Real Housewives of Miami regular Elsa Patton has died at the age of 84 after ‘a long illness’.
Affectionately known as ‘Mama Patton,’ the mother of RHOM star Marysol Patton passed away over Mother’s Day weekend in the US.
Marysol said she felt relieved that Elsa was finally free from a ‘horrible existence’ as she posted a tribute on Sunday.
Posting a throwback picture, Marysol wrote on Instagram Stories: ‘My mommy has passed but she is free from a horrible existence. Thank you for your prayers over the years.’
The family confirmed the news in a statement to PageSix on Sunday, saying that the support of the fans has ‘meant the world’ to the family.
Elsa was a supporting castmember throughout the first two seasons of RHOM before getting her own online spin-off entitled Havana Elsa.
Nine episodes of the reality show, which launched in September 2012, followed Elsa as she launched her own coffee line.
However, the show was thwarted when Elsa suffered a serious fall at her home in March 2013.
Elsa suffered a serious brain injury after she was found unconscious in her bedroom.
After spending months in hospital, the reality star returned for cameos in the third season of RHOM.
Elsa’s husband Donald Patton died last February. Before her fall, Elsa and Donald were approaching a ‘messy divorce’.
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