Photo: Christopher Polk/GettyDenise Russo, a star on VH1’s 2011 reality seriesThe X-Life, has died. She was 44.The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed her death through apress releaseon Friday, stating that Russo died at a friend’s home on Sunday.According to the medical examiner’s office, first responders arrived at the location after 911 was called, and Russo was found unresponsive on the floor, with drug paraphernalia at the scene.While they said that there were “aggressive attempts at resuscitation,” she was later pronounced dead, and an investigation into the cause of her death is pending.Susie Stenberg, a formerX-Lifecast member, shared with TMZ remembered Russo as “the mostloving and loyal person.“The X-Lifefollowed the lives of three extreme sports athletes. Along with Cory “Nasty” Nastazio and Jeremy “Twitch” Stenberg, Russo was featured on the show as the girlfriend of skater Pierre Luc Gagnon.Russo and Gargon broke up after the one-season television series,E! Online reports, but share an 8-year-old son named Leo Wolf.She talked about her son in aninterview for the Inked Cover Girl 2023 competition, in which she shared: “I love being a mom! I have an 8-year-old beautiful son named Leo Wolf, boys rule btw and he’s the light of my life! We wrestle, I do my Russian wrestler accent and body slam little mouse on the bed! Leo made life better, and being his momma is a gift!“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.She last posted to Instagram on March 2, sharinga close-up selfie.
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Denise Russo, a star on VH1’s 2011 reality seriesThe X-Life, has died. She was 44.The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed her death through apress releaseon Friday, stating that Russo died at a friend’s home on Sunday.According to the medical examiner’s office, first responders arrived at the location after 911 was called, and Russo was found unresponsive on the floor, with drug paraphernalia at the scene.While they said that there were “aggressive attempts at resuscitation,” she was later pronounced dead, and an investigation into the cause of her death is pending.Susie Stenberg, a formerX-Lifecast member, shared with TMZ remembered Russo as “the mostloving and loyal person.“The X-Lifefollowed the lives of three extreme sports athletes. Along with Cory “Nasty” Nastazio and Jeremy “Twitch” Stenberg, Russo was featured on the show as the girlfriend of skater Pierre Luc Gagnon.Russo and Gargon broke up after the one-season television series,E! Online reports, but share an 8-year-old son named Leo Wolf.She talked about her son in aninterview for the Inked Cover Girl 2023 competition, in which she shared: “I love being a mom! I have an 8-year-old beautiful son named Leo Wolf, boys rule btw and he’s the light of my life! We wrestle, I do my Russian wrestler accent and body slam little mouse on the bed! Leo made life better, and being his momma is a gift!“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.She last posted to Instagram on March 2, sharinga close-up selfie.
Denise Russo, a star on VH1’s 2011 reality seriesThe X-Life, has died. She was 44.
The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed her death through apress releaseon Friday, stating that Russo died at a friend’s home on Sunday.
According to the medical examiner’s office, first responders arrived at the location after 911 was called, and Russo was found unresponsive on the floor, with drug paraphernalia at the scene.
While they said that there were “aggressive attempts at resuscitation,” she was later pronounced dead, and an investigation into the cause of her death is pending.
Susie Stenberg, a formerX-Lifecast member, shared with TMZ remembered Russo as “the mostloving and loyal person.”
The X-Lifefollowed the lives of three extreme sports athletes. Along with Cory “Nasty” Nastazio and Jeremy “Twitch” Stenberg, Russo was featured on the show as the girlfriend of skater Pierre Luc Gagnon.
Russo and Gargon broke up after the one-season television series,E! Online reports, but share an 8-year-old son named Leo Wolf.
She talked about her son in aninterview for the Inked Cover Girl 2023 competition, in which she shared: “I love being a mom! I have an 8-year-old beautiful son named Leo Wolf, boys rule btw and he’s the light of my life! We wrestle, I do my Russian wrestler accent and body slam little mouse on the bed! Leo made life better, and being his momma is a gift!”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
She last posted to Instagram on March 2, sharinga close-up selfie.
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