Winamp Logo
BEHIND THE VELVET ROPE Cover
BEHIND THE VELVET ROPE Profile

BEHIND THE VELVET ROPE

English, TV & Video, 1 season, 1579 episodes, 3 hours, 51 minutes
About
A Real Housewives, Bravolebrity, and Pop Culture Podcast where Host David Yontef interviews all your favorite Real Housewives, Bravolebrities and other Pop Culture Icons 5 days a week. With his relaxed, casual interview style, Host David Yontef gets to the bottom of all of Bravo, Reality TV and Pop Culture's most important and pressing questions. He GOES there!! Past Guests have included, but not limited to, Tamra Judge, Scheana Shay, Jill Zarin, Perez Hilton, Sutton Stracke, Vicki Gunvalson, LeeAnne Locken, Heather & Terry Dubrow, Heather Thomson, Gizelle Bryant, Marlo Hampton, Kristen Taekman, Melissa Rivers, Brad Goreski, Jason Wahler, Jenni Pulos, Jonathan Antin, Candiace Dillard, Peggy Sulahian, Harry Dubin, Dana Wilkey, Marge Sr., Captain Sandy, Mary Fitzgerald, Elyse Slaine, Peter Madrigal, Patti Stanger, Jai Rodriguez, Cary Deuber, Joyce Giraud, Tracy Tutor, Claudia Jordan, Sophia Hutchins, Peppermint, Jeana Keough and Randall Emmett. As featured in several publications, websites and television shows including, but not limited to, The Wendy Williams Show, People, TMZ, The Daily Mail, US Weekly, E News, Perez Hilton, Access Hollywood, OK! Magazine, Fox News, USA Today, Just Jared, Marie Claire, Life & Style Magazine, Watch What Happens Live, Entertainment Tonight Canada, The Sun, Yahoo, MSN, TooFab, E's Daily Pop, Page Six / NY Post, Bravo's The Daily Dish, The Mirror, Hollywood Life, Bravo TV and last, but certainly not least, Lisa Rinna's Instagram! Ranked in top 10 on iTunes Apple Podcast Chart. Ranked #1 Real Housewives / Reality TV Podcast by BuzzFeed! Bonus Episodes on Patreon -  (https://open.acast.com/shows/5e2de045153eb2964a758d46/%EF%BB%BFhttps://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope)https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode Artwork

Teresa Giudice Mad At Jacqueline Laurita(?), VPR’s Return w/ Rachel Leviss(?) & Tamra Judge’s RHOC Future

Vanderpump Rules Season 12. The rumored final season. We break down what to expect, who will and will not be back and whether Rachel Leviss, now that she has ended her Podcast, will return for one last hurrah.  BravoCon 2025 is set to return, sorta.  Teresa Giudice may be angered at Jacqueline Laurita based on some of Jacqueline’s recent comments, Tamra Judge’s “bad”, or “bad edit” depending how you look at it, season of RHOC continues, Teresa Giudice’s current stint on The Villains may be helping her RHONJ future and last, but certainly not least, Rihanna has made some crazy, confusing observations reading the Housewives and RHOSLC, RHOP and RHONY. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet15 For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com (Use Code Velvet15 For 15% Your First Order of Clean, Spa Quality Skincare Essentials) RO - ro.co/velvet (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s At a Fraction Of The Cost Of The Name Brands) PAIR EYEWEAR - paireyewear.com (Use Code Velvet Rope For 15% Off Your First Pair For Infinite Possibilities of Stylish Frames)  GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet ($120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) JACK BLACK - getjackblack.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For 10% Off Your Order of Men’s Grooming Products As Effective and Great As Women’s) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/24/20241 hour, 4 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode Artwork

Dorit’s Upcoming RHOBH Season, RHOC Toxicity Explodes & Teresa and Melissa’s Lessons Learned

Mob Wives. One of the best Reality TV shows of all time. Today, Robb Pepp and Tonzi Macaroni from The Straightened Out Podcast step back Behind The Rope. Robb and Tonzi are here to talk about the highs and lows of Mob Wives, fav and least fav cast mates, Renee, Drita, Karen, Carla, Ramona, OGs vs. Newbies, co-host Mob Wives creator Jenn Graziano, smack downs, security, The Mob and much more. Of course, the convo quickly turns to Housewives and Bravo.  Robb and Tonzi weigh in on the RHONJ pause, who will and will not return to RHONJ, Mel vs. Tre and Danielle Staub. We talk the current seasons of RHOSLC, RHONY, RHOP with some good and some not so good news.  We talk the upcoming seasons of RHOBH and RHOA, the current state of Reality TV, how Mob Wives could potentially be rebooted. Part II starts now.  @realrobpepp @tonzimacaroni @straightenedoutpodcast @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet15 For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com (Use Code Velvet15 For 15% Your First Order of Clean, Spa Quality Skincare Essentials) RO - ro.co/velvet (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s At a Fraction Of The Cost Of The Name Brands) PAIR EYEWEAR - paireyewear.com (Use Code Velvet Rope For 15% Off Your First Pair For Infinite Possibilities of Stylish Frames)  JACK BLACK - getjackblack.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For 10% Off Your Order of Men’s Grooming Products As Effective and Great As Women’s) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/23/20241 hour, 11 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode Artwork

Tamra Judge's “Spectrum" Fallout , Gretchen Rossi's Claims Re: Manzo's RHUGT Lawsuit & Andy Cohen Slams Jennifer Aydin Again - II

Tamra Judge rocked the BravoVerse last week when she declared she was “on the spectrum”.  We break down Tamra’s statement, analyze the validity of it, weigh in on the public outrage and discuss the claims that it was for sympathy, to excuse over a decade of RHOC bad behavior and / or for a story line next season, RHOC 19. Finally, we discuss the comments thereafter from Vicki, Gretchen, Kelly Dodd and Heather McDonald. In other RHOC news, Jim Bellino and Elizabeth Vargas are dating, then not dating a la #fake news, Gretchen discusses what really went down in the Morocco bathroom between Brandi and Caroline and Jennifer Pedranti gets angrier than F at Tamra earning her place for RHOC 19. Finally, Andy Cohen weighs in again on Jennifer Aydin’s claims, on the future of RHONJ and when we can realistically expect casting announcement for Season 15. Part II starts now!! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet15 For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com (Use Code Velvet15 For 15% Your First Order of Clean, Spa Quality Skincare Essentials) RO - ro.co/velvet (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s At a Fraction Of The Cost Of The Name Brands) PAIR EYEWEAR - paireyewear.com (Use Code Velvet Rope For 15% Off Your First Pair For Infinite Possibilities of Stylish Frames)  GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet ($120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) JACK BLACK - getjackblack.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For 10% Off Your Order of Men’s Grooming Products As Effective and Great As Women’s) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/22/20241 hour, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

Tamra Judge's “Spectrum" Fallout , Gretchen Rossi's Claims Re: Manzo's RHUGT Lawsuit & Andy Cohen Slams Jennifer Aydin Again - I

Tamra Judge rocked the BravoVerse last week when she declared she was “on the spectrum”.  We break down Tamra’s statement, analyze the validity of it, weigh in on the public outrage and discuss the claims that it was for sympathy, to excuse over a decade of RHOC bad behavior and / or for a story line next season, RHOC 19. Finally, we discuss the comments thereafter from Vicki, Gretchen, Kelly Dodd and Heather McDonald. In other RHOC news, Jim Bellino and Elizabeth Vargas are dating, then not dating a la #fake news, Gretchen discusses what really went down in the Morocco bathroom between Brandi and Caroline and Jennifer Pedranti gets angrier than F at Tamra earning her place for RHOC 19. Finally, Andy Cohen weighs in again on Jennifer Aydin’s claims, on the future of RHONJ and when we can realistically expect casting announcement for Season 15.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet15 For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com (Use Code Velvet15 For 15% Your First Order of Clean, Spa Quality Skincare Essentials) RO - ro.co/velvet (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s At a Fraction Of The Cost Of The Name Brands) PAIR EYEWEAR - paireyewear.com (Use Code Velvet Rope For 15% Off Your First Pair For Infinite Possibilities of Stylish Frames)  GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet ($120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) JACK BLACK - getjackblack.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For 10% Off Your Order of Men’s Grooming Products As Effective and Great As Women’s) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/22/20241 hour, 2 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode Artwork

DREW SIDORA (on RHOA Season 16, Kenya’s Exit, Phaedra’s Return, Nene Returning, Ralph & “Vicious Murder”)

Drew Sidora steps Behind The Rope. Now that RHOA Season 16 has wrapped, mostly, we chat with Drew about what to expect and, as important, when we can expect RHOA to return to our Bravo TVs. 2024? 2025? We chat with Drew about her past seasons, the status of her divorce from Ralph, the return of Porsha, exits of Kandi, Shereé and Marlo, RHOA newbies, the later in the season return of Phaedra and much more.  Speaking of newbies, Drew discusses the altercation between newbie Brittany Eady and her BFF Kenya Moore, Kenya’s exit, what many people still do not know and last, but not least, the possible return of Kenya Moore.  Drew discusses Nene Leake’s recent appearance on E! and whether that was a soft launch for her RHOA return.  Finally, Drew talks new music, working with Kandi and Todd and her epic, thriller of a new Tubi movie “Vicious Murder” - streaming NOW! @drewsidora @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet15 For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com (Use Code Velvet15 For 15% Your First Order of Clean, Spa Quality Skincare Essentials) RO - ro.co/velvet (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s At a Fraction Of The Cost Of The Name Brands) PAIR EYEWEAR - paireyewear.com (Use Code Velvet Rope For 15% Off Your First Pair For Infinite Possibilities of Stylish Frames)  GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet ($120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) JACK BLACK - getjackblack.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For 10% Off Your Order of Men’s Grooming Products As Effective and Great As Women’s) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/21/202457 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode Artwork

HEATHER DUBROW (on RHOC, The Many Moods of Tamra, Shannon, Terry, Kelly Dodd & Reunions)

Heather Dubrow steps Behind The Rope. Fancy Pants is back Behind The Rope to mention it all. Heather chats about how Housewives has changed during her run on the show from the early days of Bravo and cast mates past and present answering some of life’s most important questions as to who she wants back, who she would like to see gone and her very own future as we head into the RHOC reunion ready to close yet another epic season.  We talk about Heather’s real life “run ins” and comments made throughout the years by Margaret Josephs, Tamra Judge, Teddi Mellencamp and “that other ex RHOC castmate” who we have a thing or two to say about also.  With the many ups and downs between Shannon and Tamra this season, appearances by Vicki and many come to life moments by Emily and Gina, we figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only Miss Heather Dubrow.  @heatherdubrow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  BRANCH BASICS - branchbasics.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Your Entire Order Of These Non-Toxic, All-Natural Cleaning Products) JLO BEAUTY - jlobeauty.com/VELVET (Get 4 Free Masks and Free Shipping on Jennifer Lopez Beauty Products!!) PAIR EYEWEAR - paireyewear.com (Use Code Velvet Rope For 15% Off Your First Pair For Infinite Possibilities of Stylish Frames)  JACK BLACK - getjackblack.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For 10% Off Your Order of Men’s Grooming Products As Effective and Great As Women’s) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/20/20241 hour, 3 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode Artwork

Shannon Beador's Extortion Lawsuit Hindered, Tamra / Shannon Reconciliation and Karen & Gizelle Face Off

RHOP Season 9, Episode 2. The P is back in our lives and there is no shortage of drama baybee as Karen and Gizelle’s minute long frenemyship has gone completely south with competing events - Karen’s out of no where Femme Powered salute and Gizelle and Ashley’s rebranded GNA launch.  In other news, Mia sobs, Stacey lets us know she is celibate, Keiarna Stewart - aka K - makes her debut, Wendy teaches Gizelle how to eat oysters as we, the audience, are left asking, Robyn and Candiace who? Heading west, Alexis Bellino demands sympathy the same as Shannon, lets us know all the reasons how and why this season has been hard for her and talks upcoming nuptials to the one and only Johnny J.  Speaking of John Janssen, he makes it clear why Shannon has no case of blackmail or extortion against him for any rumored videos of Shannon the night of her DUI.  Rumors of a Tamra / Shannon reconciliation a la the RHOC reunion arise, rumors of a Shannon / Vicki breakup get started and Tamra announces who she will never, ever speak to again. Finally, RHONY chugs along with Episode 3, Season 15 as this fragmented cast head to The Hamptons where, based on history, things never seem to end well. Thanks for hosting Erin.  All this and more as we break down all of this week’s hottest Bravo goss, shows and more. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/19/202419 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode Artwork

Tom Sandoval Stands By Jax, Kyle Shares Kim Richards Update & Jennifer Tilly’s RHOB

Tom Sandoval has been there for Jax in his moment of need. Good friend of opportunist? Brittany steps out, dates a basketball player, Jax reacts, she moves on and The Valley prepares to return to our TV screens soon, very soon.  Kathy and Kyle share more updates on Kim Richards, Jennifer Tilly spills the tea on the new RHOBH season which returns to our TV screens also, soon, very soon. The Menendez Brothers move one step closer to freedom with a post jail life that includes money, fame and probable simultaneous stints on Dancing With The Stars. Kelly Dodd reveals texts from Andy Cohen, discusses a RHOC return and much more in this Bravo, Housewives and Pop Culture round up from the past few days. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  BRANCH BASICS - branchbasics.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Your Entire Order Of These Non-Toxic, All-Natural Cleaning Prducts) ONESKIN- oneskin.co (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off The Skin Care Which Targets The Root Causes Of Aging)  PAIR EYEWEAR - paireyewear.com (Use Code Velvet Rope For 15% Off Your First Pair For Infinite Possibilities of Stylish Frames)  JACK BLACK - getjackblack.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For 10% Off Your Order of Men’s Grooming Products As Effective and Great As Women’s) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/18/202457 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode Artwork

Tamra's Dilemma, Jim Bellino's Latest, Leah McSweeney Heads To Court Against Bravo & Diddy’s Case

Leah McSweeney’s case moves forward as she and her counsel prepare for their court date later this month, October 30th, where they will face off with Bravo, NBC and Andy Cohen. Speaking of lawsuits, Jim Bellino offers advice to anyone thinking of pursuing a lawsuit against Tamra Judge and we are all ears. Diddy’s case seems to get stranger by the day as more celeb names get kicked around, his family speaks out, additional charges are looming and more.  More Bravo friendships end, breakups occur and false rumors are spread as we break down the ups and downs this past week in Bravo breakups.   @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  BRANCH BASICS - branchbasics.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Your Entire Order Of These Non-Toxic, All-Natural Cleaning Prducts) ONESKIN- oneskin.co (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off The Skin Care Which Targets The Root Causes Of Aging)  PAIR EYEWEAR - paireyewear.com (Use Code Velvet Rope For 15% Off Your First Pair For Infinite Possibilities of Stylish Frames)  JACK BLACK - getjackblack.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For 10% Off Your Order of Men’s Grooming Products As Effective and Great As Women’s) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/18/202449 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kyle Richards’ Huge Win, Karen Huger / Shannon Beador Double Standard & Mary Cosby’s Major Setback

Kyle Richards has just received the Reality Star of The Year in US Weekly’s annual poll. We break down all that Kyle has had to endure and achieve this year both on air and off to receive this award - breakup from Mauricio, sister who has relapsed, fallout and reconciliation with her other sister, same sex relationship with a county superstar and so very much more.  Speaking of the country superstar and sisters, we share updates on Kyle’s relationships with Morgan Wade, Kathy, Kim and the rest of the RHOBH cast as we prepare to head into Season 14 premiering later this year. These stellar seasons of RHOP, RHOSLC and RHOC continue on as Karen Huger’s DUI seems to be addressed and dealt with much differently than Shannon Beador's, newbie Stacey Rusch continues to make her mark, Gizelle remains conflicted between good friend and reasonably shady, Mia Thornton moves into a reality tv position of power and last, but certainly not least, Mary Cosby addresses her son’s status as he remains in rehab fighting for sobriety. Oh yea, for all of those wondering, RHONY is still on the air and the rumors of Dubai’s cancellation grow stronger. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  BRANCH BASICS - branchbasics.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Your Entire Order Of These Non-Toxic, All-Natural Cleaning Prducts) ONESKIN- oneskin.co (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off The Skin Care Which Targets The Root Causes Of Aging)  PAIR EYEWEAR - paireyewear.com (Use Code Velvet Rope For 15% Off Your First Pair For Infinite Possibilities of Stylish Frames)  JACK BLACK - getjackblack.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For 10% Off Your Order of Men’s Grooming Products As Effective and Great As Women’s) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/17/20241 hour, 2 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

Teresa’s Fault In RHONJ Pause, Heather Gay’s “Secret”, Erika Jayne’s Iconic Era & Mob Wives’ Brilliance

Mob Wives. One of the best Reality TV shows of all time. Today, Robb Pepp and Tonzi Macaroni from The Straightened Out Podcast step Behind The Rope. Robb and Tonzi are here to talk about the highs and lows of Mob Wives, fav and least fav cast mates, Renee, Drita, Karen, Carla, Ramona, OGs vs. Newbies, co-host Mob Wives creator Jenn Graziano, smack downs, security, The Mob and much more. Of course, the convo quickly turns to Housewives and Bravo.  Robb and Tonzi weigh in on the RHONJ pause, who will and will not return to RHONJ, Mel vs. Tre and Danielle Staub. We talk the current seasons of RHOSLC, RHONY, RHOP with some good and some not so good news.  We talk the upcoming seasons of RHOBH and RHOA, the current state of Reality TV, how Mob Wives could potentially be rebooted. All this and more. @realrobpepp @tonzimacaroni @straightenedoutpodcast @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  BRANCH BASICS - branchbasics.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Your Entire Order Of These Non-Toxic, All-Natural Cleaning Products) ONESKIN- oneskin.co (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off The Skin Care Which Targets The Root Causes Of Aging)  PAIR EYEWEAR - paireyewear.com (Use Code Velvet Rope For 15% Off Your First Pair For Infinite Possibilities of Stylish Frames)  JACK BLACK - getjackblack.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For 10% Off Your Order of Men’s Grooming Products As Effective and Great As Women’s) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/16/20241 hour, 4 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jennifer Aydin, Teresa Giudice & Dolores Catania Return To RHONJ Season 15 (Separating Fact From Fiction)

Jennifer Aydin stated that she will be returning to The Real Housewives of New Jersey next season.  After Jennifer’s claims made the rounds, a so called RHONJ insider claims that Teresa and Dolores will return alongside Jennifer next season. We address these “insider” claims, Miss Aydin’s claims, break down just who this / these RHONJ insiders are and, most importantly, the likelihood any of this is true. We discuss the importance of RHONY and The Villains in determining the future cast of RHONJ, when we can realistically expect Bravo to focus on RHONJ’s future, Marge and Melissa’s claims about their future and why Jen Aydin could learn a thing of two from Marge The Sarge. Gift cards pah-lease! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/15/202440 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode Artwork

YVETTE NICOLE BROWN (on Community, Matthew Perry, Drake Bell, Masked Singer, RHOA & Sorority Sister Gizelle Bryant)

Yvette Nicole Brown steps Behind The Rope. Yvette is here to chat about the full anthology of her career starring in many of our favorite iconic TV shows such as Community, The Odd Couple, Drake & Josh and Girlfriends. Yvette talks those shows and working with co-stars and comedic legends such as Matthew Perry, Chevy Chase, Joel McHale, Tracee Ellis Ross and more. Yvette shares updates on the upcoming Community movie, discusses her recent star turn as Showbird on Fox’s The Masked Singer, her love of Prince, The Jacksons and Shalamar, what working with Drake Bell was like and all the Quiet on Set revelations that continue to be exposed week after week. Finally, she discusses her appearances on RHOA, RHOP, her sorority sister Gizelle Bryant, her friend and fellow actress Drew Sidora and much, much more. Way to bury the lead. @yvettenicolebrown @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  BRANCH BASICS - branchbasics.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Your Entire Order Of These Non-Toxic, All-Natural Cleaning Products) JLO BEAUTY - jlobeauty.com/VELVET (Get 4 Free Masks and Free Shipping on Jennifer Lopez Beauty Products!!) PAIR EYEWEAR - paireyewear.com (Use Code Velvet Rope For 15% Off Your First Pair For Infinite Possibilities of Stylish Frames)  JACK BLACK - getjackblack.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For 10% Off Your Order of Men’s Grooming Products As Effective and Great As Women’s) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/15/202439 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

GRETCHEN ROSSI (on Tamra's Reign Of Terror, Kelly Dodd, Possible RHOC Return & Slade Smiley)

Gretchen Rossi steps Behind The Rope. It is hard to imagine it’s been seven seasons since Gretchen was last a full time cast member on The Real Housewives of Orange County. Gretchen reflects back on her several season run on the granddaddy of The Real Housewives Franchise. We discuss the good (meeting fiancé Slade Smiley, performing with the Pussycat Dolls), the bad (there seems to be no love loss between her and former co-star Tamra Judge, the 80s Bunco Party, a reference to a certain muppet who goes by the name Miss Piggy), and the other (how RHOC has forever changed her life). Gretchen chats about many of her former colleagues - Vicki Gunvalson, Heather Dubrow, Alexis “Jesus Juggs” Bellino and more. With all the talk in the past few weeks about Tamra’s Takedown, potential lawsuits and former RHOC cast members and Housewives across all franchises, including Gretchen, weighing in on the current and decade long past actions of Tamra, we figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only Gretchen Rossi. @gretchenrossi @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  BRANCH BASICS - branchbasics.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Your Entire Order Of These Non-Toxic, All-Natural Cleaning Prducts) ONESKIN- oneskin.co (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off The Skin Care Which Targets The Root Causes Of Aging)  PAIR EYEWEAR - paireyewear.com (Use Code Velvet Rope For 15% Off Your First Pair For Infinite Possibilities of Stylish Frames)  JACK BLACK - getjackblack.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For 10% Off Your Order of Men’s Grooming Products As Effective and Great As Women’s) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/14/20241 hour, 10 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

Louie Ruelas’ Warrior Camp Owner Sued, Teresa Loses The Villains & Shannon Beador’s Fake Apology

Louie Ruelas’ friend and owner of “Warrior Camp”, Garrett White, has been sued by several women for sexual harassment among other things. We break down those claims, discuss the camp, talk about Garrett’s other friend Ryan Boyajian from RHOC, the bond between Ryan, Jen Pedantri, Louie and Teresa against Tamra Judge and much more.  Speaking of Teresa, we discuss the first episode of The Villains, Tiffany “New York” Pollard vs. Tre, the rumors that Teresa told Bloggers, here we go again, that she did not win and what to expect the rest of this season knowing RHONJ does not take the crown.  Joel Kim Booster issues an apology to Shannon Beador after slamming her regarding her on set “Love Hotel” behavior, we analyze the authenticity of that apology and discuss why people are slowing starting to turn on this season’s RHOC darling, Miss Beador. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/13/202435 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode Artwork

HEATHER & TERRY DUBROW (on RHOC, Tamra, Shannon, Vicki, Botched, The Swan & Kelly Dodd!)

Heather and Terry Dubrow step Behind The Rope. Heather and Terry chat all things RHOC - the highs and lows, many cast changes over the years and cast mates such as Tamra, Vicki, Shannon & Kelly Dodd. We also chat other franchises such as RHONY & RHOBH, Garcelle, Kyle Richards and Lisa Rinna. The conversation then turns to Botched, many of Terry’s extra challenging cases and Botched colleague and friend Paul Nassif. Before Botched there was The Swan, one of the best reality shows of all time (google it people), which Terry was a Doctor on. He informed us it is ranked as one of the worst reality shows of all time (we now love it just a little more). With all the talk this season about the takedown of Tamra Judge, the redemption of Shannon and the coupling of Alexis & Johnny J, we figured today the perfect day to remind everyone about this blast from the past chat with the one and only Fancy Pants and Mr. Fancy Pants Dubrow.  @heatherdubrow @dr.dubrow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  JACK BLACK - getjackblack.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For 10% Off Your Order of Men’s Grooming Products As Effective and Great As Women’s) PAIR EYEWEAR - paireyewear.com (Use Code Velvet Rope For 15% Off Your First Pair For Infinite Possibilities of Stylish Frames)  JLO BEAUTY - jlobeauty.com/VELVET (Get 4 Free Masks and Free Shipping on Jennifer Lopez Beauty Products!!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/13/20241 hour, 21 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode Artwork

Teresa Giudice Tells New Lies & Slams Anna Delvey, RHOP Returns, RHONY’s Scientology Shines & Margaret “Quits” RHONJ (Again)

What have we done to be so blessed to have three Housewives shows on at the same time. RHOP Returns with a bang, literally, a la The Grand Dame’s car crash and DUI. Gizelle comes to the rescue, seemingly, Mia reveals a lot, Wendy quits her Professorship, Ashley starts to date and much, much more. RHONY episode two drops with shocks, surprises and Scientology a la Rebecca Minkoff. RHOSLC plugs along with more bath balms, Mary-isms and surprise ups and downs. The Villains premieres with Teresa Giudice front and center. Teresa tells a few new lies, slams Anna Delvey and explains how and why Villains is different than RHONJ. Margaret doubles down on her threats, or promises depending how you look at it, to quit RHONJ.  Speaking of RHONJ… we have got a few more things to say… @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/12/202416 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode Artwork

Teresa Giudice Tells New Lies & Slams Anna Delvey, RHOP Returns, RHONY’s Scientology Shines & Margaret “Quits” RHONJ (Again)

What have we done to be so blessed to have three Housewives shows on at the same time. RHOP Returns with a bang, literally, a la The Grand Dame’s car crash and DUI. Gizelle comes to the rescue, seemingly, Mia reveals a lot, Wendy quits her Professorship, Ashley starts to date and much, much more. RHONY episode two drops with shocks, surprises and Scientology a la Rebecca Minkoff. RHOSLC plugs along with more bath balms, Mary-isms and surprise ups and downs. The Villains premieres with Teresa Giudice front and center. Teresa tells a few new lies, slams Anna Delvey and explains how and why Villains is different than RHONJ. Margaret doubles down on her threats, or promises depending how you look at it, to quit RHONJ.  Speaking of RHONJ… we have got a few more things to say… @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/12/202415 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode Artwork

Teresa & Melissa’s Very Good RHONJ News, Stassi “Fired” From VPR Again & Jeff Lewis’ Shocking Revelations About Shannon Beador

Stassi Schroeder reveals she was asked back to Vanderpump Rules and then basically “fired” all over again. We break down Stassi’s strange set of circumstances with VPR, Producers and Bravo and discuss her, and other Reality Stars’ comebacks over the years. With RHONY back in our lives, we figured it time to give a true accurate break down of this season, why Rebecca Minkoff is a great hire and why they should quadruple down on Scientology and the Leah, Tom, John, David no last names needed of it all. Speaking of RHONY, we discuss the very, and we mean very, good news for Teresa, Melissa and a few others across the river in RHONJ land, break down the shocking attempted take down of Tamra Judge, share updates with Kelly Dodd and last, but certainly not least, review Jeff Lewis’ shocking, unbelievable, insane comments about BFF Shannon Beador and offer our unsolicited advice to Miss Beador as only we know how. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  JACK BLACK - getjackblack.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For 10% Off Your Order of Men’s Grooming Products As Effective and Great As Women’s) PAIR EYEWEAR - paireyewear.com (Use Code Velvet Rope For 15% Off Your First Pair For Infinite Possibilities of Stylish Frames)  JLO BEAUTY - jlobeauty.com/VELVET (Get 4 Free Masks and Free Shipping on Jennifer Lopez Beauty Products!!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/11/20241 hour, 13 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

Brandi Glanville’s New Legal Mess, Jax Taylor’s Many Divorce Mistakes & Mary Cosby Church Lawsuit Update

Brandi Glanville was dropped last week by her attorneys claiming they were “paid off” by Bravo. We break down these claims, share what we know and discuss what happens with Brandi now. Next, we discuss the other looming lawsuits / potential suits with Bravo - Caroline Manzo, Kenya Moore, Nene Leakes, Leah McSweeney. RHOP is back in our lives and we recap, review and share some advice for this franchise. Jax Taylor has made many mistakes in his divorce from Brittany, Brittany weighs in and we discuss what to expect when The Valley returns later this year for its Season Two. Finally, Mary Cosby sues her church, teaches us bathroom etiquette and continues to shade, school and slam anyone that gets in her way on this stellar season of RHOSLC.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  JACK BLACK - getjackblack.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For 10% Off Your Order of Men’s Grooming Products As Effective and Great As Women’s) PAIR EYEWEAR - paireyewear.com (Use Code Velvet Rope For 15% Off Your First Pair For Infinite Possibilities of Stylish Frames)  JLO BEAUTY - jlobeauty.com/VELVET (Get 4 Free Masks and Free Shipping on Jennifer Lopez Beauty Products!!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/10/20241 hour, 1 minute, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

MAKSIM CHMERKOVSKIY (on DTWS, Denise Richards, Phaedra Parks, Ariana Madix, The Traitors & Cheryl Burke's Pod) II

Maksim Chmerkovskiy steps back Behind The Rope. Inappropriately deemed “The Bad Boy of the Ballroom”, Maks is here to set the record straight separating fact from fiction on so very much that has been said about him throughout his ballroom career. Maks chats his early days of dance, the highs and lows of Dancing With The Stars, dance partners Mel B, Kirstie Alley and Denise Richards, the mirror ball win, Len Goodman and a neighborly run in with Charlie Sheen. Outspoken as always, Maks discusses Ariana Madix’ DWTS run, thoughts about Tom Sandoval potentially joining DWTS, Cheryl Burke’s DWTS themed Podcast, fellow DWTS pro and wife Peta Murgatroyd, The Traitors, Tamra Judge, Phaedra Parks and much, much more in this no holds barred chat. Part II starts now.  @maksimc @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  JACK BLACK - getjackblack.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For 10% Off Your Order of Men’s Grooming Products As Effective and Great As Women’s) PAIR EYEWEAR - paireyewear.com (Use Code Velvet Rope For 15% Off Your First Pair For Infinite Possibilities of Stylish Frames)  JLO BEAUTY - jlobeauty.com/VELVET (Get 4 Free Masks and Free Shipping on Jennifer Lopez Beauty Products!!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/9/20241 hour, 3 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode Artwork

Margaret Josephs' RHONJ Ultimatum, Kristen Doute’s Message To Stassi & Kathy Hilton Breaks Silence on Kim Richards’ Relapse

Margaret Josephs has come out swinging implying that she will not return to RHONJ if she has to work with Teresa and / or Louie Ruelas ever again. We break down what Margaret said, deep dive different RHONJ scenarios and explain why, once again, The Marge always knows what she is doing and saying. Shannon Beador slams Alexis’ peace attempt and calls her out as calculating as RHOC reunion drama is leaked and then some. Jill Zarin claims Bravo punished her for RHONY Legacy, Kristen Doute has a new shocking message for Stassi, Kathy Hilton breaks her silence on sister Kim Richards’ new struggles and last, but certainly not least, Tom Sandoval proves to be one of Jax Taylor’s BFFs.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/8/202433 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode Artwork

MAKSIM CHMERKOVSKIY (on DTWS, Denise Richards, Phaedra Parks, Ariana Madix, The Traitors & Cheryl Burke's Pod) I

Maksim Chmerkovskiy steps Behind The Rope. Inappropriately deemed “The Bad Boy of the Ballroom”, Maks is here to set the record straight separating fact from fiction on so very much that has been said about him throughout his ballroom career. Maks chats his early days of dance, the highs and lows of Dancing With The Stars, dance partners Mel B, Kirstie Alley and Denise Richards, the mirror ball win, Len Goodman and a neighborly run in with Charlie Sheen. Outspoken as always, Maks discusses Ariana Madix’ DWTS run, thoughts about Tom Sandoval potentially joining DWTS, Cheryl Burke’s DWTS themed Podcast, fellow DWTS pro and wife Peta Murgatroyd, The Traitors, Tamra Judge, Phaedra Parks and much, much more in this no holds barred chat. @maksimc @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  PAIR EYEWEAR - paireyewear.com (Use Code Velvet Rope For 15% Off Your First Pair For Infinite Possibilities of Stylish Frames)  JLO BEAUTY - jlobeauty.com/VELVET (Get 4 Free Masks and Free Shipping on Jennifer Lopez Beauty Products!!) JACK BLACK - getjackblack.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For 10% Off Your Order of Men’s Grooming Products As Effective and Great As Women’s) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/8/20241 hour, 3 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode Artwork

ELIZABETH VARGAS (on Tamra’s Season Long Bit$h Reign, New Run Ins w/ Alexis & Johnny J and The Return of Kelly Dodd)

Elizabeth Vargas steps back Behind The Rope. Many years ago we had Elizabeth on right after her one season wonder ended on RHOC. With so much going on this current season, we figured it the best time to sit down and chat with Elizabeth again. We break down all that has been happening this season - the return of Jesus Jugs, her engagement to Johnny J and the videotape of what really went down with Shannon that fateful night she crashed her car into a house. Elizabeth discusses the importance of Emily and Gina, the return to form of the Tamra we all know, Shannon’s edit and redemption and much, much more. Seeing as the OC is a small place where everyone seems to know everyone, Elizabeth brought friends with her who know more about what happened the night Shannon received her DUI, who have had past histories and run ins with Johnny J, who know our good friend - cue the sarcasm - ole Kelly Dodd and much, much more off screen drama, secrets and true boots on the RHOC in their backyard ground with the one and only Miss Elizabeth Vargas. For everyone who wants to check out Elizabeth’s Podcast, it can be found under “Elizabeth Lyn Vargas TV” wherever you get your podcasts! Part II Starts Now. @elizabethlynvargas @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  JLO BEAUTY - jlobeauty.com/VELVET (Get 4 Free Masks and Free Shipping on Jennifer Lopez Beauty Products!!) PAIR EYEWEAR - paireyewear.com (Use Code Velvet Rope For 15% Off Your First Pair For Infinite Possibilities of Stylish Frames)  TRUVAGA - www.truvaga.com ($15 Off w/ Code Velvet on The Best Product To Enhance Your Wellness Journey) JACK BLACK - getjackblack.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For 10% Off Your Order of Men’s Grooming Products As Effective and Great As Women’s) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/7/202456 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

Margaret Josephs Defends Tamra Judge, RHOC Becomes The New RHONJ & Alexis Bellino Loses Her Sh$T

Margaret Josephs has come out swinging in support of her friend Tamra Judge. As the mounting calls for Tamra’s takedown, termination and legal action against her continue by viewers, the Housewife Community - Teresa, Jill Zarin, Vicki, Shannon, Gretchen, Kelly Dodd and RHOC colleagues, Margaret details why she will not turn her back on her friend. Margaret explains why she thinks RHOC is bordering on RHONJ territory as we discuss whether the OC is the next franchise to go on pause, whether it has risen to the toxic level of RHONJ, what to expect at the upcoming RHOC soon to be filmed reunion and offer words of advice, along with both Marge and Melissa Gorga’s word of advice, to the RHOC cast on what to avoid moving forward. Speaking of the RHONJ pause, we share some real reasons of how we got here and why it won't be ending anytime soon, discuss Johnny J’s first, most unexpected RHOC confessional, break down the real reasons why Alexis wont be attending the cast trip and what to expect as this return to form season of the Grandaddy of them all, RHOC, continues on.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/6/202436 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

JEANA KEOUGH (on RHOC, Vicki, Tamra, Emily, Gina, Kelly Dodd & Vintage Bravo)

The OG of the OC herself, Jeana Keough, steps Behind The Rope. Stepping out from behind the gates of Coto de Caza, Jeana is here to talk about what Real Housewives was like back in the day, how far Bravo has come and just how much the franchises have changed over the years.  Season One, Episode One Of The Real Housewives of Orange County, Jeana was there along with with Vicki, Jo, Lauri, and Kimberly.  We discuss some of her other co-stars during her five year tenure as an RHOC cast member: Tamra Judge, Lynne Curtin, Gretchen Rossi and Tammy Knickerbocker as well as some of the other RHOC cast she knows well: Kelly Dodd, Braunwyn Windham-Burke, Gina Kirschenheiter and Emily Simpson. We discuss Slade Smiley, Jeana’s family - Kara, Shane and Colton, BravoCon and Adrienne Maloof.  With this stellar return to form season of RHOC more than half way over, we figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only Jeana Keough.  @jeana.keough @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com (15% Off Plus a $44 Gift With Your First Order of Clean, Spa Quality Skincare Essentials) PAIR EYEWEAR - paireyewear.com (Use Code Velvet Rope For 15% Off Your First Pair For Infinite Possibilities of Stylish Frames)  JLO BEAUTY - jlobeauty.com/VELVET (Get 4 Free Masks and Free Shipping on Jennifer Lopez Beauty Products!!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/6/20241 hour, 6 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

The Downfall of Tamra Judge, Why RHONY’s Season Will Determine RHONJ’s Future & Shannon Slammed as “Terror”

The RHOC Cast past and present, Housewives from other franchises and Housewives community as a whole seem to be coming for Tamra Judge in full force threatening lawsuits, exposure of private information and urging Bravo to terminate this orange holder that seems to have ruffled almost everyone’s feathers this season. Kelly Dodd, Teresa, Vicki, Gretchen, Jim Bellino and many others have weighed in but we wonder, where is her new BFF Alexis Bellino’s support? RHONY returns for Season 15 and we break down the premiere discussing newbies, Scientology, good news and some now so good news. We discuss how and why this RHONY season is crucial for the future of Teresa, Melissa and RHONJ, recap this past week’s RHOSLC and explain why RHONJ is the last thing anyone at Bravo is thinking about. Finally, Joel Kim Booster slams Shannon as a horrific human he hopes suffers with a nod of sympathy for John Janssen as things over at Love Hotel seem to be heating up. We cover his shocking statement in full and share updates.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/5/202415 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode Artwork

Heather Thomson’s Diddy Past, Candiace Dillard’s Confusion & Bethenny Frankel’s Clap Back

Bethenny Frankel has always known it all but now she also does it all. As if actress, philanthropist, business woman, reality tv star and podcaster were not enough, Bethenny can now add Supermodel to her list of life’s accomplishments. We break down Bethenny’s L’Oréal fashion show walk, The Ramona of it all, the criticism and, ultimately, her clap back. With RHOP almost back in our lives, we discuss the trailer, Candiace Dillard’s recent claims as to why she is not on this new season and Monique Samuels’ new claims about ex Chris. Speaking of returns, RHONY is back in our lives. We discuss the timelines, newbies, Scientology and drama of it all. Finally, we discuss many producers’ claims that the end of reality tv is near, share updates on the downfall of Diddy and deep dive RHONY Heather Thomson’s much publicized past with Diddy.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com (15% Off Plus a $44 Gift With Your First Order of Clean, Spa Quality Skincare Essentials) PAIR EYEWEAR - paireyewear.com (Use Code Velvet Rope For 15% Off Your First Pair For Infinite Possibilities of Stylish Frames)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/4/20241 hour, 13 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode Artwork

Our Recent Night Out w/ Paul (PK) Kemsley, Upcoming RHOBH Season Tea & Erika Jayne’s New Loss

Recently we attended what we thought was a Boy George concert. The night turned into a Boy George concert plus a whole lot more which involved full back stage access and a night out with the one and only PK. We chat about our evening with PK and George, dispel many long standing mistruths about Paul Kemsley and, probably most important to y’all, discuss the tea spilled about Dorit and the upcoming season of RHOBH!! Some nights just turn out great. In other RHOBH news, David Foster and Katharine McPhee seem to be having marital issues, Erika Jayne looses her now infamous earnings forever and still faces legal troubles ahead from Marco Marco and last, but certainly not least, Kyle Richards is seen around town, once again, with no wedding ring. Finally, this season of RHOSLC is plugging along with some good news and some not good news, but, fear not, we are here to break it all down. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  JLO BEAUTY - jlobeauty.com/VELVET (Get 4 Free Masks and Free Shipping on Jennifer Lopez Beauty Products!!) PAIR EYEWEAR - paireyewear.com (Use Code Velvet Rope For 15% Off Your First Pair For Infinite Possibilities of Stylish Frames)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/3/20241 hour, 3 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

Louie Ruelas’ Facade Exposed, Upcoming RHOBH Season & The Newest, Shocking Bravo Divorce

Louie Ruelas says a lot about a lot of things but at the end of the day, what does he really say? Who is the real Louie under all the one liners and anecdotes of positivity? We attempt to answer that question, discuss his future with Teresa and what is next for this self proclaimed soul mate couple now that RHONJ is on pause for the very long future.  RHOBH prepares to return, both Kathy Hilton and Lisa Rinna have life updates, RHONY also prepares to return and much more Housewives hot goss from the past week is broken down, analyzed and discussed. Finally, we discuss some of our other fav reality shows - The Hills, Laguna Beach, The Simple Life, Selling Sunset, Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica and The Osbournes. All this and more as we are joined today by Andie Mitchell and Sabrina Kohlberg from the “Good Morning America” / ABC Audio Podcast “Pop Culture Moms”. @andiemmitchell @skohlberg @popculturemoms @goodmorningamerica @abcaudio @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  PAIR EYEWEAR - paireyewear.com (Use Code Velvet Rope For 15% Off Your First Pair For Infinite Possibilities of Stylish Frames)  JLO BEAUTY - jlobeauty.com/VELVET (Get 4 Free Masks and Free Shipping on Jennifer Lopez Beauty Products!!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/2/202453 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kelly Dodd Threatens To Sue Tamra w/ Vicki & Gretchen As Teresa Giudice, Jill Zarin & Jim Bellino Show Support

Tamra Judge has just apologized for a second time regarding potential slanderous remarks which Jennifer Pedranti’s man Ryan Boyajian has threatened to sue her for. We revisit Tamra’s claims and both apologies as we separate fact from fiction on what constitutes slander and defamation, how to serve someone a lawsuit and whether, in fact, Tamra has actually been sued. As a shock to no one, everyone from the OC and Housewives across franchises have weighed in in what seems like support against Tamra. Kelly Dodd has threatened a class action lawsuit urging OC legends Vicki and Gretchen to join in. Kelly details why she wants to sue Tamra, claims she has received advice from Jim Bellino himself and explains why it is time to “take down that Bit$h”. Vicki takes this opportunity to slam Tamra, offer her and RHOC Producers some advice for the future and says she has heard from Teresa and Jill Zarin in support of taking Tamra down. We deep dive why Teresa and Jill each have their own set of issues with Tamra and discuss other Housewives and House Husbands who are eagerly anticipating what happens next in this most interesting turn of events for Miss Tammy Sue Waddle.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/1/202435 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

Teresa’s RHONJ Future, Tamra’s RHOC Reunion Plan, Whitney Rose’s Downfall & Future Shannon / Alexis Alliance

Alexis Bellino seems to be backtracking about the video she has regarding the night Shannon crashed her car, Shannon keeps holding her head high and this season of the return to form RHOC keeps moving along as we contemplate an Alexis / Shannon friendship in the possible near, or far, future.  Mary Cosby has shown up and shown out this season, newbie Bronwyn continues to do the mostest and we wonder why everyone seems to be coming for one Miss Whitney Rose. The people come for Tamra Judge as she claps back explaining everyone better watch out at the reunion, the RHONJ pause continues, Teresa seems to have a total lack of self awareness about her NJ future and the cast declare they are loyal to a fault yet their actions continue to show otherwise,  All this and more as we are joined today by Andie Mitchell and Sabrina Kohlberg from the “Good Morning America” / ABC Audio Podcast “Pop Culture Moms”. @andiemmitchell @skohlberg @popculturemoms @goodmorningamerica @abcaudio @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com (15% Off Plus a $44 Gift With Your First Order of Clean, Spa Quality Skincare Essentials) PAIR EYEWEAR - paireyewear.com (Use Code Velvet Rope For 15% Off Your First Pair For Infinite Possibilities of Stylish Frames)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/1/202449 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

MELISSA RIVERS (on What Fashion Police Co-Host Nene Leakes' E! Return Really Means & The Downfall of Diddy)

It is that time of the month again. Melissa Rivers stops by for everyone’s favorite Housewives, Bravo and Pop Culture round up where we make sense of all that has been going on over the past few weeks. At the top of everyone’s OMG list is, of course, Diddy. We discuss the charges, A List celebs mentioned and involved as old videos flood the net- Bieber, Leo, Khloe & more, strange facts of the case - 1,000 bottles of baby oil, prison conditions, lack of bail, JLo, and what happens next in the saga that is now known as The Downfall of Diddy. Real Housewives of Salt Lake City is back in our lives and all of our favorite snowflakes are bah-ringing it. We break down this season thus far and reveal tidbits of what is to come. The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives has drama off cameras, DWTS is having an epic season - Ana, Tori, Pommell Horse Stephen, Phaedra and much more. The Menendez Brothers speak out as Ryan Murphy’s Monsters takes the reins as one of the most watched shows of the week. Finally, Melissa’s Ex Fashion Police Colleague Nene Leakes has returned to Melissa’s former home at E!. Melissa breaks down what this really means for Nene, NBC, E!, Bravo and most importantly of all, the future of RHOA. Way to bury the lead!!! @melissariversofficial @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef  BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com (15% Off Plus a $44 Gift With Your First Order of Clean, Spa Quality Skincare Essentials) PAIR EYEWEAR - paireyewear.com (Use Code Velvet Rope For 15% Off Your First Pair For Infinite Possibilities of Stylish Frames)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/30/202449 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim Richards’ Psychiatric Hold, Kyle’s Confrontation w/ Kim & Tamra Judge Sued (Again)

Kim Richards has been placed on a Psychiatric Hold. Well, she was placed on a Psychiatric Hold earlier this month. We break down the facts surrounding that hold, her now off the wagon return to drinking, her whereabouts and why her family is extremely worried about her. We discuss Kyle Richards’ involvement, weigh in on Kyle and Kathy’s thoughts, Bravo’s involvement, Andy’s comments and most importantly, what happens next to Kim Richards. In other news, Jennifer Pedranti’s man Ryan Boyajian slams Tamra Judge’s accusations of his involvement with the FBI & MLB $16M Gambling Scandal, Gretchen Rossi weighs in slamming Tamra, Ryan is rumored to now be suing Miss Judge for her WWHL comments this week with the same lawyer Jim Bellino used to sue her and Tamra films a video appearing to offer some type of apology although not clear if that is what actually took place or if she was just trying to cover her as$. We break down this series of events and rumored lawsuit separating fact from fiction.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/29/202438 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

JO DE LA ROSA (on RHOC, Shannon, Tamra, Vicki, Heather, Kelly Dodd, Gretchen, & Slade)

Jo De La Rosa steps back Behind The Rope. One of the OG’s of the OC, who was there from Season One, Second One, Scene One. Jo chats all things RHOC -  Fancy Pants Dubrow, Shannon, Vicki, Tamra, Kelly Dodd, Dr. Terry Dubrow as an honorary housewife, Emily, Gina and so much more. We also chat about RHUGT - a concept which seems to now be abandoned, Gretchen Christine Rossi, Slade and just how far Bravo has come from RHOC Season One, Scene One with her in it. With this stellar return to form season of RHOC, we figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only Miss Jo De La Rosa!!! @jodelarosaa @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  JLO BEAUTY - jlobeauty.com/VELVET (Get 4 Free Masks and Free Shipping on Jennifer Lopez Beauty Products!!) RO - ro.co/velvet (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s At a Fraction Of The Cost Of The Name Brands)  JACK BLACK - getjackblack.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For 10% Off Your Order of Men’s Grooming Products As Effective and Great As Women’s) ACORNS - acorns.com/velvetrope (Start Saving and Investing For Your Future Today) LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) IRESTORE - irestorelaser.com ($625 Off with/ Code VelvetRope To Get Medical Grade Red Light Treatment at Home To Regrow Your Hair) GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/29/20241 hour, 35 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jennifer Aydin’s New Message For Margaret, Obsession w/ The Gorgas & Mary Cosby’s Ramona Singer Era (RHOSLC Recap)

RHOSLC Season 5, Episode 2. Craziness, all stars, over the top fashion and more. Mary Cosby, like Ramona Singer, has no problem looking someone in the face - in this case newbie Britani - and telling them she just does not care at all whatsoever about them. Ahh Mary Ramona Singer Stinger Cosby is in the house. Angie K., still emotional over getting the center snowflake, shows up and shows out but Miss Barlow reminds us that it is way too late to change in your late 40s. Amen to that, no pun intended. Meredith gives us McSweeney, Leah vibes announcing her upcoming Bat Mitzvah, Seth is excited and the bath balm biz is off to the races. We smell a few fake storylines, have heard some off air rumors - and nastiness - and much more. In other news, Jennifer Aydin is still talking about her Gorga run in at BravoCon years ago as we wonder if anyone cares. Finally, Jennifer shares a new message for Margaret Josephs as, surprise, surprise, the RHONJ pause remains in full effect with nothing expected to be discussed til early 2025, if that.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/28/202412 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode Artwork

Erika Jayne Speaks Out on Tom’s Verdict, Jax Slams Rachel Leviss & David Beador’s Shocking Texts About Shannon Released

Vanderpump Rules has so many reports about its future - an OG show and a newbie show, which cast members will be back, who will not be returning and so on and so forth. Today, we break down all of those rumors separating fact from fiction.  RHOSLC has returned with a bang but ratings that do not quite match up. We discuss Season 5 of RHOSLC - the highs and lows and what we expect as the rest of this season chugs along. Jax Taylor claps back at Rachel Leviss and it ain’t pretty, Alexis Bellino shares an update on Johnny J’s secret video of Shannon that was threatened to be released, David Beador and wife Lesley’s shocking, aggressive text messages are released, Shannon Beador shares updates and last, but certainly not least, Erika Jayne breaks her silence, weighs in on Tom’s guilty verdict and shares life updates as we prepare for the return of RHOBH later this year. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  JACK BLACK - getjackblack.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For 10% Off Your Order of Men’s Grooming Products As Effective and Great As Women’s) ACORNS - acorns.com/velvetrope (Start Saving and Investing For Your Future Today) LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) JLO BEAUTY - jlobeauty.com/VELVET (Get 4 Free Masks and Free Shipping on Jennifer Lopez Beauty Products!!) RO - ro.co/velvet (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s At a Fraction Of The Cost Of The Name Brands)  IRESTORE - irestorelaser.com ($625 Off with/ Code VelvetRope To Get Medical Grade Red Light Treatment at Home To Regrow Your Hair) GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/27/20241 hour, 11 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode Artwork

What Nene Leakes’ NBC Return Means, Morgan & Kyle On / Off Again, RHOP Trailer & Phaedra Dances

Nene Leakes returned to the NBC family to host E!’s Emmy’s After Party with Ariana Madix. We break down how Nene did, why she returned, how this actually happened and whether this has bigger implications for her future with E, NBC, Bravo and, most importantly, The Real Housewives of Atlanta (RHOA).  Next we discuss the RHOP trailer, RHOP newbie Stacey Rusch, the upcoming seasons of RHOA, RHONY and RHOBH and Kyle and Morgan’s complicated on again, off again relationship with a side of Kesha mixed in there.  Finally, we break down this season of DWTS - Phaedra’s Real Housewives representation, Tori and Shannen Doherty’s presence, Anna’s sequined ankle monitor and why no one near stands a chance next to pummel horse guy Stephen Nedoroscik. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  JACK BLACK - getjackblack.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For 10% Off Your Order of Men’s Grooming Products As Effective and Great As Women’s) ACORNS - acorns.com/velvetrope (Start Saving and Investing For Your Future Today) LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) JLO BEAUTY - jlobeauty.com/VELVET (Get 4 Free Masks and Free Shipping on Jennifer Lopez Beauty Products!!) RO - ro.co/velvet (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s At a Fraction Of The Cost Of The Name Brands)  IRESTORE - irestorelaser.com ($625 Off with/ Code VelvetRope To Get Medical Grade Red Light Treatment at Home To Regrow Your Hair) GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/26/20241 hour, 7 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

Teresa’s Other Face, Alexis Bellino’s Victim Act Exposed & Meredith Marks’ “Margaret Josephs” Era

Teresa Giudice’s House of Villains starts very soon. We break down what to expect from Teresa on Villains, the likelihood she will be the fun, light, happy Tre as she promises with no Melissa or Margaret and whether her performance on this show will determine her future on RHONJ. Emily Simpson slams ex-friend Alexis Bellino, warns Alexis that she is not a victim and opens up in a raw, emotional RHOC scene as this season of RHOC plugs along. Ariana slams a fan and aggressively defends boyfriend Daniel Wai, claps back hard and shares updates on her Vanderpump Rules future. Finally, Whitney Rose slams Meredith Marks as “nothing”, “compares” her to Margaret Josephs and explains all the lies the rest of the RHOSLC cast has told as of late. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/25/202434 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode Artwork

Selling Sunset’s Amanda Lynn (on Season 8, Castmates, Cancelled Reunion, Chrishell’s Ultimatum & RHOBH)

Amanda Lynn steps Behind The Rope. Selling Sunset’s Amanda Lynn that is.  The woman at the center of much of the drama of Selling Sunset Season 8 is here to break it all down.  Amanda discusses the truth about how she got involved with this season, the lunch with Bre where she reveals the information about Chelsea’s husband that set in motion much of the season’s events and her current relationship with Bre after the many ups and downs of the past several months. Amanda chats real estate porn, her new 70M listing, other cast mates Mary, Chrishell, Chelsea and Emma, the other season long drama created by Nicole Young, her past tweets and those other real estate shows Owning Manhattan and MDLLA.  Ending on a cliffhanger, Amanda talks about her potential future on Selling Sunset, whether Chrishell will return despite her claims she will never work with Nicole again and whether the cancelled reunion will have bigger implications for the future cast of the show the way it did for RHONY and RHONJ.  Speaking of Real Housewives, we chat RHOBH, Erika Jayne, Heather Dubrow and last, but certainly not least, Dolores Catania. @amandalynnestates @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  JLO BEAUTY - jlobeauty.com/VELVET (Get 4 Free Masks and Free Shipping on Jennifer Lopez Beauty Products!!) JACK BLACK - getjackblack.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For 10% Off Your Order of Men’s Grooming Products As Effective and Great As Women’s) ACORNS - acorns.com/velvetrope (Start Saving and Investing For Your Future Today) LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) RO - ro.co/velvet (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s At a Fraction Of The Cost Of The Name Brands)  IRESTORE - irestorelaser.com ($625 Off with/ Code VelvetRope To Get Medical Grade Red Light Treatment at Home To Regrow Your Hair) GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/25/20241 hour, 24 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode Artwork

Teresa and Louie’s Shaky Future, RHONJ Chooses Tre or Mel & Shannon and Tamra Reconciliation

Psychic Robbin steps Behind The Rope. Psychic Robbin is here to help us make sense of all that is happening in the BravoSphere. Psychic Robbin delves into this current season of RHOC, the fallout of Tamra’s friendship with Shannon, the fallout of Vicki’s friendship with Tamra, Alexis’ new friendship with Tamra, Fun Lexi & Johnny J’s engagement and much more. Robbin tells us all that she sees regarding the rest of the season and for each of their friendships explaining which friendships can be mended, which will be mended and which are just gone and broken forever. Next Psychic Robbin heads east to The Garden State to help us make sense of the RHONJ pause. Robbin discusses Teresa - what she sees in terms of her future on the show, whether she will be back next season, whether Melissa will be back next season, whether Teresa will ever reconcile with Melissa and Joe and so on and so forth. Robbin also breaks down the marriage between Tre and Louie - whether they will last forever as soul mates or are ultimately headed for divorce, whether Louie is as shady as many of the fans think or whether all the on line tabloid fodder is totally overhyped and whether this is true love with pure intentions or if Louie has ulterior motives. Psychic Robbin holds nothing back revealing harsh truths, tough love and what she sees for the future for Teresa, Louie, Tamra, Shannon, Melissa, Alexis and many more of our favorite housewives coast to coast. If you want to book a reading with Psychic Robbin, head to the PSYCHIC SOURCE.  Download The Psychic Source App in Apple or Google Play For Free To Get a 35 Minute Psychic Reading For Only $20 With Code Velvet. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  JLO BEAUTY - jlobeauty.com/VELVET (Get 4 Free Masks and Free Shipping on Jennifer Lopez Beauty Products!!) ACORNS - acorns.com/velvetrope (Start Saving and Investing For Your Future Today) LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) JACK BLACK - getjackblack.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For 10% Off Your Order of Men’s Grooming Products As Effective and Great As Women’s) RO - ro.co/velvet (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s At a Fraction Of The Cost Of The Name Brands)  IRESTORE - irestorelaser.com ($625 Off with/ Code VelvetRope To Get Medical Grade Red Light Treatment at Home To Regrow Your Hair) GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/24/20241 hour, 7 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode Artwork

ELIZABETH VARGAS (on RHOC Season 18, Texts From Shannon & Recent Run Ins w/ Alexis & Johnny J)

Elizabeth Vargas steps Behind The Rope.  Many years ago we had Elizabeth on right after her one season wonder ended on RHOC. With so much going on this current season, we figured it the best time to sit down and chat with Elizabeth again. We break down all that has been happening this season - the return of Jesus Jugs, her engagement to Johnny J and the videotape of what really went down with Shannon that fateful night she crashed her car into a house. Elizabeth discusses the importance of Emily and Gina, the return to form of the Tamra we all know, Shannon’s edit and redemption and much, much more. Seeing as the OC is a small place where everyone seems to know everyone, Elizabeth brought friends with her who know more about what happened the night Shannon received her DUI, who have had past histories and run ins with Johnny J, who know our good friend - cue the sarcasm - ole Kelly Dodd and much, much more off screen drama, secrets and true boots on the RHOC in their backyard ground with the one and only Miss Elizabeth Vargas. For everyone who wants to check out Elizabeth’s Podcast, it can be found under “Elizabeth Lyn Vargas TV” wherever you get your podcasts! @elizabethlynvargas @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  JLO BEAUTY - jlobeauty.com/VELVET (Get 4 Free Masks and Free Shipping on Jennifer Lopez Beauty Products!!) LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) ACORNS - acorns.com/velvetrope (Start Saving and Investing For Your Future Today) JACK BLACK - getjackblack.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For 10% Off Your Order of Men’s Grooming Products As Effective and Great As Women’s) RO - ro.co/velvet (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s At a Fraction Of The Cost Of The Name Brands)  IRESTORE - irestorelaser.com ($625 Off with/ Code VelvetRope To Get Medical Grade Red Light Treatment at Home To Regrow Your Hair) GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  TRUVAGA - www.truvaga.com ($15 Off w/ Code Velvet on The Best Product To Enhance Your Wellness Journey) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/23/20241 hour, 1 minute, 11 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kelly Dodd Slams Tamra, We Clap Back At Kelly, Alexis Slams Bravo & Tamra Warns Her Castmates & Fans

Kelly Dodd has come out this past week and claimed that Tamra Judge is the biggest bully and that although she can dish it out, she cannot take it? Say whaaat? We clap back on behalf of TamRat reminding Kelly that she herself is the biggest bully and that she definitely cannot take it after dishing it out.   Oh, Miss Dodd. You are so silly. Speaking of Miss Judge, Tamra has a warning about the upcoming reunion for her castmates, fans and viewers and doubles down on the claim that she did nothing wrong this epic RHOC season.  Heather Dubrow speaks out on John and Alexis, Alexis issues a shocking statement to and for viewers and we break it all down, make sense of it all and look ahead to the rest of this RHOC season as Andy Cohen gets ready to tape the reunion bringing to light all the unanswered questions of this RHOC season. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/22/202434 minutes, 1 second
Episode Artwork

BRAUNWYN WINDHAM BURKE (on RHOC, Shannon, Tamra, Vicki, Alexis Returning & Kelly Dodd!) II

Braunwyn Windham Burke steps back Behind The Rope. Braunwyn is here to chat about her experience before, during and after her two season run on the OG of them all, The Real Housewives of Orange County. Braunwyn breaks down the highs and lows of her time on RHOC and all that she faced during this time in the public eye - coming out as gay, revealing she is an alcoholic and showing what society still considers an “unconventional” marriage. Braunwyn holds nothing back in sharing the status of her sobriety, her relationships and everything else she has going on since leaving the show. Of course, we also break down just why the public did not believe her truth, the masses that cried “fake” storylines, what really went on behind the scenes with Production and filming and how and why she thinks Bravo could have handled it all much differently. Finally we chat cast mates such as Vicki, Tamra, Shannon & Heather Dubrow and much more. All this and we are only getting started as today we deemed the perfect day to share this blast from the past Part II chat with the one and only Braunwyn.  @braunwynwindhamburke @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TASKRABBIT - taskrabbit.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Any Tasker For Any Task) ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/22/20241 hour, 23 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

Teresa’s Bad News, Jackie’s Friendship Update w/ Tre/Marge & RHOSLC Returns To Takedown Whitney Rose

RHOSLC is back baybee! Season 5, Episode 1. RHOSLC has returned with a bang. From fighting over bath bombs to Mary’s words of wisdom that a large piece of meat does not easily digest, our fav snowflake holders have sure brought it in this premiere episode. Not a weak link in the entire group, everyone brought their A game, Angie brought a scroll and many friendships were shifted, broken down and, hey, a few were even started. Meredith vs. Whitney, Angie vs Meredith - not that Meredith cares nor pays her the time of day, Lisa vs Angie, Mary vs Britani and everyone and everything else in what seems to be shaping up to be the take down season of one Whitney Rose. Of course, we also met newbie fashionista Bronwyn - $15,000 coat and all, had an engaged Mary - was she warned after last season?, witnessed tons of Reality Von Tease mentions - last season seems like years ago and more in what seems reminiscent of vintage RHONY (thank you Shed Media) where everyone and anyone has something to say, scream and / or act out to be heard.  In other news, Teresa Giduice received some bad news this week, we share updates on Jackie's friendships with both Tre and Marge and much more RHONJ news as we break down the good and bad from this past week in the BravoVerse! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now:  https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/21/202413 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode Artwork

Erika Jayne’s Armie Hammer Past, Jax Sells Possessions on eBay & Lala Distances Herself From The VanderVerse

Erika Jayne has a past with Armie Hammer.  Jax Taylor declares he will be the best ex-husband to Brittany, explains why he liked being in treatment, issues some conflicting, confusing statements about his “new life” and apparently sells his and Brittany’s belongings on eBay for $30.  Lala Kent gives birth and declares that she does not fit into The Valley, no longer fits into VPR and is not yet ready for Housewives.  Way to talk yourself outta a job. Stassi & Lisa Vanderpump reunite as we break down the truth behind her return to Reality TV.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  TASKRABBIT - taskrabbit.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Any Tasker For Any Task) GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/20/20241 hour, 5 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode Artwork

Tamra’s Shocking Reveal About Vicki’s Past, Jeff Lewis Slammed By Ex Gage & Shannon’s Thanks To Alexis

Tamra Judge slams Vicki by sharing strange, shocking, dark new info about The OG of The OC that we are still trying to make sense of.  Speaking of Tamra, she explains why Shannon Beador should thank Alexis Bellino, we discuss why Shannon should thank Producers and what we expect to happen the rest of this RHOC season.  In other news, Jeff Lewis’ ex Gage Edward slams Jeff, Jeff’s psychic predicts major drama for JL as the fall progresses and in true Jeff Lewis fashion, the chumps weigh in.  The Vanderpump Rules universe explodes as rumors of the next gen circulate, rumors of the last OG season swirl, Peter Madrigal spews forth more rumors and we discuss the possible return of Rachel Leviss. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  TASKRABBIT - taskrabbit.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Any Tasker For Any Task) GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/19/20241 hour, 6 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

RENEE & JENN GRAZIANO (on Mob Wives, Castmates, Teresa Or Melissa, The Big Boys, RHONJ Advice & Close Calls) II

Renee and Jenn Graziano step back Behind The Rope. Renee returns and brings big sis Jen to, as we like to say, mention it all.  Renee and Jenn discuss the early days of Mob Wives, castmates Drita, Karen, Carla, Big Ang and what it was like to work as creator (Jenn) and talent (Renee) while balancing being sisters outside of the show. Jenn and Renee talk about the ups and downs in their relationship throughout the years, filming Mob Wives at a time when the “big boys” in the lifestyle did not always approve, the importance of family and what their relationship, and the relationship to their co-stars is today.  Speaking of ups and downs in a sister relationship, The Granziano girls weigh in on Teresa vs. Melissa, the toxic nature and future of RHONJ, RHOSLC, the return of Mary Cosby and last, but certainly not least, Renee’s fav Housewife of all time, Erika Jayne.  Finally, Renee and Jen chat about what we can expect from each of their new stellar Podcasts, The Crysis Queen Podcast (Renee) and The Straightenedout Podcast (Jenn). Part II starts now! @jenngraziano @reneegraziano @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) TASKRABBIT - taskrabbit.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Any Tasker For Any Task) ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/18/202453 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode Artwork

Louie Ruelas' Company Goes Bankrupt, Toxic RHONJ Bloggers Infiltrate RHOBH & Kyle and Morgan Break Up

Louie Ruelas’ company, Digital Marketing Solutions (DMS), filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy last week. We break down the facts that led up to this declaration, discuss what this means for the business and where Mr. Ruelas goes from here. We next discuss Teresa - what she knew, if anything, her new goals in life and how she feels about this declaration of Bankruptcy, her husband and the public’s reaction. We discuss their marriage, is there a need for intervention and whether Margaret Josephs has been right all along. Next, we discuss and reveal every detail regarding the Tre Hugger bloggers who have bombarded the RHOBH cast past and present this week - Sutton, Erika, Kyle, Dorit, Teddi, Rinna, Garcelle, even Jennifer Tilly - trying to bring the toxicity of the RHONJ blog world to RHOBH which suggests that the toxic nature of RHONJ has not yet died down and the pause has changed nothing since last month’s finale. Finally, we discuss Teresa’s involvement in the RHONJ blogger community, whether she is aware of the recent RHOBH attack and whether this will affect her future multi million dollar job. Oh yea, also Kyle and Morgan break up. Way to bury the lead! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/17/202434 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jax & Brittany’s Master Plan, Stassi’s Return, The Toms’ Update & LVP’s New Wins

Jax and Brittany’s divorce moves forward, he is served on camera, she goes on the cast trip solo, he talks about being a soon to be amazing ex-husband, he details how much he loved rehab and we wonder how and why The Valley Season Two is shaping up to be one of the best reality shows out there. In other Valley news, Kristen Doute is engaged, Michelle brought her new man on the cast trip, he bonded with soon to be ex husband Jesse Lally, Zack slams Jax as a worse man after rehab and much, much more. We discuss who else from Vanderpump Rules, besides Scheana and Lala, we expect to see on The Valley, share updates on The Toms, Stassi, LVP and more of our fav’s from the VanderVerse. In other news, we discuss Jenn Tran’s recently completed season of The Bachelorette, her upcoming DWTS Season (Phaedra, Anna, Joey, Tori), Chris Harrison’s latest endeavors and much more. Finally, we discuss what it takes to be a reality star in 2024, losing your true self for the sake of the show, why the show will always come first to the Jax and Brittany’s of the world, how and why Lisa Vanderpump is winning and whether it is possible to be truly authentic and yourself when the cameras are rolling.  Dave Neal from The Rush Hour with Dave Neal joins us to help us break it all down. @dnealz @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  TASKRABBIT - taskrabbit.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Any Tasker For Any Task) ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/17/20241 hour, 19 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode Artwork

RENEE & JENN GRAZIANO (on Mob Wives, Castmates, Teresa Or Melissa, The Big Boys, RHONJ Advice & Close Calls) I

Renee and Jenn Graziano step Behind The Rope. Renee returns and brings big sis Jen to, as we like to say, mention it all.  Renee and Jenn discuss the early days of Mob Wives, castmates Drita, Karen, Carla, Big Ang and what it was like to work as creator (Jenn) and talent (Renee) while balancing being sisters outside of the show. Jenn and Renee talk about the ups and downs in their relationship throughout the years, filming Mob Wives at a time when the “big boys” in the lifestyle did not always approve, the importance of family and what their relationship, and the relationship to their co-stars is today.  Speaking of ups and downs in a sister relationship, The Granziano girls weigh in on Teresa vs. Melissa, the toxic nature and future of RHONJ, RHOSLC, the return of Mary Cosby and last, but certainly not least, Renee’s fav Housewife of all time, Erika Jayne.  Finally, Renee and Jen chat about what we can expect from each of their new stellar Podcasts, The Crysis Queen Podcast (Renee) and The Straightenedout Podcast (Jenn) @jenngraziano @reneegraziano @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  TASKRABBIT - taskrabbit.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Any Tasker For Any Task) ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/16/202449 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ Fake Casting News Exposed, Nene's NBC Return & Andy Cohen's Private Messages Released

RHONJ casting news has arisen this week and been exposed. We break down the RHONJ casting news and separate fact from fiction as this fractured, on pause franchise looms on. Nene Lakes returned to the NBC family earlier this week to host the E! Emmy’s after party. We discuss what this means for Nene, the rumors that she is returning to RHOA and how her hosting alongside Ariana - still America’s favorite darling - went.  Certain Housewives are struggling after the gig ends and the camera lights fade and some thrive. We break down which is which and look ahead to the future of the franchise as a whole. Hotel Love begins to film with Lu, Giz, Ash and Beador, Andy Cohen’s private texts, messages and conversations are set to be released to Leah McSweeney as her lawsuit moves forward, RHOM cameras are back up as of earlier this week and much more as we break down all the latest hot goss from the past few days in the BravoVerse.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/15/202432 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode Artwork

BRAUNWYN WINDHAM BURKE (on RHOC, Shannon, Tamra, Vicki, Alexis Returning & Kelly Dodd!) I

Braunwyn Windham Burke steps Behind The Rope. Braunwyn is here to chat about her experience before, during and after her two season run on the OG of them all, The Real Housewives of Orange County. Braunwyn breaks down the highs and lows of her time on RHOC and all that she faced during this time in the public eye - coming out as gay, revealing she is an alcoholic and showing what society still considers an “unconventional” marriage. Braunwyn holds nothing back in sharing the status of her sobriety, her relationships and everything else she has going on since leaving the show. Of course, we also break down just why the public did not believe her truth, the masses that cried “fake” storylines, what really went on behind the scenes with Production and filming and how and why she thinks Bravo could have handled it all much differently. Finally we chat cast mates such as Vicki, Tamra, Shannon & Heather Dubrow and much more. All this and we are only getting started as today we deemed the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only Braunwyn.  @braunwynwindhamburke @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ONESKIN- oneskin.co (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off The Skin Care Which Targets The Root Causes Of Aging)  ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) RO - ro.co/velvet (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s At a Fraction Of The Cost Of The Name Brands)  FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) PSYCHIC SOURCE (Download The Psychic Source App in Apple or Google Play For Free To Get a 35 Minute Psychic Reading For Only $20 With Code Velvet) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/15/20241 hour, 9 minutes, 1 second
Episode Artwork

Teresa’s Warning To RHONJ Cast, Alexis Details Hidden Shannon Video, Melissa Gorga Backtracks & RHOC Recap

Teresa and Melissa are at it again. For everyone wondering, the RHONJ pause to cure the toxicity of this once fav franchise does not seem to have taken effect quite yet. Teresa warns that America is not done with her yet, Melissa clarifies past comments that she will quit the show if Tre is back and much more from this past weeks RHONJ top headlines. Heading west, we break down the latest episode of RHOC. Alexis tries to chat with Shannon, Gina get tangled in Heather vs. Katie, Emily is in her feelings and loves cheese, Heather represents, Tamra stands strong for Fun Lexi and Shannon continues her redemption tour reminding everyone that there is life after Johnny J, crashing into the side of a house and community service. Off air, Alexis declares she will take the Janssen name,  John explains the name Johnny J, details are shares about why Shannons 75K offer was turned down and more. Finally, the RHOP trailer drops, Meredith makes shocking claims about the new season of RHOSLC and we just hope that both live up to the hype helping to return Housewives to its glory days. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now:  https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/14/202413 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode Artwork

Rachel Fuda Unemployed, Vicki vs Tamra Goes Low, Lenny/Katharina Break Up & Our Night Out w/ Kathy Hilton

Last week we had an epic night out with both Kathy Hilton and Sutton Stracke. As we prepare for the new season of RHOBH - coming soon - for everyone who wants to know the details of that night out… here ya go.  Rachel Fuda claims she is unemployed. Vicki Gunvalson comes for Tamra and Teddi once again as they clap back and so on and so forth. Katharina Mazepa and Lenny Hochstein break up and the new season of RHOM prepares to film.  Phaedra Parks, Tori Spelling and Anna Delvey join DWTS, Chrishell Stause threatens to quit Selling Sunset and we cover it all as this epic week in reality tv comes to an end.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PSYCHIC SOURCE (Download The Psychic Source App in Apple or Google Play For Free To Get a 35 Minute Psychic Reading For Only $20 With Code Velvet) ONESKIN- oneskin.co (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off The Skin Care Which Targets The Root Causes Of Aging)  RO - ro.co/velvet (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s At a Fraction Of The Cost Of The Name Brands)  ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/13/20241 hour, 6 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode Artwork

Vicki & Tamra’s War Escalates, Tamra’s Daughter Weighs In & Rumors About The Husband (Eddie) Arise

There is really only one main topic to break down today. After gathering all of the facts of she said, she said, we break down the epic war that seems to be getting worse by the day between Tamra and Vicki, no last names needed. Who could have ever predicted this? After feuding all season, off air, Vicki slammed Tamra as a bad mom who does not care at all about daughter Sidney, has martial problems with husband Eddie and is just a dark, toxic person of no substance. Fresh out of a brow lift, CO2 laster treatment and chemical peel, looking almost unrecognizable, Tamra clapped back, changed her tune twenty four hours later and broke down leaving fans to speculate what was real and not real. We break down the back story of this feud, the claims that Tamra and Eddie have problems and that Vicki is jealous, pathetic and will never be back on RHOC in the feud we never expected, nor knew we needed, but are so here for considering it is just as dynamic, diabolical and entertaining as anything we are watching on this season of RHOC. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PSYCHIC SOURCE (Download The Psychic Source App in Apple or Google Play For Free To Get a 35 Minute Psychic Reading For Only $20 With Code Velvet) ONESKIN- oneskin.co (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off The Skin Care Which Targets The Root Causes Of Aging)  RO - ro.co/velvet (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s At a Fraction Of The Cost Of The Name Brands)  ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/12/20241 hour, 5 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode Artwork

Introducing: Pop Culture Moms

Sharing an episode of a podcast we're loving. On Pop Culture Moms, longtime friends and pop culture enthusiasts Andie Mitchell and Sabrina Kohlberg seek the best advice and most valuable insights from the fictional moms we love most from TV and movies. Each week Andie and Sabrina sit down with fellow “scholars” of pop culture to explore the highs and lows of parenting. And they talk to some of our favorite Bravolebrities and reality TV stars. Like Real Housewife of Salt Lake City Heather Gay, who discusses leaving perfectionism behind. And Millionaire Matchmaker Patti Stanger who shares all her hot takes on celebrity couples who go the distance.  In this episode, Garcelle Beauvais talks about parenting, pop culture and the younger celebrities she’d love to date. She also dishes about the time she almost quit “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” and one big change we can expect next season. You can find more Pop Culture Moms at link.chtbl.com/popculturemomss1/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/11/202432 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

Brittany Breaks Down, Jax Develops PTSD, Stassi Returns (Details!), LVP Wins & The Toms’ New Plan

So many changes in the VanderVerse, so little time. Today we try to make sense of it all.  Jax and Brittany move forward with their divorce, engage in on line shade, film The Valley - separately, continue the Pod - separately and everything and anything else in between as she goes on the cast trip while he sits this one out. Jax is diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and PTSD, Brittany is seen breaking down during filming and we wonder whether this divorce will actually happen.  Scheana and Lala continue to film The Valley, Stassi Schroeder prepares to film Stassi Says and Vanderpump Villa and Lisa Vanderpump smiles ear to ear with the last laugh.  All this and we still do not know about the future of VPR as we are joined back by Rob Schulte from the Vanderpump Robs Podcast. @robkschulte @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RO - ro.co/velvet (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s At a Fraction Of The Cost Of The Name Brands)  PSYCHIC SOURCE (Download The Psychic Source App in Apple or Google Play For Free To Get a 35 Minute Psychic Reading For Only $20 With Code Velvet) ONESKIN- oneskin.co (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off The Skin Care Which Targets The Root Causes Of Aging)  ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/11/20241 hour, 4 minutes, 1 second
Episode Artwork

Margaret Josephs Explains Why Louie is "Evil To The Bone", Details Teresa's Grudges & Has New Message For Danielle Staub

Danielle Cabral claims she is not sure if she can handle another RHONJ season like this past, details the hardest parts of the job and discusses her and the show’s future as the RHONJ long pause remains in full effect. Margaret Josephs has a message for Danielle Staub and Siggy Flicker, discusses Teresa’s grudges, slams ex-friend Jackie Goldschneider, discusses the fall out of Tre’s friendship with Dina Manzo, praises Juicy Joe and slams Louie Ruelas as “evil to the bone” responsible for poisoning Teresa again her. Finally, Alexis Bellino demands respect, is sick of the audience’s and fellow cast member’s sympathy for Shannon and prepares, apparently, to wed Johnny J now that she is an engaged woman. Somewhere, down the block, Jim Bellino is smiling.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/10/202433 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode Artwork

Tim Murray (on RHOBH’s Carlton Gebbia, LVP, Charmed, Britney Spears, RHOSLC’s Return & Witches)

Tim Murray steps Behind The Rope. Comedian, Actor, Multifaceted Performer Extraordinaire. Tim is here to chat about the return of his comedy hour Witches, which begins shows the states this month. As an ode to its return, we talk some of our fav witches throughout the decades in pop culture - Charmed, Sabrina The Teenage Witch, the Craft, Wicked and last, but certainly not least, what we feel is the most iconic witch of all time, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ very own Carlton Gebbia. We discus Carlton, her RHOBH run, being misunderstood by her cast mates (Kyle Richards we mean you) and much more. Speaking of housewives, we chat the brilliance of RHOSLC, Lisa Vanderpump, the return of Mary Cosby and the future of Bravo. Finally, we discuss Britney - Spears not Cartwright, Ariana - Grande not Madix and many more of the pop culture icons which helped shape Tim, his career and one man show Witches. @timmurray @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: YA-MAN - ya-manusa.com (20% Off With Code BTVR To Experience the Future of Beauty) ONESKIN- oneskin.co (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off The Skin Care Which Targets The Root Causes Of Aging)  ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) RO - ro.co/velvet (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s At a Fraction Of The Cost Of The Name Brands)  FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) PSYCHIC SOURCE (Download The Psychic Source App in Apple or Google Play For Free To Get a 35 Minute Psychic Reading For Only $20 With Code Velvet) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/10/202450 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

CHEF STU (on RHONJ’s Possible End, Jen Shah’s RHOSLC Future & Dorit’s “Last Chance”)

Chef Stu returns to help us break down all that has been going down in the BravoSphere over the past week. Andy Cohen recently weighed in, again, on the future of RHONJ, fans react, and we discuss what we think will happen regarding this once top rated franchise. RHOSLC returns next week, the cast is already slamming each other on social media and fans speculate about Jen Shah’s future role on the franchise. Shannon Beador continues to live her new life, Tamra continues to slam Shannon and Vicki seems to be holding on to the job of Housewife, or friend of, as long as she can. Kyle Richards shares the status of her friendship with Dorit, Dorit prepares for her season of change, Boz and Jen Tilly join and we discuss more gossip from our fav Diamond Holders as RHOBH prepares to return later this year. Finally, more claims about the future of Vanderpump Rules surface, James Kennedy and the rest of the cast weigh in and we discuss when and if this franchise will return to our BravoSphere.  @chefstuartokeeffe @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TRUVAGA - www.truvaga.com ($15 Off w/ Code Velvet on The Best Product To Enhance Your Wellness Journey) ONESKIN- oneskin.co (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off The Skin Care Which Targets The Root Causes Of Aging)  ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) RO - ro.co/velvet (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s At a Fraction Of The Cost Of The Name Brands)  FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) PSYCHIC SOURCE (Download The Psychic Source App in Apple or Google Play For Free To Get a 35 Minute Psychic Reading For Only $20 With Code Velvet) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/9/202451 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode Artwork

Louie Ruelas’ Warning To His Enemies, Margaret’s Rumored Take Down of Melissa & Jen Aydin Slams Tamra Judge

Andy Cohen tripled down this week on the fact that we should not ask about, think about or expect RHONJ casting news any time soon. That said, it seems to have been a busy week in RHONJ land. Louie Ruelas posted a warning to his enemies which seems to double down on how he feels about Margaret’s son, suggest he was not at all sorry despite his on line apology and imply that he is still as conflicted, having learned nothing, as the toxic nature of RHONJ seems to not have cooled at all despite Andy’s pause. Rachel Fuda claims she is unemployed from RHONJ. Blind items surface that Marge plans to take down Melissa with her arsenal of dirt if she is fired from the show. Finally, Vicki and Tamra’s war gets even nastier, fans and RHOC cast members weigh in and Jennifer Aydin takes the opportunity to slam Tamra back for all that she has said to about her over the past few weeks. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/8/202435 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode Artwork

LYNNE CURTIN (on RHOC, Tamra, Vicki, Kyle Richards & Cuffs)

The Real Housewives of Orange County's Lynne Curtin steps Behind The Rope.  Lynne takes us back to when she was first cast to step behind the gates of Coto de Caza in Season Four of the hit Bravo show. Lynne walks us through how she was cast on RHOC, who she knew before being cast and some of the story lines we saw regarding her life as they played out on national television. We discuss how The Real Housewives of Orange Country has changed since the early days and how reality tv, in general, is a whole new landscape in the modern age. Of course we discuss the status of Lynne's current relationships with other OC staples such as Vicki Gunvalson, Tamra Judge, Jeana Keough, Gretchen Rossi, Lydia McLaughlin, Emily Simpson, Heather Dubrow, Lizzie Rovsek, and the Peggys Sulahian and Tanous. We also talk about the times she has crossed paths with Kyle Richards, Lisa Vanderpump and many of our friends from Laguna Beach and The Hills. Finally, no chat with Lynne Curtin would ever be complete without a discussion of her iconic, classic, one of a kind "Lynne Curtin Cuffs”.  With this season of RHOC well under way, we figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only Lynne Curtin.  @lynneanncurtin @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  RO - ro.co/velvet (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s At a Fraction Of The Cost Of The Name Brands)  ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula)   GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/8/20241 hour, 23 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ Old Rumors Resurface, Our Past w/ Alexis Jugs, Teresa’s Cold Heart & Jeff Lewis' Messiness

For everyone who did not attend our live show, which lasted over three long hours, no question was off limits. Having just watched one of the most toxic seasons of RHONJ a lot of questions were about RHONJ past, current and, most important, future. Who will return - Teresa or Melissa or Neither? We break all of that down in this Final Part Three of our live show which sold out earlier this month where no question was off limits and where we could not plead the fifth.  From questions about the future of RHONJ, to our own personal break ups and make ups with Margaret Josephs, Jennifer Aydin and other RHONJ staples, we spilled the tea leaving no stone unturned no matter what or who it exposed. If there is one thing we learned from this season of RHONJ, as they say, the truth shall set you free. Of course, we also chatted about this current season of RHOC, shared inside info regarding the future of Vanderpump Rules and discussed what we know about Erika Jayne’s role in RHOBH’s upcoming Season 14. All this and more as we share this Part One today with you, our loyal Patreons. Hey, you may not be able to ask a live question, but at least now you can hear them all and, even more importantly, hear all of the answers. Hope you enjoy this Part Three conclusion to our live show where no question was off limits! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/7/202412 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ Friendship Breakups Post Show, Fans Demand Tamra Judge’s Firing & Jesus Jugs Gets Engaged

With RHONJ over and done, a lot of the cast is spending time together while other possibly former RHONJ seem to want nothing to do with each other. We discuss which friendships are real and which of our fav Garden State ladies will probably never speak again now that the season has come to an end. In other news, Tom Girardi is found guilty, Erika Jayne reacts and we, the viewing public, await his sentencing later this year. Tamra Judge’s well laid plan for this season of RHOC seems to have gone awry, producers are suspected to be involved, the Housewives audience demands that she be fired and Tamra claps back. On that note, we discuss all the mistakes many Housewives make and break down which wife has played the game the best over the past almost two decades that the entire franchise has been in our lives. Hint: She is still on her respective show. Garcelle Beauvais sets boundaries for RHOBH Season 14, John and Alexis get engaged and Shannon continues to shine seemingly ,outwardly unbothered by it all.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  RO - ro.co/velvet (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s At a Fraction Of The Cost Of The Name Brands)    GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/6/20241 hour, 5 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode Artwork

Brittany Cartwright’s Villain Era, Kelly Dodd’s Selfishness & VPR New Cast Reboot

Vicki Gunvalson had a near death experience, Housewives fans have mixed reactions and Kelly Dodd made the scary encounter all about her. Shocking, we say sarcastically.  Speaking of Kelly Dodd, she had some family drama of her own which we break down and discuss. In other news, a new potential villain has emerged over in the VanderVerse as Brittany Cartwright files for divorce days after Jax exits rehab and heads for the Valley.  Jax was served on air for all of us to witness when Season Two of this show returns which leaves us asking the only question that matters, what does Kristen Doute think of all of this? Jax Taylor hits paparazzi hot spot with Valley co-star Jesse Lally - who is also going through a divorce, plays victim and continues to film hoping all, we think, gets captured on camera.  Finally, Vanderpump Rules the next generation plans to air as one final season of the OGs is rumored to be in the works. Truly, we cannot keep up. Whew! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  YA-MAN - www.ya-manusa.com (20% Off With Code BTVR To Experience the Future of Beauty) RO - ro.co/velvet (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s At a Fraction Of The Cost Of The Name Brands)    GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/5/20241 hour, 4 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode Artwork

Introducing: Origins With Cush Jumbo

Attention Behind The Velvet Rope listeners. I’m jumping into your regularly scheduled listening to tell you that the biggest names in entertainment share with actress Cush Jumbo the stories that made them who they are today. From the most influential figure in fashion, Anna Wintour to Golda Rosheuvel of Bridgerton and David Schwimmer of Friends to many more, I think you’ll really enjoy hearing these never before heard stories on her new podcast, “Origins with Cush Jumbo.”   From the innocence of childhood to the realness of adolescence, and into the challenges they face today, these celebrities narrate their life story, revealing the experiences that have defined them—a journey through the defining moments of those from Hollywood and beyond.   With Cush's deep connections in the industry and her rich background as an acclaimed actress (The Good Wife, The Good Fight, Criminal Record), she effortlessly guides these conversations, offering listeners an intimate look at the formative years of the world’s most renowned personalities.  Check out this clip from one of the episodes where Golda Rosheuvel of Netflix’s Bridgerton shares her journey from being the captain of every sports team in school—dominating hockey, netball, athletics, and swimming, even training for the Olympics—and a twist that eventually shaped her illustrious acting career.    Hear the rest of the episode and many more stories like this by adding “Origins with Cush Jumbo” to your weekly listening, wherever you get your podcasts  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/4/20248 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ Future (What We Want!), VPR’s Looming End, Erika Jayne’s “Dating Show” & Why No One Likes Louie Ruelas

As rumors about the future of RHONJ continue to swirl - some true, some semi true and some pure fiction, we break down where we are with this fractured cast and whether any can return months, if not years from now if the show does indeed return. In other fractured show news, we discuss the likelihood that anyone from the current cast will continue, whether Scheana and Lala will make their desired splash on The Valley, who else from VPR may end up on another LVP show, whether any other spin offs are in the works and whether it is fair to blame Ariana for the possible cancellation of the show in its current form. We discuss why no one seems to like Louie Ruelas, TreHuggers included, whether this upcoming summer in The Hamptons could be Lindsay Hubbard’s last season of Summer House, Erika Jayne’s much needed “dating show”, the upcoming return of RHOBH and so very much more as we are joined by the one and only Morgan Paige Wright from Morgan’s Pop Talks! @morganptalks @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  RO - ro.co/velvet (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s At a Fraction Of The Cost Of The Name Brands)    GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/4/20241 hour, 13 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode Artwork

MELISSA RIVERS (on Teresa or Melissa For RHONJ Future, Ben & Jen Divorce and Vicki Gunvalson’s Near Death Experience)

It’s that time of the month again. Everyone’s fav Pop Culture Connoisseur returns. That’s right, Melissa Rivers is back for our monthly Pop Culture round up. First things first, we break down all of the latest drama in RHONJ land. Melissa, Teresa, Marge, Dolo and the rest of the the gang have been talking, interviewing and revealing many tidbits about the future of the show and whether they want to and / or will be a part of it. We break down all of these claims, separating fact from fiction as we look ahead to the long RHONJ pause we are now in.  In other news, Ben and Jen have finally announced their divorce to the surprise of no one. We discuss their marriage, no pre-nuptial, blended fams and what we expect will happen in the next few months as this once power couple uncouples. Travis and Taylor are still going strong as she heads out on more Eras Tour dates, he prepares for the new season and we ask, when will this couple get engaged.  Celeb Kids head off to school, Vicki Gunvalson has a health scare and Hollywood attempts to cancel Blake Lively. All this and more! @melissariversofficial @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  RO - ro.co/velvet (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s At a Fraction Of The Cost Of The Name Brands)    GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/3/202443 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode Artwork

Teresa’s Words of Warning For Frank Catania, Shocking Claims About Joe Gorga & John Janssen’s Positive Effect on Shannon Beador

Another day, another bunch of fake RHONJ rumors about Tre, Mel and the future of the show. In other RHONJ news, Teresa has a very stern new message for Frank Catania, shares shocking news about her brother Joe, urges for a certain past RHONJ to return and much more in a series of recent interviews. The fans react, share their thoughts and scream loud that they will not watch RHONJ if the Tre Huggers' Queen returns.  Heading west, Emily Simpson shares what happened off air with Shannon and Alexis this season which was edited and not seen, John Janssen coming into Shannon’s life is possibly the best thing, in retrospect, that could have ever happened to her and a newly engaged Alexis and Johnny J continue to flaunt their love as fans, cast and Bravo execs react and weigh in everywhere.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/2/202434 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode Artwork

Million Dollar Listing's James Harris (on Cast Mates, Mauricio Umansky, Dorit, PK & The Agency)

James Harris, from Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles, steps Behind The Rope. James is here to chat all about his Bravo Million Dollar Listing experience covering all the highs and lows.  Of course, James talks about his MDLLA counterpart, David Parnes and how they ended up at Mauricio Umansky’s “The Agency”. James discusses the challenges of filming and doing deals in real time on air, that real estate porn we all love to watch and cast mates The Josh’s Flagg and Altman as well as Tracy Tutor. We also discuss his New York City Counterparts - Freddy, Ryan, Steve. Oh, there was also that one time he sat next to Al Pacino at The Beverly Hills Hotel.  With this stellar season of MDLLA well underway, we figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only James Harris.   @jamesbondst @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY:  RO - ro.co/velvet (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s At a Fraction Of The Cost Of The Name Brands)    GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/2/20241 hour, 19 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode Artwork

Juicy Joe Shades The Fudas, Mauricio Accused of Fraud, Teddi Returns & Joe Gorga Goes Low w/ Dolo

Juicy Joe Giudice is not at all happy with The Fudas Rachel and John. We break down what has happened, Tre weighs in and the Fudas, hopefully, prepare to respond.  Mauricio has been accused of fraudulently securing $3.5 million dollars of PPP loans during the pandemic, he issues a formal statement and Kyle comments about this, the cancellation of Buying Beverly Hills, Mauricio’s girlfriend Nikita and which RHOBH Cast Member we will be most shocked by when the show returns later this fall.  Melissa Gorga shares an update on her friendship with Jackie, Joe Gorga goes low with Dolores shading her like never before and the fans weigh in and react with outrage. Teddi shades Vicki, RHOC pretends it’s “The Traitors” for ratings, Vicki has a near death experience and we share a Tamra and Vicki friendship update.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/1/202435 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOC's LYDIA MCLAUGHLIN (on RHOC, Shannon, Tamra, Alexis & Playing The Housewives "Game")

Lydia McLaughlin and her Mom, Judy Stirling, step Behind The Rope. Lydia and Judy are here to chat all things RHOC.  Lydia chats cast mates past: Vicki Gunvalson, Tamra Judge, Shannon Beador, Kelly Dodd, Heather Dubrow, Alexis “Jesus Jugs” Bellino, Gretchen Rossi, Peggy Sulahian and Lizzie Rovsek. We discuss what it was like to film the show with these women - the good, the bad, the highs, the challenges and what the status of her relationships with each of them is like today. We also talk about the current RHOC cast - Gina, Emily, and more. We figured with this stellar return to form season of RHOC well under way, today was the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only Lydia McLaughlin.  @oclydia @ocjudymom @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: YA-MAN - ya-manusa.com (20% Off With Code BTVR To Experience the Future of Beauty) OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com (15% Off Plus a $44 Gift With Your First Order of Clean, Spa Quality Skincare Essentials) ONESKIN- oneskin.co (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off The Skin Care Which Targets The Root Causes Of Aging)  HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/1/20241 hour, 13 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ (What Now?), Drama w/ Heather McDonald, Margaret Josephs, Kelly Dodd & Andy Cohen’s Fav Housewife

For everyone who did not attend our live show, which lasted over three long hours, no question was off limits. Having just watched one of the most toxic seasons of RHONJ a lot of questions were about RHONJ past, current and, most important, future. Who will return - Teresa or Melissa or Neither? We break all of that down in this Part Two of our live show which sold out earlier this month where no question was off limits and where we could not plead the fifth.  From questions about the future of RHONJ, to our own personal break ups and make ups with Margaret Josephs, Jennifer Aydin and other RHONJ staples, we spilled the tea leaving no stone unturned no matter what or who it exposed. If there is one thing we learned from this season of RHONJ, as they say, the truth shall set you free. Of course, we also chatted about this current season of RHOC, break ups and feuds with the likes of Heather McDonald and Kelly Dodd and discussed what we know about Erika Jayne’s role in RHOBH’s upcoming Season 14. All this and more as we share this Part Two today with you, our loyal Patreons. Hey, you may not be able to ask a live question, but at least now you can hear them all and, even more importantly, hear all of the answers. #enjoy @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/31/202412 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode Artwork

Mauricio Umanksy’s Bad News, Jax Taylor's Bad Week & Mary Cosby Returns To Take Down Meredith

Jax Taylor leaves rehab, returns to The Valley, moves over Scheana and Lala and we ask what is real versus fake.  RHONY and RHOSLC prepare to return. We discuss both trailers and what to expect on each of these upcoming seasons. Bethenny Frankel has another few rants, Mauricio Umanksy receives bad news and Drew Sidora is accused of fraud. Here we were thinking it was a slow holiday weekend. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com (15% Off Plus a $44 Gift With Your First Order of Clean, Spa Quality Skincare Essentials) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) ONESKIN- oneskin.co (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off The Skin Care Which Targets The Root Causes Of Aging)  FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/30/20241 hour, 7 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode Artwork

Margaret Details How Tre Changed, Brandi Glanville’s Leaked Andy Cohen Footage & Ariana Chats VPR Future

Margaret Jospehs is convinced Louie and Teresa will not end up together, that Teresa no longer cares about her job and that she will go down in flames before admitting her or Louie were wrong about, well, anything. Teresa responds and tries to move on in life and love, love, love.  Meanwhile, Brandi Glanville has leaked footage of Andy Cohen allegedly “harassing” her with Kate Chastain. We discuss the video, Brandi’s claims and whether any of this will affect Andy’s position at Bravo.  The RHOSLC trailer dropped last week.  We break down all the highlights - Mary vs Meredith, another Bronwyn, multiple Lisa’s and a “reaction” from Jen Shah far, far away. Lala slams Ariana over her deceased dad, Katie weighs in, Ariana discusses her Vanderpump Rules future and much, much more. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com (15% Off Plus a $44 Gift With Your First Order of Clean, Spa Quality Skincare Essentials) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) ONESKIN- oneskin.co (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off The Skin Care Which Targets The Root Causes Of Aging)  FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/29/20241 hour, 4 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ’s Future: Who Stays, Who Goes, Tre vs. Mel, Reboot, Spinoffs &/or End of Show Forever - II

Now that last season of RHONJ is a thing of the past and most, if not all, of the cast has stopped doing interviews, we have had a chance to reflect on the future of RHONJ.  We continue our chat from earlier this week. Taking everything into account - Andy’s comments, the cast’s comments, everything that is rumored to be going on off air with the cast and bloggers, the rumored salaries of each of the cast members and last, but certainly not least, what each of you has posted on line expressing extreme love or intensive dislike for certain cast members, we slow it down, relax, and lay out what we think is going to happen for the future of this show. From reboot rumors, to cast changes, spinoffs and the possibility that the show will never be back, we cover it all. Who will stay? Who will go? Will the decade long feud between Melissa, Joe and Teresa finally come to an end on RHONJ forever? Tune in to hear all of our thoughts, predictions and analyses about the future of our beloved RHONJ. Part II Starts Now.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com (15% Off Plus a $44 Gift With Your First Order of Clean, Spa Quality Skincare Essentials) GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) ONESKIN- oneskin.co (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off The Skin Care Which Targets The Root Causes Of Aging)  HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/28/20241 hour, 1 minute, 20 seconds
Episode Artwork

Teresa & Melissa Reconcile To Save RHONJ, Margaret Slams Tre As “Gone” & Tamra Judge Makes Insane Claims About RHONJ Cast

Melissa Gorga claims that she will not return to RHONJ if “dark”, “toxic” Teresa returns. Simultaneously, headlines have emerged that Teresa and Melissa have called a truce to save their high salaries and have now, after the most toxic, lowest rated season in RHONJ history, finally decided to bury their pride and work together to return for RHONJ Season 15. We break down these claims, statements and headlines separating fact from fiction regarding the future of our beloved franchise. Margaret claims the Tre we knew is gone, cares about nothing and the only person who can get through to her is Louie. Tamra Judge claims Danielle Cabral got physical with her brother’s wife, denies she ever said it and now has shifted the focus to herself as “victim”. Joey Gorga hosts a live show, tries to be funny, entertains claims from Frank Catania and upsets Rachel Fuda who demands the toxicity has all gone too far. All this and more in this RHONJ afternoon hot topic quick hit. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/27/202433 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

SHERRY VINE (on Andy Cohen, WWHL, The Traitors, Drag Race, Cher, Madonna & Palm Royale)

Sherry Vine steps Behind The Rope. International drag darling Sherry Vine, that is. Sherry is here to chat about the full anthology of her career, none the least of which is her return to TV in the newest season of The Sherry Vine Variety Show. Sherry talks about her influences for this show - Cher, Carol Burnett and the many surprise guest stars we can expect to see all season . Sherry reminisces about her early days on the New York Drag scene as a permanent fixture at iconic venues such as Bar d’O with regular guests such as Andy Cohen. Sherry talks Bravo, Real Housewives, The Traitors, Bob The Drag Queen, Drag Race, RuPaul, Fire Island, Madonna, Golden Girls, Palm Royale and much, much more.  In other words, Sherry mentions it all! @misssherryvine @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: YA-MAN - ya-manusa.com (20% Off With Code BTVR To Experience the Future of Beauty) OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com (15% Off Plus a $44 Gift With Your First Order of Clean, Spa Quality Skincare Essentials) ONESKIN- oneskin.co (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off The Skin Care Which Targets The Root Causes Of Aging)  HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/27/202451 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ’s Future: Who Stays, Who Goes, Tre vs. Mel, Reboot, Spinoffs &/or End of Show Forever - I

Now that last season of RHONJ is a thing of the past and most, if not all, of the cast has stopped doing interviews, we have had a chance to reflect on the future of RHONJ.  Taking everything into account - Andy’s comments, the cast’s comments, everything that is rumored to be going on off air with the cast and bloggers, the rumored salaries of each of the cast members and last, but certainly not least, what each of you has posted on line expressing extreme love or intensive dislike for certain cast members, we slow it down, relax, and lay out what we think is going to happen for the future of this show. From reboot rumors, to cast changes, spinoffs and the possibility that the show will never be back, we cover it all. Who will stay? Who will go? Will the decade long feud between Melissa, Joe and Teresa finally come to an end on RHONJ forever? Tune in to hear all of our thoughts, predictions and analyses about the future of our beloved RHONJ.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com (15% Off Plus a $44 Gift With Your First Order of Clean, Spa Quality Skincare Essentials) GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) ONESKIN- oneskin.co (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off The Skin Care Which Targets The Root Causes Of Aging)  HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/26/20241 hour, 19 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

Margaret Predicts Teresa & Louie’s Breakup, Dolores Gets Angry & Tamra Triples Down On Her Mean Girl Phase

With gag orders finally lifted now that this season of RHONJ is over, everyone is talking, talking and talking. With interviews galore, we break down all of the claims and statements over the past week from our friends who we may never see on our beloved RHONJ again. Dolores reveals how and why she is very upset at her cast mates. Margaret doubles down that Louie and Teresa will not be together forever, that Teresa has lost all sense of rationale and no longer cares about her job, let alone anything, other than Louie. In other words, she is fully prepared to go down with the ship that is Mr. Ruelas. Cabral and Aydin are still talking about each other, Jackie is laying low, Melissa and Joe put on a live show and Fessler is making music. In other news, Gia claims she will one day be a Real Housewife. Finally, in more positive, happier news, we discuss the latest episode of RHOC - Shannon opens up even more, Alexis alienates a few of her cast mates further, tears are shed, low blows are exchanged and Tamra Judge proves her mean girl streak towards Shannon is just getting started. All this and more. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/25/202439 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOC’s ELIZABETH VARGAS (on RHOC, Tamra, Kelly Dodd, Shannon, Heather Dubrow & Being In a Cult)

The Real Housewives of Orange County’s Elizabeth Vargas steps Behind The Rope.  First things first, we chat with Elizabeth about her RHOC experience - the good, the bad, the other and what it is like to join the likes of Former Orange holder Peggy Sulahian and many others from various cities as part of the “One Season Wonder” Club. We address many fans’ criticism of her ill fated Season 15 as “the worst in Housewives History” and break down exactly where and why it all went off the rails. Elizabeth discusses her RHOC cast mates Emily, Gina, Shannon and last but certainly not least, Kelly Dodd. Elizabeth also chats Orange Holders - Megan King, Gretchen Rossi, Jesus Juggs Bellino, Gina Keough, Lynne Curtin, Heather Dubrow, Miss Victoria Gunvalson and Tamra.  Finally, Elizabeth addresses the many misconceptions she feels viewers have about her, how she would like to be remembered from her one season, and much more as we share this blast from the past chat to celebrate this return to form great season of RHOC! @elizabethlynvargas @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TASKRABBIT - taskrabbit.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Any Tasker For Any Task) ONESKIN- oneskin.co (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off The Skin Care Which Targets The Root Causes Of Aging)  LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/25/20241 hour, 32 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode Artwork

Why RHONJ Won't Be Recast, Dolores' Conflicting Statements, Jennifer Aydin Breakup & Marge The Sarge

For everyone who did not attend our live show, which lasted over three long hours, no question was off limits. Having just watched one of the most toxic seasons of RHONJ a lot of questions were about RHONJ past, current and, most important, future. Who will return - Teresa or Melissa or Neither? We break all of that down in this Part One of our live show which sold out earlier this month where no question was off limits and where we could not plead the fifth.  From questions about the future of RHONJ, to our own personal break ups and make ups with Margaret Josephs, Jennifer Aydin and other RHONJ staples, we spilled the tea leaving no stone unturned no matter what or who it exposed. If there is one thing we learned from this season of RHONJ, as they say, the truth shall set you free. Of course, we also chatted about this current season of RHOC, shared inside info regarding the future of Vanderpump Rules and discussed what we know about Erika Jayne’s role in RHOBH’s upcoming Season 14. All this and more as we share this Part One today with you, our loyal Patreons. Hey, you may not be able to ask a live question, but at least now you can hear them all and, even more importantly, hear all of the answers. #enjoy @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/24/202413 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jennifer Aydin Slams Bravo For Double Standard, Jackie & Jen Fessler Part Ways & Andy Cohen Shades Bethenny & Defends Radziwill

Andy Cohen slams Bethenny Frankel and defends Carole Radziwill in a strange turn of events we never thought we would see.  Jackie Goldschneider and Jennifer Fessler part ways for good, Jennifer Aydin slams Bravo for their double standard - her words, not ours and Gia takes a larger role in the potential future of RHONJ. Lala and Scheana film The Valley, LVP heads to Vegas, Something About Her spin off rumors emerge and we ask, what about the Toms? All this and more as we settle in for a sunny day of shade. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) ONESKIN- oneskin.co (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off The Skin Care Which Targets The Root Causes Of Aging)  TASKRABBIT - taskrabbit.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Any Tasker For Any Task) GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/23/20241 hour, 9 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOBH Cast Member Kicked Out, Future of RHONJ Update, & Real Life Run In w/ Louie Ruelas

RHOBH Season 14 filming comes to an end with a bang as Garcelle and Sutton reveal one of the cast was thrown out of a party. What? When? Where? Why? We break it all down and look ahead to what to expect next season of the 90210. RHONY has dropped their trailer to much fan hoopla, the cast trashing each other on social and Andy’s comments of what to expect when the show returns in October. Next we cross the river to the tragic state of affairs in New Jersey, spill the tea on our real life run in with Louie Ruelas, gasp as Marlo shades the F outta Kenya and explain all the reasons why Kelly Dodd was fired all those years ago. Such a pleasant topic to start the day.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ONESKIN- oneskin.co (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off The Skin Care Which Targets The Root Causes Of Aging)  TASKRABBIT - taskrabbit.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Any Tasker For Any Task) LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) YA-MAN - www.ya-manusa.com (20% Off With Code BTVR To Experience the Future of Beauty) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/22/20241 hour, 7 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode Artwork

BILLIE LEE (on VPR. Tom, Ariana, Jax, Stassi, LVP, Mean Girls & Comedy) II

Billie Lee steps back Behind The Rope.  Vanderpump Rules’ Billie Lee, that is.  Tom Sandoval’s ex BFF Billie Lee, that is.  Back before Scandoval rocked the BravoVerse and made national headlines worldwide, back before Jax, Kristen and Brittany were back on Bravo a la The Valley, back before it was announced just the other week that Stassi would be returning to the VanderWorld a la Vanderpump Villa and her own show Stassi Says as part of a Hulu development deal, we sat down with Billie Lee. Billie chats about her time on Vanderpump Rules before Scandoval in simpler times when the shows biggest drama was Jax and Stassi and Kristen and, well you know the deal.  Billie talks highs and lows, misconceptions, micro aggressions, “mean girls”, Lisa Vanderpump, her own exit from the show, the much publicized exits of Stassi, Kristen, Jax and Brittany and much more.  They say hindsight is 20/20, but we find this chat even the more interesting, looking for clues and foreshadowing of what was to come back when Ariana and Tom were still together, when Billie was BFFs with Tom and Ariana, both of which seem to no longer be true and much, much more.  Yup, it’s a VPR extravaganza. Of course, there is more to Billie than her time on VPR. She is killing it on the comedy scene as well so sip that cocktail, kick back and enjoy! Part II starts now.  @itsmebillielee @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) TASKRABBIT - taskrabbit.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Any Tasker For Any Task) ONESKIN- oneskin.co (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off The Skin Care Which Targets The Root Causes Of Aging)  HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/21/20241 hour, 10 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

Frank Catania Slammed Over Tre’s RHONJ Future, Margaret Claims Police Visited Bravo & Joe Gorga Led Spin Off Emerges

Now that this season of RHONJ has ended and the cast is no longer under contract, they are all doing interviews 24/7 and spilling the good, the bad and the other. We break down all of this week’s RHONJ rumors and interviews thus far, separating fact from fiction and making sense of it all. Frank Catania claims Teresa was asked to step down from RHONJ as if being a cast member is a corporate job, an inside source -  Teresa’s hired bloggers (?) - claims this is untrue and we share our thoughts and what we know. Next, Frank claims the men are not paid, we discuss the rumored Men’s Construction Spin off with Gorga, Catania and Benigno and why the future of RHONJ may be much stranger than we think. Marge explains her rumored Police Report against Louie, shares details about the alleged phone call to her son and wishes everyone a great, happy life. Yea right. She did just trash Jackie in the press so that was short lived Margie. Finally, Dolores talks about her RHONJ position in the past tense as if she is fired, explains her meeting with her Accountant about her financial future and explains why she will always remain Switzerland. All this and so much more as we break down the claims as to whether Louie Ruelas single handedly ruined RHONJ and deep dive all of the hot goss over the past few days in RHONJ land. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/20/202434 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

CHRIS KATTAN (on Big Brother, SNL, Real Housewives, DWTS, JLo & Ariana Grande!)

Chris Kattan steps Behind The Rope. Mr. Saturday Night Live himself is here to talk about it all from early days at The Groundlings with Will Ferrell and Cheri Oteri. Chris chats going from the master class, The Groundlings, to the big league, SNL. Chris breaks down many of his iconic SNL characters - Mr. Peepers, Mango, and one half of the Butabi Brothers, which ultimately led to the iconic film, “A Night at the Roxbury”. Chris chats sequels and reboots with Will and Jim Carey, working with guest stars such as Jennifer Lopez and Ariana Grande and his many impressions throughout the years. Of course, we deep dive into Chris’ time in the Celebrity Big Brother House - roommates in the form of Cynthia Bailey, Carson Kressley and Lamar Odom as well as his decision to leave the game early. Finally, Chris discusses cancel culture, Roseanne Barr and his new podcast “Idiotically Speaking” which you can check out wherever podcasts are found. Warning: this episode will make you laugh! @chriskattanofficial @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TASKRABBIT - taskrabbit.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Any Tasker For Any Task) ONESKIN- oneskin.co (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off The Skin Care Which Targets The Root Causes Of Aging)  LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/20/202432 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode Artwork

BILLIE LEE (on VPR. Tom, Ariana, Jax, Stassi, LVP, Mean Girls & Comedy) I

Billie Lee steps Behind The Rope.  Vanderpump Rules’ Billie Lee, that is.  Tom Sandoval’s ex BFF Billie Lee, that is.  Back before Scandoval rocked the BravoVerse and made national headlines worldwide, back before Jax, Kristen and Brittany were back on Bravo a la The Valley, back before it was announced just the other week that Stassi would be returning to the VanderWorld a la Vanderpump Villa and her own show Stassi Says as part of a Hulu development deal, we sat down with Billie Lee. Billie chats about her time on Vanderpump Rules before Scandoval in simpler times when the shows biggest drama was Jax and Stassi and Kristen and, well you know the deal.  Billie talks highs and lows, misconceptions, micro aggressions, “mean girls”, Lisa Vanderpump, her own exit from the show, the much publicized exits of Stassi, Kristen, Jax and Brittany and much more.  They say hindsight is 20/20, but we find this chat even the more interesting, looking for clues and foreshadowing of what was to come back when Ariana and Tom were still together, when Billie was BFFs with Tom and Ariana, both of which seem to no longer be true and much, much more.  Yup, it’s a VPR extravaganza. Of course, there is more to Billie than her time on VPR. She is killing it on the comedy scene as well so sip that cocktail, kick back and enjoy! @itsmebillielee @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TASKRABBIT - taskrabbit.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Any Tasker For Any Task) ONESKIN- oneskin.co (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off The Skin Care Which Targets The Root Causes Of Aging)  LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) TRUVAGA - www.truvaga.com ($15 Off w/ Code Velvet on The Best Product To Enhance Your Wellness Journey) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/19/202451 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode Artwork

Louie Ruelas Strikes Again, Aydin Slams Marge From Vacay w/ Tre & RHONJ Being Recast in Boston (?)

With RHONJ over and done for, at best, a very, very long time, the RHONJ sure seem to be causing waves off air. After comments about Margaret’s son, an apology, comments about thongs that were said but many think taken out of context, we figured it would be a quiet week for Louie and Tre. Little did we know. Even though they are on vacation, Louie is in the comments answering fans, arguing and last, but certainly not least, calling Marge “pathetic”. We break down all of this, why he is still talking and offer our unsolicited advice on what Louie and Tre should do for the future with or without RHONJ. Jennifer Aydin, on vacation with Tre and Louie, seems to also be living in the comments, clapping back at Margaret, viewers and everyone in between while she deals with fans convinced she is terminated. In other news, casting directors call for Italian American women with big personalities in North End Boston or Chicago as we wonder if the entire RHONJ franchise is headed to another city we all know and love. Finally, tea emerges from the annual RHONJ softball game and we are here to spill it all. Here we were thinking we would have no RHONJ to report on. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/18/202434 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOC’s FERNANDA ROCHA (on Cast Mates, Vicki, Tamra, Dubrow & Dating Braunwyn)

Fernanda Rocha steps Behind The Rope. You know, official RHOC “Friend Of”, that is. Fernanda chats about her time on RHOC, cast mates Vicki and Tamra and some of our other fav, and not so fav, Orange Holders - Heather Dubrow, Kelly Dodd and Shannon Beador.  Of course, she also dated former The Real Housewives of Orange County star Braunwyn Windham-Burke which, at the time, went viral. Fernanda chats about meeting Braunwyn, how their relationship went from friendship to dating, the timeline of that relationship in regards to Fernanda’s divorce from her ex-wife, the public scrutiny their relationship received and more. With this stellar season 18 of RHOC underway, we figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only Fernanda Rocha.  @fernandarochafitness @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HERS- forhers.com/velvet (For Your Personalized Weight Loss Treatment Options)  BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/18/20241 hour, 24 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

Louie Ruelas Slams Margaret As “Pathetic", Tre Vacays, Juicy and Gia Comment & RHOC Recap

The much hyped RHONJ alternate reunion has come and gone. We discuss what it was we actually watched, what was even accomplished and address Andy Cohen’s comments that nothing needed to be resolved after the Rails finale. False.  Dolores gets slammed by Teresa, tries harder to play both sides of the fence and makes sure Teresa knows she is still a loyal soldier. Jennifer Aydin amuses herself, Rachel gets pregnant, Danielle doubles down on what she should have done to Aydin, Melissa Gorga is sadden but loving her new life amused by it all, Fessler sings, Margaret does not think she did anything wrong ever, cast mates unfollow each other, Louie acts stranger by the day in statements, comments and on vacation, Gia and Juicy weigh in and we wonder, when, if ever, the toxicity of Season 14 will ever die down. In other news, Tamara gets meaner, Alexis becomes Lexi, Heather clashes with the newbie, Emily and Gina take their flowers and Shannon continues to remind us she is a woman not afraid to let in all hang out in the very best way possible. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/17/202412 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode Artwork

Tamra’s Biggest Lie, Lala's Message To Ariana, Reality Von Tease RHOSLC Return & Dorinda Medley’s New Show

With Real Housewife Franchises on the decline, Bravo turns to past housewives and similar concepts with new shows green lit or in development to be pitched. From The Housewife Dating show with Luann, Giselle, Ashley and Shannon to Dorinda’s Blue Stone Manor Vanderpump Villa concept, Snowbirds which might as well be called Palm Beach Housewives and more, we break down all the new shows and concepts that are in the mix at Bravo.  Next, we address the rumors that Reality Von Tease will be back on RHOSLC, share new tea about the future of Vanderpump Rules and give updates on Ariana and Lala’s fall out.  Finally, we chat this season of RHOC - Tamra’s biggest lie, Vicki’s awkward return. Newbie Katie’s attempt to make her mark, Alexis Bellino’s transformation to “fun Lexi”, Archie Beador’s role, Shannon’s ability to face her problems head on without facing them at all and much, much more. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RO - ro.co/velvet (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s At a Fraction Of The Cost Of The Name Brands)  GREENLIGHT - greenlight.com/velvetrope (Sign Up For Greenlight Today and Get Your First Month Free Of the Debit Card and Money App Made For Families) BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Get the Rakuten App NOW and Join the 17 Million Members Who Are Already Saving!  Your Cash Back really adds up!) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/16/20241 hour, 23 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode Artwork

Louie Ruelas’ Latest Drama, Dorit’s Bit$h Era, RHONJ's Future & Tamra Judge’s New Lows

With RHONJ Season 13 a distant memory, or at least a thing of the past, Louie Ruelas continues to make statements, claims and everything and anything in between as we try to forget the epic fail that was RHONJ Season 14.  In other news, RHOBH is on fire. Garcelle reveals we may be preparing for the Bit$h season of Dorit Kemsley, Kyle’s cast mates are over her, Jennifer Tilley compares the RHOBH master class to working with Scorsese, Sutton brings the heat, Kathy is in rare form and so much more as we wind down filming and prepare for our fav diamond holders to return to our screens later this year.  Finally, Vicki Gunvalson seems to be having an identity crisis, Tamra Judge gets meaner by the week and Shannon Beador continues to reign supreme on this return to form season of RHOC. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: GREENLIGHT - greenlight.com/velvetrope (Sign Up For Greenlight Today and Get Your First Month Free Of the Debit Card and Money App Made For Families) ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) RO - ro.co/velvet (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s At a Fraction Of The Cost Of The Name Brands)  BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Get the Rakuten App NOW and Join the 17 Million Members Who Are Already Saving!  Your Cash Back really adds up!) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/15/20241 hour, 6 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode Artwork

MELISSA’S OLD NOSE (on RHONJ Series End (?), Rumors She Is Paid By Margaret & New Job Working For RHOBH)

This toxic season of RHONJ may have ended with a bang thanks to Louie Ruelas’ claims against Margaret and her family, but the toxicity off line is boiling over in excess. Thanks to Louie's on line apology, deleted scenes, fake scenes, Andy Cohen’s warnings to Louie, Teresa and Louie’s love fest podcast and last, but certainly not least, Louie’s comments about thongs, skin, short skirts and Tre’s daughters, there is more happening off air since last night’s watch party than the whole entire season.  Jennifer Aydin refusing to accept her fate, Danielle Cabral making it clear she loves her husband, the fans giving it to Jackie as they urge for a Margaret redemption tour, a calm cool Melissa and more more. Spilling more tea that we have never heard before, Melissa’s Old Nose addresses rumors she is paid by Marge, explains how she still knows so much about Tre and which other franchise she expects to work for now that RHONJ is over for a very long, if not indefinite, time. @rhonjteabee @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: GREENLIGHT - greenlight.com/velvetrope (Sign Up For Greenlight Today and Get Your First Month Free Of the Debit Card and Money App Made For Families) ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) RO - ro.co/velvet (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s At a Fraction Of The Cost Of The Name Brands)  BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Get the Rakuten App NOW and Join the 17 Million Members Who Are Already Saving!  Your Cash Back really adds up!) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/14/20241 hour, 8 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

Juicy Joe’s Response to Louie’s Viral Comments, Kyle’s Update on Dorit & Andy Cohen Labeled “Snake In Chief"

Gia Giudice has weighed in on stepfather Louie Ruelas’ now viral comments, Juicy Joe shares his thoughts and then clarifies exactly what he meant. We break it all down, before wondering when can the RHONJ stop making headlines so we can move on and talk about something else. Moving on to something else, Kyle shares an update on her relationship with Dorit, clarifies a recent misleading paparazzi pic with her friends and discusses this upcoming season of RHOBH. Marc Daly defends Kenya, calls Andy a “Snake In Chief” and reveals more never before heard thoughts about his time on RHOA. Finally, RHONY’s return is announced for October 1st, Bryn names Erin and Jenna are her MVPs of the season and we take a temperature check on who is really excited for the return of RHONY. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/13/202431 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIMBERLY ARCHIE (on Tom Girardi’s Current Trial, Erika Jayne’s Legal Woes & RHOBH Season 14) II

Kimberly Archie steps back Behind The Rope. Victims Advocate, ex Girardi Keese employee, Housewife & Hustler participant, Kimberly stops by to chat about her newest endeavor, “Predator In Plain Sight: Exposing Tom Girardi”. “Predator In Plain Sight: Exposing Tom Girardi” is a new Podcast in which Kimberly, along with To Catch a Predator’s Chris Hansen, breaks down the rise and fall of Tom Girardi, dives deep into the world of Erika Jayne and RHOBH and covers Tom’s trial which began in Los Angeles last week.  Kimberly discussed what we can expect as Tom’s trial continues, the witnesses called and still expected to be called, her own involvement, Erika Jayne’s legal woes with Marco Marco, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, the likelihood of a guilty verdict, likelihood Tom will ever see the inside of a jail, whether Erika would ever be charged and much, much more. Part II starts now. @cheersafety @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: GREENLIGHT - greenlight.com/velvetrope (Sign Up For Greenlight Today and Get Your First Month Free Of the Debit Card and Money App Made For Families) ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) RO - ro.co/velvet (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s At a Fraction Of The Cost Of The Name Brands)  HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Get the Rakuten App NOW and Join the 17 Million Members Who Are Already Saving!  Your Cash Back really adds up!) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/13/20241 hour, 5 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode Artwork

MELISSA’S OLD NOSE (on Louie’s Apology To Margaret, Desire For Tre’s Daughters To Wear Thongs & Andy’s Warning To Entire Cast)

This toxic season of RHONJ may have ended with a bang thanks to Louie Ruelas’ claims against Margaret and her family, but the toxicity off line is boiling over in excess. Thanks to Louie's on line apology, deleted scenes, fake scenes, Andy Cohen’s warnings to Louie, Teresa and Louie’s love fest podcast and last, but certainly not least, Louie’s comments about thongs, skin, short skirts and Tre’s daughters, there is more happening off air since last night’s watch party than the whole entire season.  Jennifer Aydin refusing to accept her fate, Danielle Cabral making it clear she loves her husband, the fans giving it to Jackie as they urge for a Margaret redemption tour, a calm cool Melissa and more more. Spilling more tea that we have never heard before, Melissa’s Old Nose returns to close out this RHONJ season as we prepare for a very long, if not indefinite as we know it, pause. @rhonjteabee @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RO - ro.co/velvet (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s At a Fraction Of The Cost Of The Name Brands)  BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) GREENLIGHT - greenlight.com/velvetrope (Sign Up For Greenlight Today and Get Your First Month Free Of the Debit Card and Money App Made For Families) ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Get the Rakuten App NOW and Join the 17 Million Members Who Are Already Saving!  Your Cash Back really adds up!) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  YA-MAN - www.ya-manusa.com (20% Off With Code BTVR To Experience the Future of Beauty) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/12/20241 hour, 4 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ Break Ups & Make Ups, Vanderpump Secrets Exposed & New Arrests Revealed

RHONJ Break Ups & Make Ups, Vanderpump Secrets Exposed & New Arrests Revealed. All this and more as we prepare for our second ever Live “We Don’t Wanna Leave Our House” Pajama Party this Thursday, August 15th at 7:30pm EST (New York City Time). We discuss some hot topics sure to be at the forefront of our live show - the maybe forever end of RHONJ, Louie’s strange behavior, summer run ins with the housewives, RHOBH upcoming season, Shannon Beador’s RHOC season, Vanderpump updates and much, much more.  For everyone who still wants to attend, there are a few tickets left at the link below.   Purchase Tickets At: https://bit.ly/4dzHdVo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/11/202426 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode Artwork

Dr. JEN ARMSTRONG (on RHOC, Tamra Judge, Alexis Bellino, Husband Ryne & The Truth About Her RHOC Exit)

Dr. Jen Armstrong steps Behind The Rope.  Dr. Jen stops by to clarify the real circumstances surrounding her RHOC departure, chat highs and lows from her RHOC experience, and dish on cast mates Heather, Shannon, Emily and Gina. Dr. Jen chats other current and past orange holders -  Tamra, Alexis, Vicki, Meghan, Gretchen, Kelly Dodd to name a few. Finally, while the doctor is here, we talk trends in injectables, which Housewives have had the best work and which she would love to get her hands on. With the OC back for a stellar Season 18, we figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only Dr. Jen. @jenniferarmstrongmd @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RO - ro.co/velvet (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s At a Fraction Of The Cost Of The Name Brands)  BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/11/20241 hour, 21 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

Louie & Tre’s Major F$ck Up, Margaret’s Lies & Redemption, Jackie’s Downfall, Dolores’ Outrage & Aydin’s Final Act

RHONJ Season 14, Episode 13. Season Finale or Series Finale? As we break down this final, or final as we know it or possibly final ever episode of RHONJ, we address those questions and scenarios as we look forward to the future of the cast and show.  Dolores is activated, Margaret is caught in a few lies, Jackie is exposed, Jennifer Aydin hits low, Danielle Cabral hits back, Rachel discusses hot dog lips, Teresa and Louie wish Marge and her family harm, Melissa seems to be amused by it all and last, but certainly not least, the smartest of them all, Jennifer Fessler peaces out letting the Garden State ladies know that this type of drama is not for the faint of heart. Where has Fessler been the past 14 years of our lives? We discuss it all, play by play, from this explosive finale, explain new updates of what has been happening off line and prepare for the alternate reunion tomorrow night. As Dolores taught us, family is everything and this fractured, toxic group is no longer a family. #obvi Oh, what a season it has been. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/10/202411 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode Artwork

What Andy Cohen Won’t Discuss, Phaedra’s RHOA Return & Sutton Stracke’s Bad News

Now that this toxic season of RHONJ has come to an end, as we prepare for the alternate reunion this Sunday and Andy Cohen has made yet more statements about the franchise’s future, we weigh in and share some of our new thoughts and theories about where this once highly rated show goes from here.  Jax has checked himself in to an in patient facility for help with mental health, Rachel Leviss weighs in and the public slams Rachel as a result.  Alexis reveals shocking information about her boyfriend / fiancé Johnny J aka Janssen, Vicki Gunvalson is sued for Elder abuse, Carl Radke announces a major life event and RHOM Producers drop info about the franchise’s future. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RO - ro.co/velvet (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s At a Fraction Of The Cost Of The Name Brands)  ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  HAPPY HIPPO - https://hh.deals/velvetrope (Use Code VelvetRope For 20% Off The Best Kratom On The Market) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/9/20241 hour, 3 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ’s Uncertain Future, Vicki Gunvalson Sued For Elder Abuse & Alexis Bellino’s Shocking Reveal About Johnny J

Now that this toxic season of RHONJ has come to an end, as we prepare for the alternate reunion this Sunday and Andy Cohen has made yet more statements about the franchise’s future, we weigh in and share some of our new thoughts and theories about where this once highly rated show goes from here.  Jax has checked himself in to an in patient facility for help with mental health, Rachel Leviss weighs in and the public slams Rachel as a result.  Alexis reveals shocking information about her boyfriend / fiancé Johnny J aka Janssen, Vicki Gunvalson is sued for Elder abuse, Carl Radke announces a major life event and RHOM Producers drop info about the franchise’s future. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: YA-MAN - www.ya-manusa.com (20% Off With Code BTVR To Experience the Future of Beauty) RO - ro.co/velvet (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s At a Fraction Of The Cost Of The Name Brands)  ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  HAPPY HIPPO - https://hh.deals/velvetrope (Use Code VelvetRope For 20% Off The Best Kratom On The Market) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/8/20241 hour, 4 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ Explosive Finale, Taylor Armstrong Slams Shannon Beador & Brittany Cartwright’s New Man

RHONJ Season 14 has come to a close with a toxic AF season, or series, finale. We discuss the finale, upcoming alternate reunion and expected future for the show. Heather Dubrow explains why she is very saddened by Tamra Judge, newbie Katie comes for Heather hard and yet another ex RHOC cast member has just made shocking allegations against Shannon Beador. Jax and Brittany move farther apart, Brittany gets closer to a Bach Nation alum and Jax checks himself into an in patient mental health facility. Monica Garcia makes shocking claims about RHOSLC Season 5, slams Lisa Barlow and drops new bombshells about Jen Shah. Finally, we share this week's Katie and Ariana updates because, you know, we have them.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/7/202431 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIMBERLY ARCHIE (on Tom Girardi’s Current Trial, Erika Jayne’s Legal Woes & RHOBH Season 14) I

Kimberly Archie steps Behind The Rope. Victims Advocate, ex Girardi Keese employee, Housewife & Hustler participant, Kimberly stops by to chat about her newest endeavor, “Predator In Plain Sight: Exposing Tom Girardi”. “Predator In Plain Sight: Exposing Tom Girardi” is a new Podcast in which Kimberly, along with To Catch a Predator’s Chris Hansen, breaks down the rise and fall of Tom Girardi, dives deep into the world of Erika Jayne and RHOBH and covers Tom’s trial which began in Los Angeles yesterday, August 6th.  Kimberly discussed what we can expect during Tom’s trial, the witnesses expected to be called, her own involvement, Erika Jayne’s legal woes with Marco Marco, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, the likelihood of a guilty verdict, likelihood Tom will ever see the inside of a jail, whether Erika would ever be charged and much, much more. @cheersafety @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HAPPY HIPPO - https://hh.deals/velvetrope (Use Code VelvetRope For 20% Off The Best Kratom On The Market) ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) RO - ro.co/velvet (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s At a Fraction Of The Cost Of The Name Brands)  HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/7/20241 hour, 4 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

MELISSA’S OLD NOSE (on Truth Behind Teresa’s Stress, Tre’s Need To “Be Right” & Teresa and Louie’s Upcoming Damage Control)

Melissa’s Old Nose is back. Yes, again. Now that the RHONJ finale has come and gone, we review this RHONJ season, discuss what was predicted and chat about where we go from here. In true Gabriela fashion, MON reveals Louie’s past, unknown, erratic behavior towards Teresa, the real reason Tre is so stressed out these days and Louie’s plan this week for damage control after Sunday's finale. Melissa’s Old Nose also addresses Bravo’s deleted scenes, the many rumors still out there about the alternate reunion and future of the show many of which are correct and many just made up. Part II starts now! @rhonjteabee @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RO - ro.co/velvet (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s At a Fraction Of The Cost Of The Name Brands)  ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  HAPPY HIPPO - https://hh.deals/velvetrope (Use Code VelvetRope For 20% Off The Best Kratom On The Market) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/6/20241 hour, 2 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

MELISSA RIVERS (on Teresa’s RHONJ Future, Kyle’s New Feelings Toward Mo & JLo’s Single Hamptons Summer)

It is that time of the month again. Melissa Rivers is back to help us break down and make sense of all that is happening on our Bravo screens and in our Pop Culture world. First, we talk about what everyone is talking about, The Olympics. The fashion, faux pas and celebs. We cover it all. Next we discuss the ever changing saga of Kyle and Mauricio, break down just how bothered Kyle really is or is not over Mo’s new woman and chat the likelihood we will see any of this next season when RHOBH returns later this year. Speaking of break ups, JLO is still in the Hamptons living her best life as Ben is rumored to have purchased a new home.  Paris and Nicole move forward with their still untitled, undeveloped, green lit new reality show, North West and Step Mom Bianca Censori grow closer and we have a real life Drew Barrymore run in. Last, but certainly not least, we break down Andy Cohen’s comments about the future of RHONJ, discuss the upcoming alternate reunion and chat about whether Teresa Giudice is really on the chopping block or will live to see another day. @melissariversofficial @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: KALM WITH KAVA - kalmwithkava.com/podcast (Use Code VELVETROPE10 for Your First Purchase of the Ultimate Relaxation Beverage) ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) RO - ro.co/velvet (For Prescription Compounded GLP-1s At a Fraction Of The Cost Of The Name Brands)  HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  HAPPY HIPPO - https://hh.deals/velvetrope (Use Code VelvetRope For 20% Off The Best Kratom On The Market) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/5/202454 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode Artwork

The Bravo Bench (Ana Quincoces, David Yontef & Ace Fanning)

Welcome to The Bravo Bench, where we invite you to “Get Judgy with Us!” Hosted by the dynamic trio of David Yontef, Ana Quincoces, and Ace Fanning, this podcast serves up a delightful mix of sharp wit, unapologetic opinions, and plenty of humor. Join us as we don our judicial robes to preside over the latest Bravo shows, dissecting every juicy detail, scandal, and dramatic twist. But that’s not all! We’ll also delve into the wild world of pop culture and the most bizarre, inappropriate public human behavior we can find. In our courtroom, the rules of evidence are thrown out the window, and hearsay reigns supreme. So, bring your curiosity, your sense of humor, and a love for all things outrageous. Tune in for a judgment-filled ride with The Bravo Bench! This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef @anaqooks @acefanning_ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/4/202420 minutes, 1 second
Episode Artwork

MELISSA'S OLD NOSE (on Tonight’s RHONJ Finale Spoilers, Louie’s Angry Behavior & Deleted Scenes We Will Never See)

Melissa’s Old Nose is back. Yes, again. We could not think of a better way to welcome the finale of the lowest rated, most toxic RHONJ season in history than to hear spoilers, shocking reveals and what we can expect ahead of tonight’s end of the season episode. In true Gabriela fashion, MON reveals Louie’s past, unknown, erratic behavior towards Teresa, the real reason Tre is so stressed out these days and Louie’s plan this week for damage control after tonight’s finale. Melissa’s Old Nose also addresses the rumors about Jennifer Aydin and Danielle Cabral’s altercation tonight, Bravo’s deleted scenes, Marge’s arsenal against Jackie, Fessler’s walk out, Hot Dog Lips, a Teresa and Melissa show down and much, much more.    @rhonjteabee @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HERS- forhers.com/velvet (For Your Personalized Weight Loss Treatment Options)  BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/4/202455 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode Artwork

Andy Cohen’s “All Fresh Faces” on RHONJ, Margaret’s Flower Delivery & Teresa’s Realization About Her RHONJ Future

RHONJ Season 14, Episode 12. The End Is Near. But First… Teresa calls her, for lack of a better word, lawyer to her house to take Marge to task.  Teresa is so excited for her big reveal that Marge has been talking to Louie’s ex, Dolores reveals that we already know this and that the vacay house burnt to the ground, Teresa invents new words, Danielle Cabral is amused, Aydin is acting clueless despite her recently exposed off line behavior with bloggers and last, but certainly not least, in her most epic move to date, Margaret sends Teresa funeral flowers for the loss of her dignity.  In other news, Andy Cohen has made very clear statements about the future of RHONJ. We break down those statements, clarify what he really meant and discuss who is going to have the hardest time adjusting to life after RHONJ a mere two weeks from now. All this and more with the one and only Andrea Lopez, as Teresa Giudice.  @andrealopezcomedy @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/3/202414 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

New Housewives Dating Show, Scheana's Demand for VPR Cast Change & Brandi Glanville Slams Bravo Again

Love Hotel or whatever they ultimately plan to call it, Peacock has announced a new show with 4 of our favorite housewives looking for love - Luann, Gizelle, Shannon Beador and Ashley Darby.  As we dive deep into the premise and likelihood of success, we offer advice to Shannon, Gizelle and Ashley as they compete for the attention of a variety of gentleman suitors against the one and only Luann de Lesseps.  Larsa Pippen claims that RHOM is 100% definitely coming back. We break down that claim separating fact from fiction.  Drew Sidora claims Kenya Moore may return to RHOA, slams Shamea and prepares to go on the RHOA cast trip.  Scheana says Vanderpump Rules cannot go on with the current cast, calls for changes and we discuss what we think to be the inevitable return of Stassi.  Finally, Brandi Glanville blames Bravo for basically everything that has and is currently going wrong in her life. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HERS- forhers.com/velvet (For Your Personalized Weight Loss Treatment Options)  BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/2/20241 hour, 6 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode Artwork

Teresa's Sad Realization About RHONJ Future, Kyle's Anger Towards Mo & Erika Jayne On The Prowl

Teresa Giudice seems to be coming to the realization, finally, that RHONJ as we know it is coming to an end. Bethenny Frankel is spotted oversees with a new man. With Kyle, Erika, Sutton and Garcelle all single, we discuss their availabilities and potential suitors to mingle as Dorit and PK grow farther apart and Mauricio grows closer to new love interest. Mary Cosby is rumored to be divorcing her grandfather, cameras are supposedly back up and Mary seems to be denying the whole thing.  Finally, Joe Giudice is set to fight Antonio Sabato, Jr. later this year as we seriously contemplate going. Road Trip anyone? All this and more. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HERS- forhers.com/velvet (For Your Personalized Weight Loss Treatment Options)  BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/1/20241 hour, 39 seconds
Episode Artwork

MELISSA'S OLD NOSE (on New Leaks From Inside Teresa’s Camp, John Fuda’s Past, “Reunion” Spoilers & RHONJ Pause) - II

Melissa’s Old Nose steps back Behind The Rope.  Gabriela, that is and yes, she is back. Teresa, Melissa, Jennifer Aydin and the rest of the cast of RHONJ continue to be asked about the RHONJ bloggers which have taken over and effected this season to reveal secret DMs, leaked screeners and spoilers that were allegedly obtained directly from Teresa, her attorney, Jennifer Aydin and more. John Fuda’s alleged criminal past has just emerged on line. Gabriela has info on that which proves that nothing has been learned and that all parties involved are still working with external bloggers despite Andy’s annoyance, disdain and promise that an entire RHONJ rebrand is coming. Gabriela reveals never before heard details on Tre and Louie, the few remaining episodes of this season, the alternate RHONJ reunion, why Teresa angered producers at the alternate reunion and much more. Finally, we discuss the upcoming RHONJ pause, Andy Cohen’s four possible ways to fix this toxic, broken franchise and denial of most cast members whose lives are about to drastically change in a few short weeks when this season of RHONJ quickly comes to an end. Part II starts now! @rhonjteabee @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HERS- forhers.com/velvet (For Your Personalized Weight Loss Treatment Options)  BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/31/20241 hour, 8 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode Artwork

Real World Boston's / The Challenge's Syrus Yarbrough (on MTV, Bravo & Reality TV )

The Real World Boston’s Syrus Yarbrough steps Behind The Rope.  Syrus tells us how he got cast on The Real World Boston as a result of a job interview gone horribly wrong. Being no stranger to the cameras, he was a semi-regular on Baywatch, yes we discuss Pamela Anderson and David Hasselhoff, Syrus said yes to the opportunity and soon found himself living in a converted firehouse in Boston with 7 strangers to find out what happens when they stopped being polite and started getting real. Real is exactly what Syrus got with roommates Genesis, Kameelah, Montana, Elka, Jason and Sean, which we discuss, as well as the status of those “friendships” today. Syrus discusses what filming was like with MTV back in the day when there were basically no other reality shows to compare it with and just how “real” The Real World MTV was.  When the show ended, Syrus ended up playing a huge part in the success of MTV’s “The Challenge” which he discusses, as well as what life was like, in general, after the show ended. We dive deep in to what it is like being in The Real World/The Challenge “family”, the good, the bad, the other. Being a fan of reality TV himself, Syrus enlightens us on what some of his favorite current shows are as well as his surprise ties to Bravo with several fellow Real World alumni. Last, but certainly not least, Syrus tells us about a run in at the MTV Video awards with not only JLO, but backstage with Queen Madonna.  Tune in for this blast from the past nostalgic trip down memory lane as we pay homage to the granddaddy of all reality shows, The Real World!  @syrusmtv @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/30/20241 hour, 31 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode Artwork

Teresa’s Statement About Toxic RHONJ, Melissa & Fuda’s Response & The Major Upcoming RHONJ Rebrand

Teresa Giudice released a statement towards the end of last week urging the toxicity, attacks and hate of and from the on line RHONJ community to stop.  First, we analyze and break down Teresa’s statement line by line. Next, we discuss who really wrote this statement, the motivation behind the statement, the parts we deemed authentic - if any and the parts we deemed inauthentic - if any.  Then we discuss the public’s reaction to the statement, the effect, if any, the statement has had, Melissa Gorga’s response to the statement and Rachel Fuda’s response to the statement. Finally, we discuss the upcoming alternate reunion, how we really got to this toxic place on RHONJ, the very long, if not indefinite, upcoming pause and whose jobs we expect to be eliminated when this season quickly comes to a close in two weeks.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: YA-MAN - www.ya-manusa.com (20% Off With Code BTVR To Experience the Future of Beauty) HERS- forhers.com/velvet (For Your Personalized Weight Loss Treatment Options)  BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/30/20241 hour, 21 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode Artwork

MELISSA'S OLD NOSE (on Teresa’s Lack Of Accountability for Toxic RHONJ, Tre’s New Leaks To Bloggers & John Fuda’s Past) I

Melissa’s Old Nose steps back Behind The Rope.  Gabriela, that is and yes, she is back. Teresa, Melissa, Jennifer Aydin and the rest of the cast of RHONJ continue to be asked about the RHONJ bloggers which have taken over and effected this season to reveal secret DMs, leaked screeners and spoilers that were allegedly obtained directly from Teresa, her attorney, Jennifer Aydin and more. John Fuda’s alleged criminal past has just emerged on line. Gabriela has info on that which proves that nothing has been learned and that all parties involved are still working with external bloggers despite Andy’s annoyance, disdain and promise that an entire RHONJ rebrand is coming. Gabriela reveals never before heard details on Tre and Louie, the few remaining episodes of this season, the alternate RHONJ reunion, why Teresa angered producers at the alternate reunion and much more. Finally, we discuss the upcoming RHONJ pause, Andy Cohen’s four possible ways to fix this toxic, broken franchise and denial of most cast members whose lives are about to drastically change in a few short weeks when this season of RHONJ quickly comes to an end. @rhonjteabee @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: KALM WITH KAVA - kalmwithkava.com/podcast (Use Code VELVETROPE10 for Your First Purchase of the Ultimate Relaxation Beverage) HERS- forhers.com/velvet (For Your Personalized Weight Loss Treatment Options)  BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/29/20241 hour, 1 minute, 50 seconds
Episode Artwork

MELISSA'S OLD NOSE (on Tonight’s RHONJ Episode, Tre’s Statement & Uncertain Future)

Ahead of tonight’s RHONJ episode, Melissa’s Old Nose jumps on here to discuss what we can expect from this evening’s second to last, possibly ever, RHONJ episode. Teresa’s shady lawyer, Margaret’s plan, bold moves by Jen Fessler. Melissa’s Old Nose breaks it all down with shocking reveals, scenes we may never see and more. We then discuss all the strange social media behavior from the RHONJ cast, the horror Bravo must be going through as a result and the very uncertain future of this once top rated franchise. We discuss it all! @rhonjteabee @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/28/202445 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOC's PEGGY TANOUS (on RHOC, Tamra, Alexis, Vicki & More!)

The Real Housewives of Orange County’s Peggy Tanous steps Behind The Rope.  The original Peggy from the OC. RHOC Season 18, Episode 3. With a stellar return to form season of RHOC, we are so here for it.  We discuss Peggy’s friends and past Orange Holders Gretchen Rossi, Heather Dubrow, Lydia McLaughlin, Lynn Curtin, Lauri Peterson and Lizzie Rovsek. What a trip down memory lane and yes Peggy knows them all. Peggy also recounts her friendship with Alexis (“Jesus Jugs”) Bellino before they were on RHOC together, how Alexis and Jim Bellino were involved in her being cast, the issues she had filming with her during their season, how the show changed their friendship and the status of their relationship today. We reminisce on how RHOC has changed throughout the years and discuss the evolution of Vicki (Don, Brooks, Steve) and Tamra (Simon, Eddie), these once BFFS.  With the OC back in our lives, we figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with Peggy Tanous.  @ocpeggytanous @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  BETTERHELP - betterhelp.com/velvetrope (This Episode Is Brought To You By BetterHelp. Get 10% Off Your First Month) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/28/20241 hour, 30 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode Artwork

John Fuda’s Criminal Past Exposed, Teresa’s Take Down Plan Revealed & The Near End of Toxic RHONJ

RHONJ Season 14, Episode 11.  Jennifer questions Teresa’s friendship, Teresa reveals Margaret’s alleged involvement in working with Louie’s ex regarding her restraining order, Fuda has people sleep over, Dolo plans a cast retreat which never happens and, oh yea, barely anything more happens. Off the show, John Fuda’s shady criminal past is revealed. We break down the home invasion, the claims of duct tape, guns and forced entry, John’s response and whether this will affect Rachel’s position on RHONJ moving forward. Teresa is rumored to have released this information to bloggers which we discuss and reveal and analyze her plan to take down John and Rachel all season. In other news, Shannon and Alexis, Tamra and Shannon and Vicki and Tamra are still fighting on and off air over in the OC.  All this and more as we are joined by the one and only Andrea Lopez as Teresa Giudice.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/27/202411 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode Artwork

Teresa Giudice Continues To Work w/ Bloggers, Kyle Richards' Strange Behavior & Phaedra Parks’ RHOA “Return"

Melissa Gorga retracts her invitation to reconcile to The Wakiles, Teresa Giudice continues to work with bloggers despite being called out by Andy Cohen and the fans rejoice with only three weeks left of this toxic RHONJ season.  Aurora Culpo slams Bethenny Frankel, Lala shares tea that Jax may have actually slept with Ramona Singer and rumors swirl that Phaedra Parks is negotiating her return to RHOA. Kyle Richards engages in strange Instagram behavior following Mauricio’s hot, wild week away, Ryan Serhant scores big and to no ones surprise at all, Teddi Mellencamp continues to annoy and alienate more people by the day. All this and more! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  BETTERHELP - betterhelp.com/velvetrope (This Episode Is Brought To You By BetterHelp. Get 10% Off Your First Month) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/26/20241 hour, 15 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kyle Reconnects with/ Morgan Wade, Shannon Beador Moves on From Tamra & Chef Penny Sues Ariana and Katie

Ariana has been sued by Tom Sandoval, un-sued by Tom and sued by Chef Penny and that was just last week. As her star continues to rise, we discuss her mounting legal troubles, skyrocketing career and Vanderpump Rules future. Mauricio and Kyle move farther apart, Kyle reconnects with Morgan Wade and we ask, is divorce imminent? Shannon Beador moves on from her Tamra Judge breakup, Vicki slams Tamra - again, the cast fears Tamra and this season of RHOC moves on as we break down the highs and lows of an already tumultuous return to form Housewives franchise. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: YA-MAN - www.ya-manusa.com (20% Off With Code BTVR To Experience the Future of Beauty) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  BETTERHELP - betterhelp.com/velvetrope (This Episode Is Brought To You By BetterHelp. Get 10% Off Your First Month) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/25/20241 hour, 4 minutes
Episode Artwork

Beverly Hills Shi Shi Shi’s KEVIN LEE (on Lisa Vanderpump, Kyle Richards, Katie Maloney Apology, RHOBH & VPR) II

Kevin Lee steps back Behind The Rope. Beverly Hills Shi Shi Shi!!!! The Man, the Myth, the Legend, the Icon. Never has a guest star on Housewives made such a splash with one sentence which became the tag line of his life with countless fans stopping him daily around the world to utter those three words, “shi, shi, shi”.  Kevin talks about how, although life changed as a result of his RHOBH appearance, he has had a successful wedding and event planning biz for a long time prior. Kevin talks celeb clients - Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, Tom Cruise, Drew Barrymore, Oprah!, The Kardashians, working with billionaires who have no budget, wedding do’s and don’ts, his special Kevin Lee flair and having the character Franck Eggelhoffer from Father of the Bride based on him.  Of course, Kevin talks lifelong client and friend Lisa Vanderpump, throwing Pandora’s wedding, planning Kyle Richards SoFi stadium “White Party"  featured last season on RHOBH, the fall out between Kyle and LVP, Kyle and Mauricio, what Lisa Vanderpump told him about returning to RHOBH and much more.  Of course, we also address that time he “fat shamed” Katie Maloney on Vanderpump Rules and the world came for him.  Kevin mentions it all in this epic, iconic chat which had us smiling from ear to ear! Part II starts now. @luxuryeventsbykevinlee @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  BETTERHELP - betterhelp.com/velvetrope (This Episode Is Brought To You By BetterHelp. Get 10% Off Your First Month) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/24/20241 hour, 3 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode Artwork

Teresa’s Regrets To Louie, Danielle Cabral’s Message To Jen Aydin & Stassi’s Advice For Rachel Leviss

John Fuda’s criminal past has just resurfaced, Danielle Cabral has no regrets about her physical altercation with Jennifer Aydin and Melissa Gorga agrees with Andy Cohen that a major RHONJ rebrand is needed ASAP. Rachel Leviss reveals the best advice she received from Stassi Schroeder about being on Vanderpump Rules, Tamra and Vicki take their feud even lower, and Shannon declares she will never ever make up with Tamra. Teresa has regrets regarding Louie Ruelas, David Arquette shades Lala, Lala apologizes and last, but certainly not least, Kim Zolciak shades, slams and takes Kenya Moore to task. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/23/202431 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode Artwork

The End of RHONJ, Ariana Madix’ VPR Future, Stassi's Return & Jax Taylor Run In

While Tom Sandoval may be busy suing Ariana Madix and Ariana may be busy hosting the highest rated season ever of Love Island, rumors swirl about next season of Vanderpump Rules - will there be a new generation, reboot, cast change and / or not return at all. The Valley begins filming Season 2, we contemplate the potential return of Stassi or Rachel Leviss and have a real life run in update with Jax Taylor. Only in LA. Andy Cohen’s Bravo future comes into question again, Teresa and Jennifer Aydin continue to get called out by fans and RHONJ prepares to come to a season end with a long expected pause. All this and more as we are joined by the one and only Rob Schulte from the Vanderpump Robs Podcast!! @robkschulte @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  BETTERHELP - betterhelp.com/velvetrope (This Episode Is Brought To You By BetterHelp. Get 10% Off Your First Month) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-Digest Infant Formula) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/23/202449 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode Artwork

MONICA GARCIA (on Reality Von Tease, Cast Mates, Jen Shah & Life After RHOSLC) II

Monica Garcia steps back Behind The Rope. Reality Von Tease is in the house! The woman behind THE most exciting moment, season, scene, development in Housewives History since, well, Teresa’s table flip over a decade ago.  Receipts, Proof, Timeline, Screenshots. We cover fu$king everything. Monica takes us through it all clarifying what were various still confusing timelines of how she went from fan to an actual bona fide breakout superstar Real Housewife on RHOSLC Season 4.  We talk about the true facts behind her current “cooling off” period, personal life, tumultuous relationship with her mom, upcoming RHOSLC Season 5, Dita Von Teese, rumors of a Lisa vs Whitney feud - again and where the once great, then not so great, then best season ever of Salt Lake goes next now that she is no longer part of the journey.  Finally, bringing it back to where it all started, we break down the Jen Shah of it all, what she would say to Jen - and RHOSLC cast - today, what she would like to have happen in five years when Ms. Shah is expected to be a free woman and much, much more! Part II starts now. @monicanikigarcia @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  BETTERHELP - betterhelp.com/velvetrope (This Episode Is Brought To You By BetterHelp. Get 10% Off Your First Month) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/22/20241 hour, 11 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode Artwork

Tom Sandoval Withdraws Ariana Lawsuit, Mauricio's New Girlfriend Revealed, Kyle Removes "Wife" & Melissa Disses Kathy Wakile

Tom Sandoval sued Ariana Madix. The public, cast and everyone else destroyed Sandoval for his move. Sandoval withdrew the lawsuit. We break all of this down, sharing our thoughts on each move and where this mess stands now. Melissa Gorga is upset that Kathy Wakile shaded her on WWHL and explains her new thoughts and feelings on The Wakiles, RHONJ and this very toxic of seasons. New rumors about Ramona Singer have surfaced, Shannon Beador shades Nene Leakes and opens up about her DUI. Mauricio kissed a new woman who we know now is a model and influencer, Kyle removed “wife” from her IG bio and attended Morgan Wade’s most recent concert. Finally, Aurora Culpo slams Bethenny Frankel and shares a message for her, Paul and the world. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/21/202431 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

PEGGY SULAHIAN (Spills The Tea on RHOC Past, Present & Future)

Peggy Sulahian steps Behind The Rope. Peggy is here to chat about all that is RHOC. The truth behind casting, production, filming, Peggy mentions it all. Peggy talks cast mates Vicki, Tamra, Alexis, the biggest drama she faced and much more. In honor of the return of The Real Housewives of Orange County for what is shaping up to be a stellar Season 18, we wanted to highlight this past chat with Bravo’s 100th Housewife, Peggy Sulahian. Grab your oranges and listen in.    @peggysulahian @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) GREENLIGHT - greenlight.com/velvetrope (Sign Up For Greenlight Today and Get Your First Month Free Of the Debit Card and Money App Made For Families) BETTERHELP - betterhelp.com/velvetrope (This Episode Is Brought To You By BetterHelp. Get 10% Off Your First Month) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/21/20241 hour, 23 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jennifer Aydin Slams Teresa, Margaret & Dolores’ Fake Friendship, Teresa’s Denial & RHOC Recap

RHONJ Episode 10, Season 14. Is everyone awake or have you fallen asleep with the rest of us? We break down this episode, Jennifer Aydin’s erratic WWHL appearance, the alternate reunion which was filmed this week and Andy’ Cohen’s comments that in 4 short weeks when the toxic season ends, big changes n the form of a reboot, recast and / or termination of the franchise are coming. We discuss the involvement of the RHONJ bloggers, Dolores and Margaret’s fake friendship and the cracks between Jennifer and Teresa. Over in Orange County, a brilliant second episode has dropped, Alexis and Shannon jockey for position at The Quiet Woman and remind us how great vintage style Housewife feuds can be, Heather Dubrow reminds us how rich Housewives can be and the TamRat continues to do what she does best… scurry in the corner looking for a piece of cheese. All this and more as Andrea Lopez chimes in as what some call the Queen of NJ, Teresa. @andrealopezcomedy @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/20/202413 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode Artwork

Ariana’s VPR Future, Brandi Glanville Slams Jax, Rachel Leviss’ Court Win & Bethenny’s Erratic Hamptons Summer

Love Island has just had its highest rated season ever. The Ariana effect is in full effect, no pun intended, as it is looking less and less likely that she will return to Vanderpump Rules. Lala shows a baby shower, Jax claims to have slept with both Ramona and Brandi Glanville, Rachel Leviss scores wins in court and the VPR pause remains in full effect as there is no discussion amongst Producers, Bravo or the fans about when and if this show will return. Bethenny Frankel continues her confusing summer in The Hamptons, reconnects again with Jill Zarin and finds herself in hot water, again, over recent comments, videos and social media posts which many call erratic. Finally, we spill the tea from the upcoming RHONJ alternate reunion and discuss who is likely to lose their job in a few short weeks when this season ends. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) GREENLIGHT - greenlight.com/velvetrope (Sign Up For Greenlight Today and Get Your First Month Free Of the Debit Card and Money App Made For Families) BETTERHELP - betterhelp.com/velvetrope (This Episode Is Brought To You By BetterHelp. Get 10% Off Your First Month) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/19/20241 hour, 3 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jennifer Aydin Angers Andy, RHONJ Bloggers Expose More Drama & Kyle and Mauricio Make Moves

Kyle and Mauricio make moves, Dorit and PK remain apart and we share the news that, yes, RHOBH is expected to return to our Bravo TV’s later this year as opposed to the originally reported 2025. Hot off her disasterorus WWHL appearance this past week, Jennifer Aydin doubles down on her claims against Bloggers, triples down on her claims against Danielle Cabral and seems to be totally unaware that her job is most likely being taken away in a few short weeks when this season of RHONJ comes to a close. RHONJ prepares for a long pause, RHOC returns with a bang - of sorts - and Shannon Beador continues to face her DUI, Alexis and Johnny J head on, Is it too early to grant MVP RHOC status for the season? Press play. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) GREENLIGHT - greenlight.com/velvetrope (Sign Up For Greenlight Today and Get Your First Month Free Of the Debit Card and Money App Made For Families) BETTERHELP - betterhelp.com/velvetrope (This Episode Is Brought To You By BetterHelp. Get 10% Off Your First Month) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/18/20241 hour, 5 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

CHRIS HANSEN (on “Predator” Tom Girardi, Erika Jayne, RHOBH, Upcoming Trial & “To Catch a Predator”)

Chris Hansen steps Behind The Rope. Best known for his “To Catch a Predator” series, Chris stops by to chat about his newest endeavor, “Predator In Plain Sight: Exposing Tom Girardi”. “Predator In Plain Sight: Exposing Tom Girardi” is a new Podcast in which Chris, along with victim’s advocate and former Girardi Keese employee Kimberly Archie, breaks down the rise and fall of Tom Girardi as Tom prepares to face a jury in a few short weeks on August 6th. Chris discusses the predatory nature of Tom, upcoming trial, Erika Jayne, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, the likelihood of a guilty verdict, likelihood Tom would ever see the inside of a jail, whether Erika would ever be charged and, if so, with what and the media frenzy a la RHOBH of it all.  We talk predators, Chris’ illustrious career and much, much more.  For those who want to check out the Pod, which BTVR was a part of, it can be found on Apple, Spotify or wherever Podcasts are found. @officialchrishansen @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) GREENLIGHT - greenlight.com/velvetrope (Sign Up For Greenlight Today and Get Your First Month Free Of the Debit Card and Money App Made For Families) BETTERHELP - betterhelp.com/velvetrope (This Episode Is Brought To You By BetterHelp. Get 10% Off Your First Month) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/17/20241 hour, 6 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode Artwork

Andy Cohen Confirms RHONJ Pause/Reboot, Jennifer Aydin's Clueless Behavior & Kathy Wakile Returns

Andy Cohen has spoken out and he is not at all happy with the toxic nature of RHONJ. Andy addresses the bloggers, the leaked screeners, spoilers, Teresa’s manipulative attorney and much more as he explains, in three short weeks, RHONJ is going on pause as he, The Producers and Bravo figure out how and if there is any way to save this franchise. Speaking of bloggers, Andy questioned Jennifer Aydin on WWHL the other night, gets annoyed with her and moves on as Jennifer, Teresa and other cast members seem to remain in denial about their upcoming potential job loss as RHONJ “rebrands”. Kathy Wakile appeared on WWHL, the fandom now expects her back on RHONJ, Kathy clapped back at Melissa and we dive deep into whether any past RHONJ or “Friend Of” RHONJ is ripe for a comeback. Alexis Bellino slams Shannon as obsessed and details the timeline of her love with Johnny J, Heather Durbrow shades newbie Katie and we, the audience, rejoice yet again in what seems to be a stellar RHOC season. Finally, we share an update on Kenya Moore’s RHOA future.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/16/202430 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode Artwork

PSYCHIC PANDORA (Provides a Live Reading & Chats Her Gift and Psychic Source)

Psychic Pandora steps Behind The Rope. Pandora is here to read our beloved host and help provide guidance with love, career and tap into messages from the other side.  Pandora chats about her background, her gift and we remain speechless as she provides a reading so spot on it’s, well, unbelievable!  Pandora is one of the esteemed psychics at Psychic Source.  Psychic Source provides live psychic readings by phone, online chat and video and is celebrating their 35th year in business next year.  They have over 250 Psychic Advisors on the service, all who have been through a rigorous screening process to ensure their authenticity.  The Advisors at Psychic Source can help you with anything that may be weighing on your mind from love, career or just to give you peace of mind. They provide several reading types such as love, astrology, tarot, spiritual and psychic medium readings if you’re interested in connecting with a passed loved one. Psychic Source is available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.  They provide live readings by phone, online chat or if you prefer face-to-face, you can have a video reading. Right now you can get a 35 minute reading for only $20 when you use code VELVET.  Tune in to this special episode and enjoy! BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) YA-MAN - www.ya-manusa.com (20% Off With Code BTVR To Experience the Future of Beauty) GREENLIGHT - greenlight.com/velvetrope (Sign Up For Greenlight Today and Get Your First Month Free Of the Debit Card and Money App Made For Families) BETTERHELP - betterhelp.com/velvetrope (This Episode Is Brought To You By BetterHelp. Get 10% Off Your First Month) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/16/202454 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode Artwork

MONICA GARCIA (on Reality Von Tease, Cast Mates, Jen Shah & Life After RHOSLC) I

Monica Garcia steps Behind The Rope. Reality Von Tease is in the house! The woman behind THE most exciting moment, season, scene, development in Housewives History since, well, Teresa’s table flip over a decade ago.  Receipts, Proof, Timeline, Screenshots. We cover fu$king everything. Monica takes us through it all clarifying what were various still confusing timelines of how she went from fan to an actual bona fide breakout superstar Real Housewife on RHOSLC Season 4.  We talk about the true facts behind her current “cooling off” period, personal life, tumultuous relationship with her mom, upcoming RHOSLC Season 5, Dita Von Teese, rumors of a Lisa vs Whitney feud - again and where the once great, then not so great, then best season ever of Salt Lake goes next now that she is no longer part of the journey.  Finally, bringing it back to where it all started, we break down the Jen Shah of it all, what she would say to Jen - and RHOSLC cast - today, what she would like to have happen in five years when Ms. Shah is expected to be a free woman and much, much more! @monicanikigarcia @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: KALM WITH KAVA - kalmwithkava.com/podcast (Use Code VELVETROPE10 for Your First Purchase of the Ultimate Relaxation Beverage) LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) GREENLIGHT - greenlight.com/velvetrope (Sign Up For Greenlight Today and Get Your First Month Free Of the Debit Card and Money App Made For Families) BETTERHELP - betterhelp.com/velvetrope (This Episode Is Brought To You By BetterHelp. Get 10% Off Your First Month) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/15/20241 hour, 3 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ Alternate Reunion Tea, Jax Has Been w/ Brandi & Ramona and Shannen Doherty RIP

Shannen Doherty has passed away. Having met Shannen many multiple times, we share our thoughts, stories and send condolences to Shannen’s family. Icon, Trailblazer and Fearless. For anyone who listened to her Podcast every week, a fighter up til the end.  In other news, Jax Taylor claims to have slept with both Ramona The Singer Stinger and Brandi Glanville, Brandi claps back and The Valley prepares to begin production on Season Two later this summer. RHOC has returned with a stellar episode, an Alexis vs Shannon smackdown months in the making and ratings that, unfortunately, are not great causing us to ask, “if the beginning of the end of Housewives” is really finally here. Finally, details are spilled on the alternate RHONJ reunion set to film tomorrow, the new RHONJ episode that drops in a few hours and Andy Cohen's four different plans for how RHONJ can proceed after a low rated, toxic AF season which we break down and discuss.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/14/202440 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode Artwork

ALEXIS BELLINO (on RHOC, Shannon, Tamra, Love & "Jesus Jugs")

Alexis “Jesus Jugs” Bellino steps Behind The Rope. RHOC is back in our lives after a stellar return to form Season Premiere for Season 18.  The Season Premiere brought us many things, none the least of which was the long awaited return of Alexis Bellino.  We could think of no better blast from the RHOC past chat to share today than this gem chat with Alexis.  Back before Johnny J, before her return.  As you listen, ask yourself, does this seem like the same Alexis we see before us back on RHOC today?  Of course, we also chat current cast mates Tamra, Heather, Emily, Gina and Shannon as well as cast mates from the past, Gretchen, Vicki and more. We talk Jim Bellino, the infamous lawsuit which Shannon claims is the root of all of their current day problems and last, but certainly not least, the epic moniker thanks to Tamra of “Jesus Juggs”. @alexis_bellino @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PSYCHIC SOURCE (Download The Psychic Source App in Apple or Google Play For Free To Get a 35 Minute Psychic Reading For Only $20 With Code Velvet) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Get the Rakuten App NOW and Join the 17 Million Members Who Are Already Saving!  Your Cash Back really adds up!) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/14/20241 hour, 22 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOC Premieres (Shannon vs Alexis), Dolores' Hot Mic Moment & Andy's Vision for RHONJ's Future

RHOC is back in our lives!! We are here to break down all the gloriousness that was RHOC Season 18, Episode 1 this past week. From Shannon facing her DUI and Alexis Bellino head on to newbie Katie to Heather Durrow’s new Bev Hills mansion and all that was Tamra Judge, we discuss it all, scene by scene in one of the best, most brilliant return to form episodes of Housewives, well, ever. In a full circle moment, The OG of them all returns with real off again, on again friendships that have existed for over a decade, drama but not toxicity and a glimmer of hope that faith in the the entire multi city franchise can be restored in the next few months thanks to this season of RHOC. Finally, we chat this week in RHONJ - Tre on Kelly and Mark, Melissa’s reply to Chanel Ayan, Dolores’ hot mic moment and Andy Cohen’s vision for the four ways RHONJ can possibly move forward after what is about to be a very long…pause.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/13/202412 minutes, 1 second
Episode Artwork

Kyle Richards Gets Activated, Richie Wakile Slams Melissa Gorga, Nene’s Comeback & Jeff Lewis’ Newest Drama

Kyle Richards says she is activated and Dorit implies she is headed into her villain era as leaks from RHOBH Season 14 continue to emerge. Richie and Kathy Wakile do not seem to want to reconcile with Melissa Gorga despite Melissa’s attempts to make nice with her Franklin Lakes neighbor. Jeff Lewis has new drama, Nene Leakes makes a comeback in a big way, Shannon Beador finishes community service and Rachel Leviss dumps her man and makes moves in her lawsuit. Finally, RHONJ prepares to film their reunion alternate as the end of an era nears amidst anticipated major cast changes in the Garden State to take place in a few short weeks. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PSYCHIC SOURCE (Download The Psychic Source App in Apple or Google Play For Free To Get a 35 Minute Psychic Reading For Only $20 With Code Velvet) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Get the Rakuten App NOW and Join the 17 Million Members Who Are Already Saving!  Your Cash Back really adds up!) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/12/20241 hour, 20 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOA Scrambles After Firing Kenya, Bethenny Frankel’s Manic Love Life & RHONJ’s Latest Toxicity

Bethenny Frankel’s ex Paul Bernon has been seen getting cozy with our past Pod guest Aurora Culpo, Bethenny reacts and apparently they now broke up. WTF is going on? As the Real Housewives of Dubai continues to bring in low ratings, we discuss its rumored looming cancellation, analyze the truth behind Daddy Cohen’s claims that RHOM is going to definitely return and break down the likelihood that RHOA will be good after Kenya’s termination. Speaking of RHOA, we discuss the editing nightmare producers are facing due to letting Kenya go, why RHONJ factors into Kenya’s potential lawsuit and all of Kenya’s recent social media claims about herself, RHOA and Bravo. Finally, we break down Kelly Killoren Bensimon’s cancelled wedding, discuss her desire for a prenup and share updates on all that KKB has been up to since.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: YA-MAN - www.ya-manusa.com (20% Off With Code BTVR To Experience the Future of Beauty) PSYCHIC SOURCE (Download The Psychic Source App in Apple or Google Play For Free To Get a 35 Minute Psychic Reading For Only $20 With Code Velvet) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Get the Rakuten App NOW and Join the 17 Million Members Who Are Already Saving!  Your Cash Back really adds up!) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/11/20241 hour, 7 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode Artwork

CHEF STU (on RHONJ Needed Cast Changes, Dinner w/ Shannon Beador & Truth Behind John Janssen)

Chef Stu steps Behind The Velvet Rope. He is back and on location in WeHo to help us break down all the weeks Bravo drama. First, we address this season of RHONJ, the physical altercation between Jennifer Aydin and Danielle Cabral and likely long pause, cast changes and restructuring coming in a few short weeks at the end of this, as Jackie Goldschneider says, very toxic season.  In other news, we discuss the upcoming currently filming season of RHOBH - Kyle’s recent thoughts on the season, Kyle’s warning to Lisa Vanderpump, newbies Bozoma Saint John and Jennifer Tilly and much, much more. Stu talks about his dinner with Shannon Beador the night before her now infamous DUI, John Janssen’s shady past, John and Alexis, a Tamra - Heather Dubrow friendship and last, but certainly not least, the upcoming season of RHOC.  Justin Timberlake’s DUI is still being discussed, the Vanderpump pause continues, Ariana Madix’ block remains in effect, Ariana forgets she was ever on VPR with Love Island, “Making It In Manhattan” continues to film, Southern Charm Season 10 prepares to return, Bennifer heads closer to divorce and much, much more. Tune in now! @chefstuartokeeffe @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PSYCHIC SOURCE (Download The Psychic Source App in Apple or Google Play For Free To Get a 35 Minute Psychic Reading For Only $20 With Code Velvet) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Get the Rakuten App NOW and Join the 17 Million Members Who Are Already Saving!  Your Cash Back really adds up!) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/10/202450 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

Luann Hurt By Bethenny Run In, Chanel Ayan Shades Melissa Gorga & Rachel Leviss Shares Updates on Sandoval

Luann and Bethenny are at odds again since running into each other this weekend in The Hamptons. Luann feels used and hurt by Bethenny now that she is still blocked, Bethenny responds and we break down and try to make sense of it all. Lindsay Hubbard shades Carl, Chanel Ayan slams Melissa Gorga, Real Housewives of Dubai loses even more viewers, Jeana Keough’s daughter shades her - again, Jill Zarin weighs in on her feud with Reza, Rachel Leviss shares updates on her relationship with Sandoval, Ariana and last, but not least, her court case against both. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/9/202431 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode Artwork

QUEEN PRIYANKA (on Taylor Swift, Pussycat Dolls, Drag Race, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Berkley & “We’re Here”)

Queen Priyanka steps Behind The Rope. Winner of Canada Drag Race’s inaugural season, Pri is here to mention it all. First things first. Priyanka chats about the new season of HBO’s Emmy Award Winning “We’re Here” in which she visits local towns where drag is banned alongside fellow queens Sasha Velour, Jaida Essence Hall, and Latrice Royale. Next, we focus on Queen Priyanka’s new album and tour of the same name, “Devastasia” - out August 23rd and musical influences and favorites - The Pussycat Dolls, Dainty Kane, Beyonce, Destiny’s Child.  We talk Madonna’s “Celebration Tour” with Bob The Drag Queen, Elizabeth Berkley, Saved By The Bell, Showgirls, Ryan Murphy’s “Pose”, Drag Race, Desperate Housewives, Taylor Swift, Swifties and much, much more.  @thequeenpriyanka @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PSYCHIC SOURCE (Download The Psychic Source App in Apple or Google Play For Free To Get a 35 Minute Psychic Reading For Only $20 With Code Velvet) KALM WITH KAVA - kalmwithkava.com/podcast (Use Code VELVETROPE10 for Your First Purchase of the Ultimate Relaxation Beverage) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Get the Rakuten App NOW and Join the 17 Million Members Who Are Already Saving!  Your Cash Back really adds up!) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/9/202448 minutes, 1 second
Episode Artwork

SIGGY FLICKER (on Margaret, Tre, Mel, Dolo, Producers & Toxic RHONJ) - II

Siggy Flicker steps back Behind The Rope. Siggy is here to chat all about her time on RHONJ - the highs and lows, filming with a Teresa and Melissa that did not get along then, after she left or now and her once friend Dolores who she came on the show with.  Of course in typical Siggy fashion she does not hold back when discussing her epic fall out with Margaret Josephs, clarifies prior recent statements she has made about Marge and discusses all of the producer involvement, manipulation and favoritism she witnessed and experienced during her RHONJ run.  Speaking of Producers, we discuss the toxic nature of RHONJ, explain why people are so passionate and furious about Team Tre vs. Team Mel, how RHONJ has filmed an entire season with two main cast members who refuse to utter a word to each other and what the future could realistically look like. Buckle Up! Part II starts now.  @siggy.flicker @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PSYCHIC SOURCE (Download The Psychic Source App in Apple or Google Play For Free To Get a 35 Minute Psychic Reading For Only $20 With Code Velvet) KALM WITH KAVA - kalmwithkava.com/podcast (Use Code VELVETROPE10 for Your First Purchase of the Ultimate Relaxation Beverage) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Get the Rakuten App NOW and Join the 17 Million Members Who Are Already Saving!  Your Cash Back really adds up!) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/8/202457 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bethenny & Luann Reconcile, Lindsay Hubbard Slams Dorinda and Teresa & Jackie Pretend To Be Friends

What a Hamptons Weekend this has been. With hang outs and run ins, we share our boots on the ground info on Luann and Bethenny’s reunion, Teresa and Jackie’s dinner, Margaret’s Gucci snafu, July 4th with Luann and Brooks Marks and spotted at dinner last night - JLO, Drew Barrymore, Real Housewives of New York City, Christie Brinkley and more. Speaking of The Hamptons, Lindsay Hubbard is pregnant. We break down her announcement, discuss the HubCub Baby Daddy, what the currently filming season of Summer House is likely to look like with a pregnant Lindsay and Carl under the same roof, Summer House newbies, Lindsay’s outrage with Dorinda Medley for spoiling her announcement and Kate Chastain’s involvement in it all. Shannon Beador spills the tea on the new season of RHOC, slams Alexis Bellino as thirsty and Tamra Judge slams Shannon as a drunk - all as we prepare for the premiere of RHOC later this week.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/7/202435 minutes, 1 second
Episode Artwork

Million Dollar Listing LA's David Parnes (on Cast Mates, Housewives & Bravo)

David Parnes from Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles steps Behind The Rope. One half of the Brits are in the house.  With Season 15 of MDLLA premiering next week, we figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with David Parnes. Of course we talk MDLLA agents - The Josh’s Flagg and Altman, Tracy Tutor, and Madison, what filming the show is really like, stress and fun of closing deals on national television and NYC counterparts, Freddy, Ryan and Steve Gold. @davidbondst @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/7/20241 hour, 15 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode Artwork

Marge Slams Tre, Jackie & Jen, Fessler Plays Both Sides & Alternate RHONJ Reunion Details

RHONJ Season 14, Episode 9. Remember how we had two exciting weeks back to back of RHONJ?? Ahh, those were the days. Slowing things down a bit over there in the Garden State, Jen professes her innocence and seems to have a good case of amnesia, Joey G becomes ordained, Mel teaches us that love is love, Danielle gets boujie, Rachel gets mad, Fessler plays both sides, the Marge is compared to Satan and Jackie is missing in action. Off air, Danielle Staub claims Marge has 275 Fake “Finstas”, Margaret is disgusted by Tre and Jen’s alleged feeding info to bloggers, Jackie forgives Tre, Jennifer speaks out as rumors of an RHONJ pause, reboot, cast changes and / or all out cancellation surface. All this and more as we are joined back by the one and only Teresa Giudice as played by Andrea Lopez. @andrealopezcomedy @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/6/202414 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHYLEE GERBER (on Below Deck, Real Housewives, and Vintage Bravo!)

Rhylee Gerber, from Below Deck, steps Behind The Rope. Checking in from her van during her cross country tour, Rhylee is here to tell it all.  Rhylee discusses casting, filming, editing and what is was like watching herself back on TV every week. Rhylee discusses her past and current relationship with Kate Chastain, what it was like to work with her, Below Deck favs past and present, Captains Sandy and Lee and more. With the new season of Below Deck back on the air, we figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only  Rhylee Gerber. @thelifeofrhylee @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/5/20241 hour, 41 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode Artwork

Brandi Glanville Prepares To Sue Bravo, Jeff Lewis Slams Sonja Morgan & Katie Distances Herself From VPR

Jeff Lewis claims Sonja Morgan was wasted drunk at the 15th anniversary taping of WWHL. We break down those claims, the WWHL special, our own experience with the wrath of a drunk Sonja, Jeff’s claims that Crappie Lake was cancelled due to her drinking and much more. In other news, Katie is not speaking to anyone since the Vanderpump Rules finale, Bethenny’s Ex Paul was banned from attending new love interest Aurora Culpo’s sister's Olivia’s wedding in Rhode Island, Chanel gifted Bethenny with a free bag, Shannon’s DUI takes front and center stage when RHOC premieres next week and last, but certainly not least, Brandi Glanville claims she is ready to sue Bravo in series of all over the place tweets. Way to bury the lead. And you thought we were going to take the 4th of July off, didn’t ya? @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/4/202438 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bravo’s Mexican Dynasties Elan & Jenny Allende (on Cast Mates, Mauricio, Kyle , RHOBH & Erika Jayne)

Mexican Dynasties’ Elan and Jenny Allende Step Behind The Rope. Everyone always asks us what our favorite shows are that are no longer on Bravo. This one season wonder, Mexican Dynasties, is definitely one of them.  Two of the show’s stars, married couple Elan and Jenny are here to mention it all. From casting to filming to all the real life drama going on behind the scenes, Elan and Jenny do not hold back. Elan and Jenny also talk about their co-stars’ cousin, the one and only, Mauricio Umansky, and their many run ins with The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.  We figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only Elan and Jenny Allende.   @elanallende @jenny_allende @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/4/20241 hour, 18 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode Artwork

Danielle Staub Slams Margaret, RHONJ Long Pause Expected & Bravo’s Alternate To RHONJ Reunion

RHONJ Icon Danielle Staub claims Margaret Josephs has over 275 Fake Finsta Accounts to troll past and present RHONJ cast members. We break down these claims, likelihood that they are true and all the cast changes we can expect in a few short weeks when this season of RHONJ comes to a close. We talk RHONJ pause, the effect of the blogger drama, the alternate to the cancelled RHONJ reunion and more. We discuss Bethenny Frankel’s, yes another, brand new Podcast, "Just B Dating”, her seemingly abandoned desire to take down Daddy Cohen and discuss the new face of the Reality Reckoning, Brandi Glanville. Finally, it is official. We announce our second ever Live Podcast on our “We Don’t Wanna Leave Our House Pajama Tour” for 7:30pm Thursday August 15th. Get your tickets while they last. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/3/20241 hour, 5 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

Dorit & PK Reconcile Kinda, Kyle Shades RHOBH Co-Stars & Tom Girardi Trial Update

Dorit and PK spark reconciliation rumors based on social media deleted posts, a sober PK and a Kyle and Dorit feud that seems to only be getting worse by the day. RHOBH continues to film as Erika Jayne prepares for Tom’s trial which is set to begin August 6th. Finally, Vicki Gunvalson has decided to enter the Podcast game and, well, the news is mixed. We break down her latest endeavor and offer our unsolicited advice to the OG of the OC which we are sure she will greatly appreciate. Not.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: MEDI LIFT-  ya-manusa.com (20% Off With Code BTVR To Experience the Future of Beauty) OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/2/20241 hour, 3 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode Artwork

MELISSA RIVERS (on RHONJ Upcoming Cast Changes, Andy Cohen’s Good Week, Bethenny’s Rebranding & More)

It is that time of the month again. Melissa Rivers stops by for our regular monthly cross over to mention it all. First, we break down this season of RHONJ and, looking ahead, discuss who will most likely lose their jobs and not return for Season 15. Pay attention pah-lease. Next, Bravo stands by Andy, we all celebrate the fifteen anniversary of WWHL and Bravo lawsuits continue to move alone and arise as rumors of Kenya Moore suing surface.  The new season of Below Deck Med has arrived, Justin Timberlake continues to make headlines over a now weeks old Hamptons DUI, Jennifer and Ben continue to send mixed messages while getting stalked by the paparazzi, nepo babies are slammed yet again due to Kim Kardashian and Kevin Costner, Kylie Jenner is very hurt, Bethenny continues to rebrand and Mellisa’s family has an unexpected run in with Taylor Swift.  @melissariversofficial @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/1/202451 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kenya Moore Fired, Potential Lawsuit Due to Jennifer Aydin’s Employment & What Happens to RHOA Now

Kenya Moore has been fired. Miss Moore is done with the twirl and has left the building. We break down how this happened, dive deep beneath the rumored “investigation” Production and Bravo conducted and discuss the finding that Kenya has violated the code of conduct leading to her termination. We discuss the likelihood Kenya will ever be back on Bravo, Peacock, E! or any other NBC affiliates. We chat about the double standard world in which Jennifer Aydin has a job after committing assault - the definition of putting your hands on another - and Kenya does not.  We break down the claim that Kenya is going to file a lawsuit and the claims that lawsuit is likely to include. We discuss the upcoming season of RHOA, what Production plans to do with Kenya’s already filmed scenes and if we, the viewer, are likely to ever see this play out on TV. Finally, we discuss Kenya’s support from Kandi, Brandi Glanville and you, the fans, many of whom have been picketing outside NBC at 30 Rock to “Free Kenya Moore”. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/30/202438 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ EX EXECUTIVE PRODUCER (Reveals All on Tre, Mel, Marge & More!)

One of The Real Housewives Of New Jersey's Executive Producers from the early days, Dorothy Toran, steps Behind The Rope. Dorothy was there when Teresa got out of jail. Dorothy was there when Juicy was deported.  The more things change, the more they stay the same. , We talk Teresa, Melissa, Jacqueline, Caroline Manzo and much more.   You know how there were rumors that Margaret was close to certain Producers, allegedly, well…. So much of this chat foreshadows where we are today with a mess of a season, the toxicity worse than ever and an RHONJ Season 14 cast that is about to be disassembled in a few short weeks. On that note, we figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only Dorothy Toran @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: GREENLIGHT - greenlight.com/velvetrope (Sign Up For Greenlight Today and Get Your First Month Free Of the Debit Card and Money App Made For Families) LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/30/20241 hour, 35 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

Cabral / Aydin Smackdown, Tre Throws Jackie Under The Bus, Fuda Slams Jackie & Marge Loves It All

RHONJ Season 14, Episode 8. The physical altercation between Danielle Cabral and Jennifer Aydin has finally arrived. We break down the hair drama and other facts that led up to the altercation, break down a play by play and discuss who we think is to blame for this mess of a Troubled Tulum party.  We discuss Tre’s claims that she is using Jackie to take down Marge, Rachel Fuda’s claims that Jackie is the laughing stock of Bravo, Dolores’ savage breakup with Jackie and Margaret enjoying it all just a little too much. We discuss the seemingly double standard as Jen and Danielle returned to work after suspension but Kenya Moore is not allowed to return to RHOA. Finally, we discuss an RHONJ without Melissa and Joe, Melissa’s claims of wanting to make up with Kathy Wakile, real life fall outs with Jennifer Aydin and Margaret Josephs and much much more as we are joined by the one and only Andrea Lopez as Teresa Giudice! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/29/202414 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jennifer Aydin / Danielle Cabral Physical Fight, Kenya Moore Double Standard & New Real Housewives “Kids” Show

“Making It In Manhattan” is currently filming featuring the off spring of many of our fav Real Housewives - Brooks Marks, Riley Burruss, Gia Giudice, Ariana Biermann and more. We break down the full cast, what to expect, and likelihood this show will be a hit when it premieres later this year.  In other news, Kenya Moore is not coming back to RHOA and, after this past week’s RHONJ where Danielle Cabral and Jennifer Aydin still have jobs, for the moment, we start to question the seemingly double standard at Bravo.  Bethenny Frankel has “Danger In The Dorm”, Kyle Richards claps back at trolls, Potomac continues to film and we all prepare for a, hopefully, great season of RHOC. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET) GREENLIGHT - greenlight.com/velvetrope (Sign Up For Greenlight Today and Get Your First Month Free Of the Debit Card and Money App Made For Families) LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/28/20241 hour, 2 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kyle vs. Dorit Heats Up, Teddi Mellencamp Slams Denise Richards & Truth Behind The End of Tre’s Namaste B$tches Podcast

The new season of RHOBH continues to film as Dorit and Kyle remain estranged, Teddi Mellencamp claims she will never be back on, Teddi slams Denise, Kathy Hilton speaks out and we start to question the additions of Jennifer Tilly and Bozoma Saint John. Heading east, we break down the real reasons behind the end of Teresa’s “Namaste Bit$ches” podcast, the fact that it was erased from Apple, her new table flipping pod, discuss this season of RHONJ and chat about how RHONJ moves forward once this season ends.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET) GREENLIGHT - greenlight.com/velvetrope (Sign Up For Greenlight Today and Get Your First Month Free Of the Debit Card and Money App Made For Families) LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) YA-MAN - www.ya-manusa.com (20% Off With Code BTVR To Experience the Future of Beauty) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/27/20241 hour, 1 minute, 36 seconds
Episode Artwork

Beverly Hills Shi Shi Shi’s KEVIN LEE (on Lisa Vanderpump, Kyle Richards, Katie Maloney Apology, RHOBH & VPR)

Kevin Lee steps Behind The Rope. Beverly Hills Shi Shi Shi!!!! The Man, the Myth, the Legend, the Icon. Never has a guest star on Housewives made such a splash with one sentence which became the tag line of his life with countless fans stopping him daily around the world to utter those three words, “shi, shi, shi”.  Kevin talks about how, although life changed as a result of his RHOBH appearance, he has had a successful wedding and event planning biz for a long time prior. Kevin talks celeb clients - Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, Tom Cruise, Drew Barrymore, Oprah!, The Kardashians, working with billionaires who have no budget, wedding do’s and don’ts, his special Kevin Lee flair and having the character Franck Eggelhoffer from Father of the Bride based on him.  Of course, Kevin talks lifelong client and friend Lisa Vanderpump, throwing Pandora’s wedding, planning Kyle Richards SoFi stadium “White Party" featured last season on RHOBH, the fall out between Kyle and LVP, Kyle and Mauricio, what Lisa Vanderpump told him about returning to RHOBH and much more.  Of course, we also address that time he “fat shamed” Katie Maloney on Vanderpump Rules and the world came for him.  Kevin mentions it all in this epic, iconic chat which had us smiling from ear to ear! @luxuryeventsbykevinlee @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: GREENLIGHT - greenlight.com/velvetrope (Sign Up For Greenlight Today and Get Your First Month Free Of the Debit Card and Money App Made For Families) LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/26/202455 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode Artwork

Ladies of London’s NOELLE RENO (on Cast Mates, Caroline Stanbury, Housewives & More!)

Noelle Reno from Ladies of London Steps Behind The Rope. Nicole is here to help us take a trip down memory lane regarding the best Bravo show that is currently no longer on, Ladies of London. We discuss the highs and lows, the drama on and off air and why this show is no longer on the air. Of course, we discuss her cast mates Caroline Stanbury, Marissa Hermer, Juliet Angus, Annabelle Neilson, Caprice Bourret, and Julie Montagu as well as her other Ladies of London Sophie Stanbury, Adela King and Caroline Fleming. If you love this Bravo classic as much as we do here Behind The Rope, this is an episode not to be missed and we figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only Noelle Reno.  @noellereno @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: GREENLIGHT - greenlight.com/velvetrope (Sign Up For Greenlight Today and Get Your First Month Free Of the Debit Card and Money App Made For Families) LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/25/20241 hour, 19 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode Artwork

Real Reason RHONJ Reunion Was Cancelled, Kyle & Dorit Are Not Okay & Lisa Barlow Gets Sued

RHONJ Reunion Alternatives. We break down all of the rumors about possible alternatives to the cancelled RHONJ Reunion, the likelihood that each or any of them will happen, the RHONJ pause that is coming in less than 6 weeks and what Season 15 is likely to look like. Of course, we also talk about the real reasons the RHONJ Reunion is cancelled.  Lisa Barlow has been sued over alleged Vida Tequilla unpaid loans, Lisa claps back and we prepare for RHOSLC Season 5. Daddy Cohen promises RHOM will be back. RHODubai is unlikely to be back and RHOA is still stalled as Kenya Moore releases statements, tweets and spends a lot of time on IG professing her innocence.  Keiarna Stewart sues Deborah Williams over RHOP Season 8 fight, Nene has a new Lifetime show, Bethenny stars in Lifetime’s “Danger in the Dorm” and last, but certainly not least, Kyle Richards makes it clear her and Dorit are not in a good place. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/25/20241 hour, 1 minute, 24 seconds
Episode Artwork

SIGGY FLICKER (on Margaret, Tre, Mel, Dolo, Producers & Toxic RHONJ) - I

Siggy Flicker steps Behind The Rope. Siggy is here to chat all about her time on RHONJ - the highs and lows, filming with a Teresa and Melissa that did not get along then, after she left or now and her once friend Dolores who she came on the show with.  Of course in typical Siggy fashion she does not hold back when discussing her epic fall out with Margaret Josephs, clarifies prior recent statements she has made about Marge and discusses all of the producer involvement, manipulation and favoritism she witnessed and experienced during her RHONJ run.  Speaking of Producers, we discuss the toxic nature of RHONJ, explain why people are so passionate and furious about Team Tre vs. Team Mel, how RHONJ has filmed an entire season with two main cast members who refuse to utter a word to each other and what the future could realistically look like. Buckle Up! @siggy.flicker @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: GREENLIGHT - greenlight.com/velvetrope (Sign Up For Greenlight Today and Get Your First Month Free Of the Debit Card and Money App Made For Families) LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) KALM WITH KAVA - kalmwithkava.com/podcast (Use Code VELVETROPE10 for Your First Purchase of the Ultimate Relaxation Beverage) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/24/20241 hour, 2 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode Artwork

Luis Ruelas’ New Legal Troubles, Jax’s Latest Extramarital Affair, Kenya Moore’s RHOA Future & RHOC Dubrow/Judge Alliance

Another day, another mystery as to Kenya Moore’s RHOA future. With still no answer on whether Kenya will return for next season fo RHOA, we break down the latest in this ongoing drama and break down Kandi’s recent comments about Kenya’s actions. The bad facts against Luis Ruelas latest biz venture, Vinivia, continue to mount as we break down the likelihood that Tre is repeating history and has ended with a man that will land right back in the same place as the last.  In other news, Jax is linked to yet another mystery woman who promises screen shots, texts and pics detailing their affair. Ok we are listening. Finally, we embrace for an epic season of RHOC about to begin in less than 2 weeks with a Tamra Heather alliance, isolated Shannon, messy Gina, confused Emily and much, much more. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/23/202433 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode Artwork

DANIELLE OLIVERA (on Summer House, Carl & Lindsay, Kyle & Amanda and More!)

Summer House’s Danielle Olivera steps Behind The Rope. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Or do they? With the current season of Summer House done and wrapped now that the reunion has come to a close, we figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only Danielle Olivera.  We talk Summer House, cast mates, how far the show has come since Season One, roommates from the past gone but not forgotten, the ups and downs of Kyle and Amanda and last, but certainly not least, whether there was any foreshadowing regarding Carl and Lindsay  @danielleolivera @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef  BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) BADLANDS PETS - SUPERFOOD COMPLETE - badlandsranch.com/Velvet  (50% Off Your Regular-Priced Order w/ a 90-Day Money-Back Guarantee on Dog Food Vital To Your Dog’s Health) CROCS - crocs.com (20% Off Crocs’ New Brooklyn, Miami & Getaway Sandals with Code Sandals20) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) KALM WITH KAVA - kalmwithkava.com/podcast (Use Code VELVETROPE10 for Your First Purchase of the Ultimate Relaxation Beverage) THIS WAS US (Check Out This New Podcast As The Cast of This Is Us Relives Each Episode Every Tuesday on Apple, Spotify and YouTube) TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Celebrate National Smoothie Day - Tropic Rewards® Members Get a Free Smoothie On June 21 With Bowl or Food Purchase) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) BETTERHELP - betterhelp.com/velvetrope (This Episode Is Brought To You By BetterHelp. Get 10% Off Your First Month) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/23/20241 hour, 14 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jackie Slams Dolo As Slob, Dolo Reacts, Aydin Sees All, Marge Loves Life & Melissa Thinks Tre Bugged Her

RHONJ Season 14, Episode 7. Half way through and, finally, something has happened. In typical Margaret fashion, Marge reveals private texts between her and Jackie where Jackie calls Dolo a slob. Jackie also says she hates Dolo which, even though everyone seems to have forgotten that, we focus on that here today. You are welcome. Dolo put on her readers and gets angry, Aydin sees, hears and reveals all, Tre slams John and Rachel, Rachel and John clap back, Joey Gorga pretends, again, he is still in college and last, but certainly not least, Messy G thinks her Johnnie Walker Blue Label is bugged.  All this and more as we share the second half of our first ever live show where no question was off limits and pleading the fifth was not an option.  With the one and only Andrea Lopez.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/22/202412 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode Artwork

Teresa’s RHONJ Future, Scheana Gets Schooled & Kyle and Amanda Divorce Rumors Arise Again

Rumors continue to swirl that Summer House’s Kyle and Amanda are headed for divorce. We break down these rumors and discuss the likelihood that Kyle and Amanda are headed for Carl and Lindsay territory as the entire SH gang returns to the states after celebrating Andrea Denver’s wedding in Italy.  While all the rumors - most of which we think we started - whops - continue to permeate the BravoVerse about the future of RHONJ, we discuss how we got here, the likelihood anyone will be back, why people are over watching this season, what a total reboot would look like and why RHONJ is the most toxic of all the franchises ever.  Speaking of reboots, we discuss the Vanderpump Rules’ cast latest problems with producers and likelihood VPR will be back on our TV screens anytime soon. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) BADLANDS PETS - SUPERFOOD COMPLETE - badlandsranch.com/Velvet  (50% Off Your Regular-Priced Order w/ a 90-Day Money-Back Guarantee on Dog Food Vital To Your Dog’s Health) CROCS - crocs.com (20% Off Crocs’ New Brooklyn, Miami & Getaway Sandals with Code Sandals20) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) KALM WITH KAVA - kalmwithkava.com/podcast (Use Code VELVETROPE10 for Your First Purchase of the Ultimate Relaxation Beverage) THIS WAS US (Check Out This New Podcast As The Cast of This Is Us Relives Each Episode Every Tuesday on Apple, Spotify and YouTube) TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Celebrate National Smoothie Day - Tropic Rewards® Members Get a Free Smoothie On June 21 With Bowl or Food Purchase) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) BETTERHELP - betterhelp.com/velvetrope (This Episode Is Brought To You By BetterHelp. Get 10% Off Your First Month) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/21/20241 hour, 2 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

Tom Sandoval’s Friends Implode On Each Other, Teddi Mellencamp Slams Vicki & Kyle / Morgan Update

With Vanderpump Rules done and finished for the season, the cast certainly seems to be talking a lot. We break down all the drama that has been going on over the past week with Katie, Lala and all of Tom Sandoval’s friends, ex-friends and girlfriend while he is away in Scotland filming our latest obsession - The Traitors. The RHOC trailer packs a mighty punch - Shannon vs Tamra, Jen Pedantri’s man and the FBI, a newbie coming for Queen Dubrow, Teddi Mellencamp with the shade, Sutton Stracke and one angry Archie Beador. We break it all down and share updates on RHOA, RHOP and more. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) BADLANDS PETS - SUPERFOOD COMPLETE - badlandsranch.com/Velvet  (50% Off Your Regular-Priced Order w/ a 90-Day Money-Back Guarantee on Dog Food Vital To Your Dog’s Health) CROCS - crocs.com (20% Off Crocs’ New Brooklyn, Miami & Getaway Sandals with Code Sandals20) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) KALM WITH KAVA - kalmwithkava.com/podcast (Use Code VELVETROPE10 for Your First Purchase of the Ultimate Relaxation Beverage) THIS WAS US (Check Out This New Podcast As The Cast of This Is Us Relives Each Episode Every Tuesday on Apple, Spotify and YouTube) TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Celebrate National Smoothie Day - Tropic Rewards® Members Get a Free Smoothie On June 21 With Bowl or Food Purchase) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) BETTERHELP - betterhelp.com/velvetrope (This Episode Is Brought To You By BetterHelp. Get 10% Off Your First Month) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/20/20241 hour, 3 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode Artwork

Luis Ruelas Accused Of Fraud, Jackie Calls Dolo a Slob & Danielle Staub Enters The Chat

Since Kenya Moore’s indefinite suspension, Bravo has failed to release a formal statement, RHOA has continues to film and Miss Moore’s Housewife future remains uncertain. We break down the likelihood that she will really be permanently fired, the investigation behind the scenes that Bravo is most likely conducting and all the comparable situations Bravo has turned a blind eye to in the past.  Speaking of those situations, Danielle Staub has entered the chat. We break down her own revenge porn claims and RHONJ’s past involvement in these claims. Next we break down all the mounting claims that Luis Ruelas and Vinivia CEO are accused of fraud, non payment of employees and much, much more. In other news, Jackie called Dolo a slob, got ratings on WWH better than Tre, and side eyes Marge as their friendship seems to be forever damaged. Finally, if you have not heard, Justin Timberlake was arrested for DUI across the street from our home at our regular place, The American Hotel in Sag Harbor. We break down what we know, what we saw and how this summer in The Hamptons is already off to an insane start.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/19/202433 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode Artwork

PATTI STANGER (on Kyle & Morgan, PK & Dorit, Dolores & Paulie, Ariana & Dan, Andy Cohen and Jeff Lewis) II

Patti Stinger steps back Behind The Rope. She is back behind the rope and back on our TV’s. Having just completed the first season of her new CW show, Patti Stinger: The Matchmaker, Patti is here to chat about all the do’s and don’ts of dating in the modern world we live in. Patti talks about how dating has changed since we last saw her on our Bravo screens, takes us down memory lane with a chat about Bravo of yesteryear, discusses the current state of Real Housewives and Reality TV and last, but certainly not least, discusses Kyle and Morgan Wade, Dorit and PK, Kyle and Mo and how she would help many of her Bravoleb friends we all know so well - Erika Jayne, Sutton, Garcelle, Jeff Lewis, Andy Cohen and more!  Part II starts now.  @pattistanger @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) KALM WITH KAVA - kalmwithkava.com/podcast (Use Code VELVETROPE10 for Your First Purchase of the Ultimate Relaxation Beverage) BETTERHELP - betterhelp.com/velvetrope (This Episode Is Brought To You By BetterHelp. Get 10% Off Your First Month) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Celebrate National Smoothie Day - Tropic Rewards® Members Get a Free Smoothie On June 21 With Bowl or Food Purchase) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/19/20241 hour, 42 seconds
Episode Artwork

PATTI STANGER (on Kyle & Morgan, PK & Dorit, Andy Cohen, Erika Jayne, Jeff Lewis & Bennifer) I

Patti Stinger steps Behind The Rope. She is back behind the rope and back on our TV’s. Having just completed the first season of her new CW show, Patti Stinger: The Matchmaker, Patti is here to chat about all the do’s and don’ts of dating in the modern world we live in. Patti talks about how dating has changed since we last saw her on our Bravo screens, takes us down memory lane with a chat about Bravo of yesteryear, discusses the current state of Real Housewives and Reality TV and last, but certainly not least, discusses Kyle and Morgan Wade, Dorit and PK, Kyle and Mo and how she would help many of her Bravoleb friends we all know so well - Erika Jayne, Sutton, Garcelle, Jeff Lewis, Andy Cohen and more! @pattistanger @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) KALM WITH KAVA - kalmwithkava.com/podcast (Use Code VELVETROPE10 for Your First Purchase of the Ultimate Relaxation Beverage) BADLANDS PETS - SUPERFOOD COMPLETE - badlandsranch.com/Velvet  (50% Off Your Regular-Priced Order w/ a 90-Day Money-Back Guarantee on Dog Food Vital To Your Dog’s Health) BETTERHELP - betterhelp.com/velvetrope (This Episode Is Brought To You By BetterHelp. Get 10% Off Your First Month) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Celebrate National Smoothie Day - Tropic Rewards® Members Get a Free Smoothie On June 21 With Bowl or Food Purchase) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/18/202453 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode Artwork

COUNTESS LUANN (on Dorinda’s Traitors, RHONJ Cancelled Reunion, Sandoval, Rebecca Minkoff & Cabaret!)

Countess Luann de Lesseps steps back Behind The Rope. She’s back!!! Taking a minute out of her Marry F Kill tour (Next Stop June 20th Glensdale, PA), Luann is here to mention it all none the least of which is her new song of the same name.  Lu chats Dorinda on The Traitors, Sonja’s Townhouse sale, the cancellation of the RHONJ Reunion, WWHL turns fifteen, Carole Radziwill coming for Andy Cohen, RHONY Newbie Rebecca Minkoff, the tall drink of water that is Summer House’s Jesse Solomon and much more. Tune in now! To Purchase Tickets to See The Countess Click Here: www.countessluann.com @countessluann @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) KALM WITH KAVA - kalmwithkava.com/podcast (Use Code VELVETROPE10 for Your First Purchase of the Ultimate Relaxation Beverage) BADLANDS PETS - SUPERFOOD COMPLETE - badlandsranch.com/Velvet  (50% Off Your Regular-Priced Order w/ a 90-Day Money-Back Guarantee on Dog Food Vital To Your Dog’s Health) BETTERHELP - betterhelp.com/velvetrope (This Episode Is Brought To You By BetterHelp. Get 10% Off Your First Month) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Celebrate National Smoothie Day - Tropic Rewards® Members Get a Free Smoothie On June 21 With Bowl or Food Purchase) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/17/202438 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kenya Moore Indefinitely Suspended, Kim Zolciak’s Return & Kyle Breaks Down On RHOBH Set

Kenya Moore has been indefinitely suspended. We break down the incidents leading up to that suspension, the suspension, her IG live, the cast being instructed not to speak to her, the support she has received from Porsha and Drew, the likelihood she will be fired and never return to RHOA and last, but not least, how RHOA moves forward next season in the event Kenya does not return. In other news, Kim Zolciak and Cynthia are set to make a return to TV together, Nene turned down the opportunity, Tamra slams Shannon - again, Alexis and John Janssen have sex more than 4 times a day and Kyle Richards breaks down filming with Dorit in leaked footage of RHOBH Season 14. A slow day it is not. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/16/202429 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOA OG DESHAWN SNOW (on RHOA, Nene, Kenya, Kim, Kandi & More!)

The Real Housewives Of Atlanta’s DeShawn Snow steps Behind The Rope. Yes, Season One, OG RHOA, DeShawn Snow. Well it has been a minute, hasn’t it? After a very long pause, RHOA has finally been recast, is filming and set to return to our Bravo screens later this year. On that note, we figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only DeShawn Snow. We catch up with DeShawn on all she been up to since we last saw her on our TV screens and chat with DeShawn about her involvement in the franchise - casting, filming, her edit, her exit from the show, how producers thought she was “too normal” and “too nice" for the direction the show was going and how she found out she wasn’t coming back. We chat cast mates - Kim, Shereé, Nene Leakes and many of our other fav Peach Holders past and present - Kandi, Cynthia, Porsche and Kenya! Grab your peaches and take a listen. @deshawnsnow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef  BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) BADLANDS PETS - SUPERFOOD COMPLETE - badlandsranch.com/Velvet  (50% Off Your Regular-Priced Order w/ a 90-Day Money-Back Guarantee on Dog Food Vital To Your Dog’s Health) CROCS - crocs.com (20% Off Crocs’ New Brooklyn, Miami & Getaway Sandals with Code Sandals20) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) THIS WAS US (Check Out This New Podcast As The Cast of This Is Us Relives Each Episode Every Tuesday on Apple, Spotify and YouTube) TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/16/20241 hour, 27 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode Artwork

John Fuda Apologizes, Tre Says No & Truth Behind Our Past RHONJ Friendship Break Ups

RHONJ Season 14, Episode 6.  It is official. We are at the half way mark and Teresa and Louie have finally sat down with Rachel and John Fuda.  Apologies, rejections of apologies, name calling and another epic storm out but this wouldn’t be RHONJ without a good table flip or walk out.  We break down the episode - Dolo wants a ring, Cabral heads to Fashion Week, Marge the Sarge does charity work, Messy G lays low, Fessler and Aydin have fun and sip margs, Jackie and Tre grow closer and much, much more.  Our favorite guest, Teresa Giudice, as played by the one and only Andrea Lopez, steps Behind The Rope to help us make sense of all this drama and all that has been going on behind the scenes off air in the dirty jerz. After that, for all you wonderful Patreons who have been asking, yes, as a huge thank you for sticking with us through thick and thin we share our live show from the other week where no question was off limits and where we could not plead  the fifth. Of course the REAL reason for past RHONJ friendship breakups was the top question we received and yea, it was time to set the record straight. #enjoy @andrealopezcomedy @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/15/202416 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

Erika Jayne Difficult RHOBH Season, Kenya vs. Newbie Brittany (Fact vs. Fiction) & Lindsay Hubbard Pregnancy

Kenya Moore vs. newbie Brittany Eady.  So much has been written about, spoken about and blogged about regarding what really happened. Revenge Porn, firearms, slurs and much more has been mentioned. Today we break it all down separating fact from fiction and discuss the likelihood we will see any of this when RHOA returns later this year.  Erika Jayne is rumored to be facing a tough BH season. Jax and Britney face new drama in their marriage and separation. Lindsay Hubbard pregnancy rumors continue into this week as Carl and ex friend Captain Lee come to blows. Finally, we discuss Jeff Lewis drama and share an update on our run in with The Singer Stinger. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) BADLANDS PETS - SUPERFOOD COMPLETE - badlandsranch.com /Velvet  (50% Off Your Regular-Priced Order w/ a 90-Day Money-Back Guarantee on Dog Food Vital To Your Dog’s Health) CROCS - crocs.com (20% Off Crocs’ New Brooklyn, Miami & Getaway Sandals with Code Sandals20) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) THIS WAS US (Check Out This New Podcast As The Cast of This Is Us Relives Each Episode Every Tuesday on Apple, Spotify and YouTube) TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/14/20241 hour, 13 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOBH Season 14 Check In, RHOM's Uncertain Future & Sonja Morgan’s Post Townhouse Life

Brandi Glanville and Caroline Manzo make moves in a lawsuit which does not seem to be going away any time soon. Bethenny Frankel’s Chanel-aissance continues as she doubles down, films down the street in East Hampton and swears she will never stop. What is really going on with B? Sonja Morgan’s townhouse has sold for way under value, Camille Grammer, Kathy Hilton and Jennifer Tilly are spotted filming RHOBH, rumors circulate that RHOM may not be returning, Lisa Rinna continues to win at life, we share our past with RHOP newbie Stacey Rusch and discuss how the current season of RHOA is going, the Porsha and Kenya of it all. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) BADLANDS PETS - SUPERFOOD COMPLETE - badlandsranch.com/Velvet  (50% Off Your Regular-Priced Order w/ a 90-Day Money-Back Guarantee on Dog Food Vital To Your Dog’s Health) CROCS - crocs.com (20% Off Crocs’ New Brooklyn, Miami & Getaway Sandals with Code Sandals20) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/13/20241 hour, 16 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kyle Slams Dorit, Denise Richards' New Reality Show, Carole Radziwill Slams Andy & RHONJ Cast Changes

Last week during our live show we predicted that RHONJ would move forward with Teresa, Dolo and Rachel Fuda after this toxic, low rated season comes to a close. Radar.com listened to our live show and is reporting today that an inside source claims this as true. Are we the inside source? We break that down and discuss how likely our prediction is to come true. Denise Richards and The Wild Things has been green lit and, with the help of the same producers as RHOBH, coming to E! sometime soon. A clip has surfaced overnight from RHOBH filming and Kyle Richards is not holding back when letting Dorit Kemsley have it and we are so here for it. Finally, Andy Cohen accuses Carole Radziwill of trashing him and Carole slams back like only Radzi could. A slow day today it is not. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/12/202433 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode Artwork

LESA MILAN (on RHODubai, Kyle & Mauricio’s Drama & Caroline Stanbury) II

Lesa Milan steps back Behind The Rope. Lesa is here to talk all about The Real Housewives of Dubai - highs and lows, Cast Mates Caroline Stanbury, Chanel Ayan, Caroline Brooks, Sara Al Madani, storylines, the exit of Nina Ali, drama past and present, newbie Taleen Marie and what we can expect now that Season Two is here. Speaking of Season Two, we chat Bravocon, RHOBH, Kyle, Mauricio and Morgan, other franchises and what is next for this powerhouse entrepreneur who does not seem to be slowing down any time soon. Part II starts now.  @lesa.milan @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) BADLANDS PETS - SUPERFOOD COMPLETE - badlandsranch.com/Velvet  (50% Off Your Regular-Priced Order w/ a 90-Day Money-Back Guarantee on Dog Food Vital To Your Dog’s Health) CROCS - crocs.com (20% Off Crocs’ New Brooklyn, Miami & Getaway Sandals with Code Sandals20) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) THIS WAS US (Check Out This New Podcast As The Cast of This Is Us Relives Each Episode Every Tuesday on Apple, Spotify and YouTube) TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/12/202452 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode Artwork

LESA MILAN (on RHODubai, Cast Mates, Kyle and Mauricio & Kenya Moore) - I

Lesa Milan steps Behind The Rope. Lesa is here to talk all about The Real Housewives of Dubai - highs and lows, Cast Mates Caroline Stanbury, Chanel Ayan, Caroline Brooks, Sara Al Madani, storylines, the exit of Nina Ali, drama past and present, newbie Taleen Marie and what we can expect now that Season Two is here. Speaking of Season Two, we chat Bravocon, RHOBH, Kyle, Mauricio and Morgan, other franchises and what is next for this powerhouse entrepreneur who does not seem to be slowing down any time soon. @lesa.milan @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) BADLANDS PETS - SUPERFOOD COMPLETE - badlandsranch.com/Velvet  (50% Off Your Regular-Priced Order w/ a 90-Day Money-Back Guarantee on Dog Food Vital To Your Dog’s Health) CROCS - crocs.com (20% Off Crocs’ New Brooklyn, Miami & Getaway Sandals with Code Sandals20) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) THIS WAS US (Check Out This New Podcast As The Cast of This Is Us Relives Each Episode Every Tuesday on Apple, Spotify and YouTube) TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/11/202449 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode Artwork

MELISSA'S OLD NOSE (on RHONJ Spoilers & Teresa’s Off Air Plan To Take Down RHONJ Cast Mate Enemies) - Part III

Melissa’s Old Nose steps back Behind The Rope.  Gabriela, that is. Teresa, Melissa, Margaret and the rest of the cast of RHONJ has all been asked about the RHONJ bloggers which have emerged in full force over the last few weeks since the beginning of the season to reveal secret DMs, leaked Season 14 screeners and spoilers that were allegedly obtained directly from Teresa, her attorney, Jennifer Aydin and more. Today, the woman behind it all, Melissa’s Old Nose - Gabriela - returns, a third time to, as we like to say, mention it all. She details just how she went from fan, to popular twitter handle to Teresa’s minion receiving what seems like thousands of DM’s from Teresa throughout the years with specific instructions to “tear down” her RHONJ nemeses - Margaret, Mel, Louie’s ex Vanessa and many others which she details in full. She reveals never before heard details on Tre and Louie, Dolores, Andy Cohen. We discuss the now involvement of BravoLebs and Famous Super Fans like Kate Chastain, Michael Rapaport and others who were seemingly part of Tre’s take down plan. The more Melissa’s Old Nose revealed, the more questions we had regarding the secret, toxic nature of what really goes on Behind The Scenes, off camera with the RHONJ cast past and present. As hard as it is to render us speechless, consider us schooled in complete disbelief. #nowords. Part III starts now! @melissasoldnose @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) BADLANDS PETS - SUPERFOOD COMPLETE - badlandsranch.com/Velvet  (50% Off Your Regular-Priced Order w/ a 90-Day Money-Back Guarantee on Dog Food Vital To Your Dog’s Health) CROCS - crocs.com (20% Off Crocs’ New Brooklyn, Miami & Getaway Sandals with Code Sandals20) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) THIS WAS US (Check Out This New Podcast As The Cast of This Is Us Relives Each Episode Every Tuesday on Apple, Spotify and YouTube) TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/10/20241 hour, 1 minute, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOC Trailer Broken Down In Detail & Last Night’s Hamptons “Run In” w/ The Singer Stinger!

The Real Housewives of Orange County Season Eighteen Trailer has dropped. From the moment Teddi Mellencamp threw her epic shade reminding Miss Victoria Gunvalson that she is no longer a full time housewife, we were hooked.  Newbie Katie comes for Queen Dubrow, Shannon’s drinking exposed by her ex friend Tamra, her car crash explained to her children and ex John Janssen front and center, if not in name only, thanks to the brilliant return of Alexis Bellino. We are extremely hopeful for a great season of RHOC and pure return to form of the entire multi city franchise after RHONJ has proven what not to do after five long weeks. Throw in some Sutton Stracke, Shannon Beador being shown the door and Gina Kirschenheiter reminding all of us that yes, this is exactly the type of women our fav Orange Holders are and we are here for it. In other news, last night in the Hamptons we had a sighting of the - do you hear that buzzing sound - one and only Singer Stinger. We break down exactly what we observed from Miss Ramona and boyfriend Bill. We could not make this up if we tried. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/9/202435 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode Artwork

Louis York (on working with Britney Spears, Gaga, Kelly Clarkson, Rihanna & Miley)

Louis York steps Behind The Rope. Claude Kelly and Chuck Harmony, that is. Between the two of these guys, they have worked with EVERYONE, and we mean everyone in the music business. By “worked with” we mean, written songs for, produced and everything else under the sun for a whose who amongst today’s top artists. Britney Spears. Let us just start there. Claude wrote “Circus" for Britney, the song, and album, that was recorded at a very crucial point in her life - right after her very public meltdown the result of which a conservatorship was formed appointing her father as guardian. Short of “Blackout”, Circus was the song/ album that launched her “comeback”. We delve deep into what it was like working with Britney during that time in her life, what Claude and Chuck think of the “Free Britney” movement and thought of the “Framing Britney Spears” movie. We also talk about working with Lady Gaga, Kelly Clarkson, Miley Cyrus, Rihanna, John Legend, The Backstreet Boys, Whitney Houston, and last but not least, Michael Jackson. The boys bond with David over their love of Madonna, Prince and more.  We figured today the perfect day to share this musical extravangaza blast from the past.  @louisyorkmusic @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: CROCS - crocs.com (20% Off Crocs’ New Brooklyn, Miami & Getaway Sandals with Code Sandals20) BADLANDS PETS - SUPERFOOD COMPLETE - badlandsranch.com/Velvet  (50% Off Your Regular-Priced Order w/ a 90-Day Money-Back Guarantee on Dog Food Vital To Your Dog’s Health) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) THE KARDASHIANS (New Season Streaming Now Only On Hulu) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/9/20241 hour, 37 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode Artwork

Rachel Fuda Slams Tre, Danielle Cabral's Family Secrets & Andy's RHONJ Reunion Cancellation Explanation Debunked

RHONJ Season 14, Episode 5. 8 more to go. We kid, We joke. We break down this past week’s RHONJ - Frank Catania for the storyline, Danielle Cabral’s mystery family where something just ain’t adding up, a Tre who stormed out, a Jackie who found her voice and one activated Rachel Fuda who, in her second season, is not even remotely afraid to take on the Queen. In other news, we talk about all of the off air RHONJ blogger drama, the RHONJ reunion cancellation, Andy Cohen’s confusing explanation and just who we expect to be fired, terminated and asked to leave once this season is over. Yes, here we go again. All this and more as we are joined by the very one and only Miss Andrea Lopez (as Teresa and Kourtney Kardashian) @andrealopezcomedy @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/8/202416 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

LVP & Kyle (The Dirt They Have On Each Other), Manzo vs. Brandi Update & Future of RHONJ

Lisa Vanderpump has had a lot to say about Kyle Richards over the past few weeks and Kyle has clapped back in a big way. We break down both of their claims, all the shade and discuss what we learned in the process. Caroline Manzo’s attorney has detailed all the things she claims Brandi has done to her on Girl’s Trip, Brandi claps back calling it “Buyer’s Remorse” and we discuss the likelihood that this lawsuit will end up in court with the likes of Phaedra Parks as a witness. Finally, with the RHONJ reunion cancelled, we break down who will likely lose their job in eight short weeks.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: BADLANDS PETS - SUPERFOOD COMPLETE - badlandsranch.com/Velvet  (50% Off Your Regular-Priced Order w/ a 90-Day Money-Back Guarantee on Dog Food Vital To Your Dog’s Health) CROCS - crocs.com (20% Off Crocs’ New Brooklyn, Miami & Getaway Sandals with Code Sandals20) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/7/20241 hour, 5 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode Artwork

Camille's RHOBH Return, Jax's Girlfriend & How VPR Moves Forward

As RHOBH Season 14 is currently filming, we figured today a good day to check in on how newbie Bozoma Saint John is doing, the return, yet again, of Camille Donatacci Grammer Meyer and why Denise Richards will never be back.  Next we discuss Jax’s date with Paige Woolen, our own past with Paige Woolen and Jax and Brittany’s future as the Valley prepares to conclude for its first season. Ariana is furious at VPR Producers, Scheana Shay grows farther away from Ariana and we break down how Vanderpump Rules moves forward with a divided, fractured cast. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: CROCS - crocs.com (20% Off Crocs’ New Brooklyn, Miami & Getaway Sandals with Code Sandals20) BADLANDS PETS - SUPERFOOD COMPLETE - badlandsranch.com/Velvet  (50% Off Your Regular-Priced Order w/ a 90-Day Money-Back Guarantee on Dog Food Vital To Your Dog’s Health) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/6/202459 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode Artwork

Dina Manzo's Ex Convicted, Andy Cohen's RHONJ Cancellation Comments & Tom and Ariana’s Day In Court

Dina Manzo’s ex husband Tommy Manzo has been convicted of hiring a mobster to assault her husband Dave Cantin. We break down the assault, the charges, the conviction, Caroline and Dolores’ letters of character in favor of Tommy and last, but certainly not least, likelihood he will spend the max forty three years behind bars. In other RHONJ news, we discuss Andy Cohen’s recent statements as to why we will not have an RHONJ reunion, the ratings from this past Sunday’s episode and future of the show as rumored changes are abound. We discuss Tom and Ariana’s day in court this week regarding their house sale, the any day expected RHOC trailer and, much to our excitement, the announcement of TLC’s “The Baldwins” with Alex, Hilaria and their seven little ones front and center. We just cannot…wait! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/5/202433 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode Artwork

Golnesa "GG” Gharachedaghi (on Shahs of Sunset, Ex Cast Mates, Kelly Dodd Feud, RHOBH & Polyamory) - II

Golnesa “GG” Gharachedaghi steps back Behind The Rope. Shahs of Sunset’s GG that is. First things first, GG chats motherhood and shares an update on how she went from the woman who played with knives and referred to herself as Lochnessa to a kinder, gentler single Mom to baby Elijah. Not that there is anything wrong with playing with knives or Lochnessa. The convo quickly turns to Polyamory, new “friend” Rihanna, her Christina Aguilera “run in” and how she would love to get high with, who else, “Uncle Snoop”. Of course, we dissected her recent social media feud with Kelly Dodd - oh hunni, we have been there #hardpass - and chat RHOBH and Erika Jayne. Of course, GG chats MJ, Mike, Reza and Destiny, Shahs of Sunset and the Shahs’ legacy at Bravo. Part II starts now! @gg_golnesa @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: BADLANDS PETS - SUPERFOOD COMPLETE - badlandsranch.com/Velvet  (50% Off Your Regular-Priced Order w/ a 90-Day Money-Back Guarantee on Dog Food Vital To Your Dog’s Health) CROCS - crocs.com (20% Off Crocs’ New Brooklyn, Miami & Getaway Sandals with Code Sandals20) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/5/202451 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

Golnesa "GG” Gharachedaghi (on Shahs of Sunset, Ex Cast Mates, Kelly Dodd Feud, RHOBH & Polyamory) - I

Golnesa “GG” Gharachedaghi steps Behind The Rope. Shahs of Sunset’s GG that is. First things first, GG chats motherhood and shares an update on how she went from the woman who played with knives and referred to herself as Lochnessa to a kinder, gentler single Mom to baby Elijah. Not that there is anything wrong with playing with knives or Lochnessa. The convo quickly turns to Polyamory, new “friend” Rihanna, her Christina Aguilera “run in” and how she would love to get high with, who else, “Uncle Snoop”. Of course, we dissected her recent social media feud with Kelly Dodd - oh hunni, we have been there and fully "get it" - and chat RHOBH and Erika Jayne. Of course, GG chats MJ, Mike, Reza and Destiny, Shahs of Sunset and the Shahs’ legacy at Bravo.  @gg_golnesa @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: CROCS - crocs.com (20% Off Crocs’ New Brooklyn, Miami & Getaway Sandals with Code Sandals20) BADLANDS PETS - SUPERFOOD COMPLETE - badlandsranch.com/Velvet  (50% Off Your Regular-Priced Order w/ a 90-Day Money-Back Guarantee on Dog Food Vital To Your Dog’s Health) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/4/202444 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode Artwork

MELISSA'S OLD NOSE (on RHONJ Spoilers & Teresa’s Off Air Plan To Take Down RHONJ Cast Mate Enemies) - Part II

Melissa’s Old Nose steps back Behind The Rope.  Gabriela, that is. Teresa, Melissa, Margaret and the rest of the cast of RHONJ has all been asked about the RHONJ bloggers which have emerged in full force over the last few weeks since the beginning of the season to reveal secret DMs, leaked Season 14 screeners and spoilers that were allegedly obtained directly from Teresa, her attorney, Jennifer Aydin and more. Today, the woman behind it all, Melissa’s Old Nose - Gabriela - returns to, as we like to say, mention it all. She details just how she went from fan, to popular twitter handle to Teresa’s minion receiving what seems like thousands of DM’s from Teresa throughout the years with specific instructions to “tear down” her RHONJ nemeses - Margaret, Mel, Louie’s ex Vanessa and many others which she details in full. She reveals never before heard details on Tre and Louie, Dolores, Andy Cohen. We discuss the now involvement of BravoLebs and Famous Super Fans like Kate Chastain, Michael Rapaport and others who were seemingly part of Tre’s take down plan. The more Melissa’s Old Nose revealed, the more questions we had regarding the secret, toxic nature of what really goes on Behind The Scenes, off camera with the RHONJ cast past and present. As hard as it is to render us speechless, consider us schooled in complete disbelief. #nowords. Part II starts now! @melissasoldnose @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: BADLANDS PETS - SUPERFOOD COMPLETE - badlandsranch.com/Velvet (50% Off Your Regular-Priced Order w/ a 90-Day Money-Back Guarantee on Dog Food Vital To Your Dog’s Health) 310 NUTRITION - 310nutrition.com (50% Off Up To $100 w/ Code Velvetrope on the Best Hydration, All-in-One Shakes & Refreshing Lemonade Mixes) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/3/20241 hour, 45 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ REUNION CANCELLATION (What This REALLY Means For The Cast & Show's Future)

The RHONJ Reunion is cancelled. We woke up to over one thousand DM’s asking if we were going to cover this. Today, we hop on here for a rundown of the cancellation of the RHONJ reunion. We address how we got here, the cast's constant interviews that this season was not sustainable and Teresa’s constant interviews that she will never, ever speak to Melissa again. We next address, what will be happening in place of a reunion, what affect, if any, the RHONJ bloggers and toxic off line behaviors have had in leading to this cancellation, what this means for the future of RHONJ, which cast members will be terminated, which, if any, will keep their high paying jobs, what this means for the future of Housewives as a whole and last, but certainly not least, what spin offs we can expect as a result of this cancellation. Is the future so bright we have to wear shades or is today a day of reckoning where we have to put denial aside and face some hard truths.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/2/202435 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode Artwork

JACKIE TOHN (on GLOW, Bravo, American Idol, Howard Stern, Joan Rivers & The Nanny)

Jackie Tohn steps Behind The Rope. Best known for her breakout performance as Melanie “Melrose” Rosen on Netflix’s award winning, critically acclaimed masterpiece “Glow”, Jackie stops by to share it all.  Early in her career Jackie appeared on many of our favorite shows such as “The Sopranos”, “Veronica Mars”, “Strangers With Candy”, not the least of which was “The Nanny”, in which she played a young Fran Drescher. She talks famous friends such as Kristen Bell and Jessica Biel, comedic inspiration Joan Rivers and appearing on the iconic Howard Stern Show. Jackie also chats about her singing abilities, those abilities which led her to the semi finals on “American Idol” and Bravo’s very own “Platinum Hit” (Kara DioGuardi, we see you!). Jackie shares stories from behind the scenes on Glow, chats about the disappointment when Season 4 was indefinitely shelved due to lockdown and hints at what the future holds for the un-filmed season and possible Glow movie (what a wish!).  We figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only Jackie Tohn. @jackietohn @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: AIRDOCTOR - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET To Save Up To $300 Off Air Purifiers and a 3 Year Warranty On Any Unit, Which Is An Additional $84)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Kick off your summer on May 29th for National Flip Flop Day® with a FREE 12 oz. Island Punch Smoothie* from Tropical Smoothie Cafe®) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Get the Rakuten App NOW and Join the 17 Million Members Who Are Already Saving!  Your Cash Back really adds up!) THE KARDASHIANS (New Season Starts May 23rd Only On Hulu) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/2/20241 hour, 40 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ Lowest Rated Season Ever, Margaret Josephs’ True Colors & Jennifer, Danielle, Jackie & Other Friendships Fractured

RHONJ Season 14, Episode 4. How are we only at Episode 4? Is anyone bored yet? Ok, ok, we will keep it positive. Jackie and Margaret’s friendship starts to show cracks as we find ourselves back, once again, at Dolores’ annual softball game.  Teresa and Melissa are still not speaking, Jennifer is up to her old shady tricks and this time her target is Danielle Cabral and Rachel Fuda shows up, cries and shows up again. Our attention next turns to all that is going on off air between Marge, Melissa, Tre, Jen and the rest of our fav New Jerz residents. All this and more with our very own Teresa Giudice (and Kourtney Kardashian) as played by the one and only Andrea Lopez!! @andrealopezcomedy @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/posts/105256628/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/1/20249 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode Artwork

PK & Dorit Separation Update, LVP's Thoughts & Kathryn Dennis' Newest Disaster

Simon and Porsha continue to fight over their mansion, sling the shade on social and involve RHOA producers and Bravo as Porsha tries to film the new season of the Atl now that she has regained her peach.  Heading west, apparently everyone in town - Jeff Lewis, Lisa Vanderpump and the rest of the RHOBH cast - knew about PK and Dorit’s separation.  We break down their separation, discuss the likelihood of them reconciling and check in with the current season of RHOBH filming.  Kyle and Morgan step out amidst fan fare and paparazzi, continue to dodge direct questions about their status and smile knowing we all have something to say. RHONJ moves along with the lowest ratings in RHONJ history, Kathryn Dennis tries to bounce back after her shocking DUI arrest, Ariana and Katie move on and much, much more. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef  BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: AIRDOCTOR - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET To Save Up To $300 Off Air Purifiers and a 3 Year Warranty On Any Unit, Which Is An Additional $84)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Get the Rakuten App NOW and Join the 17 Million Members Who Are Already Saving!  Your Cash Back really adds up!) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Kick off your summer on May 29th for National Flip Flop Day® with a FREE 12 oz. Island Punch Smoothie* from Tropical Smoothie Cafe®) THE KARDASHIANS (New Season Airing Now Only On Hulu) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/31/20241 hour, 9 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kyle & Kesha Get Close, RHOBH Newbies Bozoma & Tilly Make Waves & Bethenny Frankel’s Chanel Rant

Something About Her Has Opened. We break down the opening, share our review and discuss Sarah’s viral Karen rant which got her so much hate, love, apologies, a Daily Mail write up and changed working practices at Something About Her by Ariana and Katie. With the Vanderpump Rules finale wrapped, we turn our focus to RHOBH. With Jennifer Tilly, Kathy Hilton and Bozoma Saint John in, we break down the epic season we expect, why this trifecta is exactly what the franchise needed and chat spoilers from filming in the 90210. We discuss Kyle and Morgan, Kyle and Kesha and Kyle and Mo.  Finally, we deep dive Bethenny Frankel’s Chanel rant, explore the reasons her Divorce Pod is no longer on line and chat all the rants that have occurred this week in the BravoSphere. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: AIRDOCTOR - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET To Save Up To $300 Off Air Purifiers and a 3 Year Warranty On Any Unit, Which Is An Additional $84)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Get the Rakuten App NOW and Join the 17 Million Members Who Are Already Saving!  Your Cash Back really adds up!) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) THE KARDASHIANS (New Season Airing Now Only On Hulu) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/30/20241 hour, 9 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode Artwork

Morgan & Kyle's Day Out, Jax's Three Hour Date w/ Only Fans Model & Kyle Cooke/ Craig Conover Feud Gets Nasty

Kyle Richards and Morgan Wade were seen this past week shopping in Beverly Hills so they have not broken up just yet, Kesha has some serious competition and all is right with the world. In other RHOBH news, Sutton is rumored to be heading to Dancing With The Stars, Bozoma and Jennifer Tilly are getting used to their newfound Bev Hills positions and we are left wondering, just how long do we have to wait til our fav Diamond Holders are back on our Bravo TVs. RHODubai is set to return next week, Simon and Porsha get messier by the day and the RHOP cast is officially announced. Finally, Kyle Cooke and Craig Conover’s Loverboy - no pun intended - feud heats up, Paige and Amanda prepare to comment, Vanderpump Rules’ Tom redemption season comes to a close, Ariana heads to Love Island, LVP weighs in and last, but certainly not least, Jax has a three hour date with an Only Fans Creator who claims to be pregnant. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/29/202429 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode Artwork

SCOTT PORTER (on Friday Night Lights, Vanessa Hudgens, Hart of Dixie & Masked Singer)

Scott Porter steps Behind The Rope. Fresh off his Masked Singer elim last week, Scott is here to chat about that experience, coming in second, ex-cast mate and Masked winner Vanessa Hudgens and just how shocked some people are to find out “that guy” from Friday Night Lights can sing. Speaking of Friday Night Lights, Scott talks about his breakout role in Friday Night Lights, working with Christine Baranski and Julianna Margulies in The Good Wife and our personal fav, working alongside Rachel Bilson in Hart of Dixie. We talk reboots, remakes and iconic TV. As we like to say, Scott mentions it all!! @skittishkid @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: AIRDOCTOR - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET To Save Up To $300 Off Air Purifiers and a 3 Year Warranty On Any Unit, Which Is An Additional $84)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Get the Rakuten App NOW and Join the 17 Million Members Who Are Already Saving!  Your Cash Back really adds up!) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Kick off your summer on May 29th for National Flip Flop Day® with a FREE 12 oz. Island Punch Smoothie* from Tropical Smoothie Cafe®) THE KARDASHIANS (New Season Airing Now Only On Hulu) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/29/202437 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode Artwork

MELISSA'S OLD NOSE (on RHONJ Spoilers & Teresa’s Off Air Plan To Take Down RHONJ Cast Mate Enemies) - I

Melissa’s Old Nose steps Behind The Rope.  Gabriela, that is. Teresa, Melissa, Margaret and the rest of the cast of RHONJ has all been asked about the RHONJ bloggers which have emerged in full force over the last few weeks since the beginning of the season to reveal secret DMs, leaked Season 14 screeners and spoilers that were allegedly obtained directly from Teresa, her attorney, Jennifer Aydin and more. Today, the woman behind it all, Melissa’s Old Nose - Gabriela - stops by to, as we like to say, mention it all. She details just how she went from fan, to popular twitter handle to Teresa’s minion receiving what seems like thousands of DM’s from Teresa throughout the years with specific instructions to “tear down” her RHONJ nemeses - Margaret, Mel, Louie’s ex Vanessa and many others which she details in full. She reveals never before heard details on Tre and Louie, Dolores, Andy Cohen. We discuss the now involvement of BravoLebs and Famous Super Fans like Kate Chastain, Michael Rapaport and others who were seemingly part of Tre’s take down plan. The more Melissa’s Old Nose revealed, the more questions we had regarding the secret, toxic nature of what really goes on Behind The Scenes, off camera with the RHONJ cast past and present. As hard as it is to render us speechless, consider us schooled in complete disbelief. #nowords. Press play now! @melissasoldnose @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: AIRDOCTOR - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET To Save Up To $300 Off Air Purifiers and a 3 Year Warranty On Any Unit, Which Is An Additional $84)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Get the Rakuten App NOW and Join the 17 Million Members Who Are Already Saving!  Your Cash Back really adds up!) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Kick off your summer on May 29th for National Flip Flop Day® with a FREE 12 oz. Island Punch Smoothie* from Tropical Smoothie Cafe®) THE KARDASHIANS (New Season Airing Now Only On Hulu) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/28/20241 hour, 1 minute, 52 seconds
Episode Artwork

AMY PHILLIPS (On RHOBH, RHONJ, RHOC & Some Housewife Impressions!!)

Amy Phillips steps Behind The Rope. Yes, that Amy Phillips. Master impressionist of all of our favorite Bravo Housewives and Friends. We talk Bravo past - “The Rachel Zoe Project”, The Millionaire Matchmaker, Blow Out and Top Chef - and present - think every Housewife.  Of course, Amy was kind enough to entertain our many impression requests such as Bethenny, Rinna, Ramona, Luann, Erika, Vanderpump, Dorit, Dorinda, Shannon, Dubrow, Teresa, LeeAnne Locken, Lea Black, Kyle and last, but certainly not least, Danielle Staub. We figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat. Get ready to laugh! @meetamyphillips @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: AIRDOCTOR - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET To Save Up To $300 Off Air Purifiers and a 3 Year Warranty On Any Unit, Which Is An Additional $84)  TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Kick off your summer on May 29th for National Flip Flop Day® with a FREE 12 oz. Island Punch Smoothie* from Tropical Smoothie Cafe®) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Get the Rakuten App NOW and Join the 17 Million Members Who Are Already Saving!  Your Cash Back really adds up!) THE KARDASHIANS (New Season Starts May 23rd Only On Hulu) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/27/20241 hour, 33 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode Artwork

Stassi Schroeder’s Bravo Return, Traitors Season 3 Housewives Cast & Rachel Leviss’ Victory Over Sandoval

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/26/202433 minutes, 1 second
Episode Artwork

CLAUDIA WELLS (on Back To The Future, RHOBH, LVP, Erika Jayne & Michael J. Fox)

Claudia Wells steps Behind The Rope. Best know for her role as Marty McFly’s girlfriend, “Jennifer Parker” in the 80s Classic “Back To The Future”, Claudia is here to tell it all. She chats about how she was cast - yes it involved a once in a lifetime audition with the one and only Steven Spielberg, chats about how Eric Stoltz was the “original” Marty McFly, how one day Eric Stoltz was out, how another day Mr. Alex Keaton, legend Michael J. Fox was in. Claudia chats about what it was like to work with Michael J. Fox back in the day, their relationship throughout the years and the status of that relationship today. On a more serious note, we chat about her, and the industries, reaction to Michael’s announcement many years ago that he was a working actor, and a damn good one at that, living with Parkinson’s Disease. Claudia shares Hollywood stories of who she knows, has had runs ins with, both good and bad, and how the industry has changed throughout the years. Of course, all roads lead back to Housewives, we chat about the Reality TV she watches and what she thinks about the current crop of Real Housewives. Living in LA, that involves The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, LVP, Erika Jayne and Tom Girardi.  We figured today a great day to share this chat with the one and only Claudia Wells.  @claudia wells @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) ASTEPRO - asteproallergy.com (Get Fast Acting Nasal Allergy Symptom Relief with Astepro. Discount Available on Website) TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Kick off your summer on May 29th for National Flip Flop Day® with a FREE 12 oz. Island Punch Smoothie from Tropical Smoothie Cafe) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  THE KARDASHIANS (New Season Starts May 23rd Only On Hulu) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/26/20241 hour, 47 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode Artwork

Teresa Breaks Down, Jen Fessler Puts Margaret In Her Place & Rachel Fuda Gets Angered

RHONJ, Season 14, Episode 3. How did we get here? Jen Fessler has come in strong. No longer in Margaret’s shadows, The Messler has emerged as her own woman with advice letting us know she loves The Marge but does not want to be The Marge. Smart woman. Jennifer Aydin does not wanna reconcile with Messy G as Jen herself continues to be messy off air. Luis Ruelas slams John Fuda, Tre gets emotional sending Gabriella off to school, Jackie makes an appearance and gets screamed at by Marge, Joey Gorga has a birthday, Frank Catania asks Dolo’s permission to marry Brittany, Danielle Cabral tries to help and Rachel Fuda gets angry at Fessler, Tre and much more.  All this and more as we are joined by the only Teresa Giudice as played by Andrea Lopez.  @andrealopezcomedy @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now:  https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/25/202413 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kyle Richards Gets Hurt By Dorit & Sutton, Dorit & PK's New Financial Troubles & New RHOA Cast Films

Kyle Richards get scared by a rat (perhaps The TamRat), is very hurt by both Dorit and Sutton, reflects on her past with Carlton and LVP and more as she has become very vocal amidst filming Season 14 of RHOBH. PK and Dorit continue to stay separated as she is filming without her wedding ring, new financial troubles surface for PK and Dorit and Dorit and Kyle continue to remain estranged as the new season continues filming. Sai De Silva shades Rebecca Minkoff as boring, the RHOP cast comes for Gizelle, the new RHOA cast is announced as Shereé exits for a third time and much, much more.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: BETTERHELP - betterhelp.com/velvetrope (This Episode Is Brought To You By BetterHelp. Get 10% Off Your First Month) LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) YA-MAN - www.ya-manusa.com (20% Off With Code BTVR To Experience the Future of Beauty) THE KARDASHIANS (New Season Starts May 23rd Only On Hulu) ASTEPRO - asteproallergy.com (Get Fast Acting Nasal Allergy Symptom Relief with Astepro. Discount Available on Website) TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/24/20241 hour, 2 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode Artwork

Ariana & Katie's VPR Spin Off, Stassi's Potential Return & Andy Cohen /Micah Plath Rumored Romance

Something About Her has finally opened with appearances by Andy Cohen, Stassi, Lindsay Hubbard and, soon to be, our very own SF Pod. In other VPR news, Miss Madix blocks us, the VPR cast takes Vanderpump Rules off their bio, the cast reacts, Brock's shady past resurfaces, Lala speaks out more as fans slam her, Pump spin off ideas gain traction, Stassi Schroeder’s return is imminent, so we say, and much, much more. In other news, the Ashley Madison scandal resurfaces in new Netflix doc with Kristen and Josh Taekman front and center - RHONY shout out, RHONJ chugs along with its third episode of Season 14 and we wonder if Andy Cohen and Micah Plath are about to start dating amidst Micah’s second appearance on WWHL in under a few months. Hmmm… @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: BETTERHELP - betterhelp.com/velvetrope (This Episode Is Brought To You By BetterHelp. Get 10% Off Your First Month) LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) YA-MAN - www.ya-manusa.com (20% Off With Code BTVR To Experience the Future of Beauty) ASTEPRO - asteproallergy.com (Get Fast Acting Nasal Allergy Symptom Relief with Astepro. Discount Available on Website) TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  THE KARDASHIANS (New Season Starts May 23rd Only On Hulu) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/23/20241 hour, 8 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

MELISSA'S OLD NOSE (on Spoilers From Upcoming RHONJ Episode, Working w/ Teresa & BTS Plan To Destroy Tre’s Cast Mates) - PART II

RHONJ Season 14 is well underway and there is as much drama happening off air as on.  Teresa has been accused of working with several RHONJ bloggers to put certain narratives out there amongst the viewers. These bloggers have been mentioned in interviews with Melissa, Teresa and Margaret over the past week. As we prepare for this Sunday’s Episode 4, we hop back on here for a quick chat with one of the accounts at the center of the controversy, Melissa’s Old Nose. Melissa’s Old Nose returns to explain how she was working with Teresa, and Jennifer Aydin, in prior seasons but has now chosen to reveal texts, DMs, phone calls, shocking Season 14 spoilers she allegedly obtained from Teresa, Teresa’s Attorney, Aydin and more.  The more questions she answers, the more we have. Ahead of this Sunday’s RHONJ, tune in to this truly shocking chat…now! Beware -  Spoilers Will Be Revealed @melissasoldnose @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/22/202439 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

THELMA HOUSTON (On Disco, “Dont Leave Me This Way”, Beyonce, Cher & Masked Singer)

Thelma Houston steps Behind The Rope. Fresh off her Masked Singer elim, one of the original Queens of Disco is here to chat about that experience, the hey day of Disco, music today and everything and anything in between.  Of course we pay homage to her still iconic mega hit “Don’t Leave Me This Way” which still reigns supreme in finding new generations of fans year after year.  We talk working with Lenny Kravitz, Cher, Beyoncé, Rita Ora, Studio 54 and so very much more. @thelmahoustonofficial @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: BETTERHELP - betterhelp.com/velvetrope (This Episode Is Brought To You By BetterHelp. Get 10% Off Your First Month) LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) YA-MAN - www.ya-manusa.com (20% Off With Code BTVR To Experience the Future of Beauty) TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ASTEPRO - asteproallergy.com (Get Fast Acting Nasal Allergy Symptom Relief with Astepro. Discount Available on Website) THE KARDASHIANS (New Season Starts May 23rd Only On Hulu) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/22/202440 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode Artwork

CHRISSY METZ (on This Is Us, American Horror Story, RHONJ, Ariana Madix & Masked Singer)

Chrissy Metz steps Behind The Rope.  Just off her Masked Singer elim the other week, Chrissy is here to chat about that experience, Poodle Moth and her own music.  Of course, the convo quickly turns to her break out role as Kate Pearson in the brilliant, epic, “This Is Us” which changed the game for Kate, us (the audience) and TV forever.  Chrissy also chats working with Ryan Murphy, Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson and the rest of the stellar cast in American Horror Story: Freak Show.  Finally, we chat The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Ariana Madix, The Hills, The Kardashians, Love Island and Love is Blind.  As we like to say, Chrissy mentions it all! @chrissymetz @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ASTEPRO - asteproallergy.com (Get Fast Acting Nasal Allergy Symptom Relief with Astepro. Discount Available on Website) THE KARDASHIANS (New Season Starts May 23rd Only On Hulu) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/21/202437 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode Artwork

Melissa Gorga’s Ex Envy Biz Partner Jackie Robinson (on Melissa, Joe, Tre & RHONJ Past & Present) II

Jackie Beard Robinson steps back Behind The Rope.  Melissa Gorga’s Ex-Envy Partner that is. With RHONJ Season 14 having finally arrived, we felt today the perfect kick off to a season long who’s who in RHONJ land of past and present Garden State residents. Jackie fills us in on all that she has been up to since we last saw her on our Bravo TV’s during RHONJ Season Seven and the infamous “left in the middle of the night with all the clothes” narrative that Melissa, Bravo and many others created as a Season Eight RHONJ opener. There has been so much written about the ownership of Envy, the demise of this partnership and the golden days of RHONJ yesterday. Jackie is here today to clear the air, separate fact from fiction and detail the lawsuits she brought against Melissa Gorga, Andy Cohen, Production, Bravo and NBC.  Jackie spills the tea on what she knows about Joe and Melissa’s relationship, Teresa and Joe, Luis Ruelas and much more.  We talk Margaret, Dolores, Jackie, Jen, Danielle and Rachel and what is likely to happen once this season of RHONJ concludes with Teresa and Melissa not having uttered a word to each other. Jackie mentions it all regarding RHONJ past, present and future holding nothing back. Part II starts now. To Purchase Jackie’s Book, “Money, Lies and The Housewives”, click here: bit.ly/47uSu6d @jackiebeardrobinson @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ASTEPRO - asteproallergy.com (Get Fast Acting Nasal Allergy Symptom Relief with Astepro. Discount Available on Website) THE KARDASHIANS (New Season Starts May 23rd Only On Hulu) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/20/20241 hour, 3 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode Artwork

MELISSA'S OLD NOSE (on Spoilers From Tonight's RHONJ, Working w/ Teresa & BTS Plan To Destroy Tre’s Cast Mates)

RHONJ Season 14 is well underway and there is as much drama happening off air as on.  Teresa has been accused of working with several RHONJ bloggers to put certain narratives out there amongst the viewers. These bloggers have been mentioned in interviews with Melissa, Teresa and Margaret over the past week. As we prepare for tonights Episode 3, we hop on here for a quick chat with one of the accounts at the center of the controversy, Melissa’s Old Nose. Melissa’s Old Nose states she was working with Teresa, and Jennifer Aydin, in prior seasons but has now chosen to reveal texts, DMs, phone calls, shocking Season 14 spoilers she allegedly obtained from Teresa, Teresa’s Attorney, Aydin and more.  The more questions she answers, the more we have. Ahead of tonights RHONJ, tune in to this truly shocking chat…now! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/19/202441 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

MIKE HILL (on Cynthia Bailey,RHOA & Nene Leakes)

The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Mike Hill steps Behind The Rope. Mike Hill, back when he was Mr. Cynthia Bailey. Were the warning signs always there? Is this chat foreshadowing at its best several years in the making?  Mike talks Cynthia Bailey, RHOA, his role as a Bravo House Husband. the social media feuds which are part of any Housewives job, Cynthia’s Bachelorette RHOA episode with Bolo, whether he is ever shocked at just how far our favorite Peach Holders went to make good TV and last, but certainly not least, Nene Leakes. We figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only Mr. Mike Hill.  @itsmikehill @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)  THE KARDASHIANS (New Season Starts May 23rd Only On Hulu) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/19/20241 hour, 26 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ Cast Tries To Ice Out Teresa, The Messler Plays Both Sides & The Toxicity Amps Up Off Air

Another week, another episode of RHONJ.  We break down this week’s episode with the help of the one and only Tre, as played by Andrea Lopez. Next, we cover all that has been going on in the real world summarizing the many interviews the cast has been doing, less Jennifer Aydin who is rumored to have been banned from interviews due to allegedly leaking Season 14 screeners.  Teresa says her parents support her not speaking to Joe, Joey claps back, Melissa reminds Bravo who the “dream team” is, Teresa denies she pays fan Podcasts, Marge and Mel are outraged at Tre’s behavior, Jackie says the toxic franchise has become “The Hunger Games” and the entire cast, viewers and us all agree that none of this weekly vitriol is sustainable.  Whew, and we are only two episodes in.  Listen Now At: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope @andrealopezcomedy @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/18/202412 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode Artwork

PK Storms Off RHOBH Filming, Meet The RHOBH Newbies & Kathy Hilton Returns

Dorit continues to wear her wedding ring, has started filming the new season of RHOBH with and without PK, has sat down with Kyle to work out the issues that remain from last season and trudges along amidst her separation from PK. Real or Fake seems to be the question most of you are asking and we take a little deep dive down that path.  In other news, Kathy Hilton returns, Bozoma Saint John, Eva LaRue and Jennifer Tilly are all set to join Season 14 in some capacity, Annemarie cannot stop slamming Crystal despite Season 13 being long gone and Lisa Rinna proves, once again, she is the Princess of Re-invention with “Mommy Meanest”.  RHOC picks cameras back up thanks to Ryan Boyajian’s Gambling MLB drama, Tamra shades Jennifer Pedranti, Jennifer slams back and we cannot help ourselves but to get involved. Long live The TamRat.  Finally, we spill the tea on the new season of RHOP - newbies, a united GnA, a vocal Grand Dame and much, much more. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  ASTEPRO - asteproallergy.com (Get Fast Acting Nasal Allergy Symptom Relief with Astepro. Discount Available on Website) THE KARDASHIANS (New Season Starts May 23rd Only On Hulu) BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  INDACLOUD - indacloud.co/spring24  (30% Off Discreet Delivery Off Top Shelf THC Products)   ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/17/20241 hour, 9 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

Ariana Takes VPR Off Her Bio, John Mayer is Furious Over Andy Cohen & Lala To Join “The Valley”

Andy Cohen has been cleared of all charges after Bravo’s internal “investigation”. Andy, Leah McSweeney’ Lawyer, Brandi Glanville’s Lawyer, the public and last, but certainly not least, John Mayer react with mixed emotions and thoughts.  Despite what felt like a “Series Finale” Vanderpump Rules last week, we share our hot takes on why VPR will be back with a bang after a mini pause, discuss the likelihood Lala will join The Valley in Season Two, discuss Jax’ comments that Danny and Nia are not the happy little couple we all think and break down Ariana’s new life hosting Love Island and whether she will really leave Vanderpump Rules after taking it off her bio.  In other news, Paris and Nicole team up to return to the small screen for the first time together since the Simple Life in a just green lit show, Spencer and Heidi remain primed for a TV comeback and we stare in awe at Jax Taylor’s very good year. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  ASTEPRO - asteproallergy.com (Get Fast Acting Nasal Allergy Symptom Relief with Astepro. Discount Available on Website) BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  INDACLOUD - indacloud.co/spring24  (30% Off Discreet Delivery Off Top Shelf THC Products)   THE KARDASHIANS (New Season Starts May 23rd Only On Hulu) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/16/20241 hour, 9 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode Artwork

Gregg McBride (on Writing Mommy Meanest, Working w/ Lisa Rinna, RHOBH & Melrose Place)

Gregg McBride steps Behind The Rope. Gregg stops by to chat about writing “Mommy Meanest” which premiered on Lifetime TV this past Saturday. Gregg talks about what it was like to write a movie that ended up starring the one and only Lisa Rinna. Gregg talks about working with Lisa, many people’s preconceived notions from her time on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, RHOBH and how Miss Rinna has once again reinvented herself as booked and busy post Bravo.  Of course, we talk Melrose Place, the potential Melrose reboot which is being shopped, Rinna on Melrose and much, much more.  As we like to say here BTVR, we mention it all.  @greggmcbride @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  ASTEPRO - asteproallergy.com (Get Fast Acting Nasal Allergy Symptom Relief with Astepro. Discount Available on Website) BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  THE KARDASHIANS (New Season Starts May 23rd Only On Hulu) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/15/20241 hour, 18 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode Artwork

Traitors Season 3 Cast Leak, Jax Slams Lala & Dorit Claps Back at Kyle

As The Traitors Season 3 prepares to film, we address the many rumors of who will be joining the cast separating fact from fiction in regards to Paris, Nicole, Teresa, Dorinda, Kenya and Jax as potential cast mates. Next we break down Paris & Nicole’s new unscripted show, Jax slams Lala, Scheana and the rest of the VPR cast, Jax and Brittany have more marital troubles, The Valley Season 2 is green lit and we prepare for tonight’s Part I of the VPR reunion. Over in the P, Gizelle kicks Mia and the newbies out of her GnA event as Karen befriends them. Finally, Dorit claps back at fans, sits down with Kyle, and reacts as PK storms out of meeting with Mauricio and off the RHOBH set. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/14/202433 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode Artwork

CLAY AIKEN & RUBEN STUDDARD (on American Idol, Masked Singer & More)

Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard step Behind The Rope.  The Velvet Teddy Bear and the man who makes the Claymates swoon are in the house.  Fresh off their Masked Singer elim, Ruben and Clay are here to talk about that experience, reuniting on the Masked Stage, their recently completed joint tour and how it has been over twenty years since their appearance as winner and runner up on the singing show competition which changed the game, American Idol.  Clay and Ruben talk Paula, Simon and Randy, the current judges, who should replace Katy Perry, David Foster, reality TV and so very much more.  As we like to say, Clay and Ruben mention it all. @clayaiken @realrubenstuddard @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ASTEPRO - asteproallergy.com (Get Fast Acting Nasal Allergy Symptom Relief with Astepro. Discount Available on Website) BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)  THE KARDASHIANS (New Season Starts May 23rd Only On Hulu) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/14/202435 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode Artwork

Melissa Gorga’s Ex Envy Biz Partner Jackie Robinson (on Melissa, Joe, Tre & RHONJ Past & Present) I

Jackie Beard Robinson steps Behind The Rope.  Melissa Gorga’s Ex-Envy Partner that is. With RHONJ Season 14 having finally arrived, we felt today the perfect kick off to a season long who’s who in RHONJ land of past and present Garden State residents. Jackie fills us in on all that she has been up to since we last saw her on our Bravo TV’s during RHONJ Season Seven and the infamous “left in the middle of the night with all the clothes” narrative that Melissa, Bravo and many others created as a Season Eight RHONJ opener. There has been so much written about the ownership of Envy, the demise of this partnership and the golden days of RHONJ yesterday. Jackie is here today to clear the air, separate fact from fiction and detail the lawsuits she brought against Melissa Gorga, Andy Cohen, Production, Bravo and NBC.  Jackie spills the tea on what she knows about Joe and Melissa’s relationship, Teresa and Joe, Luis Ruelas and much more.  We talk Margaret, Dolores, Jackie, Jen, Danielle and Rachel and what is likely to happen once this season of RHONJ concludes with Teresa and Melissa not having uttered a word to each other. Jackie mentions it all regarding RHONJ past, present and future holding nothing back.   To Purchase Jackie’s Book, “Money, Lies and The Housewives”, click here: bit.ly/47uSu6d @jackiebeardrobinson @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: CROCS - crocs.com (20% Off Crocs’ New Brooklyn, Miami & Getaway Sandals with Code Sandals20) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  ASTEPRO - asteproallergy.com (Get Fast Acting Nasal Allergy Symptom Relief with Astepro. Discount Available on Website) BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  THE KARDASHIANS (New Season Starts May 23rd Only On Hulu) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/13/202459 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode Artwork

Dorit Announces Separation From PK, Secures Her Diamond & Bravo Conducts Internal Investigation Into Andy

Dorit and PK have announced their separation. We break down their statement, the shock or lack thereof heard around the BravoVerse, how long they have really been having problems, the likelihood this announcement was motivated only and solely in response to Producers’ rumored ultimatum to Dorit, how this has secured Dorit’s diamond for Season 14 and what we expect to see when RHOBH returns to our Bravo screens later this year. In other RHOBH news, filming has begun, we discuss likely storylines for the other RHOBH cast members and share an update on whether we can expect to see Morgan Wade next season in Bev Hills. Next, we deep dive Andy Cohen’s recent interview where he has responded to Leah McSweeney, Brandi Glanville, Eboni K. Williams and Bethenny Frankel’s claims against Bravo, reveals the true status of his relationship with John Mayer and which Housewives are the "ultimate standard”. Finally, Bravo announces new shows, renewed shows and why they will be standing by Andy Cohen after conducting an internal investigation which, shocker, has found nothing. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/12/202433 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jen Shah’s Ex Employee KOA JOHNSON (on Jen Shah’s Mistreatment & Viral RHOSLC Events)

Koa Johnson steps Behind The Rope.  If that name sounds familiar to you it is because he is the designer that The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’s Jen Shah was seen berating in the leaked viral video way back when.  Koa’s name has resurfaced recently in relation to Monica Garcia and Reality Von Tease. Were the signs there? Is this chat foreshadowing several years in the making? Koa starts at the beginning explaining how, where, when, and why he came to work for RHOSLC’s Jen Shah.  Koa details what their working relationship was like as designer and official Shah Squad member which, if you have seen the video, you know was not all that pleasant.  Speaking of the viral video, Koa chats about when it was taken, what caused Jen Shah to lose her sh&t, who else was in the room and, whether this type of behavior was a common occurrence, and just who does he think leaked the video to the media.  Koa explains the circumstances surrounding the end of his employment with Jen, why he never spoke out about their working relationship before, the long term effects their time together has had on him, what he would like to say to Jen and his recommendations to Bravo and her fellow RHOSLC cast members going forward in regards to Jen.  We share this never before publicly aired chat today with the one and only Koa Johnson.  @designerkojo @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: 310 NUTRITION - 310nutrition.com (50% Off Up To $100 w/ Code Velvetrope on the Best Hydration, All-in-One Shakes & Refreshing Lemonade Mixes) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/12/20241 hour, 47 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ Premiere - Hot Dog Lips, An Activated Tre & Another Smackdown at Rails (w/ Andrea Lopez as Tre)

RHONJ has returned to our lives.  We break down the Season 14 premiere sharing some good news and some not so great news. Hot Dog Lips, Tre and Luis vs. The Fudas, Jackie vs. Marge, John Fuda’s statement as soon as the episode ended, Jen Fessler living in her own world, candy bags for all, a shattered foreshadowed final scene at Rails and a cast that is either not speaking, feuding or still trying to figure out their storylines for this - hopefully - great season to come.  In addition to breaking down this episode, we chat about all that is going on in the real world regarding RHONJ and predict - yes here we go again - what will happen once this season ends. We also discuss The Valley, the problems that still exist in casting RHOA and the effect Vanderpump Rules may have on RHONJ.  Finally, we welcome today’s special guest Andrea Lopez as the one and only Teresa Giudice.   @andrealopezcomedy @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now:  https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/11/202412 minutes
Episode Artwork

RHONJ Premiere, Bethenny & Paul Split and Jason Hoppy Real Life Run In

With the return of RHONJ, we share some good news and some bad news about the premiere episode and the season.  Ariana and Rachel Leviss’ lawsuit moves forward, we share a Something About Her good news / bad news update and prepare for the Vanderpump Rules reunion.  We discuss real life run ins with Bethenny Frankel’s ex Jason Hoppy, ponder what a Jason Hoppy divorce podcast would look like and discuss the Bethenny and Paul break up. Finally, we offer some advice to Dolores and Margaret and discuss what Bravo’s next big scandal is likely to be. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: YA-MAN - www.ya-manusa.com (20% Off With Code BTVR To Experience the Future of Beauty) 310 NUTRITION - 310nutrition.com (50% Off Up To $100 w/ Code Velvetrope on the Best Hydration, All-in-One Shakes & Refreshing Lemonade Mixes) BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)  ASTEPRO - asteproallergy.com (Get Fast Acting Nasal Allergy Symptom Relief with Astepro. Discount Available on Website) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/10/20241 hour, 10 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOBH New Season Filming, Faye Resnick Update & Shannon Beador’s Drinking

The new season of RHOBH begins to film, we discuss the two rumored newbies, the involvement of Faye Resnick, Dorit’s diamond holding future and all that is currently going on with Kyle, Mauricio and Morgan Wade.  In other West Coast news, Shannon Beador is rumored to still be drinking heavily, Tamra Judge promises an explosive RHOC season and we break down when we can realistically expect RHOC back on our Bravo screens.  Finally, we discuss Brandi Glanville’s recent comments toward Andy Cohen, the status of their legal issues and the end, most likely, of Girl’s Trip forever. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: YA-MAN - www.ya-manusa.com (20% Off With Code BTVR To Experience the Future of Beauty) 310 NUTRITION - 310nutrition.com (50% Off Up To $100 w/ Code Velvetrope on the Best Hydration, All-in-One Shakes & Refreshing Lemonade Mixes) BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)  ASTEPRO - asteproallergy.com (Get Fast Acting Nasal Allergy Symptom Relief with Astepro. Discount Available on Website) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/9/20241 hour, 3 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

Lala Slams Ariana, VPR Ends (Forever?) & Dorit and Kyle Refuse To Film Together As RHOBH Filming Begins..Now

This explosive season of Vanderpump Rules has ended with a bang. Lala slams Ariana, Tom attempts to make peace with Ariana by speaking directly to her and new BF Daniel, Scheana struggles with forgiving Tom while still remaining loyal to Ariana, Jo is bullied and everything comes to a head in the much expected Tom Sandoval redemption season. As Schwartzy said, "plot twist", or is it? The VPR after shows were even messier with Lala doubling down, Kristen and Brittney weighing in and the name of Beyonce being taken in vain. Finally, we address the rumors that Kyle and Dorit do not want to film with each other next RHOBH season, the effect - if any - that will have on their ability to hold a diamond and the party Sutton is having this weekend because filming has…begun! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/8/202433 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

COREY FELDMAN (on Quiet on Set, Growing Up in Hollywood & The Masked Singer)

Corey Feldman steps back Behind The Rope! Fresh off his Masked Singer elim, Corey is here to chat about that experience, his new movie The Birthday and current tour which will place him in some of the largest arenas of his life.  Of course, Corey is no stranger to the limelight having starred in some of the most iconic moves of the 80s - The Lost Boys, Goonies, Stand By Me, Gremlins and more.  Corey talks growing up in Hollywood, Madonna and, having been a child actor himself, weighs in on Quiet On Set and his own movie of the same subject matter showing the dark side of Hollywood. As we like to say, Corey mentions it all! Long Live The Seal! @cdogg22 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: 310 NUTRITION - 310nutrition.com (50% Off Up To $100 w/ Code Velvetrope on the Best Hydration, All-in-One Shakes & Refreshing Lemonade Mixes) BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)  ASTEPRO - asteproallergy.com (Get Fast Acting Nasal Allergy Symptom Relief with Astepro. Discount Available on Website) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/8/202433 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode Artwork

MELISSA RIVERS (on Kyle Richards’ RHOBH Future, The Return of Kathy Hilton & Britney is Not Ok)

Andy Cohen has just weighed in on Kyle Richards’ future so we figured we should break down just where we stand with Kyle and Dorit’s RHOBH future and when we expect filming for the new season to realistically begin. Monica Garcia shares a life update and we discuss the rippling effects of Jill Zarin’s viral Below Deck appearance. In other news, we talk Britney Spears - all is not okay, Taylor vs. Kim K - the clash of the uber A list, the current state of Bravo and Housewives and last, but certainly not least, the likelihood that Teresa, Dorinda and Kenya are headed to Scotland for Traitors Three. The one and only Melissa Rivers stops by for our regularly monthly chat crossovers!!! @melissariversofficial @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)  310 NUTRITION - 310nutrition.com (50% Off Up To $100 w/ Code Velvetrope on the Best Hydration, All-in-One Shakes & Refreshing Lemonade Mixes) ASTEPRO - asteproallergy.com (Get Fast Acting Nasal Allergy Symptom Relief with Astepro. Discount Available on Website) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/7/20241 hour, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

ANA QUINCOCES (on Alexia’s Divorce, Likely RHOM Cast Changes & Dorit’s RHOBH Future) II

Ana Quincoces steps back Behind The Rope.  This time she brings Ace Fanning who takes a hot sec outta his day job taking about Sister Wives to help us break down all that has been going in the Bravo world the past few weeks.  Of course with Ana here, we catch up on her RHOM appearance last season, discuss Alexia’s divorce, whether she has heard from Marysol and Alexia after her much publicized cameo and chat about the realistic future of The Real Housewives of Miami now that they are on pause. We talk potential RHOM cast changes, Shannon vs. Alexis, the future of RHOP and Rebecca Minkoff on RHONY. As Bethenny likes to say, we mention it all. Part II starts now.  @anaqooks @acefanning_ @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ASTEPRO - asteproallergy.com (Get Fast Acting Nasal Allergy Symptom Relief with Astepro. Discount Available on Website) 310 NUTRITION - 310nutrition.com (50% Off Up To $100 w/ Code Velvetrope on the Best Hydration, All-in-One Shakes & Refreshing Lemonade Mixes) BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/6/20241 hour, 2 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

The Return of RHONJ, RHONJ Messy Blogger Drama, Mauricio’s New Home & Andy Cohen’s New Question for Kyle

RHONJ has finally returned. We break down our plan for the season, the trailer, all the off air RHONJ blogger drama going on, Teresa’s “Hot Dog Lips" and what we can expect in a mere few hours when the new season premieres.  In other news, Mauricio moves out of the family home, we discuss his new digs down the street from us in sunny LA, his star studded famous new neighbors and the fact that Kyle has removed his last name from her IG bio.  Andy Cohen weighs in on Kyle’s rumored ultimatum to show Morgan next season on RHOBH, discusses Kyle’s return to RHOBH, chats the likelihood we will see Morgan next season and reveals the question he and producers first plan to ask Kyle when filming for the new season resumes, hopefully, later this month. The Valley continues to create more drama, Andy tries to explain why there will be no BravoCon 2024 - tries being the key word, yea we do not buy it, VPR pauses, Scheana comes out as a friend to Sandoval and much, more more. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/5/202437 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode Artwork

ARDEN MYRIN (on RHOC, RHOSLC, Mary Cosby, Sonja Morgan & Insatiable)

Arden Myrin, actress and comedian extraordinaire, steps Behind The Rope. She may be an actress and comedian who has starred in some of our favorite TV shows, Orange Is The New Black, Grey’s Anatomy, Hot in Cleveland, 2 Broke Girls, Suburgatory and Teachers, but Arden is a Pop Culture Aficionado who loves Reality TV and Bravo. Arden covers it all - RHOC, RHOSLC is a blockbuster addition to the franchise, why Mary Cosby, Sonja Morgan and Jen Shah need a good hug, Below Deck, the classics like The Real World, Laguna Beach, Survivor, The Hills, The Simple Life, The Swan, Bachelor Nation and Love Island.  Of course, we also chatted with Arden about her recurring role in Netflix’s past mega-hit Insatiable, all the controversy surrounding the show as well as what it was like to star alongside Alyssa Milano.  We figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only Arden Myrin. @ardenmyrin @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PROLON - prolonlife.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off Their Five Day Nutrition Program) AIRDOCTOR - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET To Save Up To $300 Off Air Purifiers and a 3 Year Warranty On Any Unit, Which Is An Additional $84)  MIRACLE MADE - trymiracle.com/VELVET (Save Over 40% and If You Use Code VELVET  At Checkout You’ll Get 3 Free Towels & Save An Extra 20%)  310 NUTRITION - 310nutrition.com (50% Off Up To $100 w/ Code Velvetrope on the Best Hydration, All-in-One Shakes & Refreshing Lemonade Mixes) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/5/20241 hour, 37 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ Taglines Ranked, Namaste B$tches Podcast Ends, Vanderpump Rules Pauses & Rachel Leviss Boos Up

The RHONJ Taglines have arrived just in time for tomorrow night’s premiere of RHONJ. We break down the taglines one by one, rank them from worst to best, deep dive the meaning behind each and discuss what we can expect this season on RHONJ.  Next we pause and take a moment of silence for the passing of one of our very own, The Namaste B$tches Podcast. We discuss what led to the end of that Podcast versus the fake narrative that is being put out there, the BravoCon of it all, the DM’s being sent around and other Housewives Podcasts that have failed. Vicki Gunvalson we see you. Heading west, we discuss Vanderpump Rules’ pause - the reasons behind it, how it will affect the show and when we can realistically expect this top rated Bravo show to return to our screens.  Finally, we deep dive Rachel Leviss’ rumored new situationship / boyfriend Investment CEO Matthew Dunn. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/4/202413 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode Artwork

Rachel Leviss vs. Tom & Ariana in Court, Bethenny Frankel Cancels Herself Again & Sonja Morgan’s Townhouse Auction

Sonja Morgan’s townhouse is being auctioned off. We chat about the now some say iconic, some say infamous townhouse, what led to the auction and what happens now to Sonja. Tom Girardi’s May trial has been pushed to August, Whitney Rose moves closer to divorce, Rachel Leviss’ lawsuit against Tom and Ariana moves on, Tom and Ariana both independently clap back, Bethenny Frankel cancels herself, yet again, Denise Richards reminds us that she is Denise F’ing Richards and much, much more. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: MIRACLE MADE - trymiracle.com/VELVET (Save Over 40% and If You Use Code VELVET  At Checkout You’ll Get 3 Free Towels & Save An Extra 20%)  PROLON - prolonlife.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off Their Five Day Nutrition Program) AIRDOCTOR - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET To Save Up To $300 Off Air Purifiers and a 3 Year Warranty On Any Unit, Which Is An Additional $84)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/3/20241 hour, 23 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kyle & Morgan Face Breakup Rumors, Dorit’s RHOBH Future & RHOA’s Current Casting Problems

We announce our “We Do Not Want To Leave The House Podcast Tour”, June 5th! In other news, Kyle and Morgan are rumored to have broken up. We break down this bit of info, deep dive where the rumor started, the validity of it, Kyle’s appearance with Mo at Stagecoach and whether we will, in fact, see Morgan Wade next season on RHOBH.  We break down the rumors that Keiana Stewart and Stacey Rusch are joining RHOP next season, our real life run ins with Stacey, the likelihood that next season will be RHOP’s last and the still difficult task of casting next season of RHOA. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) PROLON - prolonlife.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off Their Five Day Nutrition Program) AIRDOCTOR - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET To Save Up To $300 Off Air Purifiers and a 3 Year Warranty On Any Unit, Which Is An Additional $84)  MIRACLE MADE - trymiracle.com/VELVET (Save Over 40% and If You Use Code VELVET  At Checkout You’ll Get 3 Free Towels & Save An Extra 20%)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/2/20241 hour, 10 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode Artwork

BILL RANCIC (on The Apprentice, Giuliana, Real Housewives & Mega-Brands!)

Bill Rancic steps Behind The Rope.  Bill is here to chat about the full anthology of his career from the early days of winning “The Apprentice” to current day featured expert on The History Channel’s “The Mega-Brands That Built America.” Bill talks The Apprentice, winning, how life forever changed after and working for Donald Trump.  Bill talks meeting his wife of seventeen years, Giuliana Rancic, their growing RPM restaurant empire, the secrets to a happy marriage and fatherhood. Bill also shares his words of biz wisdom, the secrets to being a successful entrepreneur, biggest business mistakes people make and more.  Of course, we also talk Reality TV, a possible Real Housewives of Chicago with Giuliana, Andy Cohen, E!, The Kardashians, “Giuliana and Bill” and an Apprentice reboot starting Bill front and center.  Finally, Bill breaks down this awesome Season Two of Mega-Brands - Netflix, Nike, Apple, Blockbuster and more! @billrancic @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: AIRDOCTOR - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET To Save Up To $300 Off Air Purifiers and a 3 Year Warranty On Any Unit, Which Is An Additional $84)  MIRACLE MADE - trymiracle.com/VELVET (Save Over 40% and If You Use Code VELVET  At Checkout You’ll Get 3 Free Towels & Save An Extra 20%)  PROLON - prolonlife.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off Their Five Day Nutrition Program) 310 NUTRITION - 310nutrition.com (50% Off Up To $100 w/ Code Velvetrope on the Best Hydration, All-in-One Shakes & Refreshing Lemonade Mixes) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/1/202444 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode Artwork

Dorit Responds to Claims PK Moved Out, Claps Back at RHOBH Demotion & Ariana Moves To Dismiss Rachel Leviss Lawsuit

The Daily Mail has reported that Dorit is being downgraded to a friend of with only three episodes unless she admits to having marital issues with PK, admits that PK moved out and is living at the Beverly Hills Hotel and that her marriage is in serious trouble. Radar has reported that Dorit’s marriage is fine and that she will be returning to RHOBH next season holding a diamond. We break down both claims separating fact from fiction, discuss what is going on with Dorit, weight the likelihood she will return to RHOBH and chat exactly when RHOBH filming will resume considering the plan was originally April. In other news, Ariana Madix makes a motion to dismiss Rachel Leviss’ lawsuit, Rachel’s PR claps back, we deep dive the lawsuit claims and discuss the likelihood Tom and Ariana will end up suing each other over this. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/30/202435 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode Artwork

JENIFER LEWIS (on Blackish, Fresh Prince, Friends, Serengeti Fall and Masked Singer)

Jenifer Lewis steps Behind The Rope. Living Legend, Icon, Actress of Film, TV and Stage, Singer, Author and so very much more. Fresh off her Masked Singer elimination, Jenifer is here to talk about what is was like to don the Miss Cleocatra mask in her first return to the industry performance since her near death fall in the Serengeti nearly two years ago. Jenifer also discusses many highlights in her unbelievable career that most can only dream of - The Fresh Prince, singing backup for Bette Midler when first starting out in NYC in the 70s and 80s, an iconic guest role on Friends opposite Courtney Cox, and last, but certainly not least, her eight year long run on the award winning blockbuster Blackish as the outspoken, lovable, scene stealing Ruby Johnson.  We talk reboots, Will Smith, Anthony Anderson, the fall and everything and anything in between.  @jeniferlewisforreal @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PROLON - prolonlife.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off Their Five Day Nutrition Program) AIRDOCTOR - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET To Save Up To $300 Off Air Purifiers and a 3 Year Warranty On Any Unit, Which Is An Additional $84)  MIRACLE MADE - trymiracle.com/VELVET (Save Over 40% and If You Use Code VELVET  At Checkout You’ll Get 3 Free Towels & Save An Extra 20%)  310 NUTRITION - 310nutrition.com (50% Off Up To $100 w/ Code Velvetrope on the Best Hydration, All-in-One Shakes & Refreshing Lemonade Mixes) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/30/202433 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode Artwork

ANA QUINCOCES (on Alexia’s Divorce, Likely RHOM Cast Changes & Dorit’s RHOBH Future)

Ana Quincoces steps back Behind The Rope.  This time she brings Ace Fanning who takes a hot sec outta his day job taking about Sister Wives (check out his Pod!) to help us break down all that has been going in the Bravo world the past few weeks.  Of course with Ana here, we catch up on her RHOM appearance last season, discuss Alexia’s divorce, whether she has heard from Marysol and Alexia after her much publicized cameo and chat about the realistic future of The Real Housewives of Miami now that they are on pause. We talk potential RHOM cast changes, Shannon vs. Alexis, the future of RHOP and Rebecca Minkoff on RHONY. As Bethenny likes to say, we mention it all. @anaqooks @acefanning_ @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: AIRDOCTOR - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET To Save Up To $300 Off Air Purifiers and a 3 Year Warranty On Any Unit, Which Is An Additional $84)  MIRACLE MADE - trymiracle.com/VELVET (Save Over 40% and If You Use Code VELVET  At Checkout You’ll Get 3 Free Towels & Save An Extra 20%)  HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) PROLON - prolonlife.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off Their Five Day Nutrition Program) 310 NUTRITION - 310nutrition.com (50% Off Up To $100 w/ Code Velvetrope on the Best Hydration, All-in-One Shakes & Refreshing Lemonade Mixes) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/29/20241 hour, 5 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode Artwork

Dorit’s RHOBH Future, Jax & Brittany in DC, RHOP Cast Additions & Rachel Leviss Details “Abuse"

With conflicting reports of Dorit’s RHOBH future surfacing, we deep dive just what is going on with Dorit’s RHOBH future, discuss the likelihood she really will be terminated and chat about why RHOBH has not resumed filming this month for Season 14 as originally planned. Speaking of new seasons, we discuss the rumors that The Professor’s friend, Keiana Stewart, was given a last minute contract for RHOP Season 9, address the rumors that QVC legend Stacey Rusch is joining the cast and wonder in what world is RHOP set to begin production on a new season ASAP while Bev Hill and Atlanta stall further. Jax and Brittany attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Rachel Leviss opens up about “abuse’ which we can all only assume means at the hand of James Kennedy, Bethenny Frankel is at it again with her many half truths - or as some would say - lies, The Valley concludes with a bang, Whitney Rose moves closer to a divorce from Justin and last, but certainly not least, Shannon and Vicki slam TamRat Judge, The Tam fires back as RHOC wraps and prepares to premiere later this summer.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/28/202433 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode Artwork

DAVID MEISTER (on Lisa Rinna, Fashion Police, Project Runway, & His Best/Worst Dressed List)

Fashion Icon David Meister steps Behind The Rope. From a young age, David knew fashion was his calling, inspired by such fashion conscious TV shows like The Sonny & Cher show. Yes, Cher was his inspiration!  He has dressed them all as well. In this case all includes, but is not limited too, Olivia Palermo, Debra Messing, Whitney Port, Pamela Anderson, The Jane’s Lynch and Fonda, Sofia Vergra, Sharon Stone, and Julia Louis Dreyfus. We also chat with David about Awards Shows, which is the most exciting to dress someone for and which is the biggest hassle. We also chat about some of the best and worst dressed celebrities - men and women. Of course, no chat with us leaves out Real Housewives. David has a new collection for HSN and let’s face it, when we think of HSN, we think of everyone’s favorite QVC icon, Lisa Rinna. We chat with David about what advice Rinna gave him as he ventures into this exciting new partnership with HSN and that time he dressed and attended the CFDA Awards with Rinna offspring and Fashion Icon, Miss Delilah Belle Hamlin!! Finally, we chat about Fashion in TV throughout the years - Fashion Police, Joan and Melissa Rivers and Project Runway. We figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only David Meister. @david_meister @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)  WINONA - bywinona.com (25% Off w/ Code VelvetRope When You Begin Your Hormone Replacement Therapy Journey) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/28/20242 hours, 8 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode Artwork

Louie Ruelas Sues Over RHONJ Cast Leaks, Jennifer Aydin’s DM’s Revealed & Morgan Wade’s RHOBH Future

Luis Ruelas just filed a new lawsuit claiming his ex “leaked” confidential info about him and Teresa to several RHONJ cast members. Luis demands $5 million in damages plus attorney fees. We break down Luis’ law suit in detail, discuss the merits of each claim, share our hot takes on which RHONJ cast members he is referring to and chat the likelihood he will succeed. In other news, we share new information regarding Kyle’s RHOBH future, discuss the likelihood Morgan Wade will really appear next season and, if so, in what role and whether Kyle will in fact come out expressing her love for Ms. Wade. We analyze Dorit’s RHOBH future, who from cast past is likely to return and which direction and storylines are possible to be front and center when filming begins, hopefully, next month. Finally, we address all of the recent claims that Teresa is involved with on line bloggers, discuss Jennifer Aydin’s apparent leaked texts and / or DMs and deep dive why RHONJ seems more toxic behind the scenes than any other franchise. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Here: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/27/202413 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jax Taylor & Publicist Rumors Continue, VPR Reunion Tea and Rebecca Minkoff & Scientology Join RHONY

With RHOC filming for the new season finished and RHOSLC filming well underway - cast trip included, we break down both upcoming seasons and what we can expect.  Rebecca Minkoff joins the new season of RHONY, is seen filming, has had her Scientology background revealed, reacts to her heavy ties to Scientology being revealed and we chat whether this will be part of her story for the new season of NY Housewives.  Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright double down on their troubled times, Jax’s Publicist steps forward and we deep dive the upcoming VPR reunion as well as this season of The Valley.  Finally, we share updates on Something About Her, Siggy Flicker, Teddi Mellencamp and last, but certainly not least, Tamra Judge. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: SIRT LIFE NUTRITION - getsirt.com/velvet ($20 Off Ultimate Sirt Juice To Lose Weight, Support Your Overall Health & Get More Energy) YA-MAN - www.ya-manusa.com (20% Off With Code BTVR To Experience the Future of Beauty) 310 NUTRITION - 310nutrition.com (50% Off Up To $100 w/ Code Velvetrope on the Best Hydration, All-in-One Shakes & Refreshing Lemonade Mixes) LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/26/20241 hour, 17 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kyle Richards’ RHOBH Warning, Tori Spelling Shades Andy, Katharine McPhee on RHOBH & Rinna’s Winning Moves

With RHOBH still not filming the new season we break down Producers’ ultimatum that Kyle needs to show her relationship with Morgan or take a pass on Season 14, discuss the conflicting rumors about Dorit’s return and chat about the fact that Dorit’s IRL friend may join the cast with or without her.  Tori Spelling, who will not be joining, calls out Andy Cohen, breaks down again on her Podcast and we deep dive it all.  We discuss Lisa Rinna’s game winning moves post Housewives, Andy Cohen’s recent Rinna comments and why we cannot wait for the premiere of her new Lifetime movie, “Mommy Meanest”.  Finally, we discuss what Katharine McPhee Foster as an RHOBH would look like, why David Foster may object, our real life run ins with Mr. Foster and when we can realistically expect to hear about next season’s cast and filming. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: YA-MAN - www.ya-manusa.com (20% Off With Code BTVR To Experience the Future of Beauty) 310 NUTRITION - 310nutrition.com (50% Off Up To $100 w/ Code Velvetrope on the Best Hydration, All-in-One Shakes & Refreshing Lemonade Mixes) LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) SIRT LIFE NUTRITION - getsirt.com/velvet ($20 Off Ultimate Sirt Juice To Lose Weight, Support Your Overall Health & Get More Energy) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/25/20241 hour, 4 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode Artwork

ELYSE SLAINE (on RHONY, Mental Health/Alcohol Abuse Claims Against Bravo, Bethenny’s Rants & Ramona “Singer Stinger” Run Ins) - II

Elyse Slaine steps back Behind The Rope. Yes, RHONY’s Elyse Slaine. She’s baaacck. Elyse shares her thoughts in light of all that has been going on with the many recent Bravo lawsuits claiming alcohol, mental health and other abuse in favor of good TV and high ratings.  Elyse discusses what she saw during her time on RHONY, Bethenny Frankel’s latest rants against the network and the future of Bravo and Real Housewives.  Elyse also talks about her many runs ins in The Hamptons and NYC’s Upper East Side with ex-friend The Singer Stinger, Miss Ramona. Elyse shares a shocking Jill Zarin story and talks other fun Housewife moments. We chat with Elyse about all that she has been up to since the last time she was here.  Part II starts now! @elyseslaine @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: 310 NUTRITION - 310nutrition.com (50% Off Up To $100 w/ Code Velvetrope on the Best Hydration, All-in-One Shakes & Refreshing Lemonade Mixes) LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)  WINONA - bywinona.com (25% Off w/ Code VelvetRope When You Begin Your Hormone Replacement Therapy Journey) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/24/20241 hour, 23 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode Artwork

Mary Cosby’s Slur Against Lisa Barlow’s Son, Mary’s RHOSLC Future & Rachel Leviss Apologizes To Katie

Mary Cosby has allegedly used the R word about Lisa Barlow’s 12 year old son Henry during RHOSLC Season 5 filming. We break this down, analyze what happens now to Mary, what we can expect for the next Salt Lake season and whether Bravo has a double standard in who they keep and who they choose to terminate for poor behavior.  In other news, Raquel Leviss apologizes to Katie Maloney, Katie rejects her apology and has a message back. Finally Brittany and Jax’s separation takes a new and interesting twist, The Valley plugs along, we have info on Vanderpump Villa, Danielle Olivera shades Paige, Paige slams back, Amanda reacts and Carl and Lindsay continue to throw daggers. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/23/202423 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode Artwork

KATE FLANNERY (on The Office, DWTS, Reboots, Madonna & Masked Singer)

Kate Flannery steps Behind The Rope. Meredith Palmer is in the house or should we say Starfish. Fresh off her Masked Singer elim, Kate talks about that experience and what is was like to become Starfish each week on the hit Fox show. Kate talks The Office, the rumored Reboot, her run on Dancing With the Stars, guilty pleasures, funny women, Jane Lynch, Madonna, waiting on Whitney Houston as a waitress in Beverly Hills and oh, so much more. Buckle up, it’s gonna be a fun one. @thekateflannery @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) 310 NUTRITION - 310nutrition.com (50% Off Up To $100 w/ Code Velvetrope on the Best Hydration, All-in-One Shakes & Refreshing Lemonade Mixes) LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)  WINONA - bywinona.com (25% Off w/ Code VelvetRope When You Begin Your Hormone Replacement Therapy Journey) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/23/202434 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode Artwork

Introducing: Diss and Tell

Sibling fights are unavoidable, but what if every moment of tension – real or imagined – was under a microscope on a global scale? That’s the reality for the brothers from the House of Windsor: Prince William and Prince Harry. They were others’ closest friends and allies since the death of their mother. But, that all began to crack as they each married and took wildly different approaches to their royal duties.  Wondery’s podcast DISS AND TELL is hosted by comedians Sydney Battle and Matt Bellassai. Each episode unpacks one of pop culture’s most iconic celebrity feuds, and they recently took a deeper look into the real reason William vs Harry started. This is just a preview of Diss and Tell. Listen to The Diss and Tell wherever you get your podcasts, or at Wondery.fm/dissandtell_velvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/22/202411 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode Artwork

MEGHAN KING (on RHOC, Tre & Luis, The Future of Housewives & Kelly Dodd!!) - II

Meghan King steps back Behind The Rope. Meghan is back to chat about all things RHOC, Bravo and more.  Meghan chats about the last season of RHOC - whether Tamra saved the show, the attempted take down of Heather, the constant rants of Kelly Dodd, her current relationship with Vicki and last, but certainly not least, her attempt at returning to the franchise herself even though she currently resides in St. Louis.  Meghan chats girls trip, highs and lows with other Housewives, ups and downs of fame and shares a Teresa Giudice / Luis Ruelas update.  Speaking of Tre and Luis, she shares updates on her own “relationship” with her ex Jim Edmonds, talks Bethenny Frankel’s reality reckoning and mounting legal claims against Bravo Finally, Meghan shares her hot takes on a variety of topics none the least of which is Kris Jenner, Erika Jayne, Allison DuBois, dating woes and who she thinks is hot AF in Hollywood.  As we like to say, Meghan mentions it all. Part II starts now. @meghanking @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: WINONA - bywinona.com (25% Off w/ Code VelvetRope When You Begin Your Hormone Replacement Therapy Journey) SIRT LIFE NUTRITION - getsirt.com/velvet ($20 Off Ultimate Sirt Juice To Lose Weight, Support Your Overall Health & Get More Energy) 310 NUTRITION - 310nutrition.com (50% Off Up To $100 w/ Code Velvetrope on the Best Hydration, All-in-One Shakes & Refreshing Lemonade Mixes) LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/22/202456 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kyle Richards’ RHOBH Warning by Producers, Jax & Publicist Get Close, Brittany Unfollows & Andy Cohen Bravo Future Update

Rumors are flying that Kyle Richards was warned by RHOBH Producers that she either needs to show her relationship with Morgan Wade or exit RHOBH ahead of Season 14. We break down those rumors, discuss how we got here, the likelihood that they are true, when we can expect RHOBH Season 14 to be announced and where we all go from here.  In other west coast news, we discuss how Brittany just unfollowed both Jax and Publicist Lori K on Instagram, address the rumors that Jax and Lori hooked up in Canada, are hooking up currently and share details of what we know about this on going, up and down new info just released saga of Jax, Brittany and the Publicist.  Finally, we deep dive the rumors Andy Cohen is negotiating his Bravo exit package despite Bravo reps claiming otherwise, share our own possible involvement in this situation and, once again, discuss our hot takes on the future of Real Housewives as we know it. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/21/202431 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode Artwork

TRISTA SUTTER (on The Bachelorette, DWTS, Real Housewives & Love)

Trista Sutter, THE Original Bachelorette, Steps Behind The Rope.  Trista recalls what it was like when she applied to a not yet known TV show that promised the possibility of meeting the love of your life.  How likely is it for someone to find love on TV? With little known Reality TV to compare it to (The Real World and Survivor were two of the only successful Reality Shows around at the time), Trista had no idea what to expect when she was cast and filmed Season One of The Bachelor. Trista explained what it felt like to be the Runner Up and subsequently, very soon thereafter, be given her own show, the uber successful Bachelorette. Trista chats about what it was, and is, like to find real love on National TV and the whirlwind that came after the Bachelorette finale - Oprah, Ellen, runs in with the likes of Elton John and Debra Messing. Oh yea, there was also that other first, being on the first ever season of Dancing With the Stars.  We discuss just how much the show has changed since its more innocent days to involve tons more over the top drama and sex.  With the recent announcement of Jenn Tran as the new Bachelorette, we figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat. @tristasutter @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PROLON - prolonlife.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off Their Five Day Nutrition Program) HOMECHEF -  HomeChef.com/VelvetRope (18 Free Meals, Pus Free Shipping On Your First Box) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) CHIME - chime.com/VELVET (Take more control of your finances and say goodbye to monthly fees. Open a Chime Checking Account)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  LÉGAL HOT SAUCE - legalhotsauce (20% Off w/ Code Velvet on The Best Hot Sauce There Is) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/21/20241 hour, 35 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode Artwork

BravoCon 2024 Cancelled - Is The End of Real Housewives & Andy Cohen at Bravo Near?

Bravocon 2024 has been cancelled.  Why would one of Bravo’s most successful components be cancelled? We answer this question in light of decreased Housewife ratings, multiple lawsuits, Housewife city delays a la RHONJ, Dubai and RHONY, an RHOM several month - at best, for now - pause, lack of an RHOA cast even with Porsha returning, Teresa and Melissa unsustainably - to use Andy’s word - not speaking to each other at all, an RHOP season which has concluded with a beyond fractured cast and much, much more. Denial is the ultimate comfort zone but today is the day we invite you all to Step Behind The Rope and face many uncomfortable and difficult possible truths and outcomes that we all have been trying to avoid. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/20/202413 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode Artwork

Crystal and Robyn Fired, Dorit’s RHOBH Future & Bethenny / Tori Spelling’s Divorce Pods

Both Bethenny Frankel and Tori Spelling launched new divorce Podcasts in the past week. Trapped in storage lockers, money issues and NDA’s in tow, we deep dive both and share our hot takes revealing all the good and bad news surrounding both. In other news, we discuss all of Bravo’s recent firings - Crystal Kung, Robyn Dixon, about to be Nneka Ihim, break down the future of RHOBH and RHOP, discuss how and why Dorit has survived another chopping block to remain a Diamond Holder and much more.  We break down who we expect to join each of these franchises, Jax and Brittany’s new staged life, Lisa Rinna’s many fillers, the new reboot of Melrose Place, Candiace Dillard’s RHOP exit, pregnancy and life after RHOP and much, much more. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) MIRACLE MADE - trymiracle.com/VELVET (Save Over 40% and If You Use Code VELVET  At Checkout You’ll Get 3 Free Towels & Save An Extra 20%)   PROLON - prolonlife.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off Their Five Day Nutrition Program) HOMECHEF -  HomeChef.com/VelvetRope (18 Free Meals, Pus Free Shipping On Your First Box) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  LÉGAL HOT SAUCE - legalhotsauce (20% Off w/ Code Velvet on The Best Hot Sauce There Is) CHIME - chime.com/VELVET (Take more control of your finances and say goodbye to monthly fees. Open a Chime Checking Account)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/19/20241 hour, 23 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode Artwork

Which Housewives are Rude AF IRL, Faith Stowers vs. Lala Kent & Sonja Morgan Caberlesque Review

The rumor is Nene Leakes is getting her own talk show on the Zeus network. We break down that rumor, separate fact from fiction, share updates on Ms. Leakes and discuss the future of RHOA.  Next, we close out this season of RHOP, discuss the just completed reunion and analyze where the broken, fractured franchise goes from here. We share updates on Faith Stowers, Caroline Manzo and other ongoing Bravo lawsuits. Finally, we share our review of Sonja Morgan’s live “Sonja In Your City” tour and having met them all, discuss which Real Housewives IRL are nice and pleasant and which are rude AF. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PROLON - prolonlife.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off Their Five Day Nutrition Program) MIRACLE MADE - trymiracle.com/VELVET (Save Over 40% and If You Use Code VELVET  At Checkout You’ll Get 3 Free Towels & Save An Extra 20%)   HOMECHEF -  HomeChef.com/VelvetRope (18 Free Meals, Pus Free Shipping On Your First Box) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  LÉGAL HOT SAUCE - legalhotsauce (20% Off w/ Code Velvet on The Best Hot Sauce There Is) CHIME - chime.com/VELVET (Take more control of your finances and say goodbye to monthly fees. Open a Chime Checking Account)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/18/20241 hour, 16 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode Artwork

RENEE GRAZIANO (on Mob Wives, RHONJ Season 14, Kyle Richards’ New Life & Advice for Erika Jayne) II

Renee Graziano steps back Behind The Rope.  She’s back!!  Renee is here to, in typical Renee fashion, mention it all. Renee chats about Mob Wives, cast mates Karen, Drita, Carla and Big Ang, the highs and lows of the show, Drita’s rumored new show and much more. Renee also chats about the “lifestyle”, complicated family relations, Mob misperceptions, “rats” and the biz of reality TV. Renee talks Monica “Reality Von Tease” Garcia and how she feels about Monica’s infiltration of the RHOSLC ladies and Jen Shah.  Renee talks RHONJ Melissa vs. Teresa, Erika and Tom, Tom’s upcoming competency trial, the letter she sent Jen Shah in jail and the current state of Housewives. Finally, Renee opens up about her past addictions, low points, recovery, and mental health journey like you have never heard her before. Renee explains just what led to her relapse at the end of last year, why this time her recovery is different, current projects and where she goes from here. The OG herself is in the house as we pay homage, with Miss Renee Graziano, to one of the best Reality TV shows to EVER exist, Mob Wives! Part II Starts Now.  @reneegraziano @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PROLON - prolonlife.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off Their Five Day Nutrition Program) HOMECHEF -  HomeChef.com/VelvetRope (18 Free Meals, Pus Free Shipping On Your First Box) CHIME - chime.com/VELVET (Take more control of your finances and say goodbye to monthly fees. Open a Chime Checking Account)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  LÉGAL HOT SAUCE - legalhotsauce (20% Off w/ Code Velvet on The Best Hot Sauce There Is) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/17/20241 hour, 16 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode Artwork

Crystal Let Go, Robyn Fired, Alexia Divorcing, Candiace Pregnant & Dorit’s “9 Lives"

What a day in Bravo it was yesterday. Crystal Kung announces her “bittersweet” exit from RHOBH and Robyn Dixon declares she was fired from RHOP. We break down our reactions, discuss Crystal and Robyn’s futures off Housewives and discuss what happens now for both RHOP and RHOBH - who will stay on RHOP, who is likely to be cast on both, should other cast members of RHOP be let go, RHOBH’s future with Dorit, Sutton, Garcelle, Kyle and Erika and when we can expect both franchises to resume filming. Meanwhile, Candiace is pregnant, explains her real reasons for leaving RHOP and Nneka is rumored to be headed for the chopping block as well. Alexia Nepola announces her divorce from Todd and we talk the future of RHOM. Like we said, it has been a very busy 24 hours in Bravo. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/16/202430 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode Artwork

COLTON UNDERWOOD (on Bachelor Nation, The Kardashians, Masked Singer & Reality TV)

Colton Underwood steps Behind The Rope.  There has been so much written and discussed about Colton, but today he is here to mention it all and set the record straight. Fresh off his stint on The Masked Singer, Colton talks Masked, reality TV, Bachelor Nation, The Kardashians, Coming Out Colton and Misperceptions. We brainstorm ideas for LGBTQIA dating shows, break down which current shows would lend themselves well to the format (Love Is Blind? The Bachelor?), talk starting a family and much more. @coltonunderwood @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: MIRACLE MADE - trymiracle.com/VELVET (Save Over 40% and If You Use Code VELVET  At Checkout You’ll Get 3 Free Towels & Save An Extra 20%)   PROLON - prolonlife.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off Their Five Day Nutrition Program) HOMECHEF -  HomeChef.com/VelvetRope (18 Free Meals, Pus Free Shipping On Your First Box) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  LÉGAL HOT SAUCE - legalhotsauce (20% Off w/ Code Velvet on The Best Hot Sauce There Is) CHIME - chime.com/VELVET (Take more control of your finances and say goodbye to monthly fees. Open a Chime Checking Account)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/16/202428 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

MEGHAN KING (on RHOC, Teresa & Luis, Bravo’s Legal Troubles & Vicki Gunvalson)

Meghan King steps back Behind The Rope. Meghan is back to chat about all things RHOC, Bravo and more.  Meghan chats about the last season of RHOC - whether Tamra saved the show, the attempted take down of Heather, the constant rants of Kelly Dodd, her current relationship with Vicki and last, but certainly not least, her attempt at returning to the franchise herself even though she currently resides in St. Louis.  Meghan chats girls trip, highs and lows with other Housewives, ups and downs of fame and shares a Teresa Giudice / Luis Ruelas update.  Speaking of Tre and Luis, she shares updates on her own “relationship” with her ex Jim Edmonds, talks Bethenny Frankel’s reality reckoning and mounting legal claims against Bravo Finally, Meghan shares her hot takes on a variety of topics none the least of which is Kris Jenner, Erika Jayne, Allison DuBois, dating woes and who she thinks is hot AF in Hollywood.  As we like to say, Meghan mentions it all. @meghanking @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: MIRACLE MADE - trymiracle.com/VELVET (Save Over 40% and If You Use Code VELVET  At Checkout You’ll Get 3 Free Towels & Save An Extra 20%)   PROLON - prolonlife.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off Their Five Day Nutrition Program) HOMECHEF -  HomeChef.com/VelvetRope (18 Free Meals, Pus Free Shipping On Your First Box) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  LÉGAL HOT SAUCE - legalhotsauce (20% Off w/ Code Velvet on The Best Hot Sauce There Is) CHIME - chime.com/VELVET (Take more control of your finances and say goodbye to monthly fees. Open a Chime Checking Account)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/15/202453 minutes, 1 second
Episode Artwork

Kathy Hilton & Rinna Reunite & Reconcile, Scheana Slams Jax As Loving “Pasta” & Jax Apologizes to LVP

Kenya Moore is set to return to RHOA’s Season 16 making her the current longest holding peach.  Drew Sidora is rumored to be returning and Shereé is rumored to be on the chopping block. Will these changes be enough to save this once top rated franchise along with the return of Porsha or have we, as an audience, moved on? Speaking of broken franchises, we break down the RHOP reunion, blaming Candiace for the physical brawl with Deborah, the lack of accountability from several cast members, Andy’s boredom, Karen’s attempt to save the franchise and where this severely divided cast and franchise goes now. Lisa Rinna and Kathy Hilton reunite and reconcile as Kyle Richards weighs in. Scheana Shay slams Jax Taylor as being ALL about the “pasta”, Jax apologizes to LVP and The Valley plugs along as its newbies learn the game. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/14/202429 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

JACKIE SIEGEL (on RHOM, RHONY, Below Deck & The Queen of Versailles)

Jackie Siegel steps Behind The Rope. Jackie Siegel from the infamous, before its time, Reality Documentary “The Queen of Versailles”. We chat with Jackie about her “rags to riches” story of getting and falling in love with her now husband David. That “rags to riches” story included their decision to build the largest, at that time, private residence house in the United States of America, aptly deemed “Versailles”. What does one do when building the largest private residence? Why, hire a film crew to document the whole event. Duh, obvi. The result was 2012 Sundance Film Festival US Best Directing Award and Critics’ Choice Award Best Documentary Nominee “The Queen of Versailles”. What started out as a film documenting the construction on this residence and the fun lavish lifestyle of the rich and famous Siegels, turned in to somewhat of an expose of extreme wealth in the face of the unexpected economic crisis the country was facing during filming. “Expose” is not an understatement considering husband David’s lawsuit against the finished product. Jackie is forthcoming about all and her early days in the “reality” space. Speaking of reality, Jackie is friends with many a Real Housewife and we discuss some of her friends. We also discuss her desire to join the Real Housewives franchise, her past application to RHONY, her past rejection from RHONY, and her possible involvement in The Real Housewives of Miami. Jackie also pulls back the layers of what it is like to be a guest on Below Deck and the one thing Beck Deck Producers told her was off limits. We figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only Miss Jackie Siegel.  @therealqueenofversailles @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  SPECTRUM RESORTS - spectrumresorts.com (Start Your Vacation Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/14/20241 hour, 18 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode Artwork

Louie Ruelas vs. Margaret- New Info, Rachel Fuda Deletes Teresa, Dolo Takes Center Stage & Messy G Sees a Ghost

RHONJ is not even back on the air yet and so much is already going on, again, behind the scenes.  DMs and videos have surfaced of Louie Ruelas coming for Marge and her rumored Walmart deal, Melissa weighs in and Marge prepares to clap back.  Speaking of Louie, he launched his new biz venture last week right here in our very own sunny LA.  We break down the new biz, Vinivia -  you are welcome Louie for the free plug we normally charge for, discuss the launch party and ask the obvious, is Tre paying for all this? Melissa Gorga sees a ghost, Dolo takes center stage, Rachel Fuda crops Tre outta the cast pic, John Fuda engages with fans, we apologize and wonder, with Tre and Mel not speaking at all, is RHONJ headed for a complete overhaul after this season. Here we go again…. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/13/202412 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode Artwork

Rachel Leviss’ Camp Claims Ariana Staged Scandoval, RHOC New Season Leaks & Nene Leakes/Kim Zolciak’s New Biz Venture

It has come to our attention that we have not yet broken down the VPR reunion looks released last week. Once we take care of that prior biz, we break down the cast leaks from the about to completed filming season of RHOC, share updates on the John Janssen / Alexis / Shannon triangle and discuss when we can expect RHOC back on our Bravo TVs. Meanwhile, Rachel Leviss’ Publicist thinks that Ariana staged Scandoval, we share biz advice for Nene Leakes and Kim Zolciak’s next venture, share biz advice on Kim and Brielle’s next biz venture - all free of charge - and last, but certainly not least, revisit Leah McSweeney’s claims against Bravo and Andy and dive deep into the world of her Only Fans.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) SIRT LIFE NUTRITION - getsirt.com/velvet ($20 Off Ultimate Sirt Juice To Lose Weight, Support Your Overall Health & Get More Energy) BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  JONES NATURAL CHEWS (Best Natural Treats For Your Dog - Available At a Pet Store Near You) SPECTRUM RESORTS - spectrumresorts.com (Start Your Vacation Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/12/20241 hour, 6 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kyle & Morgan’s Relationship Solidified, Lala Shades Ariana & Katie as “Frauds” & Jax & Brittany’s Marriage Troubles Worsen

Lala Kent has come out swinging again this week implying that Ariana and/or Katie are “fraudsters”, that there is “nothing about them” and wants you, the audience, to know that she does not care if you like her or not.  We break down all of this and whether Lala is the new MVP of VPR giving us all something to talk about as Season 11 prepares to come to a close.  Jax and Brittany double down on their marriage woes, Jax weighs in on marry Stassi and Janet emerges as the new villain of The Valley.  Shannon Beador and Tamra Judge continue to fight, Kyle and Morgan’s relationship solidifies, Teresa and Luis continue to flaunt and flex and Ariana continues to move on, or tries to move on, from Mr. Sandoval. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at -www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) SIRT LIFE NUTRITION - getsirt.com/velvet ($20 Off Ultimate Sirt Juice To Lose Weight, Support Your Overall Health & Get More Energy) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)  JONES NATURAL CHEWS (Best Natural Treats For Your Dog - Available At a Pet Store Near You) SPECTRUM RESORTS - spectrumresorts.com (Start Your Vacation Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/11/20241 hour, 5 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jax Shades Brittany for Stassi, Rihanna Says Kyle & Morgan Are Dating & Lala Slams Ariana As “Useless"

Tamra and Shannon have an explosive showdown during the RHOC season finale filming in London this past weekend. We break down the leaked audio, explain the differences between Shannon and Tamra, chat about the involvement of Vicki and Alexis this upcoming season and when we can realistically expect RHOC to return to our Bravo screens. In other news, Lala slams Ariana claiming she never brought anything to VPR before Scandoval, explains she does not care if the audience likes her or not and spills more reunion tea as the season moves along. Rachel Leviss slams Katie, apologizes, is reminded that Katie wants to “set her on fire” and attempts to rise above it all. Jax shades Brittany and weighs in on what life would be like if he married Stassi. Finally Rihanna, the voice of reason, explains that, duh, of course Kyle and Morgan are girlfriends. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/10/202430 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode Artwork

ELYSE SLAINE (on RHONY, Bravo Current Events & Interviewing Us!)

Elyse Slaine steps Behind The Rope. Yes, RHONY’s Elyse Slaine. Multi time return guest Elyse Slaine. We chat with Elyse about all that she has been up to since the last time she was here.  Elyse shares her thoughts on the RHONY reboot which is perfect timing considering Season 15 has just been announced. We also chat about many other recent events in the BravoSphere before, much to our surprise, Elyse turns the tables and interviews us! We could not think of a better person to do so and in true Elyse fashion, she makes us mention it all! @elyseslaine @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)  SPECTRUM RESORTS - spectrumresorts.com (Start Your Vacation Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/10/20241 hour, 19 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

RENEE GRAZIANO (on Mob Wives, RHONJ Season 14, Kyle Richards’ New Life, Writing Jen Shah in Jail & Monica Garcia) I

Renee Graziano steps Behind The Rope.  She’s back!!  Renee is here to, in typical Renee fashion, mention it all. Renee chats about Mob Wives, cast mates Karen, Drita, Carla and Big Ang, the highs and lows of the show, Drita’s rumored new show and much more. Renee also chats about the “lifestyle”, complicated family relations, Mob misperceptions, “rats” and the biz of reality TV. Renee talks Monica “Reality Von Tease” Garcia and how she feels about Monica’s infiltration of the RHOSLC ladies and Jen Shah.  Renee talks RHONJ Melissa vs. Teresa, Erika and Tom, Tom’s upcoming competency trial, the letter she sent Jen Shah in jail and the current state of Housewives. Finally, Renee opens up about her past addictions, low points, recovery, and mental health journey like you have never heard her before. Renee explains just what led to her relapse at the end of last year, why this time her recovery is different, current projects and where she goes from here. The OG herself is in the house as we pay homage, with Miss Renee Graziano, to one of the best Reality TV shows to EVER exist, Mob Wives! @reneegraziano @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)  ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  SPECTRUM RESORTS - spectrumresorts.com (Start Your Vacation Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/9/20241 hour, 11 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode Artwork

ERIN LICHY (on RHONY New Season, Cast Mates, Ramona Singer’s Cancellation, Bethenny & Mezcal) II

Erin Lichy steps back Behind The Rope.  Erin is here to chat all about her RHONY experience, highs and lows from Season Fourteen, cast mates Jenna, Brynn, Jessel, Erin, Ubah, Sai, unresolved issues from the reunion and what we can expect for Season Fifteen.  Erin talks about the original RHONY OGs, why the future of RHONY will be more than fighting over cheese and Jenna Lyons’ involvement moving forward. Erin clarifies her “mean girls” comment about Kyle and Dorit after an awkward BravoCon run in, breaks down Crystal Kung Minkoff’s comment that certain RHONY were rude to her, chats former RHONY Bethenny Frankel and last, but certainly not least, the problematic behavior of one Miss Ramona Singer. Part II starts now. @erindanalichy @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) SIRT LIFE NUTRITION - getsirt.com/velvet ($20 Off Ultimate Sirt Juice To Lose Weight, Support Your Overall Health & Get More Energy) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)  JONES NATURAL CHEWS (Best Natural Treats For Your Dog - Available At a Pet Store Near You) SPECTRUM RESORTS - spectrumresorts.com (Start Your Vacation Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/8/20241 hour, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

Faith Stowers Sues Bravo, RHUGT Producer Claims Caroline Manzo Not Violated & Brandi Glanville Reacts

Faith Stowers has sued Bravo and NBC. We break down Faith’s claims, what she alleges against Lisa Vanderpump, Lala, Stassi, Kristen, Jax and others, how The Valley strengthens her case and what happens next for Faith, Bravo and NBC. Next we break down the RHUGT producer’s claims this week against Caroline Manzo, what this means for Caroline’s case and Brandi Glanville’s shocking reaction. Finally, we discuss the passing of Lauri Peterson’s son Josh. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/7/202431 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode Artwork

ISAAC MIZRAHI (on Real Housewives, Madonna & The Kardashians)

Isaac Mizrahi steps Behind The Rope. Yes, THAT Isaac Mizrahi. Living Legend, Fashion Icon Isaac Mizrahi. Nothing more needs to be said!  Isaac chats famous friends like Madonna and SJP, his best and not so best dressed list among both the Hollywood A list as well as his many Housewife Friends and his many trips to Andy’s home, WWHL. We also chat about the presence of the uber-famous who have entered the fashion and modeling game, think Kim Kardashian, Kylie and Kendall Jenner, Kayne West and Gigi Hadid. Finally, Issac opens up about his many year long foray into Reality TV on various shows such as Bravo’s “The Fashion Show”, “The Issac Mizrahi Show”, and last, but certainly not least, “Project Runway: All Stars”- Alyssa Milano we see you - not to mention the before it’s time Sundance Winning “Unzipped” documentary based on Isaac’s life. We figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only Isaac Mizrahi.  @imisaacmizrahi @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PROLON - prolonlife.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off Their Five Day Nutrition Program)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)  WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/7/20241 hour, 10 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

Shannon Beador’s Legal Trouble’s Update, RHOM Casting & LVP’s RHOBH Return (?)

Shannon Beador has spoken out again regarding her law suit with John Janssen, John and Alexis and the new upcoming season of RHOC. We discuss when we can expect RHOM to return to our Bravo screens, which cast members are likely to be let go, who the show will be based around going forward and the future of the show. We break down The Valley, ask how the recent episode was allowed to air and chat about the return of Kristen Doute to form on Reality TV. We discuss the “joke” rumors of LVP’s return to RHOBH, contemplate what that would look like and how epic a Kyle and LVP alliance against Dorit would be for our pure entertainment purposes.  Finally, we talk RHONJ and Jill Zarin’s viral appearance on Below Deck this past week. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode: https://www.patreon.combehindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/6/202412 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kyle Richards Hires Divorce Attorney, Shah’s Mike Shouhed Sued for Assault & Porsha’s Divorce Goes Ugly

Kyle Richards hired divorce attorneys the other week back.  We break down what happens now, how messy her divorce from Mo is expected to be and what each of their new lives is likely to look like once this long process is finally over.  With Annemarie out and Kathy Hilton in, we break down what next season of RHOBH will look like and when the formal announcement and filming will commence.  Shah’s of Sunset’s Mike Shouhed is sued for assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress and gender violence.  With Candiace Dillard out, we break down who else is likely to exit RHOP once the reunion finishes, the expected RHOP pause and what is necessary to save this once much better franchise.  Finally, we share updates on Simon and Porsha’s divorce.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: COZY EARTH - www.cozyearth.com (Use Code “VELVET” for 35% Off Site Wide The Best Bedding There Is) PROLON - prolonlife.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off Their Five Day Nutrition Program)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)    SPECTRUM RESORTS - spectrumresorts.com (Start Your Vacation Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/5/20241 hour, 7 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode Artwork

Ariana Madix & Tom Sandoval Face Off in Explosive Showdown, LVP Weighs In & Shannen Doherty Disposes of Possessions Amidst Health Battle

Is Ariana Madix still in love with Tom Sandoval? After reviewing this weeks VPR closely, yes, this is the question we would like to start today’s episode with.  Ariana and Tom come face to face in an epic showdown, Schwartzy moves on from Katie F’ing his BFF Max, Ariana gets $1 million to replace Sarah Hyland as host of Love Is Blind, Lala and Scheana shade Ariana and Lisa Vanderpump wins Housewives alongside Bethenny Frankel (Housewives’ other winner) as her third current show on Bravo / Peacock, Vanderpump Villa, premieres.  Finally, Shannen Doherty downsizes by giving away her possessions to make it easier on her Mom after she passes while Tori Spelling files for divorce from Dean, poses for paps and launches a new Pod.   @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PROLON - prolonlife.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off Their Five Day Nutrition Program)  COZY EARTH - www.cozyearth.com (Use Code “VELVET” for 35% Off Site Wide The Best Bedding There Is) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)  JONES NATURAL CHEWS (Best Natural Treats For Your Dog - Available At a Pet Store Near You) SPECTRUM RESORTS - spectrumresorts.com (Start Your Vacation Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/4/20241 hour, 3 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

BILLY BUSH (on Friends Kyle & Mauricio, Kate Middleton, Diddy & Daily Yoga w/ Teddi Mellencamp)

Billy Bush steps Behind The Rope. If anyone knows about what is going on in pop culture, it is Billy Bush. Extra is in its 30th season after all. Billy weighs in on many of the celebrity events keeping us up at night - Diddy’s home raids in light of sex trafficking allegations, Quiet on Set and the many claims against Nickelodeon execs, Beyoncé’s foray into county music and last, but not least, the viral explosion of “Where is Kate Middleton”, her cancer reveal and the media apology tour that followed. We talk cancel culture, music and his recent stint as Sir Lion on Fox’s The Masked Singer. Finally, we talk his morning workouts with Kyle Richards and Teddi Mellencamp, Kyle and Maurico’s divorce, Morgan Wade and who Kyle should date next.  @billybush @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PROLON - prolonlife.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off Their Five Day Nutrition Program)  COZY EARTH - www.cozyearth.com (Use Code “VELVET” for 35% Off Site Wide The Best Bedding There Is) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)  SPECTRUM RESORTS - spectrumresorts.com (Start Your Vacation Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/3/202438 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

Rachel Leviss / Katie Maloney Run In, Jeremy Madix Reveals Why He Doesn’t Talk to Ariana & John Mayer Slams Scheana

Jeremy Madix reveals the truth about why he has not spoken to Ariana in months, discussed the money that Tom Sandoval lent him and discusses the future with both Tom and Ariana. Ariana gets $1 Million to host Love is Blind, continues on her “I hate Tom” train and doubles down on her newfound life. Carl and Lindsay continue to slam each other in the press, Paige DeSorbo weighs in, John Mayer slams Scheana, Lisa Vanderpump weighs in, premieres Vanderpump Villa and continues to win at life. James makes money off “Sloppy Joe”, Katie slams Scehana, Scheana slaps back, Katie and Rachel Leviss attend the iHeartRadio awards and everyone wonders why they are still watching The Valley. Finally Shannon Beador opens up about being sued by John Janssen, Alexis Bellino declares her and John will be together forever and ever and RHOC filming gets nastier.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/2/202427 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode Artwork

LISA LISA (on “Quiet on Set”, The 80s, Madonna & Freestyle)

Lisa Lisa steps Behind The Rope. One of the first breakout stars of the freestyle movement is here to mention it all. Lisa talks about what life was like in the mid 80s when she first achieved mega success with her breakout hit, “I Wonder If I Take You Home”. Lisa talks about the music scene in the 80s, coming up in New York City with a then unknown Madonna and her other mega hits “All Cried Out” being our personal fav. Lisa also started on a hit Nickelodeon show, Taina. We talk “Quiet on Set”, what she witnessed during her time at Nickelodeon and all the recent facts we are learning from Drake Bell. Finally, we talk current music, Taylor Swift, JLo, Beyonce and Lisa’s current “Freestyle Explosion” tour!! @lisalisall77 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PROLON - prolonlife.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off Their Five Day Nutrition Program)  COZY EARTH - www.cozyearth.com (Use Code “VELVET” for 35% Off Site Wide The Best Bedding There Is) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)  SPECTRUM RESORTS - spectrumresorts.com (Start Your Vacation Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/2/202450 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode Artwork

SANDRA BERNHARD (on Madonna, Andy Cohen, Roseanne, Ryan Murphy, WWHL & Letterman!!)

Sandra Bernhard steps Behind The Rope.  Actress, Comedian, Singer, Trailblazer… Icon! Sandra is here to mention it all. Sandra takes us through the full anthology of her career from the early days to break out moments such as “Without You I’m Nothing” to her current day live show - she is heading our way with a series of live shows this summer.  Sandra talks about her days on Roseanne, returning to the series in 2017, Roseanne’s cancellation and the current installation, “The Connors”. Sandra talks working with Ryan Murphy in stellar roles on both Pose and American Horror Story, NYC and LGBTQIA+ representation in the media today.  Of course Sandra talks her many regular appearances on Letterman, her much publicized friendship with Madonna, the aftermath of that friendship and where they stand today. Finally, Sandra talks Andy Cohen, Radio Andy, Sandyland and her many appearances on WWHL.   To purchase tickets to Sandra’s upcoming California shows, click here: https://www.sandrabernhard.com @sandrabernhard @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PROLON - prolonlife.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off Their Five Day Nutrition Program)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)  COZY EARTH - www.cozyearth.com (Use Code “VELVET” for 35% Off Site Wide The Best Bedding There Is) SPECTRUM RESORTS - spectrumresorts.com (Start Your Vacation Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/1/202443 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kyle & Dorit’s Breakup Gets Uglier, LVP’s Thoughts & Lala Shades Katie and Ariana, Again

Things worsen for the onetime TV BFF’s Kyle Richards and Dorit Kemsley. Kyle reveals how hurt she was over Dorit’s leaked texts, claims Dorit was never really her real friend and discusses whether she did it to save her job. Are we stating the obvious here? We break it all down, discuss Kyle’s attempt to contact Dorit, discuss Dorit’s lack of a response and what this is all likely to look like next season when Kathy Hilton returns to RHOBH to back Kyle in what is likely to be a Dorit vs Kyle season long blow out. Where will Sutton’s loyalties lie? Press play and find out. But first, note that we also cover, mean girls Katie and Ariana’s tormenting towards Jo, Bethenny Frankel’s claims that she was punched in the face, LVP’s comments on Jax and Brittany and much more. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/31/202432 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bling Empire's Andrew Gray (on What Really Goes on Behind The Scenes of a Hit Reality TV Show) II

Bling Empire’s Andrew Gray steps back Behind The Rope. Bling Empire, one of the best reality shows, well, ever. Andrew chats about how he got involved with Netflix’s break out 2021 hit show about a group of very wealthy, and we mean very very wealthy, “friends” living in Los Angeles and what filming was like. Andrew is very forthcoming about his “role” as the shows “villain” (his words, not ours), when he knew he was going to be portrayed this way and how he feels about this edit. Andrew blows the door wide open on what was real vs fake (imagine a reality show not being 100% real), the toxicity of Reality TV, cast mates, his own struggles with mental health and more about Blind Empire. We figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only Andrew Gray.  Part II starts now.  @andrewgray @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)  HOMECHEF -  HomeChef.com/VelvetRope (18 Free Meals, Pus Free Shipping On Your First Box, and Free Dessert For Life) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/31/20241 hour, 2 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

RACHEL UCHITEL (Spoke to Mike Shouhed Last Night Amidst Assault Charges, Dated David Foster & We Chat Teresa Giudice’s Rumored RHONJ Spin Off)

RHONJ is not back on the air yet but the drama is running hot, hawt, h-o-t.  Rumors swirl this week as Bloggers reveal Teresa Giudice was allegedly offered a spin off, turned it down for various reasons which we discuss and has all sorts of other plans, along with Louie, to destroy Messy G, John Fuda and, well, anyone else who apparently gets in her way. In other RHONJ news, Messy G opens - finally - her LI, ENVY store, Marge and Jackie take a pic together which means a lot more than meets the eye and Marge The Sarge rides hard for her new BFF.  Moving on, we break down The Valley and Buying Beverly Hills and share the good and bad news as Kyle Richards’ rides a Cowgirl, Mauricio fears and avoids the truth about Morgan and Kristen Doute proves she was, is and will always be the real star of the VanderVerse.  Annemarie has issues with the RHOBH cast, Candiace exits RHOP and the number of Housewives cities on pause continues to rise despite Bravo and Producer claims that all is just hunky dory. Pun intended. @racheluchitelnyc @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/30/202412 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOBH Cast Changes Season 14, Nene vs. Porsha, Katie & Ariana vs. Everyone

So many Housewife franchises, so little time. After Kathy Hilton’s reunion cameo with rumors swirling about her RHOBH return, we break down what a unified Kyle and Kathy season would look like, discuss possible targets such as Sutton and Dorit and explain when we can realistically expect to hear the full cast announced. The RHOP reunion looks have dropped. We break those down and deep dive the necessary, likely and expected cast changes coming in the P once this off season concludes.  We deep dive the new Nene vs. Porsha feud, chat about Kim Richards’ RHOBH past and future and why VPR is headed into a Ariana and Katie vs. Everyone phase. Who said it was a slow week? @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HOMECHEF -  HomeChef.com/VelvetRope (18 Free Meals, Pus Free Shipping On Your First Box) BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)  SPECTRUM RESORTS - spectrumresorts.com (Start Your Vacation Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/29/20241 hour, 12 seconds
Episode Artwork

Schwartzy & Scheana’s Kiss, Katie F’s Max, LVP’s Reaction & Lala Kent’s Voice of Reason

Tom Schwartz and Scheana Shay’s kiss is finally revealed on VPR.  We break down the kiss, the likelihood that it really happened, the chain of events that it set off in the VanderUniverse and LVP and Ken Todd’s thoughts on it.  Ariana & Tom’s real estate saga continues as he ups his offer to buy her out, she buys a new home and Mauricio weighs in.  Finally, we discuss Katie Maloney and Max Boyens’ hot night of passion, the double standard, our past interview with Max and the voice of the reason for the season, Lala Kent.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HOMECHEF -  HomeChef.com/VelvetRope (18 Free Meals, Pus Free Shipping On Your First Box, and Free Dessert For Life) BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)  SPECTRUM RESORTS - spectrumresorts.com (Start Your Vacation Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/28/202457 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode Artwork

PATRICIA FIELD (on SATC, AJLT, SJP, Kim Cattrall, Emily In Paris & an Iconic Career!)

Patricia Field steps Behind The Rope.  Fashion Icon and Legend, Pat Field, that is. Patricia stops by to chat the full anthology of her epic career from her early days as the legendary owner of the Patricia Field boutique on 8th Street in New York City to her current digs on East Broadway. Pat talks the many celebs who have shopped at her iconic store and/or who she has dressed throughout the years - Madonna, Beyonce, JFK and more.  Of course, Patricia talks “Sex and the City” - her marriage made in heaven with SJP, Darren Star, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis and Kim Cattrall. Pat talks the decade long rumors of inner turmoil between SJP and Kim, Sex’s fav, least fav and iconic looks, the Sex movies and ultimately returning to “And Just Like That” to design the outfit for Samantha Jones’ highly anticipated return. We talk Patricia’s involvement in Darren Star’s other brilliant hits - “Younger” and “Emily in Paris”, a dream collab with Taylor Swift and just what is next for this powerhouse Fashion Renegade who does not seem to be slowing down any time soon! @patriciafield @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/27/20241 hour, 9 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode Artwork

Candiace Dillard Exits RHOP, Karen Huger Crashes Her Car Intoxicated & John Janssen Sues Shannon Over Facelifts

Candiace Dillard says “see ya later” to The Real Housewives of Potomac. With so many rumors swirling around regarding Candiace’s exit, we separate fact from fiction, analyze whether she resigned on her own or was terminated, explain why this was or was not a smart power move and discuss what is next for our fav CandyGal and RHOP.  We discuss the rumors that Robyn has been fired, what it means when rumors surface before the reunion and why we will not be seeing RHOP back on our TVs anytime soon. We talk RHOM, another franchise we will not be seeing on our TV’s anytime soon despite claims that filming will resume in many months come the fall. Karen Huger crashed her car and has a DUI, Jonn Janssen sues Shannon for failure to repay 75K for her two facelifts, we wonder how someone who makes around 750k a year can’t afford a 75k facelift and much, much more.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/26/202430 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode Artwork

Teresa & Luis’ Marriage Problems, RHONJ Trailer Good & Bad News and Jax Taylor New Cheating Rumors

The RHONJ Trailer has dropped. Today, we break down the trailer, scene by scene and share the good news and the not so good news.  Teresa and Luis’ marriage problems, Marge’s claim that Jackie is now Judas, The Fessler, Cabral vs Aydin, plus an entire season of Teresa and Melissa that we have to sit through, we deep dive it all and share our hot takes.  Another week, another episode of Vanderpump Rules. We share our thoughts, offer some life advice to Schwartzy and chat about the now, finally arrived Valley - hey Jax, Brit and Doute.  All this plus uncanny impersonations of every Tre Huggers’ fav - Teresa Giudice, Kourtney Kardashian and Kristin Cavallari with the one and only Andrea Lopez. To book Andrea for in person events: www.andrealopezcomedy.com @andrealopezcomedy @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HOMECHEF -  HomeChef.com/VelvetRope (18 Free Meals, Pus Free Shipping On Your First Box, and Free Dessert For Life) BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)  SPECTRUM RESORTS - spectrumresorts.com (Start Your Vacation Today) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/26/20241 hour, 18 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode Artwork

ERIN LICHY (on RHONY New Season, Cast Mates, Leah McSweeney’s Claims Against Bravo, Kyle/Morgan & Mezcal)

Erin Lichy steps Behind The Rope.  Erin is here to chat all about her RHONY experience, highs and lows from Season Fourteen, cast mates Jenna, Brynn, Jessel, Erin, Ubah, Sai, unresolved issues from the reunion, what we can expect for Season Fifteen and when can we realistically expect an announcement on RHONY Season Fifteen.  Erin talks about the original RHONY OGs, reacts to the rumors that surfaced earlier this year regarding Lu, Sonja and Dorinda, talks Jenna’s absence from BravoCon and why the future of RHONY will be more than fighting over cheese, first class tickets and which restaurants and neighbors are in and which are passé. Finally, Erin clarifies her “mean girls” comment about Kyle and Dorit after an awkward BravoCon run in, breaks down Crystal Kung Minkoff’s comment that certain RHONY were rude to her, chats former RHONY Bethenny Frankel and Leah McSweeney’s claims and lawsuits against Bravo and last, but certainly not least, the problematic behavior of one Miss Ramona Singer.  @erindanalichy @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HOMECHEF -  HomeChef.com/VelvetRope (18 Free Meals, Pus Free Shipping On Your First Box, and Free Dessert For Life) BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You)  SPECTRUM RESORTS - spectrumresorts.com (Start Your Vacation Today) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/25/202458 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode Artwork

Annemarie Exits, Kathy Hilton’s Return & Lisa Rinna’s New Interest - RHOBH Season 14 Casting

Annemarie Wiley is out. RIP to yet another one season wonder in the housewives world. We break down Annemarie’s statement, analyze the mistakes that were made, discuss what was edited out and why this decision seemed inevitable. With Annmarie out, we break down all the rumors - and nastiness, thank you Meredith Marks - that have been circulating on line about Camille, Denise, Eileen Davidson, Lisa Rinna and Kathy Hilton being considered for a return separating fact from ridiculous fiction. We share all our hot takes on who will return next season, what next season will most likely look like, why Kyle Richards may be in for a very nice surprise and more.  Next we discuss Lisa Rinna’s recent statement that she will never, ever, ever return to RHOBH, the return of Buying Beverly Hills and why Mauricio is smiling ear to ear these days. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/24/202430 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bling Empire's Andrew Gray (on What Really Goes on Behind The Scenes of a Hit Reality TV Show) I

Bling Empire’s Andrew Gray steps Behind The Rope. Bling Empire, one of the best reality shows, well, ever. Andrew chats about how he got involved with Netflix’s break out 2021 hit show about a group of very wealthy, and we mean very very wealthy, “friends” living in Los Angeles and what filming was like. Andrew is very forthcoming about his “role” as the shows “villain” (his words, not ours), when he knew he was going to be portrayed this way and how he feels about this edit. Andrew blows the door wide open on what was real vs fake (imagine a reality show not being 100% real), the toxicity of Reality TV, cast mates, his own struggles with mental health and more about Blind Empire. We figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only Andrew Gray.  @andrewgray @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PROLON - prolonlife.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off Their Five Day Nutrition Program)  CHIME - chime.com/VELVET (Start Building Your Credit. Open a Chime Checking Account) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/24/20241 hour, 8 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode Artwork

Teresa & Luis' Marriage Problems, Marge’s New Lies & Our Near Run in w/ Tre This Week in LA

The RHONJ Trailer has dropped a few weeks ago and now with RHOBH finally over, we can react and share all our thoughts on what we saw. There is some good news, some bad news and some very fake news. Marge The Sarge’s marriage troubles, Tre and Luis marriage troubles, the Messler, Jackie “Judas” Goldschneider, an Aydin and Cabral smack down and oh, so very much more. We are riled up today and hold nothing back. In other news, we detail our almost near run in with Teresa and Luis this week in West Hollywood at Casa Madera at the Mondrian Hotel. We break that down, Luis' epic week in Bev Hills while Tre was filming The Villains and explain why Tre is not at all in a good mood this week. Lot's of drama amongst Bravo bloggers. Hey, don’t look at us. Shockingly, this week it ain’t our fault. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/23/202414 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOBH Cast Exits, Mauricio’s New Drama & Vicki and Tamra Move Closer to Reconciliation

Paris Hilton slams uncle Mo as Rick Hilton and Mauricio continue to fight conveniently as Buying Beverly Hills premieres on Netflix. Erika Jayne contemplates her next move, shares a message for her RHOBH cast mates and continues to have fun with her trainer. Kathy Hilton is slammed, contemplated returning to RHOBH and laughs off all the recent on line rumors surrounding her power in Bev Hills.  Rumors swirl about several Diamond Holders’ exits and further south, Tamra and Vicki dance around reconciliation, RHOC filming is in full effect and Alexis and John Janssen prepare to take the next step.   @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) PROLON - prolonlife.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off Their Five Day Nutrition Program)  CHIME - chime.com/VELVET (Start Building Your Credit. Open a Chime Checking Account) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  SPECTRUM RESORTS - spectrumresorts.com (Start Your Vacation Today) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/22/20241 hour, 26 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode Artwork

Ariana Eviscerates Lala at VPR Reunion, Jax Slams Sandoval and LVP & Andy Cohen Weigh In

Jax Taylor returns to Vanderpump Rules, spins off The Valley, films a fake AF scene with Sandoval and is apparently having marriage troubles with Britney.  Lisa Vanderpump weighs in, James could not be happier, Katie shuts down Tom Sandoval and Kristen Doute is faced with tough life choices. Meanwhile Andy Cohen calls Lala Kent the voice of reason this season, Ariana eviscerates Lala at the VPR reunion and we look ahead to a Season 12 where Ariana and Katie vs. Everyone could likely happen. Finally, Mauricio claps back at Paris Hilton, talks Kyle marriage troubles and contemplates Kyle and Morgan all while promoting what he hopes to be a hit Season 2 of Buying Beverly Hills.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PROLON - prolonlife.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off Their Five Day Nutrition Program)  LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) CHIME - chime.com/VELVET (Start Building Your Credit. Open a Chime Checking Account) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  SPECTRUM RESORTS - spectrumresorts.com (Start Your Vacation Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/21/20241 hour, 1 minute, 41 seconds
Episode Artwork

CHEF STU (on Uncertain Future of RHOBH, Shannon Beador Wellness Check In & Jeff Lewis Cease & Desist)

Chef Stu steps Behind The Rope.  Chef Stu is here to, as we say, mention it all.  Stu talks being cast as one of the original 5 Queer Eye guys, what it was like to be replaced, last min, by Antoni Porowski and the dark days that followed thereafter. Stu also reveals new info that he just discovered regarding the true reason for the last minute change. We are all ears.  Of course, we bring up the NDA and Cease and Desist that Jeff Lewis has served on Stu and contemplate what will happen the day these two run into each other. Hey, it's a small town.  Finally, we discuss many of Bravo’s current events - the RHOBH reunion, the current state of Kyle, Mo and Morgan, John Janssen and Alexis Bellino’s future, how Shannon Beador is holding up filming with both of them, the breakup of the Tres Amigas and much, much more.  If you want more of this mash up collab, head over to Stu’s new podcast, “Don’t Let It Stu”, to hear the second half of this chat today.  @chefstuartokeeffe @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) PROLON - prolonlife.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off Their Five Day Nutrition Program)  CHIME - chime.com/VELVET (Start Building Your Credit. Open a Chime Checking Account) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  SPECTRUM RESORTS - spectrumresorts.com (Start Your Vacation Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/20/202448 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode Artwork

Mauricio Claps Back at Paris Hilton, Talks Kyle w/ Morgan & The Plan For RHOBH Season 14

With the premiere of Buying Beverly Hills arriving later this week, Mauricio is doing a lot of talking about how we will see more of the dissolution of his marriage to Kyle on BBH than we saw this entire past season of RHOBH. Yes, Kyle it is our fu$king business but is this actually true or just another ploy to get the masses to tune in? Mo also claps back at Paris Hilton, discusses Kyle and Morgan and a whole lot more which we break down here today. Next we share our predictions and advice for next season of RHOBH and urge Producers to listen to us in terms of casting and storyline for what we believe will make a killer Season 14. Do not worry. This one is free of charge. All you have to do is tune in now. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/19/202429 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode Artwork

MINDY COHN (on Facts of Life, Palm Royale & Friendships w/ Dolores, Margaret & Co-Star Kim Fields)

Mindy Cohn steps Behind The Rope.  Mindy is here to chat about the full anthology of her career none the least of which was her breakout, if not most well known, role as Natalie Green on The Facts of Life.  Mindy talks about Facts past and present and breaks down whether there can realistically ever be a reboot with all 4 original actresses. Of course, Mindy is here to also talk about her new role working with, to name a few, Kristen Wiig, Ricky Martin, Kaia Gerber, Allison Janney and Carol Burnett in the brilliant Palm Royale.  Of course the convo turns to Housewives as it often does here Behind The Rope.  Mindy talks her years long friendship with Dolores Catania, shares her thoughts on fellow actress Lisa Rinna’s turn on RHOBH and last, but certainly not least, her advice to and thoughts on fellow Facts of Life co-star and real life friend Kim Fields’ one season wonder as a Real Housewife of Atlanta.  All this and more! @mindycohn @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef  BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: CHIME - chime.com/VELVET (Start Building Your Credit. Open a Chime Checking Account) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) PROLON - prolonlife.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off Their Five Day Nutrition Program)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/19/20241 hour, 16 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode Artwork

BARBARA K. (on RHONY Legacy, The Reboot, Brandi vs Caroline & Bethenny's Bravo Takedown) II

Barbara Kavovit steps back Behind The Rope. RHONY’s Barbara K. that is. Barb is here to chat about all that she has been up to since we last saw her on our RHONY screens.  Barb talks highs and lows from her time on RHONY and about running into once friend Luann de Lesseps at Jill Zarin’s party in The Hamptons, the result of that run in and what happens now. Having tons of experience with labor unions as the CEO of Evergreen Construction, Barbara breaks down Bethenny Frankel’s “Reality Reckoning”, weighs it’s pros and cons, discusses where we are now, her own experience on RHONY with many of the claims Bethenny has alleged exist and whether this is a noble attempt by B to help the “underprivileged” BravoLebs of today and yesteryear or housed in ulterior motives.  Miss Kavovit also weighs in on the RHONY reboot - Jenna, Erin, Ubah, Brynn, Jessel, Sai.  Finally, Barb talks new TV projects, life in NYC construction and her many recent biz and TV projects! Part II starts now.  @msbarbarak @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PROLON - prolonlife.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off Their Five Day Nutrition Program)  CHIME - chime.com/VELVET (Start Building Your Credit. Open a Chime Checking Account) LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  SPECTRUM RESORTS - spectrumresorts.com (Start Your Vacation Today) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/18/202458 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kyle Richards’ Confusion & Denial, Lindsay Hubbard’s Mistakes & Schwartzy and Sandy’s Bad News

Now that we have had a moment to sit back and reflect, hey its been four whole days, on the RHOBH reunion, we would like to reiterate what a nothing burgher it was. We break down Kyle’s, “It’s none of your fu$king business” statement regarding the end of her marriage to Mo, explain the real reasons Kathy was there, weighs in on the public’s outrage with Kyle, Erika and Kathy and look ahead to what we can expect when filing begins next month for Season 14. Next we address the rumors that Schwartz & Sandy’s is on its last leg while Sur is thriving - having just been to both in the past week, deep dive just what is going on this season on VPR and break down Scheana’s recent fall from grace. Finally, we discuss the ever changing tides regarding the breakup of Carl and Lindsay, this season of Summer House and why everyone will be filming with everyone on Summer House and every other Bravo show ever. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/17/202423 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jo De La Rosa (on RHOC, Cast Mates & Housewife Breakups & Makeups)

Jo De La Rosa, one of the OGs of the OC, steps Behind The Rope. Let us start at the beginning of it all, Season One, Episode One of The Real Housewives of Orange Country. Jo explains how she got cast in the freshman installment of the juggernaut franchise. The answer is not at all what you would expect. We talk about what filming was like for Jo, considering she had nothing to compare it to with The Hills, The Real World and The Simple Life being some of her only predecessors to turn to. We discuss some of Jo’s highlights from her time on RHOC, wanting to not be a “kept woman”, those dramatic always happening fights with then fiancé Slade Smiley, and that infamous French Maid's costume. Speaking of Slade, Jo discusses the end of her relationship with him and how she felt when he went on to date Fellow RHOC Housewives Lauri Peterson and Gretchen Rossi, who he is still with to this day. Jo discusses some of her past co-stars such as Vicki Gunvalson and Jeana Keough and how and why she decided to leave the show for life in Los Angeles. She also discusses her short lived follow up classic Bravo Show “Date My Ex: Jo & Slade”. We also discuss how she is not only the youngest housewife to ever be a part of the franchise (she was 24 when she joined, yes 24) but also how she was the first Housewife to ever have a hit song (fun fact: she worked with Erika Jayne's Creative Director, Mikey Minden, on the Video / Tour Choreography). We discuss her fellow Housewives Songstresses Countess LuAnn de Lesseps, Erica Jayne, Kim Zolciak-Biermann, Kandi Burruss and Melissa Gorga. We figured today was the day to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only Joe De La Rosa.  @jodelarosaa @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/17/20241 hour, 25 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kyle Richards’ Sexual Awakening, Kathy Hilton’s Return, Sutton’s Departure & RHOBH Season 14

The RHOBH nothing burger Reunion Part 3 has come and gone.  We break down our feelings on it all, chat about Kyle’s sexual awakening that is happening before our very eyes and how, next season, when Kyle returns, despite her recent claims, we never need to hear about her and Mauricio’s problems again.  We discuss the return of Kathy Hilton, the LVP and Rinna of it all, the truth behind Sutton and Garcelle’s sudden departure and what and who we can expect to return when Season 14 begins to film a mere few weeks from now. With special guest, Rachel Uchitel.  Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope @racheluchitelnyc @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/16/202411 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOBH Concludes w/ a Bang, Rachel Leviss Lawsuit Update & Bethenny Frankel’s Loss

Rachel Leviss lawsuit against Tom and Ariana moves on as rumors surface that she is getting ready to sue Bravo and many parent companies soon. We break down those rumors, discuss her possible legal claims and likelihood of success in any of these suits. Moving on, Bethenny’s ReWives has closed shop with her claiming she is the problem, too toxic for her own self but, alas, we offer another theory as to the real reasons ReWives has decided to join the many other failed podcasts over the past several months. RHOBH has concluded it’s season as our fav Diamond holders prepare to hear who is in and who is out for next season.  We break all that down plus more. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/15/20241 hour, 6 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kyle’s Uncertain RHOBH Future, Scheana’s New Sandoval Dilemma, Ariana’s Last 2K & Katie & Lala Feud

Scheana Shay continues to be caught between a Tom and an Ariana as she works out her feelings missing her friend Sandy while trying to stay loyal to Miss Ariana all whilst getting advice from Mother herself, LVP.  Another week, another episode of Vanderpump Rules. We break it all down - Ariana’s last $2k, Lala’s pregnancy, Dancing With The Stars, tears, boys night out, Ally the Astrologer, Schwartzy’s friend Jo, Katie vs. Lala and oh, so much more. Next, we address the future of RHOBH, the claims that Kyle is not sure if she will return, Sutton’s dinner with Kyle last week, a Dorit on the outs and just who will return when filming begins for the new season next month.   @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/14/20241 hour, 20 seconds
Episode Artwork

COUNTESS LUANN DE LESSEPS (on RHONY Season 15 Newbie/OG Cast, Joe Bradley, Danielle Olivera, Future of Girls Trip & Cabaret!)

Countess Luann de Lesseps is back.  Hot in the middle of her new “Marry F Kill!” Cabaret Tour, the Countess stops by to mention it all.  Luann chats about the now completed RHONY Legacy, the rumors that there is going to be a mixed OG / Newbie cast when RHONY Season 15 is announced, Erin Lichy’s recent claims of the cast next season, a steamy WWHL appearance with Southern Hospitality’s Joe Bradley, what really happened after WWHL between everyone involved, her recent outing in The Hamptons with Mary Kate Olsen’s ex, Kelly Bensimon, Danielle Olivera, Dorinda, Sonja, the future of Girl’s Trip and oh so much more.  Tune in and find out as Luann spills the tea and for tickets to her Cabaret, see the link below! @countessluann @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef For Tickets To See The Countess Go To: www.countessluann.com BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/13/202442 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

Alexis & John Janssen’s Message for Shannon, RHOBH Season 14 Casting, Erika’s New Man & Kyle’s Lies

Alexis Bellino and John Janssen have a strong message for Shannon Beador that they would like to share. We break down this message, their relationship and the claims that they will be engaged soon. Vicki Gunvalson has a new message for Tamra Judge and Shannon Beador is rumored to have freaked out at John and Alexis’ red carpet debut this past weekend causing a fit of rage and alleged drinking. Meanwhile, Kyle Richards discussed her RHOBH future, Kathy Hilton is contemplating a return, and Erika Jayne is getting busy with a new man as RHOBH prepares to conclude tomorrow night with filming expected to resume in a few weeks come April. All this and more as we also share updates on Bravo and Andy’s recent legal troubles.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/12/202429 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode Artwork

SARAH WAYNE CALLIES & PAUL ADELSTEIN (on Prison Break, Shondaland, Real Housewives, Walking Dead & Vanderpump Villa)

Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein step Behind The Rope. Prison Break’s Sarah and Paul that is.  Sarah and Paul chat about their time on this iconic, first of its kind, trailblazer show - storylines, cast mates, highs and lows, terminations and rehires, Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell, reboots, the likelihood of another incarnation with the original cast members and how all of the aforementioned can be heard on their stellar podcast, “Prison Breaking” every week!  Of course we also chat with Sarah about The Walking Dead and Paul about his starring roles and place in Shondaland a la Private Practice, Scandal and Grey’s Anatomy.  Finally, we talk about Paul’s time on Bravo - Girfriends’ Guide to Divorce and The Imposters, appearing on WWHL with Kristen Doute, Real Housewives run ins and Sarah’s unexpected ties to the upcoming Vanderpump Villa. @sarahwaynecallies @pauladelstein @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) SPECTRUM RESORTS - spectrumresorts.com (Start Your Vacation Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/12/20241 hour, 25 minutes, 1 second
Episode Artwork

BARBARA K. (on RHONY Legacy, The Reboot, Brandi vs Caroline & Bethenny's Bravo Takedown) I

Barbara Kavovit steps Behind The Rope. RHONY’s Barbara K. that is. Barb is here to chat about all that she has been up to since we last saw her on our RHONY screens.  Barb talks highs and lows from her time on RHONY and about running into once friend Luann de Lesseps at Jill Zarin’s party in The Hamptons, the result of that run in and what happens now. Having tons of experience with labor unions as the CEO of Evergreen Construction, Barbara breaks down Bethenny Frankel’s “Reality Reckoning”, weighs it’s pros and cons, discusses where we are now, her own experience on RHONY with many of the claims Bethenny has alleged exist and whether this is a noble attempt by B to help the “underprivileged” BravoLebs of today and yesteryear or housed in ulterior motives.  Miss Kavovit also weighs in on the RHONY reboot - Jenna, Erin, Ubah, Brynn, Jessel, Sai.  Finally, Barb talks new TV projects, life in NYC construction and her many recent biz and TV projects! @msbarbarak @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/11/202454 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jax Taylor’s Disgusting Reason for Brittany Breakup, VPR Astronomical Salaries Revealed & Kyle’s New Epic Meltdown

RHOBH Reunion Broken down as we address whether Kyle’s rant is worthy of her self imposed MVP of the Season status or is the audience still upset at what she is holding back. Housewives are being spaced out - RHONJ May, RHODub June, RHONY not in production, RHOA cast not yet determined. We analyze why and what the future of Housewives realistically looks like. Meanwhile, Vanderpump Rules cast members' exorbitant, astronomical salaries have been revealed, Jax Taylor’s disgusting reason for Britany break up revealed, and Scheana Shay ostracized and slammed by cast for recent revelations. Lisa Rinna has upset fans again, Denise Richards and NeNe Leakes go Housewives Hunting and much, much more as we drop the exploding tea from the last twenty four hours.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/10/202430 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode Artwork

Odd Mom Out's SEAN KLEIER (on Strange WWHL Appearance w/ Andy Cohen, Odd Mom & Housewives)

Odd Mom Out’s Sean Kleier steps Behind The Rope. Yes, Lex Von-Weber from Bravo’s classic scripted series Odd Mom Out. So many questions, so little time. Sean chats with us about how he originally met series creator Jill Kargman. Based on her book Momzillas, Odd Mom out chronicled the wealthy mommy clique that resides in New York’s prestigious Upper East Side. Sean explains the casting process, what attracted him to the role of Lex Von-Weber and how much fun it was to act on this Bravo series each week for three years. Part of that fun was due to costarring with, not only Jill Kargman, but the brilliant Abby Elliot and Icon Joanna Cassidy. Sean chats about off camera shenanigans between cast members, why the show ended and where he thinks Lex Von-Weber would be today. Of course, having been on Bravo, we chat about Sean’s own experience with our friends “The Real Housewives” and of course Mr. Andy Cohen and his infamous Watch What Happens Live appearance. We also chat about Odd Mom Out’s multitude of guest stars including, but not limited to, Jill’s sister in law at the time, Drew Barrymore! We figured today a great day to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only Sean Kleier.  @seankleier @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HOMECHEF -  HomeChef.com/VelvetRope (18 Free Meals, Pus Free Shipping On Your First Box, and Free Dessert For Life) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) SPECTRUM RESORTS - spectrumresorts.com (Start Your Vacation Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/10/20241 hour, 20 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode Artwork

RACHEL UCHITEL (on Dating PK, PK’s Shocking Current Living Situation & First Marriage and Andy Cohen’s Crisis Management)

The moment has come. Our BFF Rachel Uchitel has returned to helps us make sense of all the Bravo lawsuits that are keeping us up at night and causing Andy Cohen to possibly head into crisis management mode. Rachel Leviss, Tom, Ariana, Leah. We cover it all and break down the many Housewives comments and statements over the past few weeks - Margaret Josephs, Dorinda, Countess Lu, LVP and discuss which Housewives will really have Andy’s back if he is “cancelled”.  Moving on, we discuss the RHOBH reunion, Kyle’s manipulation of the truth, Mauricio’s involvement in that manipulation, the end forever of Kyle and Dorit’s friendship and where we go from here. Speaking of Dorit, Rachel opens up about dating PK, shares rare details about his first wife and children from that marriage and reveals shocking information regarding PK’s current dating and marriage status.  @racheluchitelnyc @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/9/202418 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode Artwork

Lawsuit Update (Rachel Leviss vs. Tom & Ariana, Leah vs. Andy Cohen), Bravo’s Big Mistake & What Now

Another Day, Another Lawsuit.  Caroline Manzo has sued Bravo, NBC and others. Brandi Glanville claims Andy Cohen sexually harassed her. Leah McSweeney has sued Andy Cohen, Bravo and others. Raquel Leviss, now Rachel Leviss, has sued Ariana and Tom. We break down these law suits, discuss the likelihood any will be successful and ask, just what the F is going on in the BravoVerse? In other news, we break down the RHOBH reunion - the end of Dorit and Kyle, Crystal’s $100M Coconut Water, Annemarie’s refusal to scream, Erika’s delight, Garcelle vs Dorit, Crystal vs. Dorit, Crystal vs Annemarie and, last but not least, those reunion looks. We look ahead to the mistakes NBC Corporate has made over the years and the future of Andy Cohen, WWHL and the Bravo network.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HOMECHEF -  HomeChef.com/VelvetRope (18 Free Meals, Pus Free Shipping On Your First Box, and Free Dessert For Life) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) SPECTRUM RESORTS - spectrumresorts.com (Start Your Vacation Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/8/20241 hour, 27 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jax & Brittany’s Fakeup, New Info of James Kennedy’s Rage Revealed, Sandoval Gives Scheana Thou$ands & Lala’s Pregnancy Detailed

Jax & Brittany continue to claim that their relationship is in trouble as she removes Jax’s last name from her IG. We break down the validity of these claims, calling paparazzi on themselves and whether all of this will help The Valley when it premieres later this month. Tom Sandoval deposits thousands into Scheana’s account as she cries about the loss of he friend and makes sure the boss of them all, Ariana, is not mad. Lala is with child, Brock confronts Tom Sandoval and Tom confronts Lala. Meanwhile, Katie and Ariana get schooled in how to run a sandwich shop, Ariana gets glammed up, Katie watches and we wonder, where the F is LVP. All this and more as we break down this weeks’ Vanderpump Rules and delve into the online VanderDrama! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HOMECHEF -  HomeChef.com/VelvetRope (18 Free Meals, Pus Free Shipping On Your First Box, and Free Dessert For Life) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/7/20241 hour, 25 seconds
Episode Artwork

DITA VON TEESE (on Burlesque, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Monica Garcia & Reality Von Tease)

Dita Von Teese steps Behind The Rope. The woman, the myth, the legend. Dita is here to chat about the full anthology of her career in Burlesque from early humble beginnings of being self taught to one of the most famous names in the industry today who is currently headlining her own Vegas show, “Dita Las Vegas: A Jubilant Review”.  Dita talks Fashion, inspirations such as Madonna, Only Fans, fetishes, kinks, double standards, misogyny and misperceptions.  Dita talks working with Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Demi Moore and more. Last, but certainly not least, Dita breaks her silence on RHOSLC Monica Garcia’s snark / troll account Reality Von (Tea)se - her thoughts about Monica’s account, the use of her likeliness by Monica and Bravo, RHOSLC and much, much more!!! @ditavonteese @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef To purchase tickets to Dita Las Vegas: ticketmaster.com/ditavegas BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) SPECTRUM RESORTS - spectrumresorts.com (Start Your Vacation Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/6/20241 hour, 19 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode Artwork

Morgan Wade's Upcoming RHOBH Reunion Appearance, PK & Dorit's New Marriage Troubles & Brittany Removes Jax’s Last Name From IG

The rumors continue to circulate about troubles in paradise for PK and Dorit. We share shocking info we have heard about PK’s current living situation, being seen around town with no wedding ring and what this all really means for the future of Dorit and PK’s marriage. Next, we address the rumors that Miss Morgan Wade herself will make an appearance at the RHOBH reunion and reveal the truth about her and Kyle. We also share updates on Jax and Brittany’s “break up”, Larsa and Scottie Pippen being sued for $250 million, Andy’s new lawsuits and much more. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/5/202421 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode Artwork

NICOLE EGGERT (on Baywatch, Pam Anderson, Teresa/Melissa, VPR & “Strange” Randall Emmett Past) II

Nicole Eggert steps back Behind The Rope.  Nicole Eggert is here to chat about the full anthology of her career none the least of which was her iconic role as Summer Quinn in one of the biggest TV shows of all time, Baywatch.  Nicole chats co-stars Pamela Anderson and David Hasselhoff, early days of Baywatch, reboots, on set drama and misperceptions and how this little show that could turned into a bona fide money making marketing machine of epic proportion.  Nicole also chats other iconic roles and parts in some of our fav shows - Charles in Charge, Who’s the Boss and more.  On a serious note, Nicole opens up about her “past” with Scott Baio, details the claims against him, talks the current state of “Me Too” in Hollywood and where we all go from here.  Finally, Nicole talks appearing on Botched with Docs Terry Durbow and Paul Nassif and last, but certainly not least, her appearance on the biggest reality show to ever exist of all time, Keeping Up With The Kardashians, alongside the biggest reality star of all time, Kim no last name needed. Part II starts now!! @_nicole_eggert @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) SPECTRUM RESORTS - spectrumresorts.com (Start Your Vacation Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/5/20241 hour, 7 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

MELISSA RIVERS (on Andy Cohen's Legal Troubles, Kyle Richards' Bad Week, Bethenny's Impact & Wendy Williams' Reality)

It is that time of the month again. That's right, Miss Melissa Rivers is back for our regular monthly pow wow. Kyle Richards is certainly having an eventful end of RHOBH season - implying Mo has been cheating, getting cozier with Morgan in New York City, on the verge of announcing her relationship with Morgan, having personal texts to Dorit released, seeing the end of her friendship with Dorit, realizing this will be Dorit’s storyline next season, watching viral vids of Mo working out and flipping off the paps, playing the supportive wife and Mom as Buying Bev Hills gears up to premiere and last, but certainly not least, attending the epic three part RHOBH reunion. Brandi Glanville has accused Andy Cohen of Sexual Harassment which has set off a series of back and forth exchanges which we share updates on and discuss how it will all likely play out. Of course, Bethenny Frankel weighs in on Andy, Brandi, Kyle, Dorit and her regular disgust with Bravo, in general, these days. Finally, Melissa breaks down the Wendy Williams documentary, shares stories from her own past experiences with Wendy and weighs in on what happens now for this onetime talk show and celeb gossip legend. @melissariversofficial @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HOMECHEF -  HomeChef.com/VelvetRope (18 Free Meals, Pus Free Shipping On Your First Box, and Free Dessert For Life) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) SPECTRUM RESORTS - spectrumresorts.com (Start Your Vacation Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/4/202455 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode Artwork

Why Rachel Leviss’ Lawsuit Against Ariana is Stronger Than Against Tom

Rachel Leviss has sued Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix. She talks a lot about James Kennedy’s “volatile” and “dangerous” behavior in the lawsuit as well. She also mentions LVP, Bravo, and Production allowing this behavior. We break down all of Rachel’s claims, explain which cases are strong and why she has a great chance of victory over Ariana than Tom. You asked us to make sense of it all. Today is that day. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/3/202420 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

Hanging Out w/ Bethenny Frankel, Howard Stern, Martha Stewart & Dolly Parton (w/ JENNY HUTT)

Jenny Hutt steps Behind The Rope. Let us start at the beginning. Jenny shares her celeb and Bravoleb stories she has for days. Growing up, Jenny had run in and interactions with the likes of Barbara Streisand, Donna Summer, Diana Ross, Dolly Parton, Vanilla Ice.  RUN DMC played at her Sweet Sixteen Party and The Beastie Boys were also in attendance. Remember the MTV Show “My Super Sweet 16”? Ok, you get the idea. Jenny worked for her Dad’s friend Martha Stewart, hosted a radio show with Alexis Stewart, Martha’s daughter, and has interviewed anyone and everyone including the legend that is Paula Abdul. Martha and Jenny’s Dad starred on a little known reality show called “The Apprentice: Martha Stewart” where one of Jenny’s college friends, Bethenny Frankel, became a Martha hopeful. Jenny enlightens us with what Bethenny was like in college and how even way back when, she was determined to know and have it all. Like we said, stories for days. Finally, we discuss her brilliant invention, Bunny Eyez, the flippable, tiltable, wearable reading glasses (she was just on Shark Tank) We share this blast from the past chat with the one and only Jenny Hutt.  @justjennyhutt @bunnyeyez @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  AQUATRU - aquatrue.com (Use Code VELVET For 20% Off Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee on The Best Water Purifier Around) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) PELOTON - onepeloton.com/bike/rentals (Wherever You’re Starting, Get Moving With a Peloton Bike or Bike+ Rental.) SPECTRUM RESORTS - spectrumresorts.com (Start Your Vacation Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/3/20241 hour, 43 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode Artwork

Rachel Leviss Sues Tom & Ariana, Leah McSweeney Sues Andy Cohen & RHOBH Reunion Recap

Another Day, Another Lawsuit.  Caroline Manzo has sued Bravo, NBC and others. Brandi Glanville claims Andy Cohen sexually harassed her.Leah McSweeney has sued Andy Cohen, Bravo and others. Raquel Leviss, now Rachel Leviss, has sued Ariana and Tom. We break down these law suits, discuss the likelihood any will be successful and ask, just what the F is going on in the BravoVerse? In other news, we break down the RHOBH reunion - the end of Dorit and Kyle, Crystal’s $100M Coconut Water, Annemarie’s refusal to scream, Erika’s delight, Garcelle vs Dorit, Crystal vs. Dorit, Crystal vs Annemarie and, last but not least, those reunion looks. We cover it all today and then some. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/2/202411 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode Artwork

Brandi vs Andy, Kyle vs Dorit, Porsha vs Simon, Kyle vs Mo & the Bethenny of It All

Brandi Glanville has accused Andy Cohen of Sexual Harassment. Andy has issued an apology. Brandi’s lawyers - who we have had on this very podcast - slam back and demand NBC fire Andy.  We break this down, explain what is legally likely to happen next and who can and will ultimately be held accountable for these shocking allegations. Moving on Porsha Williams is set to return to RHOA, has filed for divorce from Simon Guobadia as Simon’s citizenship is denied, Falynn - Simon’s ex - shadily weighs in and the rest of the RHOA cast is speculated as Marlo and Sanya have been confirmed as “out”.  Finally, Dorit releases Kyle Richards’ private text messages the night before the RHOBH reunion, Bethenny Frankel is outraged, Kyle implies Mo cheated, Kyle and Morgan get cozier, Kyle is on the verge of making it IG official with Morgan and much, much more. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  AQUATRU - aquatrue.com (Use Code VELVET For 20% Off Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee on The Best Water Purifier Around) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) PELOTON - onepeloton.com/bike/rentals (Wherever You’re Starting, Get Moving With a Peloton Bike or Bike+ Rental.) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) SPECTRUM RESORTS - spectrumresorts.com (Start Your Vacation Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/1/20241 hour, 16 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

Sandoval Cries, Graham Returns Home, James Gets Emotional & Scheana Fights (VPR Recap)

Vanderpump Rules Season 11, Episode 5. Or should we call this Grahamperpup Rules because Graham Cracker is home.  Will Graham and Mr. Banks get along? Doesn’t look like it. Meanwhile, Ariana and Katie have no fomo as they plug along and try to open Something About Her.  Scheana and Brock fight, then make up, then fight. James is hurt by big bro Tom and Schwartzy is taking credit for moving the needle one step closer to a full on Scandoval acceptance. Tom cries, Raquel becomes Rachel, Lisa becomes a Wolf and much, much more.  Of course, we also break down all of this week’s real world drama and gossip with the VanderKids and there is, as always, a lot.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  AQUATRU - aquatrue.com (Use Code VELVET For 20% Off Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee on The Best Water Purifier Around) PELOTON - onepeloton.com/bike/rentals (Wherever You’re Starting, Get Moving With a Peloton Bike or Bike+ Rental.) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) SPECTRUM RESORTS - spectrumresorts.com (Start Your Vacation Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/29/20241 hour, 20 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode Artwork

The PRODUCERS from THE HOUSEWIFE and THE HUSTLER 2 (on Erika, Tom, Victims’ Meeting & Marco Marco)

The Producers from “The Housewife and The Hustler 2: The Reckoning” step Behind The Rope.  Knez Walker and Jake Lefferman that is. Knez and Jake stop by to chat about this latest installment of The Housewife and Hustler from everything they learned about Erika and Tom to just how Erika’s meeting with the victims not only came about, but was filmed as part of this doc.  Knez and Jake share more insight into victims like Joe Ruigomez and Kimberly Archie, Chris Psaila’s  haunting exclusive story of Marco Marco’s involvement with Erika, walking the halls of Girardi Keese and much more.  Of course, we chat RHOBH, Bravo and Erika. Finally, we discuss Erika’s many promises to the victims as a result of her meeting, Tom’s upcoming trial now that he has been deemed competent to answer to the law, what other questions remain unanswered and just when, oh when, can we expect Part 3.  @knezwalker @jlefferman @behindvelvetrope BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: AQUATRU - aquatrue.com (Use Code VELVET For 20% Off Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee on The Best Water Purifier Around) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) PELOTON - onepeloton.com/bike/rentals (Wherever You’re Starting, Get Moving With a Peloton Bike or Bike+ Rental.) SPECTRUM RESORTS - spectrumresorts.com (Start Your Vacation Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/28/20241 hour, 9 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

Teresa Films House of Villains, Dorit & Kyle Break Up & Brandi Upset w/ Andy’s Apology

Teresa Giudice is rumored to be headed off, now, today, to film E’s House of Villains. We break that down and discuss which other Real Housewives are expected to be a part of the next season. Brandi Glanville has accused Andy Cohen of Sexual Harassment. Andy has issued an apology. Brandi’s lawyers - who we have had on this very podcast - slam back and demand NBC fire Andy.  We break this down, explain what is legally likely to happen next and who can and will ultimately be held accountable for these shocking allegations. Moving on Porsha Williams is set to return to RHOA, has filed for divorce from Simon Guobadia as Simon’s citizenship is denied, Falynn - Simon’s ex - shadily weighs in and the rest of the RHOA cast is speculated as Marlo and Sanya have been confirmed as “out”.  Finally, Dorit releases Kyle Richards’ private text messages the night before the RHOBH reunion, Bethenny Frankel is outraged, Kyle implies Mo cheated, Kyle and Morgan get cozier, Kyle is on the verge of making it IG official with Morgan and much, much more. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/27/202426 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode Artwork

NICOLE EGGERT (on Baywatch, Pam Anderson, Teresa/Melissa, VPR & “Strange” Randall Emmett Past) I

Nicole Eggert steps Behind The Rope.  Nicole Eggert is here to chat about the full anthology of her career none the least of which was her iconic role as Summer Quinn in one of the biggest TV shows of all time, Baywatch.  Nicole chats co-stars Pamela Anderson and David Hasselhoff, early days of Baywatch, reboots, on set drama and misperceptions and how this little show that could turned into a bona fide money making marketing machine of epic proportion.  Nicole also chats other iconic roles and parts in some of our fav shows - Charles in Charge, Who’s the Boss and more.  On a serious note, Nicole opens up about her “past” with Scott Baio, details the claims against him, talks the current state of “Me Too” in Hollywood and where we all go from here.  Finally, Nicole talks appearing on Botched with Docs Terry Durbow and Paul Nassif and last, but certainly not least, her appearance on the biggest reality show to ever exist of all time, Keeping Up With The Kardashians, alongside the biggest reality star of all time, Kim no last name needed. @_nicole_eggert @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) PELOTON - onepeloton.com/bike/rentals (Wherever You’re Starting, Get Moving With a Peloton Bike or Bike+ Rental.) AQUATRU - aquatrue.com (Use Code VELVET For 20% Off Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee on The Best Water Purifier Around) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  JONES NATURAL CHEWS (Best Natural Treats For Your Dog - Available At a Pet Store Near You) SPECTRUM RESORTS (Start Your Vacation Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/27/20241 hour, 2 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIMBERLY ARCHIE (on Working For Tom Girardi, Meeting w/ Erika & The Housewife and the Hustler) II

Kimberly Archie steps back Behind The Velvet Rope.  So much has been written about, discussed and put out there about Kimberly Archie’s employment with Tom Girardi, her involvement in “The Housewife and the Hustler”, her BFF Kathy Ruigomez, the victims who were scammed and stolen from by Tom Girardi and Erika Jayne’s knowledge of and involvement in Tom’s crimes. Today, Kimberly stops by to clarify all, separate fact from fiction and chat about the many headlines, details and nuances surrounding the takedown of Tom Girardi.  Kimberly talks RHOBH, Tom’s current competency trial, the likelihood Tom will ever see the inside of a jail cell and Erika’s ups and downs as she has navigated the situation over the past few years.  Finally, Kimberly shares details from the day Erika met with her and the other victims - at her event for Paul’s Ice Cream (the company and charity in honor of her son), what promises Erika made that day, interactions with Erika since and what she hopes will happen in the future.  As we like to say, Kimberly mentions it all. Part II starts now.  @cheersafety @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PELOTON - onepeloton.com/bike/rentals (Wherever You’re Starting, Get Moving With a Peloton Bike or Bike+ Rental.) AQUATRU - aquatrue.com (Use Code VELVET For 20% Off Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee on The Best Water Purifier Around) NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  JONES NATURAL CHEWS (Best Natural Treats For Your Dog - Available At a Pet Store Near You) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/26/20241 hour, 11 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode Artwork

Brandi Accuses Andy of Sexual Harassment, He Apologizes, Her Lawyers Demand His Termination & Dorit Releases Kyle’s Private Texts

Brandi Glanville has accused Andy Cohen of Sexual Harassment. Andy has issued an apology. Brandi’s lawyers - who we have had on this very podcast - slam back and demand NBC fire Andy.  We break this down, explain what is legally likely to happen next and who can and will ultimately be held accountable for these shocking allegations. Moving on Porsha Williams is set to return to RHOA, has filed for divorce from Simon Guobadia as Simon’s citizenship is denied, Falynn - Simon’s ex - shadily weighs in and the rest of the RHOA cast is speculated as Marlo and Sanya have been confirmed as “out”.  Finally, Dorit releases Kyle Richards’ private text messages the night before the RHOBH reunion as we prepare for this weeks epic three part reunion, Kyle’s official coming out and last, but certainly not least, divorce announcement.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/25/202427 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode Artwork

Project Runway's SUEDE (on The Judges, Tim Gunn, Christian Siriano & all things Runway!)

Fashion Runway’s Suede steps Behind The Rope. Yup, fan favorite, blue haired, likes to refer to himself in the third person, Suede.  Suede discusses the Project Runway casting process, the filming process, his fellow contestant designers, the difficulty of Runway and how you really had to “Make It Work”. Speaking of “Making It Work”, Suede opens up about Project Runway Mentor Tim Gunn, judges Heidi Klum, Michael Koors, and Nina Garcia, Issac Mizrahi and Georgina Chapman. We discuss Georgina’s Husband at the time and Former Runway Producer, Harvey Weinstein, what did he see at the time, was he shocked at what has transpired since regarding Weinstein? We discuss one of the most successful winners of Project Runway, Christian Siriano, how, what, where and why did he become the most well known winner in Runway’s history? On a larger note, Suede explains whether Reality Competition shows are still a valid means to achieve success in ones field after the show ends. Finally, Suede discusses some of his inspirations growing up that have inspired both his fashion as well as his life - Madonna. Cher and Cyndi Lauper.  Tune in now to this blast from the past chat with the one and only Suede.  @suedesays @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: CHIME - chime.com/VELVET (Start Building Your Credit. Open a Chime Checking Account) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/25/20241 hour, 34 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bo Dietl & Luis Ruelas Respond To Lawsuit, RHOBH Recap & Kyle’s Bombshell Admission

Bo Dietl and Luis Ruelas respond to the recent lawsuit filed against them and come out swinging. We break down their responses, address rumors circulating about Teresa’s RHONJ future and discuss Melissa Gorga’s recent statement about the demise of her friendship with Jackie Goldschneider.  Heading west, the RHOBH finale has arrived! We break down and recap the RHOBH finale, deep dive Kyle’s White party, Erika Jayne’s performance, Sutton’s fall, and discuss the last fifteen minutes - cameras back up - capturing the formal announcement of Kyle’s separation. We discuss the scene where Kyle and Mo “told” their daughters, share info on the backstory of that scene, analyze what Kyle meant about Mauricio breaking her trust and look ahead to next weeks’ epic reunion.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/24/202412 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kyle Shades LVP Again, Tamra Has New Message for Shannon & Everyone Comes for James Kennedy

RHOBH Season Thirteen has come to an end, Kyle shades Lisa Vanderpump again, reveals her and Mo can date other people (how is this a headline) and steps out with girlfriend Morgan Wade and Kesha. Tamra Judge releases new texts between her and Shannon amidst Tres Amigas break up, Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan are on again, on again, Porsha Williams returns to RHOA as other cast announcements are expected any day now and last, but certainly not least, Bethenny Frankel shares information regarding all the mounting James Kennedy on line alleged “abuse” claims. Oh, Bethenny.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: CHIME - chime.com/VELVET (Start Building Your Credit. Open a Chime Checking Account) NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) SPECTRUM RESORTS - spectrumresorts.com (Start Your Vacation Today) JONES NATURAL CHEWS (Best Natural Treats For Your Dog - Available At a Pet Store Near You) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/23/20241 hour, 7 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode Artwork

Tom Sandoval’s Latest F Up, LVP’s Opinion, VPR Cast’s Journey to Forgiveness & RHOSLC’s New Villain

Vanderpump Rules Season 11, Episode 4. But first, let us discuss Tom Sandoval’s now infamous New York Times Magazine interview from yesterday where he compared Scandoval to OJ Simpson and George Floyd. Now back to our regularly scheduled program. Casa Kennedy is open for biz, or at least one $2,000 pool party.  Lisa Vanderpump seems genuinely concerned about Sandoval, convinces Scheana and Lala to give him a chance and introduces us to her new dog Donut. Welcome. Ariana voices concerns over the upcoming cast trip, Schwatzty defends, or at least tries to defend himself and for those keeping track, everyone is still mad at Tom.  We also talk currently filming RHOSLC, Lisa Barlow’s claims about the new RHOSLC villain, Lisa Vanderpump’s reaction to Tom’s NYT article and more.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: CHIME - chime.com/VELVET (Start Building Your Credit. Open a Chime Checking Account) NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) SPECTRUM RESORTS - spectrumresorts.com (Start Your Vacation Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/22/20241 hour, 6 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode Artwork

Vanderpump Rules Recap & Tom's NYT Article (w/ The BravBros)

Vanderpump Rules Season 11, Episode 4. But first, let us discuss Tom Sandoval’s now infamous New York Times Magazine interview from yesterday where he compared Scandoval to OJ Simpson and George Floyd. Now back to our regularly scheduled program. Casa Kennedy is open for biz, or at least one $2,000 pool party.  Lisa Vanderpump seems genuinely concerned about Sandoval, convinces Scheana and Lala to give him a chance and introduces us to her new dog Donut. Welcome. Ariana voices concerns over the upcoming cast trip, Schwatzty defends, or at least tries to defend himself and for those keeping track, everyone is still mad at Tom.  We also talk current season RHOP, the upcoming Valley Village and where Vanderpump Rules goes after this season in a post, post Scandoval world. All this and more in our epic cross over with the one and only Steel and Shooter, The Brav Bros!!! @brav_bros @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: CHIME - chime.com/VELVET (Start Building Your Credit. Open a Chime Checking Account) NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) SPECTRUM RESORTS - spectrumresorts.com (Start Your Vacation Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/21/20241 hour, 38 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOBH Shocking Reunion Claims From Dorit & Garcelle, Jax Taylor Claps Back & Simon Guobadia’s Citizenship Denied

Both Dorit Kemsley and Garcelle Beauvais said that we are going to see an ending so different, so unique, so strange at the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills reunion. We break down those statements and discuss the upcoming RHOBH reunion now that the looks have been revealed. Jax Taylor claps back at haters who say he and Brittany are dunzo. Simon Guobadia is denied citizenship due to alleged past crimes, Kandi Burruss speaks out on Porsha’s return to RHOA and Bravo prepares to announce the full RHOA cast any day now. Finally, Carl Radke shares his side of the Lindsay Hubbard break up as the Summer House new season returns. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/20/202417 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode Artwork

Porsha Williams' RHOA Return, Cringe RHOBH Kyle Moment & RHOP Cast Changes (w/ 2 Black Girls, 1 Rose Podcast)

Porsha Williams Guobadia is back in at The Real Housewives of Atlanta. We break down Porsha’s return to RHOA, her overall development deal with NBC, who else will return to RHOA from last and past seasons’ cast, whether Porsha’s return can truly save RHOA and what a Kenya and Porsha led season will look like - frenemies, enemies or friends?  In other news, we discuss who has had a good season over in Beverly Hills, who is struggling in the 90210 and the cringiest moments of this season of RHOBH.  We break down the RHONY Reboot, who we expect to return and when Season 15 will begin filming.  Over on RHOP, we deep dive this season, share our hot takes, discuss Candiace’s claims that she is being iced out and break down who needs to go after the season concludes.  Finally, we discuss the aftermath of Scandoval, share Raquel Leviss updates and chit chat where all of our fav VanderKids go from here.  All this and more such as who we expect the final two to be to steal Joey’s heart as this stellar season of The Bachelor chugs along with the ladies from our fav ever Bachelor Nation Podcast, "2 Black Girls, 1 Rose”, Natasha Scott-Reichel and Justine Kay. @2blackgirls1rose @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: CHIME - chime.com/VELVET (Start Building Your Credit. Open a Chime Checking Account) NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) SPECTRUM RESORTS - spectrumresorts.com (Start Your Vacation Today) JONES NATURAL CHEWS (Best Natural Treats For Your Dog - Available At a Pet Store Near You) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/20/20241 hour, 21 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIMBERLY ARCHIE (on Working For Tom Girardi, Meeting w/ Erika & The Housewife and the Hustler) I

Kimberly Archie steps Behind The Velvet Rope.  So much has been written about, discussed and put out there about Kimberly Archie’s employment with Tom Girardi, her involvement in “The Housewife and the Hustler”, her BFF Kathy Ruigomez, the victims who were scammed and stolen from by Tom Girardi and Erika Jayne’s knowledge of and involvement in Tom’s crimes. Today, Kimberly stops by to clarify all, separate fact from fiction and chat about the many headlines, details and nuances surrounding the takedown of Tom Girardi.  Kimberly talks RHOBH, Tom’s current competency trial, the likelihood Tom will ever see the inside of a jail cell and Erika’s ups and downs as she has navigated the situation over the past few years.  Finally, Kimberly shares details from the day Erika met with her and the other victims - at her event for Paul’s Ice Cream (the company and charity in honor of her son), what promises Erika made that day, interactions with Erika since and what she hopes will happen in the future.  As we like to say, Kimberly mentions it all. @cheersafety @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: CHIME - chime.com/VELVET (Start Building Your Credit. Open a Chime Checking Account) NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/19/20241 hour, 7 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jax and Brittany "Break Up", Kyle Spills Reunion T, RHOA New Cast & Bethenny Slams Kelly Rowland

Jax and Brittany have broken up. Or have they? We interrupt this regularly scheduled program to discuss this rumor, where it started, why it started and just how true is it as we prepare for the premiere of Valley Village next month. In other news, Nene Leakes is not returning to RHOA Season 16 - shocker said sarcastically. We break down who we expect from the current Season 15 cast to return and which RHOA from the past will be given a peach when the formal cast is announced any day now. Bethenny Frankel slams Kelly Rowland as Diva, receives tons of on line back lash and deletes her post to appease the general masses. Oh Bethenny. Finally, Kyle Richards spill secrets from the upcoming RHOBH reunion, talks an RHOBH with both Kim and Kathy and explains who from the current cast should exit when next season returns.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/18/202423 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode Artwork

HEATHER THOMSON (on RHONY Past/Present/Future, Cast Mates & Bethenny Frankel's Podcast)

Heather Thomson steps Behind The Rope. With RHONY RHUGT airing, we cannot help but wonder, if not for Heather’s RHONY Season 13 appearance and producer edit and manipulation, would she have been the sixth apple holder instead of Kristen Taekman? Checking in from her Berkshires home, Heather is here to tell it all. Let us start at the beginning, Season Five of The Real Housewives of New York City.  Heather discusses what it was like back in the day in the groundbreaking season when the first ever major cast shake up took place seeing several OG’s be replaced by a new crop (along with Aviva Drescher and Carole Radziwill). Heather chats about what it was like to film having never really watched the show and what it was like to be “inducted” by The Singer Stinger. Heather discusses just how far The Housewives Franchise has come from and how social media now plays a huge role, for better or worse, in the show and the drama that goes along with being a Real Housewife. Heather discusses some of the most iconic moments that took place during her tenure on RHONY such as “Take a Xanax”, “Be Cool, Don’t Be All Uncool”, and that infamous Le Cirque Leg Toss. We touch upon Heather’s final season as a full time cast member, the introduction of one Dorinda Medley and the return of one Bethenny Frankel. Heather opens up about how the presence of Bethenny Frankel on set changed the mood and vibe and how the women really reacted behind the scenes to her return and the advice she has for Bethenny who, maybe, does “know it all”.  Holla, this Mama is Behind The Rope and ready to spill it all. @iamheathert @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) WONDERY: EVEN THE ROYALS  (You Can Binge Even the Royals Ad-Free Right Now on Wondery Plus) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/18/20241 hour, 18 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode Artwork

Luis Ruelas & Bo Dietl Sued (Breaking Down The Claims & Analyzing The Effect on Teresa and RHONJ Next Season)

Luis Ruelas and Bo Dietl have been sued for allegedly hacking the computers for “harassment and abuse” of Luis’ ex Vanessa Reiser. We break down the origins of these claims, deep dive the claims themselves, review Luis’ cryptic social media responses and Bo Dietl’s response, analyze what this means for next season of RHONJ and how this potentially effects RHONJ’s return in April. We discuss Teresa’s involvement in this, the fact that history could be repeating itself and chat about what she must be going through. Can someone say PTSD? Moving on, we recap RHOBH - Erika’s pain, Sutton’s apology, Kyle’s revelations about Mauricio, Annemarie’s brunch, Garcelle’s charity, Dorit’s confusion, Crystal’s absence and much, much more. Finally, Larsa and Marcus break up, make up and shop.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/17/202413 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode Artwork

Morgan Wade's New Message For Kyle, Casting News For RHOA & RHONY & Brandi Glanville's New Message for Caroline Manzo

With all the rumors swirling around the BravoVerse about the future of RHONY and RHOA, we take time out of our regularly scheduled program to address those rumors, clarify who is not cast and who is and break down the future of both franchises. Peaches and Apple holders unite.  In other news, Morgan Wade returns to this weeks chat, shares a message for Kyle Richards and moves on.  Brandi Glanville thrives on Only Fans, Candiace Dillard wins in court and has a message for Michael Darby and we have updated messages for both Bethenny Frankel and Heather McDonald. Oh yea, it's that kind of an episode today. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/16/20241 hour, 11 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

Tom Schwartz’ New Dilemma, Lisa Vanderpump’s Concern for Sandoval & Nema Vand Spills The Tea About Dating Raquel

Tom Schwartz is in a difficult position these days, trying to remain friends with all his Vander Co-Stars and still be loyal to his BFF Tom Sandoval.  How is that going for ya Schwartzy?  Tom Sandoval professes his love for Rachel Leviss, plays victim and opens up to Lisa Vanderpump about his dark days. LVP is very concerned about Tom, Scheana shades the F out of Tom Sandoval, Shahs of Sunset’s Nema Vand reveals all about Rachel Leviss, Tom Schwartz is Sober Curious, Katie and Scheana bond and everyone, ok maybe just Lisa Vanderpump, wonders if Tom Sandoval’s punishment still fits the crime.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  JONES NATURAL CHEWS (Best Natural Treats For Your Dog - Available At a Pet Store Near You) SPECTRUM RESORTS (Start Your Vacation Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/15/20241 hour, 14 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode Artwork

KATO KAELIN (on OJ - Separating Fact From Fiction, New Developments, Real Housewives & Celeb Big Brother) II

Kato Kaelin steps back Behind The Rope.  The man.  The myth. The legend. Where to being when sitting down with a man whose narrative has been created, crafted, discussed, dissected and analyzed by the media to the nth degree without ever taking the time to sit down and chat with the man himself.   Kato chats about how life changed when he was thrust into public scrutiny of epic proportion over night as a key witness in one of the most high profile murder cases in history, The People vs. OJ Simpson.  Kato recalls the night the murders took place, OJ, the trial, the public, the mayhem, the LA riots, his iconic hair, Marcia Clark, how and why OJ was acquitted and much more.  Kato discusses the concept of fame, Hollywood, Ryan Murphy’s OJ, The Kardashians - then and now, Celebrity Big Brother, and what life is like when you are more infamous than famous, more infamous than rich and the many, many public misconceptions surrounding OJ, himself and the series of events for which people most closely associate him with.  Part II starts now.  @kato_kaelin @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/14/202452 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode Artwork

Larsa Pippen’s Break Up, Kyle Richards’ New Lies & Rachel Leviss’ Last Straw

Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan have broken up. We share our hot takes on their relationship, the outside influence of Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, the upcoming Traitors Two Reunion with both of them, their very public love bombing of each other, Larsa’s plea to her friends who still follow Marcus - Lisa Hochstein we are looking at you and last, but certainly not least, the authenticity and realness of it all as we head into the Miami reunion and get ready for RHOM Season 7 contracts. In other news, Kyle Richards’s continues to tell half truths, Rachel Leviss explains the final straw that led her to leave Sandoval and Lisa Vanderpump weighs in on Tom and Ariana’s living situation! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/13/202427 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

KATO KAELIN (on OJ - Separating Fact From Fiction, New Developments, Real Housewives & Celeb Big Brother) I

Kato Kaelin steps Behind The Rope.  The man.  The myth. The legend. Where to being when sitting down with a man whose narrative has been created, crafted, discussed, dissected and analyzed by the media to the nth degree without ever taking the time to sit down and chat with the man himself.   Kato chats about how life changed when he was thrust into public scrutiny of epic proportion over night as a key witness in one of the most high profile murder cases in history, The People vs. OJ Simpson.  Kato recalls the night the murders took place, OJ, the trial, the public, the mayhem, the LA riots, his iconic hair, Marcia Clark, how and why OJ was acquitted and much more.  Kato discusses the concept of fame, Hollywood, Ryan Murphy’s OJ, The Kardashians - then and now, Celebrity Big Brother, and what life is like when you are more infamous than famous, more infamous than rich and the many, many public misconceptions surrounding OJ, himself and the series of events for which people most closely associate him with.  @kato_kaelin @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/13/202450 minutes
Episode Artwork

KIKI BARTH (on RHOM Season Six Drama, Cast Mates, Alexia/Adriana's Airport Run In & Upcoming Reunion) II

Kiki Barth steps back Behind The Rope.  She’s baaack to chat about this season of RHOM and what a season it has been. Larsa has spread Guerdy’s cancer diagnosis without permission, Lisa and Lenny are still in the midst of a nasty divorce, Julia has learned Opera, Adriana is still on the outs with Alexia and Marysol, Nicole is still rich AF and oh so much more. There has been a lot of drama off camera too. If you haven’t heard, Adriana and Alexia had one epic airport meltdown on the way back from BravoCon which Kiki witnessed.  Kiki is here to help us break it all down, make sense of it all, spill the tea on the upcoming RHOM reunion and what we can expect as the rest of the season chugs along. As we like to say, Kiki mentioned it all. Part II starts now.  @kikibarth @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/12/202457 minutes
Episode Artwork

James Kennedy's Bad Week, Tom Sandoval's Good Week & Kyle Richards' RHOBH Future

RHOM Reunion Looks have been released and we have all of our rankings worst to best to share. Weigh in and let us know your thoughts as well. James Kennedy continues to remain under attack for past alleged behavior toward Kristen, Rachel Leviss, ex BFF Logan and more. We break down all of those claims asking fact or fiction? Tom Sandoval makes out many times with new GF Victoria Lee Robinson, Denise Richards shares a Lisa Rinna update, Kyle shares a Kathy Hilton update and talks about her uncertain future with RHOBH and Ariana Madix receives fan backlash. All this and more. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/11/202422 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode Artwork

KANDI BURRUSS (on RHOA, Cast Mates & Being a Legend)

Kandi Burruss has exited RHOA! Legend Kandi Burruss that is. How did we get here? Kandi reflects upon on her time thought the past many seasons on one of Bravo’s top rated franchises, reflects upon heavy hitters who have come and gone - Nene, Cynthia, Porsha, Kim Zolciak and chats those who have enjoyed a shorter tenure - Eva, Claudia, Shamari, Kim Fields. In honor of her exit, we share this blast from the past chat with one of our favs. Kandi chats highs and lows of her time on RHOA. Being an actual bona fide musical superstar who has written songs, not only for her supergroup Xscape, but the likes of N’Sync, Destiny’s Child & Pink, to name a few, we had to chat Housewives’ songs - Countess Lu, Kenya Moore, Melissa Gorga, Kim Z and Candiace Dillard and get Kandi’s professional opinion! Finally, we break down Kandi’s other reality TV creds - Kandi and The Gang, The Masked Singer and Celebrity Big Brother. Farewell Ms. Burruss.  You will be missed. @kandi @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  PELOTON - onepeloton.com/bike/rentals (Wherever You’re Starting, Get Moving With a Peloton Bike or Bike+ Rental.) AIRDOCTOR - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET To Save Up To $300 Off Air Purifiers and a 3 Year Warranty On Any Unit, Which Is An Additional $84)  COOKUNITY - cookunity.com/VELVET (Or Enter Code VELVET Before Checkout For 50% Off Your First Order Of Chef Prepared Fresh Meals) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/11/20241 hour, 24 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ April Return Date Explained, Vicki Gunvalson Slams Tamra, Teddi, Alexis & Johnny J and Merce Is No Longer In The Purse

RHOBH Season Thirteen chugs along. Our fav diamond holders are still in Spain and Merce is no longer in the purse people.  Merce has been released and so are the ladies emotions where Dorit talks PTSD, Annmarie talks confusion, Kyle talks everything except the real trouble in her marriage to Mo and Erika is still angry AF for the lack of support from her so called friends.  We break down this weeks RHOBH and share all of our hot takes on all that has occurred and deep dive the many flashbacks of Rinna, LVP, Miss Hilton and Adrienne Maloof.  In other news, we explain the real reasons why RHONJ is not returning until April, Stassi shares updates on her friendship with Jax and Brittany, Dorit shares an update on her friendship with Kyle, Erika gets ready to Bet on Blonde which drops next month and last, but certainly not least, the OG of the OC herself Miss Vicki Gunvalson slams TamRat Judge again, decimates Alexis Bellino and beau Johnny Janssen and screams louder than if we tried to fit six people in a family van to never, ever compare her to Teddi Mellencamp. Boom. Clap. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/10/202412 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kyle Richards' Double Standard, The Housewife & Hustler II, & Kathy Hilton, Nene Leakes & Monica Garcia's Return!

RHOA. Where are we? Breaking down Kenya Moore, Shereé Whitfield and Kandi Burruss’ recent comments and rumors that Nene Leakes could possibly return, the entire franchise could be rebooted and that a pause, hiatus and “we are in trouble” SOS has been put into effect.  In Bev Hills news, Kyle Richards has double standards when it comes to her RHOBH cast mates, the Housewife and the Hustler II has dropped and Kathy Hilton has returned to RHOBH a la the Season Thirteen.  Tom Sandoval is working hard for his redemption, victim season, VPR soars in ratings, Monica Garcia debates cooling off periods and pauses with Dorinda Medley, RHOSLC resumes filming, and Shannon Beador & Alexis Bellino come face to face on camera for RHOC. All this and more with guest Daniel Ryan Spaulding. @danielryanspaulding @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef @thesarahfrasershow BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) AIRDOCTOR - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET To Save Up To $300 Off Air Purifiers and a 3 Year Warranty On Any Unit, Which Is An Additional $84)  PELOTON - onepeloton.com/bike/rentals (Wherever You’re Starting, Get Moving With a Peloton Bike or Bike+ Rental.) COOKUNITY - cookunity.com/VELVET (Or Enter Code VELVET Before Checkout For 50% Off Your First Order Of Chef Prepared Fresh Meals) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  JONES NATURAL CHEWS (Best Natural Treats For Your Dog - Available At a Pet Store Near You) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/9/20241 hour, 20 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode Artwork

VPR Recap (James Steals Schwartzy, Lala Challenges Ariana, Messy Beds & Tom Sandoval Gets Even For Doute)

VPR Season 11, Episode 2. How did we get here? Tom’s assistant Ann steals the show as James wonders if it is illegal to pi$$ on someone’s bush.  In other news, Lala starts to show more allegiances to Sandoval, Ally enters the astrology game a la Schwartzy, James and Schwartzy get closer, Pump closes, Scheana’s OCD makes a cameo but she is still “Good As Gold”, LVP gets her hair done and it seems that Tom Sandoval thinks it is ok to have slept with Rachel Leviss because James had a thing with Doute. Well, isn’t it the same thing? These and all your other VPR questions answered as we break down this past week’s episode that 1.3 million of ya seem to have watched. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) PELOTON - onepeloton.com/bike/rentals (Wherever You’re Starting, Get Moving With a Peloton Bike or Bike+ Rental.) AIRDOCTOR - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET To Save Up To $300 Off Air Purifiers and a 3 Year Warranty On Any Unit, Which Is An Additional $84)  COOKUNITY - cookunity.com/VELVET (Or Enter Code VELVET Before Checkout For 50% Off Your First Order Of Chef Prepared Fresh Meals) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/8/202458 minutes, 1 second
Episode Artwork

MICHAEL LOHAN (on Lindsay, Dina, Family Misconceptions & Mean Girls!)

Michael Lohan steps Behind The Rope.  So much has been written about, discussed and said about Michael Lohan over the years, we figured why not go right to the source to separate all the fact from fiction, dispel rumors and set many records straight.  Michael talks about the misperceptions of Hollywood and the biz, Reality TV, Celeb Rehab, famous friends and more.  Of course the convo quickly turns to daughter Lindsay - Mean Girls, her early days in the biz, reboots (yes, please!), the paparazzi, famous feuds, the media’s obsession, Parent Trap, Britney and Paris, his up and down relationship with Lindsay over the years, Dina Lohan and Lindsay’s life in Dubai as a Mom with Bader Shammas.  As we like to say, Michael mentions it all in a raw, open convo like you have never heard him before. @michaellohan @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) COOKUNITY - cookunity.com/VELVET (Or Enter Code VELVET Before Checkout For 50% Off Your First Order Of Chef Prepared Fresh Meals) AIRDOCTOR - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET To Save Up To $300 Off Air Purifiers and a 3 Year Warranty On Any Unit, Which Is An Additional $84)  PELOTON - onepeloton.com/bike/rentals (Wherever You’re Starting, Get Moving With a Peloton Bike or Bike+ Rental.) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  JONES NATURAL CHEWS (Best Natural Treats For Your Dog - Available At a Pet Store Near You) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/7/20241 hour, 17 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kandi Burruss Exits RHOA & What This Means For RHOA’s Future

Kandi Burruss has exited RHOA. We break down Kandi’s announcement, the truth behind her departure, the BravoVerse’s reaction, Andy Cohen’s thoughts and what this means for the future of RHOA. Is RHOA headed for a total reboot RHONY style? Is Porsha really in talks to return for a Kenya vs. Porsha season? Is Phaedra Parks on her way to win The Traitors with the help of Parvati, continue to moonlight on Married to Med and make a full time return as a peach holder now that Kandi is no longer in her way? Is Zolciak still way too messy for the execs at Bravo and NBC? All these burning questions and more answered!!! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/6/202435 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode Artwork

DAPHNE ZUNIGA (on Melrose Place, Co-Star Lisa Rinna, RHOBH & One Tree Hill) - II

Daphne Zuniga steps back Behind The Rope. Daphne is here to chat about the full anthology of her career none the least of which included her role as Jo Reynolds on the iconic Melrose Place. Daphne talks working with college roommate, a pre Sex And The City Darren Star, cast mates such as Lisa Rinna, Marcia Cross, Heather Locklear, reboots, spin offs, 90s nostalgia and whether there will ever be another incarnation of this epic 90210 spinoff.  Daphne also chats that other mega hit TV show she starred on, One Tree Hill as well as starring in Rob Reiner’s “The Sure Thing” and her iconic role as Princess Vespa in Mel Brooks’ “Spaceballs”.  Daphne chats fame, co-stars and celebrity. Of course, all roads often lead back to Real Housewives. Daphne discusses Melrose Place co-star Lisa Rinna, actresses such as Kyle Richards, Garcelle Beauvais and Denise Richards on shows like RHOBH, the current state of Hollywood and what is next for this actress that does not seem to be slowing down any time soon.  Part II starts now.  @daphnezuniga @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: AIRDOCTOR - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET To Save Up To $300 Off Air Purifiers and a 3 Year Warranty On Any Unit, Which Is An Additional $84)  COOKUNITY - cookunity.com/VELVET (Or Enter Code VELVET Before Checkout For 50% Off Your First Order Of Chef Prepared Fresh Meals) LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) PELOTON - onepeloton.com/bike/rentals (Wherever You’re Starting, Get Moving With a Peloton Bike or Bike+ Rental.) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  JONES NATURAL CHEWS (Best Natural Treats For Your Dog - Available At a Pet Store Near You) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/6/20241 hour, 2 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIKI BARTH (on RHOM Season Six Drama, Cast Mates, Alexia/Adriana's Airport Run In & Upcoming Reunion) I

Kiki Barth steps Behind The Rope.  She’s baaack to chat about this season of RHOM and what a season it has been. Larsa has spread Guerdy’s cancer diagnosis without permission, Lisa and Lenny are still in the midst of a nasty divorce, Julia has learned Opera, Adriana is still on the outs with Alexia and Marysol, Nicole is still rich AF and oh so much more. There has been a lot of drama off camera too. If you haven’t heard, Adriana and Alexia had one epic airport meltdown on the way back from BravoCon which Kiki witnessed.  Kiki is here to help us break it all down, make sense of it all, spill the tea on the upcoming RHOM reunion and what we can expect as the rest of the season chugs along. As we like to say, Kiki mentioned it all. @kikibarth @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) PELOTON - onepeloton.com/bike/rentals (Wherever You’re Starting, Get Moving With a Peloton Bike or Bike+ Rental.) COOKUNITY - cookunity.com/VELVET (Or Enter Code VELVET Before Checkout For 50% Off Your First Order Of Chef Prepared Fresh Meals) AIRDOCTOR - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET To Save Up To $300 Off Air Purifiers and a 3 Year Warranty On Any Unit, Which Is An Additional $84)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  JONES NATURAL CHEWS (Best Natural Treats For Your Dog - Available At a Pet Store Near You) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/5/20241 hour, 3 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode Artwork

America's Next Top Model's LISA D'AMATO (on Tyra, The Judges & "Reality Reckoning") - II

Lisa D’Amato, from America’s Next Top Model, steps Behind The Rope. Holding nothing back, Lisa is here to tell it all.  Did someone say Bethenny Frankel and Reality Reckoning?  Looking back at this blast from the past chat, Lisa recalls every single thing Bethenny is now talking about loudly.  Lisa chats about what living in the model house was really like, the competitiveness of her fellow model contestants and the pressure she felt from producers while filming. She chats about ANTM judges Miss J, Nigel Barker, Twiggy and last, but certainly not least, Janice Dickinson as well as about Creative Director Jay Manuel. Lisa confirms and debunks many of the vicious rumors heard over the years about the tension on the set and the “my way or the highway” rumored attitude of Tyra Banks. Leaving no detailed spared, Lisa explains how she felt she was treated by Tyra and Producers, the good, the bad, the other. There was a lot of bad and a lot of other. We discuss! Of course there was also her product pitch on Shark Tank, where she got a deal with the one and only Miss Barbara Corcoran. She takes us behind the scenes of Shark Tank and all the shenanigans taking place behind the scenes off camera. Part II starts now! @lisa_damato @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LOLAVIE - https://www.lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care Line) VIIA - viiahemp.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off + One Free Sample Of Their Sleepy Dreams Gummies. 21+) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  AQUATRU - aquatrue.com (Use Code VELVET For 20% Off Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee on The Best Water Purifier Around) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) WONDERY: ACADEMY - (Binge All Episodes of “Academy” Early & Ad Free Right Now By Joining Wondery Plus)  LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) JONES NATURAL CHEWS (Best Natural Treats For Your Dog - Available At a Pet Store Near You) SONY MUSIC: UNDERWATER (UNDERWATER Is a Sexy, Neo-Noir Thriller & a First-of-its Kind Narrative Album. Brand New, Original Music From Jason Derulo) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/4/20241 hour, 37 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOBH Recap (Drunk Erika, Dorit is Not Karen, Garcelle in Heat), Rachel Leviss Slams James & Tom Sandoval Slams Everyone

Kyle and Sutton, still on a real life pause, have a tender moment on this past week’s RHOBH.  Garcelle is in heat over Chefie and his Dad, Dorit wants us all to know she is not a Karen, Annemarie puts her nursing degree to good use and Erika Jayne gets obliterated and entertains the Erudite. All this and more as we recap, review and share all our hot takes on this past weeks RHOBH.  In other news, Tom Sandoval no longer gives an F about public opinion and enters his victim phase, Rachel Leviss claims if she revealed what ended her relationship with James it would ruin his life, Kyle and Morgan share updates on their IG pic deletions, Annemarie claps back - again - at Dr. Nicole, Monica Garcia is confused as to her RHOSLC future and we deep dive just which Real Housewives franchises will not be back on our screens in 2024.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/3/202412 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode Artwork

Crystal Slams Dorit, The BravoVerse Slams Heather Gay, Stassi Rejects Jax Again and Luann & Joe Bradley Get Cozy

Luann and Danielle Olivera’s boyfriend - oh okay so they have not technically defined it yet - Southern Hospitality’s Joe Bradley, are rumored to have been all over each other the other day at The Dream Hotel in downtown, NYC.  A lot of rumored hotel guests are said to have witnessed this whereas a lot of others have ensured us nothing has happened.  We break down their WWHL appearance, what we know and where this leaves Lu, Joe and Danielle.  Next we break down Monica Garcia’s fake pause, why she will never will be back on RHOSLC despite what Producers, Bravo and Andy claim and why the BravoVerse has come for Heather Gay hard as a result. Stassi Schroeder has explained why she is not part of, nor wants to be part of Valley Village, shares an update on her relationship with Jax and Crystal Kung finds her voice and comes for Dorit. All this and more! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LOLAVIE - https://www.lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care Line) AQUATRU - aquatrue.com (Use Code VELVET For 20% Off Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee on The Best Water Purifier Around) VIIA - viiahemp.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off + One Free Sample Of Their Sleepy Dreams Gummies. 21+) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) WONDERY: ACADEMY - (Binge All Episodes of “Academy” Early & Ad Free Right Now By Joining Wondery Plus)  LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) JONES NATURAL CHEWS (Best Natural Treats For Your Dog - Available At a Pet Store Near You) SONY MUSIC: UNDERWATER (UNDERWATER Is a Sexy, Neo-Noir Thriller & a First-of-its Kind Narrative Album. Brand New, Original Music From Jason Derulo) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/2/20241 hour, 17 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

Lala Calls Raquel, LVP's Win, Raquel's VPR Return & Several Housewives Cities on Pause

Vanderpump Rules Season Eleven. The date has finally come. The new season has finally arrived. We break down this week’s episode sharing all of our hot takes on how VPR premiered in a post Scandoval world. An emotional Lala, lack of Rachel, product placement, Queen LVP, Tom and Ariana still living together and oh, so much more. We break it all down. In other news, Kyle and Morgan Wade delete each other on IG, RHOBH chugs along and several Housewives cities are apparently on pause for 2024. Say whaaat? @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care Line) VIIA - viiahemp.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off + One Free Sample Of Their Sleepy Dreams Gummies. 21+) AQUATRU - aquatrue.com (Use Code VELVET For 20% Off Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee on The Best Water Purifier Around) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) WONDERY: ACADEMY - (Binge All Episodes of “Academy” Early & Ad Free Right Now By Joining Wondery Plus)  LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) JONES NATURAL CHEWS (Best Natural Treats For Your Dog - Available At a Pet Store Near You) SONY MUSIC: UNDERWATER (UNDERWATER Is a Sexy, Neo-Noir Thriller & a First-of-its Kind Narrative Album. Brand New, Original Music From Jason Derulo) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/1/202458 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kyle & Morgan Wade Delete Each Others' Pics on Instagram (What This Means!)

Morgan Wade and Kyle Richards delete all pics of each other on their respective Instagrams. Why and what does this mean? Press Play as we get to the bottom of this! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/31/202424 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode Artwork

DAPHNE ZUNIGA (on Melrose Place, Co-Star Lisa Rinna, RHOBH & One Tree Hill) - I

Daphne Zuniga steps Behind The Rope. Daphne is here to chat about the full anthology of her career none the least of which included her role as Jo Reynolds on the iconic Melrose Place. Daphne talks working with college roommate, a pre Sex And The City Darren Star, cast mates such as Lisa Rinna, Marcia Cross, Heather Locklear, reboots, spin offs, 90s nostalgia and whether there will ever be another incarnation of this epic 90210 spinoff.  Daphne also chats that other mega hit TV show she starred on, One Tree Hill as well as starring in Rob Reiner’s “The Sure Thing” and her iconic role as Princess Vespa in Mel Brooks’ “Spaceballs”.  Daphne chats fame, co-stars and celebrity. Of course, all roads often lead back to Real Housewives. Daphne discusses Melrose Place co-star Lisa Rinna, actresses such as Kyle Richards, Garcelle Beauvais and Denise Richards on shows like RHOBH, the current state of Hollywood and what is next for this actress that does not seem to be slowing down any time soon.  @daphnezuniga @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) AQUATRU - aquatrue.com (Use Code VELVET For 20% Off Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee on The Best Water Purifier Around) VIIA - viiahemp.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off + One Free Sample Of Their Sleepy Dreams Gummies. 21+) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  WONDERY: ACADEMY - (Binge All Episodes of “Academy” Early & Ad Free Right Now By Joining Wondery Plus)  WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) JONES NATURAL CHEWS (Best Natural Treats For Your Dog - Available At a Pet Store Near You) SONY MUSIC: UNDERWATER (UNDERWATER Is a Sexy, Neo-Noir Thriller & a First-of-its Kind Narrative Album. Brand New, Original Music From Jason Derulo) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/31/20241 hour, 39 seconds
Episode Artwork

Caroline Manzo vs. Bravo (Breaking Down The Claims, Brandi’s Rebuttal & What Happens Next)

Caroline Manzo has sued Bravo. She has also sued a ton of other Production Companies and Studios involved in making RHUGT over an incident she claims took place in January 2023 in Morocco. In court documents Caroline claims she was sexually harassed by Brandi Glanville after producers supplied cast mates with alcohol to promote outrageous behavior on the show. Today, we break down these claims, the worlds response, Housewives such as Phaedra Parks and Camille Grammer’s responses, Brandi’s response and so very much more! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/30/202433 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode Artwork

MADONNA's NIKI HARIS & DONNA DE LORY (on Working w/ Madonna, Recent Health Scare & Celebration Tour) - II

Niki Haris and Donna De Lory return Behind The Rope.  Niki and Donna, that is.  As Madonna’s world wide Celebration Tour continues to break records worldwide one stop at a time, we could think of no one better than Niki and Donna to chat about the full anthology of their careers on the road and recording with Madonna in many countries, for many tours, on many songs, throughout many decades.  Who’s That Girl, Blond Ambition Tour, The Girlie Show Tour, The Downed World Tour and everything and anything in between, we cover it all.  Niki and Donna open up about meeting Madonna, the audition process, early life on the road with Madge, highs, lows, misconceptions, getting banned in Italy, “Truth or Dare” and more.  They talk famous friends like Sandra Bernhard, Madonna’s men like Warren Beatty, Sean Penn and Guy Ritchie, family and children, how Madonna has changed over the years, recent years Madonna such as Madame X, Rebel Heart, MDNA and so much more.  Finally, Niki and Donna discuss Madonna’s recent health scare, what really happened, the media’s obsession with Mama M’s looks, age and younger suitors and how no one should ever count out the Queen.  Of course, we also chat Niki and Donna’s solo careers and current projects as well! Part II starts now! @nikiharisofficial @donnadelory @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: AQUATRU - aquatrue.com (Use Code VELVET For 20% Off Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee on The Best Water Purifier Around) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) VIIA - viiahemp.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off + One Free Sample Of Their Sleepy Dreams Gummies. 21+) WONDERY: ACADEMY - (Binge All Episodes of “Academy” Early & Ad Free Right Now By Joining Wondery Plus)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) JONES NATURAL CHEWS (Best Natural Treats For Your Dog - Available At a Pet Store Near You) SONY MUSIC: UNDERWATER (UNDERWATER Is a Sexy, Neo-Noir Thriller & a First-of-its Kind Narrative Album. Brand New, Original Music From Jason Derulo) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/30/202456 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode Artwork

MELISSA RIVERS (on Monica Garcia's One Season Run, Traitors Thrives, Girls Trip Dives & Brandi Caroline Update)

Melissa Rivers is back with her very first of many monthly Bravo Reality Round-Up appearances of 2024! Sit back because there is a lot to cover! First we talk about Monica Garcia’s epic, one season only arc on RHOSLC as Reality Von Tea(se). Then, we move on to The Traitors breaking down all of our fav Housewives’ moves, deep dive who has a good chance of winning this game and discuss whether, why and how The Traitors has successfully captured and accomplished what Girls Trip set out to.  Speaking of Girls Trip, we discuss whether it is a failed experiment or headed back to our Peacock screens anytime soon and share updates on the Caroline Manzo and Brandi Glanville drama. Finally, we're wrapping up with the season finale of "Below Deck Med," where crew drama and romances are as intense as ever!  Ahh, Melissa’s favorite.  @melissariversofficial @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care Line) VIIA - viiahemp.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off + One Free Sample Of Their Sleepy Dreams Gummies. 21+) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  AQUATRU - aquatrue.com (Use Code VELVET For 20% Off Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee on The Best Water Purifier Around) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) WONDERY: ACADEMY - (Binge All Episodes of “Academy” Early & Ad Free Right Now By Joining Wondery Plus)  LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) JONES NATURAL CHEWS (Best Natural Treats For Your Dog - Available At a Pet Store Near You) SONY MUSIC: UNDERWATER (UNDERWATER Is a Sexy, Neo-Noir Thriller & a First-of-its Kind Narrative Album. Brand New, Original Music From Jason Derulo) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/29/202454 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode Artwork

America's Next Top Model's LISA D'AMATO (on Tyra, The Judges & "Reality Reckoning") - I

Lisa D’Amato, from America’s Next Top Model, steps Behind The Rope. Holding nothing back, Lisa is here to tell it all.  Did someone say Bethenny Frankel and Reality Reckoning?  Looking back at this blast from the past chat, Lisa recalls every single thing Bethenny is now talking about loudly.  Lisa chats about what living in the model house was really like, the competitiveness of her fellow model contestants and the pressure she felt from producers while filming. She chats about ANTM judges Miss J, Nigel Barker, Twiggy and last, but certainly not least, Janice Dickinson as well as about Creative Director Jay Manuel. Lisa confirms and debunks many of the vicious rumors heard over the years about the tension on the set and the “my way or the highway” rumored attitude of Tyra Banks. Leaving no detailed spared, Lisa explains how she felt she was treated by Tyra and Producers, the good, the bad, the other. There was a lot of bad and a lot of other. We discuss! Of course there was also her product pitch on Shark Tank, where she got a deal with the one and only Miss Barbara Corcoran. She takes us behind the scenes of Shark Tank and all the shenanigans taking place behind the scenes off camera. @lisa_damato @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: GOHENRY - gohenry.com/VELVET (Set Your Kids Up For Success w/ The Best Debit Card & Financial App For Kids 6 to 18) HELLOFRESH - HelloFresh.com/velvetropefree  (Use Code velvetropefree For Free Breakfast For Life on America’s #1 Meal Kit) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) JONES NATURAL CHEWS (Best Natural Treats For Your Dog - Available At a Pet Store Near You) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/28/20241 hour, 20 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode Artwork

What Got Monica Garcia Fired, Kyle's Outrage This Week, VPR Returns & RHOC Films

Monica Garcia has been fired.  She has not decided to take time off of Housewives.  Let that just be clear.  We break down how and why this happened, the truth behind Monica’s exit, the mistakes the cast has made in wanting this, the double standards involved in this termination, Andy Cohen’s comments, production’s involvement, the Jen Shah of it all and most importantly, where the cast, Bravo, producers and RHOSLC goes from here as Season Five filming is expected to commence next month - February 5th. In other news, Kyle Richards’ blames the media for her and Morgan’s paparazzi explosion, Alexis Bellino gets cozier with John Janssen, RHOC films, RHOBh chugs along, Teresa comes clean and much more.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/27/202413 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode Artwork

Listen Now: Diss and Tell (Phaedra Parks and Kandi Burruss)

When you think of the messiest celebrity feuds of all time, who comes to mind? Is it Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun? Maybe it’s Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan… or just about anyone from any reality TV franchise?  Diss and Tell is a podcast from Wondery, hosted by comedians Sydney Battle and Matt Bellassai. Each hilarious episode will take you through one of pop culture’s most iconic celebrity feuds, and serve you a little dose of chaos every week. This is just a preview of Diss and Tell. You can listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts or at http://wondery.fm/behindthevelvetrope_dissandtell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/26/202411 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode Artwork

Erika vs. Kyle, Annmarie Slammed by Everyone, Southern Charm Reunites & Bethenny’s 2024 Plan

Erika Jayne wants Kyle eviscerated. Kyle responds, Crystal finds her voice, Annemarie annoys everyone and we prepare for the RHOBH reunion which films later this month.  Speaking of reunions, we share all our hot takes on the just completed Southern Cham reunion, share updates on Craig and Paige, explain why this season was one of the best for Southern Charm in years and ask, where is our Season Ten announcement? Yes, we are impatient. Finally, we share Bethenny Frankel news and ask the B herself, just what is the plan for 2024? @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: VIIA - viiahemp.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off + One Free Sample Of Their Sleepy Dreams Gummies. 21+) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  GOHENRY - gohenry.com/VELVET (Set Your Kids Up For Success w/ The Best Debit Card & Financial App For Kids 6 to 18) HELLOFRESH - HelloFresh.com/velvetropefree  (Use Code velvetropefree For Free Breakfast For Life on America’s #1 Meal Kit) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) JONES NATURAL CHEWS (Best Natural Treats For Your Dog - Available At a Pet Store Near You) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/26/20241 hour, 5 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode Artwork

Traitors’ Deep Dive, LVP Shades Bethenny, Phaedra’s Fatal Mistake and Truth Behind Katie & Ariana’s Sandwiches

Houston we have a problem. The Housewives are in trouble over there on The Traitors. With BTVR guest Parvati Shallow and BB legend Dan Gheesling at the helm, our little Phae Phae Parks may have met her matches and for anyone who has ever watched BB, never count our Miss Janelle.  Moving on, we deep dive what to expect from Valley Village, share our hot takes on the trailer, discuss our boots on the ground indefinite (?) delay of Something About Her, break down Lisa Vanderpump’ recent comments about both Rachel Leviss and Bethenny Frankel, contemplate Miss Leviss’ return to the show and plan for the return of Vanderpump Rules next week.  Raise your glasses high. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  GOHENRY - gohenry.com/VELVET (Set Your Kids Up For Success w/ The Best Debit Card & Financial App For Kids 6 to 18) VIIA - viiahemp.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off + One Free Sample Of Their Sleepy Dreams Gummies. 21+) HELLOFRESH - HelloFresh.com/velvetropefree  (Use Code velvetropefree For Free Breakfast For Life on America’s #1 Meal Kit) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) JONES NATURAL CHEWS (Best Natural Treats For Your Dog - Available At a Pet Store Near You) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/25/20241 hour, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

Monica Garcia Fired! (Breaking Down How This Happened & Where RHOSLC Goes Next)

Monica Garcia has been fired. She has not decided to take time off of Housewives. Let that just be clear. We break down how and why this happened, the truth behind Monica’s exit, the mistakes the cast has made in wanting this, the double standards involved in this termination, production’s involvement, the Jen Shah of it all and most importantly, where the cast, Bravo, producers and RHOSLC goes from here as Season Five filming is expected to commence next month. Press play. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/24/202429 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode Artwork

LINDA GRAY (on Dallas, Sue Ellen Ewing, Models Inc., Garcelle Beauvais & Reboots)

Linda Gray steps Behind The Rope. Yes, Sue Ellen Ewing in the flesh!  Linda is here to chat about the full anthology of her career and what it was like to be part of one of the most Iconic shows of all time, Dallas. Linda reminisces about being cast, the early days on set with co-stars such as Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, Charlene Tilton and Victoria Principal - to name a few, the highs and lows of Sue Ellen, best and worst storylines for the character, playing drunk and how life changed as a result of Dallas. Linda opens up about leaving the show after twelve seasons, returning for the series finale, being a fan favorite, life after Dallas and the positives and negatives of playing one character for so long. Linda also opens up about her life long friendships with Larry Hagman and Patrick Duffy, the TNT “Dallas Reboot” that ended way too soon, the future of the Dallas legacy and whether another Reboot is looming on the horizon. Of course, there was also that other fav show of ours Linda starred in, Models Inc.  Linda chats working on an Aaron Spelling show, playing Heather Locklear’s mother and working with both RHOBH’s Garcelle Beauvais in one of her first full time acting gigs and a then unknown pre-Matrix Carrie-Anne Moss.  Thank you Linda. What a fun trip down memory lane regarding one of the best TV characters to ever exist in the history of TV, the one, the only, Miss Sue Ellen Ewing!!!!! @lindagray_ @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: VIIA - viiahemp.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off + One Free Sample Of Their Sleepy Dreams Gummies. 21+) GOHENRY - gohenry.com/VELVET (Set Your Kids Up For Success w/ The Best Debit Card & Financial App For Kids 6 to 18) HELLOFRESH - HelloFresh.com/velvetropefree  (Use Code velvetropefree For Free Breakfast For Life on America’s #1 Meal Kit) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/24/20241 hour, 15 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ Season 14 Date Announced, Melissa Gorga’s New Life News & Teresa’s Big Revelation

RHONJ Season Fourteen Has Been Announced for April. We share all our hot takes on what to expect this upcoming season, whether people are eagerly anticipating its return or “over it” and just why has the start been delayed 'til April with no other Housewives returning to Bravo during the next few months. In other RHONJ news, Melissa Gorga has announced that she is “opening” a new Envy location in Huntington, Long Island. We discuss the ownership of Envy, Melissa’s business moto and her ex- biz partner in Envy, Jackie Beard Robinson’s tell all book, “Money, Lies and The Housewives” which details her time on RHONJ working with Melissa. Finally, Teresa admits she staged her prison release photos for money and we reveal our new messages for Jackie Goldschneider, Jennifer Aydin and last, but certainly not least, The Marge! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/23/202433 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode Artwork

MADONNA's NIKI HARIS & DONNA DE LORY (on Working w/ Madonna, Recent Health Scare & Celebration Tour) - I

Niki Haris and Donna De Lory step Behind The Rope.  Niki and Donna, that is.  As Madonna’s world wide Celebration Tour continues to break records worldwide one stop at a time, we could think of no one better than Niki and Donna to chat about the full anthology of their careers on the road and recording with Madonna in many countries, for many tours, on many songs, throughout many decades.  Who’s That Girl, Blond Ambition Tour, The Girlie Show Tour, The Downed World Tour and everything and anything in between, we cover it all.  Niki and Donna open up about meeting Madonna, the audition process, early life on the road with Madge, highs, lows, misconceptions, getting banned in Italy, “Truth or Dare” and more.  They talk famous friends like Sandra Bernhard, Madonna’s men like Warren Beatty, Sean Penn and Guy Ritchie, family and children, how Madonna has changed over the years, recent years Madonna such as Madame X, Rebel Heart, MDNA and so much more.  Finally, Niki and Donna discuss Madonna’s recent health scare, what really happened, the media’s obsession with Mama M’s looks, age and younger suitors and how no one should ever count out the Queen.  Of course, we also chat Niki and Donna’s solo careers and current projects as well! @nikiharisofficial @donnadelory @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: GOHENRY - gohenry.com/VELVET (Set Your Kids Up For Success w/ The Best Debit Card & Financial App For Kids 6 to 18) VIIA - viiahemp.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off + One Free Sample Of Their Sleepy Dreams Gummies. 21+) HELLOFRESH - HelloFresh.com/velvetropefree  (Use Code velvetropefree For Free Breakfast For Life on America’s #1 Meal Kit) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) JONES NATURAL CHEWS (Best Natural Treats For Your Dog - Available At a Pet Store Near You) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/23/202455 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

CHAZ DEAN (on Jeff Lewis, Heather McDonald, Jeff’s Exes, Hair & Run In w/ Ramona Singer’s Boyfriend!)

Chaz Dean returns Behind The Rope. He’s back! The Hair God himself is here to fill us in on all he has been up to, well, since the last time he stopped by.  Chaz Dean New York, new products and more. Of course, the convo quickly turns to his time on Flipping Out, recent reconciliation with Jeff Lewis, re-entry into Jeff’s “Chumps”, Jeff’s never-ending battles with Gage, Jeff’s never ending love life sagas - did someone say Scott?, Chef Stu? and epic breakup and fall out with Heather McDonald.  As things often do, we talk Housewives, current RHOBH season, Lisa Rinna’s everlasting mark on the franchise, Chaz’ friendship with Kelly Bensimon and why she gets a bad rap, his recent run in with Ramona Singer’s boyfriend one night out in NYC and much, much more.  Chaz has stories for days so buckle up and press play!  Part II starts now! @chazdean @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HELLOFRESH - HelloFresh.com/velvetropefree  (Use Code velvetropefree For Free Breakfast For Life on America’s #1 Meal Kit) GOHENRY - gohenry.com/VELVET (Set Your Kids Up For Success w/ The Best Debit Card & Financial App For Kids 6 to 18) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  VIIA - viiahemp.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off + One Free Sample Of Their Sleepy Dreams Gummies. 21+) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/22/202456 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode Artwork

The Traitors’ Recap, Katie & Ariana’s Friendship Future, Annemarie Slams Crystal & Monica Garcia’s New Statement

Annemarie Wiley is shaded by everyone, claps back at everyone and accuses Crystal Kung Minkoff of making things up for a storyline. Hmm, where have we heard this before about our dear Crystal?  In other news, Monica Garcia’s lawsuit against Heather Gay and Beauty Lab is dismissed and releases an epic statement clap back at haters as we prepare for the conclusion of the RHOSLC reunion and return of Monica Garcia for RHOSLC Season Five.  Vanderpump Rules has its premiere party right here in sunny, warm LA. We break down what we learned, discuss the future of Ariana and Katie’s friendship and prepare for Season Ten next week.  Finally, last but not least, we share all our thoughts on The Traitors, who we think will go far, the players to watch and expected fate of all our fav Housewives and one miss Mercedes Javid.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/21/202429 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode Artwork

The Traitors’ PARVATI SHALLOW (on Winning Survivor, Being a "Black Widow" & More!)

Parvati Shallow steps Behind The Rope. Survivor Winner, Parvati Shallow. The Traitors’ Parvati Shallow who was told to NEVER come for the Housewives.  Actually, the Housewives - Phaedra, Tamra and Shereé - sorry Larsa - should know who they are dealing with. Parvati is on EVERY “Best Survivor Players of all time” list as well as one of Jeff Probst’s personal “Favorite Players of all time” list. After chatting with her, it is very clear as to why. Did you know Parvati has played this brilliant game four different seasons for a total of 149 days on the island, making her the second longest player of all time, second only to Boston Rob’s 152 days. Parvati chats with us about what her strategy was to win Micronesia, the differences between the four seasons she played, who she thinks - other than herself, of course, is the best Survivor player of all time, why she is so good at this game and would she ever go back. Of course, we discuss The Black Widow Brigade, one of the most effective alliances in Survivor history and Erik’s blindside, which has been called one of the best moments in Survivor history. On a more serious note, we chat about the controversial Cook Islands season she was a part of which divided the contestants into four tribes based on racial ethnicity: Black, White, Hispanic, Asian American - how antiquated that now seems and how was that concept originally green lit? On a more serious note, Parvati opens up about the psychological effects playing the game had on her and the steps taken to relieve those roadblocks and integrate back into society as a fully functioning member of society.  Now she is using all those well trained skills to take out our very Housewives one at a time on The Traitors.  Today, we share this blast from the past chat with Parv so everyone can fully understand what our gals are dealing with. #beware @pshallow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) WONDERY: EVEN THE ROYALS  (You Can Binge Even the Royals Ad-Free Right Now on Wondery Plus) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) JONES NATURAL CHEWS (Best Natural Treats For Your Dog - Available At a Pet Store Near You) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/21/20241 hour, 21 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode Artwork

What We Observed About Kyle & Mo From Attending HNT Gala, TreHugger’s Slam Danielle Cabral & RHOBH Recap

Homeless Not Toothless. Why is it so hard for Kyle to remember? We recap this week’s RHOBH revealing what we observed firsthand between Kyle and Mo as well as Annemarie and Crystal by attending this event last year in Bev Hills. We share our thoughts on why Crystal is probably really bothered by Annemarie, Sutton’s esophagus - next please, and Kyle’s breakup with both Sutton and Dorit over the past few weeks now that Morgan Wade has her full attention. In other news, the Vanderpump Rules cast has their premiere party this week right here in sunny, warm LA, Rachel Leviss reveals new info about Scandoval, Tom, Ariana, LVP and Schwartzy - seems Crystal is not the only one who found her voice this week, RHOC resumes filming and the TreHuggers unite and come for Danielle Cabral, once again.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/20/202412 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

Rachel Leviss' Latest Revelations, Katie's Clap Back, Tom Girardi's Trial & Summer House New Season Predictions

Rachel Goes Rogue. Rachel Leviss launches her new Pod and has a lot to say about her multiple Sandoval hook ups, Graham, ex James Kennedy and her short lived stint on Vanderpump Rules. Katie Maloney claps back, launches her own pod and we, the collective BravoVerse prepare for Season 11 of Vanderpump Rules to drop later this month.  Tom Girardi’s trial date is set for May 21st, Brandi Glanville reveals her latest trauma and Bethenny Frankel envies Monica “Reality Von (Tea)se” Garcia. Finally, we react to the Summer House New Season trailer, discuss what we can expect this season on Summer House, share updates on Tamra’s breakup with Vicki and Shannon and much more. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) WONDERY: EVEN THE ROYALS  (You Can Binge Even the Royals Ad-Free Right Now on Wondery Plus) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) JONES NATURAL CHEWS (Best Natural Treats For Your Dog - Available At a Pet Store Near You) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/19/20241 hour, 8 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kyle Richards In Love, Tamra & Shannon Ready To Face Off & Alexis Bellino's Maybe Return

Kyle Richards appears to be madly and passionately in love from where we are sitting. We break down all that has been said, seen and shared from the streets of BH regarding Miss Richards’ new life in oh, so many ways. We recap RHOBH, share updates on The Tedster Mellencamp and what we can expect the rest of the season from our fav Diamond Holders. In other news, Tamra Judge shares updates as to why the Tres Amigas ended, Alexis Bellino shares news about her potential RHOC return, Shannon Beador buckles up as she prepares to face Tamra on camera as RHOC Season 18 filming has officially begun earlier this week. All this and more as we break down all of this weeks’ hottest Bravo tea. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) WONDERY: EVEN THE ROYALS  (You Can Binge Even the Royals Ad-Free Right Now on Wondery Plus) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) JONES NATURAL CHEWS (Best Natural Treats For Your Dog - Available At a Pet Store Near You) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/18/202458 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOSLC Reunion Recap (Monica vs. Her Mom, Monica’s BFF Mary Cosby & Jen Shah’s New Law Suit)

The RHOSLC Reunion Part II dropped last night and we are here today to break it all down. Once again, the greater part of the reunion was the Monica show. We share our hot takes, deep dive all we learned about Monica and her Mom and discuss the friendship we are shipping but never knew we needed, Mary M. Cosby and Monica Darnell Fowler Delgado Garcia! We break down Andy’s reactions, who he likes, who he dislikes, the ever presence of Jen Shah, why everyone sitting on that couch will return next season and what we can expect next week as this epic record breaking season of our fav snow flake holders comes to a conclusion.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/17/202425 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode Artwork

ANA QUINCOCES (on Her RHOM Return, Cast Mate Drama & What Wasn't Aired!) w/ Beba - II

Fresh off their RHOM return and appearance, Ana Quincoces and daughter Beba return Behind The Rope. Back to the scene of the crime. Ah, we kid, we joke. Ana, and Beba, stop by to chat about the experience of returning to RHOM, explain the real reasons Marysol and Alexia “ran away”, share updates on Lisa and Adriana and detail the “chaotic mess” of what really happened at The RHOM Mother’s Day brunch that we, the audience, did not see. Finally, Ana talks about what we can expect to see the rest of the season as the reunion filming nears, discusses her current friendships with Lea Black and Joanna Krupa and shares stories about Alexia and Marysol that we all really wanna hear. Part II Starts Now! @anaqooks @beba_rod @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) WONDERY: EVEN THE ROYALS  (You Can Binge Even the Royals Ad-Free Right Now on Wondery Plus) JONES NATURAL CHEWS (Best Natural Treats For Your Dog - Available At a Pet Store Near You) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/17/202447 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode Artwork

ANA QUINCOCES (on Her RHOM Return, Cast Mate Drama & What Wasn't Aired!) w/ Beba - I

Fresh off their RHOM return and appearance, Ana Quincoces and daughter Beba return Behind The Rope. Back to the scene of the crime. Ah, we kid, we joke. Ana, and Beba, stop by to chat about the experience of returning to RHOM, explain the real reasons Marysol and Alexia “ran away”, share updates on Lisa and Adriana and detail the “chaotic mess” of what really happened at The RHOM Mother’s Day brunch that we, the audience, did not see. Finally, Ana talks about what we can expect to see the rest of the season as the reunion filming nears, discusses her current friendships with Lea Black and Joanna Krupa and shares stories about Alexia and Marysol that we all really wanna hear.   @anaqooks @beba_rod @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) WONDERY: EVEN THE ROYALS  (You Can Binge Even the Royals Ad-Free Right Now on Wondery Plus) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/16/202447 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode Artwork

Laguna Beach’s ALEX MURREL (on Laguna Beach, The Hills, RHOC & Dating Nick Carter) - II

Laguna Beach’s Alex Murrel Johnson, otherwise know as Alex M, returns. Yup, Laguna Beach. One of the granddaddy’s of them all, or as we like to say, one of the best reality shows to ever exist. Alex explains what it was like to be a student at Laguna Beach High School when MTV came knocking on its door with the concept for a reality show that followed the lives, and interrelationships, of some of Orange County’s more “interesting” students.  Alex explains what it was like to “film” with very few reality shows, other than shows like The Real World, existing at the time. She also discusses how she felt with her “bit*h” edit once she watched the show back as the season aired. Alex also discusses what it was like to gain instant fame overnight and how life changed once that fame, and money, started to roll in. Of course, we also discuss her Laguna Beach colleagues Lauren Conrad, Jason Wahler, Stephen Colletti and Kristin Cavallari. We discuss what our fav Laguna Beach students were like way back when, and the status of each of these relationships today. Alex discusses what life was like once her time on the show ended and she moved to LA, where she initially spent a lot of time hanging out in the clubs with other friends, including some of our favorite Hill’s cast members, Audrina Patridge, Heidi Montag, Brody Jenner and Spencer Pratt. During her time in Los Angeles she also partied with Celebs like Paris Hilton, Aaron Carter and ex boyfriend Backstreet Boy Nick Carter.  Alex discusses just how much reality TV has changed since the early days of MTV. Finally, we answer the age old question, just how “real” was Laguna Beach / The Hills. Tune in now to this blast from the past Part II chat with Alex Murrel. @alexmurrel @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) JONES NATURAL CHEWS (Best Natural Treats For Your Dog - Available At a Pet Store Near You) WONDERY: EVEN THE ROYALS  (You Can Binge Even the Royals Ad-Free Right Now on Wondery Plus) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/15/20241 hour, 6 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

Gia's RHONJ Exit, RHOA's Reboot, Tres Amigas Update & Olivia Flowers Hooks Up w/ TRav

Gia Giudice shares an update on her RHONJ future as we prepare for Season 14 to return to our Bravo screens soon. Meanwhile, both Kandi and Shereé have revealed that none of the RHOA have heard or yet been asked back for next season of RHOA as we weigh in on what we suspect will be a total reboot a la RHONY Season 14. Tamra and Vicki both share updates on the demise of Tres Amigas, Kyle and Morgan are seen out at Craig’s and last, but certainly not least both Kathryn Dennis and TRav weigh in on Taylor’s Southern Charm bomb that Olivia and Thomas hooked up way back when. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/14/202423 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

Laguna Beach’s ALEX MURREL (on Laguna Beach, The Hills, RHOC & Dating Nick Carter) - I

Laguna Beach’s Alex Murrel Johnson, otherwise know as Alex M, Steps Behind The Rope. Yup, Laguna Beach. One of the granddaddy’s of them all, or as we like to say, one of the best reality shows to ever exist. Alex explains what it was like to be a student at Laguna Beach High School when MTV came knocking on its door with the concept for a reality show that followed the lives, and interrelationships, of some of Orange County’s more “interesting” students.  Alex explains what it was like to “film” with very few reality shows, other than shows like The Real World, existing at the time. She also discusses how she felt with her “bit*h” edit once she watched the show back as the season aired. Alex also discusses what it was like to gain instant fame overnight and how life changed once that fame, and money, started to roll in. Of course, we also discuss her Laguna Beach colleagues Lauren Conrad, Jason Wahler, Stephen Colletti and Kristin Cavallari. We discuss what our fav Laguna Beach students were like way back when, and the status of each of these relationships today. Alex discusses what life was like once her time on the show ended and she moved to LA, where she initially spent a lot of time hanging out in the clubs with other friends, including some of our favorite Hill’s cast members, Audrina Patridge, Heidi Montag, Brody Jenner and Spencer Pratt. During her time in Los Angeles she also partied with Celebs like Paris Hilton, Aaron Carter and ex boyfriend Backstreet Boy Nick Carter.  Alex discusses just how much reality TV has changed since the early days of MTV. Finally, we answer the age old question, just how “real” was Laguna Beach / The Hills. Tune in now to this blast from the past Part I chat with Alex Murrel. @alexmurrel @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) COOKUNITY - cookunity.com/VELVET (Or Enter Code VELVET Before Checkout for 50% Off Your First Order Of Chef Prepared Fresh Meals) WONDERY: EVEN THE ROYALS  (You Can Binge Even the Royals Ad-Free Right Now on Wondery Plus) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/14/20241 hour, 2 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode Artwork

Joe Gorga Ejected For Temper, RHOSLC “Bench Warming Bitc$” Recap & Kyle’s Major Revelations

Calling All Bench Warming Bitche$. The RHOSLC Recap you have waited for all week has arrived. Welcome to the Monica Garcia show.  We break down Monica’s epic Angie K diss, reveal the truth behind Lisa Barlow’s missing 60K ring, discuss the Jen Shah of it all, chat Monica’s unconventional route to become a Housewife and analyze whether or not Meredith is really just a trampoline with eyes. In other news, we discuss this weeks RHOBH and Kyle’s major life revelations, Sutton’s second date and much more as this still very high rated franchise chugs along.  Also, we discuss Tamra Judge’s latest statements regarding her Tre Amigas breakup, Teddi’s involvement and Vicki’s enabling. Last, but certainly not least, we reveal new info about Joe Gorga’s viral hostile video at his son’s wrestling match, the fall out from charing referees, Melissa Gorga’s new unpaid debts and RHONJ Season Fourteen. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/13/202412 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kyle Richards "Comes Out", Tom Girardi Stands Trial, Erika Jayne Reacts & Ariana Sues Tom

Kyle Richards reveals she would date a woman as no one around the world is shocked and RHOBH chugs along this season.  Tom Girardi is deemed competent to stand trial - we break down this decision, what we can expect at the trial and Erika Jayne’s hand in this determination - whether consciously or accidentally.  Ariana Madix prepared for Broadway, sues Tom Sandoval and collects more money as she passes go while we all eagerly prepare for the Season Premiere of Vanderpump Rules coming later this month. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) COOKUNITY - cookunity.com/VELVET (Or Enter Code VELVET Before Checkout for 50% Off Your First Order Of Chef Prepared Fresh Meals) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) WONDERY: EVEN THE ROYALS  (You Can Binge Even the Royals Ad-Free Right Now on Wondery Plus) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/12/20241 hour, 4 seconds
Episode Artwork

Monica Garcia (What Producers Knew & The Effect on All Franchises & OG Housewives Moving Forward)

Weeks later, the BravoVerse is still reeling and talking about the fact that Monica Garcia infiltrated the Salt Lake cast and has become the new Scandoval in a breakout finale that rivals Tre’s table flip.  We discuss what happens now, how the cast moves forward, her future, the future of RHOSLC, Jen Shah’s thirsty move to insert herself in the heart of it all, Jen Shah’s lawsuits and much, much more. Press play.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) COOKUNITY - cookunity.com/VELVET (Or Enter Code VELVET Before Checkout for 50% Off Your First Order Of Chef Prepared Fresh Meals) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) WONDERY: EVEN THE ROYALS  (You Can Binge Even the Royals Ad-Free Right Now on Wondery Plus) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/11/20241 hour, 13 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode Artwork

Joey Gorga Kicked Out of Gino's Wrestling Match, TamRat Responds & RHOSLC Reunites

We interrupt our regularly scheduled program to bring you our inner most thoughts on Joey “Josephina” Gorgasita getting kicked out of his son’s wrestling match last night after charging at refs upset with their decision. We discuss his hot and heated reaction, getting kicked out and what happens now. In other news, TamRat has broken her silence on the breakup of the Tres Amigas. Finally, we chat the RHOSLC reunion last night or, as many are calling it, The Monica Garcia power hour. We just cannot make this stuff up if we tried. Press Play! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/10/202425 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode Artwork

MORGAN BRITTANY (on Dallas, Katherine Wentworth, Co-Stars, Reboots, RHOBH & Vanderpump Rules)

Morgan Brittany steps Behind The Rope. Yes, Katherine Wentworth in the flesh! Morgan is here to chat about the full anthology of her career and what it was like to be part of one of the most iconic TV shows of all time, Dallas. Morgan reminisces about being cast, the early days on set with co-stars such as Larry Hagman, Linda Gray, Patrick Duffy, Charlene Tilton, Ken Kercheval and Victoria Principal - to name a few, the highs and lows of Katherine, best and worst storylines for the character and how life changed as a result of Dallas. Morgan opens up about coming and going on Dallas throughout the years, the decision to bring Bobby Ewing back to life a la the “dream season” and what that meant for Katherine and Morgan - the actress, who shot JR and life after Dallas.  Morgan chats about the TNT “Dallas Reboot” and where Katherine Wentworth would be today. In a surprise turn of events, turns out Morgan is a huge Bravo fan. We talk Lisa Rinna and Garcelle Beauvais, the future of RHOBH, what to expect next season on Vanderpump Rules and share all our thoughts on RHONJ. As we say, Morgan mentions it all. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) COOKUNITY - cookunity.com/VELVET (Or Enter Code VELVET Before Checkout for 50% Off Your First Order Of Chef Prepared Fresh Meals) WONDERY: EVEN THE ROYALS  (You Can Binge Even the Royals Ad-Free Right Now on Wondery Plus) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/10/20241 hour, 26 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode Artwork

Denise Richards & Erika Jayne Slam Each Other Again, Denise’s Daughter’s Cry For Help & Kyle Richards Calls Paps on Herself

As Denise Richards and Erika Jayne continue to feud, Denise Richards’ daughter, Sami, takes to TikTox to chat about her mom, family and everything else she is disgruntled about in, of course, a now deleted post. No fear, we captured it and are here to share all our hot takes on that and everything RHOBH this week.  Speaking of RHOBH, we address the new claims that Kyle Richards calls the paparazzi on herself and splits the profit with friend, girlfriend, buddy, pal Morgan Wade. As we head toward the Jan 30th premiere of Vanderpump Rules, we deep dive Jax Taylor’s return, his LVP confrontation and whether Jax and company can make Season Eleven as interesting as last season now that the Scandoval is dying down and Rachel Leviss has completely turned her back on the franchise. On RHUGT, we talk about the emergence of Kirsten Taekman - welcome to Housewives, the hilarity of the OGs and who will replace Ramona Singer if a season two is green lit once ratings are tallied and the epic RHONY girl’s trip returns. We have a few ideas and explain the top 3 most likely to happen.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) COOKUNITY - cookunity.com/VELVET (Or Enter Code VELVET Before Checkout for 50% Off Your First Order Of Chef Prepared Fresh Meals) WONDERY: EVEN THE ROYALS  (You Can Binge Even the Royals Ad-Free Right Now on Wondery Plus) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/9/20241 hour, 7 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

CHAZ DEAN (on Jeff Lewis, Heather McDonald, RHONY RHUGT, RHOBH Recap & Hair!) - I

Chaz Dean steps Behind The Rope. He’s back! The Hair God himself is here to fill us in on all he has been up to, well, since the last time he stopped by.  Chaz Dean New York, new products and more. Of course, the convo quickly turns to his time on Flipping Out, recent reconciliation with Jeff Lewis, re-entry into Jeff’s “Chumps”, Jeff’s never-ending battles with Gage, Jeff’s never ending love life sagas - did someone say Scott?, Chef Stu? and epic breakup and fall out with Heather McDonald.  As things often do, we talk Housewives, current RHOBH season, Lisa Rinna’s everlasting mark on the franchise, Chaz’ friendship with Kelly Bensimon and why she gets a bad rap, his recent run in with Ramona Singer’s boyfriend one night out in NYC and much, much more.  Chaz has stories for days so buckle up and press play! @chazdean @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: COOKUNITY - cookunity.com/VELVET (Or Enter Code VELVET Before Checkout for 50% Off Your First Order Of Chef Prepared Fresh Meals) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) WONDERY: EVEN THE ROYALS  (You Can Binge Even the Royals Ad-Free Right Now on Wondery Plus) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/8/20241 hour, 11 seconds
Episode Artwork

How Tres Amigas Became Dos (The Breakup of Vicki Gunvalson & TamRat Judge)

It is official. The Tre Amigas have just become Dos. We break down Shannon and Vicki’s just happened in real time fall out with Tamra “TamRat” Judge. We deep dive all the back and forth social media statements over the past twenty four hours between Vicki and Tamra, the true root of what caused this breakup, our message to Vicki Gunvalson when we reached out this am, Kelly Dodd’s statement on the matter, Vicki and Shannon’s live Dos Amigas tour, Kelly’s request that Vicki and Shannon sue Tam and Tamra’s attempt to replace the OG and Miss Beador with The Tedster and… Emily Simpson. Finally, we clap back and slam TamRat for her failed attempt to come for us earlier this week and break down all of her, shocker, lies. Yup, we are fired up and ready to go. Press play and Happy Sunday!!! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/7/202433 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode Artwork

BOB THE DRAG QUEEN (on Icons, Celebrity Status, Music & Drag)

Bob The Drag Queen is killing it on the Celebration Tour with Madonna which just started its US leg last month.  We attended several nights in Brooklyn and as we head to our other home in LA to attend again, one thing is for certain, Bob means business.  Bob has come a long way wince winning Drag Race in Season Eight.  We figured today a perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with Bob The Drag Queen. We discuss the legendary New York City Drag Scene where Bob got his start (shout out to Barracuda Lounge) coming up the ranks alongside fellow NYC and RuPaul’s Drag Race legends Peppermint and Bianca Del Rio. Bob fills us in on how and why he decided to join Drag Race, what his season was like, fellow Season Eight Queens, RuPaul, and more. Bob also discusses Drag Race Guest Judges Nicole Richie, Gigi Hadid, Debbie Harry, Marc Jacobs and Vivica A. Fox.  Bob opens up about what winning Drag Race meant and how life changed as a result thereafter. Sharing a stage with Madonna is a pretty good indication of life changing if we must say so ourselves so buckle up and get ready for the ride of your life as Bob mentions it all.  @bobthedragqueen @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: AQUATRU- aquatrue.com (Use Code VELVET For 20% Off Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee on The Best Water Purifier Around) NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/7/20241 hour, 17 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode Artwork

Monica Garcia’s RHOSLC Future After Finale, Kim Richards' Breakdown & Marysol’s Outrage (Thanks To Us)

Monica Garcia is Reality Von Tea(se). She is also Reality Von Tea(se) 2, 3 and every other iteration of the account that is, was and will be.  Salt Lake’s very own Gossip Girl. We react to this shocking revelation and what will arguably go down in history as one of the best finale’s in Real Housewives history.  We break just how Monica went from fan, to Jen Shah employee, to playing a role in Jen’s demise, to Bravo employee as a full time RHOSLC to the mastermind behind this troll account that because the mere definition of operating from the inside out. We share our hot takes on whether that will earn her an MVP Award in the Housewives Hall of Fame or whether she is about to receive her pink slip and headed to One Season Wonder status.  In other news, we recap RHOBH - Denise holds her own, Kim Richards breaks down, Crystal opens up, Sutton dates and Garcelle confronts Dorit. Finally, we appear once again on RHOM and share BTS tea about what was really going on regarding the tension between Ana, Marysol and Alexia. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/6/202414 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode Artwork

Tamra Judge vs. Shannon Beador, RHOC Casting Update, Alexis’ Johnny J & Eminem vs Gizelle & Robyn

As casting rumors for next season of RHOC continue to swirl, Tamra Judge and Shannon Beador are having another off again moment.  We break down their current beef and share our hot takes on whether they are friends, frenemies or just two people who truly don’t like each other jockeying for the power position next season when RHOC resumes filming sometime, hopefully, soon.  We talk about the likelihood Vicki will be back, and, if so, in what capacity.  We share our thoughts on Alexis Bellino’s latest “relationship” with John Janssen - real vs fake, the likelihood Alexis will return to RHOC, and what a Shannon and Alexis season together could, and would look like. Finally, we break down this season of RHOP, why Nneka has fallen short, Juan Dixon’s lack of interest in any of it, and last, but certainly not least, Eminem vs. The Green Eyed Bandits themselves, Miss Gizelle Bryant and Miss Robyn Dixon, a feud we did not know we needed but are living the F for none the less.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: AQUATRU- aquatrue.com (Use Code VELVET For 20% Off Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee on The Best Water Purifier Around) NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/5/202459 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode Artwork

Monica’s RHOSLC Future, Rinna’s Apology & Shannon Beador’s Message to Alexis Bellino

As Mauricio Umansky is caught hanging out with even more new women in their 20s, Kyle lays low and Morgan Wade weighs in, yet again, on Kyle, Mo and many of the happenings going on on RHOBH.  Lisa Rinna and Kathy Hilton make amends, Dorit’s jealously continues and Sutton shades everyone.  In other news, Shannon Beador shares new info about John Janssen and Alexis Bellino, Robyn Dixon holds back - shocker, Juan Dixon erupts and the Salt Lake finale shocks everyone as we wonder if Monica Garcia earned her first reunion chair next to Daddy Cohen or is headed for the one season wonder graveyard in the sky. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) AQUATRU- aquatrue.com (Use Code VELVET For 20% Off Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee on The Best Water Purifier Around) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/4/20241 hour, 34 seconds
Episode Artwork

Monica Garcia Exposed as Reality Von (Tea)se on RHOSLC Finale!!

Monica Garcia is Reality Von Tea(se). She is also Reality Von Tea(se) 2, 3 and every other iteration of the account that is, was and will be. Salt Lake’s very own Gossip Girl. We react to this shocking revelation and what will arguably go down in history as one of the best finale’s in Real Housewives history. We break just how Monica went from fan, to Jen Shah employee, to playing a role in Jen’s demise, to Bravo employee as a full time RHOSLC to the mastermind behind this troll account that because the mere definition of operating from the inside out. She came, she saw, she slayed, she conquered. There is little that shocks us these days when it comes to Housewives but game well played Miss Garcia. As for Monica's housewives future, press play!!!! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/3/202420 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

Only Fans' COURTNEY TILLIA (on Denise Richards, Larsa Pippen & How To Make $1,000,000 on OF)

Courtney Tillia steps Behind The Rope. Courtney is here to chat about how she went from being an “outcast” school teacher to Only Fans superstar making approximately one million dollars a year.  Courtney talks about that transition, how she built up her Only Fans biz, how to succeed and make money - real money - on Only Fans and everything and anything in between. Courtney explains what an average day / week looks like for her as a content creator, the many stigmas, misconceptions and stereotypes associated with being an Only Fans mega star, what is / is not off limits, her husbands’ role, friends and family’s reaction to her “day” job and oh, so much more.  Courtney talks about her Only Fans training course (https://www.courtneytillia.com) which covers everything from how to become an Only Fans star, marketing, social media, protection of content if leaked and last, but certainly not least, how to make a killing $$ wise on line.  Finally, we talk Real Housewives Only Fans Account - Denise Richards, Larsa Pippen and more.  @thecourtneytillia @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) AQUATRU- aquatrue.com (Use Code VELVET For 20% Off Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee on The Best Water Purifier Around) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/3/20241 hour, 23 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode Artwork

LEA BLACK (on RHOM, Jeff Lewis, Cast Mates & Bravo Friendship Breakups!)

Lea Black steps Behind The Rope. The “Mayor of Miami” is here. With this season of RHOM in full swing, we figured today was the perfect day - Happy New Year - to share this never before aired chat with the one and only RHOM OG herself, Miss Lea Black.  Of course we chat RHOM, cast mates, highs and lows and, of course, all that drama that comes along with being one of Bravo’s Housewives.  Lea also chats about her friendship with Jeff Lewis, appearances on Flipping Out, the end of Jeff’s friendship with Jenni Pulos, and the end of Jeff’s relationship with Gage Edward - do we see a trend here and all the personal drama Jeff seems to have with many of our fav TV personalities, podcasters and boyfriends past and present. Finally, Lea chats what it is truly like to be The Mayor of Miami with many famous friends - Lance Bass, Pamela Anderson, Lil Wayne, Pitbull, Joe Francis, Pharrell and many more. The RHOM extravaganza trip down memory lane starts now! @leablackmiami @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: AQUATRU- aquatrue.com (Use Code VELVET For 20% Off Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee on The Best Water Purifier Around) NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/2/20241 hour, 29 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode Artwork

CAPRICE BOURRET (on Ladies of London, Caroline Stanbury & More!)

Ladies of London’s Caprice Bourret steps Behind The Rope. Everyone always asks me what my favorite show no longer on Bravo is. My answer is always the same. Ladies of London. Ladies of London which is better than 95% of the current Housewives franchises on the air.  On that note and in light of a brand new year - Happy New Year - we figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with Miss Caprice Bourret.  Calling from her closet, no really she is in her expansive, white closet, from across the pond, Caprice is here to tell it all.  Caprice breaks down all that was Ladies of London, cast makes, the ups and downs of her friendship with Caroline Stanbury and much, much more.  @capricebourret @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) AQUATRU- aquatrue.com (Use Code VELVET For 20% Off During Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee on The Best Water Purifier Around) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/1/20241 hour, 11 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

DAVID COOK (on American Idol, Simon, Paula, Reality TV & Mariah Carey)

Happy New Years Eve.  American Idol Season Seven Winner David Cook steps Behind The Rope. David takes us back to the beginning of his Idol journey explaining why he chose to audition and what the audition process was like. That audition process went well and soon he found himself one of many many many contestants on Season Seven of American Idol. David takes us inside the range of emotions felt each week as others were eliminated and he found himself still standing at the end. The very end. He won, that is. Of course, we needed all of our questions answered about judges Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson. We also needed all of our questions answered about Guest Judges Mariah Carey and Dolly Parton. David opens up about the “Mom Vote” and what it as like being a “cougar magnet” back in his Idol days. Speaking of idol we do a deep dive into both Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood and Reality Singing Competitions answering the age old question, “worth it or not?”.   We figured today a great day to share this blast from the past chat. Tune in now. @davidcookofficial @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) DraftKings Casino (Download The Draft King’s Casino App Now & Sign Up w/ Promo Code Velvetrope To Get a Deposit Match Up To One Hundred Dollars In Casino Credits When You Dposit $5 Or More To Play All Your Favorite Casino Games) KENSHI YONEZU (You can listen to "Spinning Globe" on any major streaming platform by searching for Kenshi Yonezu or "Spinning Globe.”) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/31/20231 hour, 21 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode Artwork

Erika vs. Denise Update, Kristen Doute Slams Lala & Our Appearance on RHOM This Past Week (The Return of Ana Quincoces)

Erika Jayne and Denise Richards continue their showdown both on and off RHOBH as this epic feud we did not know we needed continues. Kyle, Kim, Garcelle react and we share all our hot takes ahead of next weeks RHOBH return.  In other news, our Podcast was just on this past week’s RHOM.  We discuss how that came to be, the behind the scenes reality of the Mother’s Day party scene, what was edited out, the return of our friend Ana Quincoces and why, despite lackluster ratings, everyone who is watching Miami Housewives agrees that Season Six is, yet again, a blockbuster. Finally, Kristen Doute slams Lala, calls Schwartz / Scheana kiss fake and weighs in on the almost here new season of Vanderpump Rules.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Here: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/30/202311 minutes
Episode Artwork

LADY BUNNY (on Andy Cohen, Real Housewives, WWHL, RuPaul & Drag Race) - II

Merry Xmas.  Today is the perfect day for a fun, all out chat with the one and only Miss Lady Bunny.  Yes, THAT Lady Bunny. Drag Queen Extraordinaire, NYC Nightlife Legend, Friend to RuPaul, Lady Bunny. From her humble beginnings in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to her early days of Drag alongside RuPaul in Atlanta, Georgia, to her arrival on the New York City Club scene in the 1980s, Lady Bunny is here to tell it all. Lady Bunny discusses what the NYC “Club Kid” scene was like back in the day and how that scene was rocked when infamous Club Kid Michael Alig, with the help of his roommate, high on drugs, killed fellow Club Kid “Angel” Melendez and disposed of the body in the east river after bragging about the murder for days to anyone that would listen.  Lady Bunny is also happy discuss BFF RuPaul, BFF Andy Cohen, what each are like off camera, the evolution of WWHL, Real Housewives, Andy and more. Finally, we discuss how, when, where and why Lady Bunny founded the world renowned Wigstock, the juggernaut that it has become, the several blockbuster films it has spawned, and the involvement of “A” list celebrities such as Neil Patrick Harris. (Club) Kids, we are just getting started. Tune in now as we revisit this sit down with Drag Legend Lady Bunny. Part II starts now.  @official_lady_bunny @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) DraftKings Casino (Download The Draft King’s Casino App Now & Sign Up w/ Promo Code Velvetrope To Get a Deposit Match Up To One Hundred Dollars In Casino Credits When You Dposit $5 Or More To Play All Your Favorite Casino Games) KENSHI YONEZU (You can listen to "Spinning Globe" on any major streaming platform by searching for Kenshi Yonezu or "Spinning Globe.”) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/29/20231 hour, 23 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode Artwork

RACHEL UCHITEL (on Bravo 2023's Biggest Downfall, Comeback, Most Overexposed, Biggest Letdown & More!)

Rachel Uchitel pops by to help hand out the 2023 awards in all our fav categories of the year including, but not limited to, Biggest Downfall, Biggest Comeback, Most Overexposed, Couple of the Year, Most Dysfunctional Relationship of the Year, Most Inspiring Person of 2023, Breakout Star, Most Shocking, One To Watch for 2024, Biggest Letdown, Favorite TV Show, Fav Podcast Guest of Ours and so very much more. Finally, we look ahead to 2024 and share what we hope for in the world of Pop Culture and Bravo as we head into the new year. @racheluchitelnyc @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) DraftKings Casino (Download The Draft King’s Casino App Now & Sign Up w/ Promo Code Velvetrope To Get a Deposit Match Up To One Hundred Dollars In Casino Credits When You Dposit $5 Or More To Play All Your Favorite Casino Games) COOKUNITY - cookunity.com/VELVET (Or Enter Code VELVET Before Checkout for 50% Off Your First Order Of Chef Prepared Fresh Meals) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/28/20231 hour, 6 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode Artwork

JOHN OATES (on Hall & Oates, Taylor Swift, The 80s & Masked Singer)

John Oates steps Behind The Rope.  Half of one of the most famous duos in Rock and Roll history, Hall and Oates, John is here to chat about the full anthology of his career. Maneater, Private Eyes, You Make My Dreams, Rich Girls, Kiss on My List. We could go on all day. You know them all.  John talks about his rise to fame, the 80s, highs and lows, induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Live Aid and current life.  Fresh off his Masked Singer elimination - long live the Anteater, John talks this experience, all his famous friends he was guessed as and what is next for this Rock legend who does not seem to be slowing down anytime soon. @johnoatesofficial @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) DraftKings Casino (Download The Draft King’s Casino App Now & Sign Up w/ Promo Code Velvetrope To Get a Deposit Match Up To One Hundred Dollars In Casino Credits When You Dposit $5 Or More To Play All Your Favorite Casino Games) KENSHI YONEZU (You can listen to "Spinning Globe" on any major streaming platform by searching for Kenshi Yonezu or "Spinning Globe.”) COOKUNITY - cookunity.com/VELVET (Or Enter Code VELVET Before Checkout for 50% Off Your First Order Of Chef Prepared Fresh Meals) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/27/202332 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode Artwork

Top Ten MOST SHOCKING HOUSEWIFE & BRAVO Moments of 2023 Countdown!!!!

What a shocking year Bravo and Real Housewives have had both on and off air. Bravo has had such a shocking year that we did what only we know how to do. We have comprised our Most Shocking Bravo and Real Housewives Moments of 2023 and tied it all up in one neat Top Ten List. We are here today to count down and reveal this list of the Most Shocking Bravo and Real Housewives Moments of 2023. We explain why each of our choices made the list and count down from ten to one with some current goss thrown in. Are you going to be as shocked as we were that some most expected events did not make it to our list and some quiet happenings did? This year though there is double the trouble as our reg weekly co-host joins us to share her Top Ten List also as we fight it out to see who will take the top coveted spot. Which of 2023’s Housewives and Bravo events have made it to our “Most Shocking” list? Only one way to find out. Press Play. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) DraftKings Casino (Download The Draft King’s Casino App Now & Sign Up w/ Promo Code Velvetrope To Get a Deposit Match Up To One Hundred Dollars In Casino Credits When You Dposit $5 Or More To Play All Your Favorite Casino Games) KENSHI YONEZU (You can listen to "Spinning Globe" on any major streaming platform by searching for Kenshi Yonezu or "Spinning Globe.”) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/26/202353 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

LADY BUNNY (on Andy Cohen, Real Housewives, WWHL, RuPaul & Drag Race) - I

Merry Xmas.  Today is the perfect day for a fun, all out chat with the one and only Miss Lady Bunny.  Yes, THAT Lady Bunny. Drag Queen Extraordinaire, NYC Nightlife Legend, Friend to RuPaul, Lady Bunny. From her humble beginnings in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to her early days of Drag alongside RuPaul in Atlanta, Georgia, to her arrival on the New York City Club scene in the 1980s, Lady Bunny is here to tell it all. Lady Bunny discusses what the NYC “Club Kid” scene was like back in the day and how that scene was rocked when infamous Club Kid Michael Alig, with the help of his roommate, high on drugs, killed fellow Club Kid “Angel” Melendez and disposed of the body in the east river after bragging about the murder for days to anyone that would listen.  Lady Bunny is also happy to discuss BFF RuPaul, BFF Andy Cohen, what each are like off camera, the evolution of WWHL, Real Housewives, Andy and more. Finally, we discuss how, when, where and why Lady Bunny founded the world renowned Wigstock, the juggernaut that it has become, the several blockbuster films it has spawned, and the involvement of “A” list celebrities such as Neil Patrick Harris. (Club) Kids, we are just getting started. Tune in now as we revisit this sit down with Drag Legend Lady Bunny. @official_lady_bunny @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) DraftKings Casino (Download The Draft King’s Casino App Now & Sign Up w/ Promo Code Velvetrope To Get a Deposit Match Up To One Hundred Dollars In Casino Credits When You Dposit $5 Or More To Play All Your Favorite Casino Games) KENSHI YONEZU (You can listen to "Spinning Globe" on any major streaming platform by searching for Kenshi Yonezu or "Spinning Globe.”) COOKUNITY - cookunity.com/VELVET (Or Enter Code VELVET Before Checkout for 50% Off Your First Order Of Chef Prepared Fresh Meals) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/25/20231 hour, 7 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode Artwork

MIZ CRACKER (on Drag Race, Reality TV Drama & RuPaul)

With all the drama going on in the world, we figured it time to share this chat with the one and only Miz Cracker.  Miz Cracker chats about her involvement in Drag Race - how she were cast, why she was not ready for the show prior to Season 10, what filming was like, the other queens, the involvement of RuPaul, her elimination in Season 10, all the drama and ultimate placement as Runner Up in All Stars Season Five. On a larger note, Miz Cracker shares her thoughts on how Drag Race has changed the industry, the business side of drag, and how she has morphed from a Baby Drag Queen to the Woman we see before us here today. We discuss those Drag Competitions, the true difficulty of Drag Race, and the Power of TV and being one of "RuPaul’s Girls”. Miz Cracker dishes on Meryl Streep, Maya Rudolph, Real Housewives and more. Tune in now for this blast from the past if you are ready to laugh with the one and only Miz Cracker. @miz_cracker @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HELLOFRESH - HelloFresh.com/velvetropefree  (Use Code velvetropefree For Free Breakfast For Life on America’s #1 Meal Kit) OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET) VESSI FOOTWEAR - vessi.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off the Most Comfortable, Most Stylist Waterproof Footwear Ever) DraftKings Casino (Download The Draft King’s Casino App Now & Sign Up w/ Promo Code Velvetrope To Get a Deposit Match Up To One Hundred Dollars In Casino Credits When You Dposit $5 Or More To Play All Your Favorite Casino Games) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) KENSHI YONEZU (You can listen to "Spinning Globe" on any major streaming platform by searching for Kenshi Yonezu or "Spinning Globe.”) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/24/20231 hour, 18 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

The Gorgas Sued Again, Erika Jayne Slams Denise Richards, Dorit’s Morgan Wade Jealously & Why Kim Richards Needs To Stay on RHOBH

Melissa and Joe Gorga have been sued yet again.  This is becoming a regular occurrence, is it not? We break down their new lawsuit, the claims, dollar amount being requested they pay, their response and how we expect this to play out as they head to court early next year.  In other news, we have some words of advice to the RHOP producers on how to fix this franchise based on its current off season, which cast members should be replaced and what the highlights have been thus far as the weeks roll on.  RHUGT RHONY is in full effect. We share our hot takes - good and bad and name our MVP of the season thus far.  Finally, our weekly Recap of RHOBH has finally arrived - Dorit’s jealously, the return of kooky Aunt Kim, Sutton’s date, assassin from the side Crystal Kung, Garcelle’s lesson, and one epic show down between Denise Richards and the return to form Miss Erika Jayne! We mention it all! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/23/202311 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode Artwork

Lala vs. Ariana, Morgan Wade Breaks Her Silence, Raquel Shades Ariana & Year End Review (w/ MELISSA RIVERS)

What a year in Bravo! So many scandals, drama, breakups, makeups, kisses, infidelities and remember that “reckoning”?  Our fav monthly maven, Miss Melissa Rivers, stops by to deep dive the Bravo mess that was 2023. We could not think of anyone more equipped to help us make sense of it all. Melissa shares her hot takes on The Scandoval, VPR’s life after, how everyone has won from it, Raquel’s new podcast under Bethenny’s guidance, Ariana’s new role as Roxie Hart in Chicago and what we can expect in a few weeks when Vanderpump Rules returns for its eleventh season. Yes, we react to the trailer separating fact from fiction, real from fake. We discuss new developments in the Kyle, Mauricio, Morgan saga, current RHOBH season, Kathy Hilton’s Holiday party and more.  Speaking of shocking events, we break down the entire rebooted RHONY franchise, Andy’s off camera relationship with Jenna Lyons, jeans at a Housewives reunion and what the cast will most likely look like when RHONY begins filming season fifteen early next year.   We talk Below Deck drama, what Melissa witnessed at her infamous dinner with Bethenny Frankel and last, but certainly not least, the master plan we think Daddy Cohen has had for Morgan Wade all along. Can anyone say new city, new housewives franchise? Stay tuned and press play! @melissariversofficial @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET) VESSI FOOTWEAR - vessi.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off the Most Comfortable, Most Stylist Waterproof Footwear Ever) HELLOFRESH - HelloFresh.com/velvetropefree  (Use Code velvetropefree For Free Breakfast For Life on America’s #1 Meal Kit) DraftKings Casino (Download The Draft King’s Casino App Now & Sign Up w/ Promo Code Velvetrope To Get a Deposit Match Up To One Hundred Dollars In Casino Credits When You Dposit $5 Or More To Play All Your Favorite Casino Games) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) KENSHI YONEZU (You can listen to "Spinning Globe" on any major streaming platform by searching for Kenshi Yonezu or "Spinning Globe.”) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/22/202352 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode Artwork

Ramona Singer Crashes RHUGT Party, RHUGT Recap, Lindsay Hubbard Refuses To Film w/ Carl & Morgan Wade's New Kyle Confession

As we prepare for the new season of Summer House early next year, Lindsay Hubbard claims that when filming resumes in The Hamptons Summer of ’24, she no longer feels comfortable being in a house with Carl Radke and thus will not film with him.  Has she learned nothing from The VanderKids now that Season Eleven is about to return with every cast member, including Ariana, having filmed scenes with Tom Sandoval?  Ramona Singer crashed the RHONY RHUGT party and does not seem to give one fu$k.  We break down that move, take you inside the premiere party, discuss the current season sharing all our hot takes and reveal who we find to be the surprising break out star.  Finally, we check in on Kyle and Morgan Wade amidst Morgan’s RHOBH appearances, attendance at Kathy Hilton’s Holiday party and revealing new song which features multiple references to the one and only Kyle Richards.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HELLOFRESH - HelloFresh.com/velvetropefree  (Use Code velvetropefree For Free Breakfast For Life on America’s #1 Meal Kit) OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET) VESSI FOOTWEAR - vessi.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off the Most Comfortable, Most Stylist Waterproof Footwear Ever) DraftKings Casino (Download The Draft King’s Casino App Now & Sign Up w/ Promo Code Velvetrope To Get a Deposit Match Up To One Hundred Dollars In Casino Credits When You Dposit $5 Or More To Play All Your Favorite Casino Games) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) KENSHI YONEZU (You can listen to "Spinning Globe" on any major streaming platform by searching for Kenshi Yonezu or "Spinning Globe.”) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/21/20231 hour, 55 seconds
Episode Artwork

PATRICK DUFFY (on Dallas, Bobby Ewing, Step By Step, Co-Stars & Reboots)

Patrick Duffy steps Behind The Rope. Yes, Bobby Ewing in the flesh! Patrick is here to chat about the full anthology of his career and what it was like to be part of one of the most iconic shows of all time, Dallas. Patrick reminisces about being cast, the early days on set with co-stars Larry Hagman, Linda Gray, Charlene Tilton and Victoria Principal - to name a few, the highs and lows of Bobby Ewing, best and worst storylines for the character and how life changed as a result of Dallas. Patrick opens up about his decision to leave the show after eight seasons, returning after only one season off, the decision to bring Bobby back to life a la the “dream season”, the viral reaction from fans, life after Dallas and the positives and negatives of playing one character for so long. Patrick also opens up about his life long friendships with Larry Hagman and Linda Gray, the TNT “Dallas Reboot” that ended way too soon, the future of the Dallas legacy and whether another Reboot is looming on the horizon. Of course, there was also that other mega hit Patrick was a part of, Step By Step. We talk the transition from Bobby Ewing to comedy, working with Icon Suzanne Somers, other parts he would love to play and finding love again with actress Linda Pearl. Thank you Patrick. What a fun trip down memory lane regarding one of the best and most iconic TV shows to ever exist! @therealpduffy @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HELLOFRESH - HelloFresh.com/velvetropefree  (Use Code velvetropefree For Free Breakfast For Life on America’s #1 Meal Kit) OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET) VESSI FOOTWEAR - vessi.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off the Most Comfortable, Most Stylist Waterproof Footwear Ever) DraftKings Casino (Download The Draft King’s Casino App Now & Sign Up w/ Promo Code Velvetrope To Get a Deposit Match Up To One Hundred Dollars In Casino Credits When You Dposit $5 Or More To Play All Your Favorite Casino Games) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) KENSHI YONEZU (You can listen to "Spinning Globe" on any major streaming platform by searching for Kenshi Yonezu or "Spinning Globe.”) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/20/20231 hour, 27 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode Artwork

TYLER POSEY (on Teen Wolf, Working w/ JLO, Jane The Virgin & Masked Singer)

Tyler Posey steps Behind The Rope. Tyler stops by to chat about the full anthology of his career none the least of which was starring in the title role of the MTV mega hit, "Teen Wolf". Tyler chats all things Wolf - the original, cast mates, the movie earlier this year and why he is not yet done with the series or part. Tyler talks working with Gina Rodriguez in "Jane The Virgin" and what it was like to star as Jennifer Lopez’ son in "Maid in Manhattan”. Tyler talks music - his own, Taylor Swift and his recent appearance this season on “The Masked Singer”. Finally Tyler - just married - looks ahead on what is on the horizon both personally and professionally as we head into the new year. @tylerposey58 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HELLOFRESH - HelloFresh.com/velvetropefree (Use Code velvetropefree For Free Breakfast For Life on America’s #1 Meal Kit) OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET) VESSI FOOTWEAR - vessi.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off the Most Comfortable, Most Stylist Waterproof Footwear Ever) DraftKings Casino (Download The Draft King’s Casino App Now & Sign Up w/ Promo Code Velvetrope To Get a Deposit Match Up To One Hundred Dollars In Casino Credits When You Dposit $5 Or More To Play All Your Favorite Casino Games) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) KENSHI YONEZU (You can listen to "Spinning Globe" on any major streaming platform by searching for Kenshi Yonezu or "Spinning Globe.”) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/19/202336 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode Artwork

ALLISON DUBOIS (Recaps RHOBH, Kim Richards' Return & Why Denise Richards Is Not Ok)

Allison DuBois steps back Behind The Rope to help us make sense of the latest episode of RHOBH, chat the fall out from the Dinner Party From Hell and much more.  Allison shares her thoughts on all this season, why we should be very concerned about Denise Richards, her love for Sutton, the demise of her friendship with Camille, real reason Kyle Richards is not happy these days, the authenticity of Kim Richards - animal drawings and all - and much, much more.  Allison reads them all and shares her thoughts and feelings as we break down RHOBH, try to make sense of it all and predict - she is a Medium after all - where our fav diamond holders are headed next. @mediumallison @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: VESSI FOOTWEAR - vessi.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off the Most Comfortable, Most Stylist Waterproof Footwear Ever) HELLOFRESH - HelloFresh.com/velvetropefree  (Use Code velvetropefree For Free Breakfast For Life on America’s #1 Meal Kit) OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET) DraftKings Casino (Download The Draft King’s Casino App Now & Sign Up w/ Promo Code Velvetrope To Get a Deposit Match Up To One Hundred Dollars In Casino Credits When You Dposit $5 Or More To Play All Your Favorite Casino Games) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) KENSHI YONEZU (You can listen to "Spinning Globe" on any major streaming platform by searching for Kenshi Yonezu or "Spinning Globe.”) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/18/20231 hour, 19 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

JULIE GOLDMAN & BRANDY HOWARD (on Jeff Lewis, Bravo Drama/Feuds & Vanderpump Rules) - II

Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard from Bravo’s "The People’s Couch" step back Behind The Rope. You may have heard a thing of two about them feuding with Jeff Lewis lately. You may have heard a thing or two about Heather McDonald’s involvement as well. Here we were thinking it was going to be a nice, happy, peaceful end of 2023. Ya, right. We figured this was the perfect time to share this blast from the past chat with Julie and Brandy listening for and uncovering many Easter eggs of foreshadowing of what was to come on their eventual, brutal, ugly fall out with Mr. Jeff Lewis. We talk Jeff Lewis, Gage, Jenni Pulos, Kelly Dodd, Lea Black and tons more Bravo, Housewives and Jeff drama as we take this trip down memory lane. Part II starts now. @mrjuliegoldman @peeweethepeoplescouch @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) SKYLIGHT - skylight Frame.com/VELVET (Order The Best Quality Digital Picture Frame There Is) WATERBOY- waterboy.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off For the Best Hangover Cure That Is Scientifically Formulated To Cut Your Hangover Time In Half) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (50% Off Entire Order This Month Only on The Best Shapewear & Bras) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post)  BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App)  EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) KENSHI YONEZU (You can listen to "Spinning Globe" on any major streaming platform by searching for Kenshi Yonezu or "Spinning Globe.”) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/17/20231 hour, 21 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

Gia Giudice: (First Legacy Housewife), VPR Trailer (Real vs. Staged) & RHOBH Recap (Sutton’s Esophagus, EJ’s Dating Advice, Kyle’s Life Coach & Miss Kim Richards!)

Gia Giudice recently explained that she would be open to becoming a full time RHONJ. We break down that statement, when, where and why Gia could potentially be the first ever to be a legacy housewife and what that would look like for her and Teresa separately as well as their relationship as mother and daughter.  In other Housewives news, Denise Richards slams the RHOBH cast as the Vanderpump Rules trailer blows up. We break down Scheana’s Tom Schwartz kiss, Lala’s disdain with Ariana, Scheana’s claims that Ariana will never understand how hard Scandoval has been on her, James Kennedy’s good edit, the return of Jax Taylor and much, much more as we prepare for VPR’s return next month. Last, but certainly not least, we recap this weeks RHOBH - Kyle and Morgan’s telling signs, Sutton’s esophagus, Kyle’s life coach, Erika Jayne’s dating advice, Dorit vs. Crystal, Sutton’s independence, Daddy Avi, Garcelle’s parenting, doctor Annmarie, RHOC’s Meghan King’s guest appearance that wasn't and the, once again, voice of reason, Miss Kim Richards - animal drawings and all! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/16/202312 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

Top Ten WORST HOUSEWIVES of 2023 Countdown!!!!

Our much beloved "Annual Year End Worst Housewives” has returned to count down the Top Ten Worst Housewives of 2023. We explain why each of our choices made the list and count down from ten to one with some current goss thrown in. Are you going to be as shocked as we were that some of the fan favorites made the list while many love to hate ladies were left off? This year though there is double the trouble as our reg weekly co-host joins us to share her Top Ten List also as we fight it out to see who will take the top coveted spot from Housewives past and present. Tamra Judge, Margaret Josephs, Kyle Richards, Larsa Pippen, Heather Gay, Karen Huger, Brynn Whitfield… Which of these ladies have made it to our “Worst Of” list? Only one way to find out. Press Play. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) SKYLIGHT - skylight Frame.com/VELVET (Order The Best Quality Digital Picture Frame There Is) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  WATERBOY- waterboy.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off For the Best Hangover Cure That Is Scientifically Formulated To Cut Your Hangover Time In Half) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post)  HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (50% Off Entire Order This Month Only on The Best Shapewear & Bras) BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App)   EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/15/20231 hour, 38 seconds
Episode Artwork

Top Ten BEST HOUSEWIVES of 2023 Countdown!!!!

Our much beloved "Annual Year End Best Housewives” has returned to count down the Top Ten Best Housewives of 2023. We explain why each of our choices made the list and count down from ten to one with some current goss thrown in. Are you going to be as shocked as we were that some of these unpopular opinion ladies made the list while many fan favs were left off? This year though there is double the trouble as our reg weekly co-host joins us to share her Top Ten List also as we fight it out to see who will take the top coveted spot from Housewives past and present. Lisa Rinna, Nene Leakes, Melissa Gorga, Alexia Nepola, Meredith Marks, Candiace Dillard, Jenna Lyons… Which of these ladies have made it to our “Best Of” list? Only one way to find out. Press Play. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (50% Off Entire Order This Month Only on The Best Shapewear & Bras) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  SKYLIGHT - skylight Frame.com/VELVET (Order The Best Quality Digital Picture Frame There Is) WATERBOY- waterboy.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off For the Best Hangover Cure That Is Scientifically Formulated To Cut Your Hangover Time In Half) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post)  BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App)  EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/14/20231 hour, 4 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode Artwork

ALEXUS WHILBY (on Ex In-Laws The Chrisleys, Chase & Savannah & Jail Time) - II

Alexus Whilby steps back Behind The Rope. Alexus is here to chat about what it is like being the former daughter in-law of the now prisoned Todd and Julie Chrisley. Alexus takes a trip down memory lane from first meeting Todd and Julie through ex Kyle Chrisley, what Chase and Savannah were like, Todd’s many idiosyncrasies, the constant influx of money, early warning signs of fraudulent behavior, Chrisley Knows Best, Nanny Faye and oh, so much more. Alexus also breaks down current day Chrisley - Todd and Julie’s prison sentences, time in jail, how the kids are holding up, rumors of a new TV show and what next for a family fractured and divided by greed. Tune in for a revealing chat about everything Chrisley and more! Part II starts now.  @lexisbeautifullife @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) SKYLIGHT - skylight Frame.com/VELVET (Order The Best Quality Digital Picture Frame There Is) WATERBOY- waterboy.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off For the Best Hangover Cure That Is Scientifically Formulated To Cut Your Hangover Time In Half) G ADVENTURES - gadventures.com/geluxe ($15 Off w/ Code Velvet on The Best Product To Enhance Your Wellness Journey) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (50% Off Entire Order This Month Only on The Best Shapewear & Bras) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post)  BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App)  EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) KENSHI YONEZU (You can listen to "Spinning Globe" on any major streaming platform by searching for Kenshi Yonezu or "Spinning Globe.”) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/13/20231 hour, 1 minute, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

SEBASTIAN BACH (on Skid Row, Gilmore Girls, Broadway, Reunions & Masked Singer)

Sebastian Bach steps Behind The Rope.  Fresh off his Masked Singer elim - long live Tiki, Sebastian is here to chat about what it was like to break out in the late 80s as the frontman for one of metal’s most popular and iconic groups of all time, Skid Row. Sebastian talks highs and lows of the Skid experience, reunions, new music (“What Do I Got To Lose”), misconceptions and the future.  Sebastian also chats about his lead roles on Broadway - Jekyll & Hyde and Rock Horror, the music biz today and last, but certainly not least, his seven year arch as “Gil” on The Gilmore Girls.  As we like to say, Sebastian mentions it all. @sebastianbach @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) SKYLIGHT - skylight Frame.com/VELVET (Order The Best Quality Digital Picture Frame There Is) WATERBOY- waterboy.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off For the Best Hangover Cure That Is Scientifically Formulated To Cut Your Hangover Time In Half) G ADVENTURES - gadventures.com/geluxe ($15 Off w/ Code Velvet on The Best Product To Enhance Your Wellness Journey) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (50% Off Entire Order This Month Only on The Best Shapewear & Bras) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post)  BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App)  EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) KENSHI YONEZU (You can listen to "Spinning Globe" on any major streaming platform by searching for Kenshi Yonezu or "Spinning Globe.”) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/12/202346 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode Artwork

ALLISON DUBOIS (on RHOBH’s Latest Dinner Party From Hell, Camille & Faye’s Return, Drunk Denise & Truth Behind Kyle & Morgan)

RHOBH Dinner Party from Hell. No, not that Dinner Party from Hell from Season One with our very good friend Allison DuBois. The past two weeks’ Dinner Party from Hell.  We did what only we could think of doing and invited the original star and center of the first ever Dinner Party From Hell back, Miss Allison DuBois, to break down the latest episodes of RHOBH, share her hot takes on the current season and to help analyze just what the F is really going on with Kyle Richards these days. We discuss newbie Annemarie, return guests who were at both parties Camille and Faye and the shady but brilliant strategy of Sutton.  Finally, we discuss the performance of a lifetime by one of the hottest Bond Girls ever, Denise Richards. Where, oh where, do we even begin? @mediumallison @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: WATERBOY-  waterboy.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off For the Best Hangover Cure That Is Scientifically Formulated To Cut Your Hangover Time In Half) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) SKYLIGHT - skylight Frame.com/VELVET (Order The Best Quality Digital Picture Frame There Is) G ADVENTURES - gadventures.com/geluxe ($15 Off w/ Code Velvet on The Best Product To Enhance Your Wellness Journey) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (50% Off Entire Order This Month Only on The Best Shapewear & Bras) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post)  BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App)  EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) KENSHI YONEZU (You can listen to "Spinning Globe" on any major streaming platform by searching for Kenshi Yonezu or "Spinning Globe.”) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/11/20231 hour, 20 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode Artwork

JULIE GOLDMAN & BRANDY HOWARD (on Jeff Lewis, Bravo Drama/Feuds & Vanderpump Rules) - I

Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard from Bravo’s "The People’s Couch" step Behind The Rope. You may have heard a thing of two about them feuding with Jeff Lewis lately. You may have heard a thing or two about Heather McDonald’s involvement as well. Here we were thinking it was going to be a nice, happy, peaceful end of 2023. Ya, right. We figured this was the perfect time to share this blast from the past chat with Julie and Brandy listening for and uncovering many Easter eggs of foreshadowing of what was to come on their eventual, brutal, ugly fall out with Mr. Jeff Lewis. We talk Jeff Lewis, Gage, Jenni Pulos, Kelly Dodd, Lea Black and tons more Bravo, Housewives and Jeff drama as we take this trip down memory lane.  @mrjuliegoldman @peeweethepeoplescouch @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TRUVAGA - www.truvaga.com ($15 Off w/ Code Velvet on The Best Product To Enhance Your Wellness Journey) AURAFRAMES - auraframes.com ($30 Off Their Best Selling Frames With Code VELVET) RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (Reliefband’s “Twelve Days of Relief” Sale Is Happening Now. New discounts EVERYDAY Through December 12th on the #1 FDA-Approved Anti-Nausea Wristband) VESSI FOOTWEAR - vessi.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off the Most Comfortable, Most Stylist Waterproof Footwear Ever) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off Sitewide Entire Order This Month Only on The Best Shapewear & Bras) BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) DraftKings Casino (Download The Draft King’s Casino App Now & Sign Up w/ Promo Code Velvetrope To Get a Deposit Match Up To One Hundred Dollars In Casino Credits When You Dposit $5 Or More To Play All Your Favorite Casino Games) KENSHI YONEZU (You can listen to "Spinning Globe" on any major streaming platform by searching for Kenshi Yonezu or "Spinning Globe.”) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/10/20231 hour, 20 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ Season 14 Update, Alexis Bellino & John Janssen’s Dating & RHOBH Recap (F’d Up Denise, Erika’s Zen, Sutton’s Cig & Kim Richards’ Drawings)

The RHOBH Dinner Party From Hell.  Part Two. LOL. Where, oh where, do we even begin.  Breaking the fourth wall, Erika’s newfound zen and claims that she does not care if a man is rich or poor, Dorit’s horror over Denise’s upside down coat, Denise’s anger over Erika’s behavior from years ago, Erika’s confused apology, Annmarie’s undying loyalty to Kyle, Cynthia Bailey wondering why these women are passive aggressive compared to her peach holder’s back east, Sutton’s new prop Allison DuBois e-cigarette replacement, the chef’s amusement over a f’d up Denise Richards and so, very much more. We break it all down for you plus chat the return of RHONJ for Season Fourteen, Jen Fessler’s hospitalization, Alexis Bellino and John Janssen’s newfound “love” as Vicki Gunvalson slams them, RHOM recap and more. Whew! What a week!! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/9/202314 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOC Next Season Casting Updates, Rachel Leviss Returns, The Problem w/ RHOP & Kim Zolciak's New Low

RHOC. So many casting changes and news, so little time.  As Andy Cohen pretends that Taylor Armstrong resigned from Orange County Housewives all on her own, rumors continue to swirl that Gina, Emily, Jennifer, Shannon, Heather and Tamra are all back as Vicki and Alexis are likely in when this OG franchise resumes filming early 2024 for its unprecedented eighteenth season. Wow. We feel old. Now that Alexis has been seen out with John Janssen multiple times, Emily weighs in on what Alexis joining the cast would mean for Shannon and whether Vicki will hold firm at her prior claims that she will only return for her rumored $1 million dollar salary and nothing less. Moving on, there is so much wrong with this season of RHOP, RHOA is in desperate need of fixing and we have a few suggestions for the powers that be, Bethenny Frankel hired Rachel Leviss as she continues to confuse us about Nene Leakes and last, but certainly not least, we extend our sincere thanks to Kim Zolciak for our very own viral moment thanks to her newfound low. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: AURAFRAMES - auraframes.com ($30 Off Their Best Selling Frames With Code VELVET) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off Sitewide Entire Order This Month Only on The Best Shapewear & Bras) VESSI FOOTWEAR - vessi.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off the Most Comfortable, Most Stylist Waterproof Footwear Ever) G ADVENTURES - gadventures.com/geluxe ($15 Off w/ Code Velvet on The Best Product To Enhance Your Wellness Journey) RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (Reliefband’s “Twelve Days of Relief” Sale Is Happening Now. New discounts EVERYDAY Through December 12th on the #1 FDA-Approved Anti-Nausea Wristband) BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) DraftKings Casino (Download The Draft King’s Casino App Now & Sign Up w/ Promo Code Velvetrope To Get a Deposit Match Up To One Hundred Dollars In Casino Credits When You Dposit $5 Or More To Play All Your Favorite Casino Games) KENSHI YONEZU (You can listen to "Spinning Globe" on any major streaming platform by searching for Kenshi Yonezu or "Spinning Globe.”) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/8/20231 hour, 14 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim Richards' Message To Kyle, Kathy Hilton's Xmas Party Fall Out & Shady Sutton The Savage's RHOBH Season

Kathy Hilton had an epic Holiday Party which has got everyone in town talking thanks to one Miss Teddi Mellencamp.  Heather Gay will never film again with Monica Garcia who Mary Cosby says we all need to pray for. Kim and Kathy both have new messages for sister Kyle who seems madly in love these days - but with whom? Annmarie Wiley may have already lost her RHOBH gig before passing go.  Finally, we have a new shade assassin in town otherwise known as Shady Sutton “The Savage” Stracke. What was that about Lisa Rinna’s worry that this season may not live up to the hype? @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off Sitewide Entire Order This Month Only on The Best Shapewear & Bras) VESSI FOOTWEAR - vessi.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off the Most Comfortable, Most Stylist Waterproof Footwear Ever) AURAFRAMES - auraframes.com ($30 Off Their Best Selling Frames With Code VELVET) RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (Reliefband’s “Twelve Days of Relief” Sale Is Happening Now. New discounts EVERYDAY Through December 12th on the #1 FDA-Approved Anti-Nausea Wristband) G ADVENTURES - gadventures.com/geluxe ($15 Off w/ Code Velvet on The Best Product To Enhance Your Wellness Journey) BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) DraftKings Casino (Download The Draft King’s Casino App Now & Sign Up w/ Promo Code Velvetrope To Get a Deposit Match Up To One Hundred Dollars In Casino Credits When You Dposit $5 Or More To Play All Your Favorite Casino Games) KENSHI YONEZU (You can listen to "Spinning Globe" on any major streaming platform by searching for Kenshi Yonezu or "Spinning Globe.”) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/7/20231 hour, 6 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

ALEXUS WHILBY (on Ex In-Laws The Chrisleys, Chase & Savannah & Jail Time) - I

Alexus Whilby steps Behind The Rope. Alexus is here to chat about what it is like being the former daughter in-law of the now prisoned Todd and Julie Chrisley. Alexus takes a trip down memory lane from first meeting Todd and Julie through ex Kyle Chrisley, what Chase and Savannah were like, Todd’s many idiosyncrasies, the constant influx of money, early warning signs of fraudulent behavior, Chrisley Knows Best, Nanny Faye and oh, so much more. Alexus also breaks down current day Chrisley - Todd and Julie’s prison sentences, time in jail, how the kids are holding up, rumors of a new TV show and what next for a family fractured and divided by greed. Tune in for a revealing chat about everything Chrisley and more! @lexisbeautifullife @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TRUVAGA - www.truvaga.com ($15 Off w/ Code Velvet on The Best Product To Enhance Your Wellness Journey) AURAFRAMES - auraframes.com ($30 Off Their Best Selling Frames With Code VELVET) RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (Reliefband’s “Twelve Days of Relief” Sale Is Happening Now. New discounts EVERYDAY Through December 12th on the #1 FDA-Approved Anti-Nausea Wristband) VESSI FOOTWEAR - vessi.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off the Most Comfortable, Most Stylist Waterproof Footwear Ever) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off Sitewide Entire Order This Month Only on The Best Shapewear & Bras) BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) DraftKings Casino (Download The Draft King’s Casino App Now & Sign Up w/ Promo Code Velvetrope To Get a Deposit Match Up To One Hundred Dollars In Casino Credits When You Dposit $5 Or More To Play All Your Favorite Casino Games) KENSHI YONEZU (You can listen to "Spinning Globe" on any major streaming platform by searching for Kenshi Yonezu or "Spinning Globe.”) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/6/20231 hour, 36 seconds
Episode Artwork

Introducing: ‘Tis The Grinch Holiday Talk Show

Cuddly as a cactus and charming as an eel, he’s your new favorite snarky talk show host. Join The Grinch (and his faithful dog Max) each week as he rants against Christmas cheer and roasts celebrity guests like chestnuts on an open fire. Starring Saturday Night Live’s James Austin Johnson as the notorious curmudgeon and broadcasting straight from Who-Ville, will The Grinch send these famous folks back down Mt. Crumpit, or will they soften his stance against Christmas and grow his heart three sizes? Grab your hot cocoa and cozy slippers and listen along to find out! Listen to ‘Tis The Grinch Holiday Talk Show: Wondery.fm/Grinch_BTVR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/5/20235 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

ASHLEY PARKER ANGEL (on O-Town, Only Fans, Reality TV, Taylor Swift & The Masked Singer)

Ashley Parker Angel steps back Behind The Rope.  Fresh off his stint on The Masked Singer - Long Live S’more - Ashley is here to chat about that experience, early days with O-Town, Boy Bands, Reunions, Ariana Grande in Wicked, Taylor Swift, his day job in fitness, Only Fans and O - pun intended - so much more.  Give your All Or Nothing - ok we will stop now - and listen to this journey back, current days and look into the future with Ashley Parker Angel.  @ashley_parker_angel @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off Sitewide Entire Order This Month Only on The Best Shapewear & Bras) VESSI FOOTWEAR - vessi.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off the Most Comfortable, Most Stylist Waterproof Footwear Ever) AURAFRAMES - auraframes.com ($30 Off Their Best Selling Frames With Code VELVET) RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (Reliefband’s “Twelve Days of Relief” Sale Is Happening Now. New discounts EVERYDAY Through December 12th on the #1 FDA-Approved Anti-Nausea Wristband) TRUVAGA - www.truvaga.com ($15 Off w/ Code Velvet on The Best Product To Enhance Your Wellness Journey) BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) DraftKings Casino (Download The Draft King’s Casino App Now & Sign Up w/ Promo Code Velvetrope To Get a Deposit Match Up To One Hundred Dollars In Casino Credits When You Dposit $5 Or More To Play All Your Favorite Casino Games) KENSHI YONEZU (You can listen to "Spinning Globe" on any major streaming platform by searching for Kenshi Yonezu or "Spinning Globe.”) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/5/202343 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

What A List Celebs Have Hooked Up w/ Bravolebrities? (w/ MELISSA RIVERS)

It is that time of the month again. Miss Melissa Rivers is back to break down all that has been happening in our Bravo world.  Having had dinner with Bethenny and Nene earlier this month, we ask Melissa, “were there any signs of discord” foreshadowing what we now know as the eventual break up, unfollowing and demise of BethenNene?  We break down Nene’s recent trip to Dubai with Cynthia Bailey and what is really going on over in Dubai with Nene, Cynthia, Chanel Ayan, Lesa Milan and Bravo TV.  Speaking of Nene, we discuss the current state of RHOA, talk future peach holders and whether Nene is really needed to save this once stellar franchise. Next, we talk RHONY, Jenna Lyons’ recent behavior and what can be expected when the new cast is announced early next year.  Finally, we deep dive all the A List celebrities who have hooked up with Bravolebrities, share our hot takes and romanticize other combos that we would love to see! @melissariversofficial @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: VESSI FOOTWEAR - vessi.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off the Most Comfortable, Most Stylist Waterproof Footwear Ever) AURAFRAMES - auraframes.com ($30 Off Their Best Selling Frames With Code VELVET) RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (Reliefband’s “Twelve Days of Relief” Sale Is Happening Now. New discounts EVERYDAY Through December 12th on the #1 FDA-Approved Anti-Nausea Wristband) TRUVAGA - www.truvaga.com ($15 Off w/ Code Velvet on The Best Product To Enhance Your Wellness Journey) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off Sitewide Entire Order This Month Only on The Best Shapewear & Bras) BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) DraftKings Casino (Download The Draft King’s Casino App Now & Sign Up w/ Promo Code Velvetrope To Get a Deposit Match Up To One Hundred Dollars In Casino Credits When You Dposit $5 Or More To Play All Your Favorite Casino Games) KENSHI YONEZU (You can listen to "Spinning Globe" on any major streaming platform by searching for Kenshi Yonezu or "Spinning Globe.”) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/4/202341 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

VICKY VOX (on Brandi Glanville, Real Housewives & Drag Race) - II

Vicky Vox steps back Behind The Rope. She barely made it, just in from Kelly Osborne’s Birthday Party and all. A little hungover, it is ok we do not judge, Vicky is here to Spill The Tea on just what went down at Miss O’s big shin dig. Well, what she can remember of it, that is, after all of those whiskeys. One guest she does remember well? Dorothy Wang of famed E Reality Show, Rich Kids of Beverly Hills. Vicky even read Dorothy’s cards. Do tell. Vicky does. Vicky also tells us about how she became friends with Kelly Osbourne way back when while working in Drag at a Los Angeles club and what it is like to hang out with Kelly and the rest of the Osbourne family Ozzy, Sharon and Jack. It was at this same LA Club that Vicky has stories about Miley Cyrus, Leo DiCaprio, and Eddie Murphy, all of whom were in regular attendance. Eventually Vicky got fired from this famed club thanks to Evan Ross. Oh Evan! Of course, we also had to ask about that one time she appeared on the short lived “My Kitchen Rules” show with Kelly Osbourne and Brandi Glanville and, let us just say, things did not exactly go smoothly. Would you expect anything less from Miss Brandi Glanville? Wait, weren’t we supposed to talk to Vicky about Drag and her stellar "Doing Great" Podcast? Ok that will have to wait for another time. We figured this holiday weekend was the perfect time to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only Vicky Vox. Part II starts now! @thevickyvox @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: UNCOMMON GOODS - uncommon goods.com/VELVET (15% Off This Holiday Season The Most Remarkable & Unique Gifts For Everyone On Your List) PHILO - www.philo.tv (Use Promo Code Velvet To Get 50% Off Your First Month on The Easiest, Hassle Free Way To Watch TV) OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App)  EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/3/20231 hour, 14 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode Artwork

Danielle Cabral’s Bad Week, Melissa Gorga’s Trust Issues & Jackie Shade and RHOBH Dinner Party From Hell (Recap!)

RHOBH Dinner Party from Hell. No, not that Dinner Party from Hell from Season One with our very good friend Allison DuBois. This past weeks Dinner Party from Hell. We break down this epic dinner sharing all our hot takes on newbie Annemarie as well as guests Denise, Camille and Faye. We discuss Sutton vs. Kyle, the awkward Kyle and Mo scenes, dating coach Dorit, the introduction of Morgan Wade and much, much more.  In RHONJ news, Melissa Gorga reveals who she trusts on the RHONJ cast the most, how she feels about the Season Fourteen newbies, shades Jackie and weighs in on Jennifer Aydin’s Christmas party.  Danielle Cabral found herself in some hot water this week regarding her glam and we reveal what we really know about the situation and Ms. Cabral.  Finally, Taylor Armstrong is out of the OC, Vicki and Alexis are rumored to be in and Tamra is fighting with Shannon, once again.  All this and more. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/2/20239 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode Artwork

John Janssen & Alexis Bellino Heat Up, Larsa Pippen Cools Down & We Apologize To Teddi Mellencamp As Rinna Weighs In

As Raquel Leviss gets publicly slammed, once again, we look ahead to the upcoming season of Vanderpump Rules sharing what we know and breaking down all the drama we can expect when our fav SerVers return next month. RHOC’s John Janssen and Alexis “Jesus Jugs” Bellino heat up, RHOM’s Larsa Pippen and Julia Lemigova cool down, RHOBH’s Annemarie Wiley debuts as husband Marcellus is accused of sexual assault and Summer House’s Lindsay Hubbard goes “Bananas”. Last, but certainly not least, we break down our sincere apology to Miss Teddi Mellencamp, discuss what prompted this apology and deep dive whether Teddi is, as Lisa Rinna says, one of the Best Housewives to ever exist.  @behindthevelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TRUVAGA - www.truvaga.com ($15 Off w/ Code Velvet on The Best Product To Enhance Your Wellness Journey) UNCOMMON GOODS - uncommon goods.com/VELVET (15% Off This Holiday Season The Most Remarkable & Unique Gifts For Everyone On Your List) PHILO - www.philo.tv (Use Promo Code Velvet To Get 50% Off Your First Month on The Easiest, Hassle Free Way To Watch TV) OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App)  EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) KENSHI YONEZU (You can listen to "Spinning Globe" on any major streaming platform by searching for Kenshi Yonezu or "Spinning Globe.”) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/1/20231 hour, 4 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bethenny & Nene's Breakup (Fact vs Fiction), Kelly Bensimon Thank You, Candiace Dillard Apology & VPR Shocker

Another day, another turn in the saga that is the breakup of super Type A personalities Bethenny Frankel and Linnethia “NeNe” Leakes. We share our hot takes on the latest, deep dive this breakup, chat Bravo and Andy’s involvement and whether NeNe could, should and would head back to RHOA as rumors continue to swirl about the next season casting on this once stelar, now fractured franchise. In other news, we reveal our huge thank you to Kelly Bensimon, our sincere apology to Candiace Dillard, chat the upcoming season of Vanderpump Rules and why we never need to discuss Kim and Kroy again ever.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TRUVAGA - https://www.truvaga.com ($15 Off w/ Code Velvet on The Best Product To Enhance Your Wellness Journey) UNCOMMON GOODS - uncommon goods.com/VELVET (15% Off This Holiday Season The Most Remarkable & Unique Gifts For Everyone On Your List) PHILO - www.philo.tv (Use Promo Code Velvet To Get 50% Off Your First Month on The Easiest, Hassle Free Way To Watch TV) OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App)  EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) KENSHI YONEZU (You can listen to "Spinning Globe" on any major streaming platform by searching for Kenshi Yonezu or "Spinning Globe.”) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/30/20231 hour, 11 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

Cease & Desist Received By Bethenny Frankel, Run In w/ Rachel Zoe, & RHOBH, RHOP, RHOSLC Hot Takes (w/ Meredith Lynch) II

Have you ever heard of or met someone who has received a Cease and Desist from both Bethenny Frankel and Rachel Zoe, who has regular lunches as Kathy Griffin’s Hollywood Hills estate and who loves Bravo as much as we do here Behind The Rope? We have and today that person is here with us. Meredith Lynch steps back Behind The Rope. Meredith is here to chat about her ups and downs with both Bethenny and Rachel, friendship with Kathy, and going that extra mile to expose all the scams, wrongdoings and fishy biz in the Bravo and entertainment world which helped make her a viral social media sensation. Speaking of Bravo, we break down RHOP, chat the current season of RHOBH, deep dive the RHONY reboot and likelihood Jenna Lyons will return, analyze Andy Cohen’s favorite housewives, chit chat a great epic return to form RHOSLC season and discuss when Vanderpump Rules can live up to the hype of the Scandoval aftermath when it returns in January. Part II starts now! @meredithmlynch @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PHILO - www.philo.tv (Use Promo Code Velvet To Get 50% Off Your First Month on The Easiest, Hassle Free Way To Watch TV) OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET) UNCOMMON GOODS - uncommon goods.com/VELVET (15% Off This Holiday Season The Most Remarkable & Unique Gifts For Everyone On Your List) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App)  EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/29/202359 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode Artwork

Cease & Desist Received By Bethenny Frankel, Run In w/ Rachel Zoe, & RHOBH, RHOP, RHOSLC Hot Takes (w/ Meredith Lynch) I

Have you ever heard of or met someone who has received a Cease and Desist from both Bethenny Frankel and Rachel Zoe, who has regular lunches as Kathy Griffin’s Hollywood Hills estate and who loves Bravo as much as we do here Behind The Rope? We have and today that person is here with us. Meredith Lynch steps Behind The Rope. Meredith is here to chat about her ups and downs with both Bethenny and Rachel, friendship with Kathy, and going that extra mile to expose all the scams, wrongdoings and fishy biz in the Bravo and entertainment world which helped make her a viral social media sensation. Speaking of Bravo, we break down RHOP, chat the current season of RHOBH, deep dive the RHONY reboot and likelihood Jenna Lyons will return, analyze Andy Cohen’s favorite housewives, chit chat a great epic return to form RHOSLC season and discuss when Vanderpump Rules can live up to the hype of the Scandoval aftermath when it returns in January.  @meredithmlynch @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PHILO - www.philo.tv (Use Promo Code Velvet To Get 50% Off Your First Month on The Easiest, Hassle Free Way To Watch TV) OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET) UNCOMMON GOODS - uncommon goods.com/VELVET (15% Off This Holiday Season The Most Remarkable & Unique Gifts For Everyone On Your List) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App)  EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/28/20231 hour, 2 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONY’s JULES WAINSTEIN (on RHONY Past/Present/Future, Bethenny Frankel Run Ins & RHOM) - II

Jules Wainstein steps back Behind The Rope. So much has been written about Jules over the past few years since her time on RHONY’s Season Eight. Today Jules is here to set the record straight on what is true, not true and kinda true. Of course, we also deep dive into the epic RHONY Season 8 in all its glory - “Please Don’t Let It Be About Tom”, Cheater Brands, “Everyone Hates John”and much more. Jules breaks down what her time on RHONY was like, her friend Dorinda who introduced her to this group of Apple holders, working with Bethenny - who she shared the same divorce attorney as, yes we discuss in detail, highs/lows, misconceptions, and much more. We chat about the current state of RHONY, diversity on Housewives, which OG’s should and would be back and what the future of RHONY looks like. Finally, living in Boca, we chat about Jules’ “friends” down the street - the RHOM, the drama and what joining this booming franchise would look like for her. Part II starts now! @juleswainstein @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) UNCOMMON GOODS - uncommon goods.com/VELVET (15% Off This Holiday Season The Most Remarkable & Unique Gifts For Everyone On Your List) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) PHILO - www.philo.tv (Use Promo Code Velvet To Get 50% Off Your First Month on The Easiest, Hassle Free Way To Watch TV) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App)  OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/27/202356 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode Artwork

VICKY VOX (on Working w/ Brandi Glanville, Partying w/ Kelly Osbourne & The Joy of Miley Cyrus ) - I

Vicky Vox steps Behind The Rope. She barely made it, just in from Kelly Osborne’s Birthday Party and all. A little hungover, it is ok we do not judge, Vicky is here to Spill The Tea on just what went down at Miss O’s big shin dig. Well, what she can remember of it, that is, after all of those whiskeys. One guest she does remember well? Dorothy Wang of famed E Reality Show, Rich Kids of Beverly Hills. Vicky even read Dorothy’s cards. Do tell. Vicky does. Vicky also tells us about how she became friends with Kelly Osbourne way back when while working in Drag at a Los Angeles club and what it is like to hang out with Kelly and the rest of the Osbourne family Ozzy, Sharon and Jack. It was at this same LA Club that Vicky has stories about Miley Cyrus, Leo DiCaprio, and Eddie Murphy, all of whom were in regular attendance. Eventually Vicky got fired from this famed club thanks to Evan Ross. Oh Evan! Of course, we also had to ask about that one time she appeared on the short lived “My Kitchen Rules” show with Kelly Osbourne and Brandi Glanville and, let us just say, things did not exactly go smoothly. Would you expect anything less from Miss Brandi Glanville? Wait, weren’t we supposed to talk to Vicky about Drag and her stellar "Doing Great" Podcast? Ok that will have to wait for another time. We figured this holiday weekend was the perfect time to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only Vicky Vox.  @thevickyvox @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: AURAFRAMES - auraframes.com ($40 Off Their Best Selling Carver Mat With Code VELVET Now Through Black Friday and Cyber Monday) UNCOMMON GOODS - uncommon goods.com/VELVET (15% Off This Holiday Season The Most Remarkable & Unique Gifts For Everyone On Your List) WATERBOY- waterboy.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off For the Best Hangover Cure That Is Scientifically Formulated To Cut Your Hangover Time In Half) VESSI FOOTWEAR - vessi.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off the Most Comfortable, Most Stylist Waterproof Footwear Ever) BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) AQUATRU- aquatrue.com (Use Code VELVET25 For a Massive 25% Off During This Limited Time Black Friday Sale Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee on The Best Water Purifier Around) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (50% Off Entire Order This Month Only on The Best Shapewear & Bras) AIRDOCTOR - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET23 To Save Up To $350 Off Purifiers, 20% Off Filters and Get A Free 3 Year Extended Warranty on Any Purifier In Your Cart)  LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) WONDERY: ACADEMY (Prime Members Can Binge All Ten Episodes of Academy on Amazon Music. Download the Amazon Music App Today.) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198I Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/26/20231 hour, 9 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode Artwork

Teresa’s Very Good Week, Gia’s Upgrade, Nene/Bethenny Fall Out & RHOBH “Name Em” Recap

As Teresa is named one of the forty most powerful women in Reality TV, we break down all that has happen this week in RHONJ land - the fact that we will see more of Gia next season, Danielle Cabral’s latest revelation, whether Gia will ever be a full time housewife and when we can expect RHONJ back on our TVs. Moving on, we discuss the fall out of Bethenny Frankel and Nene Leakes, Andy’s involvement in this fallout, Nene and Bravo re-following each other on social and the true, real likelihood that Nene could return to RHOA as a peach holder next season as rumors of a reboot, Sanya and Drew terminations and other cast shakeup tabloid fodder surface and resurface all week. Next, we share some newly surfaced tea from BravoCon and it is scolding hawt. Finally, we recap RHOP, RHOM and discuss all that is RHOBH - “name ‘em”, a humbled EJ, make ups and break ups, Dorit’s PTSD and the return of the one and only Denise F’ing Richards. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/25/202312 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

RYAN CABRERA - (on his Dating Ashlee Simpson, Audrina Patridge & Avril Lavigne, The Hills & Jessica Simpson)

Ryan Cabrera steps Behind The Rope. Ryan was discovered by Jessica and Ashlee Simpson’s Dad, Joe Simpson, while playing an acoustic show in Dallas. Two days later he was living in Los Angeles in the Simpson Household. With a room next to Ashlee’s, the two became fast and good friends, a friendship that later blossomed into a romance after Ashlee appeared in his video. That romance was documented, in part, on the hit MTV Reality show, "The Ashlee Simpson Show". Ryan discusses what it was like to film that show with Ashlee, how it helped catapult him into the public eye, and the effect that had on his music sales. Speaking of hit MTV Reality Shows, we discuss friend Jessica Simpson’s Reality Show with then husband Nick Lachey, “Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica” - the fact that at the time it was one of THE biggest reality shows ever to date, how “real” the show was, Jessica’s Viral “Chicken of The Sea Moment”, and Nick and Jessica’s relationship. Ryan also opens up about Jessica’s Billion Dollar Empire, the misperception of her as a “Dumb Blond”, and some of the many revelations in her earlier this year released Autobiography “Open Book”. Ryan also chats with us about then Girlfriend Ashlee Simpson’s viral SNL appearance, how that almost side railed the trajectory of her career, and what Ashlee really thought about the fallout from that fateful night. Having moved on to Audrina Patridge, we talk about that on-again, off-again relationship and what it was like to be back on Reality TV as the result of a relationship, this time on the super hit “The Hills” and many years later during an on-again phase, “The Hills: New Beginnings”. Then, of course, there was Avril Lavigne. All’s well that ends well, Ryan chats now wife WWE Superstar Alexa Bliss. We figured today to be the perfect day to share this chat with the one and only Ryan Cabrera.  @ryancabrera @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: AURAFRAMES - auraframes.com ($40 Off Their Best Selling Carver Mat With Code VELVET Now Through Black Friday and Cyber Monday) VESSI FOOTWEAR - vessi.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off the Most Comfortable, Most Stylist Waterproof Footwear Ever) AIRDOCTOR - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET23 To Save Up To $350 Off Purifiers, 20% Off Filters and Get A Free 3 Year Extended Warranty on Any Purifier In Your Cart)  AQUATRU- aquatrue.com (Use Code VELVET25 For a Massive 25% Off During This Limited Time Black Friday Sale Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee on The Best Water Purifier Around) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (50% Off Entire Order This Month Only on The Best Shapewear & Bras) UNCOMMON GOODS - uncommon goods.com/VELVET (15% Off This Holiday Season The Most Remarkable & Unique Gifts For Everyone On Your List) WATERBOY- waterboy.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off For the Best Hangover Cure That Is Scientifically Formulated To Cut Your Hangover Time In Half) BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) WONDERY: ACADEMY (Prime Members Can Binge All Ten Episodes of Academy on Amazon Music. Download the Amazon Music App Today.) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/24/20231 hour, 21 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode Artwork

CHRISTI LUKASIAK (on Dance Moms, Abby Lee Miller, Gigi Hadid & Taylor Swift)

Christi Lukasiak steps Behind The Rope. We figured this blast from the past was a perfect chat for Thanksgiving Day (you didn’t think we would take a day off, did you?). First off, Christi fills us in on all that she has been up to see we last saw her on our TV screens on Dance Moms. Christi talks daughter Chloe, working with Abby Lee Miller and spills the tea on what the Dance Mons Reality TV experience was really like both on and off air. We talk about why the term "stage mom" has such negative connotations and the perceived notions of that phrase versus the reality of the term. Christi opens up about the difficulties of balancing being an actual mom versus running your child's career, and how those goals often do not meet. Christi explains how her and Chloe were originally cast, how competitive it was to get cast, how she “knew” her and Chloe were gonna get the job and how she kinda just felt this show may be a huge hit. We discuss how she felt when she first saw the show and the differences between how she was edited and what she remembered during filming.  We also talk about those famous Dance Mom’s fans that Christi and Chloe have met throughout the years - Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Gigi Hadid, Jennifer Lawrence, Kristin Chenoweth and Millie Bobby Brown. On a more serious note, we talk about her decision to leave the show, how and why, how the show "changed" the entire cast - for better or worse, the positives and negatives of fame, and her decision to return.  @christilukasiak @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: AIRDOCTOR - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET23 To Save Up To $350 Off Purifiers, 20% Off Filters and Get A Free 3 Year Extended Warranty on Any Purifier In Your Cart)  AQUATRU- aquatrue.com (Use Code VELVET25 For a Massive 25% Off During This Limited Time Black Friday Sale Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee on The Best Water Purifier Around) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (50% Off Entire Order This Month Only on The Best Shapewear & Bras) UNCOMMON GOODS - uncommon goods.com/VELVET (15% Off This Holiday Season The Most Remarkable & Unique Gifts For Everyone On Your List) VESSI FOOTWEAR - vessi.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off the Most Comfortable, Most Stylist Waterproof Footwear Ever) WATERBOY- waterboy.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off For the Best Hangover Cure That Is Scientifically Formulated To Cut Your Hangover Time In Half) BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) AURAFRAMES - auraframes.com ($40 Off Their Best Selling Carver Mat With Code VELVET Now Through Black Friday and Cyber Monday) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) WONDERY: ACADEMY (Prime Members Can Binge All Ten Episodes of Academy on Amazon Music. Download the Amazon Music App Today.) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/23/20231 hour, 25 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode Artwork

BROOKS MARKS (on RHOSLC, Mama Meredith, Jen Shah, Lisa Barlow, BravoCon & Tracksuits)

Brooks Marks steps back Behind The Rope. With RHOSLC back in our lives for a stellar Season, we thought it time to share this never before aired blast from the past chat with Brooks Marks. Brooks is here to chat about his experience as one of the Real Housewives’ Kids from his break out Season One status to the past few years on RHOSLC. We talk mom Meredith, Jen Shah’s guilt and much more as this epic return to stellar form of RHOSLC Season Four continues on. Finally, we talk about why the world is so obsessed with labeling one’s sexuality, Meredith’s allyship to the community and, of course, tracksuits.  @brooksmarks @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: WATERBOY- waterboy.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off For the Best Hangover Cure That Is Scientifically Formulated To Cut Your Hangover Time In Half) VESSI FOOTWEAR - vessi.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off the Most Comfortable, Most Stylist Waterproof Footwear Ever) AIRDOCTOR - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET23 To Save Up To $350 Off Purifiers, 20% Off Filters and Get A Free 3 Year Extended Warranty on Any Purifier In Your Cart)  AQUATRU- aquatrue.com (Use Code VELVET25 For a Massive 25% Off During This Limited Time Black Friday Sale Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee on The Best Water Purifier Around) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (50% Off Entire Order This Month Only on The Best Shapewear & Bras) UNCOMMON GOODS - uncommon goods.com/VELVET (15% Off This Holiday Season The Most Remarkable & Unique Gifts For Everyone On Your List) BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) AURAFRAMES - auraframes.com ($40 Off Their Best Selling Carver Mat With Code VELVET Now Through Black Friday and Cyber Monday) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) WONDERY: ACADEMY (Prime Members Can Binge All Ten Episodes of Academy on Amazon Music. Download the Amazon Music App Today.) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/22/20231 hour, 15 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

CHRISTOPHER ATKINS (on The Blue Lagoon, Brooke Shields, Dallas, Remakes & Channing Tatum)

Christopher Atkins steps Behind The Rope. Christopher is here to chat about the full anthology of his career none the least of which was his breakout role in the classic 1980 film Blue Lagoon. Christopher talks about how he got this iconic role with no acting experience or no desire to act, what working on a desolate island in Fiji was like, meeting Brooke Shields for the first time, pressure from Producers to “fall in love” with Brooke and the media’s and public’s reaction - good and bad - once the film came out. We break down life immediately after when he went from a relative unknown to world wide super stardom, the “slow years” thereafter in the business trying to secure work, an unprecedented move to “do TV” in the juggernaut Dallas and his eventual decision to stop chasing the work and become a full time Dad. We talk addiction, recovery, the fleeting highs and lows of fame, pitfalls of the business and where it is today. Finally, Christopher talks current projects, the concept of a Blue Lagoon remake, actors he would love to work with and one epic plan to star opposite Brooke Shields in a brilliant concept he has developed. As we like to say, Christopher mentions it all! @christopheratkins1 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) AURAFRAMES - auraframes.com ($40 Off Their Best Selling Carver Mat With Code VELVET Now Through Black Friday and Cyber Monday) UNCOMMON GOODS - uncommon goods.com/VELVET (15% Off This Holiday Season The Most Remarkable & Unique Gifts For Everyone On Your List) AQUATRU- aquatrue.com (Use Code VELVET25 For a Massive 25% Off During This Limited Time Black Friday Sale Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee on The Best Water Purifier Around) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (50% Off Entire Order This Month Only on The Best Shapewear & Bras) AIRDOCTOR - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET23 To Save Up To $350 Off Purifiers, 20% Off Filters and Get A Free 3 Year Extended Warranty on Any Purifier In Your Cart)  WATERBOY- waterboy.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off For the Best Hangover Cure That Is Scientifically Formulated To Cut Your Hangover Time In Half) VESSI FOOTWEAR - vessi.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off the Most Comfortable, Most Stylist Waterproof Footwear Ever) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) WONDERY: ACADEMY (Prime Members Can Binge All Ten Episodes of Academy on Amazon Music. Download the Amazon Music App Today.) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/21/20231 hour, 24 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONY’s JULES WAINSTEIN (on RHONY Past/Present/Future, Bethenny Frankel Run Ins & RHOM) - I

Jules Wainstein steps Behind The Rope. So much has been written about Jules over the past few years since her time on RHONY’s Season Eight. Today Jules is here to set the record straight on what is true, not true and kinda true. Of course, we also deep dive into the epic RHONY Season 8 in all its glory - “Please Don’t Let It Be About Tom”, Cheater Brands, “Everyone Hates John”and much more. Jules breaks down what her time on RHONY was like, her friend Dorinda who introduced her to this group of Apple holders, working with Bethenny - who she shared the same divorce attorney as, yes we discuss in detail, highs/lows, misconceptions, and much more. We chat about the current state of RHONY, diversity on Housewives, which OG’s should and would be back and what the future of RHONY looks like. Finally, living in Boca, we chat about Jules’ “friends” down the street - the RHOM, the drama and what joining this booming franchise would look like for her. @juleswainstein @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (50% Off Entire Order This Month Only on The Best Shapewear & Bras) UNCOMMON GOODS - uncommon goods.com/VELVET (15% Off This Holiday Season The Most Remarkable & Unique Gifts For Everyone On Your List) VESSI FOOTWEAR - vessi.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off the Most Comfortable, Most Stylist Waterproof Footwear Ever) WATERBOY- waterboy.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off For the Best Hangover Cure That Is Scientifically Formulated To Cut Your Hangover Time In Half) AIRDOCTOR - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET23 To Save Up To $350 Off Purifiers, 20% Off Filters and Get A Free 3 Year Extended Warranty on Any Purifier In Your Cart)  AQUATRU- aquatrue.com (Use Code VELVET25 For a Massive 25% Off During This Limited Time Black Friday Sale Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee on The Best Water Purifier Around) BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) AURAFRAMES - auraframes.com ($40 Off Their Best Selling Carver Mat With Code VELVET Now Through Black Friday and Cyber Monday) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) WONDERY: ACADEMY (Prime Members Can Binge All Ten Episodes of Academy on Amazon Music. Download the Amazon Music App Today.) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/20/20231 hour, 1 minute, 56 seconds
Episode Artwork

SUKIHANA (on RHOA, Kylie Jenner, Cardi B, Love & Hip Hop & Only Fans)

Love & Hip Hop’s Sukihana steps Behind The Rope. Sukihana, who named herself after a restaurant that she loves, is a marketing savant who makes approximately $100,000 per video on Only Fans. No really, she bought a Bentley with her Only Fans coins. That marketing savviness has also helped her amass a whopping 1.3 Million Instagram Followers who watch her every move. Those moves include putting “it all” out there for the world to see and enjoy. Extremely body and sex positive, Sukihana is open about her upbringing, becoming a Mom at a young age, and finding social media stardom by living her authentic life. Of course, we discuss Sukihana’s time on Love & Hip Hop: Miami and how she became an instant “fan favorite” of the franchise. We also discuss those infamous Love & Hip Hop reunions, hosted by our friend, The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Claudia Jordan. David & Suki discuss which of the Peach Holders are their favorites and who is the best “reader”. We also discuss her featured role in Cardi B’s wildly popular “WAP” music video, what it was like to work with Cardi, and what she thought of Kylie Jenner’s star turn in the video as well. Finally, Sukihana discusses the release of her brilliant “Wolf Pu$$y” mixtape, her musical influences such as Lil’ Kim and Foxy Brown (who David saw during one of Kandi Burruss’ “Welcome To The Dungeon” live shows) and answers the question, what is next for Sukihana? With all the Bravo drama going on lately, we felt it time to share this funny AF blast from the past, our chat with the one and only Miss Sukihana.  @sukihanagoat @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) UNCOMMON GOODS - uncommon goods.com/VELVET (15% Off This Holiday Season The Most Remarkable & Unique Gifts For Everyone On Your List) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) SKYLIGHT - skylight Frame.com/VELVET (Order The Best Quality Digital Picture Frame There Is) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App)  QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/19/20231 hour, 7 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode Artwork

Teresa Slams Tamra Again, Margaret’s Latest Obsession, Andy Cohen’s Anger w/ Aydin & RHOBH Recap

Tamra Judge has just shaded Teresa Giudice and Luis Ruelas again and Teresa has clapped back. Hard. We break down the latest in the ever changing Tre vs. Tamra feud sharing all of our hot takes. In other RHONJ news, we discuss Margaret’s latest obsession - Jackie Goldschneider, explain why Andy Cohen is furious with Jen Aydin, how we ended up with the entire cast back for Season Fourteen, why Melissa and Joe want to reconcile with Tre and last but certainly not least, Danielle Cabral’s latest antics. Heading west, we break down the latest episode of RHOBH and recap and share our hot takes on all the latest shenanigans - Sutton’s drinking, Dorit and Kyle’s marriages, Magic Mike meltdowns, Crystal’s birthday, Erika’s newfound zen and humility and one epic showdown between Kyle and Sutton which, just like this episode, is just getting started. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now At: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/18/202312 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode Artwork

Sutton Stracke vs Kyle Richards, Denise Richards' Rinna Friendship Exposed, Monica Garcia's Shady Past & Robyn / Juan Dixon Update

Monica Garcia is making quite a splash her freshman season of RHOSLC - alleged fake ties to the military, lawsuits against and by Heather Gay, messy breakups, Lisa Barlow conflict and an on again / off again relationship with her Mom. We weigh in on all of this and share our thoughts on this season of RHOSLC and whether Mary Cosby can maintain her “not interested” attitude much longer. Next, we discuss where Bethenny’s idea for the “Reality Reckoning” really came from, her sit down with Denise Richards, the truth behind Diana Jenkins’ RHOBH exit, Sutton’s new shade toward Kyle, the ever changing saga of Robyn and Juan Dixon and much more in this jam packed episode. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) UNCOMMON GOODS - uncommon goods.com/VELVET (15% Off This Holiday Season The Most Remarkable & Unique Gifts For Everyone On Your List) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) SKYLIGHT - skylight Frame.com/VELVET (Order The Best Quality Digital Picture Frame There Is) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App)  QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/17/20231 hour, 12 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode Artwork

Ramona Singer Cancelled, Leah McSweeney Sues, Jenna Lyons' Season Two & Manzo/Glanville's Uncertainty

The Vanity Fair “Reckoning” continues to have its effect with Ramona Singer being cancelled, Leah McSweeney about to sue, NBC Head Honchos making formal statements and many of our fav shows such as the Brandi Glanville / Caroline Manzo RHUGT suspended in limbo. We deep dive the article and share all of our hot takes on the matter. Next we discuss the future of RHONY, Jenna Lyons’ recent conflicting statements, Kyle Richards’ marriage update, RHOP’s Katie Rost’s new troubles and the ugly truth about life after Housewives - for most. @iamsampezz @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) UNCOMMON GOODS - uncommon goods.com/VELVET (15% Off This Holiday Season The Most Remarkable & Unique Gifts For Everyone On Your List) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) SKYLIGHT - skylight Frame.com/VELVET (Order The Best Quality Digital Picture Frame There Is) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App)  QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/16/20231 hour, 10 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode Artwork

CANDIACE DILLARD (on RHOP Past/Present/Future, Cast Mate Feuds & Ashley Darby's Divorce)

Candiace Dillard steps back Behind The Rope. Candiace Dillard from the vault that is. This never before aired chat, on the heels of last season’s The Real Housewives of Potomac premiere, is shared here today with Miss Candy Gal and our regular BFF Sarah Fraser. We talk RHOP past, present and future. We chat Ashley Darby’s divorce from Michael, Gizelle Bryant’s love life, Robyn and Juan Dixon and so much more. Candiace opens up about her over zealous mouth and twitter finger which often gets her into hot water, the involvement of husband Chris Basset, being held to a different standard than many of her RHOP cast mates and how, no matter what she does, people hate, or love to hate her. Of course, we also chat music a la her first album “Deep Space”, other housewives’ music a la Countess Lu, Mel Gorga and the like and how she turned to one and only Kandi Burrus as well as Erika Jayne to not get caught up in the Housewives music mix. As we say, she mentions it all. @candeegal09 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post)  RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET. The #1 FDA-Approved Anti-Nausea Wristband) THE KARDASHIANS - (Catch New Episodes of The Kardashians on Thursdays, Streaming Only on Hulu) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/15/20231 hour, 29 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

JULIA HAART (on My Unorthodox Life, Jill Zarin, Divorce Update & Dating Younger!)

Julia Haart steps Behind The Rope. My Unorthodox Life’s Julia Haart that is. Julia is here to chat all about life as the star of a hit Netflix show, shares updates on the fam Batsheva, Miriam, Shlomo and Aron, talks highs and lows from being a Reality TV star and what a potential Season Three of My Unorthodox Life might look like. Of course, so much has been written about, discussed and reported on Julia’s ongoing, never ending divorce from Silvio and her future at Elite. Today, Julia clarifies many of the incorrect headlines, separates fact from fiction, shares updates on both and talks new biz ventures. Finally, Julia opens up about dating, her reputation for liking “younger” guys, her type and current status of her love life having been tied to many a famous face over the past few months. As we like to say, Julia mentions it all! @juliahaart @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) UNCOMMON GOODS - uncommon goods.com/VELVET (15% Off This Holiday Season The Most Remarkable & Unique Gifts For Everyone On Your List) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App)  SKYLIGHT - skylight Frame.com/VELVET (Order The Best Quality Digital Picture Frame There Is) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/14/20231 hour, 8 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode Artwork

COUNTESS LUANN DE LESSEPS (on BravoCon, RHONY Girls Trip Update, Masked Singer & Becoming The Next "Golden Bachelorette")

Countess Luann is back. Yes, again!! We have to stop meeting like this. Fresh off her Masked Singer elimination, Luann is here to chat about that experience, her new cabaret - “Marry, F, Kill” premiering early 2024, which of her RHONY Girls Trip Legacy co-stars she would Marry, F, Kill, which of her past RHONY men she would Marry, F, Kill and much, much more. Luann shares an update on the premiere of RHONY Girls Trip - has anything changed?, talks Crappie Lake, breaks down BravoCon, shares updates on Jill Zarin, Alex McCord, Andy Cohen and talks finding love and a possible Luann de Lesseps “Golden Bachelor” inspired Bravo spinoff. Say whaaat? As we like to say, Luann mentions it all! @countessluann @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) SKYLIGHT - skylight Frame.com/VELVET (Order The Best Quality Digital Picture Frame There Is) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App)  UNCOMMON GOODS - uncommon goods.com/VELVET (15% Off This Holiday Season The Most Remarkable & Unique Gifts For Everyone On Your List) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices)  NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/13/202336 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode Artwork

SUZANNE SOMERS (on an Iconic Career & Life Well Lived) - Another Tribute Interview

Suzanne Somers died on October 15th, one day before her 77th birthday. Suzanne died of breast cancer with metastasis to the brain. I had the pleasure of interviewing Suzanne not once but twice. How I got so lucky through this job, through this podcast, to interview a living legend like Suzanne is beyond me. Trust me, the opportunity, the experience has never been, and is not, lost on me. Suzanne was a Trailblazer, an Icon, an Actress, Comedic Gold, an Entrepreneur, and Fearless. You do realize that if ABC tried to fire her today for demanding the equal pay of her male co-stars, she would own ABC? Something we talked about. Everyone's been slipping into my DMs because most of you know that I've interviewed her twice, asking if I am going to do something special to honor her. On that note, I am sharing the first of those initial chats in its original form, with no edits. Of course, we mention it all - Three’s Company, Step By Step, the Thighmaster, her appearance on RHOBH, and much, much more. This is not an interview that should be overlooked. Time changes so fast, and life is so precious. Tomorrow is not guaranteed.This was such a special experience for me. Suzanne will never know how much she touched my life through this chat. Today, we share our second sit down to honor the life of Miss Suzanne Somers! @suzannesomers @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: VESSI FOOTWEAR - vessi.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off the Most Comfortable, Most Stylist Waterproof Footwear Ever) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post)  PHILO - www.philo.tv (Use Promo Code Velvet To Get 50% Off Your First Month on The Easiest, Hassle Free Way To Watch TV) RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET. The #1 FDA-Approved Anti-Nausea Wristband) NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post)  EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/12/20231 hour, 4 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

BravoCon RHONJ (Teresa’s Boos, Jen Aydin’s Clap Back, Jackie & Marge’s Friendship, Dolores' Shocker & Season 14 Revealed)

BravoCon RHONJ Edition!! You guys have asked for it all week and today we share all our thoughts and break down all that happened Behind The Scenes and Backstage at BravoCon - RHONJ Style. We address all the rumors that the Melissa/Joey/Margaret Panel was empty, that spies and saboteurs were planted at Tre’s Panel to disrupt the peace and that “Gabby From Philly” was paid by Bravo to ask Jen Aydin a series of questions that she did not seem to enjoy to say the least. We break down the fall out from Jen’s comments, her doubling down on social, Luis Ruelas’ BravoCon experience, the many statements Marge and Jackie made about the fall out of their friendship, John Fuda’s statements that Teresa is a has been (TreHugger’s cover your ears), Dolores Catania’s explosive comments about Season Fourteen, the Season Fourteen RHONJ Trailer, run ins, shade, new beef started within the RHONJ franchise and across franchises and much, much more in this supersized RHONJ BravoCon extravaganza!! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/11/202312 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode Artwork

Ariana & VPR Cast Invite Raquel Back, LVP & Kyle Richards Move Toward Reconciliation, Vicki Gunvalson's RHOC Return & Andy Cohen's Anger

BravoCon weekend was so supersized that we needed to dedicate not one but at least two shows to this Super Bowl of an event. We start by breaking down Vicki Gunvalson’s Wifetime Achievement Award, the return of past Pod guests Jo De Lo Rosa, Alexis Bellino, Lynne Curtin and whether Vicki is playing the game correctly in demanding her last full time salary in order to return to RHOC as an Orange Holder when RHOC returns next year. Meanwhile, the Vanderpump Rules cast calls Raquel “Rachel" Leviss to return, LVP shades Raquel and Bethenny, Andy and LVP shut down Sandoval hate, Andy gets angry with Mary Cosby, Kelly Bensimon rejects Bethenny Frankel, Karen Huger starts a Grand Dame school for mini Grand Dames, Kenya more slams Ramona, Lisa Vanderpump and Kyle Richards exchange pleasantries and much, much more as the non stop Vegas weekend tea continues to spill. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PHILO - www.philo.tv (Use Promo Code Velvet To Get 50% Off Your First Month on The Easiest, Hassle Free Way To Watch TV) BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (Visit lifemd.com/VELVET To Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today) RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET. The #1 FDA-Approved Anti-Nausea Wristband) VESSI FOOTWEAR - vessi.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off the Most Comfortable, Most Stylist Waterproof Footwear Ever) NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post)  EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/10/20231 hour, 7 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

BravoCon (The Truth Behind Andy's Media Safe Answers, Ramona's Absence, Jeff Lewis' Shade & The Return of Carole Radziwill To RHONY)

BravoCon has come and gone and it is finally time for us to discuss our experiences - the good, the bad, the other. Next we spill all the tea and share all our nuanced analysis regarding all of the weekend’s events, gossip and tea spilled including, but not limited too, Jeff Lewis’ messiness, Ramona’s absence, Avery Singer’s attendance, the premiere and potentially crafty editing of RHUGT RHONY, the future of Caroline Manzo and Brandi Glanville’s Girls Trip, the return of Carole Radziwill to RHONY, the reboot of RHOA, Brynn Whitfield’s shoes, the boos of Tom Sandoval and Robyn Dixon and Andy Cohen’s many confusing, vague, conflicting and, most of all, media trained answers. Whew! All this and more as we mention it all!! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PHILO - www.philo.tv (Use Promo Code Velvet To Get 50% Off Your First Month on The Easiest, Hassle Free Way To Watch TV) BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (LifeMD’s Weight Management Program Gives Qualifying Patients Access to GLP-1 Medications Like Wegovy) RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET. The #1 FDA-Approved Anti-Nausea Wristband) VESSI FOOTWEAR - vessi.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off the Most Comfortable, Most Stylist Waterproof Footwear Ever) NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post)  EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/9/20231 hour, 1 minute, 5 seconds
Episode Artwork

ALLISON DUBOIS (on Kyle & Mauricio’s Reality, Dorit & PK’s Future, Erika's Empathy & Vanity Fair’s “Reckoning”) II

Allison DuBois steps back, again, Behind The Rope!! With two episodes of this season of RHOBH under our belts, Allison stops by to help break down this current season of RHOBH. First, we revisit her thirteen year in the making prediction that Mauricio will never emotionally fulfill Kyle. Know That!! Allison breaks down the recent scenes between Kyle and Mauricio helping us separate the real from fake and weighing in on all the recent real world events - Morgan, DWTS and many conflicting statements. Next, we break down the Dorit & PK “Pretty Woman” scene and discuss whether these two are separated or not - despite Dorit’s weekend BravoCon claims that they are, in fact, not separated. We discuss how the season is going for other cast mates - Sutton, Garcelle, Crystal, the fact that Erika is learning “empathy” for the first time (Allison actually knows Dr. Jenn Mann well) and what the arrival of Annemarie Wiley in episode six really means for the rest of this season and future of this franchise. Finally, we talk Reality Reckoning, Andy Cohen’s latest, Kyle’s recent WWHL appearance and why Kyle just cannot keep Allison’s name out of her mouth. As we like to say, Allison mentions it all. Part II Starts Now! @mediumallison @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PHILO - www.philo.tv (Use Promo Code Velvet To Get 50% Off Your First Month on The Easiest, Hassle Free Way To Watch TV) BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET. The #1 FDA-Approved Anti-Nausea Wristband) VESSI FOOTWEAR - vessi.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off the Most Comfortable, Most Stylist Waterproof Footwear Ever) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (LifeMD’s Weight Management Program Gives Qualifying Patients Access to GLP-1 Medications Like Wegovy) NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post)  EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/8/20231 hour, 6 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode Artwork

SAMANTHA FOX (on "Touch Me", Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, Coming Out & Stalkers)

Samantha Fox steps back Behind The Rope. Yes, Ms. Fox is already back to chat more about her Iconic career with such mega hits like “Touch Me”, “Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)”, “I Wanna Have Some Fun” and many, many more. Samatha talks about the woman behind the music and public image who went from a pin up girl at age sixteen to an International global superstar. Samantha gets candid about her infamous stalker in the eighties / nineties, fame, celebrity, famous friends, the 80s, coming out to many people’s surprise later in life, Reality TV stints - Celebrity BigBrother, I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!, acting roles a la Charles In Charge and Sharknado and last, but certainly not least, marriage to her wife and manager Linda. As we like to say, Samantha mentions it all, leaving nothing to the imagination and no stone unturned!! @samanthafoxofficial @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PHILO - www.philo.tv (Use Promo Code Velvet To Get 50% Off Your First Month on The Easiest, Hassle Free Way To Watch TV) BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET. The #1 FDA-Approved Anti-Nausea Wristband) NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) VESSI FOOTWEAR - vessi.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off the Most Comfortable, Most Stylist Waterproof Footwear Ever) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post)  LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (LifeMD’s Weight Management Program Gives Qualifying Patients Access to GLP-1 Medications Like Wegovy) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/7/20231 hour, 28 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode Artwork

ALLISON DUBOIS (on RHOBH Recap, Kyle/Mauricio/Morgan, Dorit & PK's "Separation", Erika's Empathy & New Predictions) I

Allison DuBois steps back, again, Behind The Rope!! With two episodes of this season of RHOBH under our belts, Allison stops by to help break down this current season of RHOBH. First, we revisit her thirteen year in the making prediction that Mauricio will never emotionally fulfill Kyle. Know That!! Allison breaks down the recent scenes between Kyle and Mauricio helping us separate the real from fake and weighing in on all the recent real world events - Morgan, DWTS and many conflicting statements. Next, we break down the Dorit & PK “Pretty Woman” scene and discuss whether these two are separated or not - despite Dorit’s weekend BravoCon claims that they are, in fact, not separated. We discuss how the season is going for other cast mates - Sutton, Garcelle, Crystal, the fact that Erika is learning “empathy” for the first time (Allison actually knows Dr. Jenn Mann well) and what the arrival of Annemarie Wiley in episode six really means for the rest of this season and future of this franchise. Finally, we talk Reality Reckoning, Andy Cohen’s latest, Kyle’s recent WWHL appearance and why Kyle just cannot keep Allison’s name out of her mouth. As we like to say, Allison mentions it all.  @mediumallison @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PHILO - www.philo.tv (Use Promo Code Velvet To Get 50% Off Your First Month on The Easiest, Hassle Free Way To Watch TV) BUBLY - bubly.com (Crack a Smile with The Best Sparkling Water - No Calories, No Sweeteners. The Sparkling Water of “Reality TV”) VESSI FOOTWEAR - vessi.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off the Most Comfortable, Most Stylist Waterproof Footwear Ever) NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET. The #1 FDA-Approved Anti-Nausea Wristband) LIFEMD - lifemd.com/VELVET (LifeMD’s Weight Management Program Gives Qualifying Patients Access to GLP-1 Medications Like Wegovy) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post)  EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/6/20231 hour, 17 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode Artwork

SUZANNE SOMERS (on an Iconic Career & Life Well Lived) - A Tribute Interview

Suzanne Somers died on October 15th, one day before her 77th birthday. Suzanne died of breast cancer with metastasis to the brain. I had the pleasure of interviewing Suzanne not once but twice. How I got so lucky through this job, through this podcast, to interview a living legend like Suzanne is beyond me. Trust me, the opportunity, the experience has never been, and is not, lost on me. Suzanne was a Trailblazer, an Icon, an Actress, Comedic Gold, an Entrepreneur, and Fearless. You do realize that if ABC tried to fire her today for demanding the equal pay of her male co-stars, she would own ABC? Something we talked about. Everyone's been slipping into my DMs because most of you know that I've interviewed her twice, asking if I am going to do something special to honor her. On that note, I am sharing the first of those initial chats in its original form, with no edits. Of course, we mention it all - Three’s Company, Step By Step, the Thighmaster, her appearance on RHOBH, and much, much more. This is not an interview that should be overlooked. Time changes so fast, and life is so precious. Tomorrow is not guaranteed.This was such a special experience for me. Suzanne will never know how much she touched my life through this chat.  @suzannesomers @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices) NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) DOG’s OVERALL HEALTH - www.DogFoodExposed.com/Velvet  - (Help Improve Your Dog’s Overall Health By Making One Simple Change in The Way They Eat. Click Link To See For Yourself) DR. LAYKE BEVERLY HILLS MD - BHMD1.com/Velvet (Step By Step Video of How To Use Dr. Layke’s Revolutionary Discovery Dubbed “Photoshop For Your Face” Which Can Take Years Off Your Appearance In Minutes. Watch Video To Find Out)  DraftKings Casino (Download The Draft King’s Casino App Now & Sign Up w/ Promo Code Velvetrope To Get a Deposit Match Up To One Hundred Dollars In Casino Credits When You Dposit $5 Or More To Play All Your Favorite Casino Games) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/5/20231 hour, 9 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode Artwork

Joey Gorga’s Comedy Scam, Margaret’s Video Mishap Leaked, BravoCon Update & RHONJ’s Penny Drossos Karagiorgis Interview

RHONJ’s Penny Drossos-Karagiorgis steps Behind The Rope. Season Five RHONJ’s Penny Drossos, that is. Penny explains how she was at the forefront of being caught between Melissa and Teresa way back when the original “Melissa Cheated” rumors came out. Penny explains how she had a gag order from Bravo all these years prohibiting her from talking about the season finale scene, a scene she describes here today as “violent” once Joey Gorga learned of these rumors. Being BravoCon Weekend and the fact that the Vanity Fair Bravo Expose article has dropped, we touch upon BravoCon and Vanity Fair. Can someone say Ramona Singer three times fast? Finally, we deep dive Luis Ruelas’ Restraining Order court win against his ex, discuss who is to blame for Joey Gorga’s BravoCon Comedy Show Scam and analyze the viral video which has surfaced regarding Margaret Josephs - the use of racially inappropriate language, the claims of AI and what will be the ramifications, if any, for Marge if that is, in fact, her voice on the video. So many questions, so little time! @penny.karagiorgis @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/4/202311 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode Artwork

Tamra Judge Blocks Us, Dorit & PK Deny, Ubah Slams Everyone, RHOP Returns & BravoCon Weekend Arrives

On the heels of the return of RHOP, the drama off screen is heating up in full force. Robyn and Gizelle weigh in on the Chris Bassett infidelity rumors, Candiace slams them back and Mia Thornton gears up to share more of her life than she ever thought possible as her marriage and separation take center stage. Welcome back ladies. Moving on, we analyze Shannon Beador’s future as she is formally charged with DUI and Hit and Run after blowing way above the legal limit - black out level to be specific - for her drunk while driving night out. Speaking of the OC, Kelly Dodd slams Tamra, Tamra blocks us, and Ubah Hassan slams Tamra. The RHONY ladies come to life in their reunion - who knew they had it in them, foreshadow what we can expect next season and answer, kind of, whether Jenna Lyons will, in fact, return next year. Finally, Andy Cohen gets annoyed with Teddi Mellencamp, weighs in on this season of RHONJ and prepares for his Super Bowl weekend this weekend at BravoCon. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) DraftKings Casino (Download The Draft King’s Casino App Now & Sign Up w/ Promo Code Velvetrope To Get a Deposit Match Up To One Hundred Dollars In Casino Credits When You Dposit $5 Or More To Play All Your Favorite Casino Games) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices) DOG’s OVERALL HEALTH - www.DogFoodExposed.com/Velvet  - (Help Improve Your Dog’s Overall Health By Making One Simple Change in The Way They Eat. Click Link To See For Yourself) DR. LAYKE BEVERLY HILLS MD - BHMD1.com/Velvet (Step By Step Video of How To Use Dr. Layke’s Revolutionary Discovery Dubbed “Photoshop For Your Face” Which Can Take Years Off Your Appearance In Minutes. Watch Video To Find Out)  EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/3/20231 hour, 5 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kyle Comes For Us, Vanity Fair’s Bravo Expose Exposed, Dorit's Latest Robbery & Mauricio's DWTS Partner

Kyle Richards has a message for everyone who thinks her separation from Mauricio is fake. We break down just what is really going on with Kyle and Mo, separate the fake from real, discuss Mauricio’s Dancing With The Stars partner and analyze how this will all play out this season on RHOBH. Speaking of this season of RHOBH, we discuss Dorit Kemsley’s latest robbery, her PTSD and confessionals which seem to be stealing the show. Next, we share an update on Lisa Rinna’s RHOBH future, her American Horror Stories appearance and reveal the truth behind her Bravo resignation. Finally, on the heels of BravoCon, we discuss the Vanity Fair Bravo “takedown”, how this will affect the weekend and what all attending can and should expect. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) DraftKings Casino (Download The Draft King’s Casino App Now & Sign Up w/ Promo Code Velvetrope To Get a Deposit Match Up To One Hundred Dollars In Casino Credits When You Dposit $5 Or More To Play All Your Favorite Casino Games) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices) DOG’s OVERALL HEALTH - www.DogFoodExposed.com/Velvet  - (Help Improve Your Dog’s Overall Health By Making One Simple Change in The Way They Eat. Click Link To See For Yourself) DR. LAYKE BEVERLY HILLS MD - BHMD1.com/Velvet (Step By Step Video of How To Use Dr. Layke’s Revolutionary Discovery Dubbed “Photoshop For Your Face” Which Can Take Years Off Your Appearance In Minutes. Watch Video To Find Out)  EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/2/20231 hour, 3 minutes
Episode Artwork

MELISSA RIVERS (Attends Bethenny's Dinner w/ Raquel & Nene, Prepares For BravoCon This Weekend & Talks Vanity Fair's Bravo "Probe")

Last week Bethenny Frankel, Nene Leakes and the artist formerly known as Raquel Leviss had dinner at Hotel Bel Air with approximately twenty seven other women. One of those women was our very own BFF and monthly cross over co-host Miss Melissa Rivers. Today Melissa returns to spill all the tea on that dinner - what did Bethenny talk about, how and why was this dinner organized, what were 90210’s Jennie Garth and Tiffani Thiessen doing there and did they actually burry the hatchet as the viral headlines have suggested, who did Raquel speak to, was Scandoval discussed, what was Larsa Pippen doing there. what was Melissa’s role in all of this, and last, but certainly not least, did Bethenny spend all night discussing her “Reality Recknoning”. Speaking of B’s “Reckoning”, we discuss the upcoming “Vanity Fair” “deeply reported probe into Bravo’s relationship with Housewives" - when we can expect it to drop, the target of the article and likely outcome at Bravo once released. Speaking of Bravo, we discuss heading to BravoCon next week and break down Melissa’s plans to stalk, we mean meet, Below Deck’s Captain Jason, team up with her “competition” Countess Lu, attend Erika’s “Bet on Blond” and spy incognito on Kyle to see if there are any Morgan Wade or Mauricio Umansky sightings. Finally we discuss the close of this season of RHONY, the premiere of RHOBH and how to fix both RHOA and RHOC when they return to our Bravo TVs later next year. @melissariversofficial @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices) DOG’s OVERALL HEALTH - www.DogFoodExposed.com/Velvet  - (Help Improve Your Dog’s Overall Health By Making One Simple Change in The Way They Eat. Click Link To See For Yourself) DR. LAYKE BEVERLY HILLS MD - BHMD1.com/Velvet (Step By Step Video of How To Use Dr. Layke’s Revolutionary Discovery Dubbed “Photoshop For Your Face” Which Can Take Years Off Your Appearance In Minutes. Watch Video To Find Out)  DraftKings Casino (Download The Draft King’s Casino App Now & Sign Up w/ Promo Code Velvetrope To Get a Deposit Match Up To One Hundred Dollars In Casino Credits When You Dposit $5 Or More To Play All Your Favorite Casino Games) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/1/202349 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode Artwork

Introducing: UNDERWATER with Jason Derulo

Starring Jason Derulo, UNDERWATER is a sexy, neo-noir thriller and a first-of-its kind narrative album. Brand new, original music from Jason Derulo will be woven into the story and score, creating an innovative and immersive listening experience, and making for a groundbreaking event at the cutting edge of audio entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/31/20238 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

MORGAN FAIRCHILD (on Matthew Perry, Friends, Roseanne, Dallas & Kissing David Schwimmer)

Morgan Fairchild steps Behind The Rope. Icon. Legend. Star of stage and screen. Morgan is here to chat about the full anthology of her career none the least of which included parts on many of our favorite TV shows Friends, Roseanne, Dallas, Falcon Crest, Paper Dolls, Nip/Tuck, Hot in Cleveland, Revenge, General Hospital and oh, so much, more. We discuss co-stars such as Roseanne, Courteney Cox, Sandra Bernhard, Jennifer Aniston, Matthew Perry, Larry Hagman - to name a few. We also chat about her work as one of the initial leading HIV activists in Hollywood, the current state of Hollywood today, current projects, misconceptions and what is next for this Hollywood legend that does not seem to be slowing down anytime soon. @morganfairchild1 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices) DOG’s OVERALL HEALTH - www.DogFoodExposed.com/Velvet  - (Help Improve Your Dog’s Overall Health By Making One Simple Change in The Way They Eat. Click Link To See For Yourself) DR. LAYKE BEVERLY HILLS MD - BHMD1.com/Velvet (Step By Step Video of How To Use Dr. Layke’s Revolutionary Discovery Dubbed “Photoshop For Your Face” Which Can Take Years Off Your Appearance In Minutes. Watch Video To Find Out)  DraftKings Casino (Download The Draft King’s Casino App Now & Sign Up w/ Promo Code Velvetrope To Get a Deposit Match Up To One Hundred Dollars In Casino Credits When You Dposit $5 Or More To Play All Your Favorite Casino Games) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/31/20231 hour, 44 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode Artwork

SHAWN TRUJILLO (w/ Special Guest ANGIE KATSANEVAS) on RHOSLC Season 4, Cast Mates, Rumors & Stereotypes

Shawn Trujillo (w/ special Guest Appearance by wife Angie Katsanevas) steps Behind The Rope. Shawn is here to chat all about this current season of RHOSLC! Shawn opens up about what it is like to be one of this season’s central storylines having his marriage, fidelity to Angie and sexuality questioned. Shawn addresses Meredith, Monica and Whitney’s involvement in the “gay” rumor breaking down each ones’ involvement, each one’s culpability and what life has been like since these rumors have been brought onto National TV during his and Angie’s first season as full time RHOSLC. Shawn talks Mary’s sanity, Jen Shah’s jail time, Monica’s Mom, their home’s staircase, Producers’ RHOSLC edits and last, but certainly not least, stereotypes. Finally, Shawn weighs in on some of the drama this season involving other cast members Lisa and Heather and what we can expect the rest of this stellar, return to form, RHOSLC Season. @shawntrujillo17 @angiekatsanevas @lunaticfringesalon @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices) NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) DOG’s OVERALL HEALTH - www.DogFoodExposed.com/Velvet - (Help Improve Your Dog’s Overall Health By Making One Simple Change in The Way They Eat. Click Link To See For Yourself) DR. LAYKE BEVERLY HILLS MD - BHMD1.com/Velvet (Step By Step Video of How To Use Dr. Layke’s Revolutionary Discovery Dubbed “Photoshop For Your Face” Which Can Take Years Off Your Appearance In Minutes. Watch Video To Find Out)  DraftKings Casino (Download The Draft King’s Casino App Now & Sign Up w/ Promo Code Velvetrope To Get a Deposit Match Up To One Hundred Dollars In Casino Credits When You Dposit $5 Or More To Play All Your Favorite Casino Games) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/30/20231 hour, 9 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode Artwork

TRINITY "The Tuck" TAYLOR - (On Winning Drag Race, Reality TV & Lady Gaga) - Part II

Trinity “The Tuck” Taylor steps Behind The Rope. With all the Bravo drama in overdrive this month, we figured it a great day to share this fun, happy, light hearted chat. Checking in from her home in Orlando, Florida, Trinity stops by to chat about all that she has been up to since we last saw her on our TV screens on RuPaul’s Drag Race (Season 9, All Stars Season 4). Trinity discusses the biggest misconceptions and best things about the profession, the path one takes to make a career out of drag and the business side of it all. Flash forward to RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9 where Trinity found herself a contestant in the most coveted of all races. Trinity discusses filming, the competitions, the lip synchs and other behind the scenes tidbits from being a Drag Race contestant. We also discuss fellow contestants, RuPaul and those Drag Race Judges Carson Kressley, Michelle Visage and Ross Matthews. Finally, we discuss some of Drag Race’s infamous Guests Judges such as Lady Gaga and Meghan Trainor. All this and more! Part II starts now.  @trinitythetuck @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET) TRIVIA STAR - (Go To the Apple or Google Store To Download Trivia Star For Free To Play The #1Celebrity, Music & TV Trivia Game Today)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post)  EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/29/202358 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

Dorit & PK’s Separation (Fact vs. Fiction), RHOBH Recap & “Fake” Scenes, RHONJ Cast Trip Cancelled & Our Thank You To Melissa Gorga

The RHONJ Cast Trip has been cancelled. Lauren and Vito are separated and divorced. Joey Gorga claims he slept with Dolores and that Evan cheated on Jackie. Melissa Gorga wants a personal thank you. We break all of this down as Season Fourteen of RHONJ comes to a close and discuss what we can expect when RHONJ returns to our lives early next year. Heading west, RHOBH is finally back in our lives. We recap the premiere sharing all of our hot takes - Eaglewoman, Blue Raven, Ozempic, House Manager Avi, Horse Ollie, taglines, re-edited, acted, inserted scenes, Kathy Hilton, Tom Girardi, Diana Jenkins, Lisa Rinna flashbacks and much, much more. We break down all the real world headlines Kyle and Mo continue to make - who is dating who, discuss the upcoming rumored updated “Dinner Party From Hell” and last, but certainly not least, address all the headlines Dorit and PK have made surrounding their “separation” separating fact and fiction and breaking down what is really going on. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef  Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/28/202313 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bethenny Frankel's New Attitude, Mary Cosby's Shade, RHOSLC Recap & The Return of RHOBH

Bethenny Frankel used to be one of the most respected Real Housewives ever. Has she fallen from grace, risen above and become much bigger and more important than Housewives and does she even care either way? We deep dive her B Strong foundation, share some shocking revelations and analyze whether any of the revelations matter as she continues to fight for many of the current troubling world causes. In other news, we share our hot takes on Mary Cosby - loving or hating her this season on RHOSLC, recap the most recent RHOSLC episode and wonder if everyone on this phenomenal franchise has lost their ever loving mind. Finally, we discuss the return, finally, of RHOBH!! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET) TRIVIA STAR - (Go To the Apple or Google Store To Download Trivia Star For Free To Play The #1Celebrity, Music & TV Trivia Game Today)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post)  STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/27/202358 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jax Taylor Heads to RHOBH, Vanderpump Valley Update, Andy Cohen Reacts To Tamra's FU & Nene Leakes' Marriage Proposal

We start with an update on White House Crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi! We know, we know. We did not see that one coming either. Jax Taylor de-boards a plane, drops bombs on WWHL, opens Jax’s Studio City, shares tea on Vanderpump Valley Village and makes a plea to join RHOBH. No really, Jax wants to star on RHOBH - we assume with Brittany as a diamond holder. Once that sinks in, we break down the fall out from Tamra telling boss Andy Cohen to F off, discuss Shannon Beador’s Outpatient Program, offer relationship and love advice to both Shannon and Vicki, propose marriage to one Miss Nene Leakes with our potential move to the ATL and last, but certainly not least, cannot help but wonder what Thanksgiving will be like at Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson’s this year with a potential Kim Zocliak appearance alongside new prey Chet Hanks. Thank you The Surreal Life.  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET) TRIVIA STAR - (Go To the Apple or Google Store To Download Trivia Star For Free To Play The #1Celebrity, Music & TV Trivia Game Today)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post)  STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/26/20231 hour, 2 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode Artwork

Selling The OC's POLLY BRINDLE (on Season Two Drama, Cast Mates, Kissing Tyler & Double Standards) - II

Polly Brindle steps back Behind The Rope. Selling The OC’s Polly Brindle that is. Polly is here to chat all about Selling The OC - all the just witnessed Season Two drama, cast mates Alex Hall, Jarvis, Tyler, Rose, Kayla, Gio, Brandi, Austin, the highs and lows of being on a hit Netflix show, Tyler and Alex Hall, kissing Tyler, double standards, make outs, make ups and more. Polly talks the season long drama between Alex Hall and Brandi Marshall which came to a head in Cabo, why her and Jarvis will never get along, the breakup of Jarvis and Rose, whether Jason has made a mistake in hiring for the OC O Group Office, the audiences’ reaction to this season’s drama and much, much more. With all this, one can only wonder, how long do we have until Season Three. Part II starts now! @pollybrindle @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET) TRIVIA STAR - (Go To the Apple or Google Store To Download Trivia Star For Free To Play The #1Celebrity, Music & TV Trivia Game Today)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post)  EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/25/202350 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode Artwork

Selling The OC's POLLY BRINDLE (on Season Two Drama, Cast Mates, Kissing Tyler & Double Standards) - I

Polly Brindle steps Behind The Rope. Selling The OC’s Polly Brindle that is. Polly is here to chat all about Selling The OC - all the just witnessed Season Two drama, cast mates Alex Hall, Jarvis, Tyler, Rose, Kayla, Gio, Brandi, Austin, the highs and lows of being on a hit Netflix show, Tyler and Alex Hall, kissing Tyler, double standards, make outs, make ups and more. Polly talks the season long drama between Alex Hall and Brandi Marshall which came to a head in Cabo, why her and Jarvis will never get along, the breakup of Jarvis and Rose, whether Jason has made a mistake in hiring for the OC O Group Office, the audiences’ reaction to this season’s drama and much, much more. With all this, one can only wonder, how long do we have until Season Three.  @pollybrindle @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET) NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) TRIVIA STAR - (Go To the Apple or Google Store To Download Trivia Star For Free To Play The #1Celebrity, Music & TV Trivia Game Today)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post)  EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/24/202356 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode Artwork

COUNTESS LUANN DE LESSEPS (on RHONY Girls Trip, RHONY Season 14, Scary Island, "Reckonings", BravoCon & Cabaret)

Countess Luann de Lesseps returns and steps back Behind The Rope. In between Cabaret gigs on her current Countess Cabaret tour, Luann stops by to chat about the busy Bravo year she is having. Luann talks being in Crappie Lake with Sonja and shares updates on Season Two. She discusses the upcoming RHONY Legacy Girls Trip - what we will be most shocked about, the premiere date, what we will learn about cast mates Dorinda, Ramona, Kelly, Kristen, Sonja that we do not already know and the presence of Scary Island and other past RHONY “scandals”. Lu breaks down RHONY Season Fourteen and chats about her run in the other night with Brynn Whitfield. She deep dives next weeks BravoCon and reveals what gentleman from another Bravo show she is hoping for a meet up with. Next, Luann shares updates on her love life and shares her hot takes on all the RHONY love that has occurred in 2023 - Ramona, Kelly B., Tinsley. Of course, we discuss the “Reality Reckoning”, Vanity Fair and her ex-RHONY mate who shall not be named and much, much more. Finally, since The Countess is on tour the rest of the year (link to tickets and dates below), we talk Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Erika Jayne and last, but certainly not least, the fact that life is, in fact, a cabaret. To See The Countess Live Purchase Tickets At: www.countessluann.com @countessluann @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NOOM - noom.com (Sign Up For Your Trial Today So You Can Manage Your Weight For The Long Term) OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET) TRIVIA STAR - (Go To the Apple or Google Store To Download Trivia Star For Free To Play The #1Celebrity, Music & TV Trivia Game Today)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post)  STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/23/202347 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

TRINITY "The Tuck" TAYLOR - (On Winning Drag Race, Reality TV & Lady Gaga) - Part I

Trinity “The Tuck” Taylor steps Behind The Rope. With all the Bravo drama in overdrive this month, we figured it a great day to share this fun, happy, light hearted chat. Checking in from her home in Orlando, Florida, Trinity stops by to chat about all that she has been up to since we last saw her on our TV screens on RuPaul’s Drag Race (Season 9, All Stars Season 4). Trinity discusses the biggest misconceptions and best things about the profession, the path one takes to make a career out of drag and the business side of it all. Flash forward to RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9 where Trinity found herself a contestant in the most coveted of all races. Trinity discusses filming, the competitions, the lip synchs and other behind the scenes tidbits from being a Drag Race contestant. We also discuss fellow contestants, RuPaul and those Drag Race Judges Carson Kressley, Michelle Visage and Ross Matthews. Finally, we discuss some of Drag Race’s infamous Guests Judges such as Lady Gaga and Meghan Trainor. All this and more! @trinitythetuck @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off Entire Order of The Best Shapewear & Bras) PELOTON - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Find Your Zone With a 30 Day Worry-Free Home Trial of Peloton Bikes) HELLOFRESH - HelloFresh.com/50velvetrope (Use Code 50velvetrope For 50% Off Plus Free Shipping on America’s #1 Meal Kit) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/22/202359 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

Melissa Gorga Parts Ways w/ “PR Boy” (Fact vs. Fiction), Joey Gorga Slams Tre & Does Keg Stands & Tre Huggers Come For Danielle Cabral

Last week may have been the week of Teresa Giudice with Shein family collabs, PBA get out of jail free cards and more love, love, love with Mr. Ruelas, but this is certainly the week of Joey “Josephina” Gorga. Joey had yet another comedy show, slammed Tre at the show, did keg stands with the other college Dad’s at Antonia’s parents weekend and last, but certainly not least, wants everyone to know he is the partner in a law firm in Arizona even through he is not a lawyer. We deep dive all and share on all our hot takes on these pressing events. Meanwhile, in other Gorga news, Melissa and her PR part ways. We break down all the reasons behind this split, explain the final straw that led to this break up, was it voluntary or involuntary, answer questions like, “why now”, explain why “PR Boy” still works with The Marge, Jackie and Fessler and discuss just what is Melissa doing these days now for representation. All the TreHuggers have come for one Miss Danielle Cabral. We discuss why Danielle is having a bad season, will Tre’s disciples be successful in their attempted takedown and what type of edit will Miss Cabral receive and how will this all play out once RHONJ returns to our TVs early next year. Finally, Shannon Beador breaks her silence on her DUI, Vicki Gunvalson demands money, Raquel Leviss sells her Scandoval paraphernalia and Kyle and Mauricio deny, confuse, dance and talk out of both sides of their mouth as the media accuses them of faking it all. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope HELLOFRESH - HelloFresh.com/50velvetrope (Use Code 50velvetrope For 50% Off Plus Free Shipping on America’s #1 Meal Kit) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/21/202314 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode Artwork

Margret Josephs Fights, Tom Sandoval Dates, Chris Basset Gets Accused of Infidelity & We Brunch w/ Radziwill

As this season of RHONJ films on, Margaret Josephs seems to be at war with Bravo Bloggers, the three rumored potential newbies continue to fight it out for a coveted Housewives role, Jackie’s book takes center seat and Teresa and Melissa continue to avoid each other as filming is likely to come to a close later this month. In other news, we recap our brunch with the one, the only Carole Radziwill and discuss the tea that hath spilled hunni. Tom Sandoval is linked to yet another mystery woman, Mia Thornton moves out and on - away from Gordon that is, Gordon speaks leaving no stone unturned and infidelity rumors continue to surround Chris Bassett as Candiace remains silent and RHOP prepares to return early next month. Finally, we break down whether Tinsley is really engaged and share our texts back and forth with her Mom, Dale Mercer. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) PELOTON - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Find Your Zone With a 30 Day Worry-Free Home Trial of Peloton Bikes) HELLOFRESH - HelloFresh.com/50velvetrope (Use Code 50velvetrope For 50% Off Plus Free Shipping on America’s #1 Meal Kit) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off Entire Order of The Best Shapewear & Bras) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/20/202359 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode Artwork

Tamra Judge's Recent RHOC Win, Shannon Beador's Uncertain Future, Jen Shah's 50th & Kroy & Kim's 911 Calls

As The Real Housewives of Orange County comes to a close for Season Seventeen, we break down this season, chat about the reunion, discuss the attempted take down of Heather Dubrow, analyze why Tamra Judge is thrilled these days, predict what will happen for Season Eighteen, discuss who will be back and if Shannon Beador’s recent antics and DUI will secure her next season orange or get her terminated. In other news, Jen Shah celebrated her 50th in jail, Mary Cosby still seems uninterested in being on RHOSLC and newbie Monica Garcia continues to make a splash as this 4th installment of RHOSLC chugs along. As far as Bravo Divorces go, Kyle and Mauricio send mixed messages, Kim and Kroy continue to call 911 and Lisa and Lenny prepare to take center stage as his engagement moves along, she rents a $32,000 a month condo and RHOM prepares for its November return and move from Peacock to Bravo. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PELOTON - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Find Your Zone With a 30 Day Worry-Free Home Trial of Peloton Bikes) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off Entire Order of The Best Shapewear & Bras) HELLOFRESH - HelloFresh.com/50velvetrope (Use Code 50velvetrope For 50% Off Plus Free Shipping on America’s #1 Meal Kit) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/19/202357 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode Artwork

Selling The OC's KAYLA CARDONA (on Season Two Drama, Alex Hall, Cast Mates & Kissing Co-Stars)

Kayla Cardona steps Behind The Rope. Selling The OC’s Kayla Cardona that is. Kayla is here to chat all about Selling The OC - all the just witnessed Season Two drama, cast mates Alex Hall, Jarvis, Tyler, Rose, Polly, Gio, Brandi, Austin, the highs and lows of being on a hit Netflix show, Tyler and Alex Hall, office kisses, double standards, make outs, make ups and more. Of course, Kayla talks the season long Alex Hall drama which came to a head in Cabo, the audiences' reaction, the deeper meaning and where she stands today with Hall. With all this, one can only wonder, how long do we have until Season Three.  @mskaylacardona @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PELOTON - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Find Your Zone With a 30 Day Worry-Free Home Trial of Peloton Bikes) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off Entire Order of The Best Shapewear & Bras) HELLOFRESH - HelloFresh.com/50velvetrope (Use Code 50velvetrope For 50% Off Plus Free Shipping on America’s #1 Meal Kit) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/18/20231 hour, 18 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode Artwork

APOLLONIA KOTERO (on Prince, Purple Rain, Purple Family, Love & Music) - II

Apollonia Kotero steps back Behind The Rope. Prince’s Cinematic Wife, as she calls herself! Apollonia is here to chat about being cast for, starring in and working on the blockbuster film which helped launch her career and thrust Prince into the stratosphere, Purple Rain. Apollonia shares personal stories of meeting Prince, working with Prince and what it was like to have a several decade long friendship that began in 1984 on Purple Rain and lasted til the time of his death in 2016. Apollonia talks Music, Apollonia 6, the purple fashion, purple family, starring on Falcon Crest and so much more. On a personal level, she talks dating David Lee Roth, her “personal” relationship with Prince, Prince’s passing and how she is still coping with it one day at a time all these years later. Finally, Apollonia chats new music, her stellar Podcast Apollonia Studio Six and just what it is like to be an inner member of The Purple Family! Part Two starts now. @apollonia_kotero @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HELLOFRESH - HelloFresh.com/50velvetrope (Use Code 50velvetrope For 50% Off Plus Free Shipping on America’s #1 Meal Kit) RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET. The #1 FDA-Approved Anti-Nausea Wristband) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post) THE KARDASHIANS - (Catch New Episodes of The Kardashians on Thursdays, Streaming Only on Hulu) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/17/202357 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode Artwork

MICHAEL RAPAPORT (on Masked Co-Star Tom Sandoval, Why Schwartz is Lucky, Truth Behind Kyle/Mo & Bethenny's "Reckoning")

Michael Rapaport steps Behind The Rope. Comedian, Actor, Fellow Podcast Host, Outspoken TikToker and last, but certainly not least, Bravo Aficionado. Michael is here to mention it all. Fresh off his Masked Singer elimination, Michael is here to chat about that experience, why he should have won - long live Pickle and what it was like to share the Masked stage this season with The Diver aka Tom Sandoval. Michael talks Scandoval, Raquel aka Rachel’s VPR exit, why everyone on the cast should thank Sandy, the return of Jax Taylor, what is really going on with Kyle, Mauricio & Morgan, Bethenny’s “Reality Reckoning”, next months BravoCon, the joy of Countess Lu and the other members of the RHONY Big 4 - Dorinda, Ramona, Sonja and which past Housewives should and need to be brought back ASAP! Finally, Michael talks his time on Friends, his rest of the year long comedy tour and why we may see him on a stage singing with The Rolling Stones, or The Countess, sooner than we may think! @michaelrapaport @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HELLOFRESH - HelloFresh.com/50velvetrope (Use Code 50velvetrope For 50% Off Plus Free Shipping on America’s #1 Meal Kit) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off Entire Order of The Best Shapewear & Bras) PELOTON - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Find Your Zone With a 30 Day Worry-Free Home Trial of Peloton Bikes) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/16/202337 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bravo's Million Dollar Decorators' MARTYN LAWRENCE BULLARD (on Early Days of Bravo, Andy Cohen & The Kardashians)

Feeling Nostalgic this Sunday? We are. That’s why we decided to share this chat from the past with Martyn Lawrence Bullard. Martyn fills us in on what he has been up to since we last saw him on our TV Screens on Bravo's Million Dollar Decorators. His first big break in design came from sitting next to Original Supermodel Cheryl Tiegs at a wedding. By the end of the wedding she had hired him to decorate her house and, from there, his design business started to take off. Martyn Lawrence Bullard Design was born. Martyn chats with us about his “Design Style” and his Design “Dos” and Dont’s”. We also chat about how Martyn was cast on Bravo’s classic “Million Dollar Decorators” and his relationships with his co-stars Mary McDonald, Kathryn Ireland, and Jeffrey Alan Marks. Martyn also chats about some of his Celebrity Clients, and their design styles, such as Cher, Kylie Jenner (whose Architectural Digest Cover was the highest ranked Design Story of all time, 1.6 Billion and Counting), Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian, The Osbournes Sharon, Ozzy and Kelly, Gwen Stefani, RuPaul and Cindy Crawford.  @martynbullard @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post)  RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET. The #1 FDA-Approved Anti-Nausea Wristband) THE KARDASHIANS - (Catch New Episodes of The Kardashians on Thursdays, Streaming Only on Hulu) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/15/20231 hour, 19 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode Artwork

Teresa Giudice’s Eventful Week, Melissa’s Fashion Show Tea, Marge vs. Bravo Bloggers & Meet RHONJ Newbies

Teresa Giudice is having quite a week - new family partnership with Shein, the public’s outrage over this new partnership, being pulled over by the NJ cops, paying off back taxes. We cover it all and then some as she continues to film RHONJ Season Fourteen without speaking to Melissa. Speaking of RHONJ Season 14, we discuss what has Bravo Producer’s angry this season, how and why Jackie Goldschneider has become one of the most important RHONJ players at the current moment, why we have heard so little about Dolores’ involvement this season and introduce you to the three rumored possible newbies - Kayla Giovinazzo, Jessica Kiraly and Tiffany Chantell-Rosania. In other news, Shannon Beador enters an outpatient program, the Tres-Amigas change their live show, Bethenny Frankel deflects, rejects and gets personal about her break up with both Lisa Rinna and Kyle Richards, Kim and Kroy continue to call 911 and last, but certainly not least, a woman comes forward claiming to have had an affair with Chris Bassett. Someone get CandyGal on the phone STAT as we get to the bottom of all of this here today! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Now: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/14/202313 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode Artwork

Erika Jayne's Win, Scheana's Diss, Brandi Glanville's Confusion & Our Recent Tom Girardi "Sighting"

Scheana Shay comes for Lindsay Hubbard, Bethenny Frankel aids Gina Kirschenheiter, Erika Jayne gets a spin off and that does not even begin to scratch the surface of some of the recent happenings in the BravoVerse. So much drama, so little time. We discuss what to expect this new season of RHOBH, the rise of Sutton, the reign of Garcelle, the rise, fall and rise of Erika Jayne and what we think was a possible Tom Girardi sighting this past week in the most unexpected of places. Finally, we discuss Brandi Glanville’s recent hospital visit, why she is being held “hostage” and why she is going to be very disappointed when her season of RHUGT airs, if it ever does air. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET. The #1 FDA-Approved Anti-Nausea Wristband) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post)  THE KARDASHIANS - (Catch New Episodes of The Kardashians on Thursdays, Streaming Only on Hulu) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/13/202355 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kyle and Morgan Get Closer, Mauricio Speaks, RHOBH Prepares to Return, Tom Sandoval Regrets & RHOM Trailers Up

As Kyle and Morgan cozy up even closer, we break down the status of their relationship, Mauricio’s recent DWTS statements, Mauricio’s new date and what we can and cannot expect to see when RHOBH returns later this month. In other news, we break down Tom Sandoval’s latest regrets, share a Raquel “Rachel” Leviss update, discuss Lisa Vanderpump’s role in Scandoval and break down what we can expect next season of Vanderpump Rules. Finally, we react to the RHOM trailer, the upcoming Season 6, the Lenny vs. Lisa divorce and what we can expect as our fav mojito holders move from Peacock to Bravo. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET. The #1 FDA-Approved Anti-Nausea Wristband) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post)  THE KARDASHIANS - (Catch New Episodes of The Kardashians on Thursdays, Streaming Only on Hulu) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/12/202356 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode Artwork

Selling The OC's BRANDI MARSHALL (on Season Two Drama, Alex Hall, Cast Mates & Kissing Co-Stars)

Brandi Marshall steps Behind The Rope. Selling The OC’s Brandi Marshall that is. Brandi is here to chat all about Selling The OC - all the just witnessed Season Two drama, cast mates Alex Hall, Jarvis, Tyler, Rose, Polly, Gio, Kayla, Austin, the highs and lows of being on a hit Netflix show, Tyler and Alex Hall (are they or aren’t they), office kisses, double standards, make outs, make ups and more. Of course, Brandi talks the season long spat with Alex Hall which came to a head in Cabo, the audiences' reaction, the deeper meaning and where she stands today with Hall. With all this, one can only wonder, how long do we have until Season Three.  @shesbrandimarshall @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PELOTON - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Find Your Zone With a 30 Day Worry-Free Home Trial of Peloton Bikes) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off Entire Order of The Best Shapewear & Bras) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/11/202339 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode Artwork

APOLLONIA KOTERO (on Prince, Purple Rain, Purple Family, Love & Music) - I

Apollonia Kotero steps Behind The Rope. Prince’s Cinematic Wife, as she calls herself! Apollonia is here to chat about being cast for, starring in and working on the blockbuster film which helped launch her career and thrust Prince into the stratosphere, Purple Rain. Apollonia shares personal stories of meeting Prince, working with Prince and what it was like to have a several decade long friendship that began in 1984 on Purple Rain and lasted til the time of his death in 2016. Apollonia talks Music, Apollonia 6, the purple fashion, purple family, starring on Falcon Crest and so much more. On a personal level, she talks dating David Lee Roth, her “personal” relationship with Prince, Prince’s passing and how she is still coping with it one day at a time all these years later. Finally, Apollonia chats new music, her stellar Podcast Apollonia Studio Six and just what it is like to be an inner member of The Purple Family! @apollonia_kotero @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: THE KARDASHIANS (Catch New Episodes of The Kardashians on Thursdays, Streaming Only on Hulu) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  WYLDE GREY - www.wyldegrey. com ($25 Off With Code Velvet20 On All Beauty Products, Fashion Forward Trends and Lifestyle Essentials) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/10/202342 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode Artwork

KADY CANNON (Sets The Record Straight on Ex-Girlfriend Morgan Wade, Kyle Richards, Mauricio & Viral Headlines) - II

Kady Cannon steps back Behind The Rope. Kyle and Mauricio are separating became a headline heard all around the world a few months back. Many of us know Kady from her time as an OG on Temptation Island. Many others have heard Kady’s name for the first time after the announcement of Kyle and Mo went viral and Kady’s ex girlfriend, Morgan Wade, was closely linked to Kyle. Today Kady is here to mention it all separating fact from fiction, weighing in on what she thinks is really going on between Kyle and Morgan and Mauricio, discussing her own relationship with Morgan and Kyle’s involvement in that relationship, opening up about what it is like to get dragged into this public viral triangle, chatting RHOBH - a show she was a fan of before all of this, opening up about the women - Morgan and herself - behind the public headlines and answering the question what next and where do we all go from here. Y’all have asked for this and the day has finally arrived. Sit back, pour a stiff cocktail and enjoy! Part II starts now!! @kadycannon313 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET. The #1 FDA-Approved Anti-Nausea Wristband) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post)  THE KARDASHIANS - (Catch New Episodes of The Kardashians on Thursdays, Streaming Only on Hulu) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  GUT CLEANSE PROTOCOL - GutCleanseProtocol.com/Velvet (Click Link To Find Out The Best Way for Clean Healthy Eating & Living) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/9/202354 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode Artwork

Introducing: Even The Royals

Admit it: you’re obsessed with royal families – watching them, gossiping about them, wanting to be them. It’s the stuff of fantasy. But for real life royals, the crown jewels can be more like shiny handcuffs. There are expectations and rules – and if you break them, the consequences are big, and very public. And no, we’re not just talking about Harry and Meghan. There are royal families and wild royal tales from around the world and throughout history that you have never heard before.  From Wondery comes the latest from Even the Rich co-hosts Brooke Siffrinn and Aricia Skidmore-Williams, Even the Royals. They’ll take you inside the cloistered world of royal families, past and present, where wealth and status often come at the expense of your freedom – and maybe even your life.  This is just a preview of Even the Royals. You can listen to the full episode exclusively on Wondery+. https://wondery.app.link/ETR_BTE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/8/20237 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode Artwork

MARC BOUWER (on Sonja Morgan, RHONY, Beyoncé, Rihanna & Project Runway)

New York City Fashion Week has come and gone and, once again, it was filled with Real Housewives. NYFW and Real Housewives made us think about this epic chat that we had during our first year with Fashion Icon Marc Bouwer. Marc has dressed them all and we are living for it. Marc tells us what it is like to work and socialize with with the likes of Beyonce, Rihanna, Whitney Houston and Shania Twain. He also talks about what it was like dressing Angelina Jolie for the Oscars and the benefits and challenges of dressing Celebrities for any awards show. Marc discusses his own style, the men and women he thinks are best and worst dressed and what trends he likes and dislikes in the current state of fashion. We discuss the influence that Project Runway has had on the fashion industry, Bravo alum Christian Siriano, Joan and Melissa Rivers' ("Who are you wearing?") contribution to the industry and the effects a show like Fashion Police has had. We had to ask about potential dream clients such as Madonna and Cher. Of course, no sit down with Marc Bouwer is complete without discussing which Real Housewives he has dressed, his long standing relationship with Sonja Morgan both professionally and personally, and that killer Season Twelve reunion dress he made for Miss Morgan. This is an episode not to be missed. @marcbouwer @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: THE KARDASHIANS (Catch New Episodes of The Kardashians on Thursdays, Streaming Only on Hulu) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  WYLDE GREY - www.wyldegrey. com ($25 Off With Code Velvet20 On All Beauty Products, Fashion Forward Trends and Lifestyle Essentials) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/8/20231 hour, 30 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode Artwork

MELISSA GORGA’s Lookers Gentleman’s Club Ex-Colleague Tells All (on Whether Melissa Was a Stripper, Joey’s Club Visits, & RHONJ)

Melissa Gorga’s Lookers Gentleman’s Club Ex-Colleague Nicole Carrasquillo steps Behind The Rope. Yes, Nicole worked with Melissa Gorga at Lookers Gentleman’s Club in Elizabeth, NJ way back when before she was Mrs. Joey Gorga, before she was Tre’s sister in law, before RHONJ and before the infamous “Strippergate” which had, has and probably always will have Melissa claiming she was not a stripper. Nicole says, “not so fast” to Ms. Gorga as she details the inner workings of Lookers answering questions such as how often Melissa worked, what did she wear, why she denies various facts surrounding “Strippergate”, the clubs owner / manager’s appearance on RHONJ, the fallout on RHONJ and in real life after “Strippergate” for many parties involved, Joey Gorga’s frequent Lookers’ visits, how Joey met and courted Melissa and finally, hopefully, once and for all, did Melissa Gorga strip at Lookers. Nicole spills the tea on this topic that just will not go away, at least for today, that is. So pour yourself another cup of coffee, a large glass of wine and sit back and enjoy! @getfloored101 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/posts/90305894/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/7/202316 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode Artwork

Mauricio/Kyle Update, RHOP Trailer, RHONY/RHOC's Reunions, RHOSLC Recap & Why Nene Should Call Ariana ASAP

Why is Mary Cosby on RHOSLC this season? No shade, it's a real question which we answer and break down the latest episode of this returned to form franchise. Next we share our thoughts on the RHOC and RHONY reunion looks and rank them worst to best providing some good news and some not so great news to many of our fav orange and apple holders and share a theory behind how RHONY ended up with the looks that is has. Next we share an update on DWTS’ Ariana Madix and Mauricio Umansky and discuss who really leaked the Richards/Umansky separation story to People Mag all those months ago. Finally, we explain what we won’t see on the new season of RHOP due to heavy handed edits, what we will not see on the next Girls Trip and why Nene Leakes needs to call Ariana Madix’ management ASAP. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) THE KARDASHIANS - (Catch New Episodes of The Kardashians on Thursdays, Streaming Only on Hulu) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  WYLDE GREY - www.wyldegrey. com ($25 Off With Code Velvet20 On All Beauty Products, Fashion Forward Trends and Lifestyle Essentials) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/6/20231 hour, 11 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bethenny & Nene's Chat (The Claims, Andy Cohen, Motivation Behind It & What Now For Both)

If you have not heard, Bethenny and Nene sat down for an interview. We deep dive this chat and share all our hot takes on this kiki. We analyze the motivation behind this tête-à-tête, share our thoughts on how each party came off, address many of Nene’s claims against Bravo, discuss Nene’s time on RHOA, analyze the current state of RHOA & RHONY, address their claims about, or against may be a better word, Andy Cohen, break down Bethenny and Nene’s five stages of grief regarding Real Housewives and Bravo - hint: they are not in the same current stage of grief and much more. Finally, we analyze where RHONY, RHOA, Bethenny, Nene, Andy Cohen, Real Housewives and Bravo all go from here and what we can next expect from B in terms of her now ever present “Reality Reckoning” @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) THE KARDASHIANS - (Catch New Episodes of The Kardashians on Thursdays, Streaming Only on Hulu) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  WYLDE GREY - www.wyldegrey. com ($25 Off With Code Velvet20 On All Beauty Products, Fashion Forward Trends and Lifestyle Essentials) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/5/20231 hour, 7 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode Artwork

Selling The OC's GIO HELOU (on Season Two Drama, Cast Mates & More!)

Gio Helou steps Behind The Velvet Rope. Gio is here to chat about all that is Selling The OC, Season Two. Gio talks cast mates Alex Hall, Jarvis, Tyler, Rose, Polly, Brandi, Kayla and more. We break down season highs and lows, O Group drama, kissing co-stars, office make outs, breaks ups and what this epic two season run has been like. Finally, Gio talks fatherhood, double standards and what we can expect as we look forward to the countdown to Season Three. How long do we have to wait? @giovannehelou @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET. The #1 FDA-Approved Anti-Nausea Wristband) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post)  THE KARDASHIANS - (Catch New Episodes of The Kardashians on Thursdays, Streaming Only on Hulu) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/4/202337 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode Artwork

SAMANTHA FOX (on "Touch Me", Madonna, The 80s, Adele & Stalkers)

Samantha Fox steps Behind The Rope. Originally hailed as “The British Madonna”, Samantha is here to chat about the full anthology of her career from the object of every London lads dreams as a pin up girl at age sixteen, to her breakout chart topping single and album of the same name, “Touch Me” to current day and everything and anything in between. Samantha gets candid about her infamous stalker in the eighties / nineties, dating Kiss’ Paul Stanley, coming out to many people’s surprise later in life, Reality TV stints - Celebrity Big Brother, I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!, acting roles a la Charles In Charge and Sharknado and last, but certainly not least, marriage to her wife and manager Linda. As we like to say, Samantha mentions it all, leaving nothing to the imagination and no stone unturned!! @samanthafoxofficial @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: THE KARDASHIANS (Catch New Episodes of The Kardashians on Thursdays, Streaming Only on Hulu) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  WYLDE GREY - www.wyldegrey. com ($25 Off With Code Velvet20 On All Beauty Products, Fashion Forward Trends and Lifestyle Essentials) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/3/202358 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode Artwork

KADY CANNON (Sets The Record Straight on Ex-Girlfriend Morgan Wade, Kyle Richards, Mauricio & Viral Headlines) - I

Kady Cannon steps Behind The Rope. Kyle and Mauricio are separating became a headline heard all around the world a few months back. Many of us know Kady from her time as an OG on Temptation Island. Many others have heard Kady’s name for the first time after the announcement of Kyle and Mo went viral and Kady’s ex girlfriend, Morgan Wade, was closely linked to Kyle. Today Kady is here to mention it all separating fact from fiction, weighing in on what she thinks is really going on between Kyle and Morgan and Mauricio, discussing her own relationship with Morgan and Kyle’s involvement in that relationship, opening up about what it is like to get dragged into this public viral triangle, chatting RHOBH - a show she was a fan of before all of this, opening up about the women - Morgan and herself - behind the public headlines and answering the question what next and where do we all go from here. Y’all have asked for this and the day has finally arrived. Sit back, pour a stiff cocktail and enjoy! @kadycannon313 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PHILO - www.philo.tv (Use Promo Code Velvet To Get 50% Off Your First Month on The Easiest, Hassle Free Way To Watch TV) THE KARDASHIANS - (Catch New Episodes of The Kardashians on Thursdays, Streaming Only on Hulu) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  WYLDE GREY - www.wyldegrey. com ($25 Off With Code Velvet20 On All Beauty Products, Fashion Forward Trends and Lifestyle Essentials) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/2/202354 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode Artwork

The Real Housewives Of DC's CAT OMMANNEY (on The Salahi White House Crash, FBI Involvement, Andy Cohen & RHODC)

The Real Housewives of DC’s Cat Ommanney steps Behind The Rope. With all this nostalgia running rapid in the BravoVerse these days, we figured it a great time to share this chat with the Real Housewives of DC OG - there was only one season after all - Cat Ommanney. Cat shares stories that sound like they are straight out of Bethenny’s Reality Reckoning, it makes us wonder if she has called B or her team of super powered attorneys. Cat gets reminiscent about what it was like to film the one season wonder, shares her feelings on her cast-mates Mary Amons, Linda Erkiletian, Stacie Scott Turner and last, but certainly not least, Michaele Salahi (now Schon)  and fills us in on the status of those relationships today. On a more serious note, Cat discusses the issues of racism and politics that were ever present during the RHODC season. Of course, we address how the show was impacted by the worldwide, viral country security breach of the Salahi's “crashing” The White House Dinner. We discuss the implications of having production temporarily shut down, the involvement of the FBI, the federal investigation not only into the Salahis but Bravo as well, and why the show was not “green lit” for a much needed second season. Oh hey there Michaele and Tareq. In typical Cat fashion, nothing is held back and we wouldn’t expect anything less.  @catommanney @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: AQUATRU - aquatrue.com (20% Off Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee. Use Code VELVET For The Best Water Purifier Around) OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET) THE KARDASHIANS (Catch New Episodes of The Kardashians on Thursdays, Streaming Only on Hulu) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) Gut Cleanse Protocol - GutCleanseProtocol.com/Velvet (Click Link To Find Out The Best Way for Clean Healthy Eating) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/1/20231 hour, 2 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode Artwork

Danielle Cabral vs. Jennifer Aydin, Jackie & Tre BFFs and Why We Wont See Much of Joey or Luis Next Season

Jennifer Aydin and Danielle Cabral got into an altercation this past week. Jennifer Aydin and Danielle Cabral were suspended while Bravo investigated the incident. Jennifer Aydin and Danielle Cabral have resumed filming RHONJ Season 14 and are back to work. We break our silence on the matter, investigate what truly happened, discuss what this means for the rest of Season 14, analyze why both women have returned to work, chat about what this means for the future of RHONJ, share our thoughts on who was in the right and who was in the wrong and count the seconds before one Miss Bethenny Frankel says, “See, I told ya so” a la her “Reality Reckoning”. Speaking of RHONJ, we discuss the alliance shifts - Jackie vs Marge, Jackie and Teresa’s new friendship, Jackie and Jennifer Aydin, Melissa and Danielle Cabral and much more. Finally, we discuss which RHONJ are having a good season, which are having a bad season and why we will see much less of Joey Gorga, Luis Ruelas and the House Husbands when RHONJ Season 14 returns next year. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/90027133/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/30/202311 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ Girls Gone Wild, Bethenny's Master Plan and Teresa & Melissa's Potential BravoCon Reunion

Based on last season of RHONJ and the current tea being spilled from this season of RHONJ, we have to start today’s show with a very basic statement that everyone on, in and associated with RHONJ has lost their mind. Moving on, we analyze whether Shannon’s DUI is the best storyline ever or will cause her to lose her job and doll out advice on what she needs to do to turn her life around and overcome this trauma. For all those who think we should start an advice podcast in our non existent spare time, this one is for you. Next we analyze what could be Bethenny Frankel’s true motives for the “Reality Reckoning”, why we would benefit from these motives and, once again, ask whether Bethenny is one step ahead of all of us in seeing the future of Reality TV, its methods of distribution and how to profit off this juggernaut medium. Finally, we share our Only Fans update, deep dive the official BravoCon schedule, discuss Melissa and Teresa’s potential BravoCon reunion and share all our thoughts from The Countess’ Cabaret in Philly which we attended this past week. Thank you Ms. de Lesseps. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef  BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET) AQUATRU - aquatrue.com (20% Off Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee. Use Code VELVET For The Best Water Purifier Around) THE KARDASHIANS (Catch New Episodes of The Kardashians on Thursdays, Streaming Only on Hulu) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) Gut Cleanse Protocol - GutCleanseProtocol.com/Velvet (Click Link To Find Out The Best Way for Clean Healthy Eating & Living) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/29/20231 hour, 5 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode Artwork

Ariana & Mauricio Dance, Shannon Beador's Treatment & Why Captain Lee Is Mad At Us (w/ MELISSA RIVERS)

It is that time of the month again! We welcome back our regular monthly correspondent, the one, the only Miss Melissa Rivers. Melissa is here to help us make sense to all that has been happening in the BravoVerse over the past few days. Melissa weighs in on Shannon’s recent DUI, her cry for help, new roommate Vicki and how Bravo, as a corporation, plans to handle this as another season of RHOC comes to a close and we head into the reunion. What do we think of the just released reunion looks? In other West Coast news, Mauricio and Ariana dance to mixed reviews and scores - revenge dress and all, Kyle takes time out of her Parisian get away with Morgan to cheer Mo on and the RHOBH cast weigh in, comment and prepare for what will hopefully be an epic premiere mere weeks away. NBC releases statements regarding alcohol, mental health and NDAs amidst the “Reality Reckoning”, Bethenny takes credit and we wonder, will anything really change or is it business as usual? Finally, Captain Lee is not happy about out interview with Aesha Scott, Captain Sandy gets engaged, Captain Jason strips down and Miss Melissa Rivers has a lot of thoughts, feelings and opinions on the new pairing this week that broke the entire internet - Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce!! @melissariversofficial @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET) AQUATRU - aquatrue.com (20% Off Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee. Use Code VELVET For The Best Water Purifier Around) THE KARDASHIANS (Catch New Episodes of The Kardashians on Thursdays, Streaming Only on Hulu) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) Gut Cleanse Protocol - GutCleanseProtocol.com/Velvet (Click Link To Find Out The Best Way for Clean Healthy Eating & Living) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/28/202353 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bethenny Frankel's Affect on Shannon Beador's RHOC Future, RHOSLC Recap & Our Night In Vegas w/ Erika Jayne To "Bet On Blonde"

As the days pass and more info is revealed about Shannon Beador’s DUI, Hit & Run and subsequent arrest, the more questions we have. Today we address subjects such as where Shannon really was the night of her crash, who was she really with, what was Archie doing in the car, who are her real friends in this time of need from RHOC and who is sucking up for clicks, is she really getting the treatment she needs and last, but certainly not least, will this affect her Bravo future. Can anyone say Bethenny Frankel three times really loud. Speaking of Bethenny, we share a status update on her Reality Reckoning, review and recap this week of RHOSLC and pay homage to Mary Cosby with a “Best Of” segment. Finally, we spill the tea on our night in Vegas this past week with Erika Jayne, reveal what she had to say about Rinna, Dorit and Kyle and for those thinking of purchasing tickets, recap and review “Bet On Blonde”. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET) AQUATRU - aquatrue.com (20% Off Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee. Use Code VELVET For The Best Water Purifier Around) THE KARDASHIANS (Catch New Episodes of The Kardashians on Thursdays, Streaming Only on Hulu) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) Gut Cleanse Protocol - GutCleanseProtocol.com/Velvet (Click Link To Find Out The Best Way for Clean Healthy Eating & Living) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/27/20231 hour, 2 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode Artwork

WILSON PHILLIPS (on RHOBH Appearance w/ Lisa Rinna, Working w/ Rihanna, Harry Styles & Bridesmaids)

Wilson Phillips steps Behind The Rope. Carnie and Wendy Wilson are in the house! Carnie and Wendy are here to chat about the full anthology of their careers as members of Wilson Phillips none the least of which were recording mega hits like “Hold On”. Having starred in their own reality TV show, they chat Reality TV, talks shows and their recent second place finish on last season’s The Masked Singer. Of course, we deep dive their iconic appearance in Bridesmaids, the career jolt that they received as a result of that film, and working with Rihanna! Last but certainly not least, Carnie talks about her epic appearance on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills which was the result of starring on Celeb Apprentice alongside friend Kyle Richards - a cake tasting party gone awry and what it was like to be the voice of reason in one of Miss Lisa Rinna’s memorable spats with Kim Richards. Finally, we chat their recent cover of everyone’s favorite Harry Styles’ Boyfriends! @carnie68 @wendywilsonwp @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: AQUATRU - aquatrue.com (20% Off Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee. Use Code VELVET For The Best Water Purifier Around) OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET) THE KARDASHIANS (Catch New Episodes of The Kardashians on Thursdays, Streaming Only on Hulu) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) Gut Cleanse Protocol - GutCleanseProtocol.com/Velvet (Click Link To Find Out The Best Way for Clean Healthy Eating) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/26/202338 minutes, 1 second
Episode Artwork

AVERY SINGER (on Mom Ramona, RHONY Past, Present & Future, & Dad Mario Singer) - II

Avery Singer steps Behind The Rope. She is back for round two! Of course, Avery is joined by Bach Boss co-founder Jolie Lauren Golub. Avery and Jolie talk Bach Boss and how they can help make any and every Bachelor and Bachelorette’s dreams come true in their new powerhouse company which is off to a mega start. Avery talks about growing up on RHONY, what it is truly like having Ramona Singer as a Mom, Ramona’s on-off-on again RHONY journey, the very public breakup of Ramona and Mario, Ramona’s rumored new boyfriend, Mario’s new girlfriend, their family dynamics and everything and anything in between. The RHONY and Ramona deep dive you have been waiting and asking for has finally arrived. Did we mention Jolie and Avery also have Bach Boss and can help with any and all your Bachelorette and Bachelor Party planning needs? @averysinger @jolielauren_ @bachboss_ @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: AQUATRU - aquatrue.com (20% Off Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee. Use Code VELVET For The Best Water Purifier Around) OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET) THE KARDASHIANS (Catch New Episodes of The Kardashians on Thursdays, Streaming Only on Hulu) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in “Velvet Rope” When You Sign Up To Get Access To The Cash You Have Earned Today!) Gut Cleanse Protocol - GutCleanseProtocol.com/Velvet (Click Link To Find Out The Best Way for Clean Healthy Eating & Living) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/25/202352 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode Artwork

Blow Out's Jonathan Antin - (on Andy Cohen, WWHL, Bravo Early Days, Tabatha Coffey, & Madonna) - II

Jonathan Anitn steps back Behind The Rope. Yes, that Jonathan Antin from the classic hit Bravo show, Blow Out. A blast from the past, here to tell it all.  Does everyone know Patti Stanger has a new show coming to the CW? That got us thinking of Bravo of yesteryear and, as a result, today we share this chat we had during our first year with the one and only Jonathan Antin. We pick up right where we left off during our last sit down. Jonathan explains how he got hired as one of the lead judges on Bravo’s Shear Genius after Blow Out had ended. We discuss host Camila Alves and prior host Jaclyn Smith. We also discuss one of Shear Genius' contestants, Tabatha Coffey. Jonathan gives us his opinion of Tabatha, discusses whether he thinks she should have won her season, lets us know if her tough as nails persona is an act or real, and finally answers the question of whether she deserved her own show. Speaking of Bravolebrites, we discuss Jackie Warner’s appearance on Blow Out, what went wrong and the status of their relationship today. We also discuss all the other celebrities who appeared on Blow Out such as loyal clients Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin (they had other reality shows in the mix with Jonathan also - we discuss), Kristen Bell, Kate Bosworth, and, last but not least, sister Robin Antin, founder of The Pussycat Dolls. Jonathan tells some fun stories about his other Celeb clients, Courtney Love, Ricky Martin, Brad Pitt, Steven Tyler, Leo DiCaprio, Gwyneth Paltrow and, way to bury the lead, Queen Madonna (Lourdes in Tow)! We discuss the pressures from Bravo for Jonathan to involve his family in the show and how Blow Out came to an end shortly after his lack of a desire to do so. Finally, Jonathan opens up about the early days of Bravo, the origins of WWHL, his up and down relationship with Andy Cohen and what he thinks of how the network has evolved throughout the years.  @jonathanantin @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off Entire Order of The Best Shapewear & Bras) PELOTON - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Find Your Zone With a 30 Day Worry-Free Home Trial of Peloton Bikes) WATERBOY- waterboy.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off For the Best Hangover Cure That Actually Works) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/24/20231 hour, 53 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode Artwork

Gorga Housewarming Party Guest Spills The Tea on the Fights, Drama & More From This Event!

The Gorgas had a housewarming party. We have been contacted from someone who attended this epic, filmed for RHONJ, event. Of course, we were all ears as this insider spilled the tea. We detail all from an apparent fight between Jackie and Margaret, Teresa’s Housewarming gift, a drunk Joe Gorga, production’s involvement and breaking of the fourth wall, Danielle Cabral’s tiff with Marge and newfound alliance with Mel, which House Husband returned later that night to party the night away and much, much, much more. Next, if you have not heard - we kid, we kid - Shannon Beador has been arrested for DUI and hit-and-run. We break down the events which led up to that car crash and arrest, what happened after, all the various Housewives, Bravolebs and Andy Cohen Statements regarding the matter and what this means for Shannon’s RHOC future. Finally, Bethenny Frankel is not having a great week and seems to not care as we ask, what is really going on with this RHONY OG? @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/89582983/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/23/202311 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode Artwork

Shannon Beador's DUI/ Hit & Run - What Really Happened, Bethenny vs. Carole & Tom / Raquel Update

Tom & Raquel are at it again! We break down their recent he said, she said, social media spat, comments and one official name change from Raquel to Rachel. In other news, Bethenny is feuding with Carole Radziwill, again, giving makeup tutorials and forging ahead with her Reality Reckoning. Or is she? We check in on Bethenny and ask, once again, brilliant genius or … and just what is up with the Reality Reckoning? Not to bury the lead but Shannon Beador just crashed her car into a house, kept driving and has been arrested for DUI and Hit and Run. We deep dive Shannon’s accident earlier this week, her behavior over the past season of RHOC, her potential issues with alcohol, her cry for help and what happens now. On a happier note, we share some news regarding Miss Victoria Gunvalson. Wow, what a week, What an episode. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off Entire Order of The Best Shapewear & Bras) PELOTON - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Find Your Zone With a 30 Day Worry-Free Home Trial of Peloton Bikes) WATERBOY- waterboy.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off For the Best Hangover Cure That Actually Works) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/22/20231 hour, 6 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode Artwork

Carl & Lindsay (What Really Happened), Tom Slams Raquel, Kyle & Morgan Vacay & PDA and Tom Girardi's Competency

What is going on in 2023? We have had more BravoVerse breakups this year than any other year that we cannot help but ask, what the F is going on. This will sure make for one interesting Bravo Con this November. Speaking of breakups, we analyze Carl and Lindsay’s competing official statements, break down what really happened between them and what we can expect to see revealed, as Craig Conover promises, next season on Summer House. Speaking of next season, we discuss what we will see revealed between Kyle and Mauricio next season on RHOBH, analyze Kyle’s French getaway with Morgan and urge Kyle and Morgan to officially announce this budding romance which also seems to be good for the press. Dancing With The Stars anyone? Finally, we deep dive Tom Girardi’s recent court hearing, explain why Erika is MIA, discuss Teddi Mellencamp’s involvement and analyze whether Tom is really competent or not. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off Entire Order of The Best Shapewear & Bras) PELOTON - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Find Your Zone With a 30 Day Worry-Free Home Trial of Peloton Bikes) WATERBOY- waterboy.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off For the Best Hangover Cure That Actually Works) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/21/202357 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode Artwork

MARIO LOPEZ (on Saved By The Bell, Cast Mates, DWTS, Oprah & The 90s)

Mario Lopez steps Behind The Rope. One of the most beloved names in Pop Culture TV history is here to mention it all. Mario chats about his Iconic break out role as A.C. Slater in Saved By The Bell and what it is like all these decades later to still be tied to the role and show that started it all. Mario opens up about reprising that role in the SBTB Reboot, co-stars Elizabeth Berkley, Tiffani Thiessen and Mark-Paul Gosselaar and whether we are done with the show or can expect to see it back in some form in the future. Mario also chats DWTS, Reality TV, Pop Culture, his day job on Access Hollywood and all the mega celebs he has interviewed throughout the years. Finally Mario talks fatherhood, married life in Hollywood and much more. Thank you Mr. Lopez for, as we say, mentioning it all. @mariolopez  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off Entire Order of The Best Shapewear & Bras) PELOTON - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Find Your Zone With a 30 Day Worry-Free Home Trial of Peloton Bikes) WATERBOY- waterboy.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off For the Best Hangover Cure That Actually Works) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/20/202328 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode Artwork

Vanderpump Rules Finale Fall Out, Carl & Lindsay Questioned, Ariana & Tom's On Screen Future & Bad News For Jax

With chairs being thrown, make ups, break ups and a stellar performance that is good as gold, we figured it time to break down all of the gossip that has surfaced from the Vanderpump Rules Season Eleven Finale and then some. What really happened? Let’s discuss. Moving on, we share an update on Carl & Lindsay’s break up, address the rumors of an “other woman” who was almost a baby mama and question the validity of all of this. Did someone say $candoval 2.0? Next we share an update on Bethenny’s “Reality Reckoning”, break down her next move and share which Bravolebs are not at all happy with Ms. Frankel these days. Also, seems like Jax Taylor got some recent bad news and things may never be the same again. Finally, we have a little chat with our co-host based on her tell all exposé on us and discuss where we go from here! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: WATERBOY- waterboy.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off For the Best Hangover Cure That Actually Works) PELOTON - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Find Your Zone With a 30 Day Worry-Free Home Trial of Peloton Bikes) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off Entire Order of The Best Shapewear & Bras) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/19/20231 hour, 9 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode Artwork

MARK GERAGOS - BETHENNY FRANKEL'S Reality Reckoning Attorney (Separates Fact From Fiction & Shares Status Update)

Bethenny Frankel’s “Reality Reckoning” Attorney Mark Geragos steps Behind The Rope. The man, the myth, the legend! As you know, Bethenny Frankel has started a Reality Reckoning. So much has been written, discussed, blogged about and hypothesized regarding Bethenny’s motivation, goals, and claims. Rather than speculate like the others, we figured we would go right to the source, Mr. Mark Garagos, who, along with fellow super attorney Bryan Freedman, have already spent countess hours hearing countless stories from Bravolebrities past and present regarding wages, contracts, working conditions, alleged false imprisonment, alleged forced alcohol, alleged revenge porn and much, much more. Mark helps make sense of the stories, claims and goals as we touch upon subjects such as Andy Cohen, Bethenny’s interview with Raquel Leviss, Raquel’s sexually explicit video, Bravo NDA’s, Real Housewives from every franchise and just what happens next in Miss Bethenny Frankel’s “Reality Reckoning” which is a force of nature that does not seem to be slowing down any time soon!!! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PELOTON - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Find Your Zone With a 30 Day Worry-Free Home Trial of Peloton Bikes) WATERBOY- waterboy.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off For the Best Hangover Cure That Actually Works) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Without Paying Luxury Prices) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off Entire Order of The Best Shapewear & Bras) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/18/202355 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

JONATHAN ANTIN (on The Early Days of Bravo, Housewives, Blow Out & Andy Cohen!) - I

Jonathan Anitn steps Behind The Rope. Yes, that Jonathan Antin from the classic hit Bravo show, Blow Out. A blast from the past, here to tell it all.  Does everyone know Patti Stanger has a new show coming to the CW? That got us thinking of Bravo of yesteryear and, as a result, today we share this chat we had during our first year with the one and only Jonathan Antin. Jonathan fills us in on what he has been up to since we last saw him on our TV screens. Jonathan explains how he was cast, the "reality” of the show Blow Out, his “employee” Brandon, his on screen “bad boy” image, and what filming was really like. Jonathan discusses Andy Cohen who, being an Executive Producer on Blow Out, was heavily involved in the show. Jonathan explains how, once Blow Out had ended, he almost had his own show “Salon Nightmares" - think Gordon Ramsay for Salons (hey we would watch that) and explains the circumstances which led to the demise of that show. Finally, we discuss the early days of Bravo and what the neophyte network was like back then during Jonathan’s tenure on Blow Out. We are just getting started.  @jonathanantin @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/17/20231 hour, 44 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode Artwork

KATHRYN EDWARDS (Chats RHOBH Upcoming Season, RHONJ, RHOSLC, RHONY & Brandi Glanville’s Girl’s Trip)

Kathryn Edwards is back yet again this week. You have asked for this daily so we figured why not two weeks in a row. Y’all deserve it after the year we have had together!! You have wished for this hourly and today that wish has come true. Kathryn is here to help uncover the truth behind Lisa Rinna’s much publicized RHOBH exit, her claims that, still to this day, she left on her own accord, the many past RHOBH who filmed this upcoming Season Thirteen - Camille, Denise, Kim, Teddi, why none are holding a diamond, whether Brandi’s rumored behavior on RHUGT Four is enough, if true, to get her banned from Bravo and oh, so very much more. Much to our delight, we also chat RHOP, RHONY, RHOSLC and much more. The RHOBH catch up extravaganza, that you have asked for hourly, is finally here with the one and only, our good friend always and forever, Miss Kathryn Edwards!!!  @katedwards8 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/88981023/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/16/202316 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOSLC Recap, RHONJ Season 14 Spoilers, Mary Cosby's Return & Monica, The FBI Informant

The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season Four. The return of Mary Cosby. The introduction of Jen Shah’s ex assistant, turned FBI Informant, turned Snow Flake Holder. Does Monica really know where all the bodies are buried and is Jen Shah justified for being outraged, from prison, that her name was mentioned so many times? The answers to these and many more burning questions as we break down the return of this once stellar, then not so stellar, franchise and share all our thoughts for the rest of the season. Heading east, we share what we know from RHONJ Season 14 filming, discuss the fact that Tre and Mel are still not speaking and explain why this once explosive franchise will seem tame and non toxic when it returns to our Bravo screens in Q1 next year. All this, plus a RHONJ FBI update. Whew, its gonna be one of those episodes! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/15/202358 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ (New Season Alliance Shifts, Make Ups & Feuds), Kyle, Erika & Dorit (New Drama) & Attending Last Week's Vanderpump Rules Filming

It is that time of the month again. We attend yet another, ok only our second, Tom Sandoval & The Most Extra’s show. This time we attend, in one of our home states, Los Angeles, with Miss Sarah in tow. We break down our interaction with Tom, the show, run ins that night with Schwartzy, James Kennedy, Billie Lee and, of course, what was revealed about the new upcoming Season Eleven of Vanderpump Rules from the man Mr. Sandoval himself!!! Heading east, we discuss all the gossip that has come our way regarding the new, currently filming season of RHONJ, and break down all the potential alliance shifts - Jackie and Marge on the outs, Jackie reconciled with Tre and Jen Aydin, Jen Fessler on the ours with Marge, Danielle Cabral all over the place and last, but certainly not least, the all out head to head feud between Rachel Fuda and Teresa. Wow, all this and we have not even mentioned Teresa vs. Melissa once. Finally, with mere weeks to go until RHOBH returns, we discuss newbie Annemarie Wiley, the upcoming drama we can expect from Crystal, Sutton, Kyle and Denise Richards, the rumors that PK and Dorit are having marital issues, Erika Jayne’s latest lawsuit amidst everyone betting on blond and much, much more as behind the scenes secrets are revealed! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/14/20231 hour, 1 minute, 17 seconds
Episode Artwork

JACK OSBOURNE (on The Osbournes, Family, The Kardashians, Real Housewives, DWTS & The Paranormal)

Jack Osbourne steps Behind The Rope. The man, the myth, the legend is here to mention it all. A member of the first family of Reality TV, Jack chats about what is was like to have been catapulted into super stardom overnight when The Osbournes broke the mold and created the genre of a famous family on Reality TV when it first premiered on MTV in 2002. Jack peels back the curtain of what Reality TV was like back when there was no roadmap due to being “the first”, no breaking of the fourth wall or producer involvement and discuses what it was like to work alongside family Kelly, Sharon and Ozzy! We break down all the famous families that have come after, most notably The Kardashians, what the state of Reality TV is today a la Real Housewives and would Jack and family really ever consider a true reboot? Jack also chats about his Discovery show, “Jack Osbourne’s Haunted Homecoming” where he does what he does best, tracking the paranormal. Jack chats DWTS and share’s rare updates on the fam - Kelly, Sharon and Ozzy, talks fatherhood and what is next for this Reality TV star and super producer who does not seem to be slowing down anytime soon.  @jackosbourne @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/13/202359 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

CONTEST - Behind The Velvet Rope

Who wants a $25 gift certificate toward elevated clothing, jewelry and home good luxury? Behind The Velvet Rope is thrilled to announce we have partnered with Quince for a take over contest of our You Tube Channel.  Quince (quince.com/velvetrope ) is my go to spot for quiet luxury without paying luxury prices. Quince offers a range of must-have items like 100% European Linen under $50, luxurious silk shirts, Italian leather bags and 14-karat gold jewelry starting at $30. All of their prices are fifty to eighty percent less than similar brands. Quince creates timeless styles that will not go out of fashion. Pieces that you will have in your closet forever. They have Mens, Womens, Baby, Home and so much more. For a limited time, Quince is taking over our You Tube with a chance for you to win a $25 off gift certificate. Make sure to subscribe to our You Tube Channel (Behind The Velvet Rope Podcast youtube.com) to be entered into this drawing. Details of how to enter and be eligible are contained in this episode. Good Luck! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/12/202311 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

CHERYL BURKE (on DWTS, RHOBH, Rob Kardashian, Tyra, Divorce, Scott Disick & Dance Moms)

Cheryl Burke steps Behind The Rope. Cheryl stops by to chat about the full anthology of her dance career from her early days of winning competitions as a teen to starring on our TV’s each week as one of the professional dancers on one of the biggest reality shows of all time, Dancing With The Stars. Cheryl talks about the highs and lows of DWTS, the rigorous demands of the show, winning the mirror ball twice and her various partners Rob Kardashian - and a ballroom full or Kardashians, Drew Lachey, AJ McLean, Jack Osbourne and many more. Of course, Cheryl also chats taking over for Abby Lee Miller in the Iconic Dance Moms. On a personal note, Cheryl opens up about her body dysmorphia which she has suffered from her entire life, the public’s constant attack on her weight and surviving domestic and sexual abuse at a young age. Finally, Cheryl breaks down her divorce from Matthew Lawrence, what she is now looking for in a man, her dating life and just what is next for this powerhouse who won’t be slowing down any time soon. This can all be heard on her own very stellar podcast, Burke In The Game, everywhere Podcasts can be found. @cherylburke @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) MTV Music Awards - (The MTV Music Awards are LIVE TONIGHT September 12th at at 8pm EST / 7 CENTRAL)  STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/12/20231 hour, 8 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode Artwork

DANA WILKEY (on Her Unfinished Business w/ Brandi Glanville & Taylor Armstrong and On Going Feuds w/ Rinna, PK & More RHOBH)

Dana Wilkey steps Behind The Rope. Where do we begin? Earlier this year, back in another life, se huddled up in a hotel room with Dana and turned on the mike. This is what resulted. We take a trip down RHOBH memory lane and get into all of Dana’s real life drama with many of the cast members throughout the years. Blocked by both Lisa Rinna and PK, we figured that was a great place to start. Of course, it has to do with Dorit. Dana details her fall out with PK and Rinna and what other diamond holders she is not in good graces with. Dana chats about her own time on the show, the difficulties of working with LVP and Camille Grammer and how she learned to “play the game” too little, too late. Dana explains why she would have liked to have been a part of RHUGT 2 (and 4) and the unfinished business with both Brandi Glanville and Taylor Armstrong she would like to resolve. Do tell. Dana does!!  On a separate note, it is always difficult to determine, from a programming perspective, what to air on September 11th. We figured, this never before aired trip down memory lane with Ms. Wilke was a great choice. Our hearts, thoughts and prayers go out to everyone who lost a family member, friend, co-worker, acquaintance and more on this horrible day. @wilkey_dana @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post) MTV Music Awards - (The MTV Music Awards are LIVE Tomorrow Night, September 12th at at 8pm EST / 7 CENTRAL)  STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/11/20231 hour, 24 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

AESHA SCOTT (on Below Deck Down Under, Yachtie Drama, Hannah, Kate & The Captains!)

What a season of Below Deck Down Under it has been. Aesha handled the removal of Luke and Laura phenomenally. We are still in awe. On that note, we figured it a great time to share this chat we had from earlier this year with Aesha Scott. Aesha spoke about the then upcoming season of Below Deck Down Under. I have now re-listened to see if any of the Luke and Laura drama was foreshadowed, whether the return of João Franco was hinted at and much more. Of course Aesha also chats about the full anthology of her Below Deck career - Med, Down Under and Galley Talk! Yes, everyone’s fav Chief Stew has been busy AF! Aesha chats working with the Captains Sandy and Jason, Chief Stews Hannah and Bugsy, the infamous prescription drug fiasco, Captain Lee’s exit, Sandy as replacement and Fraser’s freshman season as Chief Stew and working relationship, or lack thereof with Sandy. Finally, Aesha talks Below Deck drama from the past, current and future, BravoCon, her off screen beau, life between seasons, Kate Chastain and just what is next for this Yachtie and Reality TV star who does not seem to be slowing down any time soon. @aesha_jean @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: MTV Music Awards - (The MTV Music Awards are LIVE this Tuesday September 12th at at 8pm EST / 7 CENTRAL)  RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET. The #1 FDA-Approved Anti-Nausea Wristband) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/10/20231 hour, 16 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode Artwork

KATHRYN EDWARDS (on RHOBH Upcoming Season, Return of Past Diamond Holders & The Rinna of It All)

Kathryn Edwards is back. Your eyes are not deceiving you. Everyone’s favorite guest of, well, ALL time, returns yet again! You have asked for this daily. You have wished for this hourly and today that wish has come true. Kathryn is here to help uncover the truth behind Lisa Rinna’s much publicized RHOBH exit, her claims that, still to this day, she left on her own accord, the many past RHOBH who filmed this upcoming Season Thirteen - Camille, Denise, Kim, Teddi, why none are holding a diamond, whether Brandi’s rumored behavior on RHUGT Four is enough, if true, to get her banned from Bravo and oh, so very much more. Much to our delight, we also chat RHOP, RHONY, RHOSLC and much more. The RHOBH catch up extravaganza, that you have asked for hourly, is finally here with the one and only, our good friend always and forever, Miss Kathryn Edwards!!!  @katedwards8 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/88628649/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/9/202317 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kelly Dodd Slams Us, We Clap Back & Share DMs, Carl & Lindsay's Messy Break Up & RHOA Reboot Rumors Clarified

Meghan King steps Behind The Rope. Did everyone like our two part chat with Meghan King last week? It seems most of you did. Kelly Dodd did not. Kelly Dodd slipped into our DMs to slam, destroy and cyber bully us because she did not like what Meghan King said about her. We break down Meghan’s statements, read Kelly’s harsh words, issue a reply and talk about the harsh realities of cyberbullying in the Bravo world - this is the second time Ms. Dodd has acted out toward us. In other news, Summer House’s Carlito and Lindsay are dunzo. We break down all the recent rumors regarding their separation, separate fact from fiction, discuss the involvement of producers, share details from the cancelled wedding, deep dive why this was done on TV for the upcoming season of Summer House, and finally ask, are Carl and Lindsay the new Scandoval. Finally, we discuss all those RHOA rumors regarding a total reboot a la RHONY style, RHOA rumors that the entire first year Season One cast will return Kim Zolciak in tow minus one Miss Nene Leakes, RHOA rumors that some of the current cast will stay and address the on line vitriol spewed at RHOA production, Bravo’s response and what happens now. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  MTV Music Awards - (The MTV Music Awards are LIVE this Tuesday September 12th at at 8pm EST / 7 CENTRAL)  RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET. The #1 FDA-Approved Anti-Nausea Wristband) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/8/202356 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ Season 14 Filming Tea, Tom & Ariana Update, Jax Taylor's Return & Our Recent DM's From Phaedra Parks

As the new season of RHONJ is in full swinging filming with Teresa and Melissa still not speaking to each other, we check in with the leaked drama from set thus far, discuss how the rest of the season is likely to play out and which past RHONJ and RHONJ “Friends Of” are actually likely to return later this season despite all the on line chatter, fake news and rumors. In other news, with Jax, Kristen, Ramona and Mary Cosby back in the Bravo mix, we analyze how, where and why and whether there is a double standard when talent is let go seemingly for cause as to who the golden doors remain open to for a much hyped return. Finally, we discuss how and why Tom and Ariana are still living together, share Vanderpump Rules Season 11 filming updates and the likelihood that the franchise can achieve another season of Scandoval level drama without Ms. Leviss in tow. Finally, we reveal our recent DMs from the icon that is Phaedra Parks. Talk about burying the lead. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: MTV Music Awards - (The MTV Music Awards are LIVE this Tuesday September 12th at at 8pm EST / 7 CENTRAL)  RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET. The #1 FDA-Approved Anti-Nausea Wristband) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/7/20231 hour, 5 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

DEBBIE MATENOPOULOS (on The View, RHOBH, Barbara Walters, Rinna Update & Red Carpets)

Debbie Matenopoulos steps Behind The Rope. So much has been written about Debbie’s time at The View, exit from The View and working relationships with her co-hosts but Debbie is here today to set the record straight regarding all of that. Debbie chats about what it was like to be twenty two and personally invited by Barbara Walters to audition for a career changing job on a show that would go on for twenty six seasons and counting and become not only a culture defining hot topics go to but a piece of pop culture iconography which has been the subject of much controversy throughout the decades. Debbie chats co-hosts Barbara Walters, Star Jones, Meredith Viera and Joy Behar, the book Ladies Who Punch, what the backstage atmosphere was really like and many of The View’s famous co-hosts since - Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Rosie O’Donnell, Whoopi Goldberg, Sherri Shepherd, Jenny McCarthy, Candace Cameron Bure and last, but certainly not least, Meghan McCain! Moving on, Debbie chats about life after the View - hosting every red carpet imaginable, fashion, lifestyle, food, Fashion Police and Joan Rivers.  @iamdebbiem @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET. The #1 FDA-Approved Anti-Nausea Wristband) MTV Music Awards - (The MTV Music Awards are LIVE this Tuesday September 12th at at 8pm EST / 7 CENTRAL)  STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/6/20231 hour, 28 minutes
Episode Artwork

Bethenny Frankel's Fall From Grace or Brilliant Move, Future Plans w/ Raquel Leviss & Candiace Dillard Run In This Week

Despite many of y’all calling her the “thirstiest Bravolebrity on the planet” - your words, not ours, we discuss the fall out from Bethenny’s chat with Raquel, her claims that she “does not care”, the cast’s / ex-cast’s reactions - Lala, Scheana, Stassi, Katie, Ariana, LVP and what Raquel is going to do in career wise. Speaking of Bethenny, we check in on the status of her “Reality Reckoning”, the strategy of her attorney’s to have Bravo voluntarily let their talent out of their NDAs and analyze the likelihood that this reckoning will be successful. Finally, we recently attended Candiace Dillard’s “Deep Space Tour” and spill the tea on it all!! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: MTV Music Awards - (The MTV Music Awards are LIVE this Tuesday September 12th at at 8pm EST / 7 CENTRAL)  RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET. The #1 FDA-Approved Anti-Nausea Wristband) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/5/20231 hour, 3 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

KRISTIN CAVALLARI's Ex-BFF Tells All!

Everyone always asks me what my favorite reality shows of all time are and I always answer the same thing. Laguna Beach and The Hills. On that note and with the end of summer here on this holiday weekend, we figured it a great time to share this chat with Kelly Henderson, from Very Cavallari. Who watched Very Cavallari? Kelly is also known, in the media, as Kristin Cavallari’s ex-BFF. There were all those rumors after their fall out that she had an affair with Jay Cutler so we did the only thing we knew how to do, invite her on this podcast. We address all those rumors, chat about her once friendship with Jay and Kristin and discuss the real truth behind their epic fall out and whether it played any part in leading to Jay and Kristin’s very public divorce. Kelly mentions it all.  @velvetsedge @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET. The #1 FDA-Approved Anti-Nausea Wristband) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/4/20231 hour, 26 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode Artwork

SOPHIA HUTCHINS (on RHOBH, Caitlyn Jenner, The Kardashians, RHOBH & Kanye West)

With the return later this month of The Kardashians and all going on with Bethenny Frankel’s “Reality Reckoning”, we figured it a great time to share this chat we had with Sophia Hutchins back in our oh so far distant first year. Checking in from the home she shares with Caitlyn Jenner in Malibu, California, Sophia is here to talk about it all. Sophia chats with us about how and where she first met Caitlyn Jenner, clarifies, yes we asked, the “status” of her relationship with Caitlyn as well as the rest of the Kardashian Brood, discusses the enigma that is Kanye West, breaks down some of the biggest misconceptions about herself and her relationship with Caitlyn and answers why the world is so enthralled with their “friendship” and obsessed with anything Kardashian related. Just how did the Ks become the world’s most famous family? Finally, we discuss the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and cross our fingers that our fav RHOBH franchise returns, as promised, this November! @hutchins_sophia @mylumasol @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ROCKET MONEY - rocketmoney.com/velvetrope (Cancel Unwanted Subscriptions & Manage Expenses The Easy Way)  OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/3/20231 hour, 16 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D.'s Teresa "Reconciliation", Podcast Exit, Our Response & Our RHONJ Apology!

There has been so much speculation, gossip and on line chatter about Teresa Giudice and Kim D’s rumored reconciliation. Today we break our silence on what we know, clarify whether these two have actually spoken or this is all just a fabricated internet rumor, Melissa’s involvement and likelihood this would, could and will ever lead to Kim’s much desired return to RHONJ. Next, we detail how this “reconciliation” led to Kim’s tossing us aside like a stale crust of bread, her constant twenty four seven disses, angry video rants and how, now that this serves as our official statement, it is something we will never ever speak on again regardless of comments, clap backs, and more angry and bitter statements from her camp or any other camp, podcast or blogger. Finally, in retrospect, we analyze the biases we allowed this podcast to be subjected to, talk the future - RHOBH (Nov 1), RHOP (Nov 5), RHOSLC (Next Week!) and apologize to several RHONJ cast members. All this and more. Cue the music…. @racheluchitelnyc @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/88426499/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/2/202317 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ Season 14 Drama, Tre's New Nemesis, Fuda vs. Paulie, Melissa's Silent Treatment & Newbie Alert

The Real Housewives of New Jersey is currently filming Season Fourteen. We break down all the behind the scenes tea, the epic fights - John Fuda vs. Paulie and the fact that Teresa and Melissa are filming group “all cast” scenes without having yet to speak a word to each other. Hey, this is nothing new for Tre. Anyone remember Kathy Wakile, Jacqueline Laurita and Danielle Staub? Need we go on? In a strange twist of events, Teresa has bigger fish to fry this season than Melissa and what her plan is to move forward without all the typical Housewives’ noise she has experienced in the past. Speaking of RHONJ Season Fourteen, we explain why everyone is back this season - plus two, discuss Danielle Cabral’s new friends and why John and Rachel Fuda are already having one F of a season. In other news, Tom Girardi is set to head to court, in person, to determine capacity, share a Bravocon update, explain our plan for Bravocon and break down whether Raquel Leviss can, and will sue, for Revenge Porn and if so, the full list of who. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ROCKET MONEY - rocketmoney.com/velvetrope (Cancel Unwanted Subscriptions & Manage Expenses The Easy Way)  OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET)   RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/1/20231 hour, 19 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bethenny's New Andy Cohen Shade, Raquel's New Biz Venture, & The Reality Behind Reality TV

It has been two weeks since Raquel sat down with Bethenny Frankel on her Podcast. We have listened. You have listened. Everyone has listened. We share our thoughts - the good, the bad, the other and explain why we are still so conflicted about this three part chat. Moving on to the finances of it all, we answer all your burning questions - was Raquel really not paid, how much did Bethenny really make, is Bethenny really going to help Raquel and get into business with her and should Raquel call us, ASAP immediately for financial and career advice. Answer: Yes! Finally we break down the real reason Rachel did not return to Vanderpump Rules and address whether Bethenny’s “Reality Reckoning” has been created to help those reality stars in need or a way to get back at Daddy Cohen for all sorts of reasons. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ROCKET MONEY - rocketmoney.com/velvetrope (Cancel Unwanted Subscriptions & Manage Expenses The Easy Way)  OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET)   RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/31/202357 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode Artwork

BEVERLEY MITCHELL (on Working w/ Kenya Moore, 7th Heaven, Justin Timberlake & RHOA)

Beverley Mitchell steps Behind The Rope. Little Lucy Camden all grown up. Beverly chats about Seventh Heaven, cast mates, Justin Timberlake and whether the show should, could and would ever be rebooted. In other news, Beverly talks Reality TV a la her starring on Fox’s Special Forces next to the one and only Kenya Moore. We break down RHOA, working with Kenya and how Real Housewives is fairing in today’s environment and culture. Finally, we discuss a personal guilty pleasure, Hollywood Darlings, working alongside Jodie Sweetin and Christine Lakin and much more.  @beverleymitchell @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET) ROCKET MONEY - rocketmoney.com/velvetrope (Cancel Unwanted Subscriptions & Manage Expenses The Easy Way)  STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/30/202336 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

Introducing: The Big Flop

Every big moment starts with a big dream. But what happens when that big dream turns out to be an even bigger failure?  Each week on Wondery’s new podcast The Big Flop, host Misha Brown is joined by different comedians to chronicle some of the biggest failures and blunders in pop culture history. Each episode will have you thinking to yourself, why in the world did this get made?! This is just a preview of The Big Flop. You can listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts, or at Wondery.fm/bigflop_behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/29/20236 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode Artwork

MEGHAN KING (on RHOC Past/Present/Future, Cast Mates, Famous Exes, & Brooks Not Having Cancer!) - II

Meghan King steps back Behind The Rope. Meghan is an open book and chats the full anthology of her RHOC experience - highs and lows, being the first to realize Brooks did not, in fact, have cancer, cast mates Vicki, Tamra, Shannon, Heather and much more. Meghan chats about her very public breakup from Jim Edmonds, the headlines it made around the world, what was true, untrue and everything in between. In other relationship news, Meghan chats Cuffe Biden, a whirlwind marriage and divorce and the current state of her love life today. Finally, with the OC under scrutiny due to decreased ratings, we chat how to “fix” this franchise, suggested cast changes and those rumors that just wont seem to go away that Meghan is, in fact, returning to hold an orange. Part II starts now!! @meghanking @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET) ROCKET MONEY - rocketmoney.com/velvetrope (Cancel Unwanted Subscriptions & Manage Expenses The Easy Way)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/29/202345 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode Artwork

MEGHAN KING (on RHOC Past/Present/Future, Cast Mates, Famous Exes, & Brooks Not Having Cancer!) - I

Meghan King steps Behind The Rope. Meghan is an open book and chats the full anthology of her RHOC experience - highs and lows, being the first to realize Brooks did not, in fact, have cancer, cast mates Vicki, Tamra, Shannon, Heather and much more. Meghan chats about her very public breakup from Jim Edmonds, the headlines it made around the world, what was true, untrue and everything in between. In other relationship news, Meghan chats Cuffe Biden, a whirlwind marriage and divorce and the current state of her love life today. Finally, with the OC under scrutiny due to decreased ratings, we chat how to “fix” this franchise, suggested cast changes and those rumors that just wont seem to go away that Meghan is, in fact, returning to hold an orange. Tune in and find out! @meghanking @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% Off The Best Skincare Products With Code VELVET) ROCKET MONEY - rocketmoney.com/velvetrope (Cancel Unwanted Subscriptions & Manage Expenses The Easy Way)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/28/202345 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode Artwork

PEPPERMINT (on The Harsh Conditions of Working on Reality TV, Drag Race, RuPaul & Prince)

With Bethenny Frankel’s “Reality Reckoning” lawsuit changing by the day, we figured it a great time to revisit this chat with Miss Peppermint. During this chat Peppermint detailed her time on Drag Race, the harsh filming conditions and the true gritty behind the scenes of how Reality TV works. Peppermint, who finished as runner-up in one of the most talked about seasons in Drag Race HERstory, takes us behind the scenes of Drag Race - what the casting and filming process was like, just how “hard” it was to make a great TV show, the other queens and what RuPaul is really like. We chat about her starring role on Broadway as Pythio in the epic Head Over Heels, a brilliant musical set to Go Go’s Music. Peppermint discusses her music inspirations such as Prince and what it was like to work with musical legends such as Debbie Harry. Let us not forget Peppermint’s stellar acting resume as well which includes parts in hit TV shows such as Ryan Murphy’s Pose.  @peppermint247 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Entire Order of The Best Shapewear) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/27/20231 hour, 6 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bethenny's Raquel Leviss Interview - What Is Really Going On Here??

It has been a week since Raquel sat down with Bethenny Frankel on her Podcast. We have listened. You have listened. Everyone has listened. We share our thoughts - the good, the bad, the other and explain why we are still so conflicted about this three part chat. Moving on to the finances of it all, we answer all your burning questions - was Raquel really not paid, how much did Bethenny really make, is Bethenny really going to help Raquel and get into business with her and should Raquel call us, ASAP immediately for financial and career advice. Answer: Yes! Finally we break down the real reason Rachel did not return to Vanderpump Rules and address whether Bethenny’s “Reality Reckoning” has been created to help those reality stars in need or a way to get back at Daddy Cohen for all sorts of reasons. Oh, and for everyone who wants to know what is REALLY going on between Teresa & Kim D, we KNOW ALL!  @racheluchitelnyc @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/88100929/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/26/202315 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode Artwork

What Housewives Joined Bethenny's "Reality Reckoning", Her Pitched Bravo Show, Hurricane Sutton & Denise Richards' RHOBH Revenge

Another day, another turn of events in Bethenny Frankel’s “Reality Reckoning”. With all the recent Real Housewives and current Bravolebrities who have come forward to state that they will not be participating in Bethenny’s cause, we deep dive just which Reality TV stars are assisting her and moving forward with super attorneys Mark Geragos and Bryan Freedman. We next discuss Bethenny’s rumored reality show she pitched Bravo mere months prior, whether she is the right person to lead this charge, Andy Cohen’s response, whether Bravo is taking these claims of B’s seriously and how this could all affect many of your favorite Bravo shows as the months move on. In other news, Denise Richards’ upcoming RHOBH performance is said to be sweet revenge, the cast claims no one even missed Rinna, Erika denies Ozempic use and hurricane Sutton seems to have struck a cord with many of our favorite diamond holders as we prepare for a return date, as of today, for November 1st. Finally, we set the record straight regarding all the recent VPR Season 11 filming leaks, who has really forgiven Sandoval and who is not quite there yet and still keeping their distance. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Entire Order of The Best Shapewear) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/25/202355 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode Artwork

What The F is Really Going On w/ Kyle-Morgan-Mauricio, Our Run In w/ Ramona Singer This Week & Mary Cosby's Return

RHONJ has resumed filming the other week. We break down what we know from filming, the drama that has already arisen and clarify many recent claims from Margaret Josephs. Morgan Wade, Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky film videos, make public appearances, leave social media comments all why seemingly laughing at us. We ask what the F is going on and whether these are master’s at the game on marketing, publicity and the media or a deep hurt felt emotional and / or physical affair has been taking place. Next we reveal all the details about a run in this past week with Ramona Singer down the street from our home in Sag Harbor, The Hamptons. Was the Singer Stinger in a good mood and what other RHONY was she purposely seated next to for drama? We reveal all as summer in The Hamptons rolls on. Finally, we break down the RHOSLC trailer, share updates on Jen Shah and last, but certainly not least, discuss the return of one Miss Mary Cosby. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Entire Order of The Best Shapewear) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/24/202355 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode Artwork

RACHEL UCHITEL (on Justice For Raquel Leviss, VPR's Future, Tiger Woods, & Feuding w/ Wendy Williams) - II

Vanderpump Rules Season 11. With rumors of cast make ups (have Scheana and Lala really forgiven Sandoval?), Tom Sandoval filming group scenes with Ariana and still no Raquel Leviss, we brought back Rachel Uchitel is back to help break it all down. Does anyone else see the similarities between the Rachel’s Uchitel and Leviss. Rachel Uchitel was blasted in the media, just like Leviss, all those years ago for her involvement with Tiger Woods, a narrative which still follows, and often haunts her, today. Rachel shares her story here today and we delve into the media’s obsession with bringing people down, the misogyny of it all when the “woman” is blamed much more significantly than the “married” man, how celebrities and people in the public eye are often misunderstood when defined by one moment in time, Rachel’s “Tiger” NDA, the validity and legality of NDAs when they are overly harsh and one sided and so much more. As we said, anyone see the similarities between these two Rachels? In other news, Rachel talks about her feuds throughout the years with the likes of Joy Behar, Janice Dickinson and, most recently, Wendy Williams. Of course, there was that one time she dated our very own Paul “PK” Kemsley pre Dorit. Way to bury the lead. All this and more! Part Two starts now! @racheluchitelnyc @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef To Listen To Rachel’s Podcast “Miss Understood with Rachel Uchitel” Click Here - “Misunderstood” BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Entire Order of The Best Shapewear) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/23/202358 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

RACHEL UCHITEL (on Justice For Raquel Leviss, VPR's Future, Tiger Woods, & Feuding w/ Wendy Williams) - I

Vanderpump Rules Season 11. With rumors of cast make ups (have Scheana and Lala really forgiven Sandoval?), Tom Sandoval filming group scenes with Ariana and still no Raquel Leviss, we brought back Rachel Uchitel to help break it all down. Does anyone else see the similarities between the Rachel’s Uchitel and Leviss. Rachel Uchitel was blasted in the media, just like Leviss, all those years ago for her involvement with Tiger Woods, a narrative which still follows, and often haunts her, today. Rachel shares her story here today and we delve into the media’s obsession with bringing people down, the misogyny of it all when the “woman” is blamed much more significantly than the “married” man, how celebrities and people in the public eye are often misunderstood when defined by one moment in time, Rachel’s “Tiger” NDA, the validity and legality of NDAs when they are overly harsh and one sided and so much more. As we said, anyone see the similarities between these two Rachels? In other news, Rachel talks about her feuds throughout the years with the likes of Joy Behar, Janice Dickinson and, most recently, Wendy Williams. Of course, there was that one time she dated our very own Paul “PK” Kemsley pre Dorit. Way to bury the lead. All this and more! @racheluchitelnyc @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef To Listen To Rachel’s Podcast “Miss Understood with Rachel Uchitel” Click Here - “Misunderstood” BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Entire Order of The Best Shapewear) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/22/20231 hour, 1 minute, 55 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bethenny Frankel’s “Reality Reckoning” Set Backs & Steps Forward, Raquel Leviss Speaks, Kyle & Mauricio’s “Game” & Below Deck Drama (w/ MELISSA RIVERS)

With Bethenny Frankel’s “Reality Reckoning” in full swing, Melissa Rivers stops by for our regular monthly cross over to share inside knowledge, tea and realistic likelihood of success being a Top Reality TV Producer herself. After swapping stories from years of experience, we turn our attention to the latest Reality TV scandal, Below Deck breaking down the Luke and Laura controversy, analyzing how producers, Captain Jason, Aesha and Bravo handled the situation and ask whether situations like this would be mitigated or solved if Bethenny is successful in her fight against the powers that be. Speaking of reality tv injustices, we turn to Raquel Leviss, her recent statements on the matter (all roads lead back to Bethenny), the fact that everyone is filming Vanderpump Rules Season Eleven together despite claims they would not and reveal drama, spoilers and updates from behind the walls of Sur on this hope to be blockbuster of an upcoming season. Finally, we break down the latest in the Kyle, Morgan, Mauricio drama and analyze what is really going on. @melissariversofficial @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Entire Order of The Best Shapewear) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/21/202345 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode Artwork

JASON WAHLER (on The Hills, Laguna Beach, Real vs Fake & the Injustices of Reality TV)

With everything going on with Bethenny Frankel’s lawsuit regarding the injustices of Reality TV, real vs fake, contracts and much more, we figured it was a great time to share this chat with one of the originals, Jason Wahler from Laguna Beach, The Hills and The Hills: New Beginnings. Of course, Jason takes us back to the beginning when he was just a high school student whose friends - Lauren Conrad, Kristin Cavallari, Stephen Colletti, and Lo Bosworth - were cast on a TV show about their high school, otherwise known as Laguna Beach High. We discuss how Jason got involved in the show, how that show, Laguna Beach, spun off into The Hills and how, overnight, he could no longer go to the gas station or mall or mailbox without being recognized. With fame, the issues he was already struggling with became exacerbated, and he quickly spiraled out of control. There were public arrests and intoxication which eventually lead to rock bottom. Jason shares what that was like and how he eventually sought the help he needed through Dr Drew and other available resources to eventually make this his “life’s work”. Jason answers all of our questions, once and for all, about what specific scenes, events and happenings in The Hills were real and which were not real. We cover it all. So interesting to see how this chat holds up in light of everything going on with Bravo, Production, Bethenny and Andy Cohen today. @jasonwahler @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: AQUATRU- aquatrue.com (20% Off Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee. Use Code VELVET For The Best Water Purifier Around) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post) EDDIE IZZARD - eddieizzard.com (Get Tickets To The North American Remix Tour) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/20/20231 hour, 20 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on RHONJ Season 14 Filming, Run In w/ Margaret Update & Joining Bethenny's Lawsuit)

As we head into the new season of RHONJ - newsflash Season 14 has begun filming this week - Kim D. breaks down just how producers got both Melissa and Teresa to return and how they plan to keep Tre calm having to work with her arch enemy. In real life New Jerz news, Kim shares an update on her friendship with Dolores, we break down our run in with Margaret the other week in The Hamptons - yes we have updates!, Kim explains why she could join Bethenny’s lawsuit, spills the tea on her own run ins with RHONJ Producers, explains why Melissa is a desperate housewife and much more as Teresa ends her epic Greece trip early to film what is hopefully going to be another stellar season, RHONJ - Season 14! @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/87325273/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/19/202313 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode Artwork

Vanderpump Cast Speaks Out, Kyle & Morgan Get Closer, Jax Reigns & Brandi & Caroline Manzo “Disappear”

With Vanderpump Rules Season Eleven filming in full swing, we address the rumors that the cast is fighting amongst themselves, is softening on Tom Sandoval and answer the question as to why Raquel, now Rachel, won't return in between all her spa appointments and daily errands. In other VPR news, Sandoval is seen with a new, no longer Mystery woman, Ariana remains one of the only confirmed DWTS cast members amidst the SAG strike and Jax Taylor continues his reigning year - podcast, VPR cameos and now the upcoming opening of Jax’s in Studio City later this year. Heading east, we share our updated thoughts on RHONY, the Jenna Lyons of it all and discuss why Bravo is thrilled with this rebooted franchise. Finally, Nene Leakes shades a whole slew of Housewives, Robyn Dixon finds a voice and claps back and Kyle Richards continues to confuse us as her relationship with Morgan Wade takes a turn and twist for the stranger.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: AQUATRU- aquatrue.com (20% Off Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee. Use Code VELVET For The Best Water Purifier Around) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post) EDDIE IZZARD - eddieizzard.com (Get Tickets To The North American Remix Tour) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/18/20231 hour, 20 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode Artwork

Which Bravolebrities Have Joined Bethenny's Strike, Andy as Target & Likelihood of Real Success

Bethenny Frankel’s lawsuit gains momentum as more Real Housewives, Bravolebrities and Reality Stars worldwide unite to join the cause to fight for equality, rights and much more in an epic bold career move and charge. We break down the status of B’s strike, the powerhouse attorney’s behind it, which Housewives and Bravolebs have joined, which are likely to join, which want nothing to do with it, the most egregious claims we have heard against Bravo, Bethenny’s motivation behind it, what she - and others - hope to gain, the Bravo contracts, Bethenny clause and ultimate likelihood of any and all success. As Bethenny taught us, we mention it all!!! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: AQUATRU- aquatrue.com (20% Off Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee. Use Code VELVET For The Best Water Purifier Around) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post) EDDIE IZZARD - eddieizzard.com (Get Tickets To The North American Remix Tour) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/17/202359 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bethenny Frankel's Lawsuit (Who Really Joined, Targeting Andy, Why Now & Our Own Reality TV Exp) w/ RACHEL UCHITEL

Bethenny Frankel’s lawsuit gains momentum as more Real Housewives, Bravolebrities and Reality Stars worldwide unite to join the cause to fight for equality, rights, money and much more in an epic bold career move and charge. Rachel Uchitel is back to discuss her own Reality TV experience (RHONY, Millionaire Matchmaker, Celeb Rehab & More) and get us to chat about ours (RHONY, RHONJ, Millionaire Matchmaker, Million Dollar Listing & More) explaining what each of us saw, witnessed, were asked to do and say. We also break down the status of B’s strike, the powerhouse attorney’s behind it, which Housewives and Bravolebs have joined, which are likely to join, which want nothing to do with it, the most egregious claims we have heard against Bravo, Bethenny’s motivation behind it, what she - and others - hope to gain, Andy’s involvement, the Bravo contracts, Bethenny clause and ultimate likelihood of any and all success. As Bethenny taught us, we mention it all!!! @racheluchitelnyc @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: AQUATRU- aquatrue.com (20% Off Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee. Use Code VELVET For The Best Water Purifier Around) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post) EDDIE IZZARD - eddieizzard.com (Get Tickets To The North American Remix Tour) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/16/20231 hour, 19 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode Artwork

Introducing: Academy

Welcome to Bishop Gray Academy, a world of high-stakes and cut-throat competition. Academy, a riveting coming-of-age audio drama co-produced by AT WILL MEDIA and Wondery, follows the story of Ava Richards, a scholarship student who transfers to Bishop Gray, one of the most elite and competitive boarding schools in America. As Ava tries to find her place in this high-pressure environment, she soon crosses paths with an underground society known as The Night of the Wolf, which caters to the school's wealthiest students and enforces strict secrecy. With trust in short supply, Ava must navigate a dangerous and alluring world where friendships will be tested, romances will bloom, and ambitions cut short.  Binge all 10 episodes of Academy early and ad-free on Wondery Plus. Join Wondery Plus in the Wondery App or on Apple Podcasts today. Listen to Academy: https://wondery.app.link/Academy_BTVR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/15/20237 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode Artwork

ROSS MATHEWS (on The Kardashians, Real Housewives, Drew Barrymore, The View, Chelsea Handler, Jay Leno, Drag Race, & Stern)

Ross Mathews steps Behind The Rope. Ross is here to chat the full trajectory of his career from starting as Jay Leno’s intern to his current coveted role as Drew Barrymore’s co-host on The Drew Barrymore Show and everything in between. The in between includes hosting E’s red carpet for every and any awards show alongside greats like Melissa Rivers, Brad Goreski and Kelly Osbourne, stints as a regular guest panelist on Chelsea Lately, co-hosting The View alongside legend Barbara Walters, regular appearances on The Howard Stern Show, securing the Runner Up title for the first season of Celebrity Big Brother (starring alongside the one and only Brandi Glanville) and last, but certainly not least, as one of our regular judges each week on RuPaul’s Drag Race. Ross chats Real Housewives, Kardashians, Music Divas and every other hot of the moment pop culture iconography we can think of. Thank you Mr. Mathews for, as we say, mentioning it all.  @helloross @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) AQUATRU- aquatrue.com (20% Off Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee. Use Code VELVET For The Best Water Purifier Around) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post) EDDIE IZZARD - eddieizzard.com (Get Tickets To The North American Remix Tour) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/15/20231 hour, 13 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode Artwork

COURTNEY RHODES (on RHOA Freshman Season, Kandi Debacle, Upcoming Reunion & Message For Kenya Moore!) - II

The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Courtney Rhodes steps back Behind The Rope. With this epic Season 15 well underway, the reunion recently filmed and plenty of drama still to come, Courtney is here to mention it all. After a rocky start with Kandi, one thing became clear early on this season, Courtney speaks her truth, does not mince words and has no fear going up against an RHOA staple like Ms. Burruss. Courtney chats cast mates - Marlo, Shereé, Kenya, Drew, Kandi and Sanya, season highs and lows and how she really feels about one Miss Kenya Moore. Of course, we talk Drew and Ralph’s divorce which caused cameras to be picked back up, the Drew infidelity rumors, Kenya’s fall and, of course, two epic cast trips which she is still recovering from. Finally, Courtney discusses NeNe Leakes’ recent interview and many claims, RHOA past Porsha and Kim, all the peach holders’ new beaus and much, much more. As we like to say, Courtney mentions it all. Part II starts now. @thebrandista @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: AQUATRU- aquatrue.com (20% Off Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee. Use Code VELVET For The Best Water Purifier Around) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post) EDDIE IZZARD - eddieizzard.com (Get Tickets To The North American Remix Tour) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/14/20231 hour, 1 minute, 36 seconds
Episode Artwork

LEEANNE LOCKEN (on RHOD, Cast Mate Feuds, Andy Cohen, Her Exit & Life As a Carny) II

LeeAnne Locken steps back Behind The Rope. I recently read an article that ranked the top Real Housewives’ Premieres of all time. The Premiere of The Real Housewives of Dallas was ranked high. In the article it explained one reason why and that reason was named LeeAnne Locken. It made me reminisce and want to share this epic chat with LeeAnne right after she parted ways with the franchise. Read between the lines, nothing was held back. Grape Kool-Aid and Vodka in hand, this Dallas Diva mentions it all from growing up as a carny to the real deal behind the scenes on RHOD to cast mate feuds, break ups, make ups and more. Part II starts now.    @leeannelocken @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET. The #1 FDA-Approved Anti-Nausea Wristband) ROCKET MONEY - rocketmoney.com/velvetrope (Cancel Unwanted Subscriptions & Manage Expenses The Easy Way)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/13/20231 hour, 4 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

Our Run In With Margaret Josephs Last Weekend, We Attend Jill Zarin's Hamptons Lunch & RHONJ Season 14 Filming Begins

The other weekend in The Hamptons was sure a busy one. Jill Zarin hosted her annual Hamptons Luncheon attended by Housewives galore - Countess Luann, Cynthia Bailey, Leeanne Locken, Margaret Josephs, Kristen Taekman, Braunwyn Windham Burke, Jenn Fessler, and Barbara Kavovit. We attended, chatted, observed and have a lot to say about Jill’s epic event that only Miss Zarin could pull off. When Jill calls, we run! In other news, we ran into Margaret Josephs this past weekend in The Hamptons as well. She approached and, well, you gotta listen to this to believe it. This is what you have ALL asked for and finally we spill the tea on it ALL! Speaking of The Marge, RHONJ resumes filming for the new season, RHONY chugs along, RHOA has a reunion, Shannon Beador gets drunkenly kicked out of a bar and much, much more. Like we said, you gotta listen to believe. On that note, press play. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/87096207/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/12/202310 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode Artwork

GINA SCHOCK (on THE GO GO's, Belinda Carlisle, Break Ups, Make Ups, Harry Styles & "Made In Hollywood") - II

Gina Schock steps back Behind The Rope. Gina is here to chat about what it is like to be part of the most famous, successful and every other adjective you can think of girl group of all time, The Go-Go’s. Gina talks early Go Go days in the LA Punk scene of the late seventies and early eighties, making their breakout first album, “Beauty and The Beat”, the height of their fame, subsequent albums, “Vacation” and “Talk Show” and the ultimate demise and initial break up of the band. Gina talks about the much publicized drug use of The Go Go’s band members, the wild antics and nights and separates fact from fiction amongst the many tall tales and public stories. Gina reminisces about the many makes ups and breaks ups throughout the decades, the on again - off again touring and how the original members - Belinda, Kathy, Jane, Charlotte and herself have achieved the near impossible remaining family and sisters though it all. Gina explains how the musical “Head Over Heels” came to be, their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, working with Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez and her undying admiration and love for one Mr. Harry Styles. Finally, Gina dishes on what being a bad a$$ girl drummer means, what is next for the band and how this almost five decade long journey has been captured in her brilliant photo book “Made in Hollywood”! Part II starts now.  @realginaschock @officialgogos @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: AQUATRU- aquatrue.com (20% Off Plus a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee. Use Code VELVET For The Best Water Purifier Around) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/11/20231 hour, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

Tom & Ariana Reconcile Kinda, Kyle Gets Closer To Morgan Wade, & Bethenny Frankel Lawyers Up To Strike

Vanderpump Rules filming is underway and Tom and Ariana just had their first group scene together. We break down that scene, whether, despite Ariana’s claims, there will be any one on one alone scenes of the two, share an update on Raquel and discuss the likelihood she really won’t return at all as this season moves on. Kyle is spending an awful lot of time with Morgan Wade for someone she says she is not involved with and for someone who claims her marriage to Mauricio is just fine. We analyze those claims plus address the narrative that Kyle is producing a documentary starring Morgan Wade and ask just how is Morgan enjoying her newfound Bravo adjacent fame. Back on the east coast, we chat the new RHONY, address all the recent headlines the cast is already making and whether Bravo and the fans are happy with this rebooted franchise. Finally, we share updates on Bethenny Frankel’s strike, Lisa Rinna’s involvement and whether the B can change the face of Reality TV, it’s contracts and the treatment of talent forever as she lawyers up with some of the best in the business. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET. The #1 FDA-Approved Anti-Nausea Wristband) ROCKET MONEY - rocketmoney.com/velvetrope (Cancel Unwanted Subscriptions & Manage Expenses The Easy Way)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/10/202356 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode Artwork

Daphne Zuniga - Steel City Con!

Daphne Zuniga is headed to Steel City. Steel City Con, that is. That is right, this weekend you can meet Daphne at Steel City Con in Pittsburgh, PA. Daphne will be signing autographs, doing selfies and posing for pics. You know Daphne, star of many of your favorite movies and television shows such as Rob Reiner’s “The Sure Thing”, her iconic role as Princess Vespa in Mel Brooks’ “Spaceballs”, “One Tree Hill” and last, but certainly not least, THE best TV show of ALL time, “Melrose Place”. Speaking of Melrose Place, for the first time ever, Daphne will be appearing with her Melrose Place co-stars Josie Bissett and Grant Show this weekend at Steel City. That’s right, this mini Melrose Place reunion is happening before your very eyes this weekend!! So all you pop culture lovers planning on attending, make sure to stop by and say hi to Daphne. For everyone who does not have a ticket yet, you are in luck. Click the link below to purchase tickets for the convention, a Melrose Place trio picture or the one and only Miss Daphne Zuniga. Have fun! @daphnezuniga To Purchase Tickets: https://www.steelcitycon.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/9/202314 minutes
Episode Artwork

RHOBH New Season, Andy Cohen Run In, "Dating" Tom Sandoval & "Superfan" (w/ KELTIE KNIGHT)

The Lady Gang’s very own Keltie Knight steps Behind The Rope. Keltie is here to, as we like to say, mention it all. Keltie weighs in on the upcoming season of RHOBH, shares Scandoval updates, discusses what it would be like to date the likes of Tom Sandoval, talks Rinna - Garcelle - Richards, breaks down one epic run in with Andy Cohen which involves a bag of di&ks and explains why she feels she would not make a great Real Housewife of Beverly Hills. We disagree. In other TV news, Keltie explains why Selling Sunset is one of the best reality shows of all time and chats about her very own baby, CBS' brand new “Superfan” where fans get to rub elbows with song Icons such as LL Cool J, Gloria Estefan and more. Having interviewed everyone in the biz, Keltie shares stories about the highs, lows and most wanted - Mindy Kaling, Julia Roberts, Paula Abdul and why interviewing Kim Kardashian is one of the most well oiled machines in Hollywood. All this plus more as you prepare to tune in tonight to the premiere of Keltie’s new show “Superfan” at 9pm on CBS following Big Brother.  @keltie @superfancbs @theladygang @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET. The #1 FDA-Approved Anti-Nausea Wristband) ROCKET MONEY - rocketmoney.com/velvetrope (Cancel Unwanted Subscriptions & Manage Expenses The Easy Way)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/9/20231 hour, 16 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode Artwork

GINA SCHOCK (on THE GO GO's, Belinda Carlisle, Break Ups, Make Ups, Harry Styles & "Made In Hollywood") - I

Gina Schock steps Behind The Rope. Gina is here to chat about what it is like to be part of the most famous, successful and every other adjective you can think of girl group of all time, The Go-Go’s. Gina talks early Go Go days in the LA Punk scene of the late seventies and early eighties, making their breakout first album, “Beauty and The Beat”, the height of their fame, subsequent albums, “Vacation” and “Talk Show” and the ultimate demise and initial break up of the band. Gina talks about the much publicized drug use of The Go Go’s band members, the wild antics and nights and separates fact from fiction amongst the many tall tales and public stories. Gina reminisces about the many makes ups and breaks ups throughout the decades, the on again - off again touring and how the original members - Belinda, Kathy, Jane, Charlotte and herself have achieved the near impossible remaining family and sisters though it all. Gina explains how the musical “Head Over Heels” came to be, their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, working with Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez and her undying admiration and love for one Mr. Harry Styles. Finally, Gina dishes on what being a bad a$$ girl drummer means, what is next for the band and how this almost five decade long journey has been captured in her brilliant photo book “Made in Hollywood”! @realginaschock @officialgogos @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET. The #1 FDA-Approved Anti-Nausea Wristband) ROCKET MONEY - rocketmoney.com/velvetrope (Cancel Unwanted Subscriptions & Manage Expenses The Easy Way)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/8/202343 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode Artwork

COURTNEY RHODES (on RHOA Freshman Season, Kandi Debacle, Upcoming Reunion & Message For Kenya Moore!) - I

The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Courtney Rhodes steps Behind The Rope. With this epic Season 15 well underway, the reunion recently filmed and plenty of drama still to come, Courtney is here to mention it all. After a rocky start with Kandi, one thing became clear early on this season, Courtney speaks her truth, does not mince words and has no fear going up against an RHOA staple like Ms. Burruss. Courtney chats cast mates - Marlo, Shereé, Kenya, Drew, Kandi and Sanya, season highs and lows and how she really feels about one Miss Kenya Moore. Of course, we talk Drew and Ralph’s divorce which caused cameras to be picked back up, the Drew infidelity rumors, Kenya’s fall and, of course, two epic cast trips which she is still recovering from. Finally, Courtney discusses NeNe Leakes’ recent interview and many claims, RHOA past Porsha and Kim, all the peach holders’ new beaus and much, much more. As we like to say, Courtney mentions it all.  @thebrandista @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET. The #1 FDA-Approved Anti-Nausea Wristband) ROCKET MONEY - rocketmoney.com/velvetrope (Cancel Unwanted Subscriptions & Manage Expenses The Easy Way)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/7/202351 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode Artwork

LEEANNE LOCKEN (on RHOD, Cast Mate Feuds, Andy Cohen, Her Exit & Life As a Carny) I

LeeAnne Locken steps Behind The Rope. I recently read an article that ranked the top Real Housewives’ Premieres of all time. The Premiere of The Real Housewives of Dallas was ranked high. In the article it explained one reason why and that reason was named LeeAnne Locken. It made me reminisce and want to share this epic chat with LeeAnne right after she parted ways with the franchise. Read between the lines, nothing was held back. Grape Kool-Aid and vodka in hand, this Dallas Diva mentions it all from growing up as a carny to the real deal behind the scenes on RHOD to cast mate feuds, break ups, make ups and more.    @leeannelocken @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: VESSI - vessi.com/velvet (Get a Pair Of The Best Waterproof Sneakers & Shoes Around) MIRACLE MADE - trymiracle.com/velvet (For 40% Off The Best Temperature Regulated Sheets. Use Code Velvet at Checkout For An Extra 20% Off Plus Three Free Towels) AIRDOCTOR - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET For Up To 40% Off The Best Air Purifier Around)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/6/202358 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on RHONJ Season 14, New Gorga Lawsuits, Message For Marge & Run In w/ Ariana Madix)

Kim D. is back where you want her to discuss how Teresa and Melissa, in competition over even the smallest things in life, will work and film together now that RHONJ Season 14 is moving forward. Kim discusses what viewers do not want to see regarding Teresa and Melissa, ponders whether we will see The Gorga’s many, many mounting lawsuits play out, whether despite her pipe dream claims that we will never see a Marge takedown, the audience will finally get what they want with a season long demise of Ms. Josephs and more. In other news, Kim shares an update on Luis’ retraining order case, his recent appearances back in court, Marge’s Macbeth products and reveals new messages for Little Joey, Melissa, Marge and last but certainly not least, Miss Teresa Giudice. All this plus a run in at Sur with the one and only Ariana Madix! @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/86935143/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/5/202317 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode Artwork

The Future Friendship of Ariana & Raquel, Scheana's New Hate, Erika's Rebirth & New Trouble for Luis Ruelas & Danielle Cabral

As the new season of Vanderpump Rules continues to film, the drama sure does not seem to be slowing down. Scheana Shay has received a ton of on line hate for doing her job, Lala has clapped back, Graham Kennedy has returned home to Daddy James, Ariana has taken time off for Love Island and Raquel’s future still seems to be on again, off again as the days and weeks fly by. Ahh, LVP sure has her hands full. Speaking of Raquel and Ariana, we take a temperature check on just how everyone is feeling about both and ask whether the tides of hate are turning for one miss Rachel Leviss. In other west coast news, Erika Jayne visits victims, has a lot to say about her famed earrings and heads to Vegas to bet it all on blond. We analyze which franchises are in need of a reboot, recap recent RHONY episodes and contemplate whether Kim and Nene should return together for an epic RHOA season. All this plus a BravoCon update. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: VESSI - vessi.com/velvet (Get a Pair Of The Best Waterproof Sneakers & Shoes Around) MIRACLE MADE - trymiracle.com/velvet (For 40% Off The Best Temperature Regulated Sheets. Use Code Velvet at Checkout For An Extra 20% Off Plus Three Free Towels) AIRDOCTOR - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET For Up To 40% Off The Best Air Purifier Around)  EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in Velvet Rope When You Sign Up to Gain Access To Your Earned Money, TODAY) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/4/202359 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bethenny Frankel Strikes, Graham Challenges Lucy Lucy Apple Juice, Kyle & Mo Deny, Deny & Raquel Leviss Demands Money

Bethenny Frankel has organized a strike for her Reality TV colleagues. Kinda. We outline the points of Bethenny’s strike, discuss the merits behind it, likelihood of its success and, most important, which Reality TV stars have joined her cause from Real Housewives, OG’s Nene Leakes & Vicki Gunvalson, BravoLebs and beyond. In other news, Graham Kennedy gives Lucy Lucy Apple Juice a run for her money, Raquel Leviss holds out for a Vanderpump pay day, Kyle and Mauricio claim all is just fine, Morgan Wade has a documentary and much, much more.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: VESSI - vessi.com/velvet (Get a Pair Of The Best Waterproof Sneakers & Shoes Around) MIRACLE MADE - trymiracle.com/velvet (For 40% Off The Best Temperature Regulated Sheets. Use Code Velvet at Checkout For An Extra 20% Off Plus Three Free Towels) AIRDOCTOR - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET For Up To 40% Off The Best Air Purifier Around)  EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in Velvet Rope When You Sign Up to Gain Access To Your Earned Money, TODAY) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/3/202355 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode Artwork

CHLEB RAVENELL (on Kathryn Dennis Breakup, Southern Charm, Love Triangles & Kristin Cavallari)

Chleb Ravenell steps Behind The Rope. Earlier this year we sat down with the one and only Chleb Ravenell to chat about Southern Charm, cast mates, Paige and Craig, dating and breaking up with Kathryn Dennis and so much more. Chleb opens up about many of Kathryn’s recent struggles and headlines with her children and whether or not she is misunderstood. As Bethenny likes to say, we mention it all! @chelb_ravenell @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: VESSI - vessi.com/velvet (Get a Pair Of The Best Waterproof Sneakers & Shoes Around) MIRACLE MADE - trymiracle.com/velvet (For 40% Off The Best Temperature Regulated Sheets. Use Code Velvet at Checkout For An Extra 20% Off Plus Three Free Towels) AIRDOCTOR - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET For Up To 40% Off The Best Air Purifier Around)  EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in Velvet Rope When You Sign Up to Gain Access To Your Earned Money, TODAY) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/2/20231 hour, 9 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode Artwork

JODIE SWEETIN (on Full House, Fuller House, The Olsen Twins, Bob Saget, DWTS & Hollywood Darlings)

Jodie Sweetin steps Behind The Rope. Jodie is here to chat about the full anthology of her career none the least of which is her role as Stephanie Tanner on Full and Fuller House. Jodie chats about what life was like on set as a then child working alongside a cast of colleagues who became life long friends - Candiace Cameron, Bob Saget, John Stamos, Lori Loughlin, Dave Coulier, Andrea Barber and Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen. Jodie shares highlights and what it was like to reprise the role of Stephanie twenty years later now as a grown adult. Jodie chats about the fashion mavens the Olsen Twins’ have become a la The Row, their lack of participation in Fuller House and whether they may ever return to the franchise. Of course, Jodie discuses the many projects she was worked on outside of Stephanie Tanner - Dancing With The Stars, Pants-Off Dance-Off, Hollywood Darlings and all those feel good Christmas movies for Hallmark and Lifetime. Finally, on a personal note, Jodie opens up about the loss of Bob Saget, her “TV Dad”, how she is doing mere months later and whether this would affect another reboot of the Full House legacy in any form in the future. @jodiesweetin @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: VESSI - vessi.com/velvet (Get a Pair Of The Best Waterproof Sneakers & Shoes Around) MIRACLE MADE - trymiracle.com/velvet (For 40% Off The Best Temperature Regulated Sheets. Use Code Velvet at Checkout For An Extra 20% Off Plus Three Free Towels) AIRDOCTOR - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET For Up To 40% Off The Best Air Purifier Around)  EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in Velvet Rope When You Sign Up to Gain Access To Your Earned Money, TODAY) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/1/20231 hour, 7 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode Artwork

ALLISON DUBOIS (on Kyle & Mauricio's Separation, Her Original Prediction, Infidelity Rumors & Future Warnings) - II

Allison DuBois steps back Behind The Rope. The other week Kyle and Mauricio rocked the BravoVerse with the announcement that they have Separated. Today we welcome back the one who called it all, thirteen years, thirteen seasons ago on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Season One, Episode Nine at the first, and most epic ever, “Dinner Party From Hell”. Allison reminisces about that dinner party, talks about her prediction for Kyle and Mauricio, weighs in today on their “Separation” announcement, reacts to the ongoing rumors over the years about Mauricio, discusses the new claims that Kyle was involved with Country Singer Morgan Wade, breaks down their joint Instagram - no comments allowed - statement, analyzes their social media week long Aspen “everything is ok” picture posts and much, much more. All the answers you have been waiting for are addressed here today by the Medium who called it all. Of course, we also chat Lisa Vanderpump, Taylor Armstrong, Kim Richards, Kathy Hilton and much more in RHOBH land! Part II Starts Now! @mediumallison @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: VESSI - vessi.com/velvet (Get a Pair Of The Best Waterproof Sneakers & Shoes Around) MIRACLE MADE - trymiracle.com/velvet (For 40% Off The Best Temperature Regulated Sheets. Use Code Velvet at Checkout For An Extra 20% Off Plus Three Free Towels) AIRDOCTOR - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET For Up To 40% Off The Best Air Purifier Around)  EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in Velvet Rope When You Sign Up to Gain Access To Your Earned Money, TODAY) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/31/20231 hour, 2 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

SONJA MORGAN'S INTERN (Spills The Tea About What This Iconic Position Really Entails!) - II

Sonja Morgan's Intern steps back Behind The Rope. Ok let us back up for a second. She has a name. Meghan Hubert. Now that RHONY has been rebooted and is back on our TV screens and Sonja and her sidekick Luann are tearing it up in Crappie Lake each week, we figured it a great time to revisit this viral chat with one of Sonja Morgan’s iconic interns. Meghan talks about the application process, interview, first day on the job and fellow interns including the one and only Pickles. No discussion as an intern would be complete without discussing the iconic townhouse and iconic toaster! Full details provided. We also break down what a typical day and typical night as a Sonja Morgan Intern looks like. Yes, night because Meghan moved into the townhouse to be available 24/7 to Miss M. Of course, there were also the watch parties at Sonja's house during the Real Housewives of New York City Season and all that behind the scenes RHONY talk, the good, the bad, the in between - Ramona, Lu, and so on. Even our buddy Harry Dubin is part of this blockbuster episode. Didn't see that coming? Neither did we. Of course all good things must come to an end. We finally get into Meghan’s resignation, what that process looked like and how Sonja took the news. Part II starts now.  @megagahubert @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Entire Order of The Best Shapewear) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns) VESSI - vessi.com/velvet (Get a Pair Of The Best Waterproof Sneakers & Shoes Around) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in Velvet Rope When You Sign Up) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/30/202353 minutes, 1 second
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on Why RHONJ Contracts Are Stalled, Dina Unfollowing Tre & Dolo's Prime Position Next Season)

Bravo and RHONJ Producers still do not know what to do with Teresa and Melissa next season as Kim D. stops by to analyze and break down exactly why contracts have not yet been sent out for RHONJ, what next season could look like if both Melissa and Teresa returned and when we can expect Producers to reach out to each cast member to determine potential storylines for this juggernaut of a franchise's return. In other RHONJ news, Kim shares updates on Luis’ week in court, explains the real reason Dina Manzo unfollowed Teresa and Luis, discusses Teresa’s other friendship fall outs, explains why Melissa is having a really bad week, analyzes Jen Aydin’s loyalty to Tre and chats about why Dolo will be in the drivers seat when casting decisions are made and the show starts filming, hopefully, in 2023. Meanwhile, the new season RHONY premiered. Kim shares her hot takes, deep dives the cast, visits Catch in NYC to prove Erin right and oh so much more. Finally, Kim discusses Jill and Bethenny’s reconciliation and talks about runs ins with he RHONJ this week. @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/86417012/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/29/202319 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode Artwork

Our Dinner w/ Bo Dietl At Rao's, Dating PK Kemsley & The Truth Behind Raquel Leviss' "Rehab" (w/ Rachel Uchitel)

Rachel Uchitel joins us to help break down all of this weeks Housewives Bravo gossip. Turns out Rachel was in the same “love rehab” as our girl Raquel Leviss. Rachel discusses what The Meadows Rehab and Wellness is really like behind closed doors detailing the day to day, ability or inability to communicate with the outside world and whether it is really possible to rack up a $200,000 bill as rumors of Raquel’s return to VPR linger. In other Rachel Uchitel real life news, way before Dorit, she dated PK. Rachel describes her fast and furious relationship with PK, the meet up, the breakup and weighs in on the recent insurance claims, lawsuits and life of one Mr. and Mrs. Dorit and PK Kemsley. Speaking of Rachel and dating, we fixed her up on a blind date with everyone’s fav PI, Bo Dietl, at Rao’s which we had to attend to supervise! True story. Finally, Kyle and Mauricio’s separation has sparked so many opinions and comments from the BravoVerse that we figured it was time to revisit all that is out there and separate fact from fiction regarding infidelity rumors, sexual identities, labels, sobriety, business, family, social media posts and of course The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills as cast mates Garcelle, Sutton and Erika Jayne have all weighed in and broken their silence while RHOBH cameras are picked back up to capture this all in real time. Whew! @racheluchitelnyc @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Entire Order of The Best Shapewear) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns) VESSI - vessi.com/velvet (Get a Pair Of The Best Waterproof Sneakers & Shoes Around) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in Velvet Rope When You Sign Up) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/28/202357 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

Raquel Leviss (Becomes Rachel, Returns to VPR, Demands Money), Kyle Richards (Sends Mixed Messages) & RHOP Cast (Rumbles To The Ground)

With Raquel Leviss returning to Vanderpump Rules, we break down whether she was bound by a prior contract, held out for a boat load of money, came back as a wounded bird or strong warrior women who now goes by the name of Rachel. Speaking of strong women, Kyle and Mauricio’s separation announcement is still causing all sorts of speculation and half truths that we figured it a great time to check in and help separate fact from fiction, one scandalous rumor at a time. Speaking of Scandals, we break down the recent Real Housewives of Potomac smackdown, analyze whether viewers want to see nasty physical fights to stay engaged with Reality TV or prefer something light and bright like arguing over cheese on the new RHONY and discuss the likelihood of ever seeing this RHOP brawl on our TV screens when the show returns for an eighth season later this year.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Entire Order of The Best Shapewear) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns) VESSI - vessi.com/velvet (Get a Pair Of The Best Waterproof Sneakers & Shoes Around) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in Velvet Rope When You Sign Up) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/27/202353 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode Artwork

Checking in on Scandoval, Next Season VPR, What Fired Housewives Do To Make Money, & RHOC (w/ DAX HOLT)

Dax Holt steps Behind The Rope. Entertainment news veteran, TMZ Alum and host of one of the best celebrity gossip podcasts out there - besides this one of course (we kid, we kid) - Hollywood Raw - Dax is here to help us break down the ever changing world of celeb gossip, pop culture and, of course, Bravo! We talk Scandoval, the upcoming now filming season of Vanderpump Rules, the high maintenance of Real Housewives, RHOC, RHOBH, what is a terminated housewife supposed to do with the rest of her life and much, much more in the BravoVerse. We also chat Taylor Swift, Madonna, Speidi, Kim Kardashian and much more as we break down all the latest celeb news with the only and only Dax Holt. @daxholt @hollywoodrawpod @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Entire Order of The Best Shapewear) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in Velvet Rope When You Sign Up) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/26/20231 hour, 19 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode Artwork

NANCY GRACE (on Erika Jayne, Jen Shah, Britney Spears, OJ & Her Brilliant, Iconic Legal Career!)

Nancy Grace steps Behind The Rope. So much has been written, talked about and hypothesized about Nancy Grace in the media regarding her “controversial” tell it like it is style. Today, Nancy is here to break down many of those myths and let us get to know the woman behind the public persona. We also deep dive into Nancy’s brilliant legal career from her days as a Prosecutor on the job bringing those who have committed violent acts of murder, rape and child molestation to justice to her time at Court TV, CNN and beyond. Can you remember a time when we were not kept abreast of the “hot” legal case of the day by the one and only Miss Nancy Grace? We absolutely cannot. Nancy chats about some Iconic past cases which she has been very vocal on - OJ, Gabby Petito, Amanda Knox Casey Anthony. Finally, Nancy shares her hot takes on some of the most pressing cases keeping us up at night, Erika Jayne/Tom Girardi, Jen Shah, Britney’s Conservatorship Lifted, Amber Heard/Johnny Depp, R. Kelly and many many more!!! Thank you Ms. Grace. #icon @thenancygrace @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Entire Order of The Best Shapewear) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns on Elevated Luxury Clothes and Household Items) VESSI - vessi.com/velvet (Get a Pair Of The Best Waterproof Sneakers & Shoes Around) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in Velvet Rope When You Sign Up) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/25/20231 hour, 15 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode Artwork

BO DIETL (Has New Messages For Luis, The Gorgas, Margaret, Teresa, Andy Cohen & Bravo!) - II

Bo Dietl steps back Behind The Rope. No, your eyes are not deceiving you. The most famous Private Investigator in the world is here to mention it all. How did one of New York’s finest - Bo served fifteen years with the NYPD - become THE topic of this past Season on The Real Housewives of New Jersey? Bo breaks down how he knows Luis and Teresa, shares his response to Andy Cohen, Joe Gorga and Margaret Joseph’s claims that they do not believe his statement that Luis never hired him to investigate the cast, discusses running into Melissa and Joe Gorga at dinner one night at NYC’s Avra and much, much more. Did we mention Bo ain't afraid of nothing nor nobody? As the subject of and having starred in many of your fav Hollywood blockbusters, Bo knows everyone and chats famous friends, current worldwide security risks, dating and yes, of course, more RHONJ. THE episode you have been asking for non stop has finally arrived. Buckle Up!!! Part II Starts Now!! @therealbodietl @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Entire Order of The Best Shapewear) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns) VESSI - vessi.com/velvet (Get a Pair Of The Best Waterproof Sneakers & Shoes Around) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in Velvet Rope When You Sign Up) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/24/20231 hour, 2 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode Artwork

SONJA MORGAN'S INTERN (Spills The Tea About What This Iconic Position Really Entails!) - I

Sonja Morgan's Intern steps Behind The Rope. Ok let us back up for a second. She has a name. Meghan Hubert. Now that RHONY has been rebooted and is back on our TV screens and Sonja and her sidekick Luann are tearing it up in Crappie Lake each week, we figured it a great time to revisit this viral chat with one of Sonja Morgan’s iconic interns. Meghan talks about the application process, interview, first day on the job and fellow interns including the one and only Pickles. No discussion as an intern would be complete without discussing the iconic townhouse and iconic toaster! Full details provided. We also break down what a typical day and typical night as a Sonja Morgan Intern looks like. Yes, night because Meghan moved into the townhouse to be available 24/7 to Miss M. Of course, there were also the watch parties at Sonja's house during the Real Housewives of New York City Season and all that behind the scenes RHONY talk, the good, the bad, the in between - Ramona, Lu, and so on. Even our buddy Harry Dubin is part of this blockbuster episode. Didn't see that coming? Neither did we. Of course all good things must come to an end. We finally get into Meghan’s resignation, what that process looked like and how Sonja took the news.  @megagahubert @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ROCKET MONEY - rocketmoney.com/velvetrope (Cancel Unwanted Subscriptions & Manage Expenses The Easy Way)  ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET For Your Skin's Everyday Needs) HEXCLAD- hexclad.com (Get 10% Off With the Code VELVET For The Best Non Stick Cookware Around)  EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in Velvet Rope When You Sign Up) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/23/202356 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on RHONJ Contracts Update, New Advice for Tre, Marge vs. Luis Truth & Our Dinner w/ Bo Dietl)

The RHONJ contracts are out. The RHONJ contracts are not out. The RHONJ contracts are… With so very much misinformation floating around from various bloggers, Kim D. is here to break down what we actually know regarding next season of RHONJ, the truth behind the contacts, what is definite and what is very much still undecided as fans, listeners and watchers wait for an official announcement from Bravo. In other news, we discuss the truth behind the Margaret not wanting to film with Luis rumors, our involvement and true likelihood Ms. Josephs will return next season. In other news, we had dinner at Rao’s with Bo Dietl this week, attended the premiere of Crappie Lake - thanks for the invite Countess Lu, mingled with some RHONY and more. Oh, and not to bury the lead, but we have new info on Luis Ruelas’ many business dealings, RHONJ cast interactions and likely future once the show returns, hopefully, in 2024! @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/86248723/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/22/202312 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kyle & Mauricio's Separation (Update & Andy's Comments), Raquel Leviss' VPR Return & RHONY Reboot Recap (w/ MELISSA RIVERS)

Melissa Rivers steps Back Behind The Rope to help us break down all of this weeks hot Bravo goss. With everyone crying “fake news’ regarding Kyle and Mauricio’s separation announcement, we share our opinions and break down Erika, Garcelle, Sutton and Andy Cohen’s recent comments about the state of their marriage, separation and possible looming divorce. Raquel Leviss has been spotted for the first time in months and is headed back to Vanderpump Rules. We discuss Raquel’s state of mind, chat about where she has been the past few months and analyze her rumored pay increase as VPR filming is well underway with Scheana being slammed by fans, LVP and Sandoval at odds and one epic already drama filled Vegas trip in the can. With RHONY rebooted, we share our thoughts on the pilot episode, meet the cast, discuss ratings, chat cheese and deep dive what it really means to be a hip NYC restaurant. Sorry Catch. It is not you. Finally, we chat Below Deck, The Kardashians & The Golden Bachelor. @melissariversofficial @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ROCKET MONEY - rocketmoney.com/velvetrope (Cancel Unwanted Subscriptions & Manage Expenses The Easy Way)  ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET) HEXCLAD- hexclad.com (Get 10% Off With the Code VELVET)  EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in Velvet Rope When You Sign Up) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/21/202352 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bethenny & Jill Reunite, We Attend Crappie Lake Premiere, RHONY Reboots & Dr. Terry Dubrow Warns

Bethenny and Jill have reunited. For an episode of Bethenny’s Podcast, that is. Brilliant business move or authentic attempt to rekindle what once was the epicenter and gold standard of Bravo friendships. In other RHONY news, we attended the premiere of Crappie Lake - thank you Countess Lu. We take you inside this premiere party, discuss avoiding both Sonja and Ramona all night, the vision that is Kelly Killoren Bensimon - engaged and all, one Dina Lohan and break down our thoughts, feelings and desires about this Simple Life inspired dynamic duo. After our interview with Sai De Silva, we discuss the return of RHONY, chat our favs and least favs, share our own “Catch” stories and discuss the temperature of the room amongst our listeners on this reboot. Finally, we break down Dr. Terry Durbrow’s warnings about our Ozempic journey, Dolores Catania’s recent Ozempic statements and why Real Housewives still won’t admit they are on the juice. We do. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ROCKET MONEY - rocketmoney.com/velvetrope (Cancel Unwanted Subscriptions & Manage Expenses The Easy Way)  ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET) HEXCLAD- hexclad.com (Get 10% Off With the Code VELVET)  EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in Velvet Rope When You Sign Up) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/20/202355 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode Artwork

JANICE DICKINSON (on Being Dissed By Andy Cohen & Lisa Rinna, Kyle, RHOBH, ANTM, Tyra, Kendall, Gigi & Madonna)

Janice Dickinson steps Back Behind The Rope. She returns! That is correct. The World’s First Supermodel, Icon, Reality TV Star, Author, and Queen of the gays pops by to, in typical Janice fashion, hold nothing back and mention it all. Janice can now add songstress to her long list of monikers because her single, "I Coined It” has changed the game and as the song says, she "owns it, b*tch, b*tch"! We chat with Janice about the viral headlines she made as a result of our last chat about Supermodels Kendal, Gigi & Bella as well as how she feels about Lisa Rinna’s daughters, Rinna, Andy Cohen and RHOBH. She knows 'em all folks. We also chat about those Tyra headlines she made last visit, has she heard from Tyra and whether she has changed her thoughts on the ANTM experience, Eva Marcille or DWTS. Of course, Janice weighs in on The Kardashians, Kris Jenner, Britney Spears, Amber Heard, Bennifer, Real Housewives and every other current pop culture topic that fleets into her rapid fire mind. Of course, she is joined by her BFF Joey Santos to help break it all down! @janicedickinson @jojoboy13 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ROCKET MONEY - rocketmoney.com/velvetrope (Cancel Unwanted Subscriptions & Manage Expenses The Easy Way)  ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET) HEXCLAD- hexclad.com (Get 10% Off With the Code VELVET)  EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in Velvet Rope When You Sign Up) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/19/20231 hour, 11 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode Artwork

LAUREN ASH (on Superstore, Scandoval, Housewives, Co-Stars & Covering Rihanna's Umbrella) - II

Lauren Ash steps back Behind The Rope. Lauren is back to continue our chat about the full anthology of her acting and comedy career but first, as Julie Chen says, we discuss her budding music career (“Now I Know” out now) which includes a now currently streaming cover of Rihanna’s “Umbrella”. Say whhaaat? Lauren chats “Super Fun Night” - working with Rebel Wilson, “Superstore” - working with America Ferrera and gang and her newest day job starring on ABC’s “Not Dead Yet” alongside Gina Rodriguez and Hannah Simone. We talk Madonna, Miley, Harry Styles, LA, the industry, her “True Crime and Cocktails” Podcast and what Superstore’s Dina Fox would say about Lauren Ash covering Rihanna. Finally, being a Bravo fan herself, we chat Real Housewives, Bravo, seeing Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras and The Scandoval! Part Two continues now! @laurenelizabethash @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Entire Order of The Best Shapewear) QUINCE - quince.com/velvetrope (Get Free Shipping and 365 Day Returns) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in Velvet Rope When You Sign Up) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/18/202352 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONY's SAI DE SILVA (on a New Era, The OGs, Andy's Comments, Scary Island & Dorinda's Advice)

Sai De Silva steps Behind The Rope. One of The Real Housewives of New York City’s newest cast members is here to spill the tea on the Reboot, chats what drama we can expect this Season Fourteen, Cast Mates Jenna, Ubah, Jessel, Brynn, Erin, the infamous always drama filled cast trip and more. The convo quickly turns to RHONY of yesteryear - the OGs, Scary Island, Bethenny Frankel, Andy's "different" comment, the “fateful” Season Thirteen which led us here and advice Dorinda Medley gave her as she embarked on this new journey as an Apple Holder. Finally, Sai chats more about her life off camera, how she adjusted to her newfound life as a Bravolebirty, BravoCon and more. The wait is finally over. RHONY is back on our Bravo TVs and Sai is here to help us break it all down and make sense of it all! @scoutthecity @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ROCKET MONEY - rocketmoney.com/velvetrope (Cancel Unwanted Subscriptions & Manage Expenses The Easy Way)  ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET) HEXCLAD- hexclad.com (Get 10% Off With the Code VELVET)  EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in Velvet Rope When You Sign Up) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/17/20231 hour, 13 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode Artwork

ADELA KING (on Ladies of London, RHODubai's Caroline Stanbury & More) - I

Adela King, from Ladies of London, Steps Behind The Rope. Everyone always asks me what is my favorite show not on Bravo anymore. It is a tie between Ladies of London and The Rachel Zoe Project. As the summer winds on, we figured it the perfect time to share this iconic blast from the past chat with Adela. Checking in from her home in London, Adela fills us in on all she has been up to since we last saw her on our Bravo TVs in Ladies Of London. Adela chats Ladies of London, cast mates, Real Housewives of Dubai and former Ladies of London cast member Caroline Stanbury, addiction, mental health and so very much more. We are only just getting started people. Tune in now to this special sit down with Adela King from Ladies of London. @adelakinglondon @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: JENNI KAYNE - jennikayne.com (15% Off Your First Order With Code Velvet)  OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% off @OakEssentials with the code VELVET) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in Velvet Rope When You Sign Up) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/16/202356 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on The Truth Behind RHONJ Contracts, Tre's Recent Loss & Why Luis Is In Over His Head)

Kim D. is here to chat about an RHONJ Future - Season Fourteen - which will include both Melissa and Teresa. Kim chats about how we got here, why we got here, the fatal mistakes Teresa made to ensure a Gorga return, the role of Melissa’s reunion performance, a not shocked Marge, a thankful Jackie Goldschneider and so much more. Looking ahead, we break down what next season is likely to look like, why Luis is in over his head and debate whether each cast member will return timid, appreciative and thankful for a huge pay check or whether the season will be more toxic than ever with barn yard animals gone awry. Finally, Kim weighs in on Kyle and Mauricio’s separation, Kim and Kroy’s reconciliation and whether Teddi Mellencamp should lose her Podcast position. Your fav Jersey girl has gone West Coast on us. All this and more on today’s epic chat! @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/85834358/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/15/202317 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kyle & Mauricio's Separation - Fact vs. Fiction (w/ Rachel Uchitel)

Kyle and Mauricio have Separated. Kyle is rumored to be hooking up with Country Music Star Morgan Wade, years of infidelity rumors that have been circulating about Mauricio have resurfaced, statements have been made, denials have occurred, social media pictures and posts have been highlighted and deleted and the BravoVerse has gone awry. Has the Kyle and Mauricio separation become the new Scandoval? Today, Rachel Uchitel stops by and returns to help us make sense of it all. The Kyle, Mauricio, Morgan Wade, RHOBH deep dive you have asked, and patiently waited, for has finally arrived. @racheluchitelnyc @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef To Listen To Rachel’s Podcast Go To: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/miss-understood-with-rachel-uchitel BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: JENNI KAYNE - jennikayne.com (15% Off Your First Order With Code Velvet)  OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% off @OakEssentials with the code VELVET) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in Velvet Rope When You Sign Up) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/14/202339 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOBH Resumes Filming, Luann & Sonja's Return, Kim & Kroy’s Sagas & Bethenny Frankel's New Beefs

So much happening with all of our major franchises we do not know where to begin. We know. We know. Kyle and Mauricio is the new Scandoval, and all anyone seems to want to talk about these days. Speaking of Kyle and her rumored affair with Country Music Star, we break down Taylor Armstrong’s recent “Bi” claims, this current season of RHOC, Sonja and Luann’s “Crappie Lake”, how Bethenny Frankel seems to “know it all”, and why Kroy, Kim and Brielle should start an Only Fans ASAP! Just sayin’. All this and more. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: JENNI KAYNE - jennikayne.com (15% Off Your First Order With Code Velvet)  OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% off @OakEssentials with the code VELVET) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in Velvet Rope When You Sign Up) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/13/202358 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode Artwork

LAUREN ASH (on Superstore, Scandoval, Housewives, Co-Stars & Covering Rihanna's Umbrella) - I

Lauren Ash steps Behind The Rope. Lauren is here to chat about the full anthology of her acting and comedy career but first, as Julie Chen says, we discuss her budding music career (“Now I Know” out now) which includes a now currently streaming cover of Rihanna’s “Umbrella”. Say whhaaat? Lauren chats “Super Fun Night” - working with Rebel Wilson, “Superstore” - working with America Ferrera and gang and her newest day job starring on ABC’s “Not Dead Yet” alongside Gina Rodriguez and Hannah Simone. We talk Madonna, Miley, Harry Styles, LA, the industry, her “True Crime and Cocktails” Podcast and what Superstore’s Dina Fox would say about Lauren Ash covering Rihanna. Finally, being a Bravo fan herself, we chat Real Housewives, Bravo, seeing Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras and The Scandoval! @laurenelizabethash @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: JENNI KAYNE - jennikayne.com (15% Off Your First Order With Code Velvet)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in Velvet Rope When You Sign Up) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/12/202350 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode Artwork

NATASHA LEGGERO (on Scandoval, Stars on Mars, Chelsea Handler & The "Good" Tom)

Natasha Leggero steps Behind The Rope. Fresh off her “Stars on Mars” elimination, with co-stars such as Tom Schwartz and Porsha Williams, Natasha chats about this experience, why it was the hardest thing she has ever done and The Scandoval of it all. Natasha talks stand up comedy, her regular gig as a roundtable panelist for several years on Chelsea Lately, comedic inspirations and roasting James Franco and Justin Bieber.  @natashaleggero @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: JENNI KAYNE - jennikayne.com (15% Off Your First Order With Code Velvet)  OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% off @OakEssentials with the code VELVET) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in Velvet Rope When You Sign Up) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/11/202328 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode Artwork

ALLISON DUBOIS (on Kyle & Mauricio's Separation, Her Original Prediction, Infidelity Rumors, Morgan Wade & Future Warnings) - I

Allison DuBois steps back Behind The Rope. Last week Kyle and Mauricio rocked the BravoVerse with the announcement that they have Separated. Today we welcome back the one who called it all, thirteen years, thirteen seasons ago on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Season One, Episode Nine at the first, and most epic ever, “Dinner Party From Hell”. Allison reminisces about that dinner party, talks about her prediction for Kyle and Mauricio, weighs in today on their “Separation” announcement, reacts to the ongoing rumors over the years about Mauricio, discusses the new claims that Kyle was involved with Country Singer Morgan Wade, breaks down their joint Instagram - no comments allowed - statement, analyzes their social media week long Aspen “everything is ok” picture posts and much, much more. All the answers you have been waiting for are addressed here today by the Medium who called it all. Of course, we also chat Lisa Vanderpump, Taylor Armstrong, Kim Richards, Kathy Hilton and much more in RHOBH land! @mediumallison @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: JENNI KAYNE - jennikayne.com (15% Off Your First Order With Code Velvet)  OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com/VELVET (Get 15% off @OakEssentials with the code VELVET) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in Velvet Rope When You Sign Up) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/10/20231 hour, 39 seconds
Episode Artwork

Introducing: Diss and Tell

When it comes to celebrity feuds, the stakes couldn’t be higher. ‘Cause if you lose, you’ll wind up as the number one trending topic on Twitter, or worse, in court. Wondery’s new podcast Diss and Tell wades into the glorious mess of modern day celebrity warfare to answer why these feuds happen and why we can’t look away. Hosted by comedians Sydney Battle and Matt Bellassai, each episode of Diss and Tell explores one of pop culture’s most iconic celebrity feuds, and unpacks what our obsession with them says about us. This is just a preview of Diss and Tell. You can listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts, or at Wondery.fm/DissandTell_BehindtheVelvetRope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/9/20237 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode Artwork

SHAMARI DEVOE (on RHOA, Nene Leakes, Cast Mates & "Bring It On")

Shamari DeVoe and Brandi Williams Step Behind The Rope. Checking in from the ATL, Shamari and Brandi are here to discuss it all. Are you guys loving this season of RHOA? We figured it was a great time to share our chat with this one season RHOA wonder and her bandmate as we watch on. Having met when they were just teenagers, Brandi and Shamari went on to form supergroup Blaque. Of course, no discussion of Blaque would be complete without a nod to the late Lisa "Left Eye Lopes" who helped discover and mentor Blaque. It is also the 20th anniversary of "Bring It On", which both Shamari and Brandi starred in alongside Gabrielle Union and Kirsten Dunst. We discuss what it was like to work alongside those two film veterans plus what Cheerleading Practice and those seemingly impossible stunts were really like. Of course we HAD to ask Shamari all about what being a real Housewife of Atlanta was like, the last time she spoke to Nene Leakes and the rest of the current cast, and how husband Ronnie DeVoe was doing. Put down those Peaches folks and take a listen to this fun filled episode with Shamari and Brandi. @shamaridevoe @thebrandid @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in Velvet Rope When You Sign Up) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/9/202356 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. (on Running Into The Gorgas, Being Followed by Luis & Next Season RHONJ Cast)

The other night at dinner we ran into Melissa and Joe in The Hamptons. No, you can not make this sh$t up if you tried. Kim D. is here to chat about that run in, the fall out and wonder if we have been too hard on these two over the past few weeks. In other RHONJ news, we are followed by Luis Ruelas, recover from this now finished toxic season and discuss why BravoCon may be crucial in determining the future of RHONJ. Heading west, we chat about the upcoming season of RHOBH - a few things have been happening as of late - to say the least, weight in on RHOC and everything else in RHONJ land. Tune in now. @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef  Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/85590995/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/8/202316 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode Artwork

Gorga Run In This Week In Hamptons, Followed By Luis, VPR New Season Films & Likelihood Raquel Will Return

The other night at dinner we ran into Melissa and Joe in The Hamptons. No, you can not make this sh$t up if you tried. We talk about that run in, the fall out and wonder if we have been too hard on these two over the past few weeks. In other RHONJ news, we are followed by Luis Ruelas, recover from this now finished toxic season and discuss why BravoCon may be crucial in determining the future of RHONJ. Heading west, we chat about the new, now filming Season Eleven of Vanderpump Rules, why there is no shocker that everyone is basically back, when we expect Sandoval to return to filming, discuss the real likelihood Jax will appear and offer advice for Raquel Leviss as she attempts to finalize her VPR contract$. All this plus more.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in Velvet Rope When You Sign Up) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/7/202354 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ Moving Forward w/ Both Teresa & Melissa, Dorit Kemsley Gets Sued, Kathy & Kyle Reconcile Maybe

RHONJ. For a franchise on pause, Andy sure seems to be talking a lot about its future. We discuss Andy’s recent comments that RHONJ can move forward without Teresa, without Melissa or with both in place when the show resumes filming later this year (hopefully) or sometime next year (hopefully). We analyze who has played the RHONJ end game better - Tre or Mel and how Bravo can ensure everyone gets along and films together, if that is what they prefer, when the show returns to our beloved TV screens. One thing is for sure amidst all this uncertainly, RHONJ will feel very different when it does finally return. In other Bravo news, Teresa blocks Lala Kent, Dorit Kemsley gets sued, and Kathy and Kyle reconcile, or at least pretend to. Ok, if that is not enough, just press play cause we have got a lot more to cover here today folks. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in Velvet Rope When You Sign Up) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/6/202357 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode Artwork

MARY BONNET FITZGERALD (on Selling Sunset, Chrishell & G, Nick Cannon & Life Without Christine Quinn)

Mary Bonnet Fitzgerald steps back Behind The Rope. Selling Sunset Season Six. What did we all do to deserve this epic season of, as I often say, the best reality show to basically ever exist. Put a period on that. Mary chats about all the season long drama - Chrishell / Nicole, Chelsea / Bre all while often being caught in the middle as Managing Director of The Oppenheim Group while boss Jason is away. Sorry Chelsea, the job is taken. Mary talks all the ever changing relationships in the office - newlyweds Chrishell & G, newly single - again - Jason and ex Marie Lou and a topic which seemed to come up often this season, Bre and Baby Daddy Nick Cannon. Mary chats the absence of Christine, the always epic real estate porn, the better than ever fashion and, of course, what we can expect as we look ahead to the already filmed Season Seven. Tune in now! @themarybonnet @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) BRILLIANT EARTH - brilliantearth.com (Check Out All Of Their Beautiful Pieces) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/5/202356 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONY Tom D'Agostino's BFF & Ex-"Fiancé" (on Luann, Ramona, Dorinda, RHONY Nostalgia & Tom)

Anna Rothschild Steps Behind The Rope. On the heels of the return of the, shall we call it new, RHONY, or RHONY reboot, if you will, we take a trip down memory lane with the one and only Anna Rothschild. Who is Anna Rothschild, you ask? Anna Rothschild is the woman pictured all over London sporting a 22 Carat Yellow Canary Diamond Ring with Tom D’Agostino mere days after Tom’s divorce from Luann sent shock waves throughout the BravoVerse. Yes, it really was all about Tom. Anna has known Tom D’Agostino for twenty years. She has known Harry Dubin for around thirty. A true insider, Anna chats Tom, Harry, The Regency, RHONY and that 22 Carat Yellow Diamond Ring. Anna has also known Sonja, Dorinda, Luann, Ramona and all our favorite Legacy babes forever. We discuss who she likes, doesn’t like, what the women are like off camera and the status of these relationships today. Anna doesn’t just know everyone, she knows everything about everyone and is here to dish it all. A true nostalgic trip down the RHONY memory lane. Ahh, the good ole’ days.  @annarothschild @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in Velvet Rope When You Sign Up) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/4/20231 hour, 16 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

TAN MOM (on Real Housewives, Bravo, The Kardashians & Howard Stern)

Howard Stern fans rejoice!!! Tan Mom a.k.a. Patricia Marie Krentcil steps back Behind the Rope. Tan Mom takes us on a trip down memory lane with hot takes from her years as a regular guest on The Howard Stern show. Tan Mom also takes us back to the beginning of when she brought her five year old daughter to a tanning salon. We chat going viral, misconceptions, music and her on again/ off again relationship with the media. We talk Madonna, new projects, The Kardashians and, of course, Bravo and Real Housewives! @realtanmom @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in Velvet Rope When You Sign Up) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/3/202335 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode Artwork

THOM FILICIA (on Early Days of Bravo, RHONY, RHOBH, Andy Cohen & Queer Eye)

Thom Filicia steps Behind The Rope. Having just had Jai Rodriquez on the Pod, we figured it was a great time to continue our trip down memory lane from the early days of Bravo and share this epic chat we had with Thom. Queer Eye For the Straight Guy. Bravo Royalty. Thom takes us back to the beginning of how he got cast for Queer Eye by getting stuck in an elevator. Thom talks about the behind the scenes filming, producer involvement, and what he thought about the finished product once the show aired. He talks about how life changed once Queer Eye came out and catapulted him into the public eye. Of course we discuss cast mates Carson Kressley, Jai Rodriguez, Ted Allen and Kyan Douglas. We discuss what Bravo was like in those early days, the evolution of the network, and Andy Cohen. Thom tells us stories from the vault about designing projects for celebrity clients such as JLO. Thom also chats RHOBH, RHONY and more Housewives! Of course, no discussion of Queer Eye would be complete without a nod to the current Netflix series and Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness, Karamo Brown, Tan France and Bobby Berk.  @thomfilicia @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: IQBAR - TEXT VELVET to 64000 (Get 20% Off All IQBAR Products Plus Free Shipping) ROCKET MONEY - rocketmoney.com/velvetrope (Cancel Unwanted Subscriptions & Manage Expenses The Easy Way) FACTOR - factormeals.com/velvet50 (Use Code VELVET50 To Get 50% Off Your First Box) BRILLIANT EARTH - brilliantearth.com (Check Out All Of Their Beautiful Pieces) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/2/20231 hour, 31 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on Bo Dietl's Message To RHONJ Cast, Frank's Praise of Luis, Tre's Prayers, Mel's Lies & Margaret's Games)

Kim D. is in rare form as she breaks down our chat earlier this week with Bo Dietl sharing new info on his many messages to The Gorgas, Margaret, Luis, Tre and Andy. In other RHONJ news, Kim shares updates on Frank Catania’s recent “backpedalling”, deep dives John Fuda’s shady past, reveals the truth about The Gorga’s home make over and much more. Looking ahead to next season, Kim explains why there could be more to Marge allegedly going to HR to complain about Luis, why Marge is smarter than we have given her credit for, the conundrum that is Luis Ruelas, what the cast is likely to look like when the show returns - hint: not at all what you expect and how, based on the heated on-line toxicity of Tre vs Mel that is reigning as strong as ever, we should not expect the RHONJ pause to end any time soon.  @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/85160843/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/1/202315 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bo Dietl (BTS From Our Interview/Unshared Info), Andy Cohen's Bethenny Frankel Diss & Why RHOBH Exit Helped Rinna's Career

With all the hoopla over our interview earlier this week with Bo Dietl, we go behind the scenes on what he really thinks about the cast of RHONJ, the truth behind the rumors he investigated them all at the hands of Luis Ruelas, reveal new never before heard info about what each cast member’s “file” could contain and who should potentially be the most scared - Marge, Joey Gorga, and so on. Whew! Once we let all that sink in and recover, we break down Andy Cohen’s supposed recent diss to Bethenny Frankel, Bethenny’s response, and the real likelihood that we will see Jill Zarin and Bethenny on RHONY RHUGT Legacy amidst all the rumors that these two OG’s represent the “extra apples” in the original show announcement earlier this year. Finally, we share updates on Kim and Kroy’s nasty divorce, chat Kim’s RHOA return and why being terminated from RHOBH was and is the best thing to ever happen to Lisa Rinna. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ROCKET MONEY - rocketmoney.com/velvetrope (Cancel Unwanted Subscriptions & Manage Expenses The Easy Way) IQBAR - TEXT VELVET to 64000 (Get 20% Off All IQBAR Products Plus Free Shipping) FACTOR - factormeals.com/velvet50 (Use Code VELVET50 To Get 50% Off Your First Box) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in Velvet Rope When You Sign Up) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/30/202354 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode Artwork

Ariana & Raquel's Future Reconciliation, Faith Stowers "Sues" Stassi, Jax's VPR Return & Kim vs Kroy Gets Ugly

While we contemplate whether the drama between Teresa and Melissa and future cast of RHONJ has replaced Scandoval as Bravo’s most talked about topic these days, we recap this insane season and put a bow on it now that it has ended. Speaking of Scandoval, we discuss how the VPR cast seems to be hedging and softening on their stance toward Raquel, what next season of the show will most likely look like and whether there is any world in which we exist where Ariana can one day forgive Raquel and unite against Tom Sandoval - at least for TV if nothing else - moving forward. In other VPR news, Faith Stowers starts a “Go Fund Me” to sue Stassi Schroeder and have her book removed from shelves, Jax Taylor makes moves to return and more. Next we break down just how ugly Kim and Kroy’s divorce is getting and just how broke they are. Finally, we chat RHUGT RHONY Legacy, Sonja and Luann’s Welcome To Crappie Lake and the RHONY Reboot, two of which are hitting our Bravo screens in the next week or two! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ROCKET MONEY - rocketmoney.com/velvetrope (Cancel Unwanted Subscriptions & Manage Expenses The Easy Way) IQBAR - TEXT VELVET to 64000 (Get 20% Off All IQBAR Products Plus Free Shipping)  FACTOR - factormeals.com/velvet50 (Use Code VELVET50 To Get 50% Off Your First Box) BRILLIANT EARTH - brilliantearth.com (Check Out All Of Their Beautiful Pieces) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/29/20231 hour, 10 minutes
Episode Artwork

MELISSA RIVERS (on Uncertain RHONJ Future, Bethenny Frankel Diss, Andy Cohen's WWHL Regret & Kathy/Kyle Reconciliation)

Melissa Rivers is back for our monthly kiki about all things Housewives and Bravo. Starting at the top, literally, with Mr. Boss Man himself, we deep dive the recent Bethenny Frankel diss on "And Just Like That”, whether that had anything to do with Andy Cohen and his BFF Sarah Jessica Parker and Bethenny’s epic clap back. In other B news, we chat her engagement, how many karats that ring is, fiancé Paul, new biz ventures and the claims she and Jill Zarin will appear on RHONY Legacy Girl’s Trip. Speaking of Andy, we break down his recent defense of Meghan Markle, his regrets about never having her on WWHL and who he also seems to not want to have on his late night talk show. Hint, she is a huge Below Deck fan and on this episode with us here today. Finally, we talk about the truth behind Kathy and Kyle’s rumored reconciliation in Aspen, whether Kathy and Kyle are headed for Teresa and Melissa territory and if it is possible for RHONJ to return with both Melissa and Teresa. Hint: It’s Complicated.  @melissariversofficial @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ROCKET MONEY - rocketmoney.com/velvetrope (Cancel Unwanted Subscriptions & Manage Expenses The Easy Way) IQBAR - TEXT VELVET to 64000 (Get 20% Off All IQBAR Products Plus Free Shipping) FACTOR - factormeals.com/velvet50 (Use Code VELVET50 To Get 50% Off Your First Box) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in Velvet Rope When You Sign Up) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/28/202348 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

JACQUELINE BISSET (on Legendary Career, Nip/Tuck, Real Housewives & New Film)

Jacqueline Bisset steps Behind The Rope. One of the most legendary and iconic actresses of our time is here to chat about a multiple decade career in film, television and more. Jacqueline chats about the full anthology of her career sharing her hot takes on many of our favorites - The Deep, Class, Wild Orchid and last, but certainly not least, our personal fav and guilty pleasure, her several episode arc on Ryan Murphy’s deliciously brilliant Nip/Tuck. Jacqueline talks about her newest film, Loren & Rose, which is one of her most brilliant performances to date. Finally, we discuss the state of Hollywood for women over forty, the biggest misconceptions about the industry, fav/least fav films and more. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ROCKET MONEY - rocketmoney.com/velvetrope (Cancel Unwanted Subscriptions & Manage Expenses The Easy Way) IQBAR - TEXT VELVET to 64000 (Get 20% Off All IQBAR Products Plus Free Shipping)  FACTOR - factormeals.com/velvet50 (Use Code VELVET50 To Get 50% Off Your First Box) BRILLIANT EARTH - brilliantearth.com (Check Out All Of Their Beautiful Pieces) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/27/20231 hour, 9 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode Artwork

BO DIETL (Responds to Luis, The Gorgas, Margaret, Teresa & Andy Cohen!!) - I

Bo Dietl steps Behind The Rope. No, your eyes are not deceiving you. The most famous Private Investigator in the world is here to mention it all. How did one of New York’s finest - Bo served fifteen years with the NYPD - become THE topic of this past Season on The Real Housewives of New Jersey? Bo breaks down how he knows Luis and Teresa, shares his response to Andy Cohen, Joe Gorga and Margaret Joseph’s claims that they do not believe his statement that Luis never hired him to investigate the cast, discusses running into Melissa and Joe Gorga at dinner one night at NYC’s Avra and much, much more. Did we mention Bo ain't afraid of nothing nor nobody? As the subject of and having starred in many of your fav Hollywood blockbusters, Bo knows everyone and chats famous friends, current worldwide security risks, dating and yes, of course, more RHONJ. THE episode you have been asking for non stop has finally arrived. Buckle Up!!! @therealbodietl @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ROCKET MONEY - rocketmoney.com/velvetrope (Cancel Unwanted Subscriptions & Manage Expenses The Easy Way) IQBAR - TEXT VELVET to 64000 (Get 20% Off All IQBAR Products Plus Free Shipping) FACTOR - factormeals.com/velvet50 (Use Code VELVET50 To Get 50% Off Your First Box) EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in Velvet Rope When You Sign Up) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/26/20231 hour, 2 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode Artwork

TAYLOR DAYNE (on BFF Jill Zarin, Homeless Not Toothless, Madonna, Tina & Being a Pop Legend!)

Music Legend Taylor Dayne steps Behind The Rope. Having just run into Taylor at Dorit Kemsley’s “Homeless Not Toothless” full RHOBH Cast Charity Event, we figured it was a good time to share this chat we had with Taylor back in the day. Did you know Taylor is very close friends with the one and only Jill Zarin? Taylor takes us when back to the beginning when Dee Snyder from Twisted Sister helped her chose her stage name and what life was like before hitting it big with the Smash “Tell It to My Heart”. Taylor’s stellar book by the same name “Tell It To My Heart” is a must read - juicy!! Taylor discusses her career which has included selling over 75 million records worldwide which makes her one of the best selling musical artists of all time. We discuss some of Taylor's famous friends such as Whitney Houston, Clive Davis, Belinda Carlisle, Debbie Gibson, Paula Abdul and Tina Turner. Oh, let's not forget her friends Madonna, Prince or Michael Jackson, who she opened for on his infamous BAD tour. We just cannot. Say whaaat? We also talk about Taylor's take on some of today's hottest acts such as Halsey, Dua Lipa and Ariana Grande. An episode not to be missed with legend Taylor Dayne. @therealtaylordayne @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Entire Order of The Best Shapewear) BRILLIANT EARTH - brilliantearth.com (Check Out All Of Their Beautiful Pieces) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/25/202356 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on Fake RHONJ Reunion Receipts, Mel's "Lawsuit" Against Tre, Joe Gorga's Volatile Past & Next Season)

Just when we thought it was safe to turn on our Bravo TVs again, the RHONJ drama just will not stop and seems to be continuing even though the most toxic season in RHONJ history has come and gone. Kim D. is here to help separate fact from fiction regarding police reports, receipts, lawsuits, private investigators, jail cells and much more. Though all of this, she reveals never before discussed past violent behavior by Joe Gorga - which she witnessed, discusses the claims that Teresa and Luis marriage is in trouble, shares a message for Mel and discusses newly received information about the future of the RHONJ franchise - who is likely to go, who is likely to stay and when, realistically, we can expect contracts for the new season to go out. @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/84851736/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/24/202318 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode Artwork

How RHONJ Can Move Forward w/ Tre & Mel, Luis & Tre's Marriage, Marge's "Police Report" & Our Message to Mel

With the most toxic season in RHONJ history behind us, we sure did not think there would be anything left NJ related to discuss. Boy, were we wrong. First off, we share an update on Miss Melissa Gorga, Joe Gorga, Bo Dietl and much, much more. With many people claiming “fake receipts”, we deep dive the validity of police reports, lawsuits, baby mamas and more. Looking ahead to the future, we break down a way we think The Real Housewives of New Jersey can possibly, maybe move ahead with both Teresa and Melissa. Maybe. Possibly. Maybe. We also discuss the involvement of the house husbands and why we may see Luis, and Joe Gorga - if he returns - and the rest of the boys take a major back seat next season. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Entire Order of The Best Shapewear) BRILLIANT EARTH - brilliantearth.com (Check Out All Of Their Beautiful Pieces) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/23/202356 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

Vanderpump Rules (What To Expect Next Season), LVP's New Show (What We Know), Tamra's Return (Has She Saved RHOC?)

So many Housewives franchises, so little time. First we discuss the return of RHOC, contemplate whether Tamra Judge has saved the franchise, and break down whether the rest of the season will live up to the hype. Heading north, we focus on what we can expect when RHOBH returns in November, whether anyone will miss Rinna or Kathy and why there have been no press leaks during filming. In the Vanderpump world, we chat about how and why everyone is winning in Scandoval, share info we know about Lisa Vanderpump’s new show, “Vanderpump Villa” and explain what the next season of Vanderpump Rules will look like. Finally, we break down the Bravo shade as they edit Nene Leakes out of past season flashbacks, share updates on Kim and Kroy’s just getting started legal drama and chat whether Kim Zolciak - she dropped the Biermann from her social - will be headed back to RHOA sooner than later. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Entire Order of The Best Shapewear) BRILLIANT EARTH - brilliantearth.com (Check Out All Of Their Beautiful Pieces) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/22/202354 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

TYLER HENRY (on Being a Hollywood Medium, Life After Death, Naysayers & The Kardashians!)

Tyler Henry steps back Behind The Rope. You may think you know everything about Tyler from watching his original E blockbuster show, “Hollywood Medium”, eyeing his most recent Netflix incarnation, “Life After Death”, reading his many books or attending a live show in hopes of making it off this 300,000 person long wait list for a rare live reading. Tyler is here today to break down what is fact versus fiction in his highly praised, often misunderstood, day job of a medium as well as chat about how he started, what happens during a reading, and the question on everyone’s mind, just what does really happen after we die. Of course, we deep dive the many celebs he has read, new biz ventures, why there are still naysayers, and the biggest misconceptions about his non traditional craft. Have questions about the other side? Sit back, relax and press play. @tylerhenrymedium @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: EARNIN - Download The EarnIn App Today (In Google Play or Apple App Store and Type in Velvet Rope When You Sign Up) HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Entire Order of The Best Shapewear) BRILLIANT EARTH - brilliantearth.com (Check Out All Of Their Beautiful Pieces) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/21/202352 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode Artwork

SECRETS & SISTERHOOD (An Interview w/ Reality TV's Newest Sisters)

The Sisters from Hulu’s “Secrets & Sisterhood” step Behind The Rope. Siddiqa, Khadija, Rabya, Shakur, Jamila, Nooreya and Hamida Sozahdah that is. The sisters are here to talk about the raw, real, and rife with shocking revelations first season of their hit Hulu show “Secrets & Sisterhood”. "Secrets & Sisterhood" is a brand new unscripted series that follows 10 Muslim American sisters whose faith and bonds are put to the ultimate test while trying to navigate cultural expectations, their careers, and love in Los Angeles. The number #1 rule The Sozahdah sisters swear by is “family over everything.” But what happens when the secrets these sisters hold sacred are revealed and the TV show they thought would bring them together threatens to tear them apart? Tune in to find out.  The Sozahdahs https://www.instagram.com/thesozahdahs/ Khadija Sozahdah - https://www.instagram.com/theonlykhadija/  Rabya Sozahdah - https://www.instagram.com/rabyasozahdah/  Shakur Sozahdah - https://www.instagram.com/theonlyshakur/  Jamila Sozahdah - https://www.instagram.com/jamilasozahdah/  Siddiqa Sozahdah - https://www.instagram.com/siddiqa.sozahdah/  Nooreya Sozahdah - https://www.instagram.com/noorli9/  Hamida Sozahdah - https://www.instagram.com/hamida.sozahdah/  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Entire Order of The Best Shapewear) BRILLIANT EARTH - brilliantearth.com (Check Out All Of Their Beautiful Pieces) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/20/202351 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode Artwork

AVERY SINGER (on Mom Ramona, RHONY Past, Present & Future, Dad Mario & Bach Boss w/ Jolie Golub) - I

Avery Singer steps Behind The Rope. Of course, Avery is joined by Bach Boss co-founder Jolie Lauren Golub. Avery and Jolie talk Bach Boss and how they can help make any and every Bachelor and Bachelorette’s dreams come true in their new powerhouse company which is off to a mega start. Avery talks about growing up on RHONY, what it is truly like having Ramona Singer as a Mom, Ramona’s on-off-on again RHONY journey, the very public breakup of Ramona and Mario, Ramona’s rumored new boyfriend, Mario’s new girlfriend, their family dynamics and everything and anything in between. The RHONY and Ramona deep dive you have been waiting and asking for has finally arrived. Did we mention Jolie and Avery also have Bach Boss and can help with any and all your Bachelorette and Bachelor Party planning needs? @averysinger @jolielauren_ @bachboss_ @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Entire Order of The Best Shapewear) BRILLIANT EARTH - brilliantearth.com (Check Out All Of Their Beautiful Pieces) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/19/202345 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode Artwork

CAPTAIN SANDY (on Below Deck, Captain Lee, Malia, Hannah & Andy Cohen)

Captain Sandy steps Behind The Rope. Back when Captain Sandy was still a fan fav to many, on he brink of and during the Malia White / Hannah Ferrier prescription drug fiasco, we sat down with Captain Sandy. We talked not only Hannah and Malia, but Captain Lee, BravoCon, pet peeves, past charter guests, being a women in the yachting industry, the yachting industry’s perception of the Below Deck Franchise and much more. Do we like Captain Sandy more now after listening to this chat? Press play. @captainsandrayawn @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Entire Order of The Best Shapewear) BRILLIANT EARTH - brilliantearth.com (Check Out All Of Their Beautiful Pieces) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/18/202343 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on Luis Ruelas' Strange RHONJ Reunion Behavior, Tre's Hate, Melissa's Lies & Why None of It Matters Anymore)

With the final installment of the RHONJ reunion having now aired, Kim D. is here to break down the end of the most toxic season in RHONJ history. Luis’ stranger and stranger behavior, Tre’s no more namaste, Tre’s declaration that this is the last time she will ever speak to her brother, Melissa’s smugness, receipts that no one cares about, Andy’s disdain, walk offs, yelling and lies. Of course, there is the also constant mention of many off screen supporting players past and present - Juicy Joe, Jacqueline Laurita, Laura, Nick, Bo Dietl and more. As far as the real world goes, there is just as much happening off air as on - and you thought these weekly chats would be slowing down with Kim D. now that the season ends. Kim details her recent phone call with Vanessa - Luis Ruelas’ ex - about her new claims against Luis and all the on line chatter against her, Bo Dietl’s recent message to Joe Gorga, Kim G’s recent tweets claiming she knows who called the FBI and much, much more. @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/84577879/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/17/202317 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ Reunion Recap, Our Clap Back at Melissa w/ Receipts & Who Will Not Return Next Year to RHONJ

We have heard so much about Katie Maloney and Ariana Madix’ sandwich shop Something About Her that we decided to stop by in a true boots on the ground effort to check things out ourselves. We break down what we saw and share an update on all things Vanderpump and Scandoval. In other news, we clap back and respond to all of Melissa Gorga’s ridiculous claims about our Podcast, about our interviews with both Juicy Joe and Jacqueline Laurita and much more all before thanking her, with exact and specific receipts, for paying her $14 a month as our of our loyal Patreon Members. Thank you Melissa. We analyze the just completed RHONJ reunion, explain why Tre is the most protected housewife - love her or hate her, chat why Luis is ratings gold and double down on why we think this is truly honestly Melissa Gorga and Margaret Joseph’s last RHONJ season as Bravo and Production begin a New Jersey state wide search for the next batch of RHONJ newbies. Congrats Cabral and Fuda, you have earned your stripes and the future is bright.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Entire Order of The Best Shapewear) BRILLIANT EARTH - brilliantearth.com (Check Out All Of Their Beautiful Pieces) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/16/202356 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ (Can We Move Forward With Both Teresa & Melissa?) & RHOBH (Will There Be Any Real Drama Next Season?)

With the most toxic season in RHONJ history finally over, we discuss the many expected and rumored cast changes, who is likely to go and who is likely to keep their job and whether there is any way for The Real Housewives of New Jersey to move forward with both Melissa and Teresa. On that note, we analyze whether Melissa and Joe Gorga or Teresa regret any of their season long, or past ten year, behavior and whether the potential loss of millions of dollars a year was really worth a brutal family feud which does not seem to headed toward reconciliation any time soon. In other RHONJ news, we share an update with Juicy Joe, chat the FBI and why the public is really, really, finally over these storylines. Heading west, we discuss why Erika Jayne is a survivor who will always land on her feet, what to expect when RHOBH returns on November 1st and whether there are no leaks this upcoming season because Lisa Rinna is gone or because there is simply nothing worthy of leaking. Finally, speaking of Lisa Rinna, we discuss which Housewives play the game well and which get caught up in the drama so much they are the cause of their own ultimate demise. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) BRILLIANT EARTH - brilliantearth.com (Check Out All Of Their Beautiful Pieces) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/15/20231 hour, 5 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode Artwork

RENEE GRAZIANO (on Mob Wives, Cast Mates, The Lifestyle, "Rats" & Recovery) - II

Renee Graziano steps back Behind The Rope. Mob Wives’ Renee Graziano that is. Renee is here to, in typical Renee fashion, mention it all. Renee chats about Mob Wives, cast mates Karen, Drita, Carla and Big Ang, the highs and lows of the show and much more. Renee also chats about the “lifestyle”, complicated family relations which we saw play out on the show and heard about behind the scenes, misperceptions, “rats”, the mob and what she has learned about the business of Reality TV. Renee opens up about her past addictions, low points, recovery, and mental health journey like you have never heard her before. The OG herself is in the house as we pay homage, with Miss Renee Graziano, to one of the best Reality TV shows to EVER exist, Mob Wives! Part Two Starts Now!  @reneegraziano @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: MICRODOSE- microdose.com (Use Code VelvetRope For Free Shipping and 30% Off Your First Order) BRILLIANT EARTH - brilliantearth.com (Check Out All Of Their Beautiful Pieces) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/14/202354 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode Artwork

ADAM RIPPON (on Scandoval, DWTS, Olympics, Tori Spelling & Stars on Mars)

Adam Rippon steps Behind The Rope. Adam is here to talk about his journey from Olympic Medalist to current Star on Mars in Fox’s newest Reality TV competition show. Adam talks being the first openly gay athlete from the US to win a medal, the rigorous training involved and how it all helped him prepare for the media career he has today. We talk Stars on Mars co-stars - Tom Schwartz and Porsha Williams, winning the Mirror Ball Trophy on Dancing With The Stars, hosting MTV’s Messyness with Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and Tori Spelling and one of his proudest accomplishments ever, being labeled “Homosexual Who Names Britney Spears Song In One Note”. Finally, Adam chats the current state of representation in the industry and what we can expect next from this powerhouse entertainer who does not seem to be slowing down any time soon. @adaripp @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: MICRODOSE- microdose.com (Use Code VelvetRope For Free Shipping and 30% Off Your First Order) BRILLIANT EARTH - brilliantearth.com (Check Out All Of Their Beautiful Pieces) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/13/202339 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

JUICY JOE GIUDICE (on RHONJ Past & Present, Who Called The Feds, The Gorgas & Teresa Gets Married) - II

Juicy Joe Giudice steps back Behind The Rope. The man. The myth. The legend. Juicy is here today to mention it all from his first season as an OG House Husband to the current day RHONJ drama that we are seeing unfold on this epic Three Part Season Thirteen Reunion which is likely to go down as the most toxic, volatile, hostile showdown in history between housewives and which has led to an RHONJ Pause likely to result in multiple cast terminations when the show eventually returns in, hopefully, 2024. Joe holds nothing back when discussing his own legal situation, time in jail and ultimate deportation addressing all the recent claims that The Gorgas were somehow involved. Forget all the speculation shuffling around the internet, the source himself is here to explain just what went down. Of course we also cover the highs and lows from his time on the show - table flips, "see you next Tuesday”, his beloved daughters and much more. Of course, Teresa has gotten married to Mr. Luis Ruelas. Like we said, Juicy mentions it all. THE interview you have waited this entire RHONJ season for has finally arrived!!! PART II starts NOW! @joe.giudice @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: MICRODOSE- microdose.com (Use Code VelvetRope For Free Shipping and 30% Off Your First Order) BRILLIANT EARTH - brilliantearth.com (Check Out All Of Their Beautiful Pieces) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/12/202343 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

RANDALL EMMETT (on Lala, Vanderpump Rules, Lisa Vanderpump & More) - II

Back before The Randall Scandal, when Randall and Lala were a seemingly happy couple, back when he just appeared on Vanderpump Rules for a few times, back when he and Lala were double dating with Lisa and Ken, before the many assistant claims, before the alleged home foreclosures, before Scandoval and many legal woes, we sat down with Randall Emmett to chat. They say hindsight is twenty, twenty but were the signs there of what was to come? We admittedly were more than fooled having originally placed this chat in one of our all time favorite interviews ever. Listening back, almost three full years later, this chat takes on a whole new meaning with each word analyzed more than the next. Fascinating and chilling at the same time from a man whose life was about to fall apart and crumble. Randall Emmett. Part II Starts Now! @randallemmettfilms @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) BRILLIANT EARTH - brilliantearth.com (Check Out All Of Their Beautiful Pieces) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/11/20231 hour, 2 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on Melissa Gorga's Lies, Tre's Namaste, Luis' Many Investigations & Next Season Changes)

The RHONJ Reunion Part Two. Where do we begin? Tre says she is Namaste, Melissa says she is not going, Marge claims Luis is up to no good, Danielle is told she was set up, Andy needs to yell and oh, so much more. As the reunion unfolds, it becomes clearer and clearer what is going to happen when the RHONJ Pause - sorry Andy, but it is true - ends, who will be terminated, who will survive and what we can expect RHONJ to look like next season when filming begins. As far as to when filming actually resumes, we share info we have learned and when we an expect Bravo contracts to really go out. In preparation for the House Husbands next week, Mr. Luis Ruelas is not having a good week. We break down our attorney, Doug Anton, and friend, Vanessa Reiser’s, recent claims against Luis involving alleged “stalking", Margaret’s claims that he called her son with “threats” at work, Rachel Fuda’s claims that he tried to interfere with her family all while Tre just denies, denies, denies. Finally, we chat the FBI, Jacqueline Laurita, why Teresa still won’t, and probably never will, reveal the dark secrets in Joey Gorga’s past and much, more more. An episode as explosive as the reunion itself with the one, the only Miss Kim D. @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/84228630/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/10/202317 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

VPR Reunion Fallout, Raquel's Sanity, Ariana's Arrogance, RHOBH New Season Leaks & Return of Rinna

With this season of Vanderpump Rules finally over, we discuss what Raquel Leviss is going to do now after a much buzzed about reunion performance, whether each of the VPR cast have and are still overacting to Scandoval, whether treating Lisa Vanderpump as an equal and not superior is alright after ten season, how much Tom Sandoval must be enjoying life with near sold out shows and tons of screaming women, who besides Ariana wins the most from this affair and when the general public will finally tire of talking about this topic twenty four seven. Next, we analyze whether there are no RHOBH Season Thirteen leaks because Lisa Rinna has been let go or whether there are no RHOBH leaks because, well, there is nothing worthy of leaking. On that note, we discuss whether we can expect to see Lisa Rinna, Kim Zolciak or a handful of other past drama seekers and stirrers back on our Housewives screens sooner than later. Finally, we share some Bethenny Frankel updates and ask why, what and where regarding many of her current life and biz choices. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) BRILLIANT EARTH - brilliantearth.com (Check Out All Of Their Beautiful Pieces) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/9/202358 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ Pause (Andy's Claims, Luis' Involvement, Future), Erika Jayne's New Man & Bethenny Frankel's RHONY Future

Despite Andy Cohen’s recent claims that there is no RHONJ pause, we deep dive Andy’s “damage control”, reveal why there is, in fact, an RHONJ pause, discuss the real reasons for the pause, break down the claims that the pause is because of Luis Ruelas’ allegedly “shady” business practices and how RHONJ will move forward after its most toxic, hostile season which Bravo would like to greatly distance itself from. Speaking of RHONJ, we share our hot takes on which cast members are most likely in jeopardy of losing their jobs, which are secure and whether there is any world in which the show can return from the pause with all of our fav Garden State ladies intact. In other news, we discuss whether Bethenny Frankel’s new business endeavor is extremely desperate or absolutely brilliant, how she singlehandedly could have saved RHONY Legacy and why she should just call her BFF Andrew and ask for her job back. Finally, we discuss Erika Jayne’s rumored new boyfriend, predict what Erika’s future love life will look like and explain why Kim Zolciak Biermann needs to get on the first plane, coach class, to Beverly Hills for a sit down with The Pretty Mess sooner rather than later. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) BRILLIANT EARTH - brilliantearth.com (Check Out All Of Their Beautiful Pieces) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/8/202359 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode Artwork

CARLOS KING on RHONJ (Who Is Going To Go), RHOA New Season (Divorces, New Men, OGS) & RHONY Reboot (What We Know)

The RHONJ have been put on pause. One of the original producers of RHONJ, the man, the myth, the king is back yet again, Mr. Carlos King is here to help us break it all down, make sense of it all, chat about who will return, not return, why the pause is indefinite and filming won’t and cannot resume anytime soon, or, in our opinion. if ever, in its current form. Heading South, with the new season of RHOA upon us, Carlos shares a temperature check about how Season Fifteen is going so far, the involvement of Martel Holt, whether the season will hold up to the current hype, Drew and Ralph’s messy divorce, Kenya and Marlo’s new men and whether any OGs from the past should return with a bang - Nene, Kim, Porsha and so on, and so forth. Speaking of Kim, Carlos breaks down Kim and Kroy’s divorce - the validity of it, the ugliness of it, the child custody claims, the social media unfollows and likelihood it will get worse before it gets better. Finally, Carlos shares his hot takes as we deep dive the new RHONY Reboot, whether it will work, the cast, Jenna Lyons’s Met Gala appearance, RHONY Legacy, Andy Cohen’s RHONY comments and much, much more. @thecarlosking_ @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NEBULA9 VODKA - nebula9vodka.com (Use Promo Code VELVET For 10% Off Your Order) BRILLIANT EARTH - brilliantearth.com (Check Out All Of Their Beautiful Pieces) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/7/20231 hour, 17 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode Artwork

JAI RODRIGUEZ (on Queer Eye, Scandoval, Real Housewives, Bros, Early Bravo & Representation) - II

Jai Rodriguez steps back Behind The Rope. The man originally known to the masses, or at least us Bravo die hards, as the original “Culture Vulture” returns to mention it all. Jai fills us in on all that he has been up to since the last time he was here - Bros, Fire Island, Uncoupled and More. Jai chats about his early days in New York City nightlife, starring on Broadway at a young age in Rent and the challenges he faced as a gay, non-white man trying to break into an industry that was far less inclusive than it is today. Jai chats the original Queer Eye, early days of Bravo, Real Housewives, current Netflix Queer Eye, cast mates and what the original Fab Five have in store for the upcoming 20th anniversary. Of course, there are also his many series regular and guest appearances on Malibu Country - shout out Heather Dubrow, Nip/Tuck - shout out Ryan Murphy, Grey’s Anatomy - shout out Shonda Rhimes and many more. Part II starts now! @jairodriguez @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) BRILLIANT EARTH - brilliantearth.com (Check Out All Of Their Beautiful Pieces) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/6/20231 hour, 2 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode Artwork

JUICY JOE GIUDICE (on RHONJ Past & Present, Who Called The Feds, The Gorgas & Teresa Gets Married) - I

Juicy Joe Giudice steps Behind The Rope. The man. The myth. The legend. Juicy is here today to mention it all from his first season as an OG House Husband to the current day RHONJ drama that we are seeing unfold on this epic Three Part Season Thirteen Reunion which is likely to go down as the most toxic, volatile, hostile showdown in history between housewives and which has led to an RHONJ Pause likely to result in multiple cast terminations when the show eventually returns in, hopefully, 2024. Joe holds nothing back when discussing his own legal situation, time in jail and ultimate deportation addressing all the recent claims that The Gorgas were somehow involved. Forget all the speculation shuffling around the internet, the source himself is here to explain just what went down. Of course we also cover the highs and lows from his time on the show - table flips, "see you next Tuesday”, his beloved daughters and much more. Of course, Teresa has gotten married to Mr. Luis Ruelas. Like we said, Juicy mentions it all. THE interview you have waited this entire RHONJ season for has finally arrived!!! @joe.giudice @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) BRILLIANT EARTH - brilliantearth.com (Check Out All Of Their Beautiful Pieces) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/5/202349 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

RANDALL EMMETT (on Lala, Vanderpump Rules, Lisa Vanderpump & More) - I

Back before The Randall Scandal, when Randall and Lala were a seemingly happy couple, back when he just appeared on Vanderpump Rules for a few times, back when he and Lala were double dating with Lisa and Ken, before the many assistant claims, before the alleged home foreclosures, before Scandoval and many legal woes, we sat down with Randall Emmett to chat. They say hindsight is twenty, twenty but were the signs there of what was to come? We admittedly were more than fooled having originally placed this chat in one of our all time favorite interviews ever. Listening back, almost three full years later, this chat takes on a whole new meaning with each word analyzed more than the next. Fascinating and chilling at the same time from a man whose life was about to fall apart and crumble. Randall Emmett.  @randallemmettfilms @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NEBULA9 VODKA - nebula9vodka.com (Use Promo Code VELVET For 10% Off Your Order) BRILLIANT EARTH - brilliantearth.com (Check Out All Of Their Beautiful Pieces) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/4/20231 hour, 17 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on Winner of RHONJ Reunion Round One, Andy's Damage Control & Bo Dietl)

And Round One of The Epic Three Part RHONJ Season Thirteen Reunion goes to….? Teresa? Melissa? Does anyone or anything else even matter? Kim D. is here to deep dive and share her hot takes on this epic showdown, who came out ahead, where she thinks Bravo and the franchise need to go from here and whether each side - Mel and Tre - are really, really done with each other. In other reunion news, Kim chats TreStumps - that you very much Margaret, Cabral vs Fuda, the humor and sometimes failed humor of Ms. Aydin, the wise words and wisdom of Dolo and, oh, so much more. In real life news, Kim chats an angry Bo Dietl, damage control by Andy Cohen, a Melissa Gorga NYC run in, more mounting legal woes for Luis Ruelas and a quiet as a church mouse cast that sat there in real time watching their potential RHONJ future slip away as Tre and Mel slowly put a few more nails in the ten year old coffin. @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen To Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/83842847/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/3/202316 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode Artwork

VPR Reunion, What LVP Knew, How & Why Scandoval Benefits Everyone & Lisa Rinna's Recent Strange Behavior

With brand deals rumored to be worth $75,000 to $200,000 a pop, we deep dive whether the Vanderpump Rules cast, fans or Lisa Vanderpump still feel bad for Ariana, when and if those tides will turn, the potential fall out from that shift and what the future looks like for Ariana, Tom and Raquel both on and off VPR. We share our hot takes on the VPR Pause, how it will eventually be solved, when we expect Pump cameras to pick back up for Season Eleven, who will be in and out and what we expect to be different when the show returns. Finally, we discuss Lisa Rinna’s recent claims that The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is a “stupid” show, her visions of Lois telling her to resign, her conflicting exit stories, her social media block and whether she misses RHOBH way more than she is letting on. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NEBULA9 VODKA - nebula9vodka.com (Use Promo Code VELVET For 10% Off Your Order) BRILLIANT EARTH - brilliantearth.com (Check Out All Of Their Beautiful Pieces) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/2/202352 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ Reunion & Pause, RHOBH Filming Wraps & We Film The Randall Scandal

The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing and Vanderpump. We break down our appearance in, and involvement with, this ABC / Hulu Documentary, what we learned about Randall, the most egregious things Randall has done, our very own BTS Randall Scandal and what this all means for Lala and Ocean’s future. Speaking of the future, we discuss the just wrapped Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season Thirteen - Kyle’s White Party, Erika Jayne’s Performance, Denise Richards’ Drama and so much more of what we can expect next season when RHOBH returns to our air ways. Meanwhile over on the east coast one show that will not be returning anytime soon, RHONJ. We break down the pause, explain why every single cast member’s job is on the line, discuss how we think the Melissa vs. Teresa problem will be solved and when, realistically, we can expect our fav Garden State ladies to resume filming. Finally we discuss the RHONY Reboot, RHONY RHUGT, Bethenny’s involvement and whether Ramona Singer really, truly, possibly could not know who Kristen Taekman is.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NEBULA9 VODKA - nebula9vodka.com (Use Promo Code VELVET For 10% Off Your Order) BRILLIANT EARTH - brilliantearth.com (Check Out All Of Their Beautiful Pieces) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/1/20231 hour, 1 minute, 11 seconds
Episode Artwork

JAI RODRIGUEZ (on Queer Eye, Scandoval, Real Housewives, Bros, Early Bravo & Representation) - I

Jai Rodriguez steps back Behind The Rope. The man originally known to the masses, or at least us Bravo die hards, as the original “Culture Vulture” returns to mention it all. Jai fills us in on all that he has been up to since the last time he was here - Bros, Fire Island, Uncoupled and More. Jai chats about his early days in New York City nightlife, starring on Broadway at a young age in Rent and the challenges he faced as a gay, non-white man trying to break into an industry that was far less inclusive than it is today. Jai chats the original Queer Eye, early days of Bravo, Real Housewives, current Netflix Queer Eye, cast mates and what the original Fab Five have in store for the upcoming 20th anniversary. Of course, there are also his many series regular and guest appearances on Malibu Country - shout out Heather Dubrow, Nip/Tuck - shout out Ryan Murphy, Grey’s Anatomy - shout out Shonda Rhimes and many more.  @jairodriguez @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NEBULA9 VODKA - nebula9vodka.com (Use Promo Code VELVET For 10% Off Your Order) BRILLIANT EARTH - brilliantearth.com (Check Out All Of Their Beautiful Pieces) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/31/202354 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode Artwork

PETER MADRIGAL (on VPR Reunion, Disrespect To LVP, VPR Pause, James' Antics & How Cast Moves Forward)

The Vanderpump Rules Reunion has exploded onto our Bravo TV sets and we are only at Part I. VPR OG himself, Mr. Peter Madrigal, steps Behind The Rope to help us make sense of it all. For the first time ever, Andy Cohen sits down separately with Ariana, Tom and Raquel. Did we get any answers or did the more each of them talk, the more questions we actually had? We break down a very angry, let me get off the couch multiple times, James Kennedy, a seemingly distraught Scheana Shay, a confused Schwartzy and a ready for business Andy Cohen. We chat about both Lala and Ariana’s clap backs to Lisa Vanderpump and whether LVP is “fair game” for the VPR cast or whether she is above being questioned by her once Sur Staff. Peter breaks down the coming attractions for the Reunion Part II and III, Ariana’s claims that she wont film with Tom or Raquel, the many false rumors surrounding next season, the VPR “pause”, potential spin offs and where the show and cast go from here amidst the Scandoval and season long epic drama. @peter_madrigal @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NEBULA9 VODKA - nebula9vodka.com (Use Promo Code VELVET For 10% Off Your Order) BRILLIANT EARTH - brilliantearth.com (Check Out All Of Their Beautiful Pieces) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/30/20231 hour, 1 minute, 17 seconds
Episode Artwork

EBONI K. WILLIAMS (on What Led To The End of RHONY As We Know It & How We Got To RHONY Rebooted) - II

The RHONY Reboot finally has an air date of July 17th, 2023 and The RHONY RHUGT is headed back to St. Barts. In celebration of these accomplishments from the Housewives of one of our current three home towns - perhaps The Real Housewives of The Hamptons is coming next - we figured it time to deep dive and see how well this chat with the one and only Miss Eboni K. Williams holds up and see how interesting, prolific and foreshadowing of the RHONY future this chat was. This in person sit down occurred right after the end of Season Thirteen when the Franchise went on permanent pause causing both a Reboot and a Legacy, now Girls Trip. In light of Ramona being phased out of Legacy and now, with no options left to turn to once Jill Zarin passed, back in the fold as needed. Is the network committed to all the causes it so claims or is there more beneath the surface. In true RHONY fashion, we mention it all. Part II @ebonikwilliams @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NEBULA9 VODKA - nebula9vodka.com (Use Promo Code VELVET For 10% Off Your Order) BRILLIANT EARTH - brilliantearth.com (Check Out All Of Their Beautiful Pieces) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/29/202357 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

EBONI K. WILLIAMS (on What Led To The End of RHONY As We Know It & How We Got To RHONY Rebooted) - I

The RHONY Reboot finally has an air date of July 17th, 2023 and The RHONY RHUGT is headed back to St. Barts. In celebration of these accomplishments from the Housewives of one of our current three home towns - perhaps The Real Housewives of The Hamptons is coming next - we figured it time to deep dive and see how well this chat with the one and only Miss Eboni K. Williams holds up and see how interesting, prolific and foreshadowing of the RHONY future this chat was. This in person sit down occurred right after the end of Season Thirteen when the Franchise went on permanent pause causing both a Reboot and a Legacy, now Girls Trip. In light of Ramona being phased out of Legacy and now, with no options left to turn to once Jill Zarin passed, back in the fold as needed. Is the network committed to all the causes it so claims or is there more beneath the surface. In true RHONY fashion, we mention it all. @ebonikwilliams @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NEBULA9 VODKA - nebula9vodka.com (Use Promo Code VELVET For 10% Off Your Order) BRILLIANT EARTH - brilliantearth.com (Check Out All Of Their Beautiful Pieces) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/28/202358 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on Truth Behind RHONJ Pause, Tre's Wedding, Andy's Anger Toward Luis & RHONJ's Future)

Ever since we shared our thoughts on, and explained the real reason behind, the RHONJ pause last week, there has been tons of incorrect on line chatter about how, what, why, and when surrounding the pause, what happens now and how does RHONJ move forward with a cast divided. Today Kim D. is here to address the multitude of incorrect claims and theories and to reveal how RHONJ is likely to move forward when the pause is over in the, most likely, far distant future. On a happier note, if you have not heard, Teresa got married. Kim breaks down Teresa’s wedding special, all the foreshadowing of why she is now likely to get her own spin off series a la Tardy For The Party and how, regardless of the future of RHONJ, there is good news in the air for one Dolores Catania and one Jennifer Aydin. Finally, we talk about Luis’ RHONJ Reunion behavior, new developments in the nasty - it is finally over - feud between Mel and Tre, Andy Cohen’s disdain for Mr. Ruelas and much, much more. @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef  Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/83488108/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/27/202318 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode Artwork

Vanderpump Rules Pause, Reunion, Cast Changes & Why Ariana May Leave VPR

You have heard of the RHONJ pause but seems we have a similar situation over on the West Coast. The Producers of Vanderpump Rules and Bravo do not know how to move forward with a cast divided, Ariana’s recent claims that she will not film with Tom or Raquel and a strong obvious desire to not lose Tom or Ariana with ratings close to two million people for the finale and current reunion episodes. Money talks and everyone has a price, but even with money, is Ariana leaving VPR and headed to greener, more relaxing pastures. With Dancing With The Stars, endorsement deals, appearances on The View, dinners at Daniel, one of New York City’s top restaurants, and an upcoming Lifetime Movie under her belt, we discuss why Ariana may be the Christine Quinn of Pump Rules ready to rise above it all. With Tom’s ability to seemingly remain unaffected, a rumored girl in every port and rock band that, after the attending the live show, is actually pretty good, we break down how Raquel, or as y’all like to call her, Rachel is the one who seems to “lose” from all things Scandoval. All this plus our thoughts on Sending It To Darrel, Poo Poo Heads, Worms With Mustaches and one epic several part reunion which is going to go down in history as some of the realest Reality TV, well, ever! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com (20% Off With Code VELVET) FACTOR - factormeals.com/velvet40 (Use Code VELVET40 To Get 40% Off Your First Box) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Use Code Velvet for 15% Off For A Limited Time) JUNE'S JOURNEY - (Download June’s Journey For Free Today on Apple iOS or Android) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/26/20231 hour, 15 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode Artwork

Our Attendance At Tom Sandoval & The Most Extra's Show, What We Discussed w/ Tom, & Rinna vs. Cohen Update

Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras. So much has been written about his shows but, after attending one ourself in New York City the other week, we are here today to separate truth from fiction - rumored boos, Ariana chants, cheater screams, negative signage, music, women, a revenge body with muscles galore, packed vs. empty seats and much, much more. Of course, we also met Tom and reveal what that convo was like, what we learned about the future of Vanderpump Rules, Raquel, timelines, Schwartzy, and last, but certainly not least, what is next for this booked and busy rocker that is the current punching bag du jour of Bravo fans worldwide. In other VPR news, with the finale over and reunion among us, we share our hot takes on both and deep dive what to expect next season when the show returns for its eleventh installment. Maybe. In other news, Andy Cohen and Lisa Rinna are feuding, Potomac is filming and RHOA is chugging along. Finally, we discuss our "run in" with Jackie Goldschneider last Sat at The GLAAD Media Awards in New York City, break down our table side chat with Braunwyn Windham Burke and RHONJ run in. All this and more! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com (20% Off With Code VELVET) FACTOR - factormeals.com/velvet40 (Use Code VELVET40 To Get 40% Off Your First Box) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Use Code Velvet for 15% Off For A Limited Time) JUNE'S JOURNEY - (Download June’s Journey For Free Today on Apple iOS or Android) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/25/20231 hour, 5 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

MELISSA RIVERS (on Vanderpump Finale, Ariana's Exit, New RHONY Cast & Randall Scandal)

Melissa Rivers steps back Behind The Rope to help us make sense of all that is going on in our BravoVerse. The Vanderpump Rules Finale not only shocked the world and was some of the realest Reality TV ever but came in at a record season high of almost two million viewers. We analyze why people are still so invested in The Scandoval, how everyone wins from it and discuss how VPR moves forward with Ariana’s claims that she will not film with Tom or Raquel ever again. Heading east, we break down the RHONY Reboot, Melissa’s past fashion connections to RHONY newbie and former J. Crew President, Jenna Lyons, and how this franchise will fare when it premieres on our Bravo screens later this summer. Speaking of RHONY, we discuss how RHONY Legacy became RHONY Girls Trip, the return of Kristen Taekman, the exit of Jill Zarin and why Ramona Singer has way more than nine lives. Finally, we discuss the hot men of Below Deck - Captain Jason (Melissa’s crush), Fraser Olender (David’s crush) and Bruno Duarte’s move from Deckhand to Gay Porn Star (Ladies and gentlemen you have our attention). All this and much more as Melissa puts on her Bravo hat to dish it all with us! @melissariversofficial @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Check Out Melissa Rivers’ Group Text Podcast on Apple (Click Link) or Spotify (Click Link) BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com (20% Off With Code VELVET) FACTOR - factormeals.com/velvet40 (Use Code VELVET40 To Get 40% Off Your First Box) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Use Code Velvet for 15% Off For A Limited Time) JUNE'S JOURNEY - (Download June’s Journey For Free Today on Apple iOS or Android) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/24/202355 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode Artwork

DAVID ARCHULETA (on American Idol, Coming Out, Mental Health, Miley Cyrus & Masked Singer)

David Archuleta steps Behind The Rope. David is here to chat about his journey from a small town Utah teen, to being thrust into the spotlight at just sixteen and finishing second on American Idol to his recent appearance as Macaw on the juggernaut The Masked Singer where he, once again, finished second. David candidly opens up about his struggles with coming out, the role his faith played in those struggles, a much needed hiatus from the biz to discover himself, reconciling his faith with who he truly is, the media’s obsession with his dating life and the lows he hit growing up on a massive stage, both figuratively and literally, while trying to figure it all out. On a lighter note, we chat working with Miley Cyrus on Hannah Montana, “celebrity” and his catchy new song, “Faith In Me” which is bound to be one of the songs of the summer. On that note, cue music and press play! @davidarchie @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com (20% Off With Code VELVET) FACTOR - factormeals.com/velvet40 (Use Code VELVET40 To Get 40% Off Your First Box) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Use Code Velvet for 15% Off For A Limited Time) JUNE'S JOURNEY - (Download June’s Journey For Free Today on Apple iOS or Android) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/23/202330 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

JACQUELINE LAURITA (on Teresa Friendship, RHONJ Pause/Future, Caroline’s RHUGT, Juicy Joe & Her OG Status) - II

Jacqueline Laurita steps BACK Behind The Rope. One of the OG’s herself is here to, well, mention it all. Jacqueline reminisces about her time on the show - table flips, Stripper Gate, family drama and one epic fallout with the still star of RHONJ, Teresa, back when she, Tre, Dina, Caroline and Danielle Staub had no idea of what they were doing, were making authentic TV and could never have predicted what RHONJ would morph into today. Jacqueline weighs in on the current dynamics of Teresa and Melissa and Joe Gorga’s fall out, details her epic lunch reunion with Teresa which broke the internet, reveals plans her hubby and Luis have, shares her thoughts on Luis, chat Sister In Law Caroline Manzo's fall out from RHUGT, shares her opinion on whether this will be Melissa Gorga’s last season like the fans hope and want and much, much more. Like we said, Jacqueline mentions it all and holds nothing back in this nostalgic chat about RHONJ past, current season as we head into the reunion and the unforeseen future of this non stop, over the top franchise! With special guest, Kim D. That is correct, Part Two has finally arrived! @jaclaurita @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com (20% Off With Code VELVET) FACTOR - factormeals.com/velvet40 (Use Code VELVET40 To Get 40% Off Your First Box) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Use Code Velvet for 15% Off For A Limited Time) JUNE'S JOURNEY - (Download June’s Journey For Free Today on Apple iOS or Android) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/22/20231 hour, 10 minutes
Episode Artwork

JILL ZARIN & DORINDA MEDLEY'S Ex-Assistant (on Jill, Dorinda & RHONY Past, Present, Future)

The RHONY Reboot finally has an air date of July 17th, 2023 and The RHONY RHUGT is headed back to St. Barts. In celebration of these accomplishments from the Housewives of one of our current three home towns - perhaps The Real Housewives of The Hamptons is coming next - we revisit the chat we had, back when, with Jill Zarin and Dorinda Medley's Ex-Personal Assistant. Oh yes, we have 101 questions for this fine young gentleman and he is kind enough to answer them all about his famous, or shall we say infamous, employers. What was working for each like, what was the interview process like, what is the most shocking thing he saw and heard and many, many more. Now since we know she is listening to this episode, we also want to say hi to our friend and down the street Sag Harbor neighbor, the Icon and OG herself, Miss Jill Zarin who we know is going to call us once she see’s this episode pop up in her Apple Podcast App. Cue the phone call ring in 3,2,1… @indigoboydavid @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NEBULA9 VODKA - nebula9vodka.com (Use Promo Code VELVET For 10% Off Your Order) MICRODOSE- microdose.com (Use Code VelvetRope For Free Shipping and 30% Off Your First Order) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/21/20231 hour, 32 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on Melissa's Best Episode Ever, RHONJ Pause - Fact vs. Fiction & One Angry, Angry Marge)

The episode Melissa Gorga has waited for all season has finally arrived! Kim D. is here to break it all down and to welcome Ms. Gorga to the RHONJ game. Ladies and Gentleman, Children of all ages, we have a new housewife. Miss Melissa Gorga. Kim breaks down Tre and Louisa vs. Melissa and Josephina, a very, very angry Margaret, a fun Jen, and one newbie who has forever made her mark, Miss Danielle Cabral. In other news, Kim clarifies the many, many, and let us be clear, many false rumors about the RHONJ pause and shares the correct info on who, what, when, why and what is next regarding the major RHIONJ time off that is about to rock our world. If you ain’t hearing it here, or on Page Six, it is simply not even remotely true! Kim breaks down all the backpedaling both Tre and Louisa seem to already be doing since the finale aired, shares bad news for TreHuggers near and far, discusses the new information regarding who is most likely to lose their jobs next season, deep dives who the pause is good for and much more. Finally, we divulge our run ins with the RHONJ and Housewives this past Saturday at The GLAAD Media Awards in NYC - Jackie Goldschneider, Margaret, Braunwyn and so on, and so forth. The Super Bowl of all episodes that you have waited all season for has finally arrived. Now all you gotta do is press play! @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/83149174/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/20/202319 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode Artwork

VPR Finale Explodes, Kim & Kroy Divorce & Lisa Rinna Claps Back At Andy Cohen

Kim and Kroy are divorcing, if you have not heard. Finally, we have gathered our thoughts and are ready to address it all - shocked or not shocked, the new Scandoval?, gambling debts, tax liens, excessive psychics, sole custody demands, social media unfollows, infidelity claims, wealthy benefactor claims, advice Kim should be taking from RHOBH’s Erika Jayne and based on all this real life drama, is and should Kim Zolciak Biermann be holding a peach next season on RHOA? Not so fast, we have an already stellar season amongst us which we deep dive and share hot takes on. In other news, Diana Jenkins drops her Bot lawsuit, Andy Cohen speaks out against Nene Leakes, Lisa Rinna challenges recent Andy Cohen claims, RHONJ pauses and we are just getting started! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NEBULA9 VODKA - nebula9vodka.com (Use Promo Code VELVET For 10% Off Your Order) MICRODOSE- microdose.com (Use Code VelvetRope For Free Shipping and 30% Off Your First Order) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/19/202357 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONY Reboot (Andy's Comments/What We Know), RHONY Girls Trip (A Deep Dive) & Our Run In w/ Phaedra Parks

Andy Cohen recently said that the newly rebooted Real Housewives of New York City is “different” having watched the first seven episodes. We analyze the word “different”, discuss new RHONY Jenna Lyons’ recent Met Gala hosting gig and discuss whether you, the audience, are excited for this reincarnation, are instead longing for The Countess in her cabaret glory to appear back on our screens or whether, as we like to say, two things get to simultaneously be true. Speaking of The Countess, we chat the, as we predicted, never happening RHONY Legacy, the newly reformatted Girls Trip RHONY and real reasons why Miss Ramona Singer is headed back to this beloved franchise despite all her claims of “legacy loser” and a new life well enjoyed. Heading to the ATL, we chat our run in with Miss Phaedra Parks, question the validity of Drew and Ralph’s divorce and weigh in on the current season - Kandi coming in hot - which is well underway. Finally, we share what we know about all the RHONJ cast changes now that the reunion is here.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef  BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NEBULA9 VODKA - nebula9vodka.com (Use Promo Code VELVET For 10% Off Your Order) MICRODOSE- microdose.com (Use Code VelvetRope For Free Shipping and 30% Off Your First Order) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/18/20231 hour, 6 seconds
Episode Artwork

Introducing: Survive Or Die Trying (with Cameron Esposito)

Survive or Die Trying is a comedy podcast providing real advice on how to survive anything and everything life can throw at you. Cameron Esposito is our host as we run through giant bear attacks and the zombie apocalypse to meeting the in-laws. From the downright ridiculous to the all too real, Survive or Die Trying will tackle life’s craziest situations you might find yourself in and prepare you for how to come out the other side intact. From Somethin’ Else and Sony Music Entertainment listen and follow Survive or Die Trying wherever you get your podcasts.  Listen To The Latest Episode Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/survive-or-die-trying Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/17/20238 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode Artwork

Sandoval & Raquel Kissed At Scheana's Wedding, What Producers Saw & Who Really Knew Back Then (w/Patrik & Pol) - II

The Scandoval. As you know we are in the middle of it, but did you ever stop to ask when was the first sign of something inappropriate going on between Tom and Raquel. Today, return guests, famed dress designer, Pol’ Atteu, and husband Patrik Simpson. break down everything they saw as guests at good friend Scheana Shay’s wedding. Patrik and Pol detail how they saw Tom Sandoval kissing Raquel. Yes, Sandoval. They break down how Producers must have known as they were present at Scheana’s wedding filming 24/7, what they saw between the two, how they saw the “set up” Schwartz and Raquel kiss happening and much, much more. The more the boys talked, the more questions we had about how many times they saw this, what they saw, producers, the VPR cast and much, much more. Loved this chat? Feel free to check out Patrik and Pol on their Number One Fashion Pod, “Undressed”! Part Two Begins Now! @polatteu @patriksimpson @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NEBULA9 VODKA - nebula9vodka.com (Use Promo Code VELVET For 10% Off Your Order) MICRODOSE- microdose.com (Use Code VelvetRope For Free Shipping and 30% Off Your First Order) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/17/20231 hour, 3 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

WELLS ADAMS (on Scandoval, RHOBH, Sarah Hyland, Bachelor Nation & Modern Family Wedding Gifts)

Wells Adams steps Behind The Rope. The man, the myth, the legend is back! Wells is here to chat about all that has been going on in Bachelor Nation - the return of The Bachelorette, Paradise, Jesse Palmer as Host, Chris Harrison’s Podcast and Return, the state of the nation and much, much more. Moving on to his Pod with Brandi Cyrus, “Your Favorite Thing”, we chat about Wells’ favorite things in TV, Music and Film. Of course, we chat about one of our fav things, The Scandoval and as a Reality TV vet, Wells breaks it all down with us. Of course we chat married life to Sarah Hyland, the Modern Family meets Bach Nation guests at their wedding, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Officiant, best MF gift from Sophia Vergara and what married life is like. Finally, we discuss The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills - hello Sarah Hyland, Love Island, Nick & Vanessa, Bravo and what is next for this dynamo who wont be slowing down any time soon. @wellsadams @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NEBULA9 VODKA - nebula9vodka.com (Use Promo Code VELVET For 10% Off Your Order) MICRODOSE- microdose.com (Use Code VelvetRope For Free Shipping and 30% Off Your First Order) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/16/20231 hour, 9 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode Artwork

SANYA RICHARDS ROSS (on RHOA New Season, Castmates, Drew's Divorce, Martel Holt & The Return of The OGs)

Sanya Richards Ross steps Behind The Rope. With Season Fifteen of The Real Housewives of Atlanta finally among us and back on our Bravo screens, Sanya stops by to chat about what we can expect from all of our fav peach holders this season. Sanya discusses her first season, how this season was different for her and how her personal storyline is going to "go there" as the weeks progress in the Atl. We discuss the difficult season it seems Kandi is about to have, Sheree’s new beau Martel Holt, Marlo’s mystery man, Drew’s looming divorce which caused Bravo to pick cameras back up, Marlo vs Kandi, Marlo vs Kenya, newbie Courtney Rhodes and last, but certainly not least, the return of OG and fan favs Kim Zolciak Biermann, DeShawn Snow, Lisa Wu and one Ms. Cynthia Bailey. Buckle up kids, in the words of five time Olympic Medalist Sanya Richards Ross, it is gonna be a bumpy ride.  @sanyarichiross @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NEBULA9 VODKA - nebula9vodka.com (Use Promo Code VELVET For 10% Off Your Order) MICRODOSE- microdose.com (Use Code VelvetRope For Free Shipping and 30% Off Your First Order) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/15/202356 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode Artwork

MALIA WHITE (on Captain Sandy, Hannah Ferrier, Below Deck & Bravo Drama)

Malia White. So much has been written, said and blogged about her over the past few years since a certain run in with prescription drugs and Chief Stew Hannah Ferrier who seems to be a lot of people’s favs. However, back in a simpler time, before all of that, we sat down to chat with Malia. By listening to this chat, do you have a different opinion of Malia? Ahh, simpler times. Malia chats about her Below Deck arch, Captain Sandy, her role as the Below Deck Franchise's first female Bosun, sexism, the role of women in the yachting industry, crazy charter guests and much, much more. @maliakpwhite @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NEBULA9 VODKA - nebula9vodka.com (Use Promo Code VELVET For 10% Off Your Order) MICRODOSE- microdose.com (Use Code VelvetRope For Free Shipping and 30% Off Your First Order) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/14/20231 hour, 11 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on RHONJ Pause / Next Season Terminations, Lawsuits, Luis' Masterplan & Andy Cohen Run In)

Kim D. is coming in hawt with Exclusive RHONJ Reunion, and even more important, Exclusive Next Season RHONJ Tea. You know how all those bloggers, and Melissa Gorga, have been saying that everyone is coming back next season? Well, hold that thought and press play!! In other real life news, Kim breaks down the mounting alleged claims, both legal and otherwise, against Luis Ruelas, Margaret Josephs, Danielle Cabral and one Miss Teresa Giudice. Man have our fav Garden State Ladies, and one Dirty John wanna be, been busy this week. Kim also shares Rachel Fuda’s recent message to herself and responds with a message of her own for this first season Freshman. Juicy, no pun intended. Oh yea, we have an episode to get to, don’t we? Kim breaks down this episode - Luis’ very uncomfortable chat with Tre, Danielle’s Déjà Vu, Rachel’s adoption, Jen’s new pad, The Gorga’s anger and much, much more. In what is our most explosive episode to date, pour a 20% off glass of www.iylia.com wine - red, white, rose with Promo Code Velvet20 and…enjoy!!! @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/82817422/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/13/202314 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ Exclusives/ Leaks/ Future, Vanderpump Rules Reunion, & Why TreHuggers Need To Be Very Concerned

With several fake and false RHONJ Reunion Stories leaked as well as the leaked edited Vanderpump Rules finale, we chat about the source of these leaks, why bloggers make up “fake news” for clicks and what Bravo plans to do going forward to prevent such false info from circulating. Speaking of RHONJ, we chat about the many new claims and investigations involving Luis Ruelas, what this means for TreHuggers, the changes in Teresa’s camp as a result, and where the star of RHONJ and her hubby go from here. Déjà Vu much? Moving on to, shocker, The Scandoval, we discuss why watching Vanderpump Rules is cringeworthy at best, Tom Sandoval’s possible danger and cry for help, Raquel’s true whereabouts and whether LVP had a little too much of a hand in setting the Scandoval in motion. Whew. What a day and we are only getting started. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NEBULA9 VODKA - nebula9vodka.com (Use Promo Code VELVET For 10% Off Your Order) RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) ZOCDOC - zocdoc.com/velvetrope (Once On The Website, Download The Zocdoc App For Free To Book a Top Rated Doctor Today) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/12/20231 hour, 3 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ Cast Changes, BravoCon Updates, Coach Shah's Refusal & Erika Jayne Heads To Vegas

BravoCon 2023. We have gotten all of your DMs, comments, and texts and are finally here today to share all that we know about BravoCon 2023 as it heads to Vegas. In other Bravo News, as we head into the RHONJ reunion, we discuss what cast changes are on the horizon for next season and why we actually hope Melissa is back as a full time cast member. After attending Homeless Not Toothless, as we prepare to Bet on Blonde in Vegas later this year, we break down if, how, and maybe why we have become Erika Jayne apologists. Over in the P, we discuss the rumored drama between Potomac Newbie and The Professor Ms. Wendy Osefo. Finally, we chat about Coach Shah’s refusal to appear this season on RHOSLC, Jen’s involvement from prison and where the Shah family goes from here. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NEBULA9 VODKA - nebula9vodka.com (Use Promo Code VELVET For 10% Off Your Order) RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) ZOCDOC - zocdoc.com/velvetrope (Once On The Website, Download The Zocdoc App For Free To Book a Top Rated Doctor Today) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/11/20231 hour, 4 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode Artwork

SUZANNE SOMERS (on The Kardashians, Kim’s A$$, Paris Hilton, BFF Courteney Cox, Step By Step & Three's Company)

Suzanne Somers steps Behind The Rope. The Icon, Actress and Entrepreneur is back!!! Suzanne quickly catches us up on what she has been up to since she was here last - selling her long time house with the “help” of one Josh Flagg, hanging with her friends Courteney Cox and Jennifer Aniston, having more and tons of sex with husband Alan and contemplating joining the ranks of reality tv. Suzanne talks about her other friends The Kardashians, why she wants a partnership for her Buttmaster with Kim K., sending the ThighMaster to Khloe and why she will be turning to Kris Jenner for advice. All roads with Suz often lead back to Three’s Company. She shares an update on her plan for a reboot, why it would work and why she is not quite done with Chrissy Snow. All this and more with the one and only Miss Suzanne Somers. @suzannesomers @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NEBULA9 VODKA - nebula9vodka.com (Use Promo Code VELVET For 10% Off Your Order) RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) ZOCDOC - zocdoc.com/velvetrope (Once On The Website, Download The Zocdoc App For Free To Book a Top Rated Doctor Today) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/10/20231 hour, 3 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

Sandoval & Raquel Kissed At Scheana's Wedding, What Producers Saw & Who Really Knew Back Then (w/Patrik & Pol)- I

The Scandoval. As you know we are in the middle of it, but did you ever stop to ask when was the first sign of something inappropriate going on between Tom and Raquel. Today, return guests, famed dress designer, Pol’ Atteu, and husband Patrik Simpson. break down everything they saw as guests at good friend Scheana Shay’s wedding. Patrik and Pol detail how they saw Tom Sandoval kissing Raquel. Yes, Sandoval. They break down how Producers must have known as they were present at Scheana’s wedding filming 24/7, what they saw between the two, how they saw the “set up” Schwartz and Raquel kiss happening and much, much more. The more the boys talked, the more questions we had about how many times they saw this, what they saw, producers, the VPR cast and much, much more. Loved this chat? Feel free to check out Patrik and Pol on their Number One Fashion Pod, “Undressed”! @polatteu @patriksimpson @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: GREENPAN - greenPan.us (Use Code VELVET For 30% Off Your Entire Order Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $99)  WONDERY - (Follow “Even The Rich” Wherever You Get Your Podcasts. You Can Listen Ad-Free on Amazon Music or Wondery App) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/9/202350 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode Artwork

JACQUELINE LAURITA (on Her Reconciliation w/ Teresa, Melissa & Joe Gorga's RHONJ Future, Luis & Her OG Status) - I

Jacqueline Laurita steps Behind The Rope. One of the OG’s herself is here to, well, mention it all. Jacqueline reminisces about her time on the show - table flips, Stripper Gate, family drama and one epic fallout with the still star of RHONJ, Teresa, back when she, Tre, Dina, Caroline and Danielle Staub had no idea of what they were doing, were making authentic TV and could never have predicted what RHONJ would morph into today. Jacqueline weighs in on the current dynamics of Teresa and Melissa and Joe Gorga’s fall out, details her epic lunch reunion with Teresa which broke the internet, reveals plans her hubby and Luis have, shares her thoughts on Luis, shares her opinion on whether this will be Melissa Gorga’s last season like the fans hope and want and much, much more. Like we said, Jacqueline mentions it all and holds nothing back in this nostalgic chat about RHONJ past, current season as we head into the reunion and the unforeseen future of this non stop, over the top franchise! With special guest, Kim D. @jaclaurita @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NEBULA9 VODKA - nebula9vodka.com (Use Promo Code VELVET For 10% Off Your Order) RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) ZOCDOC - zocdoc.com/velvetrope (Once On The Website, Download The Zocdoc App For Free To Book a Top Rated Doctor Today) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Upgrade Your Job Post) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/8/20231 hour, 11 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode Artwork

CEDRIC MARTINEZ (on Being LVP's "Permanent Houseguest", Fall Out With LVP, Truth Behind RHOBH & Dating Lance Bass) - II

Welcome back Cedric Martinez. For everyone who has not listened to our Part I sit down with Cedric, which was re-released two Sundays ago, feel free to do so. Now onto Part II. Cedric continues to bring us behind the rosé curtain to discuss what life was like living with Lisa Vanderpump and how that living arrangement ultimately came to an end. He explains what life was then like after his time at the mansion ended and how he, ultimately, was able to move on. We also discuss, in depth, his relationship with Lance Bass. Cedric explains how he met Lance Bass, their courting, dating, the highs, the lows, and the ultimate breakup. He also lets us know the last time he spoke to Lance (the answer is not what you would think) and what Lance used to say about fellow ’NSYNC members including Justin Timberlake. Finally, Cedric gives us a rare look into his current life in London and what he would say to Lisa, Ken and Lance if he ran into each of them today. An episode not to be missed as we conclude this special two part sit down with Cedric Martinez, Behind The Velvet Rope. @cedricmartinez @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: AIR DOCTOR PRO - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET for Up To 40% Off Depending On The Model You Choose) FACTOR - factormeals.com/velvet50 (Use Code VELVET50 To Get 50% Off Your First Box) MTV MOVIE AND TV AWARDS (Tonight Sunday May 7TH 8PM ET / 8PM PT) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/7/20231 hour, 27 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on Luis' Phone Call, Tre's Engagement Party, Margaret's Skeletons & Reunion Looks Ranked)

Another week, another RHONJ episode for Kim D. to break down, analyze and share all her many unfiltered thoughts on. Fuda is adopting, Cabral is feuding with the bro, Jen Aydin is having fun, Jackie is fading even further into the background, Fessler is eating and shocker, Melissa and Teresa are still feuding. Kim shares her hot takes on all that plus one Mr. Luis Ruelas and a, what he thought to be, off camera phone call. Ahh, Tre, your hands may be full. In other RHONJ news, the reunion looks have arrived. Kim breaks down her best, worst and everything in between revealing her top choice and why she cannot even include Tre on the list. Plus, Kim reveals shocking new details about the Gorgas. Tune in to everyone’s fav day of the week! @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/82458529/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/6/202317 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOA & RHOC Trailers Broken Down, Scandoval Enters The White House & VPR Producers' Knowledge of Scandoval

The RHOA trailer has dropped. The RHOC trailer has dropped. Now that we have digested both of those little nuggets, we break our silence and deep dive both, analyze what we have just witnessed and share the news - some good, some bad - on what lays ahead in coming months for all our fav orange and peach holders. In other news, if you have not heard, the Scandoval has entered The White House. We break down the insanity of that statement, chat about Raquel’s current mental state in a rumored mental facility, ask whether anyone still feels bad for Ariana Madix and ponder just how, in light of recent Vanderpump Rules episodes, producers did not know the Scandoval was a brewin’ before their very eyes. Ken Todd sure seemed to. Buckle up kids. It is gonna be a bumpy ride! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: GREENPAN - greenPan.us (Use Code VELVET For 30% Off Your Entire Order Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $99)  WONDERY - (Follow “Even The Rich” Wherever You Get Your Podcasts. You Can Listen Ad-Free on Amazon Music or Wondery App) MTV MOVIE AND TV AWARDS (Sunday May 7TH 8PM ET / 8PM PT) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/5/202349 minutes, 1 second
Episode Artwork

Scandoval Overload, Tamra vs. Teresa, RHOA/RHOC New Seasons & Headed To Vegas To Bet On Blond w/ Erika Jayne

Still recovering from our night at the annual Homeless Not Toothless Gala, we recall our run ins with all of your fav Diamond Holders and deep dive just why Kathy Hilton was not in attendance and just why she has not, and is likely to not, be a part of this upcoming RHOBH currently filming season. We spill the tea and chat about what drama has already occurred and what drama we can expect now that the show is about half way done with the new season. In other news, we discuss Tamra vs. Teresa, ponder the new seasons of RHOC and RHOA, debate Ozempic again now that we have been featured in The Wall Street Journal on the topic and reveal all of our plans to Bet on Blond when Erika Jayne begins her Vegas residency later this year. Hey, now that we are Tri-Coastal, Vegas is only a hop, skip and jump away. Finally, with the Scandoval still underway, we break down all the latest updates.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: GREENPAN - greenPan.us (Use Code VELVET For 30% Off Your Entire Order Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $99)  WONDERY - (Follow “Even The Rich” Wherever You Get Your Podcasts. You Can Listen Ad-Free on Amazon Music or Wondery App) MTV MOVIE AND TV AWARDS (Sunday May 7TH 8PM ET / 8PM PT) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/4/202353 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode Artwork

RENEE GRAZIANO (on Mob Wives, Cast Mates, The Lifestyle, "Rats" & Recovery) - I

Renee Graziano steps Behind The Rope. Mob Wives’ Renee Graziano that is. Renee is here to, in typical Renee fashion, mention it all. Renee chats about Mob Wives, cast mates Karen, Drita, Carla and Big Ang, the highs and lows of the show and much more. Renee also chats about the “lifestyle”, complicated family relations which we saw play out on the show and heard about behind the scenes, misperceptions, “rats”, the mob and what she has learned about the business of Reality TV. Renee opens up about her past addictions, low points, recovery, and mental health journey like you have never heard her before. The OG herself is in the house as we pay homage, with Miss Renee Graziano, to one of the best Reality TV shows to EVER exist, Mob Wives! @reneegraziano @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: GREENPAN - greenPan.us (Use Code VELVET For 30% Off Your Entire Order Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $99)  WONDERY - (Follow “Even The Rich” Wherever You Get Your Podcasts. You Can Listen Ad-Free on Amazon Music or Wondery App) MTV MOVIE AND TV AWARDS (Sunday May 7TH 8PM ET / 8PM PT) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/3/202350 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS (on Reality TV, The Masked Singer, La Bamba & Hollywood Representation)

Lou Diamond Phillips steps Behind The Rope. From his big breakthrough playing Ricthie Valens in 1987’s classic La Bamba, Lou Diamond has starred in many of our favorite TV Shows, Movies, and Broadway Shows. Lou is here to chat about the full anthology of his career - Stand and Deliver, Young Guns, Prodigal Son, The Big Hit and many, many more. Lou is also here to chat about his just eliminated star turn as “Mantis” on Fox’s The Masked Singer. Speaking of reality TV, we discuss his many appearances on those other Reality TV shows including, I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!”. Finally, we discuss diversity and inclusion in Hollywood and the current state of the industry. Thank you, Mr. Phillips.  @loudphillips @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: GREENPAN - greenPan.us (Use Code VELVET For 30% Off Your Entire Order Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $99)  WONDERY - (Follow “Even The Rich” Wherever You Get Your Podcasts. You Can Listen Ad-Free on Amazon Music or Wondery App) MTV MOVIE AND TV AWARDS (Sunday May 7TH 8PM ET / 8PM PT) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/2/202337 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode Artwork

CAROLINE MANZO (on RHONJ, RHUGT, Tre/Mel Breakup, Dina, Luis, Staub & Food)

Caroline Manzo steps Behind The Rope. The OG herself, everyone’s fav RHONJ, Miss Caroline Manzo is here to chat about the full anthology of her RHONJ career. Caroline reminisces about the good ole’ days - a family that is thick as thieves, table flips and, of course, letting the world know that people can be clowns. Caroline chats about season one when Tre, Staub, Dina, Jacqueline and herself had no road map to follow and were making “real” TV. Caroline also chats about the current RHONJ season - whether Mel and Tre would and could ever reconcile, her Step Niece newbie Danielle Cabral and whether this will, in fact, be Melissa and Joe Gorga’s last season on the franchise as many of the viewers have speculated. Caroline chats about her “headspace” regarding RHUGT, her thoughts on returning to RHONJ, the current status of her relationship with Sister Dina Manzo and, of course, Season Two of her epic hit You Tube show, “Food, Love and Chaos with Caroline Manzo”. Royalty is in the house people! We mention it all! @carolinemanzo @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: GREENPAN - greenPan.us (Use Code VELVET For 30% Off Your Entire Order Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $99)  WONDERY - (Follow “Even The Rich” Wherever You Get Your Podcasts. You Can Listen Ad-Free on Amazon Music or Wondery App) MTV MOVIE AND TV AWARDS (Sunday May 7th 8PM ET / 8PM PT) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/1/202357 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

JERRY SPRINGER (on an Iconic Career & Life Well Lived) - A Tribute Interview

Jerry Springer. A trailblazer. The first. An Icon. A man who at one time was more famous than Oprah. The Godfather of Reality TV.  I had the pleasure of sitting down with Jerry not once but twice to chat about his prolific career. Today we share both of these chats as we look back and honor Jerry’s life well lived. Jerry chats about the full anthology of his career which, of course, includes the groundbreaking Jerry Springer Show and all those trailblazing disputes, wig pulls, accusations, cheating rumors, paternity issues and everything else under the sun that laid the groundwork for The Real Housewives of every city which we have come to know and love today. Jerry recalls highlights, outrageous guests and some of the most shocking moments. We chat with Jerry about current day Reality TV and his role in helping create the landscape of Housewives, Fiancés That Last for 90 Days and Love that Comes After Being Locked Up and / or Happens on an Island. Jerry also opens up about the current offerings of Daytime TV - Ellen, The Drew Barrymore Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Wendy Williams, Sherri Shepherd - his favorites, not so favorites and how cancel culture has come to play a role in it all. We pay homage to some of Jerry’s other forays into television - a contestant on Dancing With the Stars, a judge on America’s Got Talent, playing himself on Roseanne and his recent short lived star turn as The Beetle on Fox’s super hit The Masked Singer. Jerry reflects back on a career most can only dream of discussing highs and lows, the biggest misconceptions of himself, his legacy and how he wants to be remembered. Let’s all chant it together. Jerry, Jerry!! @thejerryspringershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: AIR DOCTOR PRO - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET for Up To 40% Off Depending On The Model You Choose) FACTOR - factormeals.com/velvet50 (Use Code VELVET50 To Get 50% Off Your First Box) MTV MOVIE AND TV AWARDS (Sunday May 7TH 8PM ET / 8PM PT) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/30/202359 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (RHONJ Reunion Fact vs. Fiction, Melissa's RHONJ Future Update & Danielle Staub Check In)

The RHONJ Reunion has been filmed. Many rumors have been circulating about all of our fav Garden State ladies plus Luis, Frank Catania, little Joey Gorga and many others. Andy Cohen himself has said he has never seen such hatred between Melissa and Teresa and that several cast members were completely unhinged. Kim D. stops by to break down the reunion rumors separating fact from fiction. Kim also chats about where all the RHONJ go from here and who will most likely be, and not be, back next season when filming resumes this June. In other news, we break down this past weeks episode in Ireland, check in with our newbies' freshman season, reminisce about the past with several new Danielle Staub stories and much, much more. Take a breath and tune in! @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef  Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/82090041/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/29/202313 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode Artwork

HOMELESS NOT TOOTHLESS (All The BTS Tea From Our Attendance At This RHOBH Event This Week)

Homeless Not Toothless! We attended this epic charity event this past Saturday at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. The entire cast of RHOBH was in attendance as it was filmed for an upcoming episode on Season Thirteen which premieres later this year. Of course we chatted with all your fav diamond holders - Erika, Kyle, Crystal, Garcelle, Sutton, newbie Annemarie and last, but certainly not least, master of ceremonies, Dorit. Today we share all that happened at this event, discuss the rumored drama that occurred, spill the tea on MC Paula Abdul and celeb guests such as Sharon Stone, William H. Macy, Taylor Dayne, break down Josh Flagg’s late arrival and dish on everything in between such as asking to smoke the good stuff in the bathroom with Mauricio. Yea, it was that kind of a night. Buckle up kidos. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: AIR DOCTOR PRO - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET for Up To 40% Off Depending On The Model You Choose) FACTOR - factormeals.com/velvet50 (Use Code VELVET50 To Get 50% Off Your First Box) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/28/202355 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode Artwork

Breaking Down RHOBH New Season, Newbie Annemarie, Teddi's Appearance, Maurcio's Kathy/Rick Hilton Claims & Our Real World Faye Resnick Sighting

With the new season of RHOBH filming, we break down all the cameos, return Diamond Holders and potential newbies. Of course we know a thing or two about rumored newbie Annemarie Wiley, her NFL Legend Husband Marcellus Wiley, the viral video circulating which seems to insinuate she has had problems with the OG herself Kyle Richards and why none of the past Diamond holders are likely to make much of an impact when the show returns. In other RHOBH news, we share a Kathy, Kyle, Kim Richards Hilton update and deep dive Mauricio’s new book, series of interviews, return of Buying Beverly Hills and why it seems he is closer to Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin than Kathy and Rick Hilton. Finally, we cannot help but gush over Faye Resnick’s recent night out in Beverly Hills where we were all at Craigs, Kyle Richards in tow. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: AIR DOCTOR PRO - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET for Up To 40% Off Depending On The Model You Choose) FACTOR - factormeals.com/velvet50 (Use Code VELVET50 To Get 50% Off Your First Box) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/27/202353 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode Artwork

Introducing: This Is Jeopardy!...The Story of America’s Favorite Quiz Show

For the last 60 years, one TV program has kept us coming back for more. How did Jeopardy! first capture the American imagination? Join host Buzzy Cohen as he peels back the curtain on the quintessential quiz show that made it cool to be smart. We'll go behind the scenes with contestants, staffers, and fans to explore the show’s history — including longtime host Alex Trebek — relive favorite moments, and uncover the magic behind the big blue gameboard. Listen To Full Episodes This Is Jeopardy!...The Story of America’s Favorite Quiz Show Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-is-jeopardy-the-story-of-americas-favorite-quiz-show/id1679050324 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/26/20239 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode Artwork

RACHEL REILLY (on Big Brother, The Traitors, Brandi Glanville, Kate Chastain & How To Get Yourself on Reality TV)

Rachel Reilly steps Behind The Rope. One of the best Big Brother players in history stops by to chat about the entirely of her Reality TV career and share her inside wisdom and advice now that she is also on the other side of the camera in casting. Rachel deep dives her Big Bro career - meeting Husband Brendon which gave new meaning to the term “Showmance”, flip floppers, Janelle, Julie Chen and last, but certainly not least, winning the 500K. Having completed a star turn on Peacock’s “The Traitors” earlier this year, Rachel breaks down that experience and dishes on all our fav Bravolebs - Kate Chastain, Reza and last but not least, Brandi Glanville. Rachel chats the absence of Brandi and Reza at the reunion and why her and Kate did not always see eye to eye. We discuss Amazing Race and all the other reality shows she has appeared in or wants to appear in. Hello, Andy Cohen are you listening? We chat Housewives, Bravo and the future of Reality TV. Finally, Rachel shares advice on how to get yourself on Reality TV, stay on Reality TV and become a breakout star.  @rachelereillyvillegas  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: FACTOR - factormeals.com/velvet50 (Use Code VELVET50 To Get 50% Off Your First Box) AIR DOCTOR PRO - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET for Up To 40% Off Depending On The Model You Choose) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/26/20231 hour, 10 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode Artwork

GINA GERSHON (on Showgirls, Bound, Donatella Versace, Lenny Kravitz, Prince, Woody Allen, & Riverdale)

Gina Gershon steps Behind The Rope. Actress, Legend, Icon. Gina Gershon. Gina is here to chat about her iconic career which has spanned several decades in which she played parts and starred in many of our fav movies and television shows. Gina shares early memories such as attending Beverly Hills High with Lenny Kravitz and acting in classic films such as Pretty In Pink and Cocktail. Gina also discusses what it was like on set one of our fav shows of all time, Melrose Place! Did someone say Lisa Rinna? Best known for her roles in Showgirls and Bound, Gina opens up about both discussing it all leaving no detail spared - the good, the bad, the other. Not slowing down any time soon, Gina recently appeared in the hit CW show Riverdale and who could forget her iconic, brilliant starting role as the one and only Donatella Versace in House of Versace. This plus a whole lot more as we reminisce about the past, laugh about the present and envision the future of the brilliant career of Miss Gina Gershon. @ginagershon @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: AIR DOCTOR PRO - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET for Up To 40% Off Depending On The Model You Choose) FACTOR - factormeals.com/velvet50 (Use Code VELVET50 To Get 50% Off Your First Box) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/25/20231 hour, 12 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode Artwork

MARGARET JOSEPHS Ex-BFF LAURA JENSEN (on Meeting Tre/Aydin, Marge Fall Out, Cheating Rumors & More RHONJ Secrets She Knows) - II

Margaret Jospehs’ Ex-BFF, Laura Lee Jensen steps BACK Behind The Rope. The woman at the center of one of the central storylines this season on RHONJ stops by to clarify a few things. So much has been written about the demise of Margaret’s friendship with her over forty year BFF. Laura is here to separate fact from fiction, to detail her much publicized meeting with Teresa and Jen Aydin and to explain whether there is any truth to the narrative that Margaret Josephs has dirt on each of her RHONJ co-stars, including friends Jackie and Dolores, and is trying to take down her colleagues from the inside out. Laura discusses both the “Evan” cheating rumor from last season and upcoming “Melissa kissed Nick” cheating rumor, Marge’s rumored involvement in each of those rumors, what led to the demise of this friendship and what secrets exactly does Marge have on each of her RHONJ co-stars. We want specifics and details. With special co-host, everyone’s fav Saturday Patreon regular, Miss Kim D. @laura_lee_jensen @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: FACTOR - factormeals.com/velvet50 (Use Code VELVET50 To Get 50% Off Your First Box) AIR DOCTOR PRO - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET for Up To 40% Off Depending On The Model You Choose) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/24/20231 hour, 11 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode Artwork

CEDRIC MARTINEZ (on Being LVP's "Permanent Houseguest", The Fall Out With LVP & Truth Behind Filming RHOBH)

One of our fav chats from the past, a chat that has gone viral, and has spilled the tea, we share with you here today. Cedric Martinez. Cedric Martinez, Lisa Vanderpump’s Iconic RHOBH Season One “Permanent Houseguest”. He details the “fall out” with the Vanderpumps and the real reasons he left their Beverly Hills mansion compared to what was actually shown on TV. Cedric is forthcoming on what he saw and experienced during his time before, during and after his close friendship with LVP. He also explains exactly what was going on behind the gates of The Vanderpump House, what he saw, and what he was told not to mention. Tune in now for this Part I sit down with Cedric Martinez. It is…SHOCKING! @cedricmartinez @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com (20% Off With Code VELVET) JUNE'S JOURNEY - (Download June’s Journey For Free Today on Apple iOS or Android) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/23/20231 hour, 5 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on RHONJ Reunion, New Info on Tre/Luis - Mel/Joe & Our Breakup w/ Margaret) - Live From City Winery!

Our second live show at City Winery has come and gone and the tea hath been spilled gurl. For all those asking, we have decided to share the show, in its entirety, unedited here today. Kim D. shares what she has learned about Tre and Luis’ relationship, Melissa and Joe’s marriage, Dave / Luis and Dina / Tre friendship, the pizza ovens and Marge’s purchase and last, but certainly not least, the reunion which was filmed this past Thursday. Kim chats her recent phone call with Dolo. We chat our recent breakup with Margaret. We all chat more about what remains to come this season on RHONJ, Marge’s ex-bff Laura Jensen who attended the live show and oh so much more. As we said, the tea hath spilled gurl. @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/81764671/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/22/202319 minutes, 1 second
Episode Artwork

The Fallout From Sandoval's Howie Mandel Chat, Raquel's Wellness, Ariana's New Life & Explosive VPR Reunion Spoilers

Now that Tom Sandoval has broken his silence to none other than Howie Mandel, we break down all that Tom “revealed” during this chat, the real reasons why he chose Howie as a vehicle, the fall out with Bravo from this chat and where he goes from here. We deep dive the world's reaction as Raquel “checked in” to a facility, her recent actions both on and off camera, Tom’s response and the likelihood that she and Tom will “make it” as a loving couple moving forward. We share our hot takes on Ariana’s new life - campaigns for Bloomies, kissing boys at Coachella and whether we manifested DWTS for her and are still waiting for our 10%. Finally, as the Vanderpump Reunion nears, we separate fact from fiction amongst the many rumors swirling around online and what we really can expect from this hopefully epic showdown.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com (20% Off With Code VELVET) JUNE'S JOURNEY - (Download June’s Journey For Free Today on Apple iOS or Android) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/21/202351 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode Artwork

Our Epic Night at Schwartz & Sandy's This Week, RHONY Girl's Trip Rumors Clarified & Bethenny Frankel's Possible Bravo Return

With so much non stop talk about The Scandoval, we did the only thing we thought appropriate, we stopped by Schwartz & Sandy’s for an epic night out with the one and only, Real Housewife of Miami, Miss Ana Quincoces. We spill the tea on all that we heard, saw, observed and oh yea, we might as well let ya all in on the food and drink too for this new Franklin Village, LA hotspot in, yes, a strip mall. Once we recover from all that, we share what we know about the rumored New RHONY Girls Trip - the likelihood this rumor is real, the validity that Ramona will return should the show move forward, the chance Jill Zarin will really be “out” and last, but certainly not least, the chance that Bethenny Frankel will actually return for this one short week of filming. Have you seen Ms. Frankel’s social lately? Finally, as she prepares for her directorial debut from prison in what is likely to be masterpiece theater in “The Real Housewives of Bryan”, we discuss whether Jen Shah will ever realize the evil crime she has committed and start to make restitution. Probably not, but let us discuss. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com (20% Off With Code VELVET) JUNE'S JOURNEY - (Download June’s Journey For Free Today on Apple iOS or Android) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/20/20231 hour, 19 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode Artwork

Scandoval Updates & Interviews, RHOBH Return Players, Bennifer & How Kim Kardashian Wins Life (w/ Lilliana Vazquez)

Lilliana Vazquez steps Behind The Rope. Another day, another slew of events in The Scandoval. Emmy award winning host, E News’ very own Lilliana Vazquez is here to help us make sense of it all. We chat all the latest developments, why The Scandoval is so huge, the winners and losers to emerge and where we, the cast, LVP, Bravo and Vanderpump Rules goes from here. In other Bravo news, we chat the recent filming of Denise and Kim Richards, Camille Grammar and Teddi Mellencamp and who could realistically be holding a diamond when the new RHOBH season returns later this year. Moving on, we talk the recent pairing of Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny, the longevity of Bennifer, our best and worst interviews and why Kim Kardashian is the best in the biz, wins at life and just “get it” more so than almost anyone else, well, ever! Of course, if you liked what you heard here today, don’t forget to tune into Lilliana’s new Podcast, “Becoming an Icon”. @lillianavazquez @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com (20% Off With Code VELVET) JUNE'S JOURNEY - (Download June’s Journey For Free Today on Apple iOS or Android) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/19/20231 hour, 25 minutes, 1 second
Episode Artwork

ALICIA WITT (on Twin Peaks, Masked Singer, Walking Dead & Starring Opposite Madonna As Her Lover)

Alicia Witt steps Behind The Rope. After being discovered by none other than David Lynch at the age of seven, Alicia has had a career that most can only dream of having starred in many of our favorites - Twin Peaks, Cybill, The Walking Dead, Ally McBeal, The Sopranos and so much more. We chat about this prolific career and our fav part of Alicia's ever, starring as Madonna’s lover in the 1995 film, Four Rooms. We chat Madge, that film and why women of a certain age are still scrutinized day in and day out on line and by the media for their appearance. Speaking of Madonna and music, we discuss Alicia’s very personal new song and video - “Witness”, finding out she was offered “The Masked Singer” while waking up from breast reconstructive surgery and just how profound Alicia's just completed Masked Singer experience has been on both her singing career and life.  @aliciawitty @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com (20% Off With Code VELVET) JUNE'S JOURNEY - (Download June’s Journey For Free Today on Apple iOS or Android) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/18/202331 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode Artwork

MARGARET JOSEPHS Ex-BFF LAURA JENSEN (on Meeting Tre/Aydin, Marge Fall Out, Cheating Rumors & More RHONJ Secrets She Knows) - I

Margaret Jospehs’ Ex-BFF, Laura Lee Jensen steps Behind The Rope. The woman at the center of one of the central storylines this season on RHONJ stops by to clarify a few things. So much has been written about the demise of Margaret’s friendship with her over forty year BFF. Laura is here to separate fact from fiction, to detail her much publicized meeting with Teresa and Jen Aydin and to explain whether there is any truth to the narrative that Margaret Josephs has dirt on each of her RHONJ co-stars, including friends Jackie and Dolores, and is trying to take down her colleagues from the inside out. Laura discusses both the “Evan” cheating rumor from last season and upcoming “Melissa kissed Nick” cheating rumor, Marge’s rumored involvement in each of those rumors, what led to the demise of this friendship and what secrets exactly does Marge have on each of her RHONJ co-stars. We want specifics and details. With special co-host, everyone’s fav Saturday Patreon regular, Miss Kim D. @laura_lee_jensen @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com (20% Off With Code VELVET) JUNE'S JOURNEY - (Download June’s Journey For Free Today on Apple iOS or Android) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/17/20231 hour, 2 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode Artwork

JILL ZARIN (on RHONY Past, Present & Future)

Jill Zarin. The Woman. The Myth. The Legend. Everyone always asks us where to find the episode that way back, in another lifetime, once caused a riff between Ms. Zarin and ourselves. A riff that has since been talked about, squashed, moved on from and not revisited. Not revisited except for today where we share another classic lost on the back feed. This is the episode which caused national headlines of epic proportion which Ms. Zarin was not pleased with. Now y’all can listen and stop asking where it is on the back feed. Like we said, we have all moved on. A trip down memory lane with the OG herself, Miss Jill Zarin! @mrsjillzarin @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: GREENPAN - greenPan.us (Use Code VELVET For 30% Off Your Entire Order Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $99)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Start Hiring Now. Use Insta Match too!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/16/202358 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on Melissa's Hostile WWHL Appearance, Margaret's Ex-BFF Laura, New Lawsuits & Tre's Never Ending St. Barth's Vacay)

On the heels of our second ever live show - This Tuesday, April 18th at City Winery, Kim D. stops by to break down all the real world happenings, shocking DMs she received this week regarding our fav Garden State Gals and RHONJ episode that has left us speechless. Kim shares her hot takes on Tre and Luis’ romantic get away, the presence of Kelly Dodd and the involvement, or lack thereof, of Dina Manzo. Kim discusses Melissa Gorga’s WWHL appearance - what it symbolizes for her RHONJ future, the involvement of Margaret Josephs and Andy Cohen’s reaction. We chat Marge’s ex BFF Laura who seems to be a member of the cast despite never having made a formal appearance on the show, Jennifer’s constant shade and why Danielle Cabral has come to play and slay. All this plus more in a jam packed episode. @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/81425654/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/15/202318 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

Ariana Madix' Strong Media Game, Schwartz' Disaster & Why Tre Huggers Should Be Concerned For Teresa Giudice

While so many of the Vanderpump Rules cast are making fatal mistakes in their public handling of Scandoval, Ariana Madix seems to be playing the media game oh so well. We deep dive what she is doing so right and how the rest of the cast can learn a thing or two from this woman scorned. Next, we break down Tom Schwartz' WWHL appearance from last week, Andy’s drooling over Schwartzy, Andy's advice, Tom's loyalty to BFF Sandy and how ever were the two polar opposites Tom and Katie a married couple in love. We discuss all the opportunities that have already come Ariana’s way - DWTS, Lifetime Movies - and share our hot takes on whether Ariana fatigue will soon set in or if we are just getting started in the year that is Ariana. In other news, we discuss Luis Ruelas’ recent strange behavior, what that behavior is and why all TreHuggers should stop enabling and start warning their chosen Idol, Miss Teresa Giudice! Code Red Alert. Finally, we chit chat RHUGT Three and ask, is anyone watching? @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: GREENPAN - greenPan.us (Use Code VELVET For 30% Off Your Entire Order Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $99)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Start Hiring Now. Use Insta Match too!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/14/202352 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode Artwork

Likelihood Camille, Denise, Kim and/or Teddi Will Be Diamond Holders Next RHOBH Season, Brandi's Bravo Future & Jen Shah's Reduced Sentence

So many past RHOBH Diamond Holders, so little time. With Kim Richards, Camille Grammar, Denise Richards and Teddi “Mellenball” Mellencamp filming scenes for the upcoming RHOBH Season Thirteen, we share our hot takes and deep dive which past full time cast members should, and most likely will, be holding a diamond when this fan fav of a franchise returns to our Bravo TVs later this year. One notably absent name from the aforementioned roster, Brandi Glanville. In light of Brandi’s recent tweets that the current narrative regarding Caroline Manzo and RHUGT Four is “ruining her life” and are false, we discuss whether her involvement with Girls Trip Four will really affect her Bravo future and just what that would mean for all involved, the network and Housewives of every other franchise. Finally, we discuss how and why Jen Shah still has PR representation, her hilarious claims that she cares about the victims and just how and why her prison sentence has been reduced by one year. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: GREENPAN - greenPan.us (Use Code VELVET For 30% Off Your Entire Order Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $99)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Start Hiring Now. Use Insta Match too!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/13/202355 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

Scandoval Fatigue, RHONJ Finstas, RHUGT Dream Cast & Denise Richards' Return (w/ The Social Dose Boys)

So much Bravo News, Social Media Trends and Pop Culture Nuggets to break down today we do not even know where to begin. First things first. The Scandoval. We analyze why this has become a pop culture phenom and explain why not everyone has fallen down this VPR rabbit hole. Next we break down all the RHONJ drama, the use of Finsta accounts, which Housewives and Celebs are behind which Finstas and why the RHONJ, RHOP and RHOBH women seem to use them more than any other franchise. Speaking of RHOP, we deep dive why Miss Candiace Dillard Bassett is carrying that entire franchise on her back, the joys of “Deep Space” and what we can expect as she heads out on a nationwide tour later this year. Finally, much like fantasy football, we break down our ideal fantasy RHUGT All Stars Cast just in case Bravo ever asks us. C’mon, you know they will. All this and more as we are joined by the boys from The Social Dose Podcast, Paris Nicholson and Michael Judson Berry @parisnicholson  @mjudsonberry  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: GREENPAN - greenPan.us (Use Code VELVET For 30% Off Your Entire Order Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $99)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Start Hiring Now. Use Insta Match too!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/12/20231 hour, 15 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode Artwork

DEE SNIDER (on Reality TV, Beyonce, Drag Race, Twisted Sister & Being a Rock Legend)

Dee Snider steps Behind The Rope. Dee chats about what it was like to front Twisted Sister, one of the biggest Metal bands to emerge from the 80s and have two of the biggest Rock Anthems of all time, “We’re Not Gonna Take It” and “I Wanna Rock”. Dee gives his nod of approval for current music and chats Beyonce, Katy Perry, Pink and Christina Aguilera and one epic Diva who does not make the list. Dee talks the rock star lifestyle, taking on Tipper Gore and The PMRC, being the first “Drag Queen” a la heels, rouge and heavy eye makeup before it was “en vogue”, accepted or Drag Race was even a mere thought and why certain artists like Lady Gaga should, and probably would, pay homage to “the first”, and why Twisted Sister is not in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Finally Dee talks reality TV - Growing Up Twisted, Celebrity Apprentice and his recent star turn as “Doll” on The Masked Singer. @deesnider @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: GREENPAN - greenPan.us (Use Code VELVET For 30% Off Your Entire Order Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $99)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Start Hiring Now. Use Insta Match too!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/11/202337 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode Artwork

KATHRYN EDWARDS (on RHOBH New Season Filming, Details Behind Lisa Rinna's Exit, & Return of Past Diamond Holders)

Kathryn Edwards is back. Your eyes are not deceiving you. Everyone’s favorite guest of, well, all time, returns yet again! You have asked for this daily. You have wished for this hourly and today that wish has come true. Kathryn is here to help uncover the truth behind Lisa Rinna’s much publicized RHOBH exit, her claims that, still to this day, she left on her own accord, the many past RHOBH who are currently filming - Camille, Denise, Kim, Teddi, the likelihood that any will be holding a diamond when the Season Thirteen cast is announced, whether Brandi’s rumored behavior on RHUGT Four is enough, if true, to get her banned from Bravo and oh, so very much more. The RHOBH catch up extravaganza, now that Season Thirteen filming is underway, that you have asked for is finally here with the one and only, our good friend, Miss Kathryn Edwards!!!  @katedwards8 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: GREENPAN - greenPan.us (Use Code VELVET For 30% Off Your Entire Order Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $99)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Start Hiring Now. Use Insta Match too!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/10/20231 hour, 11 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode Artwork

CHARLI BURNETT (on Vanderpump Rules, Being Hazed By The "Mean Girls" & LVP)

Never judge a book by its cover. When I sat down to prepare for this chat with then Vanderpump Rules newcomer, Charli Burnett, I said what the F am I going to talk to her about. She had been on the screen maybe 5 mins max up to that point. Boy have I never been so wrong. This interview took place right around the time Stassi and Kristen were infamously fired. This chat turned out to be an expose of hazing the new girl by what Charlie called the “mean girls” - Stassi, Kristen, Katie and last, but certainly not least, Jax and LVP’s involvement in it all. The more Charli talked, the more specific examples of mean girl behavior she gave, the more I could move believe my ears. Do yourself a favor, do not google this viral chat until after you have listened! We are thrilled to share this blast from the past here with you today.  @charliburnett @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: GREENPAN - greenPan.us (Use Code VELVET For 30% Off Your Entire Order Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $99)  INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Start Hiring Now. Use Insta Match too!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/9/20231 hour, 23 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (Weighs in on Pizza Gate, Slams Tre Over Recent Diss & Chats Cabral / Fuda)

Kim D. is coming in hot with a response to all that Teresa Giudice said about her earlier this week in a recent interview. Kim slams Tre, explains why Luis Ruelas is “weird”, breaks down what Tre’s ultimate Karma will be and shares new info on the ever changing saga of Pizza Gate. In other RHONJ news, she shares an updated message for Danielle Cabral and Rachel Fuda, discusses why Marge may live to see another day in her reality TV career, deep dives Paulie & Dolo and the noticeable decreased role of Frank Catania, chats the new developments in the fallout between Dina Manzo and Tre and shares what she learned about Mr. Ruelas’ master plan for RHONJ, Tre and world domination.  Full Chat At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/81097931/edit @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/8/202317 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode Artwork

Breaking Down: Ariana as ABC's Next Bachelorette, LVP's Scandoval Involvement & Whether The Entire Scandoval is Fake

As the Scandoval continues, we feel it necessary to break down all sorts of recent happenings from the past week. We discuss who really got into that rumored near physical altercation at the reunion, whether Tom and Raquel even care at all, LVP’s thoughts and feelings, the bright future for all cast members most especially Ariana and last, but certainly not least, the possibility that the entire Scandoval could be a fake play for TV ratings. Finally, in other news, we deep dive the long and complicated history of Juan and Robin Dixon, his recent social media snaps with “other women”, the validity of their marriage and why Gizelle Bryant seems to be possibly distancing herself from her Reasonably Shady BFF.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) TRAILMIX GAMES - (Download Love & Pies for Free in the App Store or Google Play.) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/7/202355 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode Artwork

The Return of Jax/Stassi/Kristen, Juan Dixon's Bad Few Weeks & What Mary Cosby's RHOSLC Return Really Means for Other Franchises

Newsflash! We are in the midst of a Scandoval. We deep dive how the Scandoval has brought Jax and Brittany (new podcast alert), Stassi (new tour alert) and Kristen (VPR cameo alert) back into the forefront of our lives as if they never left and discuss whether, in light of where “cancel culture”, to the extent there even is still a thing, is today, any of the aforementioned would be terminated by Bravo if they could do it all over and reverse the hands of time. Moving on to the P, Juan Dixon is not having a good few weeks. We share our hot takes on his termination from coaching, the women that have spoken out against him, the women he has recently been photographed with, the ever circulating claims that he and Robyn have a fake marriage for her RHOP paycheck and last, but certainly not least, whether Robyn will be given a pink slip when RHOP casting is announced very soon. Finally, we chat why Mary Cosby is really back on RHOSLC and what that means for other Housewives who decide to not attend the reunion! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) TRAILMIX GAMES - (Download Love & Pies for Free in the App Store or Google Play.) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/6/202355 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode Artwork

DEENA CORTESE (on Jersey Shore, Cast Mates & Joining RHONJ)

Deena Cortese steps Behind The Rope. Jersey Shore’s Deena Cortese that is. Deena is here to chat about her Jersey Shore journey from the early days of newbie, to Snooki’s number one meatball to GTL, duck phones and her present day “Family Vacation” as a Mom and Wife still making Reality TV memories we cannot seen to get enough of. Deena chats the return of Sammy Sweetheart, the absence of Ron Ron and what is up with all of her cast mates both on and off screen - Snooki, Pauly D, Jenni, Mike, Vinny and last, but certainly not least, Angelina. Deena mentions it all as we chat about one of the greatest Reality TV shows to ever exist! @deenanicole @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) TRAILMIX GAMES - (Download Love & Pies for Free in the App Store or Google Play.) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/5/202337 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode Artwork

HOLLY ROBINSON PEETE (on RHOBH, The Talk, Queens Court, Masked Singer & Johnny Depp)

Holly Robinson Peete steps Behind The Rope. Holly is here to chat about the full anthology of her career - The Talk (an OG in what is now hailed as the most authentic and infamous “Season One”), 21 Jump Street (working with a then young, inexperienced and innocent Johnny Depp), Hanging With Mr. Cooper (did someone say TGIF reboot) and so much more. Holly chats about her reality TV career- what the Celebrity Apprentice was really like, what it was like to just appear on Fox’s The Masked Singer and what hosting the brilliant new Queen’s Court entailed. Finally, Holly chats about her Real Housewives of Beverly Hills friends - Lisa Rinna and Garcelle Beauvais and whether one day we may see her holding a diamond of her very own! @hollyrpeete @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) TRAILMIX GAMES - (Download Love & Pies for Free in the App Store or Google Play.) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/4/202333 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode Artwork

OLIVER SAUNDERS (on Scandoval, Kissing Raquel, Propositioned By Erika, Bots, Lala's Affection, Rinna's Termination & Mom Garcelle)

Oliver Saunders steps Behind The Rope. Fresh off his kiss with Raquel Leviss seen the other week on Vanderpump Rules, Oliver is here to take a break from his day job at Vanderpump à Paris to chat about it all. Oliver breaks down what working for Lisa Vanderpump is really like, how an innocent kiss with Raquel has thrust him into the spotlight and, of course, the timing of it all in regards to The Scandoval. Oliver shares his hot takes on the Scandoval, Lala Kent and much more. Of course, Oliver also talks being the subject of Erika Jayne’s affection on RHOBH, what is was like to see his brother Jax attacked on social media, clarified the truth behind the rumored bots, discusses Mom Garcelle Beauvais, shares an update on Garcelle’s bot investigation, and deep dives just who is behind it all and whether, in his opinion, that has anything to do with the terminations of Diana Jenkins and Lisa Rinna. Finally Oliver shares updates on his divorce, family life, fatherhood, more Scandoval and sobriety. As we said, we mention it all.  @iamoliversaunders @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) TRAILMIX GAMES - (Download Love & Pies for Free in the App Store or Google Play.) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/3/20231 hour, 6 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode Artwork

HEATHER & TERRY DUBROW (on RHOC, Botched, Cast Mates & The Swan)

With all this talk about the RHOC trailer dropping any day now, we figured it was a great time to share this hidden gem from our back feed with Heather and Terry Dubrow. Right before Heather announced she was returning to RHOC, we sat down with both and of course asked, “would you ever return?” Were the clues here, did she know, did they know they were soon going to sell Chateau Dubrow and most important of all, how excited are y’all for the return of RHOC and Tamra Judge. Of course, with Terry in tow, we talk all about Botched as well as that other brilliant, classic Reality TV show he was a part of, The Swan. @heatherdubrow @dr.dubrow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) TRAILMIX GAMES - (Download Love & Pies for Free in the App Store or Google Play.) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/2/20231 hour, 14 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on The Gorga's Cease and Desists, RHONJ Gag Orders, Delusional 250K Deal & Luis' Strange Behavior)

Before we get to today’s regularly scheduled RHONJ recap, Kim D. comes in hot to chat about all the real life drama happening with The Gorgas - and other cast members - in the real world. With The Gorgas serving Bravo Bloggers with Cease and Desist Orders, being asked by Bravo to “gag” what they say and stop the toxic interviews and being subjected to and faced with a Change.org on line petition to “Fire Melissa Gorga”, Kim shares her hot takes on whether Melissa is acting scared knowing it is the last season of her $1.5 million dollar paycheck or a smart business woman just trying to protect her financial future. With rumored friendship break ups all over the Garden State and Big Apple, Kim turns her attention to one of the most awkward episodes in Housewives History a la Luis Ruelas, a $250K business deal steeped in delusion and bad math and, once again, two newbies Cabral and Fuda who have come correct to play, who mean business and who have already made their lasting impression on fans worldwide in just a few short episodes. With a jam packed week, let us cue the music and begin our weekly Sat chat with the only and only, Miss Kim D! @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef  Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/80726894/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/1/202318 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode Artwork

Raquel Leviss - a Brilliant Mastermind or Wounded Bird / Afraid to Film VPR or Holding Out for Huge Pay Day ?

Raquel Leviss has us confused. Normally we can read people from here til Sunday but Raquel remains a mystery to us. As our good friend Lala Kent says, “you cannot be dumb and smart at the same time”. On that note, we share our hot takes on whether Raquel is a brilliant mastermind who has manifested her destiny into one of the most recognizable names in Reality TV villain history or a wounded little bird who is a victim of a not ideal upbringing just looking for love, or comfort, in all the wrong places. In addition, we deep dive whether Raquel is scared to go outside and film more Vanderpump Rules’ scenes than the one she already filmed with Sandoval or is purposely holding out for a huge pay day to return next season and / or to attend the sure to be highest rated reunion in VPR history. Finally, taking a break from The Scandoval of it all, we break down all the Real Housewives, Reality TV Stars and Iconic Hollywood legends who have blocked us over the years and explain exactly why. LOL. An episode not to be missed.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef  BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DRIZLY - drizly.com (Buy Beer, Wine & Liquor All From One Website) TRAILMIX GAMES - (Download Love & Pies for Free in the App Store or Google Play.) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/31/202353 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

Vanderpump Rules Upcoming Reunion, Raquel Leviss' New Position, Brandi Glanville Lawyers Up & RHOBH's New Villain

Another day, another slew of events in the ever changing world of The Scandoval. As we head into the Vanderpump Rules reunion taping, we deep dive what we can expect to happen during the upcoming filming and share our hot takes on what really happened between Raquel and Scheana, all the recent statements from all parties involved, the return / cameo of Kristen Doute and that mid season trailer everyone is still talking about. Taking a momentary break from The Scandoval, now that Brandi Glanville has lawyered up, we analyze her statement, her attorney’s demand for raw footage from Bravo, Caroline Manzo’s response and what this all really means for the future of RHUGT 4 and both Caroline and Brandi in the BravoSphere. We chat the return of RHOC and the trailer which is expected to drop any day soon and whether Tamra Judge’s return and the addition of Taylor Armstrong can save this once stellar franchise. Finally, we discuss Jen Shah’s new prison life and her latest statement her team has released from jail. As if… @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DRIZLY - drizly.com (Buy Beer, Wine & Liquor All From One Website) TRAILMIX GAMES - (Download Love & Pies for Free in the App Store or Google Play.) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/30/20231 hour, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

CARLOS KING (on Melissa Gorga's "Last" Season, New Rinna-less RHOBH Season & The Return of Alex McCord)

Everyone’s favorite King, Carlos that is, returns to chat about all that keeps us up at night in the BravoVerse. With Lisa Rinna out of RHOBH, we look ahead to next season - what will the franchise be like without Lisa, who will step forward and take the much needed villain role, will Rinna ever admit she was terminated, allegedly, and last, but certainly not least, where and when will Kathy Hilton enter the picture and start filming this new season. Heading east, we chat RHONY - Legacy & Reboot and break down why Alex McCord really returned to the Bravo World to film RHUGT 4 and what we can expect from this “wild card” when and if the much publicized fourth installment ever makes its way to be seen. Finally, Carlos weighs in on what we expect to be Melissa Gorga’s last season, discusses why Teresa is really a changed woman these days, why the decade old Tre vs Mel feud is finally over and where RHONJ goes moving forward. Like we said, the king hath spoken. @thecarlosking_ @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DRIZLY - drizly.com (Buy Beer, Wine & Liquor All From One Website) TRAILMIX GAMES - (Download Love & Pies for Free in the App Store or Google Play.) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/29/20231 hour, 13 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode Artwork

ALEXA BLISS (on Reality TV, Being a Woman's WWE Champ, Husband Ryan Cabrera & The Masked Singer)

Alexa Bliss steps Behind The Rope. WWE Champion Alexa Bliss, that is. Fresh off her Masked Singer elimination, Alexa is here to mention it all. Alexa talks about that experience, life in the WWE, her much recently publicized misunderstood “hiatus” and the biggest misconceptions of what day to day life as one of the worlds most successful and famous female wrestlers is really like. Speaking of The Masked Singer and signing, Alexa chats about what married life is like to musician husband Ryan Cabrera, having just celebrated their one year anniversary, and what is next for this powerhouse that does not seem to be slowing down any time soon. @alexa_bliss_wwe @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DRIZLY - drizly.com (Buy Beer, Wine & Liquor All From One Website) TRAILMIX GAMES - (Download Love & Pies for Free in the App Store or Google Play.) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/28/202329 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode Artwork

BRANDI GLANVILLE (on RHOBH, RHUGT, Vanderpump Rules & Denise F'ing Richards!)

Brandi Glanville steps Back Behind The Rope. Where do we begin with a woman who has seen, done and said it all? In true Brandi fashion, nothing is off limits. Brandi chats about the full anthology of her Housewives career from RHOBH Season Two through her termination at the end of Season Five to her recent return in RHUGT to all the never ending press and headlines she seems to make week after week wherever she goes. Thank You! We chat Lisa LVP Vanderpump, Kim Richards and Taylor Armstrong. We chat Dorinda Medley, Phaedra Parks and Vicki Gunvalson. We chat sex, alcohol and being completely unfiltered. Of course, we discuss one Denise F*cking Richards. Finally, Brandi weighs in on the current state of RHOBH, Lisa Rinna, who from the past, including herself, she thinks will return and what the future of this top rated franchise looks like moving forward. The episode you have asked for, waited for and highly anticipated, which is the follow up second part to our chat earlier this year, has arrived!!! @brandiglanville @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DRIZLY - drizly.com (Buy Beer, Wine & Liquor All From One Website) TRAILMIX GAMES - (Download Love & Pies for Free in the App Store or Google Play.) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/27/202353 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode Artwork

MARY AMONS (on RHODC, Salahi White House Crash & Early Days of Bravo)

With all this Scandoval talk, we cannot help but reminisce about the early days of Vanderpump Rules. Reminiscing about the early days of VPR makes us reminisce about the early days of Bravo which makes us reminisce about many of the early gone, but not forgotten, Bravo shows. One of those shows is Real Housewives of DC. Today we share this gem from our back catalogue with one of the five RHODC cast members, Mary Amons. Mary chats about her time on the show, cast mates and the difficulties of casting a show with wives in the political sector. Of course, the conversation turns to the infamous Salahi White House crash and the implications, not only for them, but the entire Real Housewives of DC cast, franchise and Bravo as a network from this one event. Did you know RHODC production was shut down for several weeks while Congress and The White House launched a thorough investigation into this breach of US security. Luckily the show went on, bringing us 5 amazing women who have earned their place in Housewives history as one of the only Bravo shows ever involved in a nationwide political scandal. This is an episode you don’t want to miss!! @maryamons @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DRIZLY - drizly.com (Buy Beer, Wine & Liquor All From One Website) TRAILMIX GAMES - (Download Love & Pies for Free in the App Store or Google Play.) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/26/20231 hour, 27 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (Responds to Margaret & Melissa's Diss, Calls Out Luis & Hands Out RHONJ Pink Slips)

Kim D. responds to all the RHONJ who have come forth to diss her this past week - Melissa, Margaret and more, Once Kim is done explaining just what she thinks of each, she spills what she knows about the alleged claims Luis lost 250K from bad business dealings with the Gorgas’ family, the recently resurfaced saga of Melissa and her alleged fake Chanel bags - shocked, not shocked and everything else going on in the real world of New Jerz land this week. Speaking of RHONJ, Kim breaks down this weeks episode - Cabral vs. Jackie, Cabral vs. Marge, Fuda vs. Tre, Aydin vs. Aydin, discusses how great Luis is at playing both sides of the fence - two words, Donna Marco, exposes RHONJ Finsta accounts and shares her updated opinions on who will be given the pink slip next season when RHONJ returns for its fourteenth installment. Yes, our minds are already there. Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/80392404/edit @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/25/202318 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

The Scandoval- Why It Is Great For All Parties Involved Including Ariana Madix

As emotions continue to run high amidst the Scandoval, we share new updates involving all cast members, how filming is progressing now that cameras have been picked back up for several weeks, what we can expect as we head into the reunion, will we actually get the answers we need considering restraining orders are involved and will security really be there as Scheana has suggested. After Schwartz’ airport TMZ run in, we analyze his recent conflicting statements on the matter, the position he is in being a lone Sandy supporter and why he still refuses to answer the question of whether he knew. Read between the lines. Next we break down why the Scandoval is great for all parties involved, including Ariana, and where this divided cast goes next. Finally, we reveal a major housewife has blocked us this week. As they say, welcome to the club. To find out who, press play. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef  BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: GREENPAN - greenPan.us (Use Code VELVET For 30% Off Your Entire Order Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $99)  AIR DOCTOR PRO - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET for Up To 40% Off Depending On The Model You Choose) DRIZLY - drizly.com (Buy Beer, Wine & Liquor All From One Website) PELOTON  - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Try Peloton Tread Risk Free With a 30 Day Home Trial) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/24/202355 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode Artwork

Tom & Raquel's Next Moves, Schwartz' Loyalties & Why The World Has Become Obsessed w/ Scandoval

As The Scandoval continues to send shockwaves throughout the BravoVerse, we take a moment out to chat about the latest updates on Tom, Ariana, Raquel and how all of our fav ex Sur employees are handling the drama. We share our hot takes as to how and why this unlikely pair found their way to each other, is it love, the deeper probable reasons as to why Sandoval blew up his life, Raquel’s future on Vanderpump Rules and oh so much more. The more we answer, the more we need to ask as we are just beginning to scratch the surface in the complicated web that is Scandoval.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: GREENPAN - greenPan.us (Use Code VELVET For 30% Off Your Entire Order Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $99)  AIR DOCTOR PRO - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET for Up To 40% Off Depending On The Model You Choose) DRIZLY - drizly.com (Buy Beer, Wine & Liquor All From One Website) PELOTON  - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Try Peloton Tread Risk Free With a 30 Day Home Trial) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/23/20231 hour, 6 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode Artwork

Attorney EMILY D. BAKER (Recaps and Chats The Long Legal Road to Prison For Jen Shah)

Jen Shah is serving 6.5 years in Federal Prison. She recently claimed that she still does not think she belongs in prison despite her guilty plea. Now that RHOSLC is filing its new season with Mary Cosby in tow, we are sure Jen must miss her fake lavish life on the outside. We share a chat today that we had with famed attorney Emily D. Baker right after Jen’s guilty plea late last year and right before her sentencing earlier this year. As two attorneys, one experienced in these matters and one not so much, did we get it right and how is Jen really doing now in jail? Let’s take a listen.  @theemilydbaker @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DRIZLY - drizly.com (Buy Beer, Wine & Liquor All From One Website) GREENPAN - greenPan.us (Use Code VELVET For 30% Off Your Entire Order Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $99)  AIR DOCTOR PRO - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET for Up To 40% Off Depending On The Model You Choose) PELOTON  - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Try Peloton Tread Risk Free With a 30 Day Home Trial) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/22/20231 hour, 7 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

Melissa Gorga's Rumored Last Season, Real Life Run ins w/ the RHOP, Our Drama w/ Tamra Judge & Advice For Kyle, Crystal & Dorit

So much going on in the BravoVerse, so little time to make sense of it all. Luckily we are joined back by the one and only Kempire to help chip away on all that has been keeping us up at night. After contemplating which Real Housewives Franchises are past their prime and should be put out to pasture alongside Dallas, we share our hot takes on the just finished season of RHOP, the current season of RHONJ and what we can expect when RHOA returns to our screens in the next month or so. Yes Bravo, we are waiting for the RHOA and RHOC trailers to drop! We chat real life run ins with The Grand Dame and Gizelle Bryant, our past drama with Tamra Judge and why some people still have sympathy for Jen Shah, recent prison statements and all. Finally, we discuss Andy’s most protected Housewives, rumors from RHOBH filming, the absence of Kathy Hilton and what we can expect from our fav Diamond Holders as this season’s filming chugs along. @thekempire @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DRIZLY - drizly.com (Buy Beer, Wine & Liquor All From One Website) GREENPAN - greenPan.us (Use Code VELVET For 30% Off Your Entire Order Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $99)  AIR DOCTOR PRO - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET for Up To 40% Off Depending On The Model You Choose) PELOTON  - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Try Peloton Tread Risk Free With a 30 Day Home Trial) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/21/20231 hour, 3 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode Artwork

GUERDY ABRAIRA (on RHOM Season Drama, Cast Mates, The Reunion & What Next)

Guerdy Abraira steps Behind The Rope. Now that we are in the thick of the RHOM reunion, we figured it time to reflect upon this stellar season breaking down all the season drama, break ups, make ups, more break ups and how we move forward with a cast divided as the reunion moves on and we prepare to head into Season Six. Guerdy talks about the highs and lows of her season, the most shocking events of the season and why she thinks Miami is holding strong as a fan fav after this stellar Season Five. Guerdy breaks down reunion drama, chats BravoCon run ins with other Housewives and what is next for this Miami power house party planner who does not seem to be slowing down any time soon.  @guerdydesign @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: GREENPAN - greenPan.us (Use Code VELVET For 30% Off Your Entire Order Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $99)  AIR DOCTOR PRO - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET for Up To 40% Off Depending On The Model You Choose) DRIZLY - drizly.com (Buy Beer, Wine & Liquor All From One Website) PELOTON  - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Try Peloton Tread Risk Free With a 30 Day Home Trial) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/20/202355 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode Artwork

JEREMY MADIX (on Sister Ariana, Tom Sandoval, Vanderpump Rules, LVP & More!)

Tom and Ariana broke up. The BravoVerse, mainstream media and world seem to want to talk about nothing else but this breakup twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. When we had Jeremy Madix on the show, we talked sister Ariana, Tom, and constant bed hopping of all of our fav then Sur employees. What did Jeremy think of Tom way back when? Were there signs of a doomed relationship between sister Ariana and Tom? Was is clear back then to Jeremy this would not last? Did this age well from our original chat (July 10, 2020) or is this chat so cringe to listen to today knowing the outcome of this, at that time, so in love couple whose biggest concern was their Fancy AF cocktail book. Only one way to find out. Press Play. @jeremymadix @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DRIZLY - drizly.com (Buy Beer, Wine & Liquor All From One Website) GREENPAN - greenPan.us (Use Code VELVET For 30% Off Your Entire Order Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $99)  AIR DOCTOR PRO - airdoctorpro.com (Use Code VELVET for Up To 40% Off Depending On The Model You Choose) PELOTON  - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Try Peloton Tread Risk Free With a 30 Day Home Trial) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/19/202351 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on Scandoval Updates, VPR Reunion, Tre's Therapy & The One Person Who Can Save Melissa's RHONJ Job)

Kim D. has been hitting the streets hard this week. The streets of Franklin Lakes, New Jersey that is where she spied a major remodel on the Gorga’s newly finished house. Hmm, seems fishy for a just finished house which has been “on display” on Instagram 24/7. Kim seemed to think so too which led her to a little digging and she has decided to reveal the shocking revelations of her investigation here today. Lucky us. Moving on, Kim breaks down both Tre and Jennifer Aydin’s recent therapy sessions from this past week of RHONJ and shares her advice moving forward to both of these lovely Garden State gals. Kim breaks down Cabral vs. Josephs, talks Dolo storyline and reveals the one “wild card” person who could actually save Melissa Gorga’s job next season. Finally, Kim chats all the developments in this week’s Scandoval, shares her thoughts on what she now thinks about Raquel, Tom and Ariana and chats the upcoming Vanderpump Rules reunion and how, even by Zoom, both Scheana and Raquel can be involved.  @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/80072775/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/18/202318 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

The Scandoval - How We Got Here, Updates & What Happens Next!!!

Tom and Ariana broke up. The BravoVerse, mainstream media and world seem to want to talk about nothing else but this breakup twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. Although we do not necessarily agree with that sentiment, here we are deep diving and sharing all of our hot takes as we break down all the events which led up to this break up, Tom and Raquel’s recent “formal” statements, the reaction of Vanderpump cast members, Andy Cohen and LVP, the “revenge porn” ban, cease and desist letters, retraining orders and last, but certainly not least, what this means for the future of VPR and true possibility of past cast members Jax, Stassi and or Kristen returning - yes rumors are Kristen is in talks. Next we deal with the BravoVerse’s obsession with this particular event asking the basic question, why? Finally with cameras picked back up for filming, we discuss how the show is being re-edited, revamped and what we can expect to see amidst all the rumors as we head into a reunion which is about to be filmed in 3,2,1! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef  BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DRIZLY - drizly.com (Buy Beer, Wine & Liquor All From One Website) OUAI - theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) NOM NOM - trynom.com/velvet (50% Off Your No Risk Two Week Trial)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/17/202354 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOBH New Season Filming - Absence of Kathy Hilton, Newbies, Rumored Drama & Avery Singer's Bach Boss Hard Launch

With many rumors coming from the currently filming RHOBH we figured it time to check in on our fav diamond holders and break down what we can expect so far from this new season - Kyle’s Ozempic denial, a cast rumored to be gunning for Erika now that Rinna is gone, a brunette Dorit and still no sight of one Kathy Hilton nor, despite the false names being kicked around, no confirmed newbies. We discuss in full and analyze the chances of another stellar season and when actual real newbies will step forward. On the east coast, Avery Singer launched Bach Boss which a kick off party which included Ramona, Mario, and Dorinda - no last names needed - which we deep dive and break down including Rumors of Ramona’s new boyfriend “Bill”! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DRIZLY - drizly.com (Buy Beer, Wine & Liquor All From One Website) OUAI - theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) NOM NOM - trynom.com/velvet (50% Off Your No Risk Two Week Trial)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/16/202355 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode Artwork

SHEA COULEE & TIGER LILY (on Fashion, Drag Race, Lisa Rinna, Erika Jayne, RHONJ & Britney)

Shea Coulee & Tiger Lily step Behind The Rope. Drag Race All Stars Winner and three time Ru vet, Shea is here along with BFF Tiger Lily to talk all things fashion. From best / worst dressed, fav award shows, current season red carpets, personal style, fav brands, Joan and Melissa “Who are you wearing” and so much more, Shea and Tiger Lily break it all down and chat their awesome new pod, “It’s Giving Fashion”. As pop culture aficionados to rival our very own knowledge, us gals talk MGK and Megan Fox, Britney’s current mental state and more hot goss that is keeping us up at night. Shea deep dives from her Drag Race journey and shares hot takes on the current crop of queens fighting for the title. Finally, as Housewives Stans, Shea and Tiger Lily break down Lisa Rinna’s exit, the future of RHOBH, Jen Shah’s new life behind bars, Erika Jayne’s involvement with the secret service, current season of RHONJ and whether we can ever expect Tre and Mel to make amends. Grab that cocktail and kick back as Shea and Tiger are just getting started! @sheacoulee @gimmetigerlily @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DRIZLY - drizly.com (Buy Beer, Wine & Liquor All From One Website) OUAI - theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) NOM NOM - trynom.com/velvet (50% Off Your No Risk Two Week Trial)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/15/20231 hour, 15 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode Artwork

Spilling Tea on New RHOBH Season, RHONY Reboot, RHOP Revamp & Summer House Spin Off (w/ Kempire)

So much going on in the BravoVerse, so little time to make sense of it all. Luckily we have Kempire here today to help chip away on all that has been keeping us up at night. We break down the new season of RHOBH currently filming sans Rinna, discuss the changes RHOP needs to make going forward, and which franchises are past their prime and should be retired to the Bravo graveyard and, or put on pause to be revamped. Speaking of revamped, we discuss the RHONY reboot, what we are hoping to see when it returns to our screens later this year, take a temperature from you, the listener, as to your level of excitement for this reboot and talk the demise of RHONY legacy. Finally, we deep dive the days of Bravo past analyzing the classics we would love to see return with a vengeance.  @thekempire @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DRIZLY - drizly.com (Buy Beer, Wine & Liquor All From One Website) OUAI - theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) NOM NOM - trynom.com/velvet (50% Off Your No Risk Two Week Trial)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/14/20231 hour, 7 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode Artwork

PETER MADRIGAL (Shares Updates on Tom/Raquel Scandoval, Ariana, Scheana's "Involvement", LVP, & Doute's Return)

Peter Madrigal steps Behind The Rope. Tom and Ariana broke up. The BravoVerse, mainstream media and world seem to want to talk about nothing else but this breakup twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. We could not think of anyone better than the man who has not only been there since Season One, Episode One of Vanderpump Rules and has worked at Sur since before the Bravo cameras descended, but who has also dated Raquel himself to stop by, take a shot or two of vodka - he does - and give us an up close an personal seat to a the scandal heard around the world. Peter deep dives how we got here, discusses his own relationships with all parties involved, the many public statements from Tom and Raquel and constant news tabloid fodder, some true, much very false, filling our DMs and IG feeds night and day. Peter shares updates from LVP, shares his hot takes on Kristen Doute’s return, talks Schwartz’s tough predicament, analyzes Lala, James and Scheana’s reactions and what this all means for the rest of this season - cameras are rolling - of Vanderpump Rules and future of this ever changing top Bravo show that many counted out apparently way, way too soon. THE episode you have been waiting all last week for has finally arrived!!!!!!!!! @peter_madrigal @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DRIZLY - drizly.com (Buy Beer, Wine & Liquor All From One Website) OUAI - theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) NOM NOM - trynom.com/velvet (50% Off Your No Risk Two Week Trial)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/13/20231 hour, 19 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

KAREN GRAVANO (on Mob Wives, The Mob, Her Dad Sammy The Bull, The Lifestyle & Cast Mates!) - II

Everyone always asks us what our favorite interviews of all time are. The answer is always the same. Since we interview so many people a week, it is always changing! That said, THIS chat with Mob Wives’ Karen Gravano is one of our absolute favorites. NO question was off limits! For all who have missed this epic chat, we share it here today! Wasting no time, David & Karen delve right in to her childhood and the moment she realized her life was “different" than that of others based, in part, on a murder outside one of her father's, Sammy The Bull’s, nightclubs. Other than a few other factors which tipped Karen off to the fact that this wasn’t how many families lived, Karen discusses her “normal” (for lack of a better word) childhood - dating, friends, having a “cousin" whose family the Donnie Brasco movie was based on. After discussing the definition of important words such as “Mafia”, “Loyalty" and “Rat”, Karen and David talk about “The Gotti Tapes”, the domino effect fall out that thereafter followed, and the subsequent end of the relationship between Gotti and Sammy The Bull. David and Karen analyze the Mob lifestyle and all that comes along with it - the made guys, competing families and, at the end of the day, family togetherness and love. Tune in to Part 1 of Behind The Velvet Rope’s very special sit down with Karen Gravano. @karengravano @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DRIZLY - drizly.com (Buy Beer, Wine & Liquor All From One Website) OUAI - theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) NOM NOM - trynom.com/velvet (50% Off Your No Risk Two Week Trial)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/12/20231 hour, 9 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on Scandoval / Raquel / Ariana Mess, Newbie Advice, RHONJ Recap & Message for Marge)

Tom and Ariana broke up. The BravoVerse, mainstream media and world seem to want to talk about nothing else but this breakup twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. Although we do not necessarily agree with that sentiment, Kim D. helps us break down all the events which led up to this break up, Tom and Raquel’s recent “formal” statements, the reaction of Vanderpump cast members, Andy Cohen and LVP, the “revenge porn” ban, cease and desist letters, retraining orders and last, but certainly not least, what this means for the future of VPR and true possibility of past cast members Jax, Stassi and or Kristen returning - yes rumors are Kristen is in talks. Moving on, Kim breaks down this week’s episode, shares her updated thoughts on newbies Cabral and Fuda, has a message for Marge involving Siggy and names her MVP and Messy Boots of this week’s RHONJ. Finally, as part of her ReWife, thank you Bethenny Frankel, Kim breaks down Season Two, Episode One. Seeing as this episode is her official RHONJ premiere, we have a lot to say to Miss D. whose freshman appearance was shady AF and in true Rope fashion, we have no problem calling out our regular Sat Dutchess for all of her messiness.  Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/79745239/edit @kimdposche @behindveletrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/11/202319 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode Artwork

LVP's RHOBH Future, Brandi Glanville's RHUGT Statement, RHOC Last Minute Cast Changes & RHOP's Future

With Brandi Glanville’s recent statement surrounding RHUGT 4 and viral cameo, we deep dive what happens now, when can we realistically expect to see RHUGT 4 on our screens, will we ever see this installment and, if so, to what extent will it be heavily edited and last, but certainly not least, what is the status of NBC Universal’s rumored investigation and when, if ever, will we find out the results. If all that was not a mouthful, we discuss the new season of currently filming RHOBH and whether Lisa Vanderpump’s recent on line activity suggests she really does want to rejoin this ratings blockbuster. In other west coast news, all is not well in RHOC land as Gina Kirschenheiter is downgraded to “friend of” while Taylor Armstrong is going to be holding an orange when RHOC returns later this year - we break that down and discuss what it really means for the next season of Orange County. Finally, with lawsuits, omissions and fake accusations, we share our hot takes on how to move forward with the current mess that is RHOP. Breathe! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: OUAI - theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) ZOCDOC - zocdoc.com/velvetrope (Once On The Website, Download The Zocdoc App For Free To Book a Top Rated Doctor Today) PELOTON  - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Try Peloton Tread Risk Free With a 30 Day Home Trial) TRAILMIX GAMES - (Download Love & Pies for Free in the App Store or Google Play.) DRIZLY - drizly.com (Buy Beer, Wine & Liquor All From One Website) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/10/202354 minutes
Episode Artwork

Which Housewives Are Thriving After Termination, Andy's Favorites, New Gorga Troubles & Kyle Richards' Denial

With a Juicy Joe / Joe Gorga “run in” we never thought we needed again in our lives, we figured it time to regroup on all the drama that has been taking place both on and off screen in the RHONJ world over the past few weeks. With what looks like Melissa Gorga’s last season, we discuss life after housewives and which of our fav ladies have landed on their feet with a career after the inevitable - unless your name is Teresa or Kyle - termination and which are still struggling to get back on their feet. We chat Lisa Rinna’s current “booked and busy” status, Andy Cohen’s favorite housewives and why Housewives on Ozempic is still a hot topic all these months later.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: OUAI - theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) ZOCDOC - zocdoc.com/velvetrope (Once On The Website, Download The Zocdoc App For Free To Book a Top Rated Doctor Today) PELOTON  - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Try Peloton Tread Risk Free With a 30 Day Home Trial) TRAILMIX GAMES - (Download Love & Pies for Free in the App Store or Google Play.) DRIZLY - drizly.com (Buy Beer, Wine & Liquor All From One Website) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/9/202357 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode Artwork

RONALD RICHARDS (on Erika Jayne Legal Update, His Earrings Purchase, Tom's Indictments, RHOBH & What Next) - II

Ronald Richards steps BACK Behind The Rope. Our convo continues. You have read his tweets. You have heard all that Erika Jayne has said about him. Today, the lawyer most closely associated with the Girardi case, who has been covering Tom and Erika’s legal woes before any of us focused on these matters, is here to help make sense of it all. Ronald clarifies Erika’s criminal and civil legal exposure, the incorrect assumption that whether she “knew” or did not “know” is the threshold for culpability, the recent IRS tax liens and possibility of Bravo garnishing her RHOBH wages. Of course, we deep dive the ever changing saga of the famed earrings, Ronald’s purchase of them, legal motivation for this purchase and oh so much more. As RHOBH Season Thirteen filming commences, Ronald is here to help us make sense of it all. Thank you for your time Attorney Richards. @attorneyronaldrichards @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef  BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ZOCDOC - zocdoc.com/velvetrope (Once On The Website, Download The Zocdoc App For Free To Book a Top Rated Doctor Today) RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) OUAI - theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) PELOTON  - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Try Peloton Tread Risk Free With a 30 Day Home Trial) TRAILMIX GAMES - (Download Love & Pies for Free in the App Store or Google Play.) DRIZLY - drizly.com (Buy Beer, Wine & Liquor All From One Website) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/8/202359 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode Artwork

JOEY ZAUZIG (on Real Friends of WeHo, Drag Race, BFF Meredith Marks & Getting a Haircut w/ Lisa Rinna!)

The Real Friends of WeHo’s Joey Zauzig steps Behind The Rope. Now that the freshman season of the hit MTV show has come and gone, Joey reflects upon the season breaking down highs and lows both on and off screen. Joey chats cast mates - welcome back to our screens Brad Goreski, Curtis’ coming out, the many misperceptions surrounding Todrick Hall and how there is no love lost with Jaymes and Dorion. Of course, Joey addresses all the controversy surrounding the show since its release - a shortened Drag Race, claims against appropriate and diverse community representation, whether the cast are “real” friends, social media threats, ratings and last but certainly not least, all those WeHo bars that turn off the show and cheer once Drag Race has ended. Joey discusses why he thinks the show is important for the future of LGBTQIA programming, what a potential Season Two would look like, who would most likely not return and why the Drag Race loyalists should have accepted this show with open arms. Finally, after having made an appearance this season, Joey chats BFF Meredith Marks, fav Real Housewives and franchises and that one time he got his hair done at Sally Hershberger next to Lisa Rinna! @joeyzauzig @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ZOCDOC - zocdoc.com/velvetrope (Once On The Website, Download The Zocdoc App For Free To Book a Top Rated Doctor Today) RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) OUAI - theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) PELOTON  - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Try Peloton Tread Risk Free With a 30 Day Home Trial) TRAILMIX GAMES - (Download Love & Pies for Free in the App Store or Google Play.) DRIZLY - drizly.com (Buy Beer, Wine & Liquor All From One Website) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/7/20231 hour, 6 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

ADRIANA DE MOURA (on RHOM Season Drama, Alexia Apology, Castmates & Upcoming Reunion) - II

Adriana de Moura steps BACK Behind The Rope. We continue our chat. Hot off an intense few episodes of The Real Housewives of Miami, Adriana is here to chat about all that is RHOM Season Five. Adriana starts with her recent on air statements to Alexia, her on and off air apologies and where her and Alexia stand today. Next we break down the Cast Trip from H3ll, the fact that the show scared away her man, and being an OG, where this season ranks in terms for drama over the course of the past five. Adriana chats other cast mates - Larsa, Guerdy, Nicole, Julia, Marysol, Lisa and Kiki, what her relationships were like during the ten year hiatus of the show and what we have to look forward to as the season plays on, we head into the reunion and look forward Season Six. @realadrianademoura @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ZOCDOC - zocdoc.com/velvetrope (Once On The Website, Download The Zocdoc App For Free To Book a Top Rated Doctor Today) RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) OUAI - theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) PELOTON  - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Try Peloton Tread Risk Free With a 30 Day Home Trial) TRAILMIX GAMES - (Download Love & Pies for Free in the App Store or Google Play.) DRIZLY - drizly.com (Buy Beer, Wine & Liquor All From One Website) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/6/202351 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode Artwork

KAREN GRAVANO (on Mob Wives, The Mob, Her Dad Sammy The Bull, The Lifestyle & Cast Mates!)

Everyone always asks us what our favorite interviews of all time are. The answer is always the same. Since we interview so many people a week, it is always changing! That said, THIS chat with Mob Wives’ Karen Gravano is one of our absolute favorites. NO question was off limits! For all who have missed this epic chat, we share it here today! Wasting no time, David & Karen delve right in to her childhood and the moment she realized her life was “different" than that of others based, in part, on a murder outside one of her father's, Sammy The Bull’s, nightclubs. Other than a few other factors which tipped Karen off to the fact that this wasn’t how many families lived, Karen discusses her “normal” (for lack of a better word) childhood - dating, friends, having a “cousin" whose family the Donnie Brasco movie was based on. After discussing the definition of important words such as “Mafia”, “Loyalty" and “Rat”, Karen and David talk about “The Gotti Tapes”, the domino effect fall out that thereafter followed, and the subsequent end of the relationship between Gotti and Sammy The Bull. David and Karen analyze the Mob lifestyle and all that comes along with it - the made guys, competing families and, at the end of the day, family togetherness and love. Tune in to Part 1 of Behind The Velvet Rope’s very special sit down with Karen Gravano. @karengravano  @behindvelvetrope  @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ZOCDOC - zocdoc.com/velvetrope (Once On The Website, Download The Zocdoc App For Free To Book a Top Rated Doctor Today) RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) OUAI - theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) PELOTON  - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Try Peloton Tread Risk Free With a 30 Day Home Trial) TRAILMIX GAMES - (Download Love & Pies for Free in the App Store or Google Play.) DRIZLY - drizly.com (Buy Beer, Wine & Liquor All From One Website) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/5/20231 hour, 13 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on The Gorgas' Paranoia, Teresa's Show, Rachel Fuda's Half Truths & Cabral vs. Goldschneider)

Kim D. is in rare form today as she breaks down Teresa’s latest interview - her laugh at the mention of The Gorgas “next season”, the revelation that her bro visited her in jail only once and for the camera$, her calm demeanor and - dare we say - well spoken verbiage and last, but certainly not least, friendly reminder to all listening and watching that this is The Real Housewives of Teresa. In other news, Kim addresses the Gorga’s seemingly paranoid claims that an evil force is out to get them and addresses the rumors that she, and this very Podcast, are those forces. Tuning our attention to this week’s RHONJ episode, Kim explains the real reason Melissa was crying in the bathroom, the real reason Josephina did not attend his sister’s housewarming, who came out ahead in Cabral vs. Goldschneider Round Two, who came out ahead in Aydin vs. Fuda Round Two, the involvement of Dolo and Marge, the on screen half truths spewed forth by Fuda and oh so very much more. As we said, in rare form, Miss D. is just getting started. Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/79408325/edit @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/4/202317 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

Vanderpump Rules Catch Up, Randall Emmett Update, Jen Shah's Prison Life & RHOBH New Season Commences

With a few episodes of VPR under our belts, we figured it time to break down this season of Vanderpump Rules. We discuss all our thoughts on this season, deep dive the many breaks ups, make ups, make outs, ask outs, share our hot takes on LVP and everyone’s new business ventures and last, but certainly not least, break down the Randall Emmett of it all. Moving on, we discuss Jen Shah’s final “statement”, for lack of a better word, before surrendering to authorities in Texas where she will spend the approximate next 6.5 years in FPC Bryan, a minimum security prison camp for women. Next, we discuss the new season of RHOBH which began filming without Lisa Rinna and address all the casting rumors separating fact from fiction including the potential involvement of Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing’s very own Tracy Tutor. Finally, we address all the off camera recent sagas of one Miss Kim Zolciak Biermann, the every changing on again, off again, now seemingly off home foreclosure that was not and just how she managed, as she always stated, to avoid eviction and disaster in her life, once again. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Start Hiring Now. Use Insta Match too!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/3/202354 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

Fact vs. Fiction (Jax Taylor / Danielle Staub Villain Show, Erika Jayne's Secret Service Ties, RHUGT Fiasco & Bethenny Frankel's Success)

Now that the dust has settled, we break down Caroline Manzo and Brandi Glanville’s future on Bravo and true likelihood we will ever see either back on our TV’s. Once that is done, we discuss Bethenny Frankel’s recent comments about the entire situation and share our hot takes on whether she is one of the best Real Housewives ever or, at the end of the day, overrated. In other news, we deep dive Erika Jayne and Tom Girardi’s involvement with the Secret Service, the current state of their legal troubles and what happens for each next. Finally, we chat about the rumored E “Villain” show, the potential cast including many of our favorites such as Jax Taylor, Danielle Staub, Rachel Reilly and Omarosa no last name needed and separate fact from fiction on whether this show is real, green lit and actually in production.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Start Hiring Now. Use Insta Match too!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/2/202359 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode Artwork

RONALD RICHARDS (on Erika Jayne Legal Update, His Earrings Purchase, Tom's Indictments, RHOBH & What Next)- I

Ronald Richards steps Behind The Rope. You have read his tweets. You have heard all that Erika Jayne has said about him. Today, the lawyer most closely associated with the Girardi case, who has been covering Tom and Erika’s legal woes before any of us focused on these matters, is here to help make sense of it all. Ronald clarifies Erika’s criminal and civil legal exposure, the incorrect assumption that whether she “knew” or did not “know” is the threshold for culpability, the recent IRS tax liens and possibility of Bravo garnishing her RHOBH wages. Of course, we deep dive the ever changing saga of the famed earrings, Ronald’s purchase of them, legal motivation for this purchase and oh so much more. As RHOBH Season Thirteen filming commences, Ronald is here to help us make sense of it all. Thank you for your time Attorney Richards. @attorneyronaldrichards @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef  BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Start Hiring Now. Use Insta Match too!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/1/202354 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode Artwork

JUDY GOLD (on Cancel Culture, Ellen, Rosie, Joan Rivers, Madonna & New Show!)

Judy Gold, comedian extraordinaire, steps back Behind The Rope. On the heels of the premiere of her “Yes, I Can Say That” live show, we catch up with Judy on all that she has been up to since the last time she stopped by. Judy chats cancel culture, the GOAT Joan Rivers, Ellen DeGeneres’ coming out, working with Rosie O’Donnell, meeting Madonna, Kanye West’s latest antics and the current culture for comedians in the world we now live in. Are you laughing yet? You will be. Truly one of the funniest women we know, she mentions it all.  To purchase tickets to Judy’s Show at Primary Stages at 59E59 Theaters (March 4th though April 16th), Click Link 59e59.org @jewdygold @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Start Hiring Now. Use Insta Match too!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/28/20231 hour, 9 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode Artwork

ADRIANA DE MOURA (on RHOM Season Drama, Alexia Apology, Castmates & Upcoming Reunion)

Adriana de Moura steps Behind The Rope. Hot off an intense few episodes of The Real Housewives of Miami, Adriana is here to chat about all that is RHOM Season Five. Adriana starts with her recent on air statements to Alexia, her on and off air apologies and where her and Alexia stand today. Next we break down the Cast Trip from H3ll, the fact that the show scared away her man, and being an OG, where this season ranks in terms for drama over the course of the past five. Adriana chats other cast mates - Larsa, Guerdy, Nicole, Julia, Marysol, Lisa and Kiki, what her relationships were like during the ten year hiatus of the show and what we have to look forward to as the season plays on, we head into the reunion and look forward Season Six. @realadrianademoura @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Start Hiring Now. Use Insta Match too!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/27/202354 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode Artwork

Harry Dubin, The Regency & Run Ins w/ Our Fav Vintage RHONY Housewives

With all the talk about RHONY Legacy not happening, we figured y’all were feeling as nostalgic as us for the days of yesteryear of classic RHONY. As a result, we share this hidden gem of our epic friendship with Harry Dubin, run in with Bethenny, Sonja, Ramona and the gang throughout the years and many martini filled nights at The Regency. Yes, it is also about Tom because he was a permanent fixture during our days as a regular there and in typical BTVR fashion, we mention it all. As the Countess says, Chic C’est La Vie. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: SMALLS - smalls.com/VELVET (Use Promo Code VELVET for 50% Off Your First Order)  INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  NOM NOM - trynom.com/velvet (50% Off Your No Risk Two Week Trial)  DAILY HARVEST - dailyharvest.com/velvet (Up To $40 Off Your First Box) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/26/20231 hour, 19 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (Shares New Info on Juicy Joe/Gorga Run In, RHONJ Newbie Jen Fessler's Apology Text To Siggy Flicker & RHONJ Recap)

Joe Gorga "ran into" Juicy Joe Giudice last week in The Bahamas. That set the internet ablaze and Kim D. is here to not only break down this run in, but also to spill piping hot tea that she found out regarding Teresa’s involvement. Say whaaat? OMG. Recovering from that, Kim next reveals the apology / begging for mercy text RHONJ newbie Jennifer Fessler sent to Siggy Flicker this week after saying she "F’ing hates that Bi&ch on national TV. Between Jaqueline last week and Siggy this week, let us never forget, Kim’s Jerz ties run deep. Speaking of Jacqueline what was her reaction to Kim spilling the tea on her epic Vegas lunch with Tre? C’mon Kimbo, you know you wanna share the deets. Finally, we deep dive the episode, share our hot takes on Gia and Gabriella, chat about Melissa’s interesting WWHL Live appearance, discuss the writing on the wall for who will not be back next season and explain why, just as he was beginning to win points with Kim, Mr. Ruelas may be back in the dog house yet again! Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/79070793/edit @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/25/202318 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode Artwork

Melissa’s RHONJ "Exit", Teresa's RHONJ Spinoff, Kim Zolciak's Foreclosure & Carl & Kyle's Breakup

With RHONJ back on our screens, the drama is heating up both on and off air. We break down and share our hot takes on all that has been happening - an epic Tre / Jacqueline lunch, Tre’s rumored RHONJ spinoff, rumors of affairs, social media espionage and shutdowns, newbies and the claims that Teresa will never film with Melissa again and deep dive what happens next. In other news, while the ever changing saga of Kim Zolciak’s mansion lingers on as foreclosure day nears, we break down how this could have happened, why and which Housewives live above their means and where do Kim and Kroy go next. Finally, with the current season of Summer House in full effect, Kyle and Lindsey now in a social media feud which started with one WWHL appearance by Amanda and Carl’s recent resignation from Loverboy, we beak down how the once non touchable Bromance of Carl and Kyle seems to be in a state of non repair! Oh, the drama! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: SMALLS - smalls.com/VELVET (Use Promo Code VELVET for 50% Off Your First Order)  INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  NOM NOM - trynom.com/velvet (50% Off Your No Risk Two Week Trial)  DAILY HARVEST - dailyharvest.com/velvet (Up To $40 Off Your First Box) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/24/202352 minutes
Episode Artwork

Brandi Glanville Update, Lala Kent As The Next RHOSLC, Lisa Rinna's New Gig & Caroline Manzo Potential Lawsuit

When all is said and done and the dust has settled, while we wait for the edited version of RHUGT 4 to premiere and/or for Bravo/NBC Universal Legal to make an official statement - which may never happen, we break down what we really believe happened between Caroline Manzo and Brandi Glanville in Morocco earlier this month which set the BravoVerse into a tailspin. Next, we put our legal hats on and break down Caroline Manzo’s potential legal claims, likelihood she will actually sue, and likelihood if she does plan to sue anyone will ever hear about it before money is secretly and quietly exchanged behind the scenes. We also discuss the larger ramifications this alleged interaction between Manzo and Glanville will have on the rest of Bravo programming, Bravolebrities and the industry of Reality TV as a whole. On a lighter note, we deep dive the one Reality TV star we think could save RHOSLC from itself, chit chat whether Lisa Rinna is trying too hard to after her RHOBH exit and share our hot takes on whether Bravo ever planned to really give us a RHONY Legacy show. Ok, maybe we used the word lightly too soon. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: SMALLS - smalls.com/VELVET (Use Promo Code VELVET for 50% Off Your First Order)  INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  NOM NOM - trynom.com/velvet (50% Off Your No Risk Two Week Trial)  DAILY HARVEST - dailyharvest.com/velvet (Up To $40 Off Your First Box) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/23/20231 hour, 7 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

AESHA SCOTT (on Below Deck, Captain's Sandy & Lee, Hannah, Kate & Heather Gay!)

Aesha Scott steps Behind The Rope. Aesha is here to chat about the full anthology of her Below Deck career - Med, Down Under and Galley Talk! Yes, everyone’s fav Chief Stew has been busy AF! Aesha chats working with the Captains Sandy and Jason, Chief Stews Hannah and Bugsy, the infamous prescription drug fiasco and how she feels about this current season of Below Deck - Captain Lee’s exit, Sandy as replacement and Fraser’s freshman season as Chief Stew and working relationship, or lack thereof with Sandy. Aesha talks Below Deck drama from the past, current and future plus breaks down her epic weekend at BravoCon - hanging with Whitney and Heather (we thought they didn’t get along?). Finally, Aesha opens about about her off screen beau, life between seasons, Kate Chastain and just what is next for this Yachtie and Reality TV star who does not seem to be slowing down any time soon. @aesha_jean @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: SMALLS - smalls.com/VELVET (Use Promo Code VELVET for 50% Off Your First Order)  INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  NOM NOM - trynom.com/velvet (50% Off Your No Risk Two Week Trial)  DAILY HARVEST - dailyharvest.com/velvet (Up To $40 Off Your First Box) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/22/20231 hour, 13 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode Artwork

Introducing: Baby, This Is Keke Palmer

Keke Palmer has questions for days, about everything under the sun. From the existential to the inconsequential. From pop culture to pop science. From the meaning of life to the meaning of W.A.P. From life in outer space to “Where the eff is Tom from MySpace?“ And everything in between. Because baby, this is Keke Palmer, and she is here for All. Of. It. Each week, the multi-talented Keke Palmer is taking you on a journey down the rabbit hole on a topic that she cannot stop obsessing over. She’ll also get deep with special guests, trying to answer the questions that keep us up at night. We are getting INTO IT. Listen to “Baby, this is Keke Palmer:”  Wondery.fm/BTVR_Keke Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/21/20235 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode Artwork

MATT FRASER (on His Gift As a Psychic Medium, Advice on Handling Loss & Our Reading From The Other Side!)

Matt Fraser steps back Behind The Rope. Matt is back to chat about daily life as a Psychic Medium, share stories from the other side and offer life advice on how to handle the loss of all of our loved ones. Matt takes on the naysayers and breaks down his often misunderstood day job. Matt talks marriage, fatherhood and his stellar new show “The Frasers + One”. We break down some of his most emotional readings, the relief, clarity and closure people get from his gift and the woman who hoped to hear from Michael Jackson. Finally, Matt gives us a spot on reading from the other side that has left us speechless! We are not worthy! @meetmattfraser @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef To Purchase Tickets to Matt’s Live Events meetmattfraser.com BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NOM NOM - trynom.com/velvet (50% Off Your No Risk Two Week Trial)  INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  SMALLS - smalls.com/VELVET (Use Promo Code VELVET for 50% Off Your First Order)  DAILY HARVEST - dailyharvest.com/velvet (Up To $40 Off Your First Box) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/21/20231 hour, 7 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode Artwork

BRANDI GLANVILLE (on Vintage RHOBH, RHUGT, LVP, Kim Richards, Scheana, LeAnn/Eddie & Taylor Armstrong!)

Brandi Glanville steps Behind The Rope. Where do we begin with a woman who has seen, done and said it all? In true Brandi fashion, nothing is off limits. Brandi chats about the full anthology of her Housewives career from RHOBH Season Two through her termination at the end of Season Five to her recent return in RHUGT to all the never ending press and headlines she seems to make week after week wherever she goes. Thank You! We chat Lisa LVP Vanderpump, Kim Richards and Taylor Armstrong. We chat Dorinda Medley, Phaedra Parks and Vicki Gunvalson. We chat sex, alcohol and being completely unfiltered. Of course, we discuss one Denise F*cking Richards. Finally, Brandi weighs in on the current state of RHOBH, Lisa Rinna, who from the past, including herself, she thinks will return and what the future of this top rated franchise looks like moving forward. The episode you have asked for, waited for and highly anticipated has arrived!!! @brandiglanville @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NOM NOM - trynom.com/velvet (50% Off Your No Risk Two Week Trial)  INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  SMALLS - smalls.com/VELVET (Use Promo Code VELVET for 50% Off Your First Order)  DAILY HARVEST - dailyharvest.com/velvet (Up To $40 Off Your First Box) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/20/202355 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode Artwork

SUMMER HOUSE'S STEPHEN MCGEE (on Fallout with Carl Radke, Vintage Summer House & Drama w/ Cast)

Today we share our first ever Summer House interview. Stephen McGree, back when Summer House was the little Bravo show that could. We talk all about those early seasons and how we never could have predicted the mega hit that it has become. Of course, this is BTVR so we all bring the drama. Duh, we would not have it any other way. David sits down with Stephen McGee from Bravo’s Summer House. Stephen explains what filming Summer House was like, answering questions such as what is real versus not real and how “involved" the producers are in the editing of the show. Stephen doesn’t hold back in discussing which of his cast mates had legitimate drama during filming and who he considers to have created fake storylines. Stephen is brutally honest when telling us who he thinks made the show interesting and who he considers boring AF. We discuss his tumultuous relationship with Carl Radke, their fall out and his claims of Carl’s “sexual activity” with members of the same sex. You mean the real drama was off camera? How shocking said in a sarcastic voice. Finally, Stephen chats about his friendship with fellow Bravolebrities Kristen Doute, LeeAnne Locken, Jill Zarin, Vicki Gunvalson, Juliet Angus, Stassi no last name needed, Lauren Wirkus, and last, but certainly not least, Jax & Brittany.  @stephenmcgee @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  DAILY HARVEST - dailyharvest.com/velvet (Up To $40 Off Your First Box) TRAILMIX GAMES - (Download Love & Pies for Free in the App Store or Google Play.) PELOTON - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Try Peloton Tread Risk Free With a 30 Day Home Trial) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/19/20231 hour, 27 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. Details Her Chat w/ Jacqueline Laurita About Tre Lunch & Party Run In w/ Joe Gorga & Fuda

Kim D. spoke to Jacqueline Laurita after her Vegas lunch with Tre!!! Let us just digest that for a second. Kim D. shares new info regarding how this lunch came to be, who set it up, what was discussed, what Tre told Jacqueline about her future on the show and much, much, much more! The tea was spilled and it was piping hot. Ok, once we recover from that, Kim chats about a run in at a party this week with both Joe Gorga and Rachel Fuda. Say what? Of course, she breaks down this weeks RHONJ, names her surprising MVP and Messy Boots of the episode, responds to Tre’s recent WWHL where she said she forgave Kim for the Juicy cheating rumors, offers advice to Jackie Goldschneider and chats about, even though it is only week two, who she expects to exit the show one the season wraps. Full Chat At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/78755884/edit @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/18/202317 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

Robyn Dixon's Season Long Omission, Juan Dixon's Alleged Mistress, Andy Cohen's Anger & Where RHOP Goes From Here

Robyn Dixon has faced major backlash from fans, cast mates and Andy Cohen himself over the fact that she filmed an entire season of The Real Housewives of Potomac without ever mentioning her husband Juan was faced with cheating allegations involving an unknown woman from Canada. Today we break down those claims, the backlash, the fact that we watched an entire season of RHOP falsely accusing Chris Basset of infidelity while Robyn failed to mention any of this to anyone at any time. Whew! Let us just recover from that for a hot second before sharing our hot takes on whether this is a fireable offense and Robyn should not be given a seat at the table when RHOP returns next season. We analyze the bigger issue of how this could happen and what other franchises of Bravo’s Real Housewives produce fluff and / or “fake” storylines when the real tea is happening on social media and / or a Housewife’s real life. Finally, we pay homage to RHOP’s MVP of this season and how the once stellar franchise should move forward from here. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DAILY HARVEST - dailyharvest.com/velvet (Up To $40 Off Your First Box) INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  TRAILMIX GAMES - (Download Love & Pies for Free in the App Store or Google Play.) PELOTON - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Try Peloton Tread Risk Free With a 30 Day Home Trial) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/17/202359 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONY Legacy Update (Fact From Fiction), RHUGT 4 Update (Fact From Fiction) & RHOP Reunion Tea!

So much has been written about the RHONY Reboot - cast member walks offs and terminations before the season even finished wrapping and the RHONY Legacy - shockingly low salaries, hold outs, Andy Cohen’s “statement” that today we break down all the fiction from the actual real facts surrounding the situation. Next we share our hot takes and ask the question whether anyone is excited for either show, if so which one, when can we realistically see the Reboot on our screens and will Legacy ever really come to be. Whew! Moving on, we break down fact from fiction regarding RHUGT 4 as it relates to Brandi Glanville and Caroline Manzo, chat about current Bravo contracts and who can sue whom for what and whether this is the end of the road for Brandi and / or Caroline in the BravoSphere. Finally, as we head into the RHOP reunion, we have some fun and break down the reunion looks from good, to bad, to worse to wtf. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  DAILY HARVEST - dailyharvest.com/velvet (Up To $40 Off Your First Box) TRAILMIX GAMES - (Download Love & Pies for Free in the App Store or Google Play.) PELOTON - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Try Peloton Tread Risk Free With a 30 Day Home Trial) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/16/20231 hour, 3 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

The Return of RHONJ, Issues w/ RHOBH, Drama Behind RHUGT & Being Snubbed by Erika Jayne

With so many franchises in flux, so many back on our screens and so many uncertain as to when they will return, we are all over the place today. Starting on the left coast, we deep dive Lisa Rinna’s new life - acting gigs, Paris Fashion week and many, many statements that she will be okay. In other RHOBH news, we discuss being snubbed by the one and only Erika Jayne and break down when we can expect the new cast to realistically be announced. While we do not know when the RHOC trailer will drop, we discuss Tamra’s recent statement that she knows little more than us, Tamra’s message to haters that she is just getting started, Shannon Beador’s breakup and whether the return of Miss Judge can save this once stellar franchise. Yes, we still stan Heather Dubrow. Speaking of franchises that need saving, we share our hot takes on how to fix RHOSLC, discuss casting rumors and why Mary Cosby returning is something that will probably never happen. We also discuss all the rumors behind RHUGT 3, RHUGT 4 and when we can expect to see either back on our TV screens. Finally, we discuss the return of RHONJ, the ups and downs of Tre & Mel and what we can expect from this already stellar NJ Season. Like we said, we cover it all as we welcome Mr. CJ Sykes. @cj.sykess @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  DAILY HARVEST - dailyharvest.com/velvet (Up To $40 Off Your First Box) TRAILMIX GAMES - (Download Love & Pies for Free in the App Store or Google Play.) PELOTON - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Try Peloton Tread Risk Free With a 30 Day Home Trial) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/15/20231 hour, 16 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode Artwork

PATTI STANGER (on RHUGT Bravoleb Edition, RHONY Legacy, Bravo History, Millionaire Matchmaker & Valentine's Day Advice!) - II

Patti Stanger steps BACK Behind The Rope. Our two day love fest continues! Everyone’s favorite Matchmaker is back yet again to chat all things Bravo, Reality TV and, of course, love. Patti wastes no time in breaking down what a RHUGT would look like with Bravolebs instead of Housewives. Patti, Kelly Cutrone, Tabatha Coffey, Rachel Zoe, Jonathan Antin, Jeff Lewis. Hey, why don’t we throw a little Paula Abdul and Kathy Griffin in there too. We break down each of those iconic shows and deep dive the history of Bravo none the least of which includes Patti’s very own The Millionaire Matchmaker. We discuss our very own appearance on that Iconic show where Patti tried to fix us up, walking down the center of Time Square in a “fat” suit and just how we reconnected to become friends with Ms. Stanger after all these years. Of course we chat current Bravo - Tre & Luis, RHONY Legacy or lack thereof, Kathy Hilton / Lisa Rinna, the return of RHONJ, the future of RHOBH and much more as well as her many Bravoleb BFFS - Jill Zarin, Marysol Patton and more. Finally, being Valentine’s Day eve, Patti dolls out the tough love, what all you single women and men should be doing on Valentine’s Day and shares rare info from her own personal life spilling the tea on her new man himself. All this and more as we catch up with the world’s most famous matchmaker! @pattistanger @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  DAILY HARVEST - dailyharvest.com/velvet (Up To $40 Off Your First Box) TRAILMIX GAMES - (Download Love & Pies for Free in the App Store or Google Play.) PELOTON - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Try Peloton Tread Risk Free With a 30 Day Home Trial) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/14/202354 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode Artwork

PATTI STANGER (on RHUGT Bravoleb Edition, RHONY Legacy, Bravo History, Millionaire Matchmaker & Valentine's Day Advice!) - I

Patti Stanger steps Behind The Rope. Everyone’s favorite Matchmaker is back yet again to chat all things Bravo, Reality TV and, of course, love. Patti wastes no time in breaking down what a RHUGT would look like with Bravolebs instead of Housewives. Patti, Kelly Cutrone, Tabatha Coffey, Rachel Zoe, Jonathan Antin, Jeff Lewis. Hey, why don’t we throw a little Paula Abdul and Kathy Griffin in there too. We break down each of those iconic shows and deep dive the history of Bravo none the least of which includes Patti’s very own The Millionaire Matchmaker. We discuss our very own appearance on that Iconic show where Patti tried to fix us up, walking down the center of Time Square in a “fat” suit and just how we reconnected to become friends with Ms. Stanger after all these years. Of course we chat current Bravo - Tre & Luis, RHONY Legacy or lack thereof, Kathy Hilton / Lisa Rinna, the return of RHONJ, the future of RHOBH and much more as well as her many Bravoleb BFFS - Jill Zarin, Marysol Patton and more. Finally, being Valentine’s Day eve, Patti dolls out the tough love, what all you single women and men should be doing on Valentine’s Day and shares rare info from her own personal life spilling the tea on her new man himself. All this and more as we catch up with the world’s most famous matchmaker! @pattistanger @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PELOTON - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Try Peloton Tread Risk Free With a 30 Day Home Trial) INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  DAILY HARVEST - dailyharvest.com/velvet (Up To $40 Off Your First Box) TRAILMIX GAMES - (Download Love & Pies for Free in the App Store or Google Play.) MTV’s “THE REAL FRIENDS OF WEHO” (Do Not Miss The Premiere This Friday, January 20th at 9/8 Central on MTV, After RuPaul’s Drag Race)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/13/202355 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

MARGE SR. (on RHONJ, Teresa, Melissa, Danielle Staub, Margaret & More!)

To celebrate the return of RHONJ in our lives, we share this chat we had with Marge Sr. way back when we first started the Pod. My, my how time flies. So interesting to see how many of the things we were talking about then are still the RHONJ “hot buttons” today! Marge Sr. steps Behind The Rope. Marge and David chat RHONJ cast mates - Melissa, Tre, Jennifer, that hair pull, how it affected Margaret, and of course, everyones favorite topic, Danielle Staub. What else do these two talk about? Well, EVERYTHING. David's part time job working with Marge Sr., shopping, food, sleep overs at Marge Sr.'s and how David tries to avoid Freckles and Maxi, Marge Sr's two beloved felines. Finally, they talk about the upcoming Season of RHONJ (the new season airing at that time, that is) before heading out for an evening cocktail. A comedy duo not to be missed and a true trip down RHONJ memory lane. Ahh, how nostalgic! @margesr @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  DAILY HARVEST - dailyharvest.com/velvet (Up To $40 Off Your First Box) TRAILMIX GAMES - (Download Love & Pies for Free in the App Store or Google Play.) PELOTON - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Try Peloton Tread Risk Free With a 30 Day Home Trial) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/12/20231 hour, 21 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on RHONJ Premiere, Team Tre or Mel & New Cast Lies Exposed!)

RHONJ Season Thirteen. Finally and what better way to ring in the new season than to have Kim D. break down, not only, all that we witnessed during this epic premiere this past week, but also to separate fact from fiction with all that is going on in the real world with our fav Garden State ladies. From Teresa’s realization - off camera - that her Brother is as much, if not more, to blame than Melissa for the Gorga family demise to Jennifer calling Dolo a See You Next Tues, Kim shares her thoughts on all. Kim breaks down all the “fake” BS she sees - a temporary Marge / Tre make up, a temporary Jen / Mel alliance and two newbies she does not even know where to begin on. Of course, she also has a special message for Melissa Gorga who mentioned her, and this Podcast, in interviews earlier this week so Melissa, come here girl and listen closely! Finally, Kim shares her hot takes on this season’s tag lines and names her MVP of this week’s episode all before answering one of life’s toughest questions, team Tre or team Mel. We told you it was a tough one. Answers within!! Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/78417918/edit @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/11/202319 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONY Legacy, Ramona Singer, Lisa Rinna, Avery Singer & Brandi Glanville Updates!

With all the RHONY Legacy gossip circulating, we take today to separate fact from fiction, truth from non truth. Next we turn out attention to Ramona Singer who seems to be living her best life since leaving RHONY breaking down how happy she must be that she is not a part of the current RHONY mess, discussing daughter Avery’s newest biz venture and whether Avery is one of the nepo babies the media seems so obsessed with these days. Then we discuss why all the Real Housewives keep denying they are on Ozempic, deep dive Brandi Glanville’s several year long fight with Camille Grammer, share our hot takes on Lisa Rinna and Erika Jayne’s week long Paris Fashion Week get away and address how Rinna has seemed to have moved on from her RHOBH days much quicker than all of her on line haters. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET)  INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  OUAI - theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Start Hiring Now. Use Insta Match too!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/10/20231 hour, 5 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode Artwork

LVP's RHOBH Return, Erika Jayne's New Man & Shocking New RHONY Legacy Details!

With Lisa Vanderpump posting pics with both Sutton and Garcelle in the past few weeks, we cannot help but wonder if she wants back on RHOBH and to holding a diamond when everyone’s fav franchise announces casting later this month. In other BH news, with fast trips to Paris Fashion week with BFF Lisa Rinna, we also cannot help but wonder if someone is bank rolling Erika Jayne’s life, deep dive her saying history and share hot takes on just who she should date next. Finally we reveal some shocking RHONY Legacy news, discuss the rumored very low salaries that the cast was offered and shed light on who and when you can expect Bravo to announce the cast and filing to begin. Hint: not so soon.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  OUAI - theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Start Hiring Now. Use Insta Match too!) RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/9/20231 hour, 5 minutes, 1 second
Episode Artwork

Introducing: Stolen Hearts

Sergeant Jill Evans is a small-town cop in Wales with an impressive record in her job, and a less than impressive record in her love life. After three engagements, two divorces and one affair, she’s beginning to worry that love is only true in fairy tales. That is until she meets: Dean. He’s a wealthy beauty entrepreneur with his own range of toiletries. Girl meets boy. Boy meets girl. They kiss and fall in love. Roll credits. But that would be boring, wouldn’t it? Instead, this is a love story like no other. It’s all going so well for Jill and Dean, until Halloween night, when Dean disappears. And Sgt. Jill is left to pick up the pieces. From Wondery and Novel, comes a new series. Hosted by Kerry Godliman. Follow Stolen Hearts on Amazon Music of wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen early and ad-free by subscribing to Wondery+ in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery App.  Listen to Stolen Hearts: Wondery.fm/SH_BTVR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/8/20236 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode Artwork

VISHAL & RICHA (on Family Karma, Cast Mate Drama, Marriage, The Shahs & Meeting Kathy Hilton!)

Family Karma’s Vishal Parvani and Richa Sadana step Behind The Rope. Vishal and Richa are here to mention it all. The newlyweds spill the chai tea on Family Karma Season Three breaking down all the drama we have seen thus far and teasing spoilers of what is to come the rest of this epic season. They talk cast mates, high and lows and what the experience has been like over the past three years for themselves and their families. Being newlyweds, they talk marriage, what we didn’t see of their epic several day wedding, Amrit & Nicholas’ wedding, who in the group will be next to tie the knot and how life has changed now that they have said, “I Do”. Finally, they both deep dive their BravoCon experience, fan girl Bravo moments, The Real Housewives’ DMs who Brian Benni has slipped into - say what?, who was nice and not so nice and what is next for Family Karma, its cast mates and much more as this stellar Season Three continues. @captainvish @cheenimalai @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: OUAI - theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Start Hiring Now. Use Insta Match too!) RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET)  INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/8/202358 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode Artwork

JESSICA CLARK (on First Ever Queer Female Dating Competition Show, True Blood, Rob Lowe & Viola Davis)

Jessica Clark steps Behind The Rope. Jessica is here to chat about her new gig as host of “Coming Out For Love”, the first ever, all inclusive Queer Women Dating Competition Show which follows influencer and activist Amber Whittington as she searches for love among a diverse group of women all picked to live together under one roof. Jessica talks about her hosting duties, the recent comparisons to both Padma Lakshmi and Cat Deeley, and many sensitive racial conversations, volatile scenes, racy sexual encounters and not so “PC” moments producers decided to keep in this epic Freshman Season of Coming Out. On a larger note, Jessica talks queer representation in the media today, where she thinks the world is and what we can still do better. Finally, as an actress by trade, Jessica breaks down her many past roles and co-stars - Morgan Fairchild, True Blood and Rob Lowe to name a few. @thejessicaroseclark @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Start Hiring Now. Use Insta Match too!) RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET)  INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  OUAI - theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/7/20231 hour, 11 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOM's ANA QUINCOCES (on RHOM Season 5, Lisa's Divorce, Return of Lea Black, Cast Mates) w/ Daughter Beba - II

RHOM’s Ana Quincoces steps back Behind The Rope. This time however, Ana is not alone. Instead, Ana is here with daughter Beba who appeared alongside her in the first installment of The Real Housewives of Miami for Seasons One Through Three. Ana and Beba chat about their RHOM experience - highs and lows, drama, cast mates and eventual temporary end, or as we like to say, ten year hiatus of the show. They share their thoughts on how and why RHOM returned last year on Peacock, what they thought of Season Four and whether Ana herself was approached to reprise her role as a cast member. Having worked with many of them, Ana and Beba weigh in on there ex-cast, current RHOM, mates - Alexia, Larsa, Adriana, Mayrsol and Lisa. They also discuss first season newbies Guerdy, Julia, Nicole and Kiki. We deep dive all the real world current RHOM happenings - Lisa’s divorce from Lenny, Larsa’s rumored beau Michael Jordan’s Son and oh, so much more. With Season Five in full effect, the reunion taped and set to air very soon as the season comes to a close, we chat all things this current RHOM Season Five, Skinny Latina and Ana and Beba’s stellar podcast, Mami Issues which everyone needs to check out. @anaqooks @beba_rod @mamiissuesthepod @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET)  INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  OUAI - theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Start Hiring Now. Use Insta Match too!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/6/202358 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode Artwork

TODD & JULIE CHRISLEY - An Interview (Were There Signs??)

Today we share this chat with Julie and Todd Chrisley recorded just a few short months before their sentencing. It is shocking to now listen to this - Todd explaining that he can only survive in a five star setting, Todd claiming that when he passes his children will say there lies a good man and Julie and Todd talking about what good kind Christians they are. This does not hold up well in such a shocking way. Were there signs? Should we have known? As they say, hindsight is 2020. Take a listen and let us know what you think.  Todd and Julie Chrisley step Behind The Rope. Todd and Julie reminisce about the epic journey over the past eight years from day one to present that we have all watched play out week after week on Chrisley Knows Best. We chat highs & lows both on and off camera, Chase, Savannah, Grayson, Chloe, Nanny Faye, just who wears the pants in this family, that “other” reality TV fam known as The Kardashians, whether Todd is really as “particular” in real life about everything as he seems on the small screen, and which Real Housewives would Julie and Todd like to join. We discuss all the spin offs - According To Chrisley, Growing Up Chrisley, What’s Cooking with Julie, biggest misconceptions, and just what is next for this family that refuses to slow down any time soon. Ok now that we have come to the end, we want to know if you saw the signs! @toddchrisley @juliechrisley @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: SMALLS - smalls.com/VELVET (Use Promo Code VELVET for 50% Off Your First Order)  INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  MTV’s “JERSEY SHORE” (Make Sure To Watch Jersey Shore Family Vacation, New Season Thursday January 26th at 8/7 Central on MTV.)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/4/202340 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on Manzo/Brandi RHUGT Feud - Fact vs. Fiction & New Shocking Gorga Rumors!)

With all the rumors circulating about Brandi Glanville being sent home and Caroline Manzo leaving Morocco on her own, Kim D is here to dish on what the streets of New Jersey are saying and is here to separate fact from all the fiction circulating around Brandi and Caroline’s epic fight. Of course, as always, there is Producer involvement, which we discuss, just who was set up in this unfortunate series of events and how and why we may never see Brandi or Caroline back on our Housewife screens ever again. In other news, Kim shares new info which has come to her attention about The Gorgas and offers some career advice to Mel, Fuda and all the other RHONJ as we prepare to buckle up for one epic fu&k of a season. With the season starting, if you are not on Patreon act now because Miss D is just getting started! Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/77931676/edit @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/4/202321 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode Artwork

Teresa's Non Existent LA Move, Celeb/Actress RHOSLC Season 4 Casting & Demystifying Kathryn Dennis' SC Departure

With the rumors of RHOSLC going on pause growing even stronger, we break down THE perfect celebrity who happens to be a Utah resident to join the cast. No really, it is the perfect celeb to cast to fix an otherwise off RHOSLC season. In other news, we address the absurdity of Teresa saying she is moving to LA in four years, the real reasons behind Kathryn Dennis’ sudden Southern Charm departure and the facts and motivations behind Jen Shah’s decision to not sit down with Andy Cohen or Bravo to tell her story despite her media canned “statement” that is circulating the web. Finally on a lighter note, as Tori Spelling deep dives Denise Richards’ Only Fans, we decide to do the same as well as the Only Fans of Danielle Staub and Kathryn Dennis.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: SMALLS - smalls.com/VELVET (Use Promo Code VELVET for 50% Off Your First Order)  INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  MTV’s “JERSEY SHORE” (Make Sure To Watch Jersey Shore Family Vacation, New Season Thursday January 26th at 8/7 Central on MTV.)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/3/202358 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode Artwork

The Return of Alex McCord, Breakup of Shannon Beador, RHOSLC Pause & Our Plan to Correspond w/ Jen Shah in Prison

Now that the RHOSLC Season has come and gone, the Reunion is in full swing and Ms. Jennifer Shah is headed to prison, we break down the chatter that RHOSLC is headed for pause, separating fact from fiction, and address whether a hiatus is needed or, as Andy Cohen claims, casting gold has been found for next season. Next we deep dive one of the greatest joys of the year, Alex McCord soon to be back on our TV screens in RHUGT Four. We share our hot takes on Alex, RHUGT Four casting and when we can realistically expect to see RHUGT Three premiere. Waiting… Finally we discuss the he said / she said of Shannon Beador’s break up and share our epic plan to write to Jen Shah - and Todd Chrisley for that matter - while they are behind bars. Yea, we are serious.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: SMALLS - smalls.com/VELVET (Use Promo Code VELVET for 50% Off Your First Order)  INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  MTV’s “JERSEY SHORE” (Make Sure To Watch Jersey Shore Family Vacation, New Season Thursday January 26th at 8/7 Central on MTV.)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/2/202354 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode Artwork

BUYING BEVERLY HILLS' ALLIE LUTZ & MELISSA PLATT (on Mauricio, Kyle, Kathy, Office Drama & The Agency)

Buying Beverly Hills’ Allie Lutz and Melissa Platt Step Behind The Rope. The Agency is in the house! Allie and Melissa break down what it was like to be part of of the Buying Beverly Hills’ break out freshman season on Netflix. We chat cast mates, hook ups, break ups, office drama, Farrah Abraham’s engagement and upcoming wedding and last, but certainly not least, real estate porn. Of course, we talk boss Mauricio, Kyle Richards, RHOBH, Kathy Hilton and more. Having also appeared on The Hills, Allie is kind enough to entertain our blast from the past questions about that experience, one Kristin Cavallari and the effects we all know too well of the Reality TV edit. Finally, we talk about the effects of the show and when we can all expect Season Two! @allielutz @melissaplatt_ @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: SMALLS - smalls.com/VELVET (Use Promo Code VELVET for 50% Off Your First Order)  INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  MTV’s “JERSEY SHORE” (Make Sure To Watch Jersey Shore Family Vacation, New Season Thursday January 26th at 8/7 Central on MTV.)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/1/20231 hour, 13 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode Artwork

ROBERT BROTHERTON (on My Unorthodox Life, Julia Haart, Jill Zarin & Countess' Cabaret)

Robert Brotherton steps Behind The Rope. Robert is here to talk about the epic Season Two of My Unorthodox Life. Robert chats about all the changes he went through this past season - his new body, new engagement to Ra’ed, terminated from Elite and at a cross roads of pursuing his musical dreams or staying full time with the empire that is Julia Haart. Robert talks about all the other changes the Haart family faced during Season Two as well - a single Batsheva, Shlomo’s quest to lose his virginity, Aron’s religious pursuit, Julia’s headline making divorce from Silvio and the voice of reason, Miss Miriam Haart. Robert talks about how life has changed as a result of My Unorthodox Life, the many things the tabloids have wrong about Julia, the current status of her divorce and Elite and where he and the Haart family go from here. Did someone say Season Three? @rpbii @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: SMALLS - smalls.com/VELVET (Use Promo Code VELVET for 50% Off Your First Order)  INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  MTV’s “JERSEY SHORE” (Make Sure To Watch Jersey Shore Family Vacation, New Season Thursday January 26th at 8/7 Central on MTV.)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/31/20231 hour, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

JEN SHAH's VICTIM PENNY PUCKET - In HER Words!!

So much has been written about, discussed in relation to and analyzed regarding Jen Shah. Jen’s story was even part of a national sensationalized ABC Special entitled, “The Housewife and The Shah Shocker”. Jen Shah herself has spoken to various news outlets and shared her story at various reunions over the three years that she was a cast member on Bravo’s Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. Now Jen plans to tell her "truth", for much lack of a better word, on her own website if you subscribe and pay a fee. What you may not know is that the actual amount of time spent speaking to Jen’s victims who were defrauded of multi millions of dollars amounts to less than two percent of all the “news” out there surrounding the Federal case against Jen. Today, we hope to change that. Penny Pucket, one of Jen Shah’s victims, is here to chat about HER story - how she was first contacted, the inner workings of Jen’s scam, the moment she realized all was not as it seemed, being contacted by ABC to participate in the "Shah Shocker”, her thoughts on Jen’s plea and the 6.5 year sentence, the aftermath, life now and finally what she hopes Jen learns in jail and what she would like to say to Jen today. Listen closely. This is Penny’s story. Penny Pucket. In Her Words.  Check Out Penny’s Blankets at: www.etsy.com/shop/PennyPucket @pjpucket @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: SMALLS - smalls.com/VELVET (Use Promo Code VELVET for 50% Off Your First Order)  INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  MTV’s “JERSEY SHORE” (Make Sure To Watch Jersey Shore Family Vacation, New Season Thursday January 26th at 8/7 Central on MTV.)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/30/20231 hour, 8 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode Artwork

DORINDA MEDLEY's REALTOR LAURIE COOPER (on RHONY, Dorinda, Ramona & What Really Happens at The Regency)

Dorinda Medley’s Realtor Laurie Cooper steps Behind The Rope. Laurie opens up about her time on RHONY and chats Dorinda, Ramona, Lu, Sonja and much more. Laurie also breaks down Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing New York and chats BTS Frederick, Ryan and Steve from this gone, but never forgotten, blockbuster. Finally, Laurie and David attend together a live taping of Bitch Sesh Podcast (Casey Wilson / Danielle Schneider) featuring special guests Andy Cohen, Jerry O'Connell, Adam Paley and ... Laurie Herself!!! @laurie_cooper_realty @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: SMALLS - smalls.com/VELVET (Use Promo Code VELVET for 50% Off Your First Order)  INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  MTV’s “JERSEY SHORE” (Make Sure To Watch Jersey Shore Family Vacation, New Season Thursday January 26th at 8/7 Central on MTV.)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/29/20231 hour, 19 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on Melissa's "Envy", Tre's LA Move & Cop Without A Badge!)

With less than two weeks to go til RHONJ Season Thirteen premieres, Kim D. is here to share the new info she has learned from this upcoming season’s bomb shells which has left the cast divided as they prepare for kick off night. Kim addresses all the weeks gossip regarding the still mounting claims against the Gorgas - both personal and professional, newbie Rachel Fuda who Kim urges to “own it” a la Rinna style, and Teresa and her new claims that she plans, in four years people, to move to La La land for a kinder. simpler life. Not so fast, namaste. As she continues to ReWife, Kim shares behind the scenes tea from filming, that one time producers locked her inside a filming to fight - say what?, the inner workings of “Cop Without A Badge” and why she is just now realizing how much Danielle Staub was bullied during RHONJ Season One. Finally, Kim shares new details about her upcoming Iconic Posche fashion show and we announce our second ever Kim D Live Podcast at City Winery April 18th, 2023 - tickets on sale soon.  Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/77662328/edit @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/28/202319 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

Introducing: It’s Giving Fashion with Shea Coulee

It’s Giving exclusive, VIP, and invite only! Welcome to It’s Giving Fashion. From Street style to red-carpet looks, and social media posts, we’re tackling it all! All things messy, fun, and fashion! Your two new besties Shea Coulee and Tiger Lily are here to keep you well informed on the latest and greatest trends including lifestyle, beauty, and of course FASHION! It’s giving…for the girrrlllzzz! So come join them for a fun filled listening EXTRAVAGANZA that will make you feel FABULOUS and kiki every week. Click to Listen: https://apple.co/3HAOeZ6 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/27/20234 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode Artwork

Who Is The New RHOBH Villain w/ Rinna Gone & Next Season Casting Update!

Has everyone read Lisa Rinna’s RHOBH Exit Interview in Interview Magazine? We have and are here to share all our hot takes on the chat breaking down fact from fiction - the circumstances surrounding her exit, the involvement - or lack thereof - of Kathy Hilton, voluntary or involuntary, bots, fellow cast mates and oh so much more. We also address Rinna’s various messages and words of advice and warning to remaining cast members - Kyle, Sutton, Garcelle, Dorit, Erika and Crystal, her thoughts on Brandi Glanville returning, her message to LVP and when we can realistically expect this franchise to commence filming and what new cast members out of all the rumored names will likely be given a diamond. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NOM NOM - trynom.com/velvet (50% Off Your No Risk Two Week Trial) INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  KEEPSTER - keepster.co/velvet (Use Code VELVET For 25% Off)  PELOTON - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Try Peloton Tread Risk Free With a 30 Day Home Trial) MTV’s “THE REAL FRIENDS OF WEHO” (Do Not Miss An All New Episode This Friday, January 20th at 9/8 Central on MTV, After RuPaul’s Drag Race)  MTV’s “JERSEY SHORE” (Make Sure To Watch Jersey Shore Family Vacation, New Season Thursday January 26th at 8/7 Central on MTV.)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/27/202357 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode Artwork

Our Epic Saturday w/ Sutton Stracke, Jen Shah's Lack of Awareness & Ashley/Michael Darby Reunited (?)

With lavish dinner parties for twenty and “dress rehearsal” prison photo shoots, we have to wonder if Jen Shah is still in denial regarding her 6.5 year sentence for which she will surrender early next month. We deep dive what Jen can expect once she enters her new home in terms of day to day life, fellow inmates and living and working conditions as she settles in to life behind bars. In happier news, we spent last Saturday with Sutton Stracke in Beverly Hills! We break down our epic Saturday, The Sutton Concept and who, what, when we can expect the new RHOBH cast to be announced and filming to begin on Season Thirteen. Finally, with Luke and Ashley Darby dunzo - thank you Kristin Cavallari - we break down who Ashley should date next and whether, at the end of it all, she will end up right back in the arms of Mr. Michael Darby and address the Gizelle rumors that they may still be together after all! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NOM NOM - trynom.com/velvet (50% Off Your No Risk Two Week Trial) INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  KEEPSTER - keepster.co/velvet (Use Code VELVET For 25% Off)  PELOTON - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Try Peloton Tread Risk Free With a 30 Day Home Trial) MTV’s “THE REAL FRIENDS OF WEHO” (Do Not Miss An All New Episode This Friday, January 20th at 9/8 Central on MTV, After RuPaul’s Drag Race)  MTV’s “JERSEY SHORE” (Make Sure To Watch Jersey Shore Family Vacation, New Season Thursday January 26th at 8/7 Central on MTV.)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/26/202358 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

BLAIR ST. CLAIR (on Drag Race, Countess Luann, Elle Woods, Gossip Girl & "Legally Blair")

Blair St. Clair steps Behind The Rope. Blair is here to mention it all. Blair talks their early days of drag, early inspirations from Broadway (can we say Legally Blonde) and how Gossip Girl’s Blair Waldorf - and their Mom - helped create and shape Blair St. Clair into the powerhouse performer we see before us today. Blair talks Drag Race, All Stars, RuPaul and just how far the show and they have come since those early days in Season Ten. Speaking of coming far, Blair is about to make their New York City Cabaret debut in Legally Blair at New York City’s very own “The Green Room” directed by Countess Luann’s former cab director himself. Blair talks musical inspirations and what we can all expect in this soon to be epic two night performance. Speaking of Countess Lu, we talk Reality TV a la Real Housewives, Love Is Blind, F Boy Island, Are You The One, Too Hot To Handle and many other classics. Finally, Blair opens up about dating in the new year and just what is next for this Drag Race alum who does not seem to be slowing down any time soon. @blairst.clair @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NOM NOM - trynom.com/velvet (50% Off Your No Risk Two Week Trial) INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  KEEPSTER - keepster.co/velvet (Use Code VELVET For 25% Off)  PELOTON - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Try Peloton Tread Risk Free With a 30 Day Home Trial) MTV’s “THE REAL FRIENDS OF WEHO” (Do Not Miss An All New Episode This Friday, January 27th at 9/8 Central on MTV, After RuPaul’s Drag Race)  MTV’s “JERSEY SHORE” (Make Sure To Watch Jersey Shore Family Vacation, New Season Thursday January 26th at 8/7 Central on MTV.)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/25/20231 hour, 6 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode Artwork

JENNY HUTT (on Childhood Friend Bethenny Frankel, Being Interviewed by Howard Stern, Interviewing Dolly Parton & "Just Jenny")

Jenny Hutt steps back Behind The Rope. Let us start at the beginning. After a long career at SiriusXM, Jenny has left the mother ship and started her own Podcast “Just Jenny”. Jenny reminisces some of the Icons she has interviewed over the years such as Dolly Parton and chats highs and low from her time at Sirius. Jenny opens up about the start of her career when she hosted a radio show with Martha Stewart’s daughter Alexis, her TV Show on the Hallmark Chanel of the same name and everything and anything in between. Of course, the convo quickly turns to Real Housewives and Jenny’s Long Island, NY childhood friend, Bethenny Frankel. Jenny enlightens us as to what Bethenny was like in college and how, even way back when, she was determined to know and have it all. Jenny also chats about what it was like to not only work at Sirius when The King of All Media Howard Stern started there but to have been interviewed by Howard on The Howard Stern Show. We - are - not - worthy!! In other pop culture news, we chat Grey’s Anatomy, interviewing Lea Michele, ShaondaLand and oh so much more all of which can be heard on Jenny’s Podcast, “Just Jenny” everywhere Pods are found! @justjennyhutt @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NOM NOM - trynom.com/velvet (50% Off Your No Risk Two Week Trial) INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  KEEPSTER - keepster.co/velvet (Use Code VELVET For 25% Off)  PELOTON - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Try Peloton Tread Risk Free With a 30 Day Home Trial) MTV’s “THE REAL FRIENDS OF WEHO” (Do Not Miss An All New Episode This Friday, January 27th at 9/8 Central on MTV, After RuPaul’s Drag Race)  MTV’s “JERSEY SHORE” (Make Sure To Watch Jersey Shore Family Vacation, New Season Thursday January 26th at 8/7 Central on MTV.)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/24/20231 hour, 15 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOM's ANA QUINCOCES (on RHOM Season 5, Lisa's Divorce, Return of Lea Black, Cast Mates) w/ Daughter Beba - I

RHOM’s Ana Quincoces steps back Behind The Rope. This time however, Ana is not alone. Instead, Ana is here with daughter Beba who appeared alongside her in the first installment of The Real Housewives of Miami for Seasons One Through Three. Ana and Beba chat about their RHOM experience - highs and lows, drama, cast mates and eventual temporary end, or as we like to say, ten year hiatus of the show. They share their thoughts on how and why RHOM returned last year on Peacock, what they think now that our fav Mojito holders are back in our lives with an all new season and whether Ana herself was approached to reprise her role as a cast member. Having worked with many of them, Ana and Beba weigh in on there ex-cast, current RHOM, mates - Alexia, Larsa, Adriana, Mayrsol and Lisa. They also discuss newbies Guerdy, Julia, Nicole and Kiki. We deep dive all the real world current RHOM happenings - Lisa’s divorce from Lenny, Larsa’s rumored beau Michael Jordan’s and oh, so much more. With Season Five well underway, we chat current season, current life, Skinny Latina, current RHOBH and Ana and Beba’s stellar podcast, Mami Issues which everyone needs to check out. @anaqooks @beba_rod @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: NOM NOM - trynom.com/velvet (50% Off Your No Risk Two Week Trial) INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  KEEPSTER - keepster.co/velvet (Use Code VELVET For 25% Off)  PELOTON - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Try Peloton Tread Risk Free With a 30 Day Home Trial) MTV’s “THE REAL FRIENDS OF WEHO” (Do Not Miss An All New Episode This Friday, January 27th at 9/8 Central on MTV, After RuPaul’s Drag Race)  MTV’s “JERSEY SHORE” (Make Sure To Watch Jersey Shore Family Vacation, New Season Thursday January 26th at 8/7 Central on MTV.)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/23/202357 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on New Unfortunate Gorga Rumors, Kim G. Update & Lisa Rinna's Exit Interview!)

Kim D. is working overtime today to address the newly surfaced Gorga “family” rumors, Teresa’s claims that she is nothing like Jen Shah and RHONJ newbie Rachel Fuda’s statement that RHONJ producers found her one day randomly out of no where driving down the street in Franklin Lakes. Say what? In typical Kim D. fashion, she calls BS on it all and shares what she knows as to why. Like we said, overtime people. As we head into the new RHONJ season, now only a few weeks away, Kim breaks down if and why she thinks this will be Melissa’s last season on the show, deep dives why Melissa reminds her of Lisa Rinna and shares new info on what to expect from all our fav Garden State gals when the show does return February 7th. Finally, Kim shares her hot takes on Lisa Rinna’s first post RHOBH interview, Andy Cohen’s recent praise of Jen Shah and last, but certainly not least, chats the long awaited return of Kim G!!!! Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/77336512/edit @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/21/202318 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode Artwork

Lisa Rinna's RHOBH Exit (Fact vs Fiction) & Who Is Really Likely To Return!

So much has been said about, written about and hypothesized about Lisa Rinna’s RHOBH departure. Today we break down fact from fiction, truth from non truth and once and for all get to the bottom of all the circumstances, forces and people involved in and surrounding her exit. Once that is complete, we deep dive all the names that have been thrown around to join the cast from famous actresses to relative unknowns to blasts from the past, namely Brandi Glanville, and share the likelihood that each, or any, of them would realistically really happen. The episode you have all been waiting for has finally arrived.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: MAKE YOUR PICS (Download the Make Your Picks app to join our Fantasy Bachelor Pool and compete for a $150 Cameo from your favorite REAL HOUSEWIFE OR Reality TV Personality!) — Apple link: https://apple.co/39nfyey — Android link: https://bit.ly/3qDoxhd INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - www.ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  MTV’s “THE REAL FRIENDS OF WEHO” (Do Not Miss The Premiere This Friday, January 20th at 9/8 Central on MTV, After RuPaul’s Drag Race)  MTV’s “JERSEY SHORE” (Make Sure To Watch Jersey Shore Family Vacation, New Season Thursday January 26th at 8/7 Central on MTV.)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/20/202359 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jen Shah's Sentence, What Lies Ahead in Prison, He Said/She Said Hochstein Divorce & Our Run In w/ Karen Huger!

As Jen Shah prepares to head to prison, we deep dive what her new life behind bars will be like and discuss some of the many challenges she faces ahead over the next several years. With Jen off RHOSLC and rumors of a pause coming, we chat about the future of the show, how to fix it and where we go from here. Lenny and Lisa Hochstein’s divorce seems to get messier by the day over in Miami. We break down the he said / she said allegations, Lenny’s girlfriend Katharina Mazepa and how this is all playing out each week on RHOM! Finally, we discuss our recent run in with the one and only RHOP’s Grand Dame herself, Miss Karen Huger!!! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - www.ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  MTV’s “THE REAL FRIENDS OF WEHO” (Do Not Miss The Premiere This Friday, January 20th at 9/8 Central on MTV, After RuPaul’s Drag Race)  MTV’s “JERSEY SHORE” (Make Sure To Watch Jersey Shore Family Vacation, New Season Thursday January 26th at 8/7 Central on MTV.)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/19/202356 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode Artwork

ANISHA RAMAKRISHNA (on Family Karma, BravoCon Run Ins w/Brandi Glanville, Taylor Armstrong, Heather Gay & Marriage)

Anisha Ramakrishna steps Behind The Rope. Family Karma’s Anisha, that is. Now that Season Three of the hit Bravo show is well under way, Anisha is here to mention it all. Anisha breaks down how the Family Karma experience has been, discusses cast mates and reveals why she will not show her mystery man, who is now her husband, on Family Karma. Of course we pressed for and chatted about said mystery husband and whether she will ever reveal his identity. Having attended BravoCon earlier this year, Anisha deep dives that experience, shares stories of Bravolebrity run ins and fan girl moments and the highlights from this epic insane weekend. Finally, Anisha reveals what we can expect to see the rest of this season on Family Karma, talks Indian representation on Bravo and chats about the first ever Indian Real Housewife who is currently filming the RHONY reboot, Jessel Taank. @anishramakrishna @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - www.ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  MTV’s “THE REAL FRIENDS OF WEHO” (Do Not Miss The Premiere This Friday, January 20th at 9/8 Central on MTV, After RuPaul’s Drag Race)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/18/20231 hour, 14 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode Artwork

DANNY PINTAURO (on Who's the Boss, Alyssa Milano, Oprah, Ryan Murphy & Gay Hollywood) - II

Danny Pintauro steps Behind The Rope. Danny is here to mention it all. Danny starts at the beginning, his freshman film in Stephen King’s Cujo when he was only seven years old. The convo quickly turns to Danny’s break out role as Jonathan Bower for eight years in the mega hit Who's The Boss. Danny discusses this experience, co-stars Judith Light, Alyssa Milano, Tony Danza and Katherine Helmond, what life was like during the eighties at the height of his fame and life after. Danny opens up about what it was like to be outed by The National Enquirer in a phone call that changed his life, the advice Judith Light gave him after the Enquirer forced him out and low life changed thereafter. Danny also opens up about what it was like to sit down with Oprah no last name needed and reveal that he was living with HIV, formerly addicted to meth and all and everything else that only the great O can you to open up about.  Finally Danny talks about his recent move back to LA, married life with husband Will and his new Lifetime Christmas movie, “ A Country Christmas Harmony”. @dannypintauro @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - www.ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  MTV’s “THE REAL FRIENDS OF WEHO” (Do Not Miss The Premiere This Friday, January 20th at 9/8 Central on MTV, After RuPaul’s Drag Race)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/17/202357 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIKI BARTH (on RHOM Season Five, Cast Mates, Lisa/Lenny Divorce, Larsa's Dating & Garcelle Beauvais)

Kiki Barth steps Behind The Rope. The Real Housewives of Miami’s Kiki Barth, that is. Kiki is here to chat about her RHOM experience - highs and lows, cast mates Larsa, Alexia, Guerdy, Lisa, Julia, Adriana, Marysol, and Nicole and all of the Season Five drama that has been filling our TV screens the past few weeks. Of course, we broke down all the headlines the Miami Housewives have been making as of late - Lisa Hochstein’s divorce, Lenny’s other woman, alleged restraining orders, Larsa’s rumored new beau Michael Jordan’s son, and much, much more. Kiki also chats about life as a top model, her title as Former Miss Haiti, motherhood, and all the philanthropy work she does for her home country of Haiti and beyond. Finally, we chat what to expect the rest of this blazing hot Miami season. We mention it all, RHOM style with the one and only Miss Kiki Barth. @kikibarth @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: INNOVATIVE EXTRACTS - www.ie-cbd.com (Use Promo Code VELVET for 40% Off Your First Order)  MTV’s “THE REAL FRIENDS OF WEHO” (Do Not Miss The Premiere This Friday, January 20th at 9/8 Central on MTV, After RuPaul’s Drag Race)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/16/20231 hour, 18 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on Lisa Rinna's Exit, Jen Shah's Sentence & Danielle Staub's Only Fans)

Kim D. is working in overdrive today addressing all the latest RHONJ rumors that have surfaced this past week- Gorga, Giudice and much more! Then Kim ReWives in the form of RHONJ Season One, Episode Two and breaks down her past scuffle with Dina Manzo, spills some Danielle Staub tea and chats where she is today with all of her ex-cast members. Speaking of Danielle Staub, Kim deep dives Miss Staub’s Only Fans, offers dating advice and reveals what to expect next season when RHONJ is back on our TVs in a few short weeks. In other news, if you have not heard, Lisa Rinna is exiting RHOBH. Kim shares her thoughts and we discuss the truth behind Rinna’s departure, the cast’s reaction, whether or not it had anything to do with two million dollars or Kathy Hilton and who, if anyone, we expect to see back on the franchise from the past. Finally, Kim shares jail advice, having many close friends who have served hard time, for Jen Shah as she prepares to serve her six and a half year sentence. Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/77067079/edit @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/14/202317 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jen Shah's Sentence, Kelly Dodd vs. Tamra Judge & Future of RHOSLC

The more things change, the more the stay the same. One thing that will never change is a basic life principle we choose to live by here Behind The Rope. Do Not Mess With Kelly Dodd. Several months after Tamra dissed Kelly Dodd at BravoCon, Kelly and Rick come out swinging with accusations about The Judge’s CBD “Business”, receipts and all. Let us not forget that Rick was an investigative reporter for much of his career and we are down a rabbit whole with all the Dodd-Leventhal’s have laid out for us to dissect. As Jen Shah’s sentence has now been handed down, we cannot help but wonder once again, what did Coach Shah know and do Jen’s recently surfaced texts to her co-conspirator Stuart prove Sharif had knowledge of his wife’s crimes? Speaking of RHOSLC, we provide solutions with how to fix RHOSLC after an “off” season and break down whether Mary Cosby’s return would help and just how likely is that to really ever happen. Finally, we provide all our hot takes of this epic season of RHOM - the feuds, make ups, rumors, drama and, of course, one divorce in the form of Lisa and Lenny Hochstein which is unfolding week after week before our very eyes. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: SMALLS - smalls.com/VELVET (Use Promo Code VELVET for 50% Off Your First Order)  DAILY HARVEST - dailyharvest.com/velvet (Up To $40 Off Your First Box) OUAI - theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) KEEPSTER - keepster.co/velvet (Use Code VELVET For 25% Off)  OBSESSED INTL @obsessedintl (To Discover Where Your Favorite LGBTQ+ Talent Is Performing, Buy Exclusive Merch & More) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/13/20231 hour, 10 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

Juicy Joe & Teresa's Jail Advice, Erika Jayne vs. Ronald Richards' Wife & Jennifer Aydin as the New Ramona Singer!

After purchasing Erika Jayne’s famed earnings, we have to wonder, is Ronald Richards’ wife angling for a bigger diamond, perhaps one of the new cast members when the RHOBH pause ends and the new Bev Hills women are announced? Let’s discuss. In other strange Housewives’ thoughts, we break down why Jennifer Aydin is the new Ramona Singer - except she still has a job employed by Bravo, analyze her clap backs over the years, reveal the advice Denise Richards could have taken from her and chat the new upcoming season of RHONJ. Speaking of RHONJ, we discuss the recent advice both Juicy Joe Giudice and ex-wife Tre have given to several Reality TV stars headed to the big house, check in with Joe down in the Bahamas and offer career advice to this forever Bravoleb who is just trying to rebuild his life. Go Juicy. All this and more! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: SMALLS - smalls.com/VELVET (Use Promo Code VELVET for 50% Off Your First Order)  DAILY HARVEST - dailyharvest.com/velvet (Up To $40 Off Your First Box) OUAI - theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) KEEPSTER - keepster.co/velvet (Use Code VELVET For 25% Off)  OBSESSED INTL @obsessedintl (To Discover Where Your Favorite LGBTQ+ Talent Is Performing, Buy Exclusive Merch & More) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/12/20231 hour, 8 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode Artwork

OLIVIA, AURORA & SOPHIA CULPO (on The Culpo Sisters, Famous Exes, Kathy/Kyle & The Kardashians)

The Culpo Sisters step Behind The Rope. Olivia, Aurora, and Sophia that is. The sisters are here to chat about their TLC Reality Show, The Culpo Sisters, which chronicles the ups and downs in their ever changing lives. We talk about putting it all out there for the world to see and judge and how they never expected so much change and drama in their personal lives when they signed up for this freshman season. The dissolution of Aurora’s marriage, the “hall pass”, Sophia’s recent move to NYC to be with her NFL man and Olivia’s very public past relationships with various athletes and, of course, Nick Jonas. We cannot help but make the comparison to that “other” Reality TV fam who have changed the game, The Kardashians, what the sisters think of the Ks, the comparison, Real Housewives and oh, so much more as we break down misperceptions, how life has changed since the show’s premiere and what is next for these three who do not seem to be slowing down any time soon. @culposisters @oliviaculpo @sophiaculpo @auroraculpo BROUGHT TO YOU BY: SMALLS - smalls.com/VELVET (Use Promo Code VELVET for 50% Off Your First Order)  DAILY HARVEST - dailyharvest.com/velvet (Up To $40 Off Your First Box) OUAI - theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) KEEPSTER - keepster.co/velvet (Use Code VELVET For 25% Off)  OBSESSED INTL @obsessedintl (To Discover Where Your Favorite LGBTQ+ Talent Is Performing, Buy Exclusive Merch & More) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/11/202338 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode Artwork

RACHEL CLARK (on Winter House, Summer House, Cast Mate Drama & Vanderpump Rules)

Rachel Clark steps Behind The Rope. Winter House’s Rachel Clark that is. Now that the season has come and gone, Rachel is here to chat about what her freshman season on the show was like. She chats cast mates - Kymanda, Austen, Ciara, Paige, Craig, Jason, fellow newbies - Jessica and Kory, hook ups, break ups, make ups and everything in between including her own season drama and where she is today with each of her “winter friends”. Rachel explains why it ultimately did not work with Jason and spills the tea on the new man in her life. She also talks about all the winter house guest appearances - Carl and Lindsay, The Toms Sandoval and Schwartz. Our fav flower connoisseur deep dives her BravoCon experience, how life has changed now that the show has aired, Summer House and just what is next for this Winter House Bravoleb who does not seem to be slowing down any time soon. @dearest.rachel @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: SMALLS - smalls.com/VELVET (Use Promo Code VELVET for 50% Off Your First Order)  DAILY HARVEST - dailyharvest.com/velvet (Up To $40 Off Your First Box) OUAI - theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) KEEPSTER - keepster.co/velvet (Use Code VELVET For 25% Off)  OBSESSED INTL @obsessedintl (To Discover Where Your Favorite LGBTQ+ Talent Is Performing, Buy Exclusive Merch & More) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/10/20231 hour, 13 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode Artwork

ALEXIA & TODD NEPOLA (on RHOM New Season, Lisa/Lenny, RHUGT 3, Lea Black & Real Estate)

Alexia & Todd Nepola step Behind The Rope. With the new Season of The Real Housewives of Miami well underway, Alexia and Todd stop by, on location in sunny Miami, to mention it all. Alexia breaks down how we got here from RHOM Season One more than a decade ago to everyone’s fav franchise here in Season Five. We chat cast mates Larsa, Marysol, Adriana, Guerdy, Kiki, Julia, Nicole and last, but certainly not least, Lisa. Speaking of Lisa, Alexia and Todd open up about Lisa’s much publicized divorce, the last time they ran into Lenny and where they all stand today. Alexia and Todd also talk season highs and lows, drama, make ups, break ups and the guest appearance of RHOM OG Miss Lea Black. Finally as Alexia spills the tea on what we can expect the rest of this already stellar season, Todd chats Real Estate and his new book, "Keeping It Real on Commercial Real Estate: The Right Answers to all your Real Estate Questions”, one hundred percent of the proceeds which he is donating to charity. Wow. For all things RHOM, tune in now! @alexiae_says @lifeaccordingtotodd @alexiaandfrankiesbeautybar @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: SMALLS - smalls.com/VELVET (Use Promo Code VELVET for 50% Off Your First Order)  DAILY HARVEST - dailyharvest.com/velvet (Up To $40 Off Your First Box) OUAI - theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) KEEPSTER - keepster.co/velvet (Use Code VELVET For 25% Off)  OBSESSED INTL @obsessedintl (To Discover Where Your Favorite LGBTQ+ Talent Is Performing, Buy Exclusive Merch & More) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/9/20231 hour, 19 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (Demystifies Cartier Gift-Real or Fake, Offers RHONJ Newbie Stern Advice & ReWives RHONJ Season 1, Ep. 1)

Kim D. is kicking the New Year off in rare form, with, shocker, a lot to say. First things first, Kim is coming in hot after revealing information last week about how she claims Rachel Fuda allegedly “landed" her spot on RHONJ, she talks about the fall out from that claim from Rachel, where that claim originated and offers advice to Ms. Fuda moving forward. Welcome to RHONJ, Rachel. In other news, Kim weighs in on many of the recent RHONJ New Years happenings - Tre, Luis and family on the cover of People Magazine, Melissa Gorga shaded by Caroline Manzo’s brother, Melissa Gorga’s recent claims about Kim - which of course Kim claps back at, new info in the Dina Manzo / Teresa “fall out” and last, but certainly not least, the four $12,500 Cartier Juste Un Clou Bracelets Teresa’s daughters received as a holiday gift from Mr. Luis Ruelas. Real or Fake? To help clarify, David pulls out his real one and off to the races we go. Finally, as promised, Kim is doing her own “ReWife” beginning with RHONJ Season One, Episode One - breaking it all down and spilling Behind The Scenes tea regarding Danielle Staub, Caroline & Dina Manzo, Teresa and Jacqueline.  Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/76740494/edit @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/7/202316 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode Artwork

Which Past RHOBH Could REALLY Return, Jen Shah's Likely Sentence, Bethenny Update & Mary Cosby's Absence

With Brandi Glanville opening holiday gifts of diamonds, the rumors have once again risen as to who, if any, RHOBH from the past will return when the infamous Bev Hills pause ends. We deep dive those rumors and share hot takes on who, what, and when the new cast of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills will be announced. Hint. Not This Month! In other news, Bethenny continues to ReWive and Housewives continue to react. Ahh, what they just cannot help but to do. As Salt Lake strolls on, we address and answer some of life’s most pressing questions - whether Mary Cosby is needed back, what is our fav church owner up to these days, how did Heather Gay really get that black eye, how happy should Jen Shah be now that the Feds have recommended ten years behind bars and how much time is Ms. Shah really likely to serve. Happy New Year, y’all. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PELOTON  - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Try Peloton Tread Risk Free With a 30 Day Home Trial) RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/6/202351 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode Artwork

ADORE DELANO (on RHOBH, American Idol, Drag Race, Khloe Kardashian & World Domination!)

Adore Delano steps Behind The Rope. About to embark on the US leg of her World Tour, Adore is here to mention it all. Adore starts at the beginning of how the world first came to know her as Danny Noriega, semi finalist on Season Seven of American Idol. Adore chats Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson, the Idol experience and what it was like to have been on the receiving end of a typical day for Mr. Simon Cowell. Adore talks life after Idol - appearing on the Ellen DeGeneres show, being hired by Rosie O’Donnell to perform on her legendary “Rosie” cruises and the birth, as we know her, of Adore Delano. Adore talks about Drag Race - joining, finishing second, returning for All Stars, Mama Ru, guest judge Khloe Kardashian and the state of the show today which has traditionally come under scrutiny for its inclusion, or lack thereof, of all aspects of the LGBTQIA+ rainbow. Speaking of that World Tour, Adore talks musical influences, rock and roll and just what one can expect from an Adore Delano show which starts later this month at the famed Whisky A Go Go in Downtown LA! We cannot wait! To Purchase Tickets to See Adore Head To adoredelano.com/pages/north-america-tour-dates @adoredelano @obsessedintl @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PELOTON  - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Try Peloton Tread Risk Free With a 30 Day Home Trial) RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/5/202358 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode Artwork

MICHAEL AUSIELLO (on Spoiler Alert, Sally Field, Real Housewives & Felicity)

Michael Ausiello steps Behind The Rope. Pop Culture Guru and Contributing Editor to Entertainment Weekly, TV Guide and so many more, we could be here all day. Michael is here to chat about his new film “Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies”, based on his best selling book, in which he chronicles his thirteen year relationship with his husband Kit who passed away due to a rare form of cancer several years back. Michael is openly candid about that time in his life, relationship with Kit - being played by Jim Parsons - and the process of making a movie starring the likes of Oscar Winner Sally Field. Having been an entertainment journalist for several decades who has interviewed everyone who is anyone, the convo quickly turns to pop culture - best / worst interview, dream “get” interview, the current representation of LGBTQIA+ in Hollywood, Real Housewives, The Kardashians, and oh, so much more! We talk reboots, Gilmore Girls, Felicity and more about the brilliant “Spoiler Alert”. Spoiler Alert, Bring Tissues! Thank you, Mr. Ausiello. @michaelausiello @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PELOTON  - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Try Peloton Tread Risk Free With a 30 Day Home Trial) RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/4/202341 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode Artwork

Girls Trip RHOBH Casting Exclusive, New Years Party w/ The RHONJ & Truth Behind Jen Shah's Reunion Absence & Sentencing!

New Year. New Housewives and BravoLeb Drama and we are totally here to help you make sense of it all. After recapping an epic holiday party with all our fav RHONJ at Doctor David’s house, we get right into the latest and greatest keeping us up at night. We share and break exclusive news we heard from several reliable sources about an epic Real Housewife of Beverly Hills that has most likely signed on the dotted line to be a part of Girl’s Trip when filming starts later this month in Morocco. We dispel all those other false RHUGT casting, timing and location rumors which were just that, false and based on nothing. Instead we share what we do know and reveal which RHOBH will be there, diamonds and all. Finally, with her sentence looming next week, we dispel the rumors about Jen Shah’s “fake bags”, discuss the real reasons she was not at the RHOSLC reunion, break down the likelihood that Andy Cohen will really do a Jen Shah sit down special and last, but certainly not least, analyze the legal facts to how much time she is likely to get behind bars. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PELOTON  - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Try Peloton Tread Risk Free With a 30 Day Home Trial) RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/3/202357 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode Artwork

Dinner With Ramona Singer, Kelly Dodd, Rick Leventhal & Dolores Catania!!

New Year, New You. Not so fast. Ever wonder how it all began? How it all began Behind The Velvet Rope, that is. Well, it all began with one epic dinner in Florida with Ramona Singer, Kelly Dodd, Rick Leventhal and Dolores Catania. Of course it did. This is BTVR after all. We share with you our pilot episode which, based on how many new listeners we have every month, we are certain most of you have just not heard. One epic colossal disaster after another - Ramona Singer was there after all - we share with you everything that happened - good, bad and in between. Ahh the good ole days. What do they say, the more things change, the more they stay the same? Happy New Year!!! @behindvelvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) PELOTON  - onepeloton.com/home-trial (Try Peloton Tread Risk Free With a 30 Day Home Trial) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/2/20231 hour, 6 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (Reacts to RHONJ Trailer, Spills Tea on Newbies Cabral & Fuda & Addresses New Gorga Rumors)

New Years is a time for reflection, looking back at all that you have accomplished this year and all that you have to look forward to in the coming twelve months. One thing we have to look forward to is the new season of RHONJ - just mere weeks away at this point - and if the trailer is any indication of what is to come, #buckleup. Kim D. is here to share all her thoughts about the trailer and why, in her opinion, RHONJ is finally about to get… REAL. Imagine that, a reality show that is actually real. In other NJ news, Kim drops bombshells regarding our two newbies Danielle Cabral and Rachel Fuda - what she found out, how each allegedly got on the show and what the streets of the dirty jerz are saying about these two additions. Finally, Kim shares an update on recent Gorga rumors, breaks down the cast photo looks - favs and worst dressed, talks upcoming RHOSLC reunion and the next week January 6th sentencing of one Miss Jen Shah and all the circumstances, facts, statements and last minute pleas surrounding it. Whew! What a way to end an already epic year!! Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/76383591/edit @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/31/202217 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode Artwork

JAIME GLEICHER (on MTV's Rich Girls, Co-Stars, Reality TV & The Pitfalls of Fame)

One of the pioneers of reality television, Jaime Gleicher, steps Behind The Rope. Before there was Kathy & Kyle, Melissa & Tre, Erika & Rinna, there was Ally (Hilfiger - yes daughter of Tommy) & Jaime, stars of the MTV reality mega hit, Rich Girls, which followed the lives of two wealthy New York City girls as they completed their final semester of high school before entering college and adulthood. Jaime, who is currently writing a book on her life, reflects upon her time on the show and what being thrust into the spotlight at a young age entailed. Jaime discusses the other reality juggernauts at the time Rich Girls began - The Osbournes, Newlyweds and Queer Eye. On a more serious note, Jaime is forthcoming about her real life struggles with an eating disorder and depression, which she hid from production during the filming of Rich Girls. These two dive into how Rich Girls came about, filming, editing, production and the promotion of the show. Jaime, now 35 and a Psychotherapist (a Barnard graduate, smarty pants), discusses the potential pitfalls of fame at an early age and how she "came out the other side". Until her book is published (300 pages and counting), listen here for an all access exclusive. @jaimegleicher @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Or Get The Rakuten App to Start Earning Cash Back Today When You Shop Over 3,500 Stores!) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/30/20221 hour, 19 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode Artwork

Flipping Out's MEGAN WEAVER (on Jeff Lewis, Teddi Mellencamp's "All In", Jenni, Gage & Randall/Lala) - II

Flipping Out’s Megan Weaver returns Behind The Rope. Megan takes us back to the beginning, her first job working as a Production Assistant for Steven Spielberg which led to run ins with Antonio Banderas, Tom Hanks, and oh, there was that one time she stayed in Leo DiCaprio’s Malibu Beach House. One day she met Jeff Lewis in a restaurant bathroom, and soon Megan found herself working for our favorite House Flipper and starring on Bravo’s Hit Show, “Flipping Out”. Megan, being a prior fan of the show, recalls how excited she was during her interview when Zoila and Jenni were there, floating around working at Jeff Lewis Design. We talk about some of Megan and Jeff’s Housewife BFFS, Kelly Dodd, Shannon Storms Beador and Teddi Mellencamp. Yes Megan and Jeff did Teddi’s much criticized ALL IN Program. Do tell. She does! Megan discusses the fall out between Jeff and Jenni Pulos, the current status of that relationship, how that affected her own relationship with Jenni and what she predicts for the future of that relationship. Megan also opens up about Jeff’s relationship with Gage Edward, the end of that relationship and Jeff’s new man, Scott Anderson. We also discuss her work on Lala and Randall’s house as well as Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green's house. Speaking of Brian Austin Green (anything for a shameless 90210 reference), Jeff’s current neighbor is Machine Gun Kelly which leads to a very interesting conversation!  @megancatalina @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Or Get The Rakuten App to Start Earning Cash Back Today When You Shop Over 3,500 Stores!) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/29/202248 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode Artwork

FORTUNE FEIMSTER (on Kathy Hilton, Teresa Giudice, RHONY Return, Chelsea Lately & Being Funny)

Fortune Feimster steps Behind The Rope. Comedian Extraordinaire, Actresses, Activist, Stand Up Legend, Real Housewives Lover. Fortune is here to mention it all. Fortune walks us down the road of early beginnings as an entertainment journalist, The Groundlings, Last Comic Standing to Chelsea Lately, The Mindy Kaling Show, and guest staring roles on many of our favorite shows - Glee, Claws, The L Word, Two Broke Girls and many more. Having appeared on Watch What Happens Live with many of our favs such as our very own Margaret Josephs, we chat about many current BravoVerse events - Erika Jayne, Jen Shah, Tre Giudice and Luis, The Upcoming Return of RHONJ, the return of RHONY and what to expect from some of our fav Bravolebs over the next few months. Did we mention just how f’ing funny Fortune is?  @fortunefeimster @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Or Get The Rakuten App to Start Earning Cash Back Today When You Shop Over 3,500 Stores!) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/28/20221 hour, 9 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode Artwork

BRUCE BOZZI (on RHOBH, BFF Andy Cohen, Kathy Hilton, Bethenny Frankel, RHONY & Madonna)

Bruce Bozzi steps Behind The Rope. Andy Cohen’s BFF, Restaurant King (shout out to The Palm) and BFF to everyone who is anyone in Hollywood. After a brief chat about Bruce’s entry into the entertainment business as an SNL & Letterman NBC, Bruce chats being a role model in the LGBTQIA community - winning the GLSEN Champion Award, Marrying Managing Director & Co-Chairman of CAA, becoming a father at age 40, and being the step-father to actress Billie Lord (shout out to American Horror Story), his husbands’ biological daughter with Carrie Fisher. Of course, Bruce chats about meeting Daddy Andy Cohen, being Godfather to one of our fav Bravo babies, Benjamin Cohen, and all the benefits that come along with being Andy’s Partner In Crime. Housewife Spoilers, anyone? Bruce is a huge Housewife fan and chats about his strong desire to be the first Gay Real Housewife of Beverly Hills - or as some may say “House Husband”, his thoughts on an all Gay Male version of Real Housewives, the current state of RHOBH and Bethenny Frankel. Finally, Bruce spills the tea on some of his Hollywood friends - Jennifer Aniston, Kathy Hilton, LVP, Denise Richards, SJP, Andy Cohen and last, but certainly not least, his good friend Queen Madonna!!!  @brucebozzi  @behindvelvetrope @davdyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Or Get The Rakuten App to Start Earning Cash Back Today When You Shop Over 3,500 Stores!) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/27/20221 hour, 3 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode Artwork

Real Housewives Year In Review - Feuding RHOBH / RHONJ Families, Pauses, Newbies & Bethenny Frankel!

All good things must come to an end and, in this case, that means 2022. We end yet another epic, banner year for BTVR with a deep dive on all things Real Housewives, Bravo, Pop Culture and, of course, Bethenny Frankel. We discuss the new upcoming season of RHONJ, what we want for our next season of RHOBH and ponder whether we will ever see any form of Shahs of Sunset back on our TVs in this lifetime. We send good wishes for the likes of Tre and Mel, Kathy and Kyle and all the other currently feuding families, friends and cast mates to make it though a few more days with peace and tranquility until what is expected to be an explosive January. Until then, listen and enjoy as we break down all the latest happenings in Housewife Land! @thesarahfraser @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Or Get The Rakuten App to Start Earning Cash Back Today When You Shop Over 3,500 Stores!) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/26/202249 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on Attending Holiday Party w/ RHONJ Cast Members This Weekend, Advice for Jackie G & Jen Shah's Reunion Statement)

Kim D. is here to spread the holiday cheer. She starts with a recap of a recent party we both attended in Franklin Lakes, NJ hosted by the one, the only RHONJ’s Doctor David (and our good friend past BTVR Podcast guest, Joey Santos). Kim and I reminisce about this holiday shin dig and all its RHONJ attendants - Frank Catania, Frankie Jr., Gabby Catania, Marge Sr. and Frank’s girlfriend Brittany who will be introduced to audiences this winter when RHONJ returns in February. In other news, Kim shares some life advice for our friend Jackie Goldschneider, talks about the upcoming season of RHONJ and when we can expect to hear about RHOBH casting. Finally, we break down the recent raid of Jen Shah and all her fake bags, why Fake Louis Vuitton is sacrilege to David, Jen’s request for a max of three years behind bars and last, but certainly not least, Jen’s confusing at best statement and the real reason she was not at the RHOSLC reunion. Did you think we would be off today? Never. Merry Holidays kids! @kimdposche  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/76086969/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/24/202218 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode Artwork

Flipping Out's MEGAN WEAVER (on Jeff Lewis, Teddi Mellencamp's "All In", Jenni, Gage & Randall/Lala) - I

Flipping Out’s Megan Weaver steps Behind The Rope. Megan takes us back to the beginning, her first job working as a Production Assistant for Steven Spielberg which led to run ins with Antonio Banderas, Tom Hanks, and oh, there was that one time she stayed in Leo DiCaprio’s Malibu Beach House. One day she met Jeff Lewis in a restaurant bathroom, and soon Megan found herself working for our favorite House Flipper and starring on Bravo’s Hit Show, “Flipping Out”. Megan, being a prior fan of the show, recalls how excited she was during her interview when Zoila and Jenni were there, floating around working at Jeff Lewis Design. We talk about some of Megan and Jeff’s Housewife BFFS, Kelly Dodd, Shannon Storms Beador and Teddi Mellencamp. Yes Megan and Jeff did Teddi’s much criticized ALL IN Program. Do tell. She does! Megan discusses the fall out between Jeff and Jenni Pulos, the current status of that relationship, how that affected her own relationship with Jenni and what she predicts for the future of that relationship. Megan also opens up about Jeff’s relationship with Gage Edward, the end of that relationship and Jeff’s new man, Scott Anderson. We also discuss her work on Lala and Randall’s house as well as Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green's house. Speaking of Brian Austin Green (anything for a shameless 90210 reference), Jeff’s current neighbor is Machine Gun Kelly which leads to a very interesting conversation!  @megancatalina @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/23/202248 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOBH New Season Cast, A Gentler Rinna (?), Brandi Glanville Return (?) & RHUGT 4 Update

As the year comes to a close, our fav diamond holders seem to be winding down but still keeping us so entertained. We break down the recent rumors that the new season of RHOBH casting is locked explaining just what is and what is not true, which housewives from the past are likely to return, and how we are already possibly seeing a kinder, gentler Lisa Rinna. Maybe. In other RHOBH news, Brandi Glanville chats relationship updates with LVP, Kim Richards, LeAnn Rimes and a whole lot more in true, typical Brandi fashion holding nothing back. Speaking of casting rumors, we deep dive RHUGHT 4 sharing our hot takes on who is / is not really yet casted and when we can expect the third installment to hit our small screens. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/22/202249 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode Artwork

Listen to This: Talk Easy featuring Lake Bell

I’m sharing a special preview of a podcast I’ve been enjoying, Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso, from Pushkin Industries. Talk Easy is a weekly interview podcast, where writer Sam Fragoso invites actors, writers, activists, and musicians to come to the table and speak from the heart in ways you probably haven't heard from them before. Driven by curiosity, he’s had revealing conversations with everyone from Ethan Hawke to Cate Blanchett to Pedro Pascal to Questlove. In this preview, he sits down with actor, writer, and director Lake Bell, who shares her path to creating Inside Voice, her new audiobook. She describes growing up in Manhattan in the 80s, chronicling the world around her by tape recorder, and capturing those experiences into her 2013 film, "In a World..." And she shares how her voice has transformed in the past decade, the phenomenon of the 'sexy baby voice,' and the characters she hopes to discover in years to come.  You can hear the full episode, and more from Talk Easy, at https://podcasts.pushkin.fm/talkeasypod?sid=rope. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/21/202223 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode Artwork

DANNY PINTAURO (on Who's the Boss, Alyssa Milano, Oprah, Ryan Murphy, Gay Hollywood & Christmas Movies) - I

Danny Pintauro steps Behind The Rope. Danny is here to mention it all. Danny starts at the beginning, his freshman film in Stephen King’s Cujo when he was only seven years old. The convo quickly turns to Danny’s break out role as Jonathan Bower for eight years in the mega hit Who's The Boss. Danny discusses this experience, co-stars Judith Light, Alyssa Milano, Tony Danza and Katherine Helmond, what life was like during the eighties at the height of his fame and life after. Danny opens up about what it was like to be outed by The National Enquirer in a phone call that changed his life, the advice Judith Light gave him after the Enquirer forced him out and how life changed thereafter. Danny also opens up about what it was like to sit down with Oprah - no last name needed - and reveal that he was living with HIV, formerly addicted to meth and all and everything else that only the great O can get you to open up about.  Finally, Danny talks about his recent move back to LA, married life with husband Will and his new Lifetime Christmas movie, “ A Country Christmas Harmony”. @dannypintauro @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/21/202249 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode Artwork

AMBER RILEY (on Glee, Cast Mates, Masked Singer, DWTS & Broadway)

Amber Riley steps Behind The Rope. Amber is here to mention it all. Amber chats about her Glee experience - cast mates, storylines, highs, lows, misperceptions, Ryan Murphy, the upcoming Glee Expose and why the same narrative is still being talked about all these years later. Amber breaks down her recent Masked Singer win, music, the biz, and what the experience was like as the Harp. Amber talks winning DWTS, not winning American Idol and her upcoming Name That Tune appearance with Glee co-star Chris Colfer. Finally, Amber chats Broadway - appearing in Dream Girls, The Wiz and what she does and does not want to see this upcoming holiday season on The Great White Way.  @msamberpriley @behindvelvetrope @avidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/20/202230 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

CYNTHIA BAILEY (on RHOA Past, Present, Future, Life After, Mike Hill & Nene Leakes!)

Cynthia Bailey steps back Behind The Rope. She is back ladies and gentlemen! Cynthia chats about how busy life has been since The Real Housewives of Atlanta - hosting, acting, fashion and liquor. What does Cynthia not do? Of course, the convo quickly turns to the past season of RHOA and all our fav peach holders both on and off air. Cynthia chats Marlo’s peach, Drew’s sophomore season, her recent dinners in LA with both Kandi & Sheree, the status of her friendship with Kenya and much more. Cynthia reminisces on her eleven season run on RHOA, cast mates past such as Eva, Kim, and Claudia, and the current lawsuit Nene Leakes has against Bravo. Finally, we break down how well our chat with Cynthia about our fav house husband Mr. Mike Hill, their marriage and the media, has aged! @cynthiabailey @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/19/20221 hour, 5 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on "Slick" Luis Ruelas, Manzo Brownstone Drama, Goldschneider vs. Frankel & Kathy Hilton's Lipstick)

Kim D. is here for her reg Saturday break down and there seems to be more than ever to get to this week. Kim breaks down Luis’s recent claims that Joe Gorga is a “good man”, Jackie Goldschneider’s statement for Bethenny Frankel to “F Off”, Margaret Joseph’s claim that newbie Danielle Cabral is, in fact, Tre’s new “lap dog”, Gia Giudice’s statement that her mother’s style is “hideous” and much, much more. In other RHONJ news, Kim weighs in on Teresa’s WWHL appearance where she failed to know where the President lives and discusses how this appearance is already going down in history as one of the most legendary WWHL appearances ever. Of course the convo tuns to the past and Kim shares more stories on an epic night of drama at The Brownstone between Dina and Caroline Manzo and weighs in on a recent Kim G. mention. Finally, we head west and break down the awkward seating at The People’s Choice Awards, Kathy Hilton’s now legendary lipstick (sorry Mariska), Ms. Hilton’s apology, a sister relationship still fractured, a pregnant Diana and casting rumors galore as to who is in and who is out as the RHOBH pause continues to linger on. @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/75836607 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/17/202217 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kathy Hilton/Lisa RInna Run In, Bethenny Frankel/Jackie Goldschneider Feud, Teresa Giudice's Cluelessness & The Gorgas Exit!

It is Kathy Hilton’s world, we are all just living in it. From sitting, completely unbothered, between Erika Jayne and Lisa Rinna at The People’s Choice Awards to applying lipstick on stage as Mariska Hargitay accepts an award for one of the most iconic performances in TV history, we break down the past few weeks in the life of Kathy Hilton. Heading east, we deep dive Teresa Giudice's recent media appearances from being called the “rudest ever” to not knowing where the President lives, one thing is for sure, Teresa is authentically herself. We discuss Tre’s ongoing feud with the Gorgas, Margaret’s recent claims about Luis and why this possibly could be the last season on RHONJ for Joe and Mel. In other RHONJ news, we share our hot takes on Jackie Goldschneider’s recent statement that Bethenny Frankel and “F*ck Off”, that she does not want to hear about her Skinny brand and analyze Bethenny’s response. All this plus our very own recent Bethenny Frankel sighting!! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PAIRED - paired.com/velvet (Get a 7 Day Free Trial and 25% Off If You Sign Up For a Subscription)  LULULEMON - lululemon.com (This Holiday Season Shop The Best Gifts at Lululemon) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/16/202258 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode Artwork

Ramona Singer Run In, Erika Jayne's New Legal Issues, Cynthia Bailey Divorce & More!

What a week it has been. Ramona Singer run ins, Erika Jayne tax liens and we are just getting started. We break down the new legal issues Erika has been faced with, chat The Chrisley’s and what we can expect next month when Jen Shah is finally sentenced, assuming it is not postponed yet again. In other controversial news, we revisit the Balenciaga chaos and deep dive what obligation, if any, do The Housewives have to no longer wear the brand. Finally, we break down the marriage and divorce of Cynthia Bailey and Mike Hill, this current season of RHOP and what we can expect from all our fav Bravo shows as we head into the holiday season. Drama, drama and more drama. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PAIRED - paired.com/velvet (Get a 7 Day Free Trial and 25% Off If You Sign Up For a Subscription)  LULULEMON - lululemon.com (This Holiday Season Shop The Best Gifts at Lululemon) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/15/20221 hour, 1 minute, 4 seconds
Episode Artwork

98 DEGREES, O-TOWN, RYAN CABRERA & ALL-4-ONE (on Boy Bands, Reality TV, Aaron Carter & Christmas)

It is a Boy Band Christmas here today Behind The Velvet Rope as 98 Degrees’ Drew Lachey, Jeff Timmons Justin Jeffre, O-Town’s Erik-Michael Estrada, All For One’s Jamie Jones and Mr. Ryan Cabrera stop by to mention it all!! The Boy Bands are in the house! The guys chat about each of their respective careers, hits, highs and lows of the music biz and just what we can expect the rest of December as they continue to tour the county for their epic Boy Band Christmas extravaganza. On a personal note, we chat about 98 Degrees missing fellow band member Nick Lachey as he sits this one out in Hawaii with wife Vanessa, discuss Ryan Cabrera’s wedding earlier this year to WWE champ Alexa Bliss and break down whether Erik and the rest of O-Town would ever tour or record again with Ashley Parker Angel. With enough reality TV credits between them to fill programming on the entire Bravo network, we deep dive some of our favs - The Hills (sorry Ryan), DWTS (congrats on the Mirror Ball Drew), Making The Band (the show that started it all for Erik) and Love Is Blind, The Ultimatum and The Masked Singer (just because Nick is not here does not mean we cannot talk about him). On a serious note, we talk about the shocking loss of Aaron Carter a few weeks back and the benefit concert in his honor we can expect next month. Finally, we talk what new music we can expect from each, the brilliance of Harry Styles and how Justin Timberlake and a certain Spice Girl have an open invite to join them on this, or any future incarnation of A Boy Band Christmas. To Purchase Tickets To a Boy Band Christmas Go To: https://aboybandchristmas.com @98degrees (@drewlachey @jefftimmons @jeffre.justin) @ryancabrera @iamerikestrada @heyjamiejones @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PAIRED - paired.com/velvet (Get a 7 Day Free Trial and 25% Off If You Sign Up For a Subscription)  LULULEMON - lululemon.com (This Holiday Season Shop The Best Gifts at Lululemon) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/14/202256 minutes
Episode Artwork

JEREMY JORDAN (on Smash, Broadway, Oprah, Justin Timberlake & Christmas Movies)

Jeremy Jordan steps Behind The Rope. Jeremy is here to mention it all and discuss the full trajectory of his career which began with his Broadway debut in Rock of Ages. Jeremy chats Broadway, receiving a Tony nom for Newsies, current shows to see and his playing against type in American Son with Kerry Washington. Jeremy breaks down what the American Son role meant to him, how it changed him as an actor and person and what frequent backstage visits from mega celebs like Oprah and Michelle Obama were like. Jeremy deep dives the now cult classic Smash, what working with Debra Messing and Katharine McPhee was like and why it was cancelled way before its time. Of course, Jerry also discusses Supergirl, music, and his own Reality TV Guilty pleasures. Finally we discuss his new Hallmark movie, “Hanukkah on Rye” and upcoming biopic, Spinning Gold. Tune in now for this epic chat with a man who does not seem to be slowing down any time soon.  @jeremymjordan @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PAIRED - paired.com/velvet (Get a 7 Day Free Trial and 25% Off If You Sign Up For a Subscription)  LULULEMON - lululemon.com (This Holiday Season Shop The Best Gifts at Lululemon) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/13/20221 hour, 13 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode Artwork

JASON CAMERON (on Lindsay Hubbard, The Miscarriage, Winter House, Carl Radke & The Media!)

Jason Cameron steps Behind The Rope. There has been so much that has been said on Winter House this season, on Summer House last season and now in the media regarding our “Podcast Chat” with Jason, that we share it here today for you, the loyal listener, to hear every last word for yourself. Jason opens up about his very public story shared by Lindsay Hubbard on this past season of Summer House, Winter House and in the media - how he felt having that shared on national TV, the end of their relationship, status today and what he thinks about her current relationship with Carl Radke. The more questions we asked, the more we realized we had on this she said, now he said, now she said saga which continues to be playing out daily in the media today. Finally, on a lighter note, we chat Winter House, Summer House, male modeling and what other Bravolebs seem to have caught Jason’s eye. Hey, we gotta lighten the mood somehow. @jasoncameron @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PAIRED - paired.com/velvet (Get a 7 Day Free Trial and 25% Off If You Sign Up For a Subscription)  LULULEMON - lululemon.com (This Holiday Season Shop The Best Gifts at Lululemon) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/12/20221 hour, 17 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on Teresa's New "Rudest" Interview, New Info on Dina/Caroline Manzo Feud & BTS Staub Antics)

Kim D. is here to break down all this weeks happenings in RHONJ land, and, oh, RHOBH and RHOSLC too! Kim talks about Gorga lawsuits, Teresa and Dolores live from Boston, a Wakile home sale, phone calls with both Dolores and Jacqueline Laurita and one epic chat with Teresa which left the interviewer stunned proclaiming her "the rudest person alive”. We swear it was not us. The convo quickly turns to the good ole’ days with behind the scenes secret tea regarding what really started the decade long sister Dina and Caroline Manzo feud, antics on set from Danielle Staub, visits to Kim’s Iconic Posche boutique and much, much more. Finally, we break down recent visits to the Aydin household and run ins with both Tre and Mel at a Countess Lu Cabaret. This one is for the record books! @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Chat At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/75554074/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/10/202216 minutes, 1 second
Episode Artwork

Deciphering RHONY Reboot/Legacy Rumors, The Return of RHOM & Bravoleb Cheating Scandals

After our recent chat with Countess Luann de Lesseps earlier this week, we figured it was time to deep dive into all the rumors surrounding the RHONY Reboot, Legacy and Bethenny’s Podcast to make sense of the true, the untrue and all the red herrings in between. Next we share our hot takes from our Brielle Biermann interview where she claims two Married BravoLeb men have been slipping into her DMs and will not leave her alone. Heading west, we discuss the recent crop of RHOBH gossip circulating - new cast mate feuds, make ups and just when we can expect this pause to finally end. Finally with RHOM back in our lives and on our small screens we discuss the upcoming season, OGs VS. Newbies and the dating life of one Miss Larsa Pippen.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: KEEPSTER - keepster.co/velvet (Use Code VELVET For 25% Off)  LULULEMON - lululemon.com (This Holiday Season Shop The Best Gifts at Lululemon) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/9/20221 hour, 12 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

The Truth Behind Erika's Earnings, RHOBH Pause, Ashley & Luke, Robyn Dixon Rant & Tinsley Joining RHONY Legacy

With all this many months talk about Erika Jayne’s now infamous earnings, we break down the recent claims that the earnings she returned are not, in fact, the 750K originals, how we got here, what now and does anyone even still care. In other RHOBH news, we chat the real meaning behind the RHOBH pause and when, in all reality, we can expect to see our fav diamond holders back behind the lense and filming. Back on the east coast, in Potomac to be exact, the internet has come for Robyn Dixon, Wendy Osefo is not taking it lying down and Ashley Darby seems to be enjoying her life post Michael with Luke Gulbranson just a little too much. Finally, last but certainly not least, we deep dive the possibility and likelihood that Tinsley Mortimer will be holding an apple once RHONY legacy is cast, address the rumors she is playing hard to get for a big payday and share hot takes on who would be a great fit for the potential sixth and / or seventh apple out of casts past once it is finally announced that Lu, Jill, Dorinda, Sonja and Kelly Bensimon will all be apple holders once the series debuts. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: KEEPSTER - keepster.co/velvet (Use Code VELVET For 25% Off)  LULULEMON - lululemon.com (This Holiday Season Shop The Best Gifts at Lululemon) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/8/20221 hour, 2 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode Artwork

LINDA BLAIR (on The Exorcist, Ex Rick Springfield, Furry Friends & Masked Singer)

Linda Blair steps Behind The Rope. Linda is here to chat about her almost five decade long career which began with her Academy Award Nominated break out role in unarguably the Number One horror movie of all time, The Exorcist. Linda chats about that experience, her career after and the countless movies and tv shows she has appeared in since. Of course, Linda also discusses her just completed star turn in Fox’s The Masked Singer - what that experience was like, her fav music of yesteryear and today and why she chose to participate in this juggernaut of a singing competition. Linda opens up about Ex Boyfriend Rick Springfield and the current status of their relationship today. Linda chats Reality TV and just what is next for this Golden Globe winner who refuses to slow down any time soon. Finally, she talks about her current life passion, animal rescue and The Linda Blair Worldheart Foundation. @thereallindablair @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: KEEPSTER - keepster.co/velvet (Use Code VELVET For 25% Off)  LULULEMON - lululemon.com (This Holiday Season Shop The Best Gifts at Lululemon) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/7/202242 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode Artwork

RAY PARKER JR. (on Ghostbusters, Dua Lipa, Beyonce, Taylor Swift & Masked Singer)

Ray Parker Jr. Steps Behind The Rope. The man behind one of the biggest, most catchy pop songs of all times, Ghostbusters, is in the house. Ray stops by to chat about his more than five decade long career in the music business. He chats what it is like to be known for Ghostbusters, the infamous MTV video for the song, the 80s, working with Diva Legends such as Tina Turner, Diana Ross, and Latoya Jackson to name a few. Ray breaks down how the music biz has changed over the decades and which current female chart toppers he would love to work with - Beyonce, Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift and more. Finally, fresh off his Masked Singer elimination, Ray chats what that experience was like, what surprised him as a performer and just what is next for this legendary performer who won’t be slowing down anytime soon.  @rayparkerjr @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: KEEPSTER - keepster.co/velvet (Use Code VELVET For 25% Off)  LULULEMON - lululemon.com (This Holiday Season Shop The Best Gifts at Lululemon) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/6/202230 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

COUNTESS LUANN DE LESSEPS (on RHONY Legacy & Reboot, Ramona's Exit, Bethenny's Podcast, Spin Off w/ Sonja & Cabaret!)

Countess Luann de Lesseps steps back Behind The Rope. One of our regulars, and, of course, favorites, returns to mention it all. First things first, Luann fills us in on her cabaret and being back out on the road for the reminder of 2022 and early 2023, coming soon to a city near you. Next, Luann spills the tea behind the scenes of “Welcome To Crappy Lake”, her new Simple Life inspired show that she filmed with Miss Sonja Morgan earlier this year. With rumors swirling that she will be cast in Legacy alongside Dorinda, Sonja, Kelly and Jill, we talk Legacy - the likelihood that those rumors are true, Ramona’s recent statement that not only is it a “loser” show but that she has “resigned” (hmmm), the rumors Tinsley is playing hard to get, who else from casts past would be a great sixth and or seventh Apple Holder (there are not as many options as you would think) and when can we, the world, anticipate finally hearing about a filming start date. Of course, we also break down and deep dive Luann’s recent statements and feelings regarding Bethenny and her Podcast, her thoughts today, the advice she has for the B and why Bethenny would never be a part of Legacy. Finally, Luann chats Reboot, the “Lizzy Savetsky” controversy, who she knows on the new cast, why and how it will be different than The OGs and how Real Housewives has changed since her start way back when. As always, class with The Countess is in session!! For tickets to see The Countess Live head on over to CountessLuann.com @countessluann @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) KEEPSTER - keepster.co/velvet (Use Code VELVET For 25% Off)  LULULEMON - lululemon.com (This Holiday Season Shop The Best Gifts at Lululemon) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/5/202247 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on The Gorga's New House & Lawsuits, Teresa & Dolo's Paris Trip, RHONJ Season One & Jen Shah's January)

Kim D. is in rare form, on fire, as she comes in hot ready to chat all this weeks new developments in RHONJ land. From the Gorga’s new house, to being served new lawsuits at their new house, Kim is here to break down the new legal woes the Gorga’s are now faced with and is helping us make sense of it all. Across the pond, Kim shares what she has heard from Dolores and Teresa’s trips with their men Paulie and Luis, Teresa’s recent OOTD in Balenciaga, and why or why won’t Dolo come back with a ring on her finger. Kim D. shares this week’s life advice for The Gorgas, Tre and Dolo before moving onto stories from the vault a la Caroline, Dina and Danielle. Ahh, the good ole days. Of course, Kim chats RHOBH - the pause, Erika’s earrings and just what is really going on with Diana Jenkins’ donation. Does anyone still care? Finally, after taking in The Chrisley’s recent sentencing, Kim gives tough love to one Jen Shah and what she can expect come January. What would we do without our weekly chat with Kim D? Luckily, we do not have to answer that question today! Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/75282251/edit @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/3/202217 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOBH Lisa Rinna/ Heather Dubrow/ Kathy Hilton Update, Jen Shah's Sentencing & Michael/Ashley Darby's New Reality Show!

We start today’s episode by pondering one of life’s most important questions - who is more authentic and why, Tre or Mel? Meanwhile, we deep dive Lisa Rinna’s recent comments that she is in favor of Heather Dubrow becoming a cast member on RHOBH, is open to working with anyone including Kathy Hilton and discuss the likelihood that either of those will actually happen in the near future next season when the show returns. Speaking of Heather Dubrow, we discuss the rumors that the season ended with a bang between her and Tamra, the rumors that Heather had a tough season, whether Kelly Dodd should be given an orange to return and when we can expect RHOC to return to our small screens. Finally, we share our hot takes for an epic RHOP spin off starring Michael and Ashley Darby. No really, it is so epic we almost wanted to delete it and pitch to Bravo. LOL, yup, it is one of those episodes today. #enjoy @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PAIRED - paired.com/velvet (Get a 7 Day Free Trial and 25% Off If You Sign Up For a Subscription)  KEEPSTER - keepster.co/velvet (Use Code VELVET For 25% Off) LULULEMON - lululemon.com (This Holiday Season Shop The Best Gifts at Lululemon) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/2/20221 hour, 1 minute, 27 seconds
Episode Artwork

The Truth Behind Ramona & Lizzy's RHONY Exits, Andy Cohen's Statement, Erika Jayne's Earnings & Melissa Gorga's Storyline!

With so much talk lately about RHOBH and RHONJ, we turn our attention today to RHONY - Ramona’s statement of leaving, Andy Cohen’s reaction, the truth behind Lizzy Savetsky’s exit, which other RHONY Reboot cast mates are rumored to be involved in Lizzy’s exit, Andy’s statement on her exit, the truth behind legacy casting, status update on how filming for the reboot is going and, oh, so much more. In other news, we share our hot takes on the sale of Erica Jayne’s earnings, the rumors that Tom Girardi paid $1.2M for a member of the FBI’s house and more updates from the Girardi’s legal mess. Finally, we break down Melissa and Joe Gorga’s recent run in with a fan who asked what they plan to do now that Teresa will “never speak to them again” considering, as this fan asked, their “whole storyline” is tried to her. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PAIRED - paired.com/velvet (Get a 7 Day Free Trial and 25% Off If You Sign Up For a Subscription)  KEEPSTER - keepster.co/velvet (Use Code VELVET For 25% Off) LULULEMON - lululemon.com (This Holiday Season Shop The Best Gifts at Lululemon) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/1/202256 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

JOEY LAWRENCE (on Blossom, Brotherly Love, 90s, DTWS, Reboots & Masked Singer)

Joey Lawrence steps Behind The Rope. Whoa! Joey is here to chat about the full trajectory of his career from his days as a child on set Gimme a Break! to the breakout role he is most well known for on Blossom to his recent star turn on The Masked Singer and everything and anything in between - Melissa & Joey, Brotherly Love, Dancing With The Stars and much more. Of course, the convo quickly turns to the 90s - fashion and music and reboots - whether he would ever do a Blossom reboot, what that would look like and just how likely it is to happen. Finally, having appeared on Mayim Bialik’s “Call Me Kat” late last year, we chat reuniting on screen with several of his Blossom co-stars and what it was like to work with the great late Leslie Jordan. Like we said, whoa! @joeylawrence @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PAIRED - paired.com/velvet (Get a 7 Day Free Trial and 25% Off If You Sign Up For a Subscription)  LULULEMON - lululemon.com (This Holiday Season Shop The Best Gifts at Lululemon) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/30/202236 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode Artwork

JOAN VAN ARK (on Knot's Landing, Being a Hollywood Legend, RHOBH, Reality TV & Alec Baldwin!) - II

Joan Van Ark steps back Behind The Rope. One of the most recognized names in Nighttime Soaps, 80s Icon, Joan Van Ark. Joan is best known for her role as Valene Ewing on Knots Landing, one of the longest running prime time soap operas in history. We are thrilled to have Joan here today to chat about her career, and life for that matter, in its entirety. We reminisce about all the glory that was, is, and will always be Valene Ewing and Knot’s Landing including how Joan was cast, co-stars and real life best friends Donna Mills and Michelle Lee, the other recognizable faces that popped by the worlds most famous cul-de-sac such as Nicolette Sheridan and Alec Baldwin, the fact that it spun off from Dallas and her decision to leave the show one season before its finale. Moving on from Knots, Joan opens up about the evolution of women in Hollywood from the 1980s when shows like Knots were all the rage to present day, answering questions like how far have we come and how much farther do we have to go. We also chatted with Joan about some of our other favorite shows she has appeared on like Nip/Tuck and RuPaul’s Drag Race (yes we think Mama Ru is a Knots fan!). Of course we had to chat with Joan about her thoughts on Reality TV and actresses like Lisa Rinna, Denise Richards and Garcelle Beauvais who have become Housewives throughout the years. Joan chats and shares stories from her illustrious frothy year career about the pressures of aging in Hollywood, the ever presence of plastic surgery amongst The Hollywood Elite, and the #MeToo Movement. Finally we chat with Joan about the current crop of television she has been binging, the current crop of “A List” actresses she puts her stamp of approval on, all the many current projects she that are keeping her busy and with reboots running rampant chat, hoping to will into existence, a Knot’s Landing Reboot. Ahh, a girl can dream, can’t she. Miss Van Ark, we are not worthy!  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PAIRED - paired.com/velvet (Get a 7 Day Free Trial and 25% Off If You Sign Up For a Subscription)  LULULEMON - lululemon.com (This Holiday Season Shop The Best Gifts at Lululemon) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/29/202259 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode Artwork

BRIELLE BIERMANN (on RHOA, Don't Be Tardy, Kim Zolciak, Her Love Life & New Show!) - II

Brielle Biermann steps back Behind The Rope. In true Brielle form, nothing is off limits or held back! Brielle chats RHOA - best moments, worst moments, viral moments and all that drama that she witnessed between all our fav peach holders, including Mom Kim Zolciak-Biermann. Brielle discusses her much talked about relationship with Mom Kim Zolciak-Biermann - the public’s obsession with it, judgment of it, and truth behind what having a Mom like Kim is really like. Of course, we learned more about that relationship during the first ever RHOA spinoff “Don’t Be Tardy” which Brielle breaks down and discusses her rumored new show with sister Ariana. Of course the convo quickly turns to her love life, type - MGK, Megan Fox, Eminem, current status and all the very, to say the least, interesting DM’s she receives on a daily basis. Do tell. She does. As we like to say, Brielle mentions it all!!! @briellebiermann @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PAIRED - paired.com/velvet (Get a 7 Day Free Trial and 25% Off If You Sign Up For a Subscription)  LULULEMON - lululemon.com (This Holiday Season Shop The Best Gifts at Lululemon) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/28/202248 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on Drunk Phone Call w/ Teresa, Melissa's Ex Bulldog, Danielle Staub Advice & Erika's Earnings)

Although it is a holiday weekend, there is just too much going on in Housewives land for Kim D. to miss her weekly roundup. Feeling nostalgic, Kim shares stories from the past about Melissa’s now infamous ex Bulldog, tension and bodyguards on set RHONJ in the old school days, her epic drunk phone call with Teresa and, oh, so much more. Kim shares current advice to all our RHONJ favs based on this weeks events including words of wisdom for both Danielle Staub as well as Luis Ruelas’ ex wife. She weighs in on Jen Shah’s upcoming sentencing, crafts a fool proof solution for Erika Jayne to get her earrings back, breaks down the real reasons behind Lizzy Savetsky’s RHONY exit and predicts that by the time we are all listening to this, Dolores Catania will be secretly engaged with a celebratory announcement coming any day now. Until then, tune in now for an epic Thanksgiving chat with the one and only, Miss Kim D. @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen To Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/74983234/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/26/202217 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode Artwork

Showgirls, Elizabeth Berkley, Madonna, & Reality TV (w/ PEACHES CHRIST)

Peaches Christ steps back Behind The Rope.  We have one word - SHOWGIRLS. Yes, that classic mess of a movie or classic brilliant masterpiece, depending upon which side of the fence you fall. Wait, before we get to that and “You Don’t Nomi”, the documentary that analyzes the making of Showgirls, the movie itself, the public’s reaction, and how it remains a cult classic all these years later, Peaches chats more with us about her life and career that has spanned several decades on the San Francisco, and world, drag scene. Peaches has been producing full blown Midnight Movie drag extravaganzas for years, one of which was Showgirls. The other of which is Purple Rain. Yes, we have yet another Prince fan in the house to discuss one of the biggest musical geniuses of our, or any, generation. We also discuss Peaches’ “Spin The Bottle”, a drag-umentary send up of Madonna’s “Truth or Dare” chronicling life behind the scenes at Midnight Movie Mass. Speaking of Madonna, Peaches analyzes current day Madonna, her “interesting” social media behavior, and whether she has “lost her way”. On the subject of train wrecks like Showgirls that we just cannot look away from, Peaches chats our favorite subject, Reality TV and all its glory. In other current event news, Peaches discusses, yes we are on an Elizabeth Berkley kick, the just released Saved By The Bell Reboot. Finally, we talk about other “so bad they are good” movies such as Grease 2 and Xanadu, to name a few. Tune in now as our two part sit down with the one and only Peaches Christ continues and comes to a conclusion. @thepeacheschrist @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HIGHLAND TITLES - www.highlandtitles.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Entire Site. Become a “Lord” Like Lord Scott Disick As Seen on The Kardashians) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Or Get The Rakuten App to Start Earning Cash Back Today When You Shop Over 3,500 Stores!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/25/20221 hour, 3 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode Artwork

Drag Race, RuPaul, The Scissor Sisters & More (w/ PEACHES CHRIST)

Peaches Christ steps Behind The Rope. Legendary Drag Performer, Peaches Christ, that is. Born Joshua Grannell, Peaches takes us back to the beginning and what it was like growing up in a suburban Maryland town with a love of all things “alternative” - Horror Films, The Macabre, John Waters, Depeche Mode and The Pet Shop Boys, to name a few. That “alternative” also came with an early Queer Identity, which Peaches combined with her love of film, to enter film school. It was during her senior thesis at this film school that Peaches Christ was born. After film school, Peaches ultimately settled in San Francisco and voila her famed Midnight Mass live movie / drag/ musical extravaganza began. It shortly thereafter became a thing, a big thing, attracting the likes of RuPaul, The Scissor Sisters’ Ana Matronic, Elvira, and even John Waters himself. Speaking of RuPaul, we discuss that one time RuPaul basically announced he was starting a little show called “Drag Race” at one of Peaches’ Midnight Mass live events. Peaches discusses Drag Race and RuPaul, how far both have come from just starting out to this worldwide, for lack of a better word, “mainstream” part of Pop Culture! What about Showgirls, the sh*tstorm cult classic of a movie that was one of Peaches’ main inspirations for the Midnight Mass Movie Extravaganza? Do not worry, we have not forgotten. That is Part II. Stay tuned!! @thepeacheschrist @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HIGHLAND TITLES - www.highlandtitles.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Entire Site. Become a “Lord” Like Lord Scott Disick As Seen on The Kardashians) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Or Get The Rakuten App to Start Earning Cash Back Today When You Shop Over 3,500 Stores!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/24/202259 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jen Shah Breaks Down, Juan Dixon Gets Sued, The Future of RHOSLC is Questioned & New Girardi Legal Claims Arise

By now, we all know that Jen Shah had a very public break down on the streets of Salt Lake. We break down this breakdown, no pun - what caused it, why it happened and is this a woman who still does not understand the severity of her situation and the fact that sentencing is only a few weeks away. Speaking of Jen Shah, we discuss this season of RHOSLC, whether this franchise is able to continue without Ms. Shah and if Mary Cosby should return, and is needed, for the future of RHOSLC. We revisit the discussion about why the public has a different reaction to Jen Shah than Erika Jayne, revisit the crimes of Mr. Girardi and will RHOBH really be off pause come January. Finally, we deep dive this season of RHOP and discuss the recent legal claims being thrown around about Juan Dixon. @thesarahfraser @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HIGHLAND TITLES - www.highlandtitles.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Entire Site. Become a “Lord” Like Lord Scott Disick As Seen on The Kardashians) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Or Get The Rakuten App to Start Earning Cash Back Today When You Shop Over 3,500 Stores!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/23/20221 hour, 50 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bethenny Frankel "Saves" Sonja, Lizzy Savetsky "Quits" RHONY Reboot & Ramona Singer "Exits" Legacy "Loser"

Bethenny Frankel is having quite an epic few weeks - new Podcast, telling listeners to Go F Themselves, claiming she saved Sonja Morgan’s job - and we are here for it. We break all that has been happening in Bethennyville and share hot takes on her TV future, RHONY or otherwise. Speaking of RHONY, we address all the shocking claims as to why RHONY Reboot Newbie Lizzy Savetsy walked off the job, share the inside info we know from not only sources at Bravo, but past Bravoleb BFFs of hers and what this all means for the future of the the RHONY Reboot. Speaking of RHONY times two, we dissect the truth behind Ramona’s recent claims that she is “done” with RHONY, why she really made these claims and will she really not be a part of Legacy. Finally, we share all the reasons why Lisa Rinna should take a page from Ramona Singer’s book regarding her Housewives future. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HIGHLAND TITLES - www.highlandtitles.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Entire Site. Become a “Lord” Like Lord Scott Disick As Seen on The Kardashians) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Or Get The Rakuten App to Start Earning Cash Back Today When You Shop Over 3,500 Stores!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/22/202252 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

KATHRYN EDWARDS (on RHOBH Pause, Hilton Ultimatum & Likelihood of LVP, Denise, Brandi, Dubrow Return)

All good things must come to an end. Today, our six part, six hour chat with Miss Kathryn Edwards finally concludes as we close out the RHOBH reunion and tie up all remaining loose ends as best as loose ends can be tied up in the Housewives World in which we all often live. Looking ahead to next season, Kathryn analyzes Kathy Hilton’s ultimatum that she will not return if Rinna and Erika do, the likelihood that all three return and who Producers and Bravo would ultimately choose - Kathy or Rinna / EJ - if their hand was forced. Finally, looking ahead to next season with Diana gone, did we just say that out loud (?), Kathryn deep dives the many names which have been circulating for a possible return, shares her hot takes on all of them and discusses the likelihood of each actually joining the cast for The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Season Thirteen - Denise Richards, Kim Richards, Brandi Glanville, Camille Grammer and with the record breaking sale of Château Dubrow and purchase of her sleek new Los Angeles Condo, the one and only Miss Heather Dubrow!!  @katedwards8 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HIGHLAND TITLES - www.highlandtitles.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Entire Site. Become a “Lord” Like Lord Scott Disick As Seen on The Kardashians) RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com or amazon.com/reliefband (25% Off ALL Orders Through 11/30/22. You Do Not Even Need a Promo Code!) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Or Get The Rakuten App to Start Earning Cash Back Today When You Shop Over 3,500 Stores!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/21/20221 hour, 25 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on Teresa's Daughters Unfollow The Gorgas, Danielle Staub Update and Ramona & Lizzy Quit RHONY)

Kim. D is here to break down all of this weeks RHONJ happenings - Tre says she will NEVER speak to Mel and Joe again, the Giudice offspring unfollow The Gorgas, Jacqueline Laurita enters the chat, her phone call with Dolores and, oh, so very much more. As often does, the convo leads to the good ole days when Kim D. was on RHONJ and she shares stories behind the scenes filming and being friends with Teresa, Jaqueline, Danielle and all of our fav OGs from way back when. In RHONY news, Kim D. breaks down all the cast changes this week - Lizzy Savetsky walking off the RHONY Reboot, Ramona quitting RHONY and Legacy and Andy Cohen’s statements and reactions to both. Finally, we discuss this weeks RHOSLC - choirs, a new good ole’ boys club forming and one epic breakdown on the streets of Salt Lake by, who else other than, the one and only Jen Shah.  @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyiontef https://www.patreon.com/posts/74778614/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/19/202217 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHUGT Four Casting Rumors, RHOC Dubrow/Judge Finale Showdown, Vicki Gunvalson's Return & Justice for Mary Cosby!

Even though RHUGT Three has yet to grace our small screens, rumors have been swirling about the Season Four cast that is supposedly headed to Hong Kong. We address those rumors and reveal just how true the chatter is that Margaret, Dolores, Emily, Gina, Gizelle, Ashley, Garcelle and last, but not least, Sutton will be heading to the Far East to film sometime soon. Speaking of Emily and Gina, we break down their RHOC career, the rumored explosive fight between Heather Dubrow and Tamra at the just completed season’s finale, the return of Vicki Gunvalson and when we can expect to see our fav Orange Holders back on Bravo. We share hot takes on this season of RHOSLC, discuss whether audiences are invested and if, especially with Jen Shah likely headed for jail, Mary Cosby is needed more than ever. Finally, we discuss new couple alert Ashley Darby and Luke Gulbranson and imagine all the RHOP, Summer House and Winter House crossovers this one coupling could lead to. Ahh, a girl can dream, can’t she? @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: FIRSTLEAF - TryFirstleaf.com/VELVETROPE (Get 6 Bottles of Wine for $39.95 Plus Free Shipping) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) LULULEMON - lululemon.com (This Holiday Season Shop The Best Gifts at Lululemon) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Or Get The Rakuten App to Start Earning Cash Back Today When You Shop Over 3,500 Stores!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/18/202259 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOBH Brandi/ Denise/ LVP Rumored Return, Nene Leakes' Recent Claims Against Kandi & Candiace Dillard's Urge To Recast!

With all the rumors swirling about Brandi Glanville, Lisa Vanderpump and Denise Richards in heavy talks to possibly return to RHOBH next season when filing resumes in January, we dive deep into those rumors, discuss which are true, how serious these alleged talks are, how likely any will come true and will we actually find out in January or is the RHOBH pause likely to be longer than originally announced. We also address those other RHOBH current cast change rumors that Diana and Crystal are being let go, Dorit demoted to “friend” and the fate of one Lisa Rinna ever changing by the day based on her sporadic social media use. Speaking of Housewives past, we break down Nene’s recent interview in which she claims Kandi Burruss is jealous of her, part of her lawsuit against Bravo is still “active” and the fact that she is open to returning to Housewives if she can sit down with Andy and the powers that be. Finally in RHOP land, Chris Basset refutes both Gizelle and Ashley Darby’s claims of inappropriate behavior and DMs, Candiace fights back and, finally, claims that other than herself no one is bringing it and the whole show should officially be recast. All this and more so tune in now! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: FIRSTLEAF - TryFirstleaf.com/VELVETROPE (Get 6 Bottles of Wine for $39.95 Plus Free Shipping) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) LULULEMON - lululemon.com (This Holiday Season Shop The Best Gifts at Lululemon) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Or Get The Rakuten App to Start Earning Cash Back Today When You Shop Over 3,500 Stores!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/17/202257 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode Artwork

MICHAEL MUSTO (on Being "Read" By SJP, "Outing" Rosie/Ellen/Harry Styles(?), "Shaded" by Madonna, & "Approving" of Andy Cohen & Countess Lu)

Michael Musto steps Behind The Rope. Michael chats about the full trajectory of his career none the least of which was his ahead of its time legendary Village Voice column which included dish, tabloid fodder, celeb accolades and interviews with anyone who was and is everyone. Michael breaks down the process of “outing” Gay Hollywood, the hate he received for it over the years, Rosie, Ellen, Jodie Foster, where Hollywood is today on the subject, the obvious celebs who are still in the closet - oh hey there Missy Elliott and Queen Latifah and why and just who may be slipping under our radar. Did we mention, tabloid fodder? Michael also breaks down his ahead of its time blind item, how he was not only the original blogger but also an ahead of his time influencer who picked some of today’s A list names out of obscurity and what he thinks of today’s social media culture, famous for being famous, reality tv (did someone say Real Housewives and Kardashians) and the Queen or King of blind items, Deux Moi. Michael also opens up about how one of his blind items led to the investigation and ultimate arrest of now infamous club kid Michael Alig for the death and dismemberment of Angel Melendez. Michael discusses which celebs were the nicest, rudest, most upset at his hold nothing back snarky opinion in print and what current day celeb scandals keep him up at night. As all roads often do, Michael deep dives Madonna - how she, then unknown, prevented him from sound checking with his band, how he predicted she will “never amount to anything” - a statement which still gets him screamed at by M fans globally, Madonna’s current social media behavior and whether she is “trying too hard” or once again is just ahead of us all. Finally, we chat about how his friend Andy Warhol would approve of Andy Cohen being deemed the modern day Andy Warhol, how he would have wanted to appear on RHONY and be spending his days doing portraits of our good friend, Countess Luann!! @musto184 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LULULEMON - lululemon.com (This Holiday Season Shop The Best Gifts at Lululemon) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Or Get The Rakuten App to Start Earning Cash Back Today When You Shop Over 3,500 Stores!) FIRSTLEAF - TryFirstleaf.com/VELVETROPE (Get 6 Bottles of Wine for $39.95 Plus Free Shipping) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/16/20221 hour, 17 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode Artwork

Introducing: Baby, This Is Keke Palmer

Keke Palmer has questions for days, about everything under the sun. From the existential to the inconsequential. From pop culture to pop science. From the meaning of life to the meaning of W.A.P. From life in outer space to “Where the eff is Tom from MySpace?“ And everything in between. Because Baby, this is Keke Palmer, and she is here for All. Of. It.    Each week, the multi-talented Keke is taking you on a journey down the rabbit hole on a topic that she cannot stop obsessing over. She’ll also get deep with special guests, trying to answer the questions that keep us up at night. We are getting INTO IT.  Listen to Baby, this is Keke Palmer Only on Amazon Music: www.amazon.com/BTIKP_us_pfd_AA_110122 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/15/20225 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode Artwork

JOAN VAN ARK (on Knots Landing, RHOBH, Being a Hollywood Legend, Reality TV & Alec Baldwin!) - I

Joan Van Ark steps Behind The Rope. One of the most recognized names in Nighttime Soaps, 80s Icon, Joan Van Ark. Joan is best known for her role as Valene Ewing on Knots Landing, one of the longest running prime time soap operas in history. We are thrilled to have Joan here today to chat about her career, and life for that matter, in its entirety. We reminisce about all the glory that was, is, and will always be Valene Ewing and Knot’s Landing including how Joan was cast, co-stars and real life best friends Donna Mills and Michelle Lee, the other recognizable faces that popped by the worlds most famous cul-de-sac such as Nicolette Sheridan and Alec Baldwin, the fact that it spun off from Dallas and her decision to leave the show one season before its finale. Moving on from Knots, Joan opens up about the evolution of women in Hollywood from the 1980s when shows like Knots were all the rage to present day, answering questions like how far have we come and how much farther do we have to go. We also chatted with Joan about some of our other favorite shows she has appeared on like Nip/Tuck and RuPaul’s Drag Race (yes we think Mama Ru is a Knots fan!). Of course we had to chat with Joan about her thoughts on Reality TV and actresses like Lisa Rinna, Denise Richards and Garcelle Beauvais who have become Housewives throughout the years. Joan shares stories from her illustrious forty plus year career including recent run ins with Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio. Finally we chat with Joan about the current crop of television she has been binging, the current crop of “A List” actresses she puts her stamp of approval on, all the many current projects that are keeping her busy and with reboots running rampant chat, hoping to will into existence, a Knot’s Landing Reboot. Ahh, a girl can dream, can’t she. Miss Van Ark, we are not worthy!  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: FIRSTLEAF - TryFirstleaf.com/VELVETROPE (Get 6 Bottles of Wine for $39.95 Plus Free Shipping) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) LULULEMON - lululemon.com (This Holiday Season Shop The Best Gifts at Lululemon) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Or Get The Rakuten App to Start Earning Cash Back Today When You Shop Over 3,500 Stores!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/15/202253 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode Artwork

CARY DEUBER (on RHOD's Future, RHONY Reboot, Tamra Judge's Return, Joining RHOA, & Plastic Surgery!)

Cary Deuber steps back Behind The Rope. Cary is here to chat about what she has been up to since we last saw her on our TV screens on The Real Housewives of Dallas. Cary chats which RHOD she is still close to, just what was that secret project her and Kameron Westcott were filming earlier this year, why did RHOD get cancelled, will RHOD ever return to our screens, if so when and does the success of RHOM help that case. We chat the newly announced RHONY Reboot and the fact that newbie Lizzy Savetsky was rumored to have also been filming the now axed Season Six of RHOD with D’Andra Simmons and Tiffany Moon, what can we expect from Lizzy once she is holding her apple and can the RHONY franchise be saved. Cary also chats running into Tamra Judge earlier this year in Switzerland, whether she thinks Tamra can “save” RHOC and what will RHOC be like with Tamra solo without Vicki. Cary also discusses the fact that RHUGT has never had a member of the Dallas cast on it and will that change anytime soon. Cary opens up about joining RHOA or M2M now that she and husband Dr. Mark Deuber have opened a branch of Lemmon Avenue Plastic Surgery in Atlanta. Finally, since Cary is in the biz, we couldn’t help but chat Housewife plastic surgery - who has had what, the good, the bad and the, dare we say, botched?  @carydeuber @lemmonavenue @lemmonavenueatlanta @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: FIRSTLEAF - TryFirstleaf.com/VELVETROPE (Get 6 Bottles of Wine for $39.95 Plus Free Shipping) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) LULULEMON - lululemon.com (This Holiday Season Shop The Best Gifts at Lululemon) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Or Get The Rakuten App to Start Earning Cash Back Today When You Shop Over 3,500 Stores!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/14/20221 hour, 6 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (Shares Update on Tre/Gorga Break Up, BTS From Her Days on RHONJ & RHOBH Pause)

So much is going on in RHONJ land, we do not even know where to start. Kim D. is here to break down Teresa’s recent claims that she is going back to watch earlier seasons of RHONJ, all the stuff she now realizes The Gorgas have said about her over the years, why she is really really done for good this time and just how many more seasons they have on the show and is their Housewives future in jeopardy for real now that Tre has turned her back, back, back. In other news, Margaret and Dolo are rumored to be headed to Hong Kong soon to film RHUGT Four, Tre weighs in on past cast members ever coming back and Kim shares an update on Mr. Luis Ruelas we never thought we would hear her say. In RHOBH land, we break down the pause, what is really means and deep dive the true likelihood that it will only last til January. Finally, Kim D. asks, “David, what did you get me into”, as she watches this weeks RHOSLC. Let’s discuss!! Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/74484209/edit @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/12/202216 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bethenny Frankel ReWives, The BravoVerse Reacts, Mauricio Buys BH, Kim Zolciak Forecloses & Randall Emmett Gets Sued

It is official. Bethenny Frankel has returned to Real Housewives in the form of her new “ReWives” Podcast. We break down what we think are the real reasons why Bethenny has chosen to “rewife”, what we can really expect from Bethenny once the Pod launches, the BravoVerse and other Housewives’ viral reactions to Bethenny’s announcement - Luann de Lesseps, Carole Radziwill, the many behind the scenes texts, calls and DM’s we received from our many Bravoleb friends and the larger meaning of Bethenny’s ReWive, if any, and whether this means she wants to, is ready to and will return to Real Housewives in some way shape or form as we know it. Did someone say Legacy? In other news, Kim Zolciak says do not believe those foreclosure rumors, we divulge all we know, and its a lot, about the new upcoming season of RHONJ, share info about Maurico Umansky’s new show, “Buying Beverly Hills” and finally share a recent story about a little run in with Mr. Randall Emmett! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ETTITUDE - Ettitude.com/VelvetRope (Use Code VELVETROPE for 20% Off Your First Order) LULULEMON - lululemon.com (This Holiday Season Shop The Best Gifts at Lululemon) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) FREEBIRD - myfreebird.com/velvet (20% Off Today) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Or Get The Rakuten App to Start Earning Cash Back Today When You Shop Over 3,500 Stores!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/11/20221 hour, 5 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOBH Pause - What Caused It, What It Really Means, Affected Cast Members & Likelihood of Past Diamond Holders Returning

The RHOBH are STILL at it - slamming each other on social media, putting each other down in interviews and acting like their juggernaut of a show was not put on pause while the Powers That Be at Bravo try to figure out where to take this show when it seemingly begins production early next year. We break down what really caused the RHOBH pause, which cast members will likely be the most effected by it, and offer advice on what each should do between now and then to secure, save, and / or resurrect their diamonds next season. We address the recent rumors that LVP, Denise Richards and Brandi Glanville are heavily being considered to make a return, explain which, if any, are true and what next season will most likely look like. Finally, we share what each has been up to since the show wrapped and why, when we look back on the legacy of RHOBH many years from now, this past season will go down in history. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ETTITUDE - Ettitude.com/VelvetRope (Use Code VELVETROPE for 20% Off Your First Order) LULULEMON - lululemon.com (This Holiday Season Shop The Best Gifts at Lululemon) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) FREEBIRD - myfreebird.com/velvet (20% Off Today) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Or Get The Rakuten App to Start Earning Cash Back Today When You Shop Over 3,500 Stores!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/10/202259 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode Artwork

NICOLE MILLER (on Fashion, BFF Countess Lu, Her Iconic Career, RHONY Reboot's Jenna Lyons & New Projects!)

Nicole Miller steps Behind The Rope. Fashion Icon Nicole Miller that is. Nicole is here to chat about the full trajectory of her brilliant career from her first store on Madison Ave in the Mid 80’s to her most current line which she just shared with the world. Nicole breaks down the highs and lows of her career, the evolution of fashion throughout the year, biggest misperceptions about the fashion industry, the current state of fashion, the involvement of social media and influencers and where she sees fashion going in the future. Nicole chats red carpets, fav awards shows, best dressed, worst dressed, designing for Cyndi Lauper’s World Tour and all the many celebs who are loyal to the Nicole Miller brand including, but in no way limited to, Beyonce, Miley Cyrus, Tyra Banks, Blake Lively and Brooke Shields. Of course Nicole breaks down The Kardashians’ influence on fashion and the mega and constant influx of celebs turned designer such as Kim Kardashian (SKIMS), Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen, Victoria Beckham and more. Finally, last but certainly not least, Nicole chats about her decade long friendship with RHONY’s very own Countess Luann, what she thinks about RHONY, The Countess Cabaret, other RHONY she knows well, The RHONY Reboot, the involvement of Former J. Crew President Jenna Lyons, Legacy show and whether she herself would ever join BFF Luann on the cast. @nicolemillernyc @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: FREEBIRD - myfreebird.com/velvet (20% Off Today) LULULEMON - lululemon.com (This Holiday Season Shop The Best Gifts at Lululemon) ETTITUDE - Ettitude.com/VelvetRope (Use Code VELVETROPE for 20% Off Your First Order) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Or Get The Rakuten App to Start Earning Cash Back Today When You Shop Over 3,500 Stores!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/9/20221 hour, 4 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode Artwork

JERRY SPRINGER (on Real Housewives, The Kardashians, DWTS, Masked Singer & His Iconic Career)

Jerry Springer steps back Behind The Rope! One of the most Iconic names in Reality / Daytime TV is here to chat about it all. Jerry chats about the full anthology of his career which, of course, includes the groundbreaking Jerry Springer Show and all those trailblazing disputes, wig pulls, accusations, cheating rumors, paternity issues and everything else under the sun that laid the groundwork for The Real Housewives of every city which we have come to know and love today. Jerry recalls highlights, outrageous guests and some of the most shocking moments. We chat with Jerry about current day Reality TV and his role in helping create the landscape of Housewives, Fiancés That Last for 90 Days and Love that Comes After Being Locked Up and / or Happens on an Island. Jerry also opens up about the current offerings of Daytime TV - Ellen, The Drew Barrymore Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Wendy Williams, Sherri Shepherd - his favorites, not so favorites and how cancel culture has come to play a role in it all. We pay homage to some of Jerry’s other forays into television - a contestant on Dancing With the Stars, a judge on America’s Got Talent, playing himself on Roseanne and his recent short lived star turn as The Bettle on Fox’s super hit The Masked Singer. Jerry reflects back on a career most can only dream of discussing highs and lows, the biggest misconceptions of himself, and just what is next for the man who everyone just cannot seem to get enough of. Let’s all chant it together. Jerry, Jerry!! @thejerryspringershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: FREEBIRD - myfreebird.com/velvet (20% Off Today) LULULEMON - lululemon.com (This Holiday Season Shop The Best Gifts at Lululemon) ETTITUDE - Ettitude.com/VelvetRope (Use Code VELVETROPE for 20% Off Your First Order) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Or Get The Rakuten App to Start Earning Cash Back Today When You Shop Over 3,500 Stores!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/8/20221 hour, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

KATHRYN EDWARDS (on Garcelle, Sutton, Dorit, Crystal & Diana's RHOBH Season, Who Will Return & Andy's Clear Favorites)

Now that the RHOBH reunion has come and gone, Kathryn Edwards is here to chat about the “other” cast members besides Rinna, Kathy Hilton, Kyle and Erika Jayne. Kathryn breaks down this past season for Garcelle, Sutton, Crystal, Dorit and last, but certainly not least, Diana Jenkins. We discuss home invasions, bots, “dark”, cat sweaters and where each goes now that the season has ended. Kathryn chats Andy Cohen’s clear favorites after watching the reunion, compares other Reality TV sister relationships to that of Kathy and Kyle - Melissa and Tre, Kim and Khloe, and just why everyone’s social media behavior, yes we are talking about more than just Lisa Rinna, seems to have not slowed down even though the season and reunion is a near distant memory. @katedwards8 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LULULEMON - lululemon.com (This Holiday Season Shop The Best Gifts at Lululemon) ETTITUDE - Ettitude.com/VelvetRope (Use Code VELVETROPE for 20% Off Your First Order) RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) FREEBIRD - myfreebird.com/velvet (20% Off Today) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Or Get The Rakuten App to Start Earning Cash Back Today When You Shop Over 3,500 Stores!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/7/20221 hour, 20 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on New Gorga Rumors, Juicy Joe's Return, RHOBH's Pause, Rinna's Beef with Andy, & RHOSLC)

What a week in RHONJ and RHOBH land it has been. First off, Kim D. comes in hot with scalding tea about Melissa and Joe Gorga. Kim shares info about old rumors swirling around The Gorgas which seem to have risen again over in Jerz land. Kim D., the gift that just keeps giving and, as usual, she leaves no stone unturned and no detailed unattended to. Even though RHOBH is over, our fav diamond holders do not seem to be letting go of this past season. Kim chats about Lisa Rinna’s recent social media behavior, her disagreement with Andy Cohen over envelopes, disappointment over Lois and whether the RHOBH pause til January is, in effect, because of her. Kim also breaks down Diana’s recent statement that she discovered the person behind the Bots, her reluctance to release the info, Garcelle’s lack of interest in anything Diana has to say and likelihood we, the public, will ever find out the truth behind the Bots. We discuss whether the new RHONJ release date of Dec has anything to do with RHOBH’s pause and finally remind people that, oh yea, there is a show airing called RHOSLC. All this plus an exclusive Juicy Joe update. What more could you ask for? @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef FULL EPISODE at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/74182473/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/5/202218 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode Artwork

Gorga/Aydin Rumble Update, Ramona Singer's "Loser Legacy" Comment & The BravoCon Boy Who Says He Slept w/ Michael Darby

BravoCon and the Gorga / Aydin brawl was weeks ago but the fall out from this event is still occurring. We break down the ramifications for each side moving forward- rumored WWHL bans, RHONJ cast alliances and whose job in the Garden State is really on the line as we prepare for next season which is expected to drop in early February. In other news, the current RHOP season is chugging along, infidelity rumors, unnecessary edits and all. We make sense of our favs from the DMV and chat about off screen gossip which should come to light as the rest of the season plays out. Speaking of RHOP, we share an update on that now infamous boy who revealed he slept with Michael Darby at BravoCon. Who is he, what are his strange ties to past and current RHOC wives and what details have been learned that, perhaps, would have been better left to the imagination. Finally, we share an update on Ramona Singer and which wives are the best at "playing the game”! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LULULEMON - lululemon.com (This Holiday Season Shop The Best Gifts at Lululemon) ETTITUDE - Ettitude.com/VelvetRope (Use Code VELVETROPE for 20% Off Your First Order) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Or Get The Rakuten App to Start Earning Cash Back Today When You Shop Over 3,500 Stores!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/4/20221 hour, 2 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOBH Next Season - Possible Denise Richards Return, Kathy Hilton's Interest & The Saga of Rinna!

Now that the RHOBH season has come to an end and we all try to remember what life was like prior, we look ahead to next season and deep dive what that is likely and possibly to look like. With rumors circling about a possible Denise Richards return, we analyze what that would entail, the likelihood it would actually occur and why that would be the best thing to happen to Lisa Rinna for her RHOBH future. Speaking of Denise Richards, we break down some of Lisa’s other, no shade, for lack of a better word, “roadkill” - Yolanda Hadid, Lisa Vanderpump and Kim Richards. In other future RHOBH news, we discuss whether the other women are jealous of Garcelle since she has a legitimate career in Hollywood, whether Kathy Hilton truly loves this experience more than she doth protest and whether Lisa Rinna’s social media behavior will slowly start to fade and / or become more positive now that the season has, whew, finally come to an end. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope  @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LULULEMON - lululemon.com (This Holiday Season Shop The Best Gifts at Lululemon) ETTITUDE - Ettitude.com/VelvetRope (Use Code VELVETROPE for 20% Off Your First Order) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Or Get The Rakuten App to Start Earning Cash Back Today When You Shop Over 3,500 Stores!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/3/20221 hour, 1 minute
Episode Artwork

Introducing: High Low With EmRata

Hi, I’m EmRata, aka Emily Ratajkowski. Maybe you know me from my work as an actress or model, or maybe you’ve read my bestselling book, My Body. I’m interested in marrying everything high and low brow by talking pop culture and happenings that may seem frivolous in a way that raises big questions. On this podcast, I’ll be talking everything from politics, philosophy, and feminism to sex, TikTok and relationships. Every Tuesday, I’ll host intimate conversations with special guests, including celebs, incredible authors, close friends, and people I admire. In the week’s second episode, I’ll talk about whatever’s happening in the world and what it’s making me think about, including anecdotes, personal opinions and, ideally, some thought provoking questions. Finally, you can subscribe to a third exclusive episode each week where you get to be part of the show. I’ll go through your comments and answer your DMs. My hope is that this series will be a place where you can come to have fun and take part in thoughtful discourse. High Low with EmRata is a Sony Music Entertainment, Somethin' Else, and Bitch Era Media production. Listen Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/high-low-with-emrata/id1648732468 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/2/202218 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode Artwork

KATHRYN EDWARDS (on RHOBH Hilton/Richards Sisters Divided, What Really Happened & Whether It Even Matters)

You asked for it, you got it. Yes, we are referring to the number one most requested return guest in the history of BTVR, Kathryn Edwards. Kathryn is back to close out the RHOBH reunion and talk about the ever lasting effects this season of Bev Hills has, had and may continue to have on a sister relationship and family dynamic that has been off and on for decades. Kathryn breaks down the likelihood that Kathy Hilton said any of the things she has been accused to have said by Lisa Rinna and Erika Jayne, why Rinna and / or Erika would make up this story and / or embellish the facts, the truth behind it all, the cast’s reaction, the public’s reaction, Andy Cohen’s reaction and just who has come out looking better and worse - Kathy, Kyle, Erika, Rinna - after an epic conclusion to the most toxic, for lack of a better word, season of RHOBH in Real Housewives’ history. @katedwards8 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LULULEMON - lululemon.com (This Holiday Season Shop The Best Gifts at Lululemon) ETTITUDE - Ettitude.com/VelvetRope (Use Code VELVETROPE for 20% Off Your First Order) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Or Get The Rakuten App to Start Earning Cash Back Today When You Shop Over 3,500 Stores!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/2/20221 hour, 9 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode Artwork

KATHRYN EDWARDS (on The Effects of Going Against Kathy Hilton in Hollywood, RHOBH Reunion, & Rinna's Future)

We conclude our deep dive into the RHOBH Reunion with the one and only Kathryn Edwards. Who better than to help us make sense of it all than someone who was actually a Real Housewife of Beverly Hills. Kathryn is also the most requested return guest in the history of the BTVR. From Rinna asking to be put on pause, to Garcelle feeling disrespected, to the Hilton-Richards sisterly drama to a BravoVerse in which we now live where Rinna seems to be more disliked than current, past, or future Erika Jayne, we mention it all. Of course, having been on RHOBH Season Six with all of the aforementioned - Season Six being the first for Rinna and EJ also - Kathryn chats working with each, discusses how much Rinna has changed, offers sage advice to future Rinna and breaks down just who is likely to hold a diamond when the new cast of RHOBH is announced for Season Thirteen in what is expected to be the very near future! @kateedwards8 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LULULEMON - lululemon.com (This Holiday Season Shop The Best Gifts at Lululemon) ETTITUDE - Ettitude.com/VelvetRope (Use Code VELVETROPE for 20% Off Your First Order) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Or Get The Rakuten App to Start Earning Cash Back Today When You Shop Over 3,500 Stores!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/1/20221 hour, 12 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode Artwork

KATHRYN EDWARDS (on RHOBH Reunion, The Disappearance of the Lisa Rinna She Knew, BravoCon & Future of RHOBH) - II

We continue our deep dive into the RHOBH Reunion with the one and only Kathryn Edwards. Who better than to help us make sense of it all than someone who was actually a Real Housewife of Beverly Hills. Kathryn is also the most requested return guest in the history of the BTVR. From Rinna asking to be put on pause, to Garcelle feeling disrespected, to the Hilton-Richards sisterly drama to a BravoVerse in which we now live where Rinna seems to be more disliked than current, past, or future Erika Jayne, we mention it all. Of course, having been on RHOBH Season Six with all of the aforementioned - Season Six being the first for Rinna and EJ also - Kathryn chats working with each, discusses how much Rinna has changed, offers sage advice to future Rinna and breaks down just who is likely to hold a diamond when the new cast of RHOBH is announced for Season Thirteen in what is expected to be the very near future! @kateedwards8 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LULULEMON - lululemon.com (This Holiday Season Shop The Best Gifts at Lululemon) ETTITUDE - Ettitude.com/VelvetRope (Use Code VELVETROPE for 20% Off Your First Order) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Or Get The Rakuten App to Start Earning Cash Back Today When You Shop Over 3,500 Stores!) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/31/20221 hour, 13 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on RHOBH Reunion Finale, Gorga/Aydin/Giudice Update & The Innocence of Coach Shah!)

The RHOBH Reunion and Record Breaking Season has finally come to an end and Kim D. is here to close it down the same way she started it, by holding nothing back. Kim deep dives the reunion, the season and how to move forward with a cast divided. Kim discusses all the names that have been kicked around to make a possible return - Brandi Glanville, Camille Grammer and last but certainly not least, Kim Richards - and the likelihood that each would actually happen. In RHONJ land, Kim has been bombarded with DMs, texts, emails and phone calls about The Gorgas with the public seemingly ready to turn on this power couple thanks, in part, to one little PR boy and Miss Jennifer Aydin. Kim shares her hot takes on what is true, untrue and everything in between. Kim discusses The Gorga’s future on RHONJ, their apology tour and which past RHONJ she can foresee being involved. Finally, Kim weighs in on this weeks RHOSLC, our three newbie “friends of” and one Coach Shah who seems to have been completely in the dark a mere few months before Jen’s guilty plea. Oh the tangled webs we weave. @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/73859766/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/29/202217 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jennifer Aydin vs. The Gorgas - BravoCon Effects & Upcoming RHONJ Season, RHONY Reboot & Jen Shah Crashes BravoCon/Uncertain Reunion Future

Almost as shocking as the day we found out about Erika Jayne and Tom Girardi’s divorce, Monique and Chris Samuels seem to be headed there with rumors of separate current living arrangements, magazine reports and one Miss Ashley Darby throwing in her two cents. Teresa and Melissa and Joe are at it again and BravoCon certainly did not help. Neither did Jennifer Aydin as we break down Jennifer and Joe’s literal BravoCon brawl. Speaking of BravoCon, we break down Andy’s recent comments that Jen Shah was not in attendance because her situation had expired and chat about what was really meant behind that comment. Finally, we discuss the RHONY reboot, who we personally know on the new cast, the public’s reactions, Jenna Lyons’ involvement, the OGs’ reaction and whether y’all intend to watch. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope  @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: CBDISTILLERY - www.thecbdistillery.com (15% Off. Use Code VELVET) HIGHLAND TITLES -  www.highlandtitles.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Entire Site. Become a “Lord” Like Lord Scott Disick As Seen on The Kardashians) ETTITUDE - Ettitude.com/VelvetRope (Use Code VELVETROPE for 20% Off Your First Order) GLADSKIN - www.gladskin.com/VELVET (15% Off Plus Free Shipping) ORGANIFI - www.organifi.com/velvetrope (Use Code velvetrope at Checkout for 20% Off Your Entire Order) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/28/20221 hour, 10 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kathy Hilton & Lisa Rinna's RHOBH Future Together (?), New RHONY Cast & The RHONJ Lingering Effects of BravoCon!

The RHOBH Reunion and BravoCon have both come and gone which has left some, many, most of our loyal listeners, that means you, asking, “what next?”. Well, in typical BTVR fashion we are here to wrap it all up with a neat bow and help y’all answer that question. Garcelle and Diana are not speaking and will probably, it is safe to assume, never speak again. Andy Cohen fumbles though an answer of why we did not have a RHONY Season Thirteen Reunion even though we know and break down the real reason. Lisa Rinna got booed, ended the season on an unknown note and still does not care, middle finger and all. Kathy Hilton dominated BravoCon, came out swinging at the RHOBH reunion and doubles down on the fact that she will not return if the cast is the same - are those fighting words or a whole bunch of nothing considering at least one current Diamond Holder is definitely not returning. She does mention EJ and Rinna by name, after all. All this and more as we help answer some of life’s still unanswered most important questions. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: CBDISTILLERY - www.thecbdistillery.com (15% Off. Use Code VELVET) HIGHLAND TITLES - www.highlandtitles.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Entire Site. Become a “Lord” Like Lord Scott Disick As Seen on The Kardashians) ETTITUDE - Ettitude.com/VelvetRope (Use Code VELVETROPE for 20% Off Your First Order) GLADSKIN - www.gladskin.com/VELVET (15% Off Plus Free Shipping) ORGANIFI - www.organifi.com/velvetrope (Use Code velvetrope at Checkout for 20% Off Your Entire Order) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/27/20221 hour, 4 minutes, 1 second
Episode Artwork

MARIO CANTONE (on Sex And The City, And Just Like That, The View, Kim Cattrall, Andy Cohen, & The Masked Singer!)

Mario Cantone steps Behind The Rope. Mario wastes no time in deep diving the role he is beloved to many for in both Sex And The City and And Just Like That. Mario chats on screen and off screen friendships with Sarah Jessica Parker (SJP), Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon. Mario talks how the show, and cast, has changed since the beginning, the public’s reaction to And Just Like That, the controversy of Sara Ramirez’ “Che”, the original plans for Stanford & Anthony’s storyline, who his character should now date newly single and the huge mega influence this juggernaut of a show has had on fashion, NYC and women worldwide. Focusing on what everyone wants to talk about, Mario shares hot takes on the upcoming And Just Like That Season Two, addresses filming rumors and clarifies when we can really realistically expect to see the Sophomore season aired. Moving on, Mario talks about Andy Cohen’s desire for him to do a Kathy Griffin “Life on the D List” show, the fact that he could have been “Jack” in Will & Grace and whether we can ever expect to see Kim Cattrall back on screen in the Sex universe. Finally, hot off his elimination on The Masked Singer, Mario shares what that experience was like, who from SATC / AJLT he thinks would go farthest, advice he has for his celeb friends who wanna participate, the Maize and much, much more! Thank you Mr. Cantone!  @macantone @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: CBDISTILLERY - www.thecbdistillery.com (15% Off. Use Code VELVET) HIGHLAND TITLES - www.highlandtitles.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Entire Site. Become a “Lord” Like Lord Scott Disick As Seen on The Kardashians) ETTITUDE - Ettitude.com/VelvetRope (Use Code VELVETROPE for 20% Off Your First Order) GLADSKIN - www.gladskin.com/VELVET (15% Off Plus Free Shipping) ORGANIFI - www.organifi.com/velvetrope (Use Code velvetrope at Checkout for 20% Off Your Entire Order) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/26/202240 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode Artwork

GLORIA GAYNOR (on "I Will Survive", Disco, Kylie Minogue, Demi Lovato & The Masked Singer)

Gloria Gaynor steps Behind The Rope. The Godmother of Disco is here to chat about how she is still surviving, no pun intended, almost five decades, two Grammys and many many accolades later in a business that is not for the faint of heart. Gloria chats how a little song originally slated as a B side, “I Will Survive”, became THE go anthem of empowerment for men and women worldwide, an anthem that is still one of the most sung, downloaded and beloved songs of all times. Gloria chats about the highs and lows of the music business, working with Kylie Minogue last year on her album “Disco” and who of the current day reigning Divas she thinks is most well equipped to keep the legend of Disco going. Did someone say Beyonce, Rihanna and Gaga? Finally, fresh off her Masked Singer elimination, Gloria discusses what the experience was like to don the Mermaid costume each week on Fox’s top rated guilty pleasure. @gloriagaynor @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HIGHLAND TITLES - www.highlandtitles.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Entire Site. Become a “Lord” Like Lord Scott Disick As Seen on The Kardashians) ETTITUDE - Ettitude.com/VelvetRope (Use Code VELVETROPE for 20% Off Your First Order) CBDISTILLERY - www.thecbdistillery.com (15% Off. Use Code VELVET) GLADSKIN - www.gladskin.com/VELVET (15% Off Plus Free Shipping) ORGANIFI - www.organifi.com/velvetrope (Use Code velvetrope at Checkout for 20% Off Your Entire Order) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/25/202252 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode Artwork

KATHRYN EDWARDS (on RHOBH Reunion, The Disappearance of the Lisa Rinna She Knew, BravoCon & Future of RHOBH) - I

Kathryn Edwards is back! The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Kathryn Edwards, that is. The most requested return guest in the history of the BTVR Podcast is back to break down the RHOBH Reunion thus far, our beloved Diamond Holders’ behavior at BravoCon and everything and anything Bev Hills in-between. From Rinna getting booed, to the Hilton-Richards sisterly drama to a BravoVerse in which we now live where Rinna seems to be more disliked than current, past, or future Erika Jayne, we mention it all. Of course, having been on RHOBH Season Six with all of the aforementioned - Season Six being the first for Rinna and EJ also - Kathryn chats working with each, discusses how much Rinna has changed, offers sage advice to future Rinna and breaks down just who is likely to hold a diamond when the new cast of RHOBH is announced for Season Thirteen in what is expected to be the very near future! @kateedwards8 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ETTITUDE - Ettitude.com/VelvetRope (Use Code VELVETROPE for 20% Off Your First Order) CBDISTILLERY - www.thecbdistillery.com (15% Off. Use Code VELVET) HIGHLAND TITLES - www.highlandtitles.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Entire Site. Become a “Lord” Like Lord Scott Disick As Seen on The Kardashians) GLADSKIN - www.gladskin.com/VELVET (15% Off Plus Free Shipping) ORGANIFI - www.organifi.com/velvetrope (Use Code velvetrope at Checkout for 20% Off Your Entire Order) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/24/20221 hour, 11 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on The Gorgas' BravoCon Behavior, Jen Aydin's Drink, Queen Kathy Hilton, Rinna Booed & RHOBH Reunion Recap)

BravoCon has come and gone and the RHONJ, RHOBH and RHOSLC have certainly kept us on our toes with a lot to break down. Kim D. is here to finally break her silence on The Gorga’s BravoCon behavior, who is really behind a divided RHONJ panel and, of course, the Jennifer Aydin / Melissa Gorga / Joe Gorga “loser” drink throwing incident which involved assistants, public relation kids and one very pissed off security guard. Kathy Hilton was treated like the Queen of BravoCon - we are still hearing “Kathy Kathy” in our sleep, Rinna was booed, Erika revealed shocking info about PK and Dorit, Garcelle refused to acknowledge anything regarding Diana and, oh, so much more. The RHOSLC cast mistook the event for their end of season reunion while Jen Shah crashed chanting “Free Jen Shah”. No really, we could not make this stuff up if we tried. Finally, we deep dive RHOBH reunion Part Two and break down next weeks’ finale as Miss Hilton finally takes the stage. @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/73559586/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/22/202216 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bethenny Frankel Sues TikTok, Inside Ashley & Michael Darby's Divorce & How Different Watching RHOSLC Would Be If Jen Shah Didn't Plead Guilty

Bethenny Frankel has sued TikTok. We break down the lawsuit, the claims, her disdain for The Kardashians, Meghan Markle, her 1 million followers and whether she really misses her time on television more than she lets on. With RHOP back in our lives, we break down whether Ashley and Michael Darby should be and are really headed for divorce or, as they make plans to purchase a house, are really BFFs destined to be together forever, Gizelle’s reaction to Wendy this season and whether Chris Bassett is this seasons’ scapegoat. Welcome to Bravo. Finally, we analyze what a different season of RHOSLC this would be if Jen Shah stood trial and we did not already know of her guilty plea! So much to discuss, so little time. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: FIRSTLEAF - TryFirstleaf.com/VELVETROPE (Get 6 Bottles of Wine for $39.95 Plus Free Shipping) ORGANIFI - organifi.com/velvetrope (Use Code velvetrope at Checkout for 20% Off Your Entire Order) ETTITUDE - Ettitude.com/VelvetRope (Use Code VELVETROPE for 20% Off Your First Order) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) VH1’s The Surreal Life (Premieres Monday October 24th at 9/8c) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/21/20221 hour, 6 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOBH Reunion Broken Down - A Family Divided, A Cast Divided, Rinna, & Where Do We Go From Here?

As the RHOBH reunion continues on, we break down many of this season’s still unanswered questions such who really leaked Kathy’s alleged “meltdown” to the press, is Lisa Rinna the smartest housewife to ever play the game, slowly losing her mind or just plain grieving, will Rinna return, will alliances shift next season with Kyle’s recent statement that she left the reunion feeling closer to Garcelle and Sutton and last, but certainly not least, can yet another divided family recover and find peace as this reality juggernaut continues. Finally, we address the public’s disdain for Lisa Rinna, what exactly is causing that dislike, will the show be boring if she does not return and will they really really not watch next season if Miss Melrose Place returns.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyiontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: FIRSTLEAF - TryFirstleaf.com/VELVETROPE (Get 6 Bottles of Wine for $39.95 Plus Free Shipping) ORGANIFI - organifi.com/velvetrope (Use Code velvetrope at Checkout for 20% Off Your Entire Order) ETTITUDE - Ettitude.com/VelvetRope (Use Code VELVETROPE for 20% Off Your First Order) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) VH1’s The Surreal Life (Premieres Monday October 24th at 9/8c) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/20/20221 hour, 39 seconds
Episode Artwork

DAYMOND JOHN (on Shark Tank, Fellow Judges, Bethenny Frankel, Kim Kardashian, & The Masked Singer)

Daymond John steps Behind The Rope. Daymond takes us through his journey of how he took FUBU, which he started at a young age in his Mother’s house in Queens, to become one of the most successful companies, and he one of the most successful entrepreneurs of all time. After bestowing biz advice upon us - best advice for aspiring entrepreneurs, common mistakes most entrepreneurs make, Daymond chats Shark Tank. Daymond breaks down how and why the show is so successful - now in its fourteenth season, his fellow judges - Barbara, Mark, Lori, Robert, Mr. Wonderful, guest judges - Bethenny Frankel, Gwyneth Paltrow and what it is like to have the most successful product in Shark Tank history - Bombas socks. Daymond chats Reality TV, ideal Shark Tank guest judges - did someone say Billionaire Kim Kardashian and what is next for the media mogul who will not be slowing down anytime soon. Finally, we chat his just completed run on Fox’s The Masked Singer - what it was like to don the Fortune Teller costume each week, musical inspirations, and just which of his fellow Shark Tank judges he feels should be next to grace the famed Masked Singer Stage! @thesharkdaymond @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: FIRSTLEAF - TryFirstleaf.com/VELVETROPE (Get 6 Bottles of Wine for $39.95 Plus Free Shipping) ORGANIFI - organifi.com/velvetrope (Use Code velvetrope at Checkout for 20% Off Your Entire Order) ETTITUDE - Ettitude.com/VelvetRope (Use Code VELVETROPE for 20% Off Your First Order) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) VH1’s The Surreal Life (Premieres Monday October 24th at 9/8c) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/19/20221 hour, 45 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode Artwork

COLTON HAYNES (on American Horror Story, Ryan Murphy, Coming Out, Misperceptions, Teen Wolf & Lifetime Movies!)

Colton Haynes steps Behind The Rope. Colton is here to mention it all. Colton takes us on his journey from his early days in a small Kansas town to modeling at just sixteen for Abercrombie and Fitch to starring roles on two “teen dream” projects, Teen Wolf and Arrow, all while hiding his secret from the world that he was gay. Colton opens up about the industry’s involvement in keeping him closeted, coming out, and all the anxiety, depression, addiction, self doubt, insecurity and family loss that went along, in his case, with that. Colton chats about coming out the other side, the effect that had on his career and where he stands with it all today. Colton also chats about his stellar recent project in Swinder Seduction, in which he plays crooked twin brothers who are romantic cons living off the women they fool and steal from. Dirty John and The Tinder Swindler ain’t got nothing on Swindler Seduction. Finally, Colton chats about working with Ryan Murphy in AHS: Cult, the current state of being gay and out in Hollywood and his brilliant courageous memoir which captures this all, Miss Memory Lane. @coltonlhaynes @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: FIRSTLEAF - TryFirstleaf.com/VELVETROPE (Get 6 Bottles of Wine for $39.95 Plus Free Shipping) ORGANIFI - organifi.com/velvetrope (Use Code velvetrope at Checkout for 20% Off Your Entire Order) ETTITUDE - Ettitude.com/VelvetRope (Use Code VELVETROPE for 20% Off Your First Order) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) VH1’s The Surreal Life (Premieres Monday October 24th at 9/8c) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/18/20221 hour, 3 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode Artwork

JERRY O'CONNELL (on BravoCon, Current RHOBH Season - EJ/Rinna/Hilton, Rebecca Romijn, Andy Cohen, & The Real Love Boat!!)

Jerry O’Connell steps Behind The Rope. Royalty is in the house people. One of Bravo’s most famous celeb experts is here to chat about all things current Bravo - this epic season of RHOBH, whether it is truly time for Rinna to be put on pause, the attempted takedown of Kathy Hilton, the public’s current opinion of Erika Jayne, two sisters divided and oh, so much more! Jerry is also here to chat about his new role as co-host, along with wife Rebecca Romijn, of The Real Love Boat, CBS’s latest entry into the reality game in which he and Rebecca help a bunch of singles find love. Jerry chats growing up with the original Love Boat, his epic career which has spanned four decades in theater, film and TV - did someone say Stand By Me, reboots - did someone say Stand By Me again and his day job in which he made history replacing Sharon Osbourne as the first male host of The Talk. All this and of course more Bravo, including the second annual BravoCon as we sit down with living legend Mr. Jerry O’Connell!! @mrjerryoc @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) FIRSTLEAF - TryFirstleaf.com/VELVETROPE (Get 6 Bottles of Wine for $39.95 Plus Free Shipping) ORGANIFI - organifi.com/velvetrope (Use Code velvetrope at Checkout for 20% Off Your Entire Order) ETTITUDE - Ettitude.com/VelvetRope (Use Code VELVETROPE for 20% Off Your First Order) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) VH1’s The Surreal Life (Premieres Monday October 24th at 9/8c) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/17/202247 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on RHOBH Reunion, Andy's Anger, RHOSLC Girls Gone Wild, ShahSentencing & Giudice vs. Gorga)

The RHOBH Reunion has finally arrived. Kim D. is here to help us make sense of it all. Andy and Kyle’s confusion with Crystal’s “story”, Erika Jayne’s acknowledgement that she is okay, the awkwardness that you could cut with a knife when Diana appeared, Garcelle’s son, Bots, and last but certainly not least, the outfits, fashion, and appearance of Khloe Kardashian, oh we mean Lisa Rinna. On RHOSLC, Kim D. breaks down the whirlwind that is Whitney, Meredith, Lisa, Heather and Jen Shah - accusations of infidelity, tears, lingerie, blowies for box seats and denial that there is a sentencing looming. Finally, Kim weighs in on Joe Gorga’s recent interview that he loves his sister, the fact that Tre is coming for the Gorgas, A BravoCon RHONJ Panel divided and much much more! @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At:  https://www.patreon.com/posts/73261464/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/15/202218 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode Artwork

Erika Jayne / Jen Shah - Different Standards of Accountability(?), Meredith / Lisa BreakUp, Mary Cosby's Absence & Teresa's New Claims Against Gorgas

Now that RHOSLC is back in our lives, we thought it time to ponder some of life’s most serious questions such as why does the public, fans, viewers - as in y’all - despise, hate and chastise Erika Jayne and yet seem to be much softer on and, dare we say, like Jen Shah. In other RHOSLC news, we deep dive the break up of Meredith and Lisa, the riff between Whitney and Heather, missing Mary Cosby, the comedic timing of one Miss Heather Gay, and whether Jen Shah understands what “sentencing” really means. Heading east, Teresa Giudice says that it is finally over with Joe and Mel, that she never gave Bravo an ultimatum and how we will all finally see the “evil ways” - her words not ours - of Mel and Joe by watching the new upcoming season of RHONJ. Finally, we deep dive Ashley Darby’s recent comments that maybe she won’t divorce Michael after all, the return of RHOP and just what we can expect the rest of this already brilliant season of Potomac! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ORGANIFI - www.organifi.com/velvetrope (Use Code velvetrope at Checkout for 20% Off Your Entire Order) ETHOS - www.ethoslife.com/VELVET (Get a Free Personalized Life Insurance Quote Today) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) The REWATCHER: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (Listen on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, or Listen Early and Ad-Free by Subscribing to Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery App) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/14/20221 hour, 1 minute, 37 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOBH Reunion Drama, Rinna's "Check Mate", Vicki Gunvalson Films RHOC, Taylor Armstrong Upgraded (?) & Stassi Schroeder Returns

It is all these weeks later, the RHOBH reunion has come and has almost gone, and we are still a BravoVerse divided over whether Lisa Rinna is telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth when it comes to Aspen and one Miss Kathy Hilton. We break that down, Rinna’s constant social media posts that she knows EXACTLY what she is doing and whether we are as confident as her that she is the LeBron James of Real Housewives and will definitely be back next season. In other West Coast Housewives news, Vicki was seen filming the other week with the other two Tres Amigas - Shannon and Tamra. Is Vicki’s filming a last ditch effort to hold onto her Housewives’ fame of yesteryear or a brilliant play at getting the franchise and Bravo to realize they need the OG of the OC more than we ever knew. We also break down the rumors that the franchise has got off to a slow start, the rumors that Heather Dubrow has not filmed in weeks and the rumors that Taylor Armstrong has come in hot ready to exchange her once diamond for an orange in an attempt to officially be upgraded to full time status. Finally, Jim Edmonds marries, David Beador plans to divorce, TomKat divorces and Straight Up With Stassi returns! All this and more in another jam packed episode! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ORGANIFI - www.organifi.com/velvetrope (Use Code velvetrope at Checkout for 20% Off Your Entire Order) ETHOS - www.ethoslife.com/VELVET (Get a Free Personalized Life Insurance Quote Today) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) The REWATCHER: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (Listen on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, or Listen Early and Ad-Free by Subscribing to Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery App) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/13/20221 hour, 57 seconds
Episode Artwork

Introducing: Best Friend Energy

Looking for your next podcast obsession? You'll be sure to find it on the new weekly chat series: BEST FRIEND ENERGY with hosts Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin of The Home Edit. On BEST FRIEND ENERGY you get to know Clea and Joanna even better than before—you become a part of their inner circle! Their friendship and business began with a single text and now has them organizing celebrity homes, traveling the world and laughing every step of the way. You might know them from the hit Netflix series “Get Organized with The Home Edit” but they’ve got a lot more to talk about. They may be professional organizers, but their lives are pretty chaotic. And when life gets too crazy, they have each other to lean on and laugh with. That’s what best friends are for! Each week they’ll interview special guests—old friends and new friends—answer YOUR questions, and deep dive on all of the everyday annoyances that life has to offer. Join them every Tuesday as they talk about anything and everything.   From Sony Music Entertainment, Hello Sunshine, The Home Edit and Somethin' Else, listen and follow Best Friend Energy wherever you get your podcasts. Full Episodes Can Be Found At: https://www.sonymusic.com/sonymusic/clea-shearer-and-joanna-teplin-podcast-best-friend-energy/ Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/12/202218 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode Artwork

KEVIN KREIDER & DEVON DIEP (on Bling Empire Season Three, Cast Mate Drama, Love & NYC Spin Off!)

Kevin Kreider and Devon Diep step Behind The Rope. Bling Empire’s Kevin Kreider and Devon Diep that is. Kevin and girlfriend Devon are here to spill the tea on all that is Season Three. Kevin chats about the full trajectory of his Bling experience from the guy who got free Dior from Anna Shay in Season One to his myriad of love interests with cast mates including Kelly Mi Li and Kim Lee before meeting Devon. Kevin and Devon open up about their relationship, Devon’s involvement in this season of Bling Empire and, well, their future. Of course, we also chat the epic ongoing battle of the Grand Dames Anna Shay and Christine Chiu, Jaime Xie’s involvement this season, Kane, Mimi Morris, Dorothy Wang - fallouts, drama and new alliances formed as well as the shocking return of one Mr. Andrew Gray. Finally, we put Kevin and Devon on the spot to chat about what and when we can expect more Bling Empire in our lives. Did someone say Season Four? Did someone say NYC Spin Off? Yes, Yes and Yes! @Kevin.kreider @devondiep @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ORGANIFI - www.organifi.com/velvetrope (Use Code velvetrope at Checkout for 20% Off Your Entire Order) ETHOS - www.ethoslife.com/VELVET (Get a Free Personalized Life Insurance Quote Today) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) The REWATCHER: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (Listen on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, or Listen Early and Ad-Free by Subscribing to Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery App) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/12/20221 hour, 3 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

THE BRADY BOYS - BARRY WILLIAMS, CHRISTOPHER KNIGHT, MIKE LOOKINLAND (on the Brady Bunch, The Brady Girls, Reboots & The Masked Singer)

Barry Williams, Christopher Knight and Mike Lookinland step Behind The Rope. The Brady Boys are in the house people! Three of the most Iconic names in TV history are here to chat about what it is like to grow up Brady. The boys reminisce about their time on the show, co-stars, the Brady Girls Maureen, Eve & Susan, life after, the multitude of specials, spin offs and Brady movies and how, in addition to all that they have done since in their careers, to many of us they will always be known as Greg, Peter and Bobby. Fresh off their Masked Singer elimination, the boys chat about that experience, the Mummies’ costume, the judges and what being part of one of Fox’s top rated shows was like. Finally, we chat reboots - yes we want a Brady Bunch reboot, the sale of the iconic Brady Bunch house, current pop culture guilty pleasures and of course, last but not least, Reality TV!! @thebarrywilliams @therealchristopherknight @mikelookinland @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef ** We also share our epic chat with The Partridge Family’s Danny Bonaduce BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ORGANIFI - www.organifi.com/velvetrope (Use Code velvetrope at Checkout for 20% Off Your Entire Order) ETHOS - www.ethoslife.com/VELVET (Get a Free Personalized Life Insurance Quote Today) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) The REWATCHER: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (Listen on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, or Listen Early and Ad-Free by Subscribing to Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery App) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/11/20221 hour, 40 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOBH Reunion Tea - Kyle, Kathy, Rinna, EJ, RHODubai Update, BTS of Scheana's Wedding & Jeff Lewis' Love Life (w/ Patrik & Pol!)

Pol’ Atteu and Patrik Simpson step Behind The Rope. The boys are back!! First off, the boys chat about their BFF Jeff Lewis, the extended Jeff “family/ex family” - Megan Weaver, Jenni Pulos, Gage Edward, Chaz Dean, many of whom have been guests here Behind The Rope, and Jeff’s dating life, type and up and down dating history with Chef Stuart O’Keeffe. Next we cover Scheana’s gorgeous wedding dress which the boys designed and wedding which the boys attended. We break down what working with Scheana on the dress was like plus address all of the rumors that have surfaced clarifying what is true and what is fiction - Raquel and Tom Schwartz hook up, Katie Maloney blaming Scheana, Katie being disinvited, Jax, Brittany and Kristen Doute attending but not filming for the new season of Vanderpump Rules and oh, so much more. Speaking of gowns, the boys also designed the reunion looks for two of The Real Housewives of Dubai - Nina Ali and Sara Al Madani - which we discuss as well as the just past Dubai season and reunion. Being Bev Hills locals, Season Three of their fabulous Gown and Out in Beverly Hills is out now, we share hot takes on the current RHOBH season both on and off air - Bots, lawsuits, victims, donations, cover ups, casting rumors, social media drama, one F of a reunion thus far and just who we can expect to see back next season out of Kyle, Rinna, Kathy, Garcelle, Sutton, Diana, Crystal, Dorit, Sheree and last, but certainly not least, Erika Jayne. Finally, they share news on their Anna Nicole Biopic, casting choices you wont believe and why they are still estranged from Larry Birkhead and Dannielynn.  @patriksimpson @gownandoutbh @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ORGANIFI - www.organifi.com/velvetrope (Use Code velvetrope at Checkout for 20% Off Your Entire Order) ETHOS - www.ethoslife.com/VELVET (Get a Free Personalized Life Insurance Quote Today) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) The REWATCHER: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (Listen on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, or Listen Early and Ad-Free by Subscribing to Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery App) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/10/20221 hour, 15 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on RHOBH Explosive Finale, Separate BravoCon Panels for Tre/Mel, Her Message to The Gorgas & Watching RHOSLC Knowing Jen Shah's Fate!)

The RHOBH Season has finally come to a close. As we prepare for reunion, Kim D. stops by to chat the RHOBH finale, the absence of Kathy Hilton, the refusal of Rinna to let it go, the involvement of EJ, Garcelle trying to make sense of it all, Birkins, Bubbles, a deer in headlights Kyle and everything and anything in between. On RHOSLC, Kim talks about how “interesting”, we can think of a few other words, it is to watch this season knowing that Jen Shah has pled guilty and will be sentenced later this year, the not ending anytime soon feud between Meredith and Lisa and could Whitney and Heather be the next in a long line of Bravo families to go to the point of no recovery. Be careful ladies. Finally, Kim weighs in on Teresa’s claims that we will see the “evil” - her words not ours - of Joe and Melissa by RHONJ season’s end, the fact that Mel and Tre cannot even come together for a BravoCon panel and finally, last but not least, that Teresa and Melissa will be taking separate cast photos for the RHONJ opening credits when the show returns early 2023. All this and the fact that Kim plans to now reach out to Melissa and Joe! Say what? Happy Saturday @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/72971093/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/8/202217 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONY Reboot & Legacy Update & Casting, Bethenny's Recent IG Rants, RHOSLC Returns, RHOP Drama & Kathryn Dennis' Black Eyes

Headlines and Rumors have begun to resurface about the Tale of Two RHONYs which have included everything from the Reboot being in a total state of chaos due to lack of chemistry from the chosen cast to the Reboot is going great and the cast will be unveiled in two weeks at BravoCon. Lizzy Savetsky is the one constant in all those rumors. We break down what we know about her, how true or false any or all of the rumors are and what the fate of the Reboot means for the RHONY Legacy show, including whether Ramona Singer will, in fact, be absent from that installment. Speaking of RHONY, we address many of Bethenny Frankel’s recent Instagram and Podcast rants, what she is really trying to say and if she secretly really does want to return to RHONY, or at least our TV screens, much sooner than later. Salt Lake is back so we break down this current season, the Jen Shah of it all, newbies and what Season Four will look like Shahless. Finally, we address Kathryn Dennis’ recent black eyes, her unwillingness to talk about it, her absence from much of Southern Charm this season and if those two things have anything to do with each other. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: GLADSKIN - www.gladskin.com/VELVET (15% Off Plus Free Shipping) FREEDOMGROOMING - www.freedomgrooming.com/VELVET (20% Off Now) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/7/202256 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOBH Kathy vs. Kyle, Rinna vs. Kathy, Erika & Diana vs. The World - Where Do We Go From Here?

RHOBH. Does anyone wanna talk about anything else in the BravoVerse these days? It does not seem like it. The Rinna vs. Kathy Hilton feud which started a few weeks back seems to have more twists and turns than we could have ever predicted. Was there a coverup? If so, of what? Did Rinna embellish the facts? Did Erika Jayne add fuel to the fire in an effort to take all the heat off herself?Has Kyle finally abandoned the sisterhood for good? Will this cost any of them their highly coveted positions in the franchise next season and, if so, was it all worth it? The more questions we answer, the more we think of to ask. Tune in now as we help make sense of it all! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: GLADSKIN - www.gladskin.com/VELVET (15% Off Plus Free Shipping) FREEDOMGROOMING - www.freedomgrooming.com/VELVET (20% Off Now) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/6/202258 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode Artwork

Introducing The ReWatcher: Buffy The Vampire Slayer

Welcome to the Hellmouth Weirdos! Your favorite Morbid hosts Ash and Alaina are branching out from true crime and heading to Sunnydale for the ultimate Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch podcast! Alaina is a Buffy superfan and Ash has never watched a single episode, so whether you’re Team Angel, Team Spike, or have no clue who those people are...they’ve got you covered! Join them each week as they slay their way through the series, episode by episode, re-watching, and watching for the very first time. They’ll break down Buffy and her friends adventures through weekly recaps, categories, and awards while Ash takes some (wooden stake) stabs at predicting what she thinks will happen next. They'll also welcome the occasional Buffy cast member, guest star, or celebrity superfan to join in the slaying. Listen to The ReWatcher: http://wondery.fm/BTVR_ReWatcher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/5/202214 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode Artwork

CHRIS KIRKPATRICK (on NSYNC, Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass, Britney Spears, Celebrity Big Brother & The Masked Singer!)

Chris Kirkpatrick steps Behind The Rope. NSYNC’s Chris Kirkpatrick that is. Having just been eliminated from The Masked Singer, Chris is here to chat about what it was like to don The Hummingbird costume and perform in front of millions on the hit Fox show. Of course, the convo quickly turns to all things NSYNC and all things Justin, Lance, Joey and JC. Chris chats about which of his fellow NSYNCers knew it was him as The Hummingbird, who he thinks could get the farthest in the competition and what advice he would give to his bandmates who wanted to participate. We also chat about whether we will ever see an NSYNC reunion with all five members - yes Justin Timberlake included and when and what that would look like. In the absence of JT, we chat who, if anyone, would be a great fifth member for this still Iconic band. Chris opens up about performing at The Super Bowl with Britney, what he thinks about Britney’s recent statements that she will never perform again and deep dives her most recent foray into music with Sir Elton John. In other Reality TV news, Chris chats about his stint as a houseguest on Celebrity Big Brother and whether perhaps we will see him and Joey Fatone one day on The Amazing Race. As we often like to do, we mention it all! ** Following this chat, we share a chat with Nick Lachey and 98 Degrees! @iamckirkpatrick @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: FREEDOMGROOMING - www.freedomgrooming.com/VELVET (20% Off Now) GLADSKIN - www.gladskin.com/VELVET (15% Off Plus Free Shipping) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/5/202259 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode Artwork

TICHINA ARNOLD (on Working With Martin Lawrence, Chris Rock, Fran Drescher, Cedric, Vanessa Williams & Directing)

Tichina Arnold steps Behind The Rope. Tichina is here to chat about the full trajectory of her career from her early days at the “Fame” Performing Arts High School and starting with Susan Lucci on "All My Children" to her breakout role as Pam on “Martin" alongside Martin Lawrence, to starring in “Everybody Hates Chris” created by comedic legend Chris Rock to her current starting role opposite Max Greenfield, Beth Behrs and Cedric the Entertainer on CBS’s mega hit “The Neighborhood" and everything and anything in between. Tichina opens up about her new project “Oh Baby Baby!” which she directed in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month for BET and why this project is so important to her. We deep dive Tichina’s role as Fran Drescher’s BFF on “Happily Divorced” and working alongside Vanessa Williams in our guilty pleasure “Daytime Divas”. Finally, Tichina talks the current state of Hollywood for Black Actresses thanks to trailblazers like Shonda Rhimes, guilty pleasures, reality tv, reboots - did someone say Martin / Everybody Hates Chris and current day Chris Rock. All this and much more! @tichinaarnold @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: GLADSKIN - www.gladskin.com/VELVET (15% Off Plus Free Shipping) FREEDOMGROOMING - www.freedomgrooming.com/VELVET (20% Off Now) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/4/202254 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode Artwork

BRIELLE BIERMANN (On RHOA, Don't Be Tardy, Mom Kim Zolciak, Her Love Life & What's Next!) - I

Brielle Biermann steps Behind The Rope. In true Brielle form, nothing is off limits or held back! Brielle starts at the beginning discussing what it was like to grow up on Bravo having first appeared on The Real Housewives of Atlanta at age ten. Brielle reminisces about her time on RHOA - best/worst/viral moments, and all that drama that she witnessed between all our fav peach holders, including Mom Kim Zolciak-Biermann. Brielle discusses her much talked about relationship with Mom Kim Zolciak-Biermann - the public’s obsession with it, judgment of it, and truth behind what having a Mom like Kim is really like. Of course, we learned more about that relationship during the first ever RHOA spinoff “Don’t Be Tardy”. Brielle chats about that eight year journey working with her whole fam including “Dad” NFL Superstar Kroy Biermann. Brielle explains how she handles her online “trolls” who judge her every move and chats about the constant scrutiny she receives regarding what plastic surgery she has and has not had, a topic which recently came up during her WWHL “Bravo Kids” appearance. Brielle breaks down which Bravo children she is friends with, what Bravolebs have slid into her DM’s throughout the years (the answer has left our mouths agape!), and who she would still love to meet in the BravoVerse. Brielle opens up about her love life, type, and current status. We chat the end of Don’t Be Tardy, whether Kim should or would return to RHOA, and what is next for her.  @briellebiermann @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) GLADSKIN - www.gladskin.com/VELVET (15% Off Plus Free Shipping) FREEDOMGROOMING - www.freedomgrooming.com/VELVET (20% Off Now) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/3/202256 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. (on Kathy/Kyle/Rinna, EJ's Therapy, The Return of RHOSLC & Teresa's DWTS Exit!)

The RHOBH episode we have waited for all season has finally arrived. Kyle and Kathy face off and then, oh yea, there is Rinna. Kim D. is here to break it all down - sisters gone awry, the involvement of Rinna, rumored deleted scenes, Erika Jayne in therapy and bonding with Sutton, Garcelle MIA busy at work and Crystal explaining the “shame”, according to her, behind MJ’s “Billie Jean”. Kim is also here to chat about the return of RHOSLC - a clueless Jen Shah, the breakup of Meredith and Lisa, the alliance of Whitney and Lisa and ever present comedic timing of one Miss Heather Gay. Finally, as Kim has predicted, she chats about the early exit of Tre from DWTS - her dancing, Aydin and Cabral and of course, the comment that Len Goodman just does not like our New Jersey Housewife. All this and more! @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/72644238/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/1/202217 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode Artwork

The Future of RHOBH's Fox Force Four, RHOA Cast Returns, Secrets from Vanderpump Rules Filming Revealed & BravoCon Expectations

Kandi Burruss and the entire cast of The Real Housewives of Atlanta have been asked back for Season 15 making Kandi the longest running housewife in the BravoVerse holding the title for fourteen consecutive seasons. Sorry Ramona and Vicki, you came close but the record is held by Ms. Burruss! In RHOBH land, we explain why Dorit Kemsley may have recently saved her Diamond for next season and whether a Garcelle / Sutton / Crystal truce with Erika / Kyle / Rinna could happen next season due to many factors. As the new season of Vanderpump Rules continues to film, we share shocking Raquel / Tom Schwartz gossip that you will not believe and, no, it is not the several week old story of them “hooking up”. All this plus more secrets behind the scenes of VPR and what everyone who is attending BravoCon in three weeks can expect once they descend upon New York City! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/30/202259 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode Artwork

Lisa Rinna's RHOBH Future & BravoCon Absence, Donnie Wahlberg's Response To Our RHOBH Jenny McCarthy Claims & Running Into Ramona Singer!

Lisa Rinna. Will she or won’t she stay has been the topic of many conversations over the past season of RHOBH. Today we share our ever changing opinion as the season comes to a close and we head into reunion. We mentioned Jenny McCarthy as a possible Rinna replacement the other week, if Rinna goes, and today we share Donnie Wahlberg’s response to our prediction. Things are not always what they seem people. Speaking of Rinna, we deep dive the real reasons she will not be at BravoCon, what it means and where we go from here. Finally, we talk “running into” Ramona Singer this week in The Hamptons. Where do we even begin? @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/29/202256 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode Artwork

Attorney Emily D. Baker (Shares Update on Erika Jayne's Legal Drama, Potential RHOBH Cast / Bravo Exposure & Her Future on Housewives)!

Emily D. Baker steps back Behind The Rope. So much has been written, discussed, hypothesized and analyzed about the legal cases of Real Housewives’ Erika Jayne and Jen Shah. Even with our legal degree we find it daunting, at best, to make sense of it all so we can only imagine how y’all feel. As a result, we did the only thing we could think of doing. Call in our fav legal commentator, and former LA Deputy District Attorney, Emily D. Baker to help make sense of it all. Emily breaks down Erika’s recent $50M Racketeering Lawsuit, the shocking new claims against Miss Jayne, being served at LAX after a vacay with Rinna and Diana Jenkins, those $1.4M earrings that just wont seem to go away and what this means for her future on RHOBH. Emily also breaks down Jen Shah’s recent guilty plea in her criminal fraud case, why she plead guilty, what we can expect from sentencing, her, Andy Cohen, the RHOSLC cast and public’s reaction to Jen’s guilty plea and what this means for her, her family and RHOSLC’s future. Finally, we chat other current cases, Bravo events, and this season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. As always Ms. Baker, thanks for helping make sense of it all! @theemilydbaker @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/28/202254 minutes
Episode Artwork

Real Girlfriends In Paris' Adja Toure & Kacey Margo (on Freshman Season, Run Ins With Garcelle Beauvais & Countess Luann, Bravo Man Candy & "Emily")

Adja Toure and Kacey Margo step Behind The Rope. Adja and Kacey are here to chat about the newest of new Bravo shows, “Real Girlfriends in Paris”. Adja and Kacey break down the full trajectory of their Real Girlfriends experience and what it was like to film what is bound to be Bravo’s next breakout mega hit while living abroad with 4 of their other American expat friends - Anja, Emily, Margaux and Victoria. Adja and Kacey talk dating in Paris, how French men differ from their US counterparts, their friend group and all the drama we can expect as this season of “Real Girlfriends in Paris” is just getting started. Of course, we chat Emily in Paris - the glaring obvious comparison and which cast member is most like Emily. Finally, we talk current Bravo happenings, Real Housewives and whether “Real Girlfriends” is likely to follow in its big sister’s foot steps. Might we be seeing Milan, London and Berlin next? Tune in to find out! Welcome to the BravoVerse ladies! @adjadjadjadja @kaceymargo @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/27/202238 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode Artwork

ALLISON DUBOIS (on The RHOBH Dinner Party From H$LL: Kyle & Kim, Camille, Taylor, LVP, Adrienne, Faye & Current Day RHOBH)

Allison DuBois steps back Behind The Rope. Yes THAT Allison DuBois from THAT Dinner Party from Hell. THE Dinner Party from Hell. RHOBH. The most infamous dinner party in ALL of Housewives History. Okay, Allison is much more than an e-cigarette and letting Housewives know when their husbands will never emotionally fulfill them. The last time Allison was here, we chatted all about her gift of seeing and communicating with the dead, her career of bringing violent criminals to justice, and the TV show Medium which is based on her life. Today, we deep dive leaving no stone unturned on what you all want to talk about, RHOBH and the aforementioned dinner party. Allison details her first and current impressions and take aways of LVP, Kyle, Kim, Camille, Taylor and Adrienne. She explains why she stands by her original assessment of Kyle and Mauricio, her intuition that night of both Kim’s looming drinking problem as well as the domestic abuse Taylor was suffering at home, how she feels “set up” by Camille, and Kelsey for that matter, the involvement of producers, the size of the martini glasses and last, but certainly not least, being accused of using a way before its time e-cigarette as a prop! Finally, Allison talks current day Housewives, the publics' reaction to Kyle this season, Taylor joining RHOC and the recent DM she received from Kyle. All this plus a whole lot more!!!!!!! @mediumallison @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/26/20221 hour, 6 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode Artwork

KIM D. Breaks Down The Unraveling of Kathy Hilton, Rinna's Involvement, Erika's Delight & Sister's Divided!

THE RHOBH episode we have waited for all season has finally arrived. The meltdown of Kathy Hilton, or as some of y’all are sayin’, the meltdown of Kathy Hilton as told by Lisa Rinna. Kim D. is here to hold nothing back in breaking down this past weeks’ RHOBH - Kathy Hilton’s unraveling a la Tequila and Congo Lines, Lisa Rinna’s involvement, shared text messages, Erika Jayne’s delight that it is not all about her, a subsided sister rivalry which has boiled to the surface and much more. We also address, clarify and make sense of all the reunion rumors that Kyle and Kathy get so heated it ended with no love, hugs or cast pic, that Kathy has allegedly strong armed Bravo to edit scenes and that she has attended, for the first tine in history, the reunion with agents, managers and publicists. On our home turf, Kim breaks down Tre’s freshman DWTS performance, what exactly landed her in the bottom two, how and why she escaped elimination sending home Sex And The City’s Jason Lewis, the involvement of the “Tree Huggers”, Kenya Moore and much, well, more - no pun intended. Finally, we share stories from the Casa Del Sol Tequila launch we attended earlier this summer in East Hampton with owner Eva Longia, Paris Jackson and many more!!! Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/72335370/edit @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/24/202216 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode Artwork

Erika Jayne's "Victim", Jenny McCarthy Headed to RHOBH (?), Nicki Minaj Comes for Garcelle & RHOP Brings It!

Remember when Erika Jayne was the most disliked Housewife in the history of Housewives? Has the last year made a difference and is the world softening and starting to see two sides to this ever changing story? We break that down and analyze what else we can expect as this blockbuster RHOBH season comes to a close and moves in to reunion time. In other news, we share hot takes on the new season of RHOP, the return of OG Charrisse Jackson Jordan, Chris Basset's "difficult" season, newbie Jacqueline Blake, Candiace Dillard’s Deep Space Tour and much more as we prepare for the highly anticipated return of our fav DMV buddies. Finally, Nicki Minaj comes for Miss Garcelle Beauvais and Jenny McCarthy’s name surfaces as a “Rinna Replacement”.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: CBDISTILLERY - www.thecbdistillery.com (15% Off. Use Code VELVET) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/23/202253 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

Is RHOBH The RHONY of 2022 (Cover Ups, Bots, Social Media Feuds, Lawsuits & New Season Casting Mayhem)?

Now that the RHOBH reunion has filmed, rumors continue to circulate about just what went down Behind The Rope. Diana did not attend in person, Rinna screamed receipts, mysteries were solved and the word cover up in the form of Kathy Hilton keeps popping up as Paris and Nicky weigh in. We deep dive all those rumors helping to make sense of what is true, false and in between analyzing all the cryptic social media posts constantly keeping us occupied. We analyze whether RHOBH is the RHONY of 2022 and break down the possibly ill fated future of this blockbuster franchise, all its diamond holders and what to expect as this blockbuster season comes to a close.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: CBDISTILLERY - www.thecbdistillery.com (15% Off. Use Code VELVET) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/22/202254 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

MONYETTA SHAW (on RHOA, BFF Kandi Burruss, Cast Mates, Season Drama, Ex Husband Neo & Getting A Peach!)

Monyetta Shaw steps Behind The Rope. The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Monyetta Shaw, that is. Monyetta chats about her prior friendship with Kandi and what it was like being part of RHOA for her freshman season with Kenya, Marlo, Sheree, Drew and Sanya - no last names needed, of course. Monyetta chats highs / lows of the RHOA experience and deep dives on some of this season’s drama - Kenya vs. Marlo, Kandi vs. Marlo, Sheree & Tyrone, Drew vs. Sanya, She By Sheree and oh so much more. Feeling nostalgic, we chat RHOA past - Nene, Kim, Porsha and look forward to the RHOA future. On a personal note, Monyetta chats co-parenting with ex Ne-Yo, what we can expect in terms of casting for RHOA next season and whether perhaps she herself will be following in Marlo’s footsteps and holding a peach sometime soon. @monyettashaw @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: CBDISTILLERY - www.thecbdistillery.com (15% Off. Use Code VELVET) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/21/20221 hour, 12 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode Artwork

Heather Matarazzo (on Welcome To The Dollhouse, Scream, Roseanne, Grey's Anatomy, Madonna & "Making It" In Hollywood) - II

Heather Matarazzo steps back Behind The Rope. Heather chats about the full trajectory of her career from her first film, The Sundance winning “Welcome to The Dollhouse” to her current days as a working actress “making it” in Hollywood. Heather chats Dollhouse - what it was like to lead a feature film as your first project, how life changed after and why this film is still so beloved as the teen angst voice of “other” or “different” for many generations to come. We chat hot takes on some of Heather’s projects after Dollhouse - The Princess Diaries, Scream, Roseanne, The L Word and Grey’s Anatomy to name a few. Heather opens up about the struggles she has faced over the years in Hollywood trying to find work, the many misperceptions the public has about life in the biz, her viral tweets on the subject earlier this year, her own struggles with mental health as a result and where she, and Hollywood, are today regarding it all! Finally, as a member of the LGBTQIA community, Heather talks representation, new movie “The Mattachine Family” and, of course, her wife’s tribute book to Queen Madonna because as we often say, all roads lead back to Madame M.  @heathermatarazzo @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: CBDISTILLERY - www.thecbdistillery.com (15% Off. Use Code VELVET) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/20/202258 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. (on RHOBH Cover Ups, Lawsuits, Casting Mayhem, Sister Rivaly & RHONJ, RHONY, RHOC, RHOP Updates Live From City Winery!)

The day has come. Our first ever live Behind The Velvet Rope Podcast show with very special guest Kim D. First things first, Kim finally provides more details about the fall out of her friendship with Teresa Giudice and David chats about the demise of his with Jennifer Aydin. So much drama and we have not even begun. Next Kim breaks down Tre’s DWTS rehearsals and how this really is the year of Miss Giudice (and Mr. Luis Giudice). Next we head west to deep dive all the RHOBH drama - lawsuits, hidden scenes, one epic filmed reunion, social media feuds and casting rumors that we just cannot seem to ignore. Jenny McCarthy anyone? Since this is our first live show we mention it all, the upcoming returns of RHOP and RHOSLC, a RHOA season well done, missing RHOD, when we can expect to hear the RHONY cast announced, the drama Tamra is already bringing to RHOC and oh, so much more! As the winner of Real Housewives Bethenny Frankel once said, we mention it all! @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: CBDISTILLERY - www.thecbdistillery.com (15% Off. Use Code VELVET) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/19/20221 hour, 38 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. (on Kathy VS Kyle; Kathy VS Rinna, RHOBH Reunion Gossip & Tre Being Done Forever w/ The Gorgas)

What a week in RHOBH land. So much to cover so little time but Kim D. is here to help us make sense of it all. As rumors of the reunion circulate, we break it all down separating truth from embellished facts - sisterly rivalry, cover ups, lawsuits, casting rumors, social media disasters and what the viewing public is calling one of the darkest seasons of RHOBH in history. Kim shares her theories on how we got here and where we go next. Who is likely to stay and go, what celebs’ names are being thrown around and will the fans really boycott if certain members of the self deemed Fox Force Five are not terminated. In other news, Kim checks in on Tre’s Dancing With the Stars progress, Melissa’s reaction to DWTS, Luis’ excitement, just how many times we can expect to see Jennifer Aydin in the audience, the new looming RHONJ season, the fact that Mel and Tre will come face to face in a few short weeks at BravoCon and last, but certainly not least, Tre’s recent comments that it is finally over, done, finished, never to come back from with Melissa and Joe.  @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/72022741/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/17/202215 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOSLC Trailer Drops, Raquel Leviss Hooks Up w/ Garcelle's Son, Tom Schwartz / Katie Maloney Update & More!

The RHOSLC trailer has dropped leaving more questions than answers as we ponder where did the Lisa Barlow “Vida” rumors originate, how did Meredith and Jen become so close, what or who caused Heather’s black eye and last, but certainly not least, will Season Three be all about Jen Shah as she prepares to face sentencing later this year. These and many more questions answered as we prepare for our fav Snowflake Holders to return in less than two weeks. In other news, Raquel Leviss has gone from Schwartzy to Garcelle’s son Oliver and back again (?), Scheana has gotten married, Lala is dating, Katie is blaming everyone, LVP skips a wedding and this is just the tip of the iceberg as Vanderpump Rules Season Ten continues to film. Finally, RHOBH has served up quite the season of drama both on and off screen which does not seem to be slowing down any time soon as we share this week’s latest shenanigans and still ponder just who will not return as this season winds down and heads into reunion.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ETHOS - www.ethoslife.com/VELVET (Get a Free Personalized Life Insurance Quote Today) GLADSKIN - www.gladskin.com/VELVET (15% Off Plus Free Shipping) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/16/202257 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode Artwork

What Erika Jayne's Recent $5M Legal Win Really Means, She By Shereé Finally Launches & RHOP Trailer Drops!

Another week in RHOBH land, another week of more questions, concerns and drama of what is going on off screen as well as on. We break down what Erika Jayne’s win in the $5M aiding and abetting lawsuit really means, what legal troubles she still faces, what, if anything she really knew, and much more including where she goes from here from a legal point of view as the RHOBH season meanders on. On the east coast, after fourteen long years, She By Shereé is finally launched to one epic fashion show, support from Daddy Cohen himself, a crashed website and all sorts of fan/troll fodder accusing our never give up peach holder of “knock off” designs. We deep dive what it all means, was the launch a success and where Shereé goes from here as a peach holder member of RHOA, as a business woman, mom and single woman navigating the dating pool. Martell Holt anyone? Finally, we share updates on the new season of RHONJ and break down the drama filled OMG trailer for RHOP. It is a jam packed episode to say the least. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ETHOS - www.ethoslife.com/VELVET (Get a Free Personalized Life Insurance Quote Today) GLADSKIN - www.gladskin.com/VELVET (15% Off Plus Free Shipping) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/15/202258 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode Artwork

Alexandra Jarvis (on Selling The OC, Alex Hall, Alexandra Rose, The "Kayla" Kiss, Gretchen Rossi & Becoming an RHOC!)

Alexandra Jarvis steps Behind The Rope. Selling The OC’s “Jarvis”, that is. Jarvis is here to chat all about her freshman season on Neflix’s latest installment in its real estate “Selling” franchise. Jarvis breaks down all the drama she had with cast mates Alex Hall and Polly, office BFF and co-listing agent Alexandra Rose, boss Jason Oppenheim and all the man candy of the O Group OC office - Tyler, Austin, Gio and Sean. Speaking of man candy, we chat Jarvis’ fiancé as well as her legal degree, how door knocking leads to 20M listings and just which agents are the top in the OC office. Of course, we paid homage to Selling Sunset and broke down the public’s reaction and assignment of “villain” to nemesis Alex Hall. We address the allegations that her and Rose were not supposed to be part of the OC cast and deep dive into the “Kayla” kiss heard round the world. Finally, since she is an OC resident, and all roads lead back to Housewives here Behind The Rope, we discussed which of our fav orange holders she knows, past and present, and if one day we might see her with her very own orange. Of course, with the success of the show, we cannot help but look into the future. Season Two anyone? @thealexandrajarvis @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) ETHOS - www.ethoslife.com/VELVET (Get a Free Personalized Life Insurance Quote Today) GLADSKIN - www.gladskin.com/VELVET (15% Off Plus Free Shipping) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/14/202257 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kari Wells (on Married to Medicine, RHOA, Kim Kardashian & Lunch With Ramona Singer!)

Kari Wells steps back Behind The Rope. Kari is here to chat about what is shaping up to be one of the most dramatic seasons ever of Married to Medicine ever. Kari talks about this current Season Nine of M2M - cast mates, break ups, make ups, and of course, the intervention of Dr. Heavenly. Kari talks about the highs and lows of her M2M experience over the past nine seasons, where she stands with all of the women and just what to expect as this epic season continues!! Of course, we also deep dive into her recent lunch with Ramona Singer in Aspen and all the secrets spilled from that. As we like to say, Kari mentions it all! @kariwells_ @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ETHOS - www.ethoslife.com/VELVET (Get a Free Personalized Life Insurance Quote Today) GLADSKIN - www.gladskin.com/VELVET (15% Off Plus Free Shipping) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/13/20221 hour, 9 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode Artwork

ALLISON DUBOIS (on The RHOBH Dinner Party From H$LL, Kelsey & Camille, E-Cigarettes, Medium & Her Gift)

Allison DuBois steps Behind The Rope. Yes THAT Allison DuBois from THAT Dinner Party from Hell. THE Dinner Party from Hell. RHOBH. The most infamous dinner party in ALL of Housewives History. Okay, Allison is much more than an e-cigarette and letting Housewives know when their husbands will never emotionally fulfill them. Today, we chat with Allison about her gift of seeing and communicating with the dead - where she first realized she had this gift, her parents' / friends' / societys’ reaction to this gift and how she decided to use it to help bring rapists, murderers and other violent criminals to justice. This career, and her 6 New York Times best selling books, led her to Kelsey Grammer, who decided to make a TV show based on her life. Allison talks Medium, Patricia Arquette, the Emmys, giving up control in Hollywood and the highs and lows of fame. Of course, Kelsey led to Camille and Camille let to one of the most iconic scenes in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills', or any franchise’s, history cementing Allison as one of the most talked about Housewives’ cameos in Bravo history! @mediumallison @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: GLADSKIN - www.gladskin.com/VELVET (15% Off Plus Free Shipping) ETHOS - www.ethoslife.com/VELVET (Get a Free Personalized Life Insurance Quote Today) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/12/20221 hour, 37 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. (on Teresa Joins DWTS, Diana Jenkins Donates to Victims/ Pursues Legal Actions Against Bots, Kathy VS Kyle & "Victim" EJ)

It is official. The one, the only Miss Teresa “Tre” Giudice has officially joined the cast of Dancing With The Stars. Kim D. is here to break down how she thinks Teresa will perform, how far she predicts she will get in the competition, her fellow Reality TV dancers, and how one Mr. Luis Ruelas will be in the front row cheering her on week after week, every week. Heading west, what a week in RHOBH it has been. Diana Jenkins has not only come out swinging with cease and desist letters to all those claiming false narratives, but she has donated $100,000 to the Victims’ Families of Lion Air Flight 610 and is going after the alleged people behind the “Bot” attack on Garcelle’s Son Jax. As we have said many times before, do not F with someone worth a cool $250M. Just sayin'. Finally, we break down this week’s RHOBH - #team EJ is trending, Rinna to the rescue, Kathy is mad, Paris gets involved, and Kyle seems to have set her sisterly relations back once again. All this as rumors of last minute edits, deleted scenes, rumored media embargoes and what is bound to be one F of a reunion flood the BravoVerse! @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/71702239/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/10/202216 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode Artwork

Lisa Rinna's RHOBH Future, Ramona's RHONY Future, RHOC Current Season Filming Rumors, Scheana Marries, Schwartzy & Raquel Hook Up

There has been a lot of talk about Lisa Rinna’s RHOBH future and next season’s likely cast of RHOBH. We break down who is likely to stay, who is likely to go, who is likely to return from the past, who is likely to resign and will the online attack on Garcelle’s son affect any of this. In other West Coast Real Housewives news, we break down Tamra Judge’s return to RHOC, address rumors that the whole cast has united against Shannon and analyze whether Tamra’s return can save this seemingly broken franchise. Heading east, we shed light onto the truth behind those constant rumors that Ramona Singer will not be part of the RHONY Legacy show, Melissa Gorga’s involvement in perpetrating those rumors, and reveal the timeline of when we can realistically expect any legacy announcement. Two words - not soon!Lindsay and Carl get engaged, Scheana gets married, Schwartzy and Raquel kiss, Katie Maloney blames Scheana, Jax, Brittany and Kristen get dissed and much to our chagrin, all of this is being filmed for the upcoming seasons of Summer House and Vanderpump Rules respectively! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: FREEDOMGROOMING - www.freedomgrooming.com/VELVET (20% Off Now) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/9/202258 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode Artwork

Getting To The Truth Behind Online Attack on Garcelle's Son - Rinna, Kathy, Diana, Producers, & Patrick

The RHOBH Universe has a one track mind these days and it is to find out who was behind the social media attack on Garcelle’s Son Jax. Several names have been thrown around - Lisa Rinna, Diana Jenkins, Erika Jayne, RHOBH Producers and Patrick Somers. We break down the likelihood that any of the aforementioned had anything to do with that and what is the possibility bots were actually involved. Once that dust settles, and after we deep dive to the n-th degree from every angle, we break down what is next and what this means for their Bev Hills’ future and how likely is it that Lisa Rinna, Diana Jenkins and anyone and everyone else will not return for next season to hold a diamond.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: FREEDOMGROOMING - www.freedomgrooming.com/VELVET (20% Off Now) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/8/202257 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode Artwork

Introducing: Holding Court with Eboni K. Williams

When law & order is the headline, what does it mean for us? Holding Court with Eboni K. Williams cross-examines news-making cases and famous faces to peer into the court of law. Each week attorney Eboni K. Williams and cultural observer Dustin Ross break down what’s on the docket in American justice and what’s not, with savvy legal analysis and commonsense commentary to provide teachable moments for us all to navigate a rigged system. Listen to new episodes every Wednesday wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/7/202212 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

Tyler Stanaland (on Selling The OC, Season Drama, The "Kayla" Kiss, Cast Mates & Wife Brittany Snow)

Tyler Stanaland steps Behind The Rope. Selling The OC’s Tyler Stanaland that is. Tyler is here to chat all about his freshman season on Neflix’s latest installment in its real estate “Selling” franchise. Tyler breaks down all the drama he had this first season due to three attempted failed kisses by co-worker Kayla and how colleagues Jarvis, Rose, Alex Hall and Brandi chose to deal with said kiss which set off a series of events that played out throughout the season. Tyler opens up about what he learned and how he changed from this experience, working at The O Group and what it is like to have Jason Oppenheim as a boss. Speaking of Jason, we chatted about the LA office and all our fav Selling Sunset agents - Chrishell, Mary, Davina, Amanza and last, but certainly not least, Christine Quinn, Christine’s exit from Selling Sunset and much more. Finally, we discussed Tyler’s wife, actress Brittany Snow - how she feels about his transition into Reality TV Star, life in the public eye, and, of course, Pitch Perfect.  @tylerstanaland @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: FREEDOMGROOMING - www.freedomgrooming.com/VELVET (20% Off Now) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/7/202252 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode Artwork

Alexis Bellino - (on RHOC Past/Current/Future, Whether She Would Really Ever Return & "Jesus Jugs")

Alexis “Jesus Jugs” Bellino steps Behind The Rope. Today we share this never before released gem from the vault. Alexis takes us back to the beginning of her Real Housewives of Orange County journey, when then husband Jim brought her to the Season One Premiere Party and she met the then cast Vicki Gunvalson, Jo De La Rosa, Jeana Keough, Lauri Peterson and Kimberly Bryant. Fast forward several years, and Alexis was cast as a main RHOC cast member Season Five. The rest is history. Not so fast. Alexis opens up about how much life changed from when we saw her on RHOC as a married woman to Jim Bellino to her current life with love Andy Bohn. Alexis chats about the reasons for the demise of her marriage, the role, or lack thereof RHOC played in this demise, what it is like to now watch these scenes back all these years later, and what is was like to have the general public weigh in on your marriage. Alexis also chats about her time on the hit Bravo show and cast mates Tamra Judge, Heather Dubrow, Gretchen Rossi, and Vicki Gunvalson - who was the hardest to work with and the status of each of these relationships today. Alexis also discusses her Christian Faith and how that played out on the show. Yes, for all those wondering, we do discuss Alexis’ moniker “Jesus Jugs” as bestowed upon her all those years ago by Tamra Judge. Speaking of Tamra, we DO bring up the Jim Bellino law suit against her and Shannon Storms Beador. Alexis also weighs in on the current cast and we finally answer why or why not she would really ever go back despite all the rumors out there.  @alexis_bellino @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: FREEDOMGROOMING - www.freedomgrooming.com/VELVET (20% Off Now) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/6/20221 hour, 15 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

Chaz Dean (on Flipping Out - Jeff Lewis, Gage, Jenni Pulos & his Hair Empire!)

Chaz Dean steps back Behind The Rope. For everyone who has not heard our Part I sit down with Chaz, listen now! We chat about his friends and clients - RHOBH’s Lisa Rinna and Lisa Vanderpump and Nicolette Sheridan. What happened that one time Nicolette walked into his salon while Rinna was in his chair? What about the stories he heard back in the hey day of 90210 when he worked on Shannen Doherty, Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth? Feel free to check that out. Today, Chaz is here to talk more about the 90210 kids, his booming hair care empire, WEN products and, Flipping Out. Chaz chats with us about where and how he first met Jeff Lewis. He discusses how he first hired Jeff to help design his multitude of hair “bungalows” as seen on the hit Bravo show “Flipping Out”. Speaking of "Flipping Out”, Chaz explains how he went from client, to client and friend, to being convinced to star alongside Jeff Lewis in many seasons of “Flipping Out” as Jeff helped design many Salons for Chaz in his hair care empire over the years. Chaz opens up about what filming a reality show for Bravo was really like. Chaz also opens up about some of Jeff’s other employees, Gage Edward and Jenni Pulos. Chaz weighs in on the demise of the many year friendship between Jenni and Jeff and predicts whether the two will ever reconcile. Chaz also explains his current working relationship, and friendship with Gage Edward - how and why that came about. Finally, Chaz explains why he and Jeff are no longer speaking - how they got here, his message to Jeff and what he thinks the future holds. Finally, Chaz chats with us about Reality TV and whether he himself would ever want a show based around his life and hair care empire. Tune in now as our chat with Chaz Dean comes to a conclusion. @chazdean @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: FREEDOMGROOMING - www.freedomgrooming.com/VELVET (20% Off Now) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/5/20221 hour, 25 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. (on Diana Makes Sutton Cry, Erika Laughs, Fox Force Four Stays Silent, Bot Rumors, Rinna's "Pause" & RHOSLC Trailer)

Have you ever seen a grown woman cry? Well now Kim D. has after watching this past week’s RHOBH. Our poor dear Sutton (three time BTVR Podcast guest)! Kim breaks down Diana’s treatment of Ms. Stacke, Erika’s involvement and the blank stare on the Fox Force Four’s face (was there ever a fifth member, we cannot seem to remember) as all unfolded. Kim chats about the rest of the RHOBH episode and all that has transpired over the past week in RHOBH land, rumors of Bots allegedly hired by Rinna, Producers, Kathy Hilton, and Erika Jayne. We break down what we believe to be true, fiction and all and everything in between. Finally, in honor of the RHOSLC trailer which dropped, Kim has finally watched RHOSLC Season Two and is ready to share all of her unfiltered thoughts on Whitney, Meredith, Lisa, Heather, Ms. Shah and our three snowflake newbies when the show returns later this month. Until then, we certainly have enough happening with our diamond holders to keep a girl busy. @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/71377310/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/3/202218 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode Artwork

Chaz Dean (on Lisa Rinna, RHOBH, Nicollette Sheridan, 90210 and his Hair Empire)

Chaz Dean steps Behind The Rope. Checking in from the Hollywood Hills home he shares with his three Labradors, Chaz is here to tell it all. First things first, Chaz fills us in on his journey from his early days of working at a LA Salon to eventually purchasing that salon, developing WEN hair care products, taking over QVC and, of course, those infamous WEN infomercials - think Alyssa Milano and Brooke Shields - that we all love so much. Speaking of celebrities such as Brooke and Alyssa, his very first well known client was Nicolette Sheridan and from there things just took off. She told a friend who told a friend and soon he was doing hair for much of the Aaron Spelling Empire. That empire included such Superstars as 90210’s very own Shannen Doherty, Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth. As their stylist, Chaz heard and knew it all! The things he could, and does, tell! Let us not forget there was a time way back when where Shannen, Tori and Jennie didn’t exactly all see eye to eye. Our very own RHOBH Lisa Rinna was also a client and is a current friend. What happened when Nicolette Sheridan walked into his Salon one day while Rinna was in his chair? Umm, yea, exactly what you are thinking. Not well. There was also that one time he had to run to Casa Rinna for a Delilah Belle Hamlin hair emergency. Chaz has stories for days and we are LIVING for it. Chaz is also close with Lisa Vanderpump. Wait, how does that work also being friends with Rinna? Are you starting to see a trend? Tune in to hear it all - Chaz Dean, the man behind the WEN empire, chats about business, hair and what we love best, Celebrity on this Part I sit down of our interview with Chaz Dean.  @chazdean @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/2/20221 hour, 11 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOBH Cast & Bravo Rallies Around Garcelle, RHONY 2.0 & OG Casting Rumors, RHOC Begins Filming Amidst Tamra Drama & Scheana Marries

Garcelle Beauvais’ son was the subject of online troll attacks. We break down those attacks, the RHOBH casts’ reaction, Bravo’s reaction, the fans reaction and why many think Diana Jenkins is behind it all. In other RHOBH news, LVP has come out swinging against Mellenball who made derogatory comments about her brother, Kelly Dodd calls Mauricio and PK gross and RHOBH casting rumors continue to swirl with Diana, Crystal, Dorit and Rinna all rumored to have been considered to be on the chopping block. We dispel many of those rumors, who may be coming back and then chat RHONY 2.0 and OG casting. So many rumors, so little time. What is not a rumor is that our very own Scheana Shay tied the knot and Schwartzy and Raquel Leviss were said to be getting cozy. Filming for the OC has begun and not all of her cast mates are happy with the return of one Miss Tamra Judge. Nothing shocking there. Finally, Nene Leakes’ lawsuit against Andy Cohen was dismissed without prejudice. We break down what that means and what happens now for all parties involved.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/1/20221 hour, 19 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode Artwork

Polly Brindle (on Selling The OC, Cast Mate Drama, Christine Quinn, Selling Sunset & RHOC)!

Polly Brindle steps Behind The Rope. Selling The OC’s Polly Brindle that is. Polly is here to chat all about her freshman season on Neflix’s just released latest installment in its real estate “Selling” franchise. Polly breaks down all the drama she had with cast mates Jarvis, Rose and Kayla, office friendships with Alex Hall and Brandi, boss Jason Oppenheim and all the man candy of the O Group OC office - Tyler, Austin, Gio and Sean. Speaking of Sean, we delve into their relationship, Polly’s type, current dating status and much more. Of course, we chatted about who is the OC Office’s Chrishell, Mary, Davina, and last, but certainly not least, Christine Quinn, Christine’s exit from Selling Sunset and much more. Finally, since she is an OC resident, and all roads lead back to Housewives here Behind The Rope, we discussed which of our fav orange holders she knows, past and present, and if one day we might see her with her very own orange. Of course, until then, we are thrilled to watch Polly on this blockbuster instant mega hit that is bound to be around for many seasons to come. @pollybrindle @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/31/202255 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode Artwork

Heather Matarazzo (on Welcome To The Dollhouse, Scream, Roseanne, Grey's Anatomy, Madonna & "Making It" In Hollywood) - I

Heather Matarazzo steps Behind The Rope. Heather chats about the full trajectory of her career from her first film, The Sundance winning “Welcome to The Dollhouse”, to her current days as a working actress “making it” in Hollywood. Heather chats Dollhouse - what it was like to lead a feature film as your first project, how life changed after and why this film is still so beloved as the teen angst voice of “other” or “different” for many generations to come. We chat hot takes on some of Heather’s projects after Dollhouse - The Princess Diaries, Scream, Roseanne, The L Word and Grey’s Anatomy to name a few as well as co-stars such as Anne Hathaway, Neve Campbell and Ellen Pompeo. Heather opens up about the struggles she has faced over the years in Hollywood trying to find work, the many misperceptions the public has about life in the biz, her viral tweets on the subject earlier this year, and where she, and Hollywood, are today regarding it all! Finally, as a member of the LGBTQIA community, Heather talks representation, new movie “The Mattachine Family” and, of course, her wife’s tribute book to Queen Madonna because as we often say, all roads lead back to Madame M.  @heathermatarazzo @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/30/202252 minutes
Episode Artwork

Mercedes ("MJ") Javid & Tommy Feight (on Shahs of Sunset, Cast Mates, RHOBH, RHONJ, Marriage & The Future!) - II

Mercedes “MJ” Javid and Tommy Feight step back Behind The Rope. Shahs of Sunset is in the house! Mercedes chats about what it has been like to have been an OG on Shahs of Sunset for the past ten years - the highs, lows and everything in between. The convo quickly turns to cast mates GG, Mike, Destiny and yes, Reza! The topic of cast mate GG’s feuds with Lala Kent and Kelly Dodd are discussed as are other recent Bravo developments - Two RHONYs, The TomKat breakup, Kathy Hilton’s upcoming “rough” RHOBH episodes, Tre and Luis and more. Finally, we break down what makes this marriage work, Baby Shams, Mama Vida - who makes a guest appearance, “Till The Dirt” and the future!! As they say, stay tuned.  @mercedesjavid  @tfeightnyc @tillthedirtpodcast @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef MJ & Tommy's You Tube Channel Can Be Found At: https://www.youtube.com/c/TilltheDirtwithTommyandMJ BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/29/202253 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. (on Explosive RHONJ Finale Rumors, Margaret's Twitter Feud, Rinna's RHOBH Exit (?) & Garcelle's Son)

Kim D. is back where she belongs to help break down all this week’s happenings in both RHONJ and RHOBH land. First we chat about those viral honeymoon pics of Tre and Luis that have been circulating all over the internet. PDA much? Then we break down Frank Catania’s claims that he had to break up the men and women at the finale, share a Mel/Tre update - does anyone even still care, and deep dive the Margaret / Laura spat that took Twitter by storm earlier this week. Heading west, we address the social media hate Garcelle’s son received earlier this week, Bravo and the RHOBH cast’s response and what happens now? On a lighter note, we discuss Homeless Not Toothless, award this season’s MVP and address those casting rumors that Lisa Rinna’s time has come and that she is on the chopping block! @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/71013842/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/27/202217 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOBH Chopping Block Rumors, Denise Richards' "Return", Our Insider Info on RHONY Casting Rumors & Dodd VS. Gorga!

As RHOBH casting rumors for next season swirl, we break down the likelihood that the rumored Diana, Rinna and Crystal will be let go. We share our thoughts on that and offer up some likely other options of who will most likely be on the chopping block next season. As these casting rumors circulate, Denise Richards weighs in announcing she would return to RHOBH in the future. It certainly would be a good weekly reminder that her Only Fans is alive and well, not that she needs any help in that category and she would certainly be coming for Rinna. Hello Bravo. Are you listening? Ariana Biermann was arrested for DUI and her and Kim Zolciak have come out swinging. What do they say about there being two sides to every story? Kelly Dodd calls Melissa Gorga a loser, Cynthia Bailey says Tre is warmer than Mel, and we ask does anyone still care about the fact that Tre and Mel will never, should we say it louder for those in back, never get along. Finally, we address those recent RHONY 2.0 reboot casting rumors and weigh in regarding our friend Orfeh who was named as one of the new six apple holders. Of course, we called and texted Ms. Orfeh to get to the bottom of all these rumors of who really is being cast in the new RHONY and break down when we will most likely hear the definitive cast so that we can all sleep a little better at night.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) LA TIMES' THE ENVELOPE (Binge First Six Episodes Now. Available Anywhere You Listen To Your Podcasts) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/26/20221 hour, 17 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

Nene & Andy Lawsuit, RHOBH Season MVP, Kathy Hilton Speaks, Monique Samuels' Bravo Diss & Tre/Mel Update!

The Nene Leakes and Andy Cohen seems to be over. Let us discuss. In other current news, Sutton is not shying away from any of the drama this season of RHOBH as we deep dive this season, drunk Erika, who we think is carrying the season and who will go. Kathy Hilton chats Kyle’s RHOBH future and the fact that she herself never wants to hold a diamond. In RHOA land we break down Marlo’s freshman season as a Peach Holder and ask is she carrying the season or doing too much, too soon. Ahh, life’s most important questions. Someone who wont be back on Bravo anytime soon, if ever, by choice, is Miss Monique Samuels who just turned down RHUGT, personal phone call from Andy Cohen and all. Finally, since y’all cannot seem to get enough of Tre’s wedding, Luis Ruelas, the rumors surrounding Mel and Joe not attending, and everything RHONJ in between, yea, we go there, once again breaking it all down for you from every possible angle y’all can even possibly imagine! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) LA TIMES' THE ENVELOPE (Binge First Six Episodes Now. Available Anywhere You Listen To Your Podcasts) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/25/20221 hour, 10 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode Artwork

Cheri Oteri (on Andy Cohen, Jeff Lewis, Real Housewives, SNL, Barbara Walters & WWHL!)

Cheri Oterti steps Behind The Rope. Cheri chats about the full anthology of her career from humble early beginnings at The Groundlings to her starring role on Saturday Night Live (SNL) for five stellar seasons to present day and everything in between. Cheri breaks down her many iconic SNL characters (“Simmer Down Now”, Spartan Cheerleaders, Laura Zimmerman) and brilliant impersonations none the least of which was Barbara Walters. Cheri talks Babs, interviewing Barbara Walters as “Barbara Walters” on the final episode of “The View” and stepping back into this role as a recurring part of Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper's CNN New Years Special. Speaking of Andy, Cheri chats her very frequent appearances on WWHL, her decade long friendship with Andy Cohen, Real Housewives - yes she has favorites, and her other Bravo buddy - sorry Andy there is enough of Cheri to go around - Jeff Lewis! All this and we are only getting started! @cheri_oteri @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) LA TIMES' THE ENVELOPE (Binge First Six Episodes Now. Available Anywhere You Listen To Your Podcasts) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/24/20221 hour, 25 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode Artwork

Ashley Parker Angel (on O-Town, Reality TV, Justin Timberlake, Shirtless Underwear Pics & Starting an Only Fans!)

Ashley Parker Angel steps Behind The Rope. Ashley stops by to chat about the full anthology of his career from Making The Band, to the early days and height of O-Town's success, to his solo career, Broadway career, everything in between ending with his current day reinvention to expert fitness guru. Ashley chats the highs and lows of Reality TV, reconnecting with O-Town at Ryan Cabrera’s wedding, starring in Hairspray and Wicked, Backstreet, Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass, N’Sync, NKOTB, the pitfalls of fame and all the facts that surrounded his decision to ultimately leave the music biz for his full time passion of Peak Performance Coach. Of course we had to deep dive all those underwear Instagram pics that go along with his day job of fitness guru and break down just what will it take for him to start the official Ashley Parker Angel “Only Fans” account. Yea, we go there and Ashley is more than happy to oblige! @Ashley_parker_angel @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) LA TIMES' THE ENVELOPE (Binge First Six Episodes Now. Available Anywhere You Listen To Your Podcasts) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/23/20221 hour, 17 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode Artwork

Mercedes ("MJ") Javid & Tommy Feight (on Shahs of Sunset, Cast Mates, RHOBH, RHONJ, Marriage & The Future!) - I

Mercedes “MJ” Javid and Tommy Feight step Behind The Rope. Shahs of Sunset is in the house! Mercedes chats about what it has been like to have been an OG on Shahs of Sunset for the past ten years - the highs, lows and everything in between. The convo quickly turns to cast mates GG, Mike, Destiny and yes, Reza! The topic of cast mate GG’s feuds with Lala Kent and Kelly Dodd are discussed as are other recent Bravo developments - Two RHONYs, The TomKat breakup, Kathy Hilton’s upcoming “rough” RHOBH episodes, Tre and Luis and more. Finally, we break down what makes this marriage work, Baby Shams, Mama Vida - who makes a guest appearance, “Till The Dirt” and the future!! As they say, stay tuned.  @mercedesjavid  @tfeightnyc @tillthedirtpodcast @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Check out MJ and Tommy on their YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TilltheDirtwithTommyandMJ BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) LA TIMES' THE ENVELOPE (Binge First Six Episodes Now. Available Anywhere You Listen To Your Podcasts) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/22/202250 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. (Shares New Info on Melissa Infidelity Rumors, Tre's Honeymoon, Dorit/Dana Wilkey Feud & Kathy Hilton's Faux Pas)

Kim D. is back doing what she does best, causing trouble. Kim has gone down the rabbit hole regarding the recent Melissa / Joey G rumors. Using her best detective skills, Kim has made it her week’s work to find out more speaking to parties involved, determining who she thinks actually witnessed the alleged event and how it has now spun out of control. She readdresses what she thinks is true versus fiction, Tre’s involvement and much more. Heading west, Kim chats the recent Dana Wilkey / Dorit feud, Kathy Hilton’s faux pas and all else keeping our fav RHOBH diamond holders busy. Another one for the record books. @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef FULL EPISODE AT: https://www.patreon.com/posts/70597304/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/20/202216 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode Artwork

Taylor Armstrong Makes Housewives History, The Future of RHOC, Jill Zarin's Rumored Ban, The Future of RHONY & Rinna's Social Media Mess)!

Taylor Armstrong breaks all records and becomes the first Housewife ever to cross cities. Ok, that happened the other week but we have not talked about it yet and now that we have had time to accept, process and absorb this news, we are here to break down our thoughts on Taylor going RHOC, how this will affect the rest of the cast, what we predict will happen with Tamra, Heather, Shannon, Emily, Gina, what this means for the future of RHOC and how likely is an Alexis Bellino return. We also discuss the wider implications and affects Taylor’s return will have on Housewives and if it is strong enough to warrant Phaedra Park’s seemingly strong desire to join RHODUbai! In other news, we address the rumors that Jill Zarin is banned from the RHONY OG Show, that Ramona is also persona non grata , Jill Zarin’s perfect cast for the RHONY reboot, focused around her of course, and when we can actually expect to see either of the two RHONY’s back on our screens. We chat Leah McSweeny’s rumored ban from Thailand, Lisa Rinna owning it all, Lenny and Lisa Hochstein’s heated divorce and last, but not least, Denise Richards’ epic steamier than ever Only Fans. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ORA ORGANIC - www.ora.organic (Get 30% Off Your First Subscription When You text ROPE to 64-000) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) ALLBIRDS - www.allbirds.com (Get Running Today with the Tree Flyer or Any Other Allbirds Products) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/19/20221 hour, 7 minutes
Episode Artwork

Introducing - Fed Up

When Emily Gellis hears rumors of people suffering horrible side effects from a trendy diet she springs into action. Armed with over a hundred thousand Instagram followers, Emily launches a social media crusade to expose F-Factor and its founder, Tanya Zuckerbrot. It’s the start of a feud that will attract trolls, lawyers, and, eventually, national media all because of fiber. From Wondery, this is a story about wealth, wellness, and influence hosted by Casey Wilson. Listen to Fed Up: http://wondery.fm/BTVR_FedUp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/18/202214 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode Artwork

Erika Jayne & Jen Shah Legal Update, RHOM & RHONJ Update, Austen Kroll / Rachel Hargrove Feud & More!

With all that seems to be changing by the day with Erika Jayne and Jen Shah’s legal woes, we felt it was time to slow down and deep dive both. Erika got served at LAX and the claims behind the 50M Dollar Racketeering Lawsuit are shocking to say the least. Jen Shah plead guilty in her criminal fraud case and is now waiting to be sentenced. We discuss both, the current state of both cases, and what happens next in both cases. In other news, Below Deck’s Rachel Hargrove slams Southern Charm’s Austen Kroll in a feud we did not ever see coming or think we needed. Margaret and Tre have a newfound BFF-ship, Tre’s wedding approaches and RHOM’s Nicole Martin sells what Andy Cohen calls the nicest house to ever appear on Bravo on any show including all of the Million Dollar Listings. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef  BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) LA TIMES' THE ENVELOPE (Binge First Six Episodes Now. Available Anywhere You Listen To Your Podcasts) RUPAUL’S SECRET CELEBRITY DRAG RACE (Premieres This Friday August 12th at 8pm on VH1).  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/18/20221 hour, 3 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

Carlos King (on RHOA, RHOBH, Teresa, Bethenny, Rinna, Kyle, Two RHONY's & The Future of Housewives!)

Carlos King steps back Behind The Rope. Picking right up from where we left off last time, Carlos chats current seasons of RHOA (Marlo’s Peach, the return of Shereé, Kenya supposedly passing the villain baton) & RHONJ (just wrapped filming), where each of those franchises have been and where they are going. We break down Carlos’ Infamous Top Ten Housewives List - Nene, Teresa and Bethenny in the top three seats, an underrated Danielle Staub making the cut, the glaring lack of any RHOBH and why Kyle Richards is his Queen of the 90210. Carlos chats Teresa spin off rumors - in addition to her wedding special, why New Jersey cannot survive without Tre and why he prefers an OG cast for any franchise any day. Speaking of an OG cast, Carlos breaks down what having two RHONY’s really means, how to properly cast the RHONY reboot, which OG’s he thinks deserve a seat at the OG table, why Bethenny Frankel secretly does want to be a part of the franchise and why no one should count Eboni K. Williams out just yet. The best producer in the history of Reality TV is here to mention it all.  @thecarlosking_ @behindveletrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) ORA ORGANIC - www.ora.organic (Get 30% Off Your First Subscription When You text ROPE to 64-000) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) ALLBIRDS - www.allbirds.com (Get Running Today with the Tree Flyer or Any Other Allbirds Products) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/17/202250 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode Artwork

ANNE HECHE (on an Iconic Career and Life Well Lived) - A Tribute Interview

I had the pleasure of interviewing Anne Heche earlier this year. I, and everyone at the Behind The Velvet Rope Podcast, are deeply saddened to hear of her passing last week. Besides a career in Hollywood that most could only dream of, having started in some of the most iconic TV and Film of all time, she was an actress whose craft had been perfected to the nth degree. During this interview, she was so gracious with her time. She was kind, open, honest, forthright, a bright light and so very full of life. A trailblazer. I hope that by listening to this chat, you are able to get a glimpse into what a remarkable woman she was. Having spoken to her for just this hour, I sure did. We release this episode today as a tribute to the life of Anne Heche. Anne Heche steps Behind The Rope. Actress of Film, TV, Stage. Best Selling Author. Activist. Trailblazer. Director. Icon In The Flesh. Now Podcast Host. The ONE. The ONLY. Miss Anne Heche!! Anne is here to cover it all and have one of the most open, honest, raw conversations The Rope has ever had! Anne chats about her Iconic Career from its beginnings on Another World to starting in more movies and TV shows than we could ever list - Donnie Brasco, Six Days, Seven Nights, Ally McBeal, Nip/Tuck, Wag the Dog, to name a few. Anne chats about her favorite roles, the ones she wants to forget, her favorite co-stars, who she would still love to work with, and why this brilliant accomplished actress still has to audition for parts. Anne opens up about what it was like to be the original one Cancelled before Cancel Culture was a thing as a result of her bringing Ellen DeGeneres to a movie premiere as her date and Ellen’s coming out of “Yup, I’m Gay” at a time when the world wasn’t 2022. Anne talks about those ten long years when no one in Hollywood would cast her, her public fallout with Ellen, what it’s like being “tied” to Ellen in the public eye all these years later, how The Ellen Show complicated her search for work even further and what she thinks, in a full circle moment, about Ellen’s now Cancellation after being deemed The Queen of Mean. Anne talks about her star turn on Dancing With The Stars, her love of Reality TV - her Best of List is music to our ears - and whether and why she would ever join or not join The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills!! Of course, we chat with Anne about her book “Call Me Crazy”, the biggest misperceptions about her regarding the subject, and whether an open and honest discussion about mental health can be had stigma free in the world we live in today. Anne Heche in a hold nothing back chat like you have never heard her before.  @anneheche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ORA ORGANIC - www.ora.organic (Get 30% Off Your First Subscription When You text ROPE to 64-000) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) ALLBIRDS - www.allbirds.com (Get Running Today with the Tree Flyer or Any Other Allbirds Products) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/16/20221 hour, 8 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode Artwork

KATHRYN DENNIS (on Southern Charm Past, Present, & Future - A Tell All!)

Kathryn Dennis steps Behind The Rope. Southern Charm’s Kathryn Dennis that is. Kathryn is here to chat about the highs and lows, the good and bad of her entire time on Southern Charm, both on and off screen, over the past many years. Kathryn discusses the challenges of “putting it all” out there, no matter how personal, for the world to see, and consequently judge. Kathryn chats about how she has learned to cope with the public having an opinion about everything that she does in her life and what advice she would give to her twenty one year old self, before her many breakups, and two children, Season One Southern Charm, just starting out. Kathryn chats about the many ups and downs of some of her friendships with the men of SC - Craig, Austen & Shep, the women - Madison, Leva, & Naomie and who out of casts past she would most like and least like to have back - Cameran, Landon, Chelsea. Of course, with various cast members linked to A-Rod, Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler in the past, we needed all the gossip and to deep dive on what Kathryn really knows. Kathryn Dennis in a rare sit down like you have never heard her before. @kathryndennis @behindvrelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) ORA ORGANIC - www.ora.organic (Get 30% Off Your First Subscription When You text ROPE to 64-000) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) ALLBIRDS - www.allbirds.com (Get Running Today with the Tree Flyer or Any Other Allbirds Products) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/15/202254 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. (on Tre's Wedding - Hair, Crown, Guest List, Best/Worst Dressed, RHONJ Cast & Mr. Ruelas)!!!

Tre has gone to the chapel and she has gotten married. Cue music. For all those living under a Bravo rock, our girl did it. Teresa Giudice Ruelas. Welcome. Kim D. is here to break it all down because, who else, would be able to help us review Tre’s wedding with absolutely no filter. The $10,000 hair, the gloves, the fog, the food or rumored lack thereof, the dresses. Where do we begin? Let us not forget the bridesmaids' dresses for the Giudice offspring, the wedding parties’ looks - Dolo and Aydin we are talkin’ to ya and of course the guest list. Kenya, Darby, Dorinda, Zarin, Cynthia, Phaedra, Chanel, Alexia and the full RHONJ cast, minus Melissa, Joe and Rachel Fuda - we break it all down, the good, the bad, the other as well as those who did not attend and the real reasons why - Ramona, Daddy Cohen, Countess Lu. We discuss Juicy Joe’s recent comments about the nuptials, Mel and Joe and Mr. Ruelas. In other words, we cover it all leaving no stone unturned and in true Kim D. fashion, she does not hold back! @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/70391576/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/13/202217 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode Artwork

Behind The Velvet Rope With Special Guest Kim D. - City Winery - Live Podcast Announced!!!

You asked for it. You got it. Behind The Velvet Rope is thrilled to announce our first ever Live Podcast. This night will include food, fun, festivities and very special guest Kim D. Everything you love each and every day on BTVR will be happening before your very eyes and, of course, Kim will be spilling all the tea. Press play for more info and cannot wait to meet everyone in person!!! To Purchase Tickets:  https://citywinery.com/newyork/Online/article/NYLFT-Behind-The-Velvet-Rope-9-13-22-730pm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/12/202213 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. (Breaks Down The Real Reasons Melissa & Joe Gorga Did Not Attend Tre's Wedding - The Cheating Rumors, The Cast's Involvement & What Happens Now!!)

Melissa and Joe did not attend Teresa’s wedding. Tomorrow, Kim D. is back where she is every Saturday on our Patreon where we will be breaking down Tre’s big day - the hair, the gloves, the dresses, the fog, the nuptials, the guest list and everything else in between. Before we get there though, today we wanted to share with you an episode that would normally be on Patreon with Kim D. There is so much going on in RHONJ land that one episode this week was just not enough. We break down the chain of events that led Joe and Melissa to boycott Tre’s big day, the cheating allegations against Mel, the rumors Joey G charged Luis at the finale and much more. We also break down the multitude of rumors regarding this fractured family thereafter - namely that Tre sent a bil to Mel and Joe for not attending, all of the RHONJ cast’s involvement - including newbies Danielle Cabral and Rachel Fuda, what we will actually see this season when RHONJ returns and, most important of all, how, if at all, do Tre, Mel and Joey move forward from here. @kimdposche  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) LA TIMES' THE ENVELOPE (Binge First Six Episodes Now. Available Anywhere You Listen To Your Podcasts) RUPAUL’S SECRET CELEBRITY DRAG RACE (Premieres This Friday August 12th at 8pm on VH1).  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/12/20221 hour, 10 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jen Shah's Guilty Plea - What Happens Now? & Tamra's Return - Vicki's Reaction, Jill's Involvement, Filming Rumors & Poor Teddi M.

Jen Shah Pled Guilty. We may have mentioned that once or twice before but today we take a deeper dive on what this actually means for her future, Coach Shah’s future and the future of RHOSLC. In other West Coast news Miss Tamra Judge has returned to reclaim her Orange. We break down Tamra’s return, the public’s reaction, Vicki Gunvalson’s reaction, Jill Zarin’s involvement, current RHOC filming rumors and how this will all play out next season now that filming has begun with four people she is not currently speaking with - Heather, Shannon, Emily and Gina. Plus the return of Taylor Armstrong to Housewives! With her Orange reclaimed, we can only assume Tamra won’t keep spending her time with that other West Coast Housewife from Bev Hills so we contemplate just who would be a great replacement for Tamra’s side gig slumming it with the Mellenball! All this and much more as we are only getting started! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) LA TIMES' THE ENVELOPE (Binge First Six Episodes Now. Available Anywhere You Listen To Your Podcasts) RUPAUL’S SECRET CELEBRITY DRAG RACE (Premieres This Friday August 12th at 8pm on VH1).  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/11/202254 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

SHEP ROSE & CRAIG CONOVER (on Current Southern Charm Season Drama, Filming with Paige / Taylor, Kathryn Dennis & More!)

Shep Rose and Craig Conover step Behind The Rope. The Southern Charm boys are here to break down this current season eight of Southern Charm. Shep and Craig talk about how this season was different filming with their significant others at the time - Taylor Ann Green and Summer House’s Paige DeSorbo, share updates on these relationships - Taylor and Craig have since broken up while Craig and Paige are stronger than ever, offer dating and love advice to fellow cast members and each other and discuss what the future holds. Did someone say engagement Craig? In other Southern Charm news, we talk the return of Craig’s ex Naomie Olindo, the headlines Kathryn Dennis has been making as of late, the altercations with Austen as a result of this past Summer House season, the fact that Leva unfollowed most of the OG cast, including Paige, at the end of filming and what we can expect the reason of this epic season of Southern Charm. Following this chat, we share our chat with Craig Conover from earlier this year which dives deeper into all things Craig, Craig and Paige and Southern Charm! @relationshep @caconover @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) LA TIMES' THE ENVELOPE (Binge First Six Episodes Now. Available Anywhere You Listen To Your Podcasts) RUPAUL’S SECRET CELEBRITY DRAG RACE (Premieres This Friday August 12th at 8pm on VH1).  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/10/20221 hour, 11 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode Artwork

Daniel Franzese (on Mean Girls, Fan Fav "Damian", Lindsay Lohan, Tina Fey, & "Italian Mom")

Daniel Franzese steps Behind The Rope. Yes, Damian, the gay dude from Mean Girls. Daniel is so much more than just “Damian” though. We chat about the Iconic “break out” role of Damian, why that character resonated and still resonates with people almost 20 years later, how it changed the lives of so many gay and “other” kids worldwide and just why, out of all the characters in this epic film, Damian is the one everyone can agree brings oh so much joy to the masses. Daniel chats about working with Lindsay Lohan, Tina Fey, Rachel McAdams, Amy Poehler, Amanda Seyfried and the rest of this brilliant cast and just what would a reboot look like today in 2022. In other news, Daniel’s brilliant “Italian Mom”, which has been killing it on You Tube and Cameos worldwide is about to make her stage debut this month. Ticks avail now. Finally, we chat about the current state of leading LGBTQ+ projects in Hollywood, being “out” as an actor today and just what is next for this powerhouse actor who will not be slowing down any time soon! @whatsupdanny @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) LA TIMES' THE ENVELOPE (Binge First Six Episodes Now. Available Anywhere You Listen To Your Podcasts) RUPAUL’S SECRET CELEBRITY DRAG RACE (Premieres This Friday August 12th at 8pm on VH1).  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/9/20221 hour, 23 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode Artwork

TAYLOR ARMSTRONG (on RHOBH, Russell, The Domestic Abuse, Lisa Vanderpump & OG Cast!) - II

Taylor Armstrong steps back Behind The Rope. Who can believe its been eleven years since Taylor first appeared on the freshman season of the currently highest rated Housewives franchise, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Feeling nostalgic, Taylor takes a trip down memory lane during her tenure on RHOBH with castmates Lisa Vanderpump, Kyle and Kim Richards, Adrienne Maloof and Camille Donatacci Grammer (now Meyer). The ORIGINAL Dinner Party from hell - Allison DuBois, Faye Resnick & one epic e cigarette pen, what could go wrong?, a $50,000 Birthday soirée for a four year old, one epic stretch limo fight between two sisters that ended with the “a” word being thrown around and early accusations of LVP leaking stories to the press before that was “a thing”, we cover it all. On a more serious note, we chat with Taylor about the domestic abuse she endured from her husband at the time, Russel Armstrong, through most of her marriage and while filming RHOBH. We dive deep into topics such as why join RHOBH with this hidden secret, the difficulties of filming trying to hide this from the cast, how did she convince Russel to “let” her join RHOBH, did the show make the abuse worse, who from diamond holders did she confide in, and finally, did RHOBH, in effect, save her life? Taylor opens up about the full range of emotions expressed after she found then husband Russel Armstrong hanging in his LA home and resulting legal battles she faced as result of inheriting his several million dollar debt. Taylor reflects on how lucky she is to be here today, a gift she has shared in her aptly titled “Hiding From Reality” book and now shares in public speaking engagements across the county in the hopes of helping others suffering from domestic violence. On a lighter note, Taylor became part of a viral cat meme a few years back, you know the one, which we dissect. Of course we chat about the storyline and casting high points and mistakes of RHOBH throughout the years, whether the current cast is “right” or needs to be changed, the presence of actresses as Housewives, the realness of the show present day, Erika Jayne’s current legal woes, and much more. ***If you or a loved one are a victim of domestic violence, contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for confidential assistance from trained advocates. @officialtaylorarmstrong @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) LA TIMES' THE ENVELOPE (Binge First Six Episodes Now. Available Anywhere You Listen To Your Podcasts) RUPAUL’S SECRET CELEBRITY DRAG RACE (Premieres This Friday August 12th at 8pm on VH1).  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/8/202250 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. (on Tre's Wedding Today - Melissa Not Attending (?), Which Housewives Attending, RHONJ Season 13 Finale Party & RHOBH Recap)!

The day has finally come. Teresa is going to the chapel and she is going to get married. Now, today. The day has come! As rumors fly, we break it all down - Andy Cohen not attending, Ramona Singer “uninvited”, what other Housewives will actually show, a dress rumored to be designed by Donatella Versace, rumored being the key word, Victoria Gotti and much more. Kim D. is here to break down all that we can expect from Tre’s big day, Melissa being kicked out of Tre’s Bachelorette Party, Marge fighting with Danielle Cabral on the plane home from Ireland and more as RHONJ wrapped filming this past week with one drama filled season finale party. In RHOBH land, seems Rinna has a few different sides, Garcelle still doesn’t fully trust Erica, Crystal, Diana and Kathy are MIA and we, the world, are introduced to Rinna Rose and the Rinna Rita, the products we did not know we ever needed. No really, can we have one of each? @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/posts/70068897/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/6/202216 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode Artwork

Our Response To Kelly Dodd's Recent Claims Against Us, Which Housewives Are Allegedly on Bravo's "Do Not Use" List, & Return of RHOD(?)

Kelly Dodd had some choice words for us and our Podcast following a recent two part chat we conducted with RHOC’s Braunwyn Windham Burke. Today we share those choice words and our response to Miss Dodd. All this KD talks makes us wonder, might we be seeing Kelly Dodd on a Girl’s Trip soon or are certain Housewives like the rumored Danielle Staub, Carole Radziwill and, we assume now forever, Nene Leakes, persona non grata at the network. Speaking of Girls Trip, we check in on our fav Season Three Thailand Housewives and chat Candiace Dillard’s recently announced tour. Finally, Lisa Rinna does not think Lois got a proper RHOBH tribute and rumors surface that RHOD may be back all because D’Andra was overheard in a NYC airport talking about Bravo execs. Say what? Tune in now.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) ORA ORGANIC - www.ora.organic (Get 30% Off Your First Subscription When You text ROPE to 64-000) LA TIMES' THE ENVELOPE (Binge First Six Episodes Now. Available Anywhere You Listen To Your Podcasts) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/5/202259 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jen Shah Plead Guilty, RHUGT 3 Filmed, RHOC Changed Cast & Kristen Taekman "Run In"

Jen Shah’s case seems to be changing by the day. We break down Jen’s case, what happens to her and Coach Shah now and how it will affect the future of RHOSLC. In other news, the cast of RHUGT 3 headed to Thailand, filmed and now has returned home to many rumors as to what happened oversees. Speaking of RHUGT, Miss Mortimer was deeply missed which leads to our discussion as to why Tinsley Mortimer is one of the most underrated Housewives and what we can expect from this new crop of Housewives “ultimates”. As far as RHOC is concerned with Noella and Dr. Jen out and Tamra Judge in, we chat about the future of RHOC and will Alexis Bellino actually be returning for real. All this plus a Kristen Taekman Hamptons Sag Harbor sighting this week. As we always say, enjoy! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ORA ORGANIC - www.ora.organic (Get 30% Off Your First Subscription When You text ROPE to 64-000) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) LA TIMES' THE ENVELOPE (Binge First Six Episodes Now. Available Anywhere You Listen To Your Podcasts) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/4/202258 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode Artwork

Isaac Mizrahi (on Diana Jenkins, New RHOBH, Two RHONY's, Bethenny Frankel, Kim Kardashian, Rinna & Dueting w/ Luann & Erika Jayne!)

Isaac Mizrahi steps back - third time is a charm - Behind The Rope. In anticipation of his 54 Below Broadway Debut next week, Issac is here to, as we say, mention it all. Isaac chats about how he went from one of the most iconic, sought after, and well recognized names in fashion to a legit cabaret star. Isaac chats musical influences and favs - Madonna, Britney, Rihanna, Billie Eilish, to name a few to and artists he would love to collab with Harry Styles, Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber.. Of course we cannot discuss cabaret without a nod to our, and Isaac’s friend, Miss Countess Luann de Lesseps. Speaking of Lu, Isaac chats a tale of two RHONYS - reboot and OG show, his many WWHL appearances with Dorit, Kelly Dodd, Bethenny, Eboni, & Dorinda, this current season of RHOBH, Diana Jenkins, QVC buddy Lisa Rinna and possible duets with both Lu and The Pretty Mess. We chat fashion - models, fav celebs, Icons, Project Runway, Bravo’s The Fashion Show and celebrities turned designer MKO / Ashley Olsen, Victoria Beckham and Kim Kardashian. Finally, we chat about Isaac’s iconic Talk Show, the current state of talks shows - Wendy Williams / Ellen, friend Kris Jenner, Bennifer and just what is next for this Fashion Icon turned cabaret star that does not seem to be slowing down any time soon.  @imisaacmizrahi @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef For tickets to Isaac’s show at 54 Below August 10th - 13th Click Here www.54below.com BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) ORA ORGANIC - www.ora.organic (Get 30% Off Your First Subscription When You text ROPE to 64-000) LA TIMES' THE ENVELOPE (Binge First Six Episodes Now. Available Anywhere You Listen To Your Podcasts) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/3/20221 hour, 7 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode Artwork

NAOMIE OLINDO (on Southern Charm Season 6, Breakups, Craig/Paige, Kathryn & Setting The Record Straight!)

Naomie Olindo steps Behind The Rope. Naomie chats about what it was like to return to Southern Charm this season after making national headlines over her move to New York City, break up, and move back to Charleston. Naomie breaks down how this season, Season Eight of Southern Charm, was different for her after returning, what it was like to film with a new cast, all the drama we can expect as this season plays out, Kathryn drama and the epic fight between Craig and Austen. Of course, we discuss her past relationship with Craig, his involvement in her return, how much did Craig and showing a different side of Naomie factor into her return and, of course, Craig and Paige DeSorbo. Finally, Naomie shares deets on her current dating life now that she is back in Charleston and back on our TV screens. In true Bravo fashion, Naomie mentions it all.  As a bonus, we share a trip down memory lane chat blast from the past with Southern Charm’s Landon Clements which immediately follows our chat with Naomie!! @naomie_olindo @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ORA ORGANIC - www.ora.organic (Get 30% Off Your First Subscription When You text ROPE to 64-000) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) LA TIMES' THE ENVELOPE (Binge First Six Episodes Now. Available Anywhere You Listen To Your Podcasts) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/2/20221 hour, 36 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

SHEREE ZAMPINO (on Being RHOBH's Newest "Friend Of", Cast Mate First Impressions, BFF Garcelle & Co-Parenting w/ Will & Jada)! - II

Sheree Zampino steps Behind The Rope. So much has been written about The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ newest “Friend Of” and today Sheree is here to break it all down and chat about her first season on RHOBH hanging with all of our fav Diamond Holders. Sheree chats about her several decades long friendship with Garcelle, first impressions of Diana, Sutton, Rinna, EJ, Crystal, Dorit, Kathy, and last, but certainly not least, Kyle. Sheree opens up on some of this season’s RHOBH drama none the least of which was Erika telling Garcelle’s son to F off. Of course, Sheree talks about famous execs, just how and why she is the poster child for co-parenting with Will and Jada Smith and her own love life status. Finally, as we have seen in the Bev Hills past - Sutton Stracke and Brandi Glanville we are talking to you - “Friends Of” often become Diamond Holders so we have to ask Sheree, honey, do you want that diamond, as we look ahead to the rest of this non stop thrill ride of an RHOBH season! @shereezampino @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) ORA ORGANIC - www.ora.organic (Get 30% Off Your First Subscription When You text ROPE to 64-000) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) LA TIMES' THE ENVELOPE (Binge First Six Episodes Now. Available Anywhere You Listen To Your Podcasts) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/1/202258 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. (on Tre / Margaret's New BFF-Ship, RHONJ Season 13 Cast, Erika Jayne's Legal Woes & RHOBH Recap)!

As so very many rumors surface this week from RHONJ Season 13 filming which is scheduled to complete filming within the next week, Kim D. stops by to share what she knows. Whose in and whose out amongst Jackie Goldschneider and our newbies Danielle Cabral, Jen Fessler and Rachel Fuda for a coveted Housewives title. Kim also addresses Margaret and Tre’s newfound BFF-hood, the motivations behind it and how we can expect it all to play out next season. In other Garden State news, Kim shares new info she learned about Luis, his now seemingly defunct videos, Tre’s spinoff and wedding which, has finally, arrived. Ahh, August. Heading west, we break down the RHOBH viral video of Erika Jayne being served at LAX after returning from a vacay with Rinna and Diana in Hawaii and EJ’s mounting legal pretty mess which does not seem to be going away anytime soon. On the show, we break down drunk Erika, Sutton’s date, Kathy Hilton’s antics, PK’s DUI, Dorit’s reactions and much much more.  Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/69705179/edit @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/30/202218 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode Artwork

Erika Jayne's Latest Drama, Rinna's Apology Tour, The Future of RHOBH & Bethenny Frankel's Recent RHONY Posts

Erika Jayne told Garcelle’s fourteen year old son Jax to F off. This set off a series of events which has had the Twitterverse in an uproar and has effected this season of RHOBH both on and off camera. We deep dive those events and how it has affected almost everyone in the cast none the least of which is Kyle Richards. In other RHOBH news, Lisa Rinna has apologized to the entire cast of Dubai - a cast which has its own internal sets of conflicts and we ponder, even though it is only mid season, which of our fav Diamond holders will be on the chopping block in a few months. Finally, we discuss Bethenny Frankel’s recent posts about her RHONY exit and the upcoming RHONY OG show. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) DEAR BRIGHTLY - www.dearbrightly.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Your First Order) LA TIMES' THE ENVELOPE (Binge First Six Episodes Now. Available Anywhere You Listen To Your Podcasts) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/29/202253 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

The LA Times Comes After Randall Emmett, Nene Leakes/Andy Cohen Arbitrate, RHUGT 3 Films & More!)

As Nene Leakes and Andy Cohen head into arbitration, we break down Nene’s lawsuit against Bravo and Andy and discuss how this will all most likely play out. We gotta put our legal degree to good use somehow. In other news, we deep dive into the LA Times Randall Emmett article which alleges Randall used physical violence against Lala, offered women roles in exchange for sex, continued to work with Bruce Willis after signs of his failing mental health, and so much more. If all that were not enough to give you a second to pause, Wendy Williams claims she will be back on TV very soon and allegedly has a new podcast in the works. So much to dissect. So little time.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) DEAR BRIGHTLY - www.dearbrightly.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Your First Order) LA TIMES' THE ENVELOPE (Binge First Six Episodes Now. Available Anywhere You Listen To Your Podcasts) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/28/20221 hour, 4 seconds
Episode Artwork

AUDRINA PATRIDGE (on The Hills, New Beginnings, Cast Mates, Famous Boyfriends, DWTS, Reboots & New Book!)

Audrina Patridge steps Behind The Rope. Audrina Patridge from one of the best, if not THE best, Reality TV show of all time, The Hills. Audrina is here to, as we say, mention it all. Audrina takes us through the full anthology of her Hills’ experience from being cast as a relative unknown at a young age to global superstardom of epic proportion. Audrina chats cast mates - Lauren, Heidi, Spencer, Brody, Justin Bobby, Kristin, Whitney and more, storylines and just what was real versus fake. On a more serious note, Audrina opens up about the unvarnished truth about her darker days off camera when she lost all her confidence, her voice and even self worth due to a series of bad relationships which sent her on a road of self discovery and back again. Audrina chats life after The Hills - her own reality show, Dancing With The Stars and eventual return to the scene of the crime in The Hills: New Beginnings - shout out Mischa Barton! Speaking of reboots, Audrina weighs in on the recently announced The Hills: Next Gen, the recent comments from Spencer Pratt that his cast mates are less than stellar, her well documented relationships with Brody Jenner, Justin Bobby and Ryan Cabrera and last, but certainly not least, that fact that all of this plus a whole lot more has been divulged in her hold nothing back new book, Choices: To The Hills and Back Again.  @audrinapatridge @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) DEAR BRIGHTLY - www.dearbrightly.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Your First Order) LA TIMES' THE ENVELOPE (Binge First Six Episodes Now. Available Anywhere You Listen To Your Podcasts) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/27/20221 hour, 16 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

Dr. Contessa (on Married to Medicine Past / Present / Future)!

Dr. Contessa steps Behind The Rope. Dr. Contessa is here to chat about what is shaping up to be one of the most dramatic seasons ever of Married to Medicine. Dr. Contessa talks about this current Season Nine of M2M - cast mates, break ups, make ups, and of course, the looming intervention of Dr. Heavenly. On a more serious note, Dr. Contessa chats about how she got her marriage back on track after we saw it nearly end last season and the importance of asking for professional help when needed. Finally, we chat about her current beef with Heavenly, how existing friends who star on the same Reality TV show should navigate the waters of their friendship, how the military prepared her for the battle ground that is M2M and just what we can expect as this dramatic season of Married to Medicine plays on. @drcontessa @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) DEAR BRIGHTLY - www.dearbrightly.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Your First Order) LA TIMES' THE ENVELOPE (Binge First Six Episodes Now. Available Anywhere You Listen To Your Podcasts) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/26/202243 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode Artwork

SHEREE ZAMPINO (on Being RHOBH's Newest "Friend Of", Cast Mate First Impressions, BFF Garcelle & Co-Parenting w/ Will & Jada)! - I

Sheree Zampino steps Behind The Rope. So much has been written about The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ newest “Friend Of” and today Sheree is here to break it all down and chat about her first season on RHOBH hanging with all of our fav Diamond Holders. Sheree chats about her several decades long friendship with Garcelle, first impressions of Diana, Sutton, Rinna, EJ, Crystal, Dorit, Kathy, and last, but certainly not least, Kyle. Sheree opens up on some of this season’s RHOBH drama none the least of which was Erika telling Garcelle’s son to F off. Of course, Sheree talks about famous execs, just how and why she is the poster child for co-parenting with Will and Jada Smith and her own love life status. Finally, as we have seen in the Bev Hills past - Sutton Stracke and Brandi Glanville we are talking to you - “Friends Of” often become Diamond Holders so we have to ask Sheree, honey, do you want that diamond, as we look ahead to the rest of this non stop thrill ride of an RHOBH season! @shereezampino @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) DEAR BRIGHTLY - www.dearbrightly.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Your First Order) LA TIMES' THE ENVELOPE (Binge First Six Episodes Now. Available Anywhere You Listen To Your Podcasts) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/25/202248 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. (on RHONJ Ireland Trip, Tre's Bridesmaids Dolo / Jen Aydin, Tamra's RHOC Return & RHOBH Recap)

Our RHONJ have left the states and landed safely in Ireland. All our favs are decked out in green including newbies Danielle Cabral, Jennifer Fessler and Rachel Fuda and a very chummy BFF looking Margaret Josephs and Teresa Giudice. We certainly did not except to see this unlikely friendship after the way things ended last season. Everyone’s fav Miss Kim D. is here to break down the cast trip, Tre’s new bridesmaids Jennifer Aydin and Dolo Catania, the real reasons Dina Manzo is not attending the upcoming nuptials, Joey Gorga’s ongoing tenant drama and everything else happening this week in the Garden State. Of course, Kim is also here to deep dive this week’s RHOBH - Sutton apologizes, Kyle donates, Kathy Hilton arrives, Diana throws a party, Garcelle shimmers, Crystal opens up and Dorit fan girls, as she should, over the Icon that is Jaime Lee Curtis. Finally, we cannot let this chat conclude without the appearance of once Tamra Judge on WWHL to reclaim her orange. Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/69398956/edit @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/23/202217 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode Artwork

Lisa Rinna VS. Dubai, RHUGT2's Most Ultimate, Thirstiest, Craziest Etc & RHUGT 3 Cast Hot Takes)!

Lisa Rinna has taken on the women of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills for eight seasons. Now she seems to have angered the entire cast of Dubai and simply seems to not care. We break down the gift that is Lisa Rinna who seems to be doing it her way, all day! In other RHOBH news, we deep dive fans’ reactions to Diana Jenkins and why many just do not seem to be vibing with our newest Diamond Holder. In other news, we share hot takes on RHUGHT2 breaking down who is the most ultimate, thirstiest, unhinged, in over her head and every other adjective we can think of amongst our newest cast of Blue Stone Manor guests. Finally, we chat RHUGHT3 and the cast that has headed to Thailand with our first ever mix of current and ex Housewives in one locale. Should make for pretty interesting TV or at least a pretty interesting Pod episode here today. Press play! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DIET SMOKE - www.dietsmoke.com (Enter Code VELVET for 15% Off Your First Order) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) LA TIMES' THE ENVELOPE (Binge First Six Episodes Now. Available Anywhere You Listen To Your Podcasts) ORA ORGANIC - www.ora.organic (Get 30% Off Your First Subscription When You text ROPE to 64-000) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/22/20221 hour, 1 minute, 52 seconds
Episode Artwork

Lisa Rinna’s Wrath, Denise Richards' Only Fans, Kyle/Mauricio's New Show, Diana's "Villain" & More!!

Another RHOBH episode, another few weeks in the life off camera of all of our fav Diamond Holders. Where to begin? Mauricio (and Kyle?) have a new Netflix show, “Buying Beverly Hills”. Lisa Rinna is not changing course, or holding back, when it comes to Kathy Hilton - a series of episodes we are soon to see. Diana Jenkins continues to make headlines for past actions. Denise Richards - blast from the past - joins Only Fans to be with her daughter - joint video coming soon. Erika told Garcelle’s son to F off. Dorit shops with Andy Cohen and oh so much more. We break it all down and deep dive on all the happenings both on and off the RHOBH screen. So much to break down, so little time.  @thesarahfraser @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DIET SMOKE - www.dietsmoke.com (Enter Code VELVET for 15% Off Your First Order) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) LA TIMES' THE ENVELOPE (Binge First Six Episodes Now. Available Anywhere You Listen To Your Podcasts) ORA ORGANIC - www.ora.organic (Get 30% Off Your First Subscription When You text ROPE to 64-000) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/21/20221 hour, 8 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

Carlos King (on Nene Leakes, Danielle Staub, Rinna, Housewives Future & Producing the Best Years of RHOA/RHONJ) - I

Carlos King steps Behind The Rope. The man, the myth, the legend. The King has entered the building. Carlos is here to chat about the early days of RHOA - when we didn’t know a Nene from a Sheree, when Kim Zolciak Biermann was just the "other" Kim in our lives, when we didn’t know that you could be tardy for any party and when we had not heard of Porsha, Kandi, Cynthia, Marlo or any of the other later icons to be. Carlos also talks early RHONJ, which here was there for as Producer as well - before Teresa was Tre, when Danielle Staub was the star of the show and the Manzo’s were still in our lives on the weekly. Of course, Carlos also chats his fav current Housewives and franchises, the current state of all Housewives and can this juggernaut last forever. As we said, the King has finally arrived! @thecarlosking_ @behindveletrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DIET SMOKE - www.dietsmoke.com (Enter Code VELVET for 15% Off Your First Order) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) LA TIMES' THE ENVELOPE (Binge First Six Episodes Now. Available Anywhere You Listen To Your Podcasts) ORA ORGANIC - www.ora.organic (Get 30% Off Your First Subscription When You text ROPE to 64-000) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/20/202257 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode Artwork

Fern Mallis (on Fashion Icons, NYFW, Reality TV, Kim Kardashian & RHONY!)

Fern Mallis steps Behind The Rope. Fashion Industry Titan, The Godmother of Fashion, Best Selling Author, Trailblazer, Someone who has worked in every aspect of the Fashion Business, Fern Mallis! After a brief chat with this Brooklyn native about her early career in various aspects of Fashion, including her tenure as Executive Director at the CFDA, Fern describes how she came up with and executed 7th on Sixth Productions or, as it is commonly referred to today, the Iconic, Cannot Live Without, Would Die to Attend, spun off in many other cities and countries, New York Fashion Week. Fern discuses what Fashion was like back in the day and how she reinvented herself into one of the top interviewers in Fashion History with her Iconic talks at the 92nd Street Y. These talks are now part of her second installment of books, "Fashion Icons 2” in which Fern chats about some of her recent interviews - Christian Siriano, Victoria Beckham, Tim Gunn and Bob Mackie, to name a few. Of course we chatted with Fern about the many Reality TV Programs she was a part of - Project Runway, America’s Next Top Model, Bravo’s The Fashion Show - discussing what each of those experiences was like, many of her well known co-stars and whether Fashion Competition Shows work (no pun intended Tim Gunn). Fern opens up about the Celebrity Designer relationship, the ‘business” of The Red Carpet and Celebrity Turned Designers - Posh Spice, MKO/Ash Olsen, Kim Kardashian, we are talking to you! Speaking of Kim Kardashian, we break down the recent Marilyn Monroe Met Gala “fiasco” and what it means for the future of iconic pieces on “loan” to celebrities. Of course, we ask Fern about many of her Housewives’ friends - Dorinda Medley, Ramona Singer, Countess Lu and Heather Thomson and the involvement of NYFW on RHONY. Finally, we ask Fern to reflect back on a career that most could only dream of, a career that has been awarded with so many accolades we cannot even begin to mention them all, to take it all in and also, of course, to divulge what is next for this Fashion Guru that just does not seem to be slowing down any time soon! @fernmallis @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ORA ORGANIC - www.ora.organic (Get 30% Off Your First Subscription When You text ROPE to 64-000) DEAR BRIGHTLY - www.dearbrightly.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Your First Order) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) DIET SMOKE - www.dietsmoke.com (Enter Code VELVET for 15% Off Your First Order) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) LA TIMES' THE ENVELOPE (Binge First Six Episodes Now. Available Anywhere You Listen To Your Podcasts) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/19/20221 hour, 25 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode Artwork

Dr. Jen Armstrong (on The Truth About Her RHOC Exit, Cast Mates, Husband Ryne & "Return" of Tamra Judge / Alexis Bellino!)

Dr. Jen Armstrong steps Behind The Rope. Fresh off the recent news that she will not be returning to The Real Housewives of Orange County next season, Dr. Jen stops by to clarify the real circumstances surrounding her departure, chat highs and lows from her RHOC experience, and dish on cast mates Heather, Shannon, Emily and Gina. Dr. Jen breaks down the rumors that Tamra Judge and Alexis Bellino are returning, the likelihood that that will happen and should any other past orange holders - Vicki, Meghan, Gretchen, Kelly Dodd to name a few - be given another chance. Finally, while the doctor is here, we talk trends in injectables, which Housewives have had the best work and which she would love to get her hands on.  @jenniferarmstrongmd @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DIET SMOKE - www.dietsmoke.com (Enter Code VELVET for 15% Off Your First Order) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) LA TIMES' THE ENVELOPE (Binge First Six Episodes Now. Available Anywhere You Listen To Your Podcasts) ORA ORGANIC - www.ora.organic (Get 30% Off Your First Subscription When You text ROPE to 64-000) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/18/20221 hour, 17 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. (on ShahShocker Guilty Plea, Dina Manzo Not Attending Tre’s Wedding, & RHOBH Recap)!

Jen Shah has plead Guilty! Breath in. Breath out. Kim D. breaks it all down sharing her own experience with the Feds with the help of David and his legal degree! The confession, the public, cast and Andy Cohen’s reaction, and what this means for Jen’s future as far as time to be served as well as the future of RHOSLC! In other news, Kim reveals what she knows about the REAL reasons Dina Manzo won’t be attending Tre’s big wedding, how, why and when the wedding will be filmed and much more about Miss Giudice’s big date. Finally, we break down this past week’s RHOBH - Erika’s apology, Diana’s closet, one awkward af attempted Sutton / Diana reconciliation, Erika’s love of champagne, and the Kyle of it all. Where do we begin?? FULL EPISODE AT: https://www.patreon.com/posts/69094462/edit @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/16/202217 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode Artwork

CLAUDIA JORDAN (on RHOA Past/Present/Future & Nene Leakes)!

Claudia Jordan steps back Behind The Rope. Claudia is here today to chat about all things, what else, The Real Housewives of Atlanta. She explains how she ran into a RHOA producer at a West Hollywood gay bar and from there, the wheels were in motion. Claudia chats about her prior friendship with Kenya Moore, her arrival in Atlanta and just how she went from “Friend Of” to “Official Peach Holder” on this highly rated Housewives franchise. One word: Nene. Remember that infamous cast trip? Claudia chats about how welcome, hint - not much - she felt by Nene, Nene’s refusing to film certain scenes and how Nene treated everyone on set. She also chats about the remainder of her co-stars Phaedra Parks, Kandi Burruss, and Cynthia Bailey - what working with each was like and the status of her friendship with each today. Speaking of Miss Linnethia Leakes, Claudia chats about Nene’s departure from RHOA this past season. On a larger scale, we discuss the concept of “everyone is replaceable” and how some times some people can be their own worst enemy. Claudia also discusses whether Nene’s current actions regarding Bravo and Andy Cohen have gone too far to “the place of no return” or can she still make a return to the network, or any other network for that matter, in the near future. Claudia is currently living in Dallas, Texas with her boyfriend and yes she knows some of our favorite Real Housewives of Dallas such LeeAnne Locken (they just had an epic day of drinks together), D’Andra Simmons (she thinks Claudia should be an RHOD) and Kary Brittingham (they have had recent real life beef). Finally, Claudia reflects on her time on the show and answers the age old question, would she ever go back.  @claudiajordan @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) LA TIMES' THE ENVELOPE (Binge First Six Episodes Now. Available Anywhere You Listen To Your Podcasts) THE COMMERCIAL BREAK - www.TCBpodcast.com (New Episodes Every M, W, F everywhere you get your Podcasts) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/15/20221 hour, 14 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode Artwork

Vicki Gunvalson's Feuds, Bethenny/Jill Run In, Teddi/Tamra Engage & Diana Jenkins' Controversial First Season!

The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip Two has seen the return of some of our favs - Vicki, Tamra, Phaedra, Brandi, Jill, Dorinda, Eva and Taylor - many of which have been doing what they do best, causing drama and making headlines. Vicki Gunvalson seems to be fighting with everyone who is anyone now that she is back on our small screens - Teddi Mellencamp, Brandi Glanville, Steve Lodge and that is just the beginning. Tamra has inserted herself in it all, both on and off screen, but hey, it is now her job to do so. No shade, no shade. Jill Zarin is busy running into Bethenny Frankel on planes and capturing it all on IG for our delight. Speaking of Jill Zarin, we chat the RHONY reboot and OG show sharing new info we have been privy to. Finally, we deep dive into RHOBH with updates on Diana Jenkins, everyone’s seemingly new fav topic, EJ and all the rest of our fav diamond holders. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) LA TIMES' THE ENVELOPE (Binge First Six Episodes Now. Available Anywhere You Listen To Your Podcasts) THE COMMERCIAL BREAK - www.TCBpodcast.com (New Episodes Every M, W, F everywhere you get your Podcasts) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/14/20221 hour, 3 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode Artwork

LEVA BONAPARTE (on Southern Charm Season Drama, Cast Mates, Relationships, Leva Land, & Lisa Vanderpump!)

Leva Bonaparte steps Behind The Rope. Leva breaks down how this season, Season Eight of Southern Charm, was different for her, chats cast mates, newbies and all the drama we can expect as this season plays out. We chat about the epic fight we saw in coming attractions between Craig and Austen, the fact that she unfollowed most of the cast after Season Eight wrapped and the status of all of these friendships today. Being a happily married woman, Leva chats relationship advice for Craig and Paige, Shep and Taylor, Austen and Olivia and Kathryn Dennis now that she is once again single. In true Bravo fashion, Leva mentions it all.  As a bonus, we share a trip down memory lane chat blast from the past with Southern Charm’s Landon Clements which immediately follows our chat with Leva!! @levabonaparte @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) LA TIMES' THE ENVELOPE (Binge First Six Episodes Now. Available Anywhere You Listen To Your Podcasts) THE COMMERCIAL BREAK - www.TCBpodcast.com (New Episodes Every M, W, F everywhere you get your Podcasts) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/13/20221 hour, 29 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode Artwork

Anila Sajja (on Married to Medicine Past/Present/Future, RHOA, Kyle Richards & Dorit Kemsley!)

Anila Sajja steps Behind The Rope. Anila is here to chat about what is likely to be one of the most dramatic seasons ever of Married to Medicine. Anila talks about this current Season Nine of M2M - cast mates, break ups, make ups, and of course, the looming intervention of Dr. Heavenly. On a more serious note, Anila chats her home robbery, the string of home robberies amongst Bravolebrities such as Kyle Richards and Dorit Kemsley and how one and their family recovers from that. Finally, we chat about her friendship with Toya, how existing friends who star on the same Reality TV show can navigate the waters of their friendship and what we can expect this upcoming season of Married to Medicine.  @anilasaaja @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) LA TIMES' THE ENVELOPE (Binge First Six Episodes Now. Available Anywhere You Listen To Your Podcasts) THE COMMERCIAL BREAK - www.TCBpodcast.com (New Episodes Every M, W, F everywhere you get your Podcasts) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/12/202239 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

TAYLOR ARMSTRONG (on RHOBH, Russell, The Domestic Abuse, Lisa Vanderpump & OG Cast!) - I

In a very rare Podcast appearance, Taylor Armstrong steps Behind The Rope. Who can believe it’s been eleven years since Taylor first appeared on the freshman season of the currently highest rated Housewives franchise, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Feeling nostalgic, Taylor takes a trip down memory lane during her tenure on RHOBH with cast mates Lisa Vanderpump, Kyle and Kim Richards, Adrienne Maloof and Camille Donatacci Grammer (now Meyer). The ORIGINAL Dinner Party from hell - Allison DuBois, Faye Resnick & one epic e cigarette pen, what could go wrong?, a $50,000 Birthday soirée for a four year old, one epic stretch limo fight between two sisters that ended with the “a” word being thrown around and early accusations of LVP leaking stories to the press before that was “a thing”, we cover it all. On a more serious note, we chat with Taylor about the domestic abuse she endured from her husband at the time, Russel Armstrong, through most of her marriage and while filming RHOBH. We dive deep into topics such as why join RHOBH with this hidden secret, the difficulties of filming trying to hide this from the cast, how did she convince Russel to “let” her join RHOBH, did the show make the abuse worse, who from diamond holders did she confide in, and finally, did RHOBH, in effect, save her life? Taylor opens up about the full range of emotions expressed after she found then husband Russel Armstrong hanging in his LA home and resulting legal battles she faced as result of inheriting his several million dollar debt. Taylor reflects on how lucky she is to be here today. On a lighter note, Taylor became part of a viral cat meme a few years back, you know the one, which we dissect. Of course we chat about the storyline and casting high points and mistakes of RHOBH throughout the years, whether the current cast is “right” or needs to be changed, the presence of actresses as Housewives, the realness of the show present day, Erika Jayne’s current legal woes, her recent WWHL appearance, her daughter Kennedy who is now 15, would she would ever return to RHOBH and, if so, what type of Housewife would she be now that she is happily married and not suffering at the hand of domestic abuse. ***If you or a loved one are a victim of domestic violence, contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for confidential assistance from trained advocates. @officialtaylorarmstrong @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) LA TIMES' THE ENVELOPE (Binge First Six Episodes Now. Available Anywhere You Listen To Your Podcasts) THE COMMERCIAL BREAK - www.TCBpodcast.com (New Episodes Every M, W, F everywhere you get your Podcasts) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/11/202249 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. (on Tre's Rumored Break Up w/ Dina Manzo, RHONJ Filming "Power Shift", Jackie's Status & RHOBH Episode from H*ll)

As Teresa sends out new wedding invites in preparation for the big day which is only four short weeks away, Kim D. still has so many questions she would like answered. Kim breaks down Luis’ daily affirmation videos, the rumors that Dina Manzo and husband are on the “outs” with Tre and Luis and the rumors that there has been a power shift in current RHONJ filming with Dolores in the alpha seat, Jackie back up to full time due to a recent alliance with Tre, Danielle Cabral a full time housewife and Melissa on the outs. Some of that is true, kinda, and Kim D is here to dispel all those many rumors floating around the blogs. Heading west, we discuss the fact that the whole world has come to read Kyle for filth, what exactly is appropriate to say to someones fourteen year old son, Sutton’s true intentions, Diana’s reaction, Rinna’s outfit, Dorit’s revelations, guest appearances by Kim Richards, Kathy Hilton and the Tedster Mellencamp and oh so much more as we break down all that has been going on in RHOBH land both on and off screen this past week. FULL EPISODE AT: https://www.patreon.com/posts/68789721/edit @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/9/202216 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode Artwork

CLAUDIA JORDAN (on Celebrity Apprentice, Lisa Rinna, "The Donald", Omarosa and Much More!) - Part I

Claudia Jordan steps Behind The Rope and she DOES - NOT - HOLD - BACK! THE Claudia Jordan from The Real Housewives of Atlanta. First things first, let’s not forget Claudia’s entire career before joining the highest rated of all the Housewives' franchises, RHOA. Claudia placed in the Top Ten in the Miss USA Competition. She was also once a “Price Is Right” and “Deal or No Deal" Girl. It was “Deal or No Deal” where she first met our current President, Mr. Trump. It was on “Deal or No Deal” that she was first approached to do Celebrity Apprentice. A year, and many meetings with Donald Trump and Mark Burnett, later, she found herself a contestant on the hit NBC show. Claudia shares all the drama both on, as well as off set with not only The Trumps Donald, Ivanka, Don. Jr and Eric, but also with fellow contestants Joan and Melissa Rivers, Dennis Rodman, and last, but certainly not least, Khloe Kardashian. Several years later, Claudia was invited back for Celebrity Apprentice “All Stars” and is happy to discuss her co-stars this second time around, LaToya Jackson, Omarosa (the two have since had a falling out. Do tell. Claudia does), and our favorite RHOBH pot stirrer, Lisa Rinna. We discuss the behind the scenes inner workings of a reality show like Celebrity Apprentice, what is real versus scripted for TV, how Trump really chose who to “fire”, how hard were the tasks, and what skills were vital to survive the boardroom. Finally, Claudia, recounts her many many inappropriate interactions with President Trump throughout the years and how she reacted when she was invited for a “ride" on his private jet. Tune in for Part I of this no holds bar sit down with the one and only, Miss Claudia Jordan. @claudiajordan @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) DEAR BRIGHTLY - www.dearbrightly.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Your First Order) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/8/20221 hour, 2 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode Artwork

Erika Jayne's $2.2M Tax Bill, Denise Richards & Daughter Join Only Fans, Vicki Gunvalson's New Man & Tamra's Housewives' Future!

Erika Jayne seems to have quite a bit going on lately. With a $2.2 Million Dollar Tax Bill, claims she cannot pay, earnings being possessed and a glam squad as seen on RHOBH, we figured it was time for another deep dive on EJ and to dissect what really went down between Mr. and Mrs. Girardi. In other RHOBH news, Denise and Charlie' daughter joins Only Fans to mixed emotions within the Sheen household to which Denise follows suit. If only Denise were still a Diamond Holder and cameras were rolling. Diana Jenkins knows the Kardashians and, well, seems to have a lot else going on as well. In other West Coast Housewives news, Vicki Gunvalson has a new man who we hope is filling her love tank, Tamra seems to be in the thick of it with Miss Dubrow and Andy Cohen claims she cannot return to RHOC all because she now talks about Housewives for a living. All this and we are only getting started. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/7/202259 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode Artwork

Andrea Denver (on Summer House/Winter House Past-Present-Future, Paige DeSorbo & Texting w/ Madonna!!)

Andrea Denver steps Behind The Rope. Summer House / Winter House Andrea that is. Andrea is here to mention it all. First things first, we break down his starring role in JLo, Taylor Swift and Madonna videos and talk hot takes and highlights from his several and many texts with Madonna throughout the years. He chats about his past seasons of Summer House / Winter House and his relationship with Paige which we saw play out on Bravo TV. Andrea deep dives on all our fav couples - Carl and Lindsay, Kyle and Amanda and Paige and Craig. Speaking of couples, Andrea gushes over girlfriend Lexi and spills the tea BTS of their relationship. We chat the current Season Eight of Southern Cham and upcoming now filming season of Summer House? Might we see Andrea and / or Lexi in The Hamptons this summer? You will have to listen to find out!! @andreadenver @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/6/20221 hour, 19 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode Artwork

MARLO HAMPTON (on RHOA Past/Present/Future, Cast Mates, Season Drama, Nene Leaks & Her Well Deserved Peach!)

She may have always had the juice, but now she has the peach, honey. Miss Marlo Hampton steps Behind The Rope. First things first, Marlo chats about when, where and how she first found out that she would be holding a peach this season after a ten year long epic run as everyone’s favorite “friend of” on The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Marlo weighs in on this season’s drama, the unexpected divide between her and Kandi, the return of Sheree, the newbies Drew and Sanya and whether Kenya will ever be capable of hanging in the background with no drama. Marlo chats many RHOA from the past - Kim Zolciak, NeNe Leakes, Porsha Williams, Cynthia Bailey - who she would like to return and when she last spoke to each. Finally, Marlo shares an update as life as a Munty, what we can expect the rest of the RHOA season and just why the women are and will always be obsessed with her finances. In true Marlo fashion, nothing is off the table. @marlohampton @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/5/202248 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. (on RHONJ Softball Game, Luis' IG Videos, Men of RHONJ & Sutton / Diana RHOBH Showdown!)

Play ball! The RHONJ headed back to Brooklyn for their annual softball game and the night was not without its drama. Kim D. breaks down all that went on much on which involved newbie Danielle Cabral. In other RHONJ news, Luis has been getting us busy with his daily IG videos, Jennifer Aydin has been feuding with everyone, except of course Tre, Margaret and Tre seem peaceful “enough” and we are in the final countdown to Tre’s big day of August 6th - thank you Ramona Singer. Heading west, we deep dive this past weeks RHOBH which ended in one epic showdown between newbie Diana Jenkins and one miss Sutton Stracke at Garcelle’s birthday party. F bombs were dropped, splits were made, no shows a la Denise Richards took place, Birkin cakes were ate all while looking fabulous.  @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/68472021/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/2/202216 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode Artwork

TODD & JULIE CHRISLEY (on Chrisley Knows Best, Family, The Kardashians, Joining RHOBH & The Future)

Today we share this chat with Julie and Todd Chrisley recorded just a few short months ago. Were there signs? Should we have known? As they say, hindsight is 2020. Todd and Julie Chrisley step Behind The Rope. Todd and Julie reminisce about the epic journey over the past eight years from day one to present that we have all watched play out week after week on Chrisley Knows Best. We chat highs & lows both on and off camera, Chase, Savannah, Grayson, Chloe, Nanny Faye, just who wears the pants in this family, that “other” reality TV fam known as The Kardashians, whether Todd is really as “particular” in real life about everything as he seems on the small screen, and which Real Housewives would Julie and Todd like to join. We discuss all the spin offs - According To Chrisley, Growing Up Chrisley, What’s Cooking with Julie, biggest misconceptions, and just what is next for this family that refuses to slow down any time soon. One thing that is next, is a partnership with Nutrisystem which has helped both Todd and Julie on their journey to weight loss (see the link below for a special offer from Nutrisystem and The Chrisley’s to get started today!) @toddchrisley @juliechrisley @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) DEAR BRIGHTLY - www.dearbrightly.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Your First Order) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/1/202237 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

Diana Jenkins' Room 23, Crystal's 14 Friends, Kyle's Mastermind, Sutton's Clap Backs & Erika Jayne's Love For It All!

Diana Jenkins. When has a new Real Housewife given us so much so quickly. We break down all the recent headlines Ms. Jenkins has made recently - famous friends, racially incentive comments, Room 23 featuring a scantily clad Lisa Rinna, allegations that she was a high end Madame and seemingly false tabloid fodder in the form of Robert Downey Jr. comments. In other RHOBH news, we have the case of 14 missing friends, Erika Jayne loving life this season, Sutton Stracke’s clap backs, the freezing over of all in the form of an EJ/Sutton, dare we say, budding friendship and last but certainly not least, what happens after this season with all our favorite Diamond Holders.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) DEAR BRIGHTLY - www.dearbrightly.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Your First Order) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/30/202259 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode Artwork

TOM ARNOLD (on Roseanne, The Conners, The Tweets, Dating, Kelly Dodd & Nene Leakes!) - II

Tom Arnold steps Behind The Rope. So much has been written about Tom Arnold. Today he is here to chat about it all and set the record straight. Tom details his early days of comedy in LA, meeting Roseanne which led to a position on Roseanne, a marriage, and two comedies of his own on various networks. Tom talks about how that chance meeting of Roseanne changed his life, his very public relationship with her, very public divorce and the status of that relationship today. Tom chats about his career after Roseanne - movies, TV, Reality TV a la Celebrity Apprentice. Tom opens up about personal demons he has overcome - being molested at a young age, alcohol and drug addition and coming out the other side. Tom discusses Roseanne’s tweet heard round the world, her cancellation, The Conners and future of his potential involvement in the series. Knowing everyone who knows anyone, Tom chats about his many famous A list friends, multiple appearances on The Howard Stern Show, current projects and what is next for one of the most notorious, open and honest comedians and actors of our time. All that plus shocking new never before told revelations about both Kelly Dodd and Nene Leakes! @thetomarnold @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) DEAR BRIGHTLY - www.dearbrightly.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Your First Order) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/29/20221 hour, 3 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode Artwork

TOM ARNOLD (on Roseanne, The Conners, The Tweets, Dating, Kelly Dodd & Nene Leakes!) - I

Tom Arnold steps Behind The Rope. So much has been written about Tom Arnold. Today he is here to chat about it all and set the record straight. Tom details his early days of comedy in LA, meeting Roseanne which led to a position on Roseanne, a marriage, and two comedies of his own on various networks. Tom talks about how that chance meeting of Roseanne changed his life, his very public relationship with her, very public divorce and the status of that relationship today. Tom chats about his career after Roseanne - movies, TV, Reality TV a la Celebrity Apprentice. Tom opens up about personal demons he has overcome - being molested at a young age, alcohol and drug addition and coming out the other side. Tom discusses Roseanne’s tweet heard round the world, her cancellation, The Conners and future of his potential involvement in the series. Knowing everyone who knows anyone, Tom chats about his many famous A list friends, multiple appearances on The Howard Stern Show, current projects and what is next for one of the most notorious, open and honest comedians and actors of our time. All that plus shocking new never before told revelations about both Kelly Dodd and Nene Leakes! @thetomarnold @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) DEAR BRIGHTLY - www.dearbrightly.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Your First Order) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/28/202258 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode Artwork

Braunwyn Windham Burke (on RHOC Past/Present/Future, Coming Out, Recovery, Castmates & "Fake" Storylines!) II

Braunwyn Windham Burke steps Behind The Rope. Braunwyn is here to chat about her experience before, during and after her two season run on the OG of them all, The Real Housewives of Orange County. Braunwyn breaks down the highs and lows of her time on RHOC and all that she faced during this time in the public eye - coming out as gay, revealing she is an alcoholic and showing what society still considers an “unconventional” marriage. Braunwyn holds nothing back in sharing the status of her sobriety, new relationship with girlfriend Victoria and everything else she has going on since leaving the show. Of course, we also break down just why the public did not believe her truth, the masses cried “fake” storylines, what really went on behind the scenes with Production and filming and how and why she thinks Bravo could have handled it all much differently. Finally we chat cast mates such as Vicki, Tamra, Shannon & Heather Dubrow, the breakup of her friendship with Noella and much more. All this as we conclude our epic two part chat with the one and only Miss Braunwyn Windham Burke.  @braunwynwindhamburke @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) RADIX REMEDIES - www.radixremedies.com (15% off Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $35. Use Code velvet) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) PAIR EYEWEAR - www.paireyewear.com/VELVET (15% Off Your First Purchase) DIGGS - www.diggs.pet/velvet (15% Off Your Purchase Sitewide) METABOLIC REDS - www.getreds.com/VELVET (Free Metabolic Greens With Your Purchase of Metabolic Reds) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/27/20221 hour, 20 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. (on Tre's Love Bubble Housewarming, Joey Gorga's Rumored Fight with Luis & RHOBH / RHODubai Recaps)!

What a week in RHONJ news. Tre had her “Love Bubble” Housewarming Party, the entire cast attended and rumor is Jackie got into it with someone there. In other RHONJ news, Luis is back to making videos, this time on his IG, Tre is trying to find her own inner peace by praying to Buddhas and not flip any more tables and Joey Gorga gets hot under the collar once again, this time directed toward Luis. Heading west, we break down this past week’s RHOBH where Christmas comes early when EJ and Sutton compare men, Denise Richards gets name checked, Erika gets sloshed, ruins a couch and still makes dinner as we are left to ponder just who is the master manipulator of this group. We have not seen skills this sharp in, well, a long time!  @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/68166818/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/25/202217 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode Artwork

BRAD GORESKI (on Real Housewives, Lisa Rinna, Fashion Police, NeNe Leakes & Husband Gary Janetti)!

Earlier in the week we sat down and chatted with Gary Janetti. Today we re-share this chat with the one and only Brad Goreski. Brad Goreski steps Behind The Rope. Brad Goreski is a Celebrity Stylist who we know and love from some of TV’s finest such as Fashion Police, The Rachel Zoe Project and It’s a Brad Brad World. However, at one time in his life, a skin condition known as Rosacea forced him to shy away from the camera, if you can believe that. Along with Dermatologist, Doctor Shereene Idriss, Brad is here to explain what Rosacea is and what can be done about it. Thank you Brad and Dr. Idriss for bringing awareness to this chronic skin condition, for offering encouragement, and for bringing a face and name to this ever growing issue which can be treated. Of course, while we have Brad’s attention, we had to discuss his time on Fashion Police, what it was like and would he ever consider a reboot. Of course, we also dive deep into RHOBH, Lisa Rinna and Real Housewives. We also discuss the new E Network Fashion / Beauty show he has in the works with the one and only NeNe Leakes. Brad also dishes on which Awards Show, he has done them all, is his favorite. He explains what the current state of Fashion is and how he thinks it will be forever changed. Finally, we catch up with Brad on all that he and husband Gary Janetti have been up to over the past few months and what else is next up for the power couple. Thanks for stopping by Brad. @bradgoreski @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RADIX REMEDIES - www.radixremedies.com (15% off Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $35. Use Code velvet) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) PAIR EYEWEAR - www.paireyewear.com/VELVET (15% Off Your First Purchase) DEAR BRIGHTLY - www.dearbrightly.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Your First Order)   METABOLIC REDS - www.getreds.com/VELVET (Free Metabolic Greens With Your Purchase of Metabolic Reds) DIGGS - www.diggs.pet (Use Code VELVET15 For 15% Off Sitewide) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/24/202218 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode Artwork

Andy Cohen's Tre/Ramona Text Messages, Tamra Judge's Heather Dubrow/Gizelle Bryant Feuds, Luann & Sonja's "Simple Life" & More!

Kim Zolciak has responded to NeNe Leakes’ lawsuit in which she was mentioned. Let us just start there in this weeks Bravo Gossip round up. Teresa Giudice makes changes to her wedding thanks to Ramona’s leak and Andy Cohen shares his text exchange and phone calls with Tre and Ramona regarding said leak. In other news, Tamra Judge seems to be feuding with everyone these days - Heather Dubrow, Gizelle Bryant and many others. We break down the reasons why and deep dive each. Sonja and Countess Lu want to be the next Paris and Nicole, Crystal and Sutton are still feuding and we share a very unpopular opinion on who will most likely be the next to be let go on RHOBH at the termination, no pun intended, of this season. All this plus the three rumored new Housewives cities struck down! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RADIX REMEDIES - www.radixremedies.com (15% off Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $35. Use Code velvet) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) PAIR EYEWEAR - www.paireyewear.com/VELVET (15% Off Your First Purchase) DEAR BRIGHTLY - www.dearbrightly.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Your First Order)   METABOLIC REDS - www.getreds.com/VELVET (Free Metabolic Greens With Your Purchase of Metabolic Reds) DIGGS - www.diggs.pet (Use Code VELVET15 For 15% Off Sitewide) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/23/20221 hour, 23 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode Artwork

GARY JANETTI (on Writing Will & Grace, Husband Brad Goreski, BFF Lisa Rinna, RHOBH, Madonna!)

Gary Janetti steps Behind The Rope. Gary chats about the full anthology of his career from humble early days, to Family Guy to Writer, Executive Producer and Show Runner of one of the best TV shows of all time, well, ever, Will and Grace. Gary chats guest stars - Madonna, Britney and Cher, the cast Debra, Eric, Megan and Sean, fav story lines, and just how much of his own love life was written into Will Truman. On a personal note, Gary discusses meeting a then twenty three year old Brad Goreski on vacation in Mykonos, taking him home to LA where he never left, and turning a chance meeting in a crowded Grecian plaza into a 21 year relationship as a Hollywood Power Couple. Gary deep dives into how life changed when Brad became a reality star a la “The Rachel Zoe Project” and what it was like to appear in front of the camera with Brad on Bravo’s “It’s a Brad, Brad World”. In addition to Gary’s other mega accomplishments, he happens to be BFFs with one Lisa RHOBH Rinna. Gary chats what its like to hang with Lisa Rinna, why RHOBH is his fav franchise, what he thinks of this season, whether NeNe Leakes can “come back” from suing a network, what he really thinks of The Tale of Two RHONY’s, the return of Miss Sheree Whitfield and much more. Finally, run, don’t walk to pick up a copy of Gary’s new book, “Start Without Me” which will leave you laughing out loud.  @garyjanetti @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RADIX REMEDIES - www.radixremedies.com (15% off Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $35. Use Code velvet) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) PAIR EYEWEAR - www.paireyewear.com/VELVET (15% Off Your First Purchase) DEAR BRIGHTLY - www.dearbrightly.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Your First Order)   METABOLIC REDS - www.getreds.com/VELVET (Free Metabolic Greens With Your Purchase of Metabolic Reds) DIGGS - www.diggs.pet (Use Code VELVET15 For 15% Off Sitewide) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/22/20221 hour, 18 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode Artwork

CANDY SPELLING (on The Spelling Legacy, The Manor, 90210, Melrose Place, Broadway & More!)

Candy Spelling steps Behind The Rope. Mother, grandmother, Tony Award-winning Broadway producer, best-selling author, philanthropist, television producer. Candy Spelling. Candy chats early days with Aaron - Charlie’s Angels, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat & Dynasty. During that time, Candy built The Manor, one of the most famous houses in history, a house with its own Wikki page. We dispel many of the rumors about The Manor and pay homage to all its special features such as Candy’s infamous gift wrapping room. Candy chats about what it was like when Aaron became the king of teenage / young angst with the viral sensation that is 90210, spun off into Melrose Place and the blockbuster that was Charmed. Candy talks Aaron's "Lucky Penny" Heather Locklear, Shannen Doherty, Alyssa Milano, Farrah Fawcett and more! Finally, we chat about Candy’s “second act” as a mega Broadway Producer behind hits like Tina: The Musical, Moulin Rouge, MJ The Musical, Promises, Promises to name a few. Thank you Ms. Spelling for this trip down memory lane about all things Spelling!! An Iconic chat several years in the making. We are most appreciative!! @candyspelling @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RADIX REMEDIES - www.radixremedies.com (15% off Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $35. Use Code velvet) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) PAIR EYEWEAR - www.paireyewear.com/VELVET (15% Off Your First Purchase) DEAR BRIGHTLY - www.dearbrightly.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Your First Order)   METABOLIC REDS - www.getreds.com/VELVET (Free Metabolic Greens With Your Purchase of Metabolic Reds) DIGGS - www.diggs.pet (Use Code VELVET15 For 15% Off Sitewide) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/21/202248 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

COUNTESS LUANN DE LESSEPS (on "Simple Life" Show w/ Sonja, RHONY OG Update, Dating, Tre's Wedding, Duets & Cabaret!)

Countess Luann de Lesseps steps Behind The Rope for an unprecedented fourth visit. Countess Lu is here to mention it all and help make sense of all those headlines her and her RHONY co-stars have been causing. First things first, Luann chats about and shares updates on her rumored new “Simple Life” show with the one and only Miss Sonja Morgan. Next, we chat The Singer Stinger’s infamous leak of Teresa Giudice’s wedding invitation and Luann’s upcoming participation in Tre’s big day. Then we chat Dorinda Medley’s clap back at Vicki Gunvalson for dare coming for our beloved Blue Stone Manor in prep for RHUGHT2. Of course, it is all about The Countess so we chat dating, Playgirl, The Hamptons, doing a duet with Madonna’s daughter Lourdes Leon who recently attended one of her cabaret shows and her new Fose! Yes, we break down RHONY 2.0 - have any hopefuls contacted The Countess for advice and the OG RHONY show - throwing in all sorts of blast from the past combos to join The Countess on this journey and analyze some of Bethenny Frankel’s recent conflicting comments on the show. Finally, and most important of all, this week only catch The Countess at the legendary El Rey Theatre (June 23rd - June 26th). Link for tickets below! Purchase Tickets To See The Countess’ Cabaret at www.countessluann.com @countessluann @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) RADIX REMEDIES - www.radixremedies.com (15% off Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $35. Use Code velvet) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) PAIR EYEWEAR - www.paireyewear.com/VELVET (15% Off Your First Purchase) DEAR BRIGHTLY - www.dearbrightly.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Your First Order) METABOLIC REDS - www.getreds.com/VELVET (Free Metabolic Greens With Your Purchase of Metabolic Reds) DIGGS - www.diggs.pet (Use Code VELVET15 For 15% Off Sitewide) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/20/202246 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. (on Viral Joe Gorga Tenant Video, Secrets Learned from Current RHONJ Filming & RHOBH/RHODubai Recaps)

Kim D. Steps Behind The Rope. First things first. Kim breaks down the viral Joe Gorga video of him screaming at his tenant, addresses the merits of each side and chats Joe Gorga’s follow up later this week. In other RHONJ news, she shares shocking filming secrets for the upcoming season she learned about Tre, Miss Aydin, Jackie and Traci Lynn Johnson. Heading west, Kim shares her hot takes on Crystal Kung vs Sutton, what is real versus made up, why Kyle is steering this ship which would otherwise drastically go off course, Diana’s Room 23 and shares an unpopular opinion on which RHOBH will be the first to go. All that plus a little chat about this week’s RHODubai. @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/67874066/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/18/202216 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode Artwork

Janice Dickinson (on Top Model, Tyra, Kendall, Gigi, Lisa Rinna, RHOBH, The Kardashians & Being The World First Supermodel) - II

Janice Dickinson steps Behind The Rope. Let me repeat that. Janice Dickinson. Icon. Living Legend in the Flesh. The World’s First Supermodel. The Simon Cowell of America’s Next Top Model. Reality TV veteran from before reality TV was reality TV a la Oxygen’s “The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency”. In true Janice fashion, she - DOES - NOT - HOLD - BACK! Of course, we begin with a chat about Janice’s early career where we talk about her then Supermodel colleagues Cindy Crawford, Elle Macpherson, Linda Evangelista, Kate Moss and last, but certainly not least, Tyra Banks and the many men in her life for a moment, a moment plus, or what could have been a moment, Mick Jagger, Sylvester Stallone, Simon Le Bon. Speaking of Tyra Banks, Janice was front and center for the first many cycles of the juggernaut hit “America's Next Top Model” as the most outspoken judge. Notoriously anti-plus size model, Janice has never shied away from controversy or speaking her mind. Janice opens up about how she clashed with Tyra, discusses Tyra’s notoriously bad on set behavior and is kind enough, we asked, ok begged, to reveal secrets from behind the scenes of filming. As often happens here Behind The Rope, all roads lead to Housewives or, in this case, Housewives offspring and Kardashians. Janice shares her opinions on the current modeling industry and models like Gigi Hadid, Kendall Jenner, Delilah Belle Hamlin, Bella Hadid, Amelia Gray Hamlin, Hailey Baldwin and Kaia Gerber - how do they compare to the Icons of yesteryear and have they earned, or instead bought, their way in with money and / or a famous last name. We also address the current “influencer”, for lack of a better word, culture and how anyone with abs and a great pair of t*ts can be insta-famous. While we had Janice, and lucky we are to have been graced by the presence of royalty, we had to ask about her current relationship with Tyra and if she feels differently all these years later. We also pay homage to all, and we mean all, those other Reality TV shows she has been a part of: Botched!, Celebrity Big Brother, I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!, Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew and The Surreal Life.  @janicedickinson @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ALLBIRDS - www.allbirds.com (Get Running Today with the Tree Flyer or Any Other Allbirds Products) RADIX REMEDIES - www.radixremedies.com (15% off Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $35. Use Code velvet) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) DIGGS - www.diggs.pet/velvet (15% Off Your Purchase Sitewide) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/17/202259 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kathy Hilton/Lisa Rinna Update, Bethenny Frankel RHONY Update, NeNe Leakes/Andy Cohen Update & More

So much Bravo tea, so little time. The Kathy Hilton / Lisa Rinna feud seems to be taking a different turn every day, hour, minute and we are here to break it all down, unentangle the webs which have been weaved and dissect where these two really stand today. In other news, we deep dive whether all of Bethenny Frankel’s many statements that she wants to distance herself from The Real Housewives are incongruous to selfies with Tre, Mel. Kyle and Kathy at The MTV Awards and recent claims that she would be part of the RHONY OG show if Alex McCord participated and left her home in Australia. In other OG news, Countess Lu helps open a rehab facility with an open bar and NeNe Leakes wishes Daddy Cohen a Happy Birthday. Finally, we share an RHOC Season 17 update, an Erika Jayne update and an RHOBH current season temperature check. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ALLBIRDS - www.allbirds.com (Get Running Today with the Tree Flyer or Any Other Allbirds Products) RADIX REMEDIES - www.radixremedies.com (15% off Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $35. Use Code velvet) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) DIGGS - www.diggs.pet/velvet (15% Off Your Purchase Sitewide) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/16/20221 hour, 18 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jason Cameron (on Winter House, Lindsay Hubbard, Carl Radke, Summer House & Male Modeling!)

Jason Cameron steps Behind The Rope. Jason is here to chat about his first season of Winter House, the status of the much anticipated second season of Winter House, Summer House and everything in between. Jason talks about his very public story shared by Lindsay Hubbard on this past season of Summer House - how he felt having that shared on national TV, the end of their relationship, status today and what he thinks about Bravo power couple, Carl and Lindsay. Jason chats all his hot takes on other Winter / Summer House couples - Amanda / Kyle, Paige / Craig, what his day job of male modeling really entails, his current relationship status and just what type of woman turns his head with single Bravo hopefuls Lala Kent, Eboni K. Williams, Kelly Bensimon and Tinsley Mortimer all suggested as potential suitors. Finally, circling back, we chat when Season Two of Winter House will be announced, what we can expect and whether he will be perhaps coming to a certain Hamptons house in the very near future, filming soon! @jasoncameron @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ALLBIRDS - www.allbirds.com (Get Running Today with the Tree Flyer or Any Other Allbirds Products) RADIX REMEDIES - www.radixremedies.com (15% off Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $35. Use Code velvet) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) DIGGS - www.diggs.pet/velvet (15% Off Your Purchase Sitewide) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/15/20221 hour, 16 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

Becki Newton (on Ugly Betty, Vanessa Williams, Neve Campbell, & The Lincoln Lawyer)

Becki Newton steps Behind The Rope. Becki is here to talk about her decades long career starring in many of our favorite TV shows. Of course, that convo includes the ahead of its time Ugly Betty. Becki chats about what is was like working with the greats - Vanessa Williams, Judith Light, America Ferrera, the cultural significance of that show, the lifelong friendship she developed with co-star Michael Urie and the likelihood of a reboot today. Say whaat? Of course, we talk about her new role in Netflix’s The Lincoln Lawyer where she stars as one of the title character’s ex-wives alongside Neve Campbell who she has idolized since, well, Party of Five. The Lincoln Lawyer also reunited Becki with Ugly Betty co-star Christopher Gorham - long live Amanda and Henry! Becki chats meeting her husband, fellow actor Chris Diamantopoulos, in a New York City Subway, her role as a stripper on How I Met Your Mother alongside Neil Patrick Harris and just what is next for this ever busy actress who won’t be slowing down any time soon! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ALLBIRDS - www.allbirds.com (Get Running Today with the Tree Flyer or Any Other Allbirds Products) RADIX REMEDIES - www.radixremedies.com (15% off Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $35. Use Code velvet) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) DIGGS - www.diggs.pet/velvet (15% Off Your Purchase Sitewide) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/14/202242 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode Artwork

SHEREÉ WHITFIELD (on RHOA Past/Current/Present, Cast Mates, NeNe Leakes & She By Shereé!)

Shereé Whitfield steps Behind The Rope. The Real Housewives of Atlanta OG is here to mention it all. Shereé talks about making history as the only Housewife ever to come and go and come and go and now return for what is shaping up to be an epic Season Fourteen of RHOA. Shereé chats about her newfound friendship with Kenya Moore - complete with a tour of Chateau Shereé and all, her joy in Marlo finally receiving her peach, unexpected drama a la Kandi and Marlo and how and why Drew Sidora is no match for her - let us not forget Shereé has given us some of the most memorable shade and one liners in RHOA and Housewives history. Shereé chats many Atl legends she was worked with in the past - Nene, Porsha, Kim Zolciak, Cynthia, who is prime for a comeback and whether Nene could and would ever return. Shereé teases what we can expect from our fav peach holders as the season plugs along and last, but certainly in no way least, shares a shocking update on THE most iconic product in Housewives history, She by Shereé!! All this plus a surprise guest appearance by Cairo! @shereewhitfield @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ALLBIRDS - www.allbirds.com (Get Running Today with the Tree Flyer or Any Other Allbirds Products) RADIX REMEDIES - www.radixremedies.com (15% off Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $35. Use Code velvet) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) DIGGS - www.diggs.pet/velvet (15% Off Your Purchase Sitewide) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/13/20221 hour, 13 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. (on Teresa's Revised Wedding Plans, Margaret's Invite, Recent Call w/ Dolores & RHOBH/RHODubai Recaps!)

Kim D. is here to chat about all the goings on in RHONJ land this week. First and foremost, Tre had to resend her wedding invites thanks to one Miss Ramona Singer. Tre did take a break from the MTV movie awards to invite Margaret to her wedding, shade Mel by showing love for her newfound sister in laws - Luis’ sisters, and reveal more wedding details as the August date grows near. Speaking of Luis, he claims Margaret is a great woman while Marge has been spending her days “liking” Tre’s IG posts. There is so much to unpack and we haven’t even gotten to Kim D’s unexpected phone call from Miss Dolores Catania. Heading west, Kim breaks down this week's RHOBH - Erika Jayne grabs popcorn for the Crystal / Sutton show, Kyle, as usual, helps move the story along, Diana is still rich rich rich and, on a serious note, RIP Mama Lois Rinna! Finally, Kim shares her newfound love for RHODubai’s Chanel Ayan, goat and all, chats Nina’s allegiance to Chanel vs. Caroline Stanbury and breaks down Miss Stanbury’s return to our Bravo screens, hot hubby and all. @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/posts/67570791/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/11/202216 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode Artwork

Love Match Atlanta's "The Duo" (Provide Love Advice to Kenya Moore, Ashley Darby, Gizelle Bryant, Marlo Hampton & More)

The Duo is in the house! Bravo’s Love Match Atlanta’s Matchmaking Duo, that is. Tana Gilmore and Kelli Fisher step Behind The Rope. The duo is here to chat about all the drama that is unfolding each week on Bravo’s newest show, Love Match Atlanta. While we have them, The Duo answer all our questions about first date etiquette, dos and don’ts, common mistakes daters make and just what people have to do to get kicked out of the Duo’s matchmaking service. Being locals on the Atl scene and self confessed Bravoholics prior to becoming Bravolebs, we deep dive on some of our fav single ladies. The Duo provide dating tips and love advice for Kenya Moore, Gizelle Bryant, Marlo Hampton and newly almost single Miss Ashley Darby, to name a few. Finally, The Duo chat fellow matchmaker cast mates and Bravo’s first Matchmaker Miss Patti Stanger leaving nothing to the imagination. Tune in now to hear it all! @thematchmakingduo @kellikfisher @tanacgilmore @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) RADIX REMEDIES - www.radixremedies.com (15% off Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $35. Use Code velvet) DORMEO - www.dormeo.com/VELVET (15% Off Your First Purchase) DIGGS - www.diggs.pet ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/10/20221 hour, 11 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

Lisa Rinna's Text Messages, Stassi Responds To Jax/Brittany's Wedding Blow Off & Running Into Andy Cohen This Week!)

Lisa Rinna has certainly been keeping us entertained both on and off air this RHOBH season. Rinna’s feuding with Kathy Hilton, responding to unknown own cell phone numbers and fending off Kelly Dodd’s claims that Harry Hamlin is gay. That is just the beginning. In other 90210 news, Kyle calls out LVP, LVP has receipts and we ponder, would Miss Vanderpump ever return to the show if Kyle resigns, as she claims she may be ready for. In other news, Stassi and Beau are mad, mad, mad Brittany and Jax did not attend their Italian wedding and seems they have texts to prove all sorts of things about their ex(?) BFFS? Meanwhile on the east coast, Caroline Manzo wants to return to RHONJ to put Tre in her place and Gizelle Bryant seems to have a new mystery man? Might we see him on the new season of RHOP? All this plus real life run ins this week with Andy Cohen, Brooks Marks, Paris Jackson, Eva Longoria and many more! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) RADIX REMEDIES - www.radixremedies.com (15% off Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $35. Use Code velvet) DORMEO - www.dormeo.com/VELVET (15% Off Your First Purchase) DIGGS - www.diggs.pet/velvet (15% Off Your Purchase Sitewide) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/9/20221 hour, 18 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

Tyler Henry (on Being a Hollywood Medium, Misperceptions, Celebrity Readings & The Kardashians!)

Tyler Henry steps Behind The Rope. You may think you know everything about Tyler from watching his original E blockbuster show, “Hollywood Medium”, eyeing his most recent Netflix incarnation, “Life After Death”, reading his many books or attending a live show in hopes of making it off this 300,000 person long wait list for a rare live reading. Tyler is here today to break down what is fact versus fiction is his highly praised, often misunderstood, day job of a medium as well as chat about how he started, what happens during a reading, and the question on everyone’s mind, just what does really happen after we die. Of course, we deep dive the many celebs he has read - Snooki, Lala Kent, Kristin Cavallari, Carmen Electra and chat about his reading with Khloé Kardashian and Kylie Jenner which many believe was his “cracking” of the Jordyn Woods “cheating scandal”. Of course there was also that one time Cher wanted him to stop by for a game of tennis. The more we asked Tyler about his work as a medium, the more questions we had!! @tylerhenrymedium @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) RADIX REMEDIES - www.radixremedies.com (15% off Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $35. Use Code velvet) DORMEO - www.dormeo.com/VELVET (15% Off Your First Purchase) DIGGS - www.diggs.pet/velvet (15% Off Your Purchase Sitewide) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/8/20221 hour, 1 minute, 28 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kelly Mi Li (on Bling Empire, Cast Mates, Newbies. Exes, & Dating!)

Kelly Mi Li steps Behind The Rope. Bling Empire’s Kelly Mi Li that is. Kelly is here to spill the tea on all that is Season Two. Kelly chats about how this was such a different and lighter season now that she is single, what she learned from her last relationship and is ideally looking for in a partner. Of course we break down all of the drama - the ongoing feud between Anna Shay and Christine Chiu, the will they or won’t they of Kim and Kevin, lie detectors, empty threats and the disappearance of one Cherie Chan and Jessey Lee. Kelly chats new cast members Dorothy Wang and Mimi Morris - who fits in better, will Dorthy and Kane ever get along and more. Since this is Bling Empire we break down just how rich are these cast members. Yea, we went there. Finally, we break down the final scene when Kelly’s ex Andrew returns (spoiler alert), how shocked was she and just what does this mean for Season Three of this show which gets better with every watch. @kellymili @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RADIX REMEDIES - www.radixremedies.com (15% off Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $35. Use Code velvet) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) DORMEO - www.dormeo.com/VELVET (15% Off Your First Purchase) DIGGS - www.diggs.pet/velvet (15% Off Your Purchase Sitewide) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/7/20221 hour, 7 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode Artwork

Braunwyn Windham Burke (on RHOC Past/Present/Future, Coming Out, Recovery, Castmates & "Fake" Storylines!) I

Braunwyn Windham Burke steps Behind The Rope. Braunwyn is here to chat about her experience before, during and after her two season run on the OG of them all, The Real Housewives of Orange County. Braunwyn breaks down the highs and lows of her time on RHOC and all that she faced during this time in the public eye - coming out as gay, revealing she is an alcoholic and showing what society still considers an “unconventional” marriage. Braunwyn holds nothing back in sharing the status of her sobriety, new relationship with girlfriend Victoria and everything else she has going on since leaving the show. Of course, we also break down just why the public did not believe her truth, the masses cried “fake” storylines, what really went on behind the scenes with Production and filming and how and why she thinks Bravo could have handled it all much differently. Finally we chat cast mates such as Vicki, Tamra, Shannon & Heather Dubrow, the breakup of her friendship with Noella and much more. All this and we are only getting started.  @braunwynwindhamburke @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) RADIX REMEDIES - www.radixremedies.com (15% off Plus Free Shipping On Orders Over $35. Use Code velvet) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) DORMEO - www.dormeo.com/VELVET (15% Off Your First Purchase) DIGGS - www.diggs.pet/velvet (15% Off Your Purchase Sitewide) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/6/20221 hour, 3 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. (on Ramona Leaking Tre's Wedding Invite, Caroline Manzo Coming For Tre, RHOBH & RHODubai Recaps)

Tre is going to the chapel and she is going to get married. Thanks to one Miss Ramona Singer, we now know who is invited / not invited to Teresa’s August wedding to Luis. In a shocking turn of events, Kim D. is not invited but fear not, she is here to chat about it all. We break down the invitation, location, guest list and fact that one Miss Margaret Josephs is on the guest list. Even though Caroline Manzo is not invited, she seems to want to return to RHONJ and, as Kim says, “knock Tre for a loop”. Heading west, Kim breaks down this week’s RHOBH, an unexpected turn of events from Crystal, shocking claims against Sutton, an LVP reference and, once again, Lisa Rinna seems to be having one F of a week both on and off air. Finally, Kim welcomes RHODu to the game, chats her favs / least favs and revels in the joy we have thanks to the return of one Miss Caroline Stanbury to our Bravo TVs! @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At:  https://www.patreon.com/posts/67297575/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/4/202216 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode Artwork

Daphne Maxwell Reid (on The Fresh Prince, Will Smith, & Reboots)

Daphne Maxwell Reid steps Behind The Rope. Daphne chats about the full anthology of her career none the least of which is her starring role as Aunt Viv on the iconic “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”. Daphne chats about how she was cast in Season Three as Aunt Viv, working on set with Will Smith, and what being part of a show that helped change the face of television was like. Daphne breaks down the Reunion of 2020, many misconceptions about Aunt Viv over the years and what it was like to finally meet “the first” Aunt Viv, Janet Hubert at that very reunion. Daphne deep dives on Will Smith’s career, his catapult to fame, their relationship today, past movies, current events and everything in between! @msdaphne13 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: CALM - www.calm.com/velvetrope (40% off unlimited access to Calm’s entire library.) RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/3/20221 hour, 10 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode Artwork

Erika Jayne/Bethenny Frankel Dispute, Lisa Rinna/Kathy Hilton Dispute, Kyle May Leave RHOBH & Real Life Run In w/ Phaedra Parks!

Seems like our fav diamond holders are keeping us busy in overdrive these days both on and off screen. First off, we break down the Erika Jayne / Bethenny Frankel feud we never knew we needed in our lives. Next we address Kyle Richards’ statement that she may leave RHOBH - the likelihood of that happening and what would a season look like without this beloved OG. Finally, we address the Kathy Hilton / Lisa Rinna she said, she said - Lisa doubles down on Erika Jayne’s shocking claims against Ms. Hilton, will Kathy ever film again, Sutton’s involvement and oh, so much more. In other news, Andy Cohen announces the likelihood of RHUGT 3, rumors swirl about the potential cast and the two words we cannot get out of our minds - Kim Richards! All this plus a real life win in with the one and only Phaedra Parks!! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: CALM - www.calm.com/velvetrope (40% off unlimited access to Calm’s entire library.) RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/2/20221 hour, 13 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode Artwork

Eric Roberts (on Working with Rihanna & Mariah, the 80s, Sister Julia, Daughter Emma & His Iconic Career!)

Eric Roberts steps Behind The Rope. Eric Roberts is one of the hardest working actors in Hollywood with more IMDB credits than a plethora of actors combined. Eric chats about his many roles starting alongside the likes of Brooke Shields, Kim Basinger, Daryl Hannah, Sharon Stone and John Goodman, to name a few. Eric talks about the many misconceptions the public has about him and sets the record straight regarding his “wild” days in the 80s, recovery, his daughter Emma Roberts and sister Julia Roberts. Yes, we went there but now back to Eric and how he became the "go to" video star for some of Pop Music's biggest names such as Rihanna and Mariah Carey. A true trip down memory lane for a brilliant career that has spanned over forty decades and is still going strong today! Mic drop!! @ericrobertsactor @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: CALM - www.calm.com/velvetrope (40% off unlimited access to Calm’s entire library.) RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/1/20221 hour, 7 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode Artwork

EVA MARCILLE (on RHOA, Top Model, Nene Leakes, Tyra Banks, Bolo, & More!)

Eva Marcille steps Behind The Rope. Where do we begin with the woman who has done it all? Eva first came to the world’s attention when she won the third cycle of America’s Next Top Model in 2004. Eva opens up about that experience, addressing the many people who are constantly bashing Tyra, chatting about her experience with Tyra while appearing on ANTM, explaining the status of that Tyra friendship today and discussing Janice Dickinson’s recent comment a few months back about her nose. Eva takes us on the journey of how life changed as a result of winning Top Model and what the show did for her modeling career after. One door that opened as a result of ANTM, was the wonderful world of acting. Eva discusses the many parts she played including that of “Tyra” on The Young and The Restless as well as appearing in JLO’s “Live It Up” video. All roads lead back to Reality TV here Behind The Rope and in a full circle moment, Eva found herself back on Reality TV, this time as an initial “Friend Of” and then Peach Holder on The Real Housewives of Atlanta. She chats about the evolution of her friendship with Nene - whose friend she was when she started with RHOA, some of her other epic up and down relationships - Porsha and Kenya we are looking at you, her cameos this past just finished season - who could resist an invitation to the Bailey-Hill wedding and the controversy surrounding throwing a star studded 250 person in the height of a global pandemic, her opinions on Nene’s “departure” and answers whether she misses the hit Bravo show and if she will ever go back. Eva also chats Tyler Perry’s “All The Queen’s Men” in which she plays lead, Madame Marilyn Deville, the owner of a high class club featuring male exotic dancers. Eve chats about how she got the part, how she researched for the part, what working with Tyler Perry was like, and what she learned about the male exotic dancer industry. Of course, we also wanted to chat all about one of her co-stars, Michael “Bolo” Bolwaire, known to us RHOA fanatics simply as Bolo, the dancer with the, #&#&, from Cynthia Bailey’s Party!!!! Model, Reality TV Star, Podcast Host, Radio Show Host, Actress. What has Eva not done? Tune in now and find out! @evamarcille @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: CALM - www.calm.com/velvetrope (40% off unlimited access to Calm’s entire library.) RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/31/20221 hour, 3 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

Janice Dickinson (on Top Model, Tyra, Kendall, Gigi, Lisa Rinna, RHOBH, The Kardashians & Being The World First Supermodel)

Janice Dickinson steps Behind The Rope. Let me repeat that. Janice Dickinson. Icon. Living Legend in the Flesh. The World’s First Supermodel. The Simon Cowell of America’s Next Top Model. Reality TV veteran from before reality TV was reality TV a la Oxygen’s “The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency”. In true Janice fashion, she - DOES - NOT - HOLD - BACK! Of course, we begin with a chat about Janice’s early career where we talk about her then Supermodel colleagues Cindy Crawford, Elle Macpherson, Linda Evangelista, Kate Moss and last, but certainly not least, Tyra Banks and the many men in her life for a moment, a moment plus, or what could have been a moment, Mick Jagger, Sylvester Stallone, Simon Le Bon. Speaking of Tyra Banks, Janice was front and center for the first many cycles of the juggernaut hit “America's Next Top Model” as the most outspoken judge. Notoriously anti-plus size model, Janice has never shied away from controversy or speaking her mind. Janice opens up about how she clashed with Tyra, discusses Tyra’s notoriously bad on set behavior and is kind enough, we asked, ok begged, to reveal secrets from behind the scenes of filming. As often happens here Behind The Rope, all roads lead to Housewives or, in this case, Housewives offspring and Kardashians. Janice shares her opinions on the current modeling industry and models like Gigi Hadid, Kendall Jenner, Delilah Belle Hamlin, Bella Hadid, Amelia Gray Hamlin, Hailey Baldwin and Kaia Gerber - how do they compare to the Icons of yesteryear and have they earned, or instead bought, their way in with money and / or a famous last name. We also address the current “influencer”, for lack of a better word, culture and how anyone with abs and a great pair of t*ts can be insta-famous. While we had Janice, and lucky we are to have been graced by the presence of royalty, we had to ask about her current relationship with Tyra and if she feels differently all these years later. We also pay homage to all, and we mean all, those other Reality TV shows she has been a part of: Botched!, Celebrity Big Brother, I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!, Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew and The Surreal Life.  @janicedickinson @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: CALM - www.calm.com/velvetrope (40% off unlimited access to Calm’s entire library.) RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/30/202258 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. (on Kathy Hilton's Bad Week, RHOBH Recap, RHONJ Season 13 Filming & Dolores / Dina Manzo Spat!)

What a week it has been both on and off air for both RHOBH and RHONJ. Kim D. is here to help make sense of it all starting with this past weeks RHOBH. Crystal is upset, Diana is rich, Dorit has been though a lot, Sutton does not hold back, Kyle is perturbed, Garcelle is perplexed, EJ doesn’t give an F and Rinna, well she is doing what she does best. Someone give this woman an Emmy. Moving off screen, it has not been a good week for Kathy Hilton. Kim D. breaks down the Rinna / EJ claims of what was allegedly said, what racial insensitivities have allegedly surfaced from The Hilton’s past and where we go from here. Back on Kim’s home front, RHONJ has started filming Season 13, 80s costumes and all. As previously reported here first, Traci Lynn Johnson is back in the fold, Marge and Jen seem to be fighting and light is shed IRL onto why Dolo and Dina Manzo don’t get along. Oh, don’t you worry, Kim does a deep dive and shares what she knows about Dolo, Dina and Caroline Manzo and how it all ties to this past weeks developments! @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/66940070/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/28/202216 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode Artwork

Vanessa Villela (on Selling Sunset Season Five, Jason/Chrishell, Christine's Future & More!)

Vanessa Villela steps Behind The Rope. Selling Sunset Season Five. Vanessa is here to chat about how Selling Sunset went from the Season One little show that could to the international blockbuster premiering at Number One in almost every country that is Season Five today. Vanessa chats about her Selling Sunset journey from joining the show last season to the current day Season Five drama among many of the Oppenheim Group employees. Speaking of Season Five drama, we chat Christine - has she finally gone too far, Chrishell - we still have not accepted her breakup with Jason, Chelsea - newbie alert, Emma - new man alert, Heather - wedding alert, Mary - new boss alert and much much more! Finally, we deep dive into the O Group's first ever Reunion - the real reasons why Christine did not attend, what was resolved and what is still unfinished business to be played out heading into Season Six.  @vannevillela @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) PAIR EYEWEAR - www.paireyewear.com/VELVET (15% Off Your First Purchase) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/27/20221 hour, 5 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode Artwork

Erika Jayne's New Music, Garcelle's Close Call With Cosby, An RHONJ Mole Exposed, Gizelle's "Peter Bailey", & Maloney-Schwartz Divorce Update

Erika Jayne has new music. Say whatttt? We chat about what we can expect, will anyone download and will there be a Pretty Mess 2022 Tour? So many questions, so little time. In other RHOBH news, Garcelle had a close encounter with Bill Cosby, rumors swirl that newbie Sheree Zampino saw a rat at Rinna’s, Rinna denies, and PK wants to hire Sherlock Holmes to find the tweet LVP allegedly sent after the Kemsley home invasion. Down the street, in the Valley, we share updates on the TomKat divorce and ponder whether Tom and Katie really can remain friends as the VanderDivorce plays out in the public eye. Heading east, Gizelle clarifies and breaks down the rumors that she is with Peter Bailey, Lenny Hochstein is over Lisa which we will see play out on the next season of RHOM, Southern Charm has some newbies which we get to know, and there is a mole inside the RHONJ camp that needs to be exposed. Yup, all that and we are just getting started.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef  BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PAIR EYEWEAR - www.paireyewear.com/VELVET (15% Off Your First Purchase) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/26/20221 hour, 12 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode Artwork

COREY FELDMAN (on Child Actors, Michael Jackson, Being Cancelled, His Own "Me Too" & Being An 80s Icon)!

Corey Feldman steps Behind The Rope. Corey Feldman is one of the most recognizable names and faces in all of Pop Culture. An Icon who has been written about non stop since his break out teen years with starring roles in classic films such as “The Goonies”, “Gremlins”, "Stand By Me”, “Lost Boys”, and those don’t even begin to scratch the surface. Corey is brutally honest about the highs and lows of show biz, his career and personal life which has involved drugs and alcohol addiction, the loss of friends such as one half of “The Two Coreys” - Corey Haim and Michael Jackson, each way before their time. Corey also opens up about his documentary, “My Truth: The Rape of Two Coreys” in which he exposed many of Hollywood’s male elite as having sexually abused him in his youth. We chat cancel culture, the current state of “me too” in Hollywood, the biggest misconceptions he has heard / read about himself, and the concept of “fame” in current day Hollywood versus the eighties and nineties. On a lighter note, we chat about Corey’s new music, “Love Left 2.1”, the Corey Hologram, his musical influences, and what is next for this eighties Icon that has ben involved in every aspect of the biz and won’t be slowing down anytime soon. @cdogg22 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) PAIR EYEWEAR - www.paireyewear.com/VELVET (15% Off Your First Purchase) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/25/20221 hour, 16 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode Artwork

Cheyenne Jackson (on Working with Lady Gaga, American Horror Story, Leslie Jordan, The Masked Singer, & Xanadu)

Cheyenne Jackson steps Behind The Rope. Fresh off his third place finish on The Masked Singer - long live The Prince - Cheyenne is here to chat about that experience, the advice he got from famous friends going in, the challenges, correctly guessing En Vogue and so much more! Of course, the convo quickly turns to American Horror story - what it is like to work alongside Lady Gaga, what he learned from Lady Gaga and just what goes on in the mind of one Ryan Murphy. We also chat about past roles on 30 Rock and Will and Grace, what it is like when Tina Fey asks if you want to work on 30 Rock, Alec Baldwin and so much more. We take a trip down Broadway lane - meeting Priscilla and Lisa Marie Presley on All Shook Up and the brilliance of Xanadu. Finally, we talk about his current day job on Fox’s other hit show, Call Me Kat, alongside Miss Mayim Bialik and Mr. Leslie Jordan.  @mrcheyennejackson @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PAIR EYEWEAR - www.paireyewear.com/VELVET (15% Off Your First Purchase) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order)  ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/24/202246 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

BRITTANY CARTWRIGHT (on Vanderpump Rules, Jax, LVP, VPR Exit, Motherhood & Future of Show!)

Brittany Cartwright steps Behind The Rope. Brittany chats about the full anthology of her time on Vanderpump Rules, meeting Jax, the highs and lows, Lisa Vanderpump, Sur and everything in between. Brittany discusses her exit from the hit Bravo show, last season without her and Jax, those rumors that Stassi, Jax, Kristen and herself will return, and the future of the franchise. Of course, we chat Motherhood with fellow VPR alum Lala, Stassi and Scheana, Jax as a Dad and breakups a la Tom & Katie, James & Raquel and Lala & the person she wishes not to mention. We mention it all in this VPR deep dive with the one and only Miss Brittany Cartwright. Also, if you have not seen the commercials just yet turn on your TV or head on over to Brittany’s IG because she is now the face of the one and only Jenny Craig on which she has lost her goal weight of approximately thirty pounds!!!!! @brittany @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) PAIR EYEWEAR - www.paireyewear.com/VELVET (15% Off Your First Purchase) JENNY CRAIG - www.jennycraig.com (Get Started Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/23/20221 hour, 3 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. (on Luis Ruelas' Reunion Claims, IRL Receipts, Diana Jenkins, & Rinna/Sutton Charity Dispute!)

RHONJ, Season Twelve. All good things must come to an end. Season Twelve that is. Fear not, Kim D. is not going anywhere. We have a whole season of RHOBH to break down. Kim has put on her PI hat this week. Ever since the Reunion, Kim has reached out to some peeps, women, from Luis past to address the claims he made regarding his past “relationships”. Kim shares what she has learned here today and breaks down what she thought of this conclusion to an epic RHONJ season. Heading west, we welcome the one and only Miss Diana Jenkins, her man, her son and the $250 Million that goes along with it all. We contemplate if the Sutton/Rinna charity event dispute a la WWHL is the new Puppygate / Münchausen’s, break down Erika Jayne’s recent WWHL appearance and wonder, just when are we gonna get some Kathy Hilton. @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/66670132/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/21/202216 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

Hayley Orrantia (on The Goldbergs, Miley Cyrus, Paula Abdul & Being Masked Singer's Runner-Up)

Hayley Orrantia steps Behind The Rope. Fresh off her Masked Singer elimination, Hayley is here to chat about it all. Hayley breaks down The Ringmaster, singing Miley, Nicki & Whitney, and what is was like to finish second in this highly esteemed reality show comp! Of course, the convo quickly turns to The Goldbergs considering Hayley has spent the past nine seasons playing Erica Goldberg alongside one Wendi McLendon-Covey. Hayley chats about the highs and lows over the past nine seasons, cast changes, storylines, 80s fashions, 80s music (Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, Paula Abdul) and the fact that the show just got approved for a Tenth Season. We mention it all! Did we mention Hayley came in second. Long live The Ringmaster! @hayleyorrantia @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) LEMONADA MEDIA “BEING Trans” - (Out Now Wherever You Get Your Podcasts) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/20/202237 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOBH Returns (Dorit's Home Invasion, LVP Weighs In, Sutton VS Rinna), Stassi Gets Married, Andy Has Favorites & VPR Survives!)

RHOBH is back in our lives and has wasted no time in bringing the drama both on and off air. Sutton has different dating standards than EJ, Rinna is not pleased with these “different standards”, Dorit’s home was invaded, LVP has provided receipts that she reached out to The Kemsleys following said invasion and Garcelle, and a lot of viewers, seem confused as to when Erika was cleared of anything. In other west coast news, Heather Dubrow’s daughter Max has quit RHOC, rumors emerge that Heather has quit, Gina Kirschenheiter denys rumors of her demotion and we deep dive into the direction RHOC is and should head next season. In other news, the RHOA ratings are not great, Stassi and Beau get married, Vanderpump Rules survives the chopping block and lives to see Season Ten and Andy is feelin’ Countess Lu, adores Kandi and loves, loves, loves Tre as his favorite Housewives are revealed and analyzed herein. All this and more so let’s get this party started.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) LEMONADA MEDIA “BEING Trans” - (Out Now Wherever You Get Your Podcasts) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/19/20221 hour, 19 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

JENNIE GARTH (on 90210, What I Like About You, Cast Mates, DWTS, RHOBH & Reboots)!!

Jennie Garth steps Behind The Rope. Yes, Miss Kelly Taylor herself. Jennie takes us on a full trip down memory lane regarding all things from the original nighttime teen soap 90210 - how she was cast, fav / least fav Kelly Taylor story lines, BFF cast mates like Tori Spelling, all those stories from set a la Shannen Doherty, Dylan / Brandon love triangle, working with Aaron Spelling and oh so much more. Jennie chats about life after 90210, working with Amanda Bynes and Leslie Grossman in What I Like About You, Dancing With The Stars, and The Jennie Garth Project. Of course, all roads lead back to 90210 - the CW installment, BH90210, and her stellar Podcast with Tori Spelling 90210MG. On a serious note, we chat the loss of Luke Perry, making amends with Shannen Doherty, Shannen's current health, cast mates that are friends for life and just what is next for this actress who happens to have played one of the most iconic roles in one of the most iconic television shows to ever exist. Period. The End. @jenniegarth @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) LEMONADA MEDIA “BEING Trans” - (Out Now Wherever You Get Your Podcasts) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/18/202252 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

Romain Bonnet (on Selling Sunset Season Five, Wife Mary Fitzgerald, & Whether Christine Quinn Should & Would Be Terminated!)

Romain Bonnet steps Behind The Rope. Selling Sunset Season Five. Romain is here to chat about how Selling Sunset went from the Season One little show that could to the international blockbuster premiering at Number One in almost every country that is Season Five today. Romain talks about his Selling Sunset journey from his Season One shirtless pic to his falling out with Davina to present day Season Five drama. Speaking of Season Five drama, we chat Christine - has she finally gone too far, Chrishell - we still have not accepted her breakup with Jason, Chelsea - newbie alert, Emma - new man alert, Heather - wedding alert and much much more! Of course, we chat about wife Mary’s promotion and their journey to starting a family. Finally, we deep dive into the O Group's first ever Reunion - the real reasons why Christine did not attend, is Christine fired from the O group, and more importantly, will she be returning for Season Six. All your questions will be answered. @theromainbonnet @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) LEMONADA MEDIA “BEING Trans” - (Out Now Wherever You Get Your Podcasts) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/17/20221 hour, 17 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode Artwork

KANDI BURRUSS (on RHOA New Season, Cast Mates Past & Present & Housewives' Songs!!)

Kandi Burruss steps Behind The Rope. RHOA Legend, Kandi Burruss that is. Only three episodes into the new season, Kandi is here to chat about RHOA, Season Fourteen. How did we get here? Kandi reflects upon on her time thought the past thirteen seasons on one of Bravo’s top rated franchises, reflects upon heavy hitters who have come and gone - Nene, Cynthia, Porsha, Kim Zolciak and chats those who have enjoyed a shorter tenure - Eva, Claudia, Shamari, Kim Fields. Speaking of Season Fourteen, Kandi chats all the season’s upcoming drama we can expect from Kenya, Shereé (welcome back), Drew, Marlo (congrats on the peach) and newbie Sanya and we are so here for it. Being an actual bona fide musical superstar who has written songs, not only for her supergroup Xscape, but the likes of N’Sync, Destiny’s Child & Pink, to name a few, we had to chat Housewives’ songs - Countess Lu, Kenya Moore, Melissa Gorga, Kim Z and the budding musical career of one Candiace Dillard and get Kandi’s professional opinion! Finally, we break down Kandi’s other reality TV creds - Kandi and The Gang, The Masked Singer - spoiler alert, she won!, and Celebrity Big Brother before spilling more tea on this already epic season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta.  @kandi @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) LEMONADA MEDIA “BEING Trans” - (Out Now Wherever You Get Your Podcasts) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/16/20221 hour, 13 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. (Deep Dives RHOBH Season Premiere, RHONJ Reunion 2, & Dorit's Home Invasion!)

A RHONJ Reunion Part II and The Premiere of RHOBH! What a week and who better than to help us make sense of it all than the one, the only, Miss Kim D. That’s right? Y’all begged, borrowed and everything else under the sun for Kim D. to stay beyond RHONJ and your prayers have been answered. If you don’t think Kim D. deep diving into every week of RHOBH makes any logical sense, starting with his premiere, I have two words for you… PRESS PLAY! That is right. In true Kim D. fashion, she does not hold back in her thoughts on all our favorite diamond holders. She meets Sutton, Garcelle and Crystal for the first time, has some unpopular opinions on classics such as EJ and Rinna and, of course, has a lot to say about Dorit’s home invasion. Oh yea, we also have a RHONJ reunion to get to and, if you haven’t watched, Tre is still mad, mad mad. All this, and we are only getting started! @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/66360797/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/14/202217 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode Artwork

Christopher Gorham (on Ugly Betty, Insatiable, Vanessa Williams, Ryan Murphy & Working Shirtless!)

Christopher Gorham steps Behind The Rope. Christopher is here to talk about his decades long career starring in many of our favorite shows. From his breakout role in Ryan Murphy’s Popular to his new role starring alongside fellow Ugly Betty alum, Becki Newton, we mention it all. Christopher chats Popular, the careers it launched - his, Leslie Grossman, Leslie Bibb, and what it was like to work with Ryan Murphy before he was, well, “Ryan Murphy”. We deep dive into Ugly Betty - working with the greats like Vanessa Williams, Judith Light, America Ferrera, the cultural significance of that show and the likelihood of a reboot. Say whaat? Of course, we talk about his new role in Netflix’s “The Lincoln Lawyer” and working with Alyssa Milano on that other brilliant Netflix show, “Insatiable” - gone, but never forgotten. Finally, we talk about just why Christopher always seems to be cast in roles that require him to be shirtless. Like we said, we mention it all! @chrisgorham @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: OUAI - www.theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) CALM - www.calm.com/velvetrope (40% off unlimited access to Calm’s entire library.) LEMONADA MEDIA “BEING Trans” - (Out Now Wherever You Get Your Podcasts) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/13/20221 hour, 19 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jackie Goldschneider's "New Role", Three New RHONJ To FIlm, EJ Hands Over Diamonds, & Marlo Hampton's Peach)

What a Bravo week it has been? The RHONJ reunion has come and is almost gone, Jackie has been “demoted” as y’all like to say, Tre is still mad mad mad and we have three new women who will be filming next season, Danielle Cabral, Rachel Fuda and Jenn Fessler. Of course, we need to clarify just who is friends with who, the definition of the word “friend” - are we being shady, and the actual likelihood that any of them will actually end up on The Real Housewives of New Jersey when it returns for its thirteenth season. Speaking of RHONJ, we break down the viral Danielle Staub parking lot video. If you have not watched it or heard of it, listen up closely as it is pure actual iconic gold in the form of one pissed AF Miss Staub, the way we have grown to love her over the years. In other news, we chat the real reason why Nene Leakes did not name Kim Zolciak Biermann in her lawsuit against Bravo and Andy, the insane Ramona Singer Summer House rumors starring an all grown up Avery Singer and the return of RHOA, Marlo’s peach and all.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: OUAI - www.theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) CALM - www.calm.com/velvetrope (40% off unlimited access to Calm’s entire library.) LEMONADA MEDIA “BEING Trans” - (Out Now Wherever You Get Your Podcasts) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/12/20221 hour, 24 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode Artwork

Craig Conover (on Paige DeSorbo, Winter House, Summer House & The Return of Southern Charm)!

Craig Conover steps Behind The Rope. Craig wastes no time in chatting about the full trajectory of his time on Southern Charm from a Season One Newbie to the OG, Pillow King and Entrepreneur we see before us today. Craig chats cast mates past and present, the absence felt now that Cam is gone, the current status of his “pillow feud” with Patricia Altschul, and the highly anticipated return of ex Naomie Olindo next season. Speaking of next season of Southern Charm, we chat cast mates, expectations and of course, the appearance of one Miss Paige DeSorbo. Craig chats about Paige, being the first long term cross over Bravo Couples, this past season of Summer House and the highly anticipated return of Winter House. All this and more can be read out in Craig’s new book, “Pillow Talk: What’’s Wrong With My Sewing”? @craigconover @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) OUAI - www.theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) CALM - www.calm.com/velvetrope (40% off unlimited access to Calm’s entire library.) LEMONADA MEDIA “BEING Trans” - (Out Now Wherever You Get Your Podcasts) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/11/202258 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bravo's Love Match Atlanta Cast (on Season Drama, Dating Advice for Kenya Moore / Marlo Hampton, NeNe Leakes' New Man, & Patti Stanger)

Bravo’s Newest Show, "Love Match Atlanta", has finally arrived. Today we welcome Shae Primus, Ming Clark and Joseph Dixon Behind the Rope. This trio is here to break it all down as far as to what we can expect this season on Love Match Atlanta. This is Bravo after all so there is no shortage of drama and the Love Doctors mention it all! While we have three experts, we had to ask relationship advice like do’s and don’ts, drinking and fooling around on a first date, money and status, celebs most requested and all the mistakes their clients commonly make which get them fired from the matchmaking club. Being local ATL residents, we had to chat our fav Peach Holders - