Netflix’s The Midnight Club star and Celebrity Traitors contestant Ruth Codd has gone into detail about the accident which left her in and out of hospital in Ireland as a teen
As the latest batch of famous faces battle it out in The Celebrity Traitors, actress Ruth Codd has opened upon the scary accident that cost her years of her life. The Netflix star, 29, with join the star-studded lineup as they enter the famous castle for the hit BBC series.
While it remains to be seen who will take on the role of either Faithful or Traitor, Ruth will join the likes of Stephen Fry, Alan Carr, Jonathan Ross and Kate Garraway to take on the challenge. But things could been completely different for Ruth following the incident as a teen.
The Midnight Club star explained how at the age of 15 she seriously injured her foot. The Irish star from Wexford was playing football and the injury left her requiring several surgeries and suffering from chronic pain as a result.
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In the end, she eventually made the decision to have her leg amputated aged 23. Since then, she has learned to use a prosthetic leg and continues to use her platforms to raise awareness about disabilities.
In 2022 she spoke with the Irish Examiner about her situation. Ruth called it one of her greatest life challenges to date and claimed it took “eight years of her life”.
She said at the time: “My injury is the greatest challenge I’ve faced in my life so far. I injured it playing soccer at the age of 15.
“It never healed correctly so until I was 23, I was on and off crutches, getting loads of operations. Because of nerve damage and chronic pain, I chose to get it amputated. It took eight years of my life, constantly going in and out of hospital.”
The actress went on: “My whole life revolved around trying to heal my leg. For years, I didn’t see it getting any better. I was stuck in a really bad mindset and I was p****d off at life.
“When I made the decision to amputate it, things finally started to turn around. It was a relief. I could get on my life.
“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!”
As well as her upcoming Traitors appearance, Ruth has also starred in The Fall of the House of Usher as well as Sky TV series Small Town, Big Story and the live action remake of How To Train Your Dragon.
The Celebrity Traitors begins on BBC One and iPlayer at 9pm tonight.
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