{"id":2178899,"date":"2025-11-27T14:08:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T14:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2178899"},"modified":"2025-11-27T14:08:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T14:08:14","slug":"actress-and-traitors-star-ruth-codd-undergoes-2nd-leg-amputation-at-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/actress-and-traitors-star-ruth-codd-undergoes-2nd-leg-amputation-at-29\/","title":{"rendered":"Actress and Traitors Star Ruth Codd Undergoes 2nd Leg Amputation at 29"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Irish actress and <em>Celebrity <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/the-traitors\/\">Traitors<\/a> U.K.<\/em> star <strong>Ruth Codd<\/strong> is recovering after having her remaining leg amputated.<\/p>\n<p>Codd, 29, who had her right <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/nba-dad-lavar-ball-reveals-reason-for-leg-amputation-in-the-hospital-for-over-a-month\/\">leg amputated<\/a> when she was 23, revealed the news that she had undergone further surgery in a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ruthcoddsnotdead\/video\/7576801019783417110?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok<\/a> video posted on Wednesday, November 26.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve just had my second below-knee amputation,\u201d she said in a video filmed at her parents\u2019 home in Ireland, going on to quip, \u201cA lot to unpack there for everyone involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo legs, who dis? #paralympics2026,\u201d the actress captioned her video.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/traitors-producers-discuss-ndas-amid-danielle-britney-spoiler-theory\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/traitors-producers-discuss-ndas-amid-danielle-britney-spoiler-theory\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">&#8216;Traitors&#8217; Producers Reveal NDA Rules Amid Danielle, Britney Spoiler Theory<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe Traitors producers broke their silence on whether Danielle Reyes told Britney Haynes off screen that she wasn\u2019t a Faithful. During the Thursday, February 27, episode of Peacock\u2019s hit competition series, Danielle recruited Britney as a fellow Traitor, but the build-up to the plot twist felt too predictable to some viewers. Traitor Carolyn Wiger, who [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Codd previously opened up about injuring her right leg while playing soccer when she was 15. After her broken leg failed to heal, she had it amputated below the knee several years later.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got injured at 15, and I didn\u2019t get my leg amputated until I was 23. So, those eight years were operation after operation, and, sometimes they kind of worked for a while, and then I\u2019d end up back on crutches,\u201d she told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teenvogue.com\/story\/midnight-club-star-ruth-codd-tiktok-anya-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Teen Vogue<\/em><\/a> in October 2022. \u201cAt that age, you think you\u2019re unstoppable, and it was a lot of having to learn a bit too young that sometimes life doesn\u2019t really work out the way you thought it would.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I wouldn\u2019t change it. It made me a really resilient person. I\u2019m thankful for just being able to do simple things like walk around or go on a bike or ride my horse. It kind of teaches you to not take things for granted,\u201d she added at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Codd said that her \u201clife really kind of took a turn\u201d after she had her right leg amputated, describing it as \u201cthe best thing I ever did.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4178905\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.714285714286%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4178905\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Celebrity-Traitors-UK-Star-Ruth-Codd-Undergoes-2nd-Leg-Amputation-2.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"'Celebrity Traitors UK' Star Ruth Codd Undergoes 2nd Leg Amputation at 29\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Celebrity-Traitors-UK-Star-Ruth-Codd-Undergoes-2nd-Leg-Amputation-2.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Celebrity-Traitors-UK-Star-Ruth-Codd-Undergoes-2nd-Leg-Amputation-2.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Celebrity-Traitors-UK-Star-Ruth-Codd-Undergoes-2nd-Leg-Amputation-2.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Celebrity-Traitors-UK-Star-Ruth-Codd-Undergoes-2nd-Leg-Amputation-2.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Celebrity-Traitors-UK-Star-Ruth-Codd-Undergoes-2nd-Leg-Amputation-2.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Celebrity-Traitors-UK-Star-Ruth-Codd-Undergoes-2nd-Leg-Amputation-2.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Celebrity-Traitors-UK-Star-Ruth-Codd-Undergoes-2nd-Leg-Amputation-2.