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Ruth Codd, who is in this year’s The Celebrity Traitors on BBC One alongside 18 other stars, wants to raise awareness about amputations following a horrific injury

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Ruth Codd – the Irish actress in The Celebrity Traitors – described her leg amputation as the “greatest challenge” she has ever faced.

The star’s candid interview, which has resurfaced following her appearance in the new series last night, details why Ruth, now 29, had her right leg amputated below the knee. The actress had injured her foot playing football when she was 15 and, in around 2019, she suffered further complications which led to the surgery.

Ruth, from Wexford, Ireland, said she made the decision to help relieve the pain and gain more control over her life. Ruth has learned in the subsequent years to use a prosthetic leg, she told the Irish Examiner. This interview from 2022 has resurfaced today following interest on Ruth and her injury.

She said: “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.

“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 pissed 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.”

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In The Celebrity Traitors, Ruth and 18 other stars compete to prove themselves as either a Faithful or a Traitor. The other celebs include actor and broadcaster Sir Stephen Fry and Olympian Tom Daley.

Ruth, who portrayed Anya in the Netflix thriller series The Midnight Club, previously spoke of her delight to partake in the show. Her enthusiasm was mirrored by the BBC unscripted director Syeda Irtizaali, who said of the show in the summer: “It was a real pleasure to cast this series. I think where we started with was we wanted to have a really broad range of people, obviously, but we also wanted people that were real fans of the show, that really understood it.

“I was worried about it; I was worried about how they were going to play it compared to members of the public, but we have nothing to worry about. They really play the game, and some of the things that you’ll see them doing are extraordinary; that’s all I’m going to say. It’s well worth the wait.”

One Direction singer Louis Tomlinson recently sat down for an in-depth interview and opened up about his relationship with Love Island star Zara McDermott

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One Direction star Louis Tomlinson has revealed his true feelings for his girlfriend, Zara McDermott. Love Island star Zara and singer Louis were dating privately for several months before going public with their relationship in June, with a loved-up snap of the smitten pair kissing.

Zara, who split from ex-boyfriend Sam Thompson in December after a five-year relationship, has also reportedly gradually moved into his north London mansion. And now, Louis shared further insight into their new romance during a rare interview while promoting his latest project.

During a chat on The Diary Of A CEO, with presenter Steven Bartlett, he mentioned being “in love” with the TV personality.

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He said: “I’m a deeply, deeply romantic person. It’s also easy to to be romantic when you are a creative. I really struggle to write in a fictional sense, I really struggle.

“For me, I have to have been living it, it has to be real to me. So if I wasn’t feeling so good, like right now, I wasn’t feeling so in love…the record probably would have a slightly different feel to it.”

Zara and Louis confirmed their relationship on Instagram earlier this summer, much to the delight of fans. In June, Zara posted a sweet snap of the two smooching, with Louis commenting, “I love you.”

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The post was met with support from both families as Zara’s brother responded, “beautiful couple,” while Louis’ sister added, “love love.”

It was reported the couple first started dating at the beginning of this year but wanted to keep things private until they were ready to tell the world.

Their first public appearance was at Glastonbury Festival in June, where they were seen in a TikTok video embracing while watching a performance. Louis had his arms around Zara, who looked loved-up and at ease as she leaned back on his shoulder.

While their romance has gone from strength to strength, their relationship faced at least one awkward moment earlier this summer when Louis and Sam were both taking part in Soccer Aid.

Zara and Louis’ relationship appears to be progressing quickly, with friends reportedly viewing the pairing as serious.

According to sources close to the couple, this summer was spent travelling together before returning to the UK at which point Zara began using Louis’ home as her base.

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The former Spice Girl has revealed how she struggled to hide her eating disorder from her parents after leaving the band

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Victoria Beckham has revealed that she suffered from a crippling eating disorder that she learned to keep from her loved ones after leaving the Spice Girls.

In her new documentary, the star shared that she stopped eating because she was felt unable to control what others were saying about her during the height of her fame, but “I can control my weight”.

She admitted she tried to hide her condition after the Spice Girls split and got “very good at lying”. Victoria said: “It’s been a lot, and that’s hard. I had no control over what was being written about me, the pictures being taken, and I suppose I wanted to control that.

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“I could control it with the clothing, I could control it with my weight and I was controlling it in an extremely unhealthy way. When you have an eating disorder you become very good at lying and I was never honest about it with my parents.”

She added that it affected her “constantly” and has now been with her for her entire life. “I never talked about it publicly. It really affects you when you’re being told constantly that you’re not good enough and I suppose that’s been with me my whole life.”

The admission was made during an episode called Kill The Wag. In it, Victoria shared that she lost her identity whilst trying to rebrand herself as a fashion designer and not a Spice Girl or the wife of footballer David Beckham. She explained how she got a boob job, wore hair extensions and branded that era the “attention-seeking” years.

But within two years, she had successfully turned things around and gotten her career as a fashion designer off the ground. She also got the boob job reversed. “i buried those boobs in Baden-Baden!” she joked.

