Coronation Street cast declare love for beloved axed co-star as he leaves after 14 years
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The cast of Coronation Street have shared their support for Colson Smith after it was revealed he is being written out as Craig Tinker. Earlier this week, the actor confirmed his character will leave the ITV soap later in 2025 after 14 years on the cobbles.
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News of his exit followed the announcement Sue Cleaver had quit her role as Eileen Grimshaw after 25 years and confirmation of the end for Sue Devaney’s character Debbie Webster. After the story hit the press, Colson shared a post about his exit on Instagram, on which many of his co-stars commented.
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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. Up Next. Sue Devaney said: ‘Love you Cols. so proud of you. Looking forward to watching your journey and can’t wait to see all your new exciting projects come to fruition!.
‘Shine bright young man and can we still have a party in your mega garden please? xxxx.’. Andy Whyment, who plays Kirk Sutherland, penned: ‘I’m still absolutely gutted and you know how much you’re gonna be missed by us all. ‘But I’m also really excited for you as I know you’re going to do really well, and you won’t be getting rid of me we’re friends for life now.’.
Georgia Taylor, who plays Toyah Battersby, wrote: ‘We love you Cols.’. Lucy Fallon, who is set to temporarily depart her role as Bethany Platt when she goes on maternity leave later this year, said: ‘Now that i’ve stopped crying about it, i can’t WAIT to see you slay the day. X.’.
