Coronation Street's Colson Smith defends 'monster' Craig Tinker after being slammed by fans before spotting lookalike

Coronation Street star Colson Smith has defended his on-screen character after he was slammed by viewers of the ITV soap. The usually loveable Craig Tinker was branded a 'monster' as he tried to blackmail his fiancee after discovering that she had kissed her ex after he returned to the cobbles with their child.

Back in March, Jackson Hodge tried to contact Faye after he and their daughter, Miley, moved back from Canada after a number of years away. Faye and Jackson conceived their child after the two teens slept together at a party with Miley then born in 2015.

Faye was clearly unnerved by Jackon and Miley's return and claimed she didn't want anything to do with them but when her dad, Tim Metcalfe, met with his granddaughter behind Faye's back, and she found out, Faye decided she too wanted to be back in Miley's life.

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She has since, however, been struggling with her feelings after Jackson kissed her before Craig got down on one knee and popped the question. During Friday night's Corrie (May 19), Faye's brother Gary Windass was seen luring Faye and Jackson to the furniture shop and urged them to talk.

Jackson told Faye that by choosing Craig over him, she’s making the biggest mistake of her life. Meanwhile, Craig arrived at the bistro for a surprise party to celebrate his secondment to CID and is taken aback to find all his family and friends there. But noting that both Faye and Jackson are missing, Craig calls Faye’s phone.

When he hears it ringing in the furniture shop, he heads over. Hearing Craig approach, Faye orders Jackson to hide under a desk as Craig entered the shop. But after Craig’s mum Beth Sutherland admitted she had caught Faye with