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Jackie Stallone, the mother of Hollywood actor Sylvester and one of Celebrity Big Brother’s most memorable stars, has died at the age of 98.
One of her other sons, Frank, has paid tribute to “a remarkable woman,” who confirmed the news in a statement.
Stallone he died on Monday “while sleeping as he had wished,” he wrote on social media.
Jackie Stallone was a famous contestant on Celebrity Big Brother, despite only having a brief stint at the house in 2005. Photo: Shutterstock
“It was hard not to like him, he was [a] very eccentric and extravagant person, “wrote Frank.
“His mind was as sharp as a razor until the day he died.”
She said that her brother Sylvester had “cared for her like a queen her entire life,” adding: “I will never be able to call my mom again or have her yell at me why I never married. But everyone loved her and her spirit to survive and prevail. I’ll always miss you mommy. “
Frank said he is “drowning my emotions in tears and too much wine” following his mother’s death.
Stallone was married three times and had three sons and a daughter, Toni D’Alto, who died in 2012.
Famous astrologer celebrity and promoter of female wrestling, she had a very memorable, albeit brief, stint at the Celebrity Big Brother house in the UK in 2005, alongside contestants including the late John McCririck, model Caprice, the star of Happy Mondays Bez and Germaine Greer. .
A surprise contestant who walked into the famous house a few days after the series began, Stallone walked in to the great surprise of his roommate and ex-daughter-in-law Brigitte Nielsen, with whom he had an icy relationship.
“OMG! Jackie!” a surprised Nielsen exclaimed when he saw her for the first time.
Stallone’s response – “Yes … Jackie” – while wearing a fur coat and sunglasses, became a famous line on the show.
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Despite being evicted from the home after just four days after clashes with racing expert McCririck, she became one of the show’s most beloved characters.
Fans of the series have been paying tribute to the woman they say made one of the biggest entries in its history.
Jamie East, who hosted the spinoff show Big Brother’s Bit On The Side, wrote on Twitter: “Ah man, RIP Jackie Stallone, responsible for one of the best moments on television.”
He had seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, Frank said.
