By Hannah Mcdonald
11:22 12 Mar 2024, updated 11:22 12 Mar 2024
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Colson Smith has been praised by Celebrity Big Brother viewers for opening up about his struggles with food during Monday’s episode.
The Coronation Street actor, 25, has lost around 10 stone since 2020 after discovering a love of running during the lockdown.
But in a candid confession to housemate Sharon Osbourne, Colson revealed that amid his weight loss battle he used to starve himself and binge eat junk food – before deciding to overhaul his lifestyle.
‘I lost weight when I was 18 through quite a strict diet and what I found was that I was gaining weight and then I’d try and diet again,’ Colson said. ‘I wouldn’t eat for a day and a half. I would just starve myself.’
‘Then I’d be that hungry…’ Colson, who plays Craig Tinker in the ITV soap, began to say, before Sharon added: ‘The floodgates would burst.’
This week, Colson was praised by Celebrity Big Brother viewers for opening up about his struggles with food during Monday’s episode The Coronation Street actor has lost around 10 stone since 2020 after discovering a love of running during the lockdown (pictured in 2018)
Nodding in agreement, Colson admitted: ‘I used to drive to KFC and I used to order three meals.
‘Then I would hate myself so I wouldn’t eat again for a day and a half and it would be that for months and months and months.’
Sharon, who has confessed she lost ‘too much’ weight using the diabetic drug Ozempic, replied: ‘A rollercoaster. You know people who don’t have to worry about their weight, they have no idea how hard it is… it’s a killer.’
Colson went on to praise his girlfriend for supporting him through his struggle, and added: ‘I am glad that I’ve done what I’ve done the way I’ve done it, and I’ve the level of control that I got with it because I have a discipline and I also understand myself.’
CBB viewers were moved by Colson’s confession, and applauded him for having the courage to speak out.
‘It’s unusual to hear a man speaking about an eating disorder or struggling with a food addiction, kudos to Colson for sharing his story,’ one person said on X, formerly Twitter.
Another wrote: ‘Colson talking about his weight and eating issues is so important. It’s great that he has felt comfortable enough to open up about his struggles.’
While a third said: ‘Eating disorders really can dictate ur life. The self hate and harsh treatment you give urself is a silent killer. (sic)
In a candid confession to housemate Sharon Osbourne, Colson revealed that amid his weight loss battle he used to starve himself and binge eat – before deciding to overhaul his lifestyle Sharon, who has confessed she lost ‘too much’ weight using the diabetic drug Ozempic, replied: ‘A rollercoaster’ CBB viewers were moved by Colson’s confession, and applauded him for having the courage to speak out
‘I’m so glad Colson found peace and a healthy relationship with food.’
In an interview with Runner’s World in 2021, Colson previously described his eating habits before his lifestyle switch as ‘self-harming’.
Colson said: ‘That fat kid is the kid that I’ve looked at every day in the mirror and I still see him now.
‘It’s a battle I’m probably going to carry with me for the rest of my life. You don’t shrug off that kind of thing so easily.
‘But I’m not going to take a big pay cheque to hold up a pair of my old trousers. I want to tell the story my way.’
During the conversation with Colson, Sharon, 71, who has faced criticism over her slimmed down look after using the drug which is meant for diabetes, described losing weight as a ‘killer’.
In the latest episode, the music manager claimed people who don’t need to lose weight have ‘no idea what it’s like’ to drop the pounds.
Colson has lost 10st after changing his lifestyleThe soap star overhauled his health and fitness at the start of lockdown by taking up running (pictured in January 2020)
The TV personality has been open about using the weight loss drug Ozempic, which is used to treat diabetes.
However, the music manager said she has since struggled to put weight on after shedding the pounds using the drug.
Speaking on Loose Women earlier this year, she said: ‘I don’t regret it. Everything with weight with me was, “I want it now.”
‘The injections that I was on worked, but it just seems that now I can’t put anything on really.’
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EKIN-SU CULCULOGLU
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AGE: 25
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AGE: 66
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MARISHA WALLACE
AGE: 38
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AGE: 71
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AGE: 30
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AGE: 35
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AGE: 47
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