{"id":261051,"date":"2026-01-24T05:23:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T05:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/261051\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T05:23:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T05:23:07","slug":"ruth-codd-charms-late-late-show-as-she-looks-to-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/261051\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruth Codd charms Late Late Show as she looks to future"},"content":{"rendered":"

Irish actress and The Celebrity Traitors contestant Ruth Codd told Friday’s Late Late Show that she is living her “new normal” and looking forward to what comes next after undergoing a second leg amputation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old had one leg amputated when she was 23, following an injury she sustained while playing football aged 15 that did not heal properly.<\/p>\n

Last November, she announced she had undergone a second below-knee amputation.<\/p>\n

When asked by Late Late host Patrick Kielty how her recovery is going, the Wexford woman replied: “I walked on there tonight!”<\/p>\n

After cheers from the audience, Codd was asked how “you put your head in a place when you have the second amputation to keep moving in a positive way”.<\/p>\n

“I could have done without it, you know what I mean?” the 29-year-old said. “But it was the same situation as the first.”<\/p>\n

“My life is different, but in a good way” \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n

Ruth Codd on her “new normal” after undergoing her second leg amputation.#LateLate<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/lOJMFfQgu0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Late Late Show (@RTELateLateShow) January 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

“A lot of [the] time people say to me, ‘Oh, well, you chose it – it was your choice because it was an elective amputation’. But I’m like, ‘Surgeons just don’t go chopping off limbs willy-nilly’,” she continued.<\/p>\n

“It was the only way for my quality of life to improve. And I’m not willing to spend my entire life in a hospital bed for the sake of keeping a leg that doesn’t work.<\/p>\n

“It was a hard decision, but I had to do it. You get used to your new normal. I’m not going to say that my life is the same. It’s different, but in a good way, I think.”<\/p>\n

The Midnight Club star has recently returned to horse riding.<\/p>\n

When asked about her future projects, Codd said: “Well, I was kind of hoping, like, The Toy Show! Get some kid to lie or something that I’m their hero! I would love to be on The Toy Show.”<\/p>\n

She will also star in the upcoming miniseries of Stephen King’s horror classic Carrie.<\/p>\n

“It was brilliant, fun to film – especially because I love horrors,” she enthused.<\/p>\n

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Saluting his fellow guest, comedian and actor John Bishop said: “I’ve never met anybody who’s so easily as brave as you.<\/p>\n

“You’re talking about what you’ve been through with nonchalance, and then you’re talking about a career that people could only dream of as if you work in Kwik Save! You’re amazing. I mean, you carry it so well.”<\/p>\n

“Ah no, family keep me grounded, now!” Codd replied.<\/p>\n

The Late Late Show, Fridays, RT\u00c9 One and RT\u00c9 Player<\/a>, 9:35pm<\/p>\n

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