Coronation Street star Colson Smith appeared stunned as he shared how much he spent on a cupboard staple amid the current cost of living crisis. The actor, who plays PC Craig Tinker in the ITV soap, appeared to be the victim of a crime as he popped to the shop and picked up some beans.
The soap star took a picture of the pack of four 415g tins of baked beans from a popular brand and posted it to his Instagram Story. In large font, Colson typed: "£5.00." Before he added a smaller message underneath, seemingly sharing his surprise at how much he paid.
"I s**t you not," he typed. Earlier this month, data showed how the average price of food and drink items has risen over the past year. It was published by the Office for National Statistics and was based on the Consumer Prices Index including owner-occupiers’ housing costs (CPIH). It showed that baked beans had jumped up in price by 39 per cent from 76p to £1.05.
