The accident which caused Ruth Codd to lose leg as she chooses to undergo second amputation
Her first amputation took place when the Celebrity Traitors star was just 23
Celebrity Traitors star Ruth Codd has revealed that she’s undergone a second leg amputation, after her first one was removed aged 23 following an accident at 15.
Her first leg had to be amputated eight years after the initial accident, which happened after she broke her leg playing football at school.
She explained: “I was just messing around in school and fell over playing soccer, which is the worst part because I don’t even like soccer. At least I could have gone out in blaze of glory doing something that I loved but – no!”
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Complications arose after her injury failed to heal, resulting in “nerve damage and chronic pain” with her describing her initial amputation as a “relief” and after which “‘things finally started to turn around.”
And now, six years after her first leg amputation Celebrity Traitors star Ruth Codd revealed that she’s undergone a second one.
She took to TikTok to announce the news, saying: “Good news, we’ve had a full-circle moment. I’m back making TikTok content in my parents’ house.
“Bad news, I can’t do it upstairs, because I’ve just had my second below-knee amputation… there’s a lot to unpack for everyone involved.”
@ruthcoddsnotdead No legs who dis? #paralympics2026
She explained during an appearance on Under Your Skin with Grace Neutral podcast that she needed to undergo another amputation as the joints in her foot had been “destroyed” after prolonged use of crutches and another surgery would improve her “quality of life” massively.
She already had her toes amputated as a result of the damage, and explained that her joints had “gone past the point where they can kind of do anything about it.”
Ruth added that she’ll be able to wear two prosthetics once her leg has recovered from surgery, however she’s unable to walk until it fully heals.
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