![]() This is on behalf of the family of Angela Raiola, please see below: pic.twitter. And last month, the prognosis got worse when she was diagnosed with Stage 4 brain and lung cancer. That June, she underwent the same procedure for the right side of her throat.īut in December, the cancer was reported to have returned. A lemon-sized tumor was discovered and removed in March 2015. ![]() Raiola, a longtime smoker, was diagnosed last year with throat cancer. Even going up against two of her fellow cast mates, the fired-up mob wife showed no fear. She quickly became a fan favorite and landed her own spin-off show later that year.Īlong with her TV career, she also owned a bar called Drunken Monkey in Staten Island, New York.Īlso Read: 'Mob Wives' Star Drita D'Avanzo Arrested for Allegedly Punching a Woman Karen, Ramona If any of the cast is the least afraid to throw a punch, its Drita. Raiola joined “Mob Wives” Season 2 in 2012 because her uncle, the late Salvatore “Sally Dogs” Lombardi, was a captain of the Genovese family. In typical Big Ang fashion, we knew she would say ‘Love you my babies!'” “The family asks for privacy and peace during this most difficult time. “She truly went out richer than any monetary value could ever amount to,” the statement continued. Thursday “surrounded by nothing but love from her immediate family, and closest friends.”Īlso Read: 'Mob Wives' Star Angela 'Big Ang' Raiola Is Still Alive, Rep Says Raiola, who joined the cast of “Mob Wives” in 2012 and soon became a fan favorite, was diagnosed with stage 4 brain and lung cancer last month.Īccording to a statement on Raiola’s official Twitter account by family spokesman Vinnie Medugno, Raiola died at 3:01 a.m. She was 55.Ī VH1 rep confirmed Raiola’s passing to TheWrap on Thursday morning. “Mob Wives” star Angela “Big Ang” Raiola died of cancer early Thursday morning, according to a posting on her official Twitter account by a family member.
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