Coronation Street star Colson Smith has admitted that he used to go running in disguise and only at night as he was too 'embarrassed' over his size prior to his 10 stone weight loss.
In a candid Instagram post in which he shared a video of the first time he went running, the Craig Tinker actor, 22, showed how he used to cover up in a cap and a scarf covering his face.
Colson told his fans how he wanted to 'keep it real' as he opened up about his struggles with body image prior to his impressive body transformation and reflected on how far he had come.
Candid: Coronation Street star Colson Smith has admitted that he used to go running in disguise and only at night as he was too 'embarrassed' over his size prior to his 10 stone weight loss (pictured left this month and right in 2019)
Alongside a short clip of himself jogging in January this year, he penned: 'Earlier i posted my morning run, after I posted it I thought about how far I’d come in my running & my general life.
'If I’d have seen that post on my feed back then I’d have hated it, it would have seemed impossible and a million miles away.
'So I wanted to share this with you, (Just to keep it real).'
He went on: 'This was 10th January 2020 when I laced up for the first time, I was embarrassed to be seen so I went out at witching hour in disguise.
Desperate measures: In a candid Instagram post in which he shared a video of the first time he went running, the Craig Tinker actor, 22, showed how he used to cover up in a cap and a scarf covering his face
'Everyone HAS to start somewhere. Try it, you really do deserve it.'
The TV star's post was flooded with several positive comments from fans praising him for turning his life around.
And in showing how much he's improved his running, Colson had earlier revealed that he'd ran his personal best, covering three miles in just 18 mins.
It comes after Colson revealed that he was trolled over his 'looks' aged just 11 as he discussed his recent weight loss on This Morning in May.
Struggles: : 'This was 10th January 2020 when I laced up for the first time, I was embarrassed to be seen so I went out at witching hour in disguise
Good for you: Colson told his fans how he wanted to 'keep it real' as he opened up about his struggles with body image prior to his impressive body transformation and reflected on how far he had come (pictured in March)
The actor, who plays lovable Craig Tinker on the cobbles, recently released a documentary called Bored Of Being The Fat Kid on his YouTube channel.
Colson has shed an impressive amount of weight and become a fitness enthusiast after 'self-harming' with food, saying he was fed up of always being 'the fat kid'.
Talking about the trolling he received before losing weight, the actor revealed that he first got vile comments when he was aged just 11-years-old and that he also experienced a 'difficult' time in school due to being the 'odd one out'.
Weight loss journey: Colson recently revealed that he was trolled over his 'looks' aged just 11 as he discussed his recent weight loss on This Morning
Colson said: 'At 11-years-old after my first episode I was quite excited.
'The first thing you do is search on Twitter to see what people are saying about you and your acting and they weren't talking about my acting, they were talking about the way I look.
'From a young age I'd had a difficult time in school because I was always the odd one out. From 11, being in the public eye, it came from there as well.'
Starting out: The actor, who plays lovable Craig Tinker on the cobbles, recently released a documentary called Bored Of Being The Fat Kid on his YouTube channel (pictured in 2011 still)
