ITV Coronation Street star Colson Smith has addressed the reason behind his 10st weight loss. His co stars have appeared alongside him on ITV Loose Women. Colson plays Craig Tinker in the soap.
03.07.2022 - 10:09 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Cherylee Houston has been a part of the Coronation Street family for more than a decade. The actress has played Izzy Armstrong since 2010 and has become a firm favourite with ITV viewers over the years.
She first joined Weatherfield as Kirk Sunderland's new love interest and has gone on to receive praise from critics for her acting - and has even been awarded an MBE. Unfortunately, it has been a while since she has been a permanent weekly fixture on our TV screens.
Cherylee was forced to take a break from filming Corrie during the height of the coronavirus pandemic due to shielding requirements, but has returned for brief scenes via video call. So what do we know about Cherylee's real life?
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Cherylee grew up in the Lancashire seaside town of Morecambe and trained at the Arden School of Theatre in Manchester. Before appearing on Corrie, the 47-year-old actress starred in a number of soaps.
In 2001 she landed a part in the daytime TV soap Doctors, playing a girl with multiple sclerosis. More TV work followed, including appearances in The Bill, Holby City, and Emmerdale.
Before she became best-known for her role on the cobbles, Cherylee also played the girlfriend of wheelchair-user Andy Pipkin, played by Matt Lucas, in BBC cult comedy Little Britain. Before her career kicked off, at the age of 23, Cherylee was diagnosed with the rare connective tissue disorder - Hypermobility Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) - after suffering from pain as a teen, reports the Mirror.
Since her diagnosis, she has had to use a wheelchair and experiences painful symptoms on a weekly basis. Over the years, the talented
ITV Coronation Street star Colson Smith has addressed the reason behind his 10st weight loss. His co stars have appeared alongside him on ITV Loose Women. Colson plays Craig Tinker in the soap.
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