Wives of mobsters‘ Natalie DiDonato went missing after missing two flights home, according to her family.
The reality TV star, 44, who joined the VH1 series in Season 5, is currently the subject of a missing persons case as of Tuesday, January 21. TMZ first broke the news.
According to media reports, Natalie’s family contacted authorities when she failed to catch two separate flights home to Florida, one on January 5.
Natalie DiDonato, May 15, 2019, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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The Las Vegas Police Department confirmed to PEOPLE that a missing person’s report had been received for Natalie, but did not immediately offer additional details.
Natalie’s mother, Denise Fuoco, told TMZ that her last FaceTime conversation with her daughter was a week ago. During their call, Natalie did not reveal her whereabouts and hurried off the phone looking nervous and upset.
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When Denise tried to contact her again, calling both daughters’ cell phones, she got no answer.
Denise added that her daughter has seemed “distant” for the past month, and not knowing where Natalie is worries her “sick” and can’t sleep.
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Natalie DiDonato.
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She added that Natalie’s friend, known only as “Ben”, said Wives of mobsters the alum recently contacted him via WhatsApp to ask for money for a plane ticket to Florida, but it never arrived.
In the television personality’s latest social media post, she seemed to be in good spirits.
“Not bad for 44 🥰 I love me some me,” Natalie captioned a photo of herself smiling while out on the town, sitting in a matching black ensemble and thigh-high boots.
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“It’s not my birthday…just feeling good, lost 10 pounds…goal,” she continued in an Instagram post dated Dec. 12, 2024. “Getting old is a blessing, can’t believe I’ve made it this far. I accept my age because it is a badge of honor for me to have made it to 44.”
Mobster’s Wives: The Last Showdown was the last season of the franchise, which ended in 2016.
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