RuPaul’s Drag Race star Jiggly Caliente has died aged 44, her household has introduced.
Caliente – actual title Bianca Castro -had in latest days suffered a severe well being setback which included the lack of her proper leg.
Her family made the following announcement Sunday:
“It’s with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of Bianca Castro-Arebejo, identified to the world and cherished by many as Jiggly Caliente.
“Bianca handed away peacefully on April 27, 2025, at 4:42 am, surrounded by her loving household and shut associates.
“A luminous presence within the worlds of leisure and advocacy, Jiggly Caliente was celebrated for her infectious vitality, fierce wit, and unwavering authenticity.
“She touched numerous lives via her artistry, activism, and the real connection she fostered with followers world wide.
“Her legacy is one in all love, braveness, and lightweight. Although her bodily presence is gone, the enjoyment she shared and the area she helped create for thus many will stay endlessly.
“She will likely be deeply missed, at all times cherished, and eternally remembered.
“In Loving Reminiscence of Bianca Castro-Arebejo (Jiggly Caliente)
November 29, 1980 – April 27, 2025.”
Three days in the past, Caliente’s household introduced that the star had suffered a well being setback with a extreme an infection, saying she was hospitalized and, in consequence, had undergone the lack of most of her proper leg.”
Caliente discovered fame becoming a member of season 4 of RuPaul’s Drag Race in 2011. Following that breakthrough, her appearing profession took off with a job within the season two finale of Broad Metropolis. Extra not too long ago she co-hosted Translation, the primary speak present on a serious community hosted by all-trans forged, and he or she appeared as a decide on Drag Race Philippines.
Caliente got here out publicly as transgender in 2016.