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Celebrity-Traitors-UK-Star-Ruth-Codd-Undergoes-2nd-Leg-Amputation-2.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Celebrity-Traitors-UK-Star-Ruth-Codd-Undergoes-2nd-Leg-Amputation-2.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Celebrity-Traitors-UK-Star-Ruth-Codd-Undergoes-2nd-Leg-Amputation-2.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Celebrity-Traitors-UK-Star-Ruth-Codd-Undergoes-2nd-Leg-Amputation-2.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Celebrity-Traitors-UK-Star-Ruth-Codd-Undergoes-2nd-Leg-Amputation-2.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Celebrity-Traitors-UK-Star-Ruth-Codd-Undergoes-2nd-Leg-Amputation-2.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Celebrity-Traitors-UK-Star-Ruth-Codd-Undergoes-2nd-Leg-Amputation-2.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Celebrity-Traitors-UK-Star-Ruth-Codd-Undergoes-2nd-Leg-Amputation-2.jpg?w=1920&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Ruth Codd as Anya in episode 101 of \u2018The Midnight Club\u2019<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Eike Schroter\/Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI spent so many years trying to flog a dead horse, essentially, and having every operation under the sun,\u201d she explained. \u201cAnd I was so scared of this one thing happening. Then, when it happened, I was like, \u2018Oh.\u2019 But I got through it and I\u2019m fine \u2014 still here. The first step I remember taking on my prosthetic leg, like the first thing I said was, \u2018Oh, it\u2019s not sore anymore.\u2019 I didn\u2019t even realize how much pain I was in all the time. I had just gotten used to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Codd first gained fame on TikTok, from which she was spotted by casting directors for Netflix\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/the-midnight-club-everything-to-know-about-netflixs-horror-series\/\"><em>The Midnight Club<\/em><\/a>, produced by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/mike-flanagans-tv-horror-universe-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-more\/\"><em>The Haunting of Hill House<\/em> creator <strong>Mike Flanagan<\/strong><\/a>. She played Anya, an amputee with a terminal illness, in the 2022 series and reunited with Flanagan for 2023\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/fall-of-the-house-of-usher-features-these-edgar-allen-poe-characters\/\"><em>The Fall of the House of Usher<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t get a lot of disabled representation in media nowadays,\u201d she said of playing Anya in her interview with<em> Teen Vogue<\/em>. \u201cA lot of times, we\u2019re forgotten about. When we are represented, we\u2019re either this kind of saintly little thing that didn\u2019t deserve for this to happen to her or you\u2019re portrayed as bitter. \u2026 Whereas, Anya, she\u2019s just human, and the emphasis is on her character and not so much her disability. She\u2019s a firecracker \u2014 really ballsy and funny.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More recently, Codd appeared in the live-action adaptation of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/the-how-to-train-your-dragon-remake-now-has-a-streaming-date-find-out-when-and-where-to-watch\/\"><em>How to Train Your Dragon<\/em><\/a> and was a contestant on the BBC\u2019s hit <em>Celebrity Traitors U.K.<\/em>, which also featured<strong> Stephen Fry<\/strong>, <em>Ted Lasso<\/em>\u2019s <strong>Nick Mohammed<\/strong>, <em>Thursday Murder Club<\/em>\u2019s <strong>Celia Imrie<\/strong> and eventual winner, comedian<strong> Alan Carr<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\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.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Irish actress and Celebrity Traitors U.K. star Ruth Codd is recovering after having her remaining leg amputated. Codd, 29, who had her right leg amputated when she was 23, revealed the news that she had undergone further surgery in a TikTok video posted on Wednesday, November 26. \u201cI\u2019ve just had my second below-knee amputation,\u201d she [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2178900,"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":[30162,24003],"class_list":["post-2178899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-health","tag-celebrity-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Actress-and-Traitors-Star-Ruth-Codd-Undergoes-2nd-Leg-Amputation.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2178899","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=2178899"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2178899\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2178901,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2178899\/revisions\/2178901"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2178900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2178899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2178899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2178899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}