The Games fans praise Colson Smith as he shares why he only learnt to swim five weeks ago
Coronation Street actor Colson Smith has been praised by fans after revealing he only learned to swim five weeks ago, in order to compete in new reality show The Games. Colson, 23, who plays Craig Tinker in the long-running soap, last night took to the pool as part of the new ITV series, which features 12 celebs are battling it out in a series of different sporting events. However, before taking the plunge in front of millions of viewers, he revealed that just five weeks ago he could not swim at all, and that he had only begun learning in order to take part in the show - putting him at a huge disadvantage to his rivals.