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Big Ang star Linda Torres dies aged 67 after contracting Covid-19
Big Ang star Linda Torres has died aged 67, nine weeks after contracting Covid-19.
The reality star died on Thursday, April 1, in Staten Island University Hospital, after contracting Covid-19 and being placed on a ventilator.
Torres was battling breast cancer and was recovering from surgery to implant a chemotherapy port at home where her daughter was looking after her.
She developed a fever, which they believed to be an infection, and returned to hospital
However, Torres then tested positive for coronavirus, and was in hospital for nine weeks before doctors took her off the ventilator.
Angela ‘Big Ang’ Raiola’s sister Janine Detore told People: ‘She really was fighting, but I guess she couldn’t really battle it. It was too much.’
She added: ‘Linda was the life of the party – like my sister. Very fun to be around, not negative, just wanted to have a fun time.
‘I get so sad to know that she’s gone now.’
Detore shared a tribute on Instagram, reading: ‘Rest In Peace my friend ♥️ you’ll be missed 😔 your bday was in between me & Angela you were our family .. we love you always , Angela take care of @blondelindavh1 #onlythegooddieyoung.’
Torres was a close friend of Big Ang, and appeared on her VH1 reality show of the same name, as well as making cameos on Mob Wives.
Big Ang died aged 55 in 2016 due to complications from lung cancer and pneumonia.
Her spin-off series, which Torres starred on, ran for one season in 2012, following six seasons of Mob Wives.
Torres is survived by her daughter Jaimie and her two grandchildren, Chloe and Chase.
