{"id":2178824,"date":"2025-11-27T12:56:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T12:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2178824"},"modified":"2025-11-27T12:56:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T12:56:21","slug":"celebrity-traitors-star-ruth-codd-undergoes-second-leg-amputation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/celebrity-traitors-star-ruth-codd-undergoes-second-leg-amputation\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrity Traitors star Ruth Codd undergoes second leg amputation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"hydrate-root sc-10wlkbs-0\" data-component=\"Newsletter\" data-loading=\"lazy\" data-theme-name=\"base\">\n<aside class=\"sc-y4bm30-0 jwWhkK newsletter-component sc-1ge0fwe-0\" data-newsletter-key=\"receiveIndyArtsAndEntertainmentNews\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-1 inRDZn\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-3\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-4 hfveGa\">\n<p><h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-6 fvoxRM fafQAy\">Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-8 fvoxRM fvWmZq\">Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter <\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-7 fvoxRM hkVmms\">Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter <\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 hKcUSR sc-culv3z-0 eifaJK sc-1ix0cah-0 PYnPb sc-y4bm30-10 fUEDPX\"><use href=\"#600f53465147d717\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk sc-y4bm30-9 iQYNfz\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletters\/indyArts1_1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"IndependentCulture\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>Irish actor<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/features\/the-midnight-club-netflix-flanagan-b2202126.html\"> Ruth Codd<\/a>, who recently starred in the first series of<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/reviews\/the-celebrity-traitors-bbc-finale-review-b2860205.html\"> <em>The Celebrity Traitors,<\/em><\/a> has told fans she has undergone a second leg amputation. <\/p>\n<p>Codd, 29, sustained an injury to her leg while playing football when she was 15. The injury failed to heal correctly, leading to multiple surgeries and chronic pain. <\/p>\n<p>Posting to her 200,000 followers on TikTok, Codd said she had some \u201cgood news and some bad news\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"2\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 bBDrel\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/11\/27\/9\/18\/Screenshot-2025-11-27-at-09-17-30.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/11\/27\/9\/18\/Screenshot-2025-11-27-at-09-17-30.png?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/11\/27\/9\/18\/Screenshot-2025-11-27-at-09-17-30.png?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Codd shared her amputation news on TikTok\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-0 dkRtZs inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-7387\"><span class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-1 hwVecx\">open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 gtVitN hgzWpY\">Codd shared her amputation news on TikTok<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 exGSyR\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->TikTok\/ruthcoddsnotdead<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cGood news: we\u2019ve had a full-circle moment, I\u2019m back making TikTok content in my parents\u2019 house,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBad news: I can\u2019t do it in front of that lovely blue floral wallpaper anymore, due to the fact that that room is upstairs and I\u2019ve just had my second below-knee amputation, so unfortunately, those facilities are not available to me at the current moment in time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Codd acknowledged that this news was \u201ca lot to unpack for everyone involved\u201d, while introducing fans to her \u201cnew whip\u201d, a wheelchair she dubbed \u201cFat Tony\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe has a top speed of f*** all, however, especially if there\u2019s a step involved,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"2\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 sDBWr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/11\/27\/9\/32\/Traitors-star-Ruth-Codd-says-second-leg-amputation-has-been-a-lot-to-unpack.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/11\/27\/9\/32\/Traitors-star-Ruth-Codd-says-second-leg-amputation-has-been-a-lot-to-unpack.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/11\/27\/9\/32\/Traitors-star-Ruth-Codd-says-second-leg-amputation-has-been-a-lot-to-unpack.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Codd said there was \u2018a lot to unpack\u2019 after her surgery\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-0 dkRtZs inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-7388\"><span class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-1 hwVecx\">open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 gtVitN hgzWpY\">Codd said there was \u2018a lot to unpack\u2019 after her surgery<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 exGSyR\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->Ruth Codd<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>She did not disclose the reason for why she had undergone the second amputation. Her news was met with a flood of support from her fans and famous friends, to which she responded: \u201cGuys stop being so nice to me it\u2019s weirding me out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Independent <\/em>has contacted Codd\u2019s representative for further information.<\/p>\n<p>Viewers were also tickled by a caption typo that said Codd had undergone a \u201cbologna amputation\u201d, which helped bring some additional levity to her post, captioned: \u201cNo legs who dis? #paralympics2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Codd started her career as a professional makeup artist and barber before losing her job during the pandemic, after which she began posting videos to TikTok. <\/p>\n<p>After gaining a rapid following thanks to her mix of comedy and disability awareness, she was cast in the Netflix mystery thriller series <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/features\/the-midnight-club-netflix-flanagan-b2202126.html\"><em>The Midnight Club<\/em><\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-118zqaw-0 ijrISW\">\n<div class=\"sc-118zqaw-10\">\n<div class=\"sc-118zqaw-3 bnPMtb\">\n<div class=\"sc-118zqaw-4 hqeEpq\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/mobile-stores\/Apple_TV_Plus.png\" width=\"112\" height=\"52\" alt=\"Apple TV+ logo\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-118zqaw-5 erkCqL\">\n<p class=\"sc-118zqaw-6 fwMNvw\">Watch Apple TV+ free for 7 day<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-118zqaw-7 euVGoL\">New subscribers only. \u00a39.99\/mo. after free trial. 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If you sign up to this service we will earn commission.<span class=\"disclaimer-break\"> This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This was followed by a role as Juno Usher in Netflix\u2019s horror mini-series,<em> <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/features\/fall-house-usher-netflix-edgar-allan-poe-b2430532.html\"><em>The Fall of the House of Usher,<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>which was released in October 2023 to positive reviews. She made her feature film debut as Phlegma in the live-action remake of the 2010 fantasy film, <em>How to Train Your Dragon.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>She rose to further prominence after being cast in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/reviews\/the-celebrity-traitors-bbc-finale-review-b2860205.html\">the first series of<em> The Celebrity Traitors<\/em><\/a>, which concluded earlier this month. She was selected as a faithful but ultimately \u201cmurdered\u201d by traitors Alan Carr, Jonathan Ross and Cat Burns in the fourth episode. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.independent.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Irish actor Ruth Codd, who recently starred in the first series of The Celebrity Traitors, has told fans she has undergone [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1948653,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2178824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Strictly-2025-BBC-loses-professional-competitor-for-new-series.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2178824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2178824"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2178824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2178825,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2178824\/revisions\/2178825"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1948653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2178824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2178824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2178824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}