Former Coronation Street star Colson Smith has revealed he ‘disgraced himself’, having made an epic blunder while filming an upcoming episode of The Weakest Link.
Craig, best known to soap fans as loveable police officer Craig Tinker, spilled the tea to his On The Sofa podcast co-hosts, Ben Price (Nick Tilsley) and Jack P Shepherd (David Platt), revealing the cock-up he made while taking part in BBC game show. He said: ‘there was one question where I completely disgraced myself.’
During the picture round of the game, host Romesh Ranganathan asked Colson: ‘On your screen now, Colson, is a tennis player who is named after a planet. What is her name?’
Despite ‘knowing now’ that the player in question was legendary Venus Williams, he answered ‘Jupiter Williams’ in a moment he predicts will ‘go viral’.
He did reveal, however, that despite the incident, he wasn’t the first celebrity to be eliminated.
His appearance on the show comes among other other new roles for Colson, along with appearing on Celebrity Mastermind and guest hosting This Morning.
Colson departed Coronation Street this year after his character met a bloody and violent end. He was attacked while on duty by Mick Michaelis (Joe Layton), who struck him over the head with a baseball bat.
![FROM ITV CORONATION STREET PROMO RELEASE Embargo: 21.00 Monday 12th May CRAIG???S FINAL FIGHT A shock new Coronation Street promo shows a battered and bloodied Craig (Colson Smith) laid unconscious on the cobbles after a vicious attack. As DS Swain???s (Vicky Myers) emotional voiceover asks us ???If we knew today was our last day on earth, what would we do differently" has PC Tinker reached the end of the thin blue line? In a special week of episodes following the stories of both Craig and DC Kit Green (Jacob Roberts) we???ll uncover the secrets surrounding Mick???s (Joe Layton) hold on Kit as his past comes back to haunt him, leaving both his friends and family in grave danger. The week starts with an excited Craig ready to begin his placement shadowing Kit in CID. But while Kit has his own agenda to take care of, a series of climactic events unfold on the street, culminating in a shocking and horrific incident. With Craig???s life hanging in the balance, viewers will see him fight for every breath. As history catches up with Kit, will his future be destined to haunt him forever as well as his past? Picture contact - David.crook@itv.com Photographer - Danielle Baguley This photograph is (C) ITV and can only be reproduced for editorial purposes directly in connection with the programme or event mentioned above, or ITV plc. This photograph must not be manipulated [excluding basic cropping] in a manner which alters the visual appearance of the person photographed deemed detrimental or inappropriate by ITV plc Picture Desk. This photograph must not be syndicated to any other company, publication or website, or permanently archived, without the express written permission of ITV Picture Desk. Full Terms and conditions are available on the website www.itv.com/presscentre/itvpictures/termsFROM ITV STRICT EMBARGO - No Use Before Tuesday 13th May 2025 Coronation Street - Ep 1157576 Wednesday 21st May 2025 Craig Tinker [COLSON SMITH] regains consciousness and tells Asha Alahan [TANISHA GOREY] that he knows what happened to him. But as Jess [DONNALEIGH BAILEY] tries to question him, his contrition deteriorates. Picture contact - David.crook@itv.com Photographer - Danielle Baguley This photograph is (C) ITV and can only be reproduced for editorial purposes directly in connection with the programme or event mentioned above, or ITV plc. This photograph must not be manipulated [excluding basic cropping] in a manner which alters the visual appearance of the person photographed deemed detrimental or inappropriate by ITV plc Picture Desk. This photograph must not be syndicated to any other company, publication or website, or permanently archived, without the express written permission of ITV Picture Desk. Full Terms and conditions are available on the website www.itv.com/presscentre/itvpictures/terms](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/SEI_250937211-492a.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
Craig was rushed to hospital, but as his condition deteriorated and CPR proved futile, he was pronounced dead, causing heartbreak for fans across the nation.
Colson had previously announced his character’s axing, saying at the time: ‘Autumn last year I was told that Craig Tinker’s time on the Cobbles is to come to end in 2025.
‘I’ve loved every single second of my 14 year stay as a resident on the greatest street in the world. I feel incredibly lucky to have grown up in, on and around Coronation Street.’
