I will play armature sleuth and declare that I nailed it when I said her Family roots were based in displaced Sicilian Albanians.
For one thing she speaks the Gheg dialect, and when I mentioned it, she changed the subject.
Not sure why. the Albanese Sicilians are generally good people.


Been there and done it
I am very much for real, so if you ask, make sure you really want to know.