Star 'will miss Corrie forever'

CORONATION Street actor Colson Smith has said he will miss the ITV soap “forever” after his character died in Wednesday's episode.

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The 26-year-old, who played Craig Tinker on the show for 14 years, saw his character die after being beaten with a baseball bat by Mick Michaelis (Joe Layton), after he tried to arrest him.

Speaking on ITV's This Morning, Smith said of his departure: “It literally is just working at Coronation Street (that I'll miss the most) and calling that place my work.

“And it was weird, because when I got asked about highlights, I was trying to think of some of the things we've done, and I've done some mad things, I've met the (late) Queen, and I've done all this stuff, but it’s the simple stuff.