Ruth Codd eliminated early from Celebrity Traitors UK

Ruth Codd, the 29-year-old Irish actor best known for roles in Netflix horror series, joined the cast of the BBC’s Celebrity Traitors UK earlier this season but was eliminated in episode four after being targeted by the traitors in a staged double bluff. Codd was one of 19 celebrities recruited for the inaugural celebrity edition of the Traitors format, which assembles public figures from sport and entertainment to compete inside a Scottish castle.

The actor’s participation brought a different profile to the cast, which includes former rugby player Joe Marler, broadcaster Stephen Fry and actor Celia Imrie. Codd rose to prominence with parts in high-profile streaming projects, making her on-screen debut in 2022 as Anya in Mike Flanagan’s The Midnight Club, a role she played across all ten episodes. She followed that with a recurring role as Juno Usher in The Fall of the House of Usher, appearing in eight episodes, and has more recently appeared in The Dry, Small Town, Big Story and as Phlegma in the live-action How to Train Your Dragon earlier this year.

Codd has spoken about joining the Traitors cast as a personal challenge and an opportunity to show a different side to viewers...