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Colson Smith joins BBC Radio Leeds and works at Castleford Cricket Club after Coronation Street exit

His latest career moves underscore ITV’s cost-driven overhaul of Coronation Street’s cast.

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Overview

  • Craig Tinker was killed off in a May 21 baseball bat attack by drink-driving suspect Mick Michaelis, concluding Smith’s role on the soap.
  • Smith had announced his departure in January after 14 years on Coronation Street, having joined the cast in 2011 at age 12.
  • He will begin hosting on BBC Radio Leeds this summer and teased his live-show debut with an Instagram post outside the station’s studio.
  • The actor has volunteered as a groundsman at Castleford Cricket Club, sharing behind-the-scenes snaps of his pitch maintenance duties.
  • His career shift coincides with ITV’s cost-driven restructure of Coronation Street, which includes shorter episodes and multiple character cuts.