Colson Smith is in 'Celebrity Big Brother' to win it and hopes it opens doors for his dream presenting career.
Colson Smith hopes to be crowned winner of 'Celebrity Big Brother'
The 25-year-old actor - who is best known for his role as Craig Tinker on 'Coronation Street' - hopes to go all the way in the rebooted ITV reality show after his former co-star Ellie Leach (Faye Windass) won BBC One's 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
He is quoted by The Mirror as saying: "If I'm doing the show, I want to get as much of the experience as I can.
"So I want to be there for the final day. I think my gutting thing would be is if I was out early - if you're doing it, you might as well do it properly. I can never do Strictly can I now Ellie's gone and won that! It would be mint to win Big Brother though. It'd just be a mint picture of Ellie with the glitterball and me stood there being the Big Brother winner. It'd be like Craig and Faye have done well for themselves."
Colson admitted he got his agent in touch with his mum for "damage limitation" should 'Corrie' want to let him go amid his stint in the 'CBB' house.
He added: "I love Corrie.
"It's a national institution and the small part that I play in it, I'm so lucky to do it. But, I love being myself, you know. I never want to leave the show, but any opportunities I get as Colson, I'm going to take."
Colson hopes that he can going into presenting and keep his role on the iconic soap opera.
He went on: "I kind of want to present. That's kind of my dream career, so if that opportunity came and I could stay as Craig, it'd be perfect. But it's just a case of seeing what happens. I'm very fortunate and super lucky. I know whatever opportunities come, Corrie are always gonna support and help me."
He quipped of his police officer alter ego: "There's three weeks of no Craig, which means the crime rate in Weatherfield is probably gonna be through the roof."