Mourners and family stand by the coffin of Angela 'Big Ang' Raiola during the funeral service on February 22, 2016 in New York City. Photo: Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images/AFP ...

Angela "Big Ang" Raiola is alive despite media reports that she died of cancer. A lifelong smoker, Raiola, 55, beat throat cancer last year only to learn this winter that the disease had spread to her ...

Angela Raiola, affectionately known as Big Ang, passed away at the age of 55 after a nearly year long battle with throat cancer, USA Today reports. The VH1 reality star, who was a pivotal figure on ...