Update, Jan. 22, 5:55 p.m. ET: Natalie DiDonato the former Mob Wives cast member, is safe. Per TMZ, the VH1 reality TV personality is now in Nevada and has spoken to her mother, Denise Fuoco.
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DiDonato claims her IDs were stolen, so she couldn’t board any flights home. She and her family are working to resolve the issue as of press time.
Reality Star Natalie DiDonato Was Reported Missing After Failing to Board Two Flights
Original Story Jan. 21: Mob Wives star Natalie DiDonato has been reported missing by her family and friends.
According to TMZ, the 44-year-old reality star’s family first spoke with police in Philadelphia — where she had been visiting earlier this month — after she failed to return home to Florida.
DiDonato’s mother, Denise Fuoco, told the outlet she last spoke with her daughter seven days ago via a FaceTime call. She said her daughter seemed “nervous and distressed” during their short chat and “rushed” off the phone. DiDonato also didn’t offer any information on where she was.
After Fuoco contacted Philly police, she received information that her daughter might no longer be on the East Coast. A friend of DiDonato’s named Ben told her mother that the reality star was now in Las Vegas.
Natalie DiDonato Has Family and Friends Concerned for Her Wellbeing
Ben said DiDonato had reached out to him about returning home. He claimed that he purchased her a plane ticket from Vegas to Florida, but she never made the flight.
He is reportedly the last person to speak to DiDonato and was the one to file the missing person report in Las Vegas.
Fuoco told TMZ that she is “sick” over the uncertainty about her daughter. She noted that DiDonato had seemed “distant” and not herself recently, but didn’t know what was going on.
DiDonato was a recurring cast member on season 5 of Mob Wives. Her claim to the show’s titular fame is as the cousin of Philadelphia gangster Frankie “Flowers” D’Alfonso. She has also trained as a boxer and appeared on the Celebrity Boxing circuit.
Her last Instagram post was on Dec. 12, 2024. In it, she reflected on the past year.
“Not bad for 44[love emoji] I love me some me. 44 sitting on 24’s still. [crying laughing emojis] (it’s not my bday…I’m just feelin myself, dropped 10 lbs…hit that goal weight),” she wrote.
“Getting older is a blessing, can’t believe I made it this far,” she continued. “I’m embracing my age because to me it’s a badge of honor to have made it to 44.”