Ruth Codd has confirmed she has undergone her second leg amputation after ‘destroying’ her joints when using crutches.
At age 15, she injured her leg while playing football, resulting in nerve damage and constant pain which surgeries failed to correct.
After nearly 10 years of pain, Ruth’s leg was amputated below the knee but now she has made the decision to remove her other leg.
The Celebrity Traitors star shared the update in a video saying there was some ‘good news’ and ‘bad news’ for fans.
‘The good news is that we’ve had a full circle moment and I’m back making TikTok content in my parents’ house,’ joked Ruth, 29.
‘The bad news is that I can’t do it in front of that lovely, floral blue wallpaper anymore due to the fact that that room is upstairs and I’ve just had my second below knee amputation.
‘So unfortunately, those facilities are not available to me at the current moment in time.’
Ruth first rose to fame through the social media app in 2020, documenting her self acceptance as she navigated life with a disability.
Two years later she was scouted to star in The Midnight Club and The Fall Of House Of Usher, going on to appear in How To Train Your Dragon.
‘A lot to unpack for everyone involved,’ Ruth continued as she showed off her ‘new whip’ wheelchair.
With her usual sense of humour she quipped: ‘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.’
Ruth explained that this second amputation was needed as she was always on her tiptoes when using her crutches over those eight years.
The joints in her feet ‘were destroyed’ and past the point that doctors were able to intervene.
‘I’ve already had to have all my toes amputated, and so I have no toes and so my foot looks like a little hamburger,’ she revealed in a video on Instagram.
While getting a tattoo, Ruth told the artist: ‘So with the second one, it’s just the same situation. It was just my quality of life and it’s never going to get any better from this point so they can only really stop it from getting worse.
‘The amount of health problems and stuff I’ve had this past year – I haven’t let it stop me from doing anything but I feel like it has hindered me and made my ability to do my job more difficult.’
Ruth starred as amputee warrior Phlegma the Fierce in the live action remake of How To Train Your Dragon, praising the franchise for disability representation.
In the original animated film, main characters Hiccup and Toothless both end up losing limbs but adapting.
Ruth added that she feels she’ll be ‘pretty unstoppable’ with the second amputation.
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