Celebrity Big Brother's Colson Smith reveals fear around Coronation Street set tours
manchestereveningnews.co.ukColson Smith revealed one of the main worries he has around doing the iconic Coronation Street set tour. Fans can visit the cobbles on the ITV set in Media City, Salford and get photos in a number of iconic locations, including the Rovers Return.
While chatting to Nikita Kuzmin, Ferne Britton and Louis Walsh on Wednesday night's Celebrity Big Brother (March 20), he revealed that a Corrie star 'surprises' the guests each weekend.
Colson, who plays police officer Craig Tinker on the show, explained how the set tour worked. He said: "Every weekend... people are there from all over the world.
Canadians come over to visit the street." READ MORE: BBC Ambulance viewers 'in stitches' as 'Snoop Dog of Blackpool', 76, raves about 'wacky baccy' "Isn't that wonderful?" Ferne asked, before following up with: "But isn't it a pain in the a*** having to be 'the star' [that] weekend?" Colson responded: "No," explaining: "You have to come out and surprise everyone." The 25-year-old then revealed a fear he had on being the tour's star on his weekends, admitting: "I'm always thinking, they all want Gail Platt or whoever and they end up getting me!" He then went on to tell a wholesome tale about one of 'his' weekends on the tour.
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