In another scene, Victoria’s parents, Jackie and Tony Adams said her eating disorder stemmed from bad experiences at theatre school. Her mother recalled, “If you’re told you’re overweight, you’d be hurt” sharing how Victoria was called fat by her classmates and pushed to the back of the stage.

“It’s a silly thing to say to a young person – ‘you’re fat’,” she added. Tony continued: “Obviously it would upset her.” Victoria then revealed how she begged her parents to let her come home because the other children were so mean.

Victoria, whose eldest son Brooklyn has aspirations of a successful chef career, now eats healthily. A friend explained why Victoria decided to share her experiences with an eating disorder on the documentary: “Victoria wanted to be honest and upfront in this documentary — she didn’t want to shy away from a subject she knows still, to this day, obsesses people.

“In her younger years, before she found the gym and true happiness with her career and family, she was incredibly rigid with her food, and borderline anorexic. She largely replaced solid food with liquids and would also run quite obsessively. She was also told to lose weight by Spice Girls management and that saw her spiral.”

They added: “Her decision to speak about it now shows just how far she has come — she’s an incredible role model to both her kids and women generally. Victoria hopes that by being honest with her difficulties, she can help others experiencing similar problems.”

For help and support on eating disorders contact Beat Eating Disorders on 0808 801 0677.

Former Liverpool FC teammates Peter Crouch and Jamie Carragher will co-host the Global Football Industry Awards next month

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They excelled on the pitch together and have since gone on to become beloved broadcasters, and now Peter Crouch and Jamie Carragher are teaming up once again.

The former Liverpool FC players, who now delight fans with their podcasts and TV appearances, will reunite to host the inagural Global Football Industry Awards together next month.

Scheduled for Thursday 20 November 2025 in London, the ceremony will unite football’s most powerful business figures, trailblazers, and pioneers for an evening honouring the unrecognised champions propelling the sport’s transformation across the globe.

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Carragher, who also assisted in establishing the occasion, alongside Crouch will spearhead the night’s festivities, showcasing the brands, institutions, and personalities revolutionising football through daring concepts, meaningful initiatives, and commercial breakthroughs.

“Football is so much more than what happens on the pitch – it’s built by people, partnerships, and ideas that often go unseen,” said Jamie Carragher.

“It’s time those efforts got the recognition they deserve. I’m looking forward to hosting the event and reuniting with Crouchy.”

In contrast to conventional football award ceremonies, the Global Football Industry Awards will shine a light on excellence beyond the pitch – across sectors including sponsorship, marketing, sustainability, grassroots development, diversity and inclusion, and investment in women’s football.

The Global Football Industry Awards will bring together football icons, industry leaders, emerging disruptors and community trailblazers from around the world.

A panel of respected judges, comprising experts and figures from across the game, will select the winners.

Poised to become a significant new event in the football calendar, the Global Football Industry Awards will celebrate the work that is shaping the future of the sport, with a focus on innovation, inclusion, and impact.

Louis Tomlinson opened up about Liam Payne’s heartbreaking death in a rare new interview and opened up on whether One Direction would reunite on stage without him

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Louis Tomlinson has revealed whether there’s a possibility of One Direction reuniting for a tour without their late bandmate, Liam Payne, who died in October last year. Louis, who recently sat down for a rare interview, opened up about his life and touched upon the tragic death of his pal.

At one point, he said the remaining quartet simply couldn’t reunite without their departed brother. Louis shared: “Never say never, right, but I’m just not sure it would be right to him. Say for the sake of argument, 25 years’ time, it’s like a f***** Oasis thing, they offer us an arm and a leg, and they’re like, ‘Come back and do this many shows’.

“It’s just completely put a pin in all of that. And the irony is, there was no one campaigning for One Direction to get back more than Liam… I would say he [Liam] was the closest to being my brother.”

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During a chat on The Diary Of A CEO, with presenter Steven Bartlett, Louis confessed he’s “still unpacking” One Direction’s break up in 2016 and “realising that the only way is down from here” as a solo performer, reports the Daily Star.

He also looked back on losing his mum Johannah Deakin to leukaemia in 2016, and remembered taking to the X Factor stage just three days after her passing, following her wishes.

He revealed: “I knew why she was telling me. She was telling me because she would’ve hated if something that happened to her affected my life and my career.

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“I would do it again for her. I don’t think I’ll ever have a more challenging time in my life than those three and a half minutes on stage. I did it only for her.”

He also heartbreakingly lost his younger sister, Felicity, a few years afterwards. He expressed: “I couldn’t believe how deeply unlucky we’d been as a family.

“I felt angry at life and I felt angry on behalf of my family… I felt like I’d let my sister and my mum down.

“My mum said to me, the last couple of weeks of her life, she was like, ‘You better promise me you’ll look after your sisters… Especially Felicity, you know she’s fragile’.”

The interview also had more upbeat moments as he mentioned being in “love” with new girlfriend Zara McDermott and also feeling positive about his life now.

He said: “I’m a deeply, deeply romantic person. It’s also easy to to be romantic when you are a creative. I really struggle to write in a fictional sense, I really struggle.

“For me, I have to have been living it, it has to be real to me. So if I wasn’t feeling so good, like right now, I wasn’t feeling so in love…the record probably would have a slightly different feel to it.”

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