Coronation Street's Sally Ann Matthews addresses Colson Smith misinformation amid Celebrity Big Brother stint
16.03.2024 - 23:53
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Coronation Street star Sally Ann Matthews was quick to clear up some false information flying around about her co-star Colson Smith while he's in the Celebrity Big Brother house. The actress has been keenly supporting her fellow soap star during his time in the ITV reality show.
Sally Ann, who is famed for playing Jenny Connor in the ITV soap, has been live tweeting along each night the show is on and has been quick to defend Colson, who is known for playing Weatherfield's Craig Tinker, when he's faced tricky times in the famous compound.
Following the latest show on Friday night (March 15), which saw a double eviction take place, one viewer posted on X, formerly known as Twitter: "Apparently Colson has kids?! i’m shooketh #cbbuk."
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The news came as a surprise to others with one fellow fan saying: "WHAT," while another replied: "He does!? I think we need @SallyAnMatthews to confirm or deny this."
Responding, Sally Ann said: "Thank you for highlighting. No. I’m not a great grandma yet," as she sweetly referred to Colson as her grandson. She also reshared the first tweet to her own page and said: "What??? No. Not a thing. He’s recently become responsible for a houseplant x."
It comes after Sally Ann was among those to jump to Colson's defence earlier this week when he was seen breaking down in tears after the housemates were gathered together to take part in a sour or sweet jelly bean challenge. The contestants had to pick out a jelly bean from a bowl and eat it - and reveal if the flavour was sweet or sour.
If they bit into a sweet jellybean, they then