Linda Torres death: Mob Wives and Big Ang star, aged 67

News was announced by sister of Torres’ late co-star Angela Raiola

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Big Ang star Linda Torres, who also appeared in Mob Wives, has died, aged 67.

Reality star Torres died in Staten Island University Hospital on Thursday (1 April) after catching Covid-19.

The sister of Torres’ late Big Ang co-star Angela Raiola announced the news to media outlets before paying tribute to her friend on Instagram.

"Rest in peace, my friend,” Janine Detore wrote. “We love you always , Angela take care of @ #onlythegooddieyoung."

Raiola died from lung and brain cancer in February 2016, aged 55.

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It’s believed that Torres had also been battling breast cancer and had recently undergone surgery.

Torres first appeared in cult VH1 series Mob Wives and was tapped up to appear alongside Raiola in the spin-off series Big Ang, which ran for just one season in 2012.

Mob Wives, which ended in 2016, followed several women residing in New York borough Staten Island, whose family members and husbands have been arrested and imprisoned for crimes connected to the American Mafia.