Authorities stated Wednesday that a Las Vegas police hunt for the 44-year-old former reality TV star was initiated after the family of “Mob Wives” castmember Natalie “Nat D” DiDonator reported her missing.
NBC News received confirmation from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department that a “missing person report has been taken for a Natalie DiDonato.”
A department official, however, refused to provide any additional information regarding the ongoing search.
Before the family found out that she was in Las Vegas, DiDonato was supposed to be in Philadelphia, according to sister Janae DiDonato.
She was in Philadelphia, I discovered. Her plan was to return home to Florida from Philadelphia. “She didn’t board that flight,” the sister told NBC News, adding that late last week, investigators discovered documents showing DiDonato staying at a hotel in Las Vegas.
“After that, we discovered she was in Vegas. Since we didn’t know anyone who was aware that she would be in Vegas, we didn’t think it was real. We were unaware that she had contacts in Vegas.
In Season 5 of Mob Wives, which ran on VH1 from 2011 to 2016, DiDonato, a cousin of the deceased mobster Frank Frankie Flowers D. Alfonso, made an appearance.
On the show, she was frequently referred to as “Nat D”—possibly to set herself apart from Natalie Guercio, another character. On Instagram, Guercio informed followers that she was not the individual who had been reported missing.
Five weeks ago, DiDonato wrote on Instagram that she was content with her weight loss of 10 pounds and that she was pleased to be 44.
“Getting older is a blessing, can t believe I made it this far,” she said. “I m embracing my age because to me it s a badge of honor to have made it to 44.”