{"id":128400,"date":"2025-05-24T16:04:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T16:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/128400\/"},"modified":"2025-05-24T16:04:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T16:04:13","slug":"colson-smith-reveals-new-job-following-craigs-brutal-coronation-street-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/128400\/","title":{"rendered":"Colson Smith reveals new job following Craig\u2019s brutal Coronation Street death"},"content":{"rendered":"

Colson Smith has revealed his new job following his Coronation Street<\/a> exit.<\/p>\n

The Craig Tinker actor’s departure was confirmed earlier this year<\/a>, and his brutal death scenes aired over the last week<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On his Instagram<\/a>, Smith expressed his gratitude to fans for all their support and revealed that he’s already landed himself a new role.<\/p>\n

Sharing a photo of himself standing next to a giant BBC logo, Smith wrote: “Thank you so much for all the love this week! I really appreciate it!<\/p>\n

“Some of you have been asking, what next for me? There’s a few exciting things going off!!<\/p>\n

“BUT one thing I can tell you for now, is that I’m joining the team at BBC Radio Leeds this summer!!! Catch ya on the wireless in Yorkshire!!”<\/p>\n

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Smith’s former co-stars responded to the news, with Lucy Fallon (who plays Bethany Platt) writing: “big bad colson (bbc) x.” Andy Whyment (Kirk Sutherland) added: “Love it mate.”<\/p>\n

Smith found out he was being written out of the soap last year<\/a>, and wasn’t surprised as other characters connected to him had departed.<\/p>\n

In an interview this week<\/a>, he said that he was very happy to be killed off and has made it clear that he won’t be returning for any flashback scenes or as a vision\/ghost. <\/p>\n

‘The day I leave will be the day that I leave,” he said.<\/p>\n

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Joe Layton \u2013 who plays Craig’s killer Mick Michaelis \u2013 told us an amusing anecdote<\/a> about his co-star.<\/p>\n

“On my first day, I arrived in the green room and met Colson Smith,” Layton recalled. “He said: ‘I think you’re gonna kill me!’ I said: ‘I think I might’.”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Daniel Brocklebank announced this week that his character Billy Mayhew will also be departing next year<\/a> as part of a major storyline.<\/p>\n

Coronation Street<\/strong> airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 and streams on <\/strong>ITVX<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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