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It spread to her brain and lung. Even as she fought the disease, the native New Yorker remained the candid, colorful figure that viewers came to know on "Mob Wives" and its two reality spinoffs, "Big Ang" and "Miami Monkey. During a pre-taped segment on the "Dr. Oz" show that aired Tuesday, Raiola — nicknamed Big Ang for her nearly 6-foot height — told Mehmet Oz she was trying to keep her spirits up as chemotherapy and radiation failed to check the disease.

She had already undergone several surgeries, and her trademark flowing black hair was gone, replaced by a short, blond cut. She lived with her daughter Raquel's family on Staten Island, where Raiola had run the Drunken Monkey bar before it closed.

She wasn't technically a mob wife: Raiola's inclusion on the cable show's second season in came courtesy of her uncle, the late Salvatore "Sally Dogs" Lombardi, a reputed captain of the Genovese crime family.

A cigarette smoker for 40 years, Raiola said she stopped immediately after her first cancer diagnosis last year. Her doctors told her the disease was "positively" caused by smoking, she said, and she called for people to quit the habit or resist picking it up.

Her sister and brother-in-law were key members of her support team, Raiola told Oz, but she said her husband, Neil Murphy, was no longer part of her life. The other stars of "Mob Wives," which is currently in its sixth season, shared their condolences on Twitter:. My beautiful friend is with the Angels now. Angela u will be missed more than anyone I knw! IE 11 is not supported. Hillary Clinton's brother Tony Rodham dead at Legendary quarterback Bart Starr passes away at Story highlights Angela "Big Ang" Raiola rose to fame in VH1 reality series "Mob Wives" Raiola fought lung and brain cancer She was known for her raspy voice, large stature and love of plastic surgery.

The announcement of Raiola's death also went out on her confirmed Twitter account through a message posted "on behalf of the family" from Vinnie Medugno, who occasionally appeared on the reality show. The VH1 series, which began in , features Staten Island women connected to men with alleged mob ties. According to the network's site, Raiola was the niece of Salvatore "Sally Dogs" Lombardi , who was a reported captain of the Genovese crime family.

Far from shying away from the Mafia connection, her bio on the site said, "Big Ang always strived to be popular with 'the mob. Read More. The New York Daily News reported that in , Raiola served four months under house arrest after pleading guilty to selling cocaine. Known for her raspy voice, large stature and love of plastic surgery, she quickly became a popular member of the "Mob Wives" cast.

That show resulted in another spinoff, "Miami Monkey," about Raiola opening an outpost of her bar in Miami. Raiola told Radar Online in January that she and Murphy had split.

I lost it.