Jiggly Caliente: RuPaul's Drag Race and Pose star dies aged 44

The drag performer had part of her leg amputated on Thursday after a "severe infection", her family says.

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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".