Tragic downfall of the 'Queen of Myspace': Viral star who turned her online following into a shoot for Playboy and global stardom dies from liver failure 'caused by alcohol abuse' at just 35

Christine Dolce was a former Myspace phenomenon known as ForBiddeN
Dolce had been hospitalized since December for alcohol-related issues
She died on February 6 and her funeral was last week

Published: 23:28 GMT, 24 February 2017 | Updated: 04:17 GMT, 25 February 2017

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Christine Dolce, a former Myspace phenomenon known as ForBiddeN, has died from liver failure aged 35.

She had been hospitalized since December for alcohol-related issues and died on February 6 from liver failure surrounded by family and friends, TMZ reports.

Her funeral was last week.

Christine Dolce, a former Myspace phenomenon known as ForBiddeN, has died from liver failure at 35. Here she arrives at Spike TV's 2nd Annual 'Guys Choice' Awards in May 2008

The photogenic star made a name for herself with racy selfies in the early days of the once-popular social media site.

Dolce was christened the Queen of Myspace in a March 2006 Vanity Fair feature.

At the time of the article, Dolce had amassed nearly 800,000 Myspace 'friends', including the band Nine Inch Nails and Inkmaster's Dave Navarro.

From the site, she spun off a clothing line, Destroyed Denim, attracted a manager and a legion of fans, who referred to themselves as Camp ForBiddeN.

Camp ForBiddeN had a rival gang in the circle of TV personality Tila Tequila.

Dolce had been hospitalized since December for alcohol-related issues and died on February 6 from liver failure surrounded by family and friends, TMZ reports

'We're turning her into a brand,' Keith Ruby, Dolce's then-manager told Vanity Fair.

'I'm her Karl Rove. It's like beauty meets the brains. But she has the brains, too.'

At the peak of her fame, Dolce shot a celebrity pictorial for Playboy and appeared in the October 2006 issue.

In a 2008 interview with AskMen, Dolce described her Playboy experience as 'a great opportunity'.

'I've always looked up to Playboy... The scene that I did was a little bit more edgier and darker-themed... kind of like the movie Sleepy Hollow, you know? With the darker sky and the full moon and the gargoyle statues...

'They were really open to go with my idea for the shoot and I was really happy with it and happy with the way it came out and yeah, it was definitely a great opportunity.'

The photogenic star made a name for herself with racy selfies in the early days of Myspace

Dolce was christened the Queen of Myspace in a March 2006 Vanity Fair feature

At the time the piece was written Dolce had amassed nearly 800,000 Myspace 'friends'

A year later she also appeared in the video game, Def Jam: Icon.

Since then, Dolce lived in Huntington Beach, California, working as a 'model, make-up artist, actress and fashion designer', according to her profile on the website Model Mayhem.

She had been inactive on her Twitter page since August 2016.

Around that time, she was mourning the loss of her dog, Sebastian.