday boy: Colson Smith continued to showcase his epic body transformation on Thursday as he shared a snap of his trimmed-down physique to mark his 22nd birthday
Colson flashed a huge smile as he posed for the mirror selfie, captioning the image: ‘Thanks for the birthday loving’.
The star donned a plain black T-shirt and shorts for the snap, adding a pair of white socks and trainers.
While in another similar image, he wrote: ‘well up for being 22 though’ as Taylor Swift’s song 22 played in the background.
After lockdown restrictions eased, Colson joined his fellow soap stars on set as filming resumed with social distancing in place.
Looking good: The actor, who plays Craig Tinker, in the ITV soap, looked amazing as he donned black gym gear in the snap (right) shared to his Instagram stories (pictured right in 2019)
Last Friday night marked the first time his police officer character had been seen on screen in months, and with Colson’s amazing weight loss, his return was much more noticeable.
The soap star first showed off his impressive weight loss in March, but has been continuing to slim down while in lockdown as he kept up with his fitness routing at home.
Colson recently spoke about how his staggering weight loss will likely cause continuity issues on Coronation Street during filming.
Amazing job: Amid the COVID-19 lockdown, Colson had been working on his fitness and often shared snaps of his workout routine
Change: Coronation Street viewers were left stunned last Friday night as Colson’s impressive weight loss (left) was seen on screen for the first time (pictured right in 2018)
Impressed: Viewers were quick to take to Twitter to share their shock at Craig’s new look, with many praising actor Colson for his incredible efforts
The star joked he will have to wear a fat suit after claiming to have lost 10 stone during lockdown.
Colson told The Sun: ‘We are in direct continuity, but I’ve almost lost about ten stone since we left work so I’m not sure that [my hair] is going to be the biggest of their issues.
‘I might be wearing a wig and a fat suit when we go back. Now we go to a purple shampoo, which almost makes it a platinum sort of colour, which basically takes the ginger pigment out.
‘So the yellow-ness will go, and I will have a head of blonde hair, which I technically do now.’
Coronation Street airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7:30pm on ITV
Comeback: The episode of the ITV soap saw Colson’s character Craig Tinker return after four months off-screen, after production halted in March due to the coronavirus pandemic