Mob Wives cast: Where are they now?
THE cast of Mob Wives once ruled Staten Island as they showcased their lives as those married and related to convicted mobsters.
Viewers were drawn in weekly to VH1’s reality show that aired between 2011 and 2016.
The show came to a close after Angela “Big Ang” Raiola, the niece of mobster Salvatore Lombardi died of lung cancer.
Her part in the Genovese crime family saw Ang date gangsters and flaunt a lavish lifestyle before marrying film producer Neil Murphy.
Ang’s death and the end of the show pushed the remaining Mob Wives to forge new career paths.
Here is what the rest of the cast are up to now…
Karen Gravano
The daughter of Sammy “The Bull” Gravano who became an under boss in the Gambino crime family has continued to entertain viewers and launched her own podcast.
After Mob Wives ended, Karen who was with her then-boyfriend Giovan (known as Storm) went on WEtv’s Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars.
But the pair eventually broke up and Karen reportedly started dating her friend Xavier Williams who is serving a life sentence for drug possession.
She continued profiting from her mobster affiliations appearing on MTV’s Families of the Mafia with her daughter Karina and father Sammy who was released from prison in 2017.
Karen is listed as an executive producer on the show and she hosts the crime history podcast called The Sitdown.
Not one to rest on her laurels, the former Mob Wives star is also the co-owner of a mobster-themed Italian restaurant and pizzeria in New Jersey called Pizza Nostra.
She also wrote a New York Times bestseller called Mob Daughter: The Mafia, Sammy ‘The Bull’ Gravano, and Me.
Carla Facciolo
The daughter of Louis Facciolo, a mob associate of the Gambino crime family has turned her hand to some business ventures.
Carla has launched her own soap brand Carla Faccio Soap as well as health and beauty products and her own Prosecco.
The single mom-of-two has spoken out about her desires to publish an Italian cookbook, though nothing seems to be in the pipeline yet.
She continues to be active on social media, giving fans insights into her personal life.
Drita D’Avanzo
Drita, the wife of Lee D’Avanzo, a highup member of the Colombo crime family, has returned to screens and faced legal trouble since Mob Wives came to an end.
The hot-headed Albanian who was guaranteed to bring the drama took part in VH1’s Scared Famous to raise money for charity the year after Mob Wives was cancelled.
In 2018 she then turned her hand to music launching a single called “Slap a B****” under the name Lady Boss.
She also featured in the song Big ANGel by JoJo Pellegrino, which was a tribute to Big Ang.
But at the end of 2019, Drita found herself in hot water when both she and her husband were arrested and charges with possession of drugs and firearms.
The charges against Drita were dropped but her husband was sentenced to 64-months behind bars in 2020 after pleading guilty.
In March 2024, she revealed to The U.S. Sun that she and Lee had been separated “for a long time” and are working towards a divorce.
Drita continues to work as a make up artist with her own beauty store Lady Boss.
Last year TMZ reported that she is working on a scripted series about her life, though no official announcement has been made.
Natalie Guerico
Natalie, who claims to be the cousin of Joseph Salvatore Merlino, a former boss of the Philadelphia crime family has launched her own beauty line called Natalie Elise Beauty.
The company focuses on producing cruelty-free products.
She has also attempted acting by featuring in the Amazon Prime series Gravesend in 2020.
When not working on either of these two career paths, Natalie is a mixologist and premier VIP host for the E11even nightclub in Miami.
She was last reported to be in a relationship with London Rene who was slashed and stabbed in a nightclub attack in 2014 that left him lucky to be alive.
Renee Graziano
Mob Wives star Renee, the daughter of Anthony Graziano, a former member of the Bonanno crime family mafia has kept herself busy since the end of the VH1 show.
Just months after the reality show came to an end, Renee took part in Season 18 of the UK’s Celebrity Big Brother where she came thrid place.
Viewers may remember that Renee had increasingly struggled with substance abuse and depression which saw her going to a rehab facility in Florida in season three.
She also went back to rehab after the show ended.
In 2017, she became a grandma and said that the birth of her grandson helped her learn to be “grateful” and find “peace” with her past.
Since then she has welcomed three more grandchildren and has starred in Fuhgeddabout Christmas with Real Housewives’ star, Teresa Giudice.
In 2022 she was arrested on DUI charges after crashing her vehicle into a parked car in Staten Island.
After suffering repeated relapses, confirmed in March 2024 that she had been sober for nine months.
Natalie DiDonato
Natalie featured in the fifth season of the show and is a fitness influencer, actress, and model.
As of January 22, 2025, she has been reported missing by her concerned family after missing two separate flights home to Florida from Philadelphia.
The 44-year-old missed her initial flight booked for January 5 and appeared “distressed” when she last spoke to her mother on FaceTime around January 14.
Natalie’s friend Ben has allegedly claimed that she is in Las Vegas and had contacted him around January 17 asking for money to book a new flight home.
He is believed to be the last known person who has had contact with the star.
Fellow Mob Wives cast members have taken to social media in an urgent plea to find Natalie.
She is the cousin of dead mobster Frankie “Flowers” D’Alfonso who was part of the Philadelphia crime family also known as the Bruno-Scarfo crime family.