Irish actor and Celebrity Traitors star Ruth Codd has announced she is recovering after a second below-knee amputation. The 29-year-old shared the news in a TikTok video posted on Wednesday, showing off her new wheelchair, which she has named "Fat Tony".
Codd had her first amputation six years ago after injuring her foot playing football as a teenager, which led to years of surgeries and chronic pain. In the video, she said: "I've just had my second below-knee amputation. So, unfortunately, those facilities are not available to me at the current moment in time."
In a recent interview on the YouTube channel FFTV, Codd revealed she had already had all her toes removed in 2021 due to the impact of using crutches for eight years. She said doctors told her her foot was "never going to get any better", making it more difficult for her to work and perform.
Codd built a following on TikTok during the Covid pandemic with comedy sketches and disability awareness content. She has starred in Netflix series The Midnight Club and The Fall of the House of Usher, and appeared in the first series of The Celebrity Traitors earlier this year.
