UPDATE: |Coronation Street star Colson Smith refuses to ‘talk to anyone’ after soap exit News

The actor announced he would be leaving the soap after 14 years earlier this year

Coronation Street star Colson Smith opened up about his “emotional” exit and how he’s “not talking to anyone” out of fear that he’ll spoil his departure.

The actor joined the ITV soap in 2011 when he was just 11-years old as Craig Tinker. He revealed his exit from Coronation Street after 14 years earlier this year in an Instagram statement.

Speaking at the time on his joint podcast, On the Sofa with Colson, Jack, and Ben, he said: ” “It was everything I already knew, that Craig as a character in this show had become very isolated.

“In the past few years his girlfriend’s left the show, his mum has left the show, he doesn’t have any family. I joined the show as an 11-year-old for two episodes, and I leave as a 26-year-old having done 750 episodes. I love the show and I’ve loved every minute about it”.

Colson appeared on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday (9th April), and now that he has filmed his last scenes he announced: “I’ve been gone three weeks now, I’ll always feel emotional I will always miss the place. It was my home. It was my family.

“Those people, they helped me grow up. It’s very different having done something for 14 years to now know that you’re not doing it anymore, and I’m excited to go out and have some fun. I’m excited, It feels like a new chapter of my life starting.”

He also shared that the final scenes with Craig Tinker will air sometime in May, but that he isn’t “talking to anyone” at the moment because he doesn’t want to “spoil” his departure.

Back in March the actor posted snaps from his leaving do on his Instagram page alongside fellow Coronation Street stars including Sam Aston (Chesney) and Tony Maudsley (George).

He is among a number of actors, including Sue Cleaver (Eileen Grimshaw) and Charlotte Jordan (Daisy Midgeley), who announced their exit from the soap earlier in the year.

The actor placed third on ITV’s rebooted Celebrity Big Brother series last year and reflected on this year’s line-up, which includes Coronation Street actor Jack P Shepherd, whom he co-hosts the podcast with.

He told GMB: “I’ve given him plenty of advice to be fair, the main one was to go in and enjoy yourself, because you only get to do a show like this once, so go and make the most of it.

“I did tell him to make sure he gets a bed, but he was the last into the bedroom last night so I don’t think he’s even listening.”