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Big Ang’s brand just gets bigger

Big Ang was the breakout star of VH1’s “Mob Wives,” and now the fan favorite is building her brand.

“Bigger Is Better: Real Life Wisdom from the No-Drama Mama” is the title of her first book, out Sept. 11, she said Friday. She said it will include “all kinds of stuff.”

Big Ang – aka Angela Raiola – first gained attention on the second season of “Mob Wives” as the friendly one and peacemaker when the girls got into fights. VH1’s website says she’s the niece of Salvatore Lombardi, a deceased captain of the Genovese crime family.

The 52-year-old will also launch a VH1 reality show, called “Big Ang,” today.

“I didn’t think about any of this. This all came to me,” she said. “Did you think at my age I was looking to go on TV?”

Big Ang also said she’s scouting locations for a store called Big Ang’s Secrets, which will feature “spray tans, eyelash extensions, hair extensions. Everything I love.”

– Associated Press

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