BBC Celeb Traitors star Ruth Codd reveals shock second leg amputation: 'Full circle moment'

"Bad news, I can't do it in front of that lovely blue floral wallpaper anymore, due to the fact that the room is upstairs and I've just had my second below-the-knee amputation."

The Wexford-born performer told viewers there was "a lot to unpack for everyone involved" as she introduced the wheelchair she has named “Fat Tony”.

"This is my new whip," she joked. "I like to call her Fat Tony, and she has the top speed of f*** all per hour, especially if there's a step involved."

Ms Codd explained that her old bedroom was now inaccessible. "Unfortunately, those facilities are not available to me at this current moment in time," she said.

Her TikTok was captioned "No legs who dis?" and tagged with “Paralympics 2026”, continuing her irreverent approach to speaking about disability.

The actress had previously discussed the medical reasons behind the second amputation on the podcast Under Your Skin with Grace Neutral, recorded while getting a tattoo.

She explained that eight years on crutches had caused severe, irreversible damage. "I was on crutches for eight years, and the way I used my crutches I was always up on my tippy-toes, and so the joints in my feet were destroyed," she said.

Doctors, she revealed, had already removed all her toes on that foot. "It's gone past the point where they can do anything about it," she said. "My foot looks like a little hamburger. It looks like a Bratz doll foot."

Ms Codd's medical challenges began with a football injury at age 15 which failed to heal and led to nearly a decade of surgeries, nerve damage and chronic pain.

Speaking to The Irish Examiner in 2022, she described it as "the greatest challenge I've faced in my life so far."

At 23, she underwent her first amputation, which she said was ultimately life-changing. "When I made the decision to amputate it, things finally started to turn around. It was a relief. I could get on my life."

Fans of the star flooded her TikTok comments with a mix of cheeky humour and heartfelt support.

In keeping with the actress’s personality, one follower joked: “On the bright side, you’ll save on shoes?” Another added: “On the plus side, when you go back to acting, at least if someone says ‘break a leg’ you can give them the look…”

Others offered sincere sympathy, with many wishing her a “speedy recovery.” One commenter simply wrote: “I’m so sorry, dear.”

Despite having no formal acting training, Ms Codd rose to prominence through social media before being cast by Netflix horror creator Mike Flanagan in The Midnight Club and The Fall of the House of Usher.

Most recently, she appeared on Celebrity Traitors as a Faithful but was eliminated in the fourth episode after being “murdered” by Traitors Jonathan Ross, Alan Carr and Cat Burns.

The TV actress has used her social media platforms and interviews to promote disability awareness, aiming to make people "less scared to talk about disability". However, she has expressed a slight reluctance to be formally branded an "advocate," stating she just lives her life.

In an interview with The Times, Ms Codd said: "I just exist. You could do without an amputation in life, really, but you deal with it."

However, she has been open about the profound impact the injury has had on her life.

Ms Codd told Wales Online: "My injury is the greatest challenge I’ve faced in my life so far. It took eight years of my life, constantly going in and out of hospital."

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