Drag Race and Pose star Jiggly Caliente dies aged 44
Drag star Bianca Castro-Arabejo, who performed as Jiggly Caliente, has died aged 44, her family has said.
The performer, who found fame on the fourth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, had part of her leg amputated on Thursday after suffering a “severe infection”.
Caliente had served as a judge on the show’s Philippines spin-off, and also appeared in the hit US TV series Pose.
Her family wrote in a statement on Instagram: “It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of Bianca Castro-Arabejo, known to the world and cherished by many as Jiggly Caliente.”
They said she died in the early hours of Sunday morning “surrounded by her loving family and close friends”.
Source: BBC | Language: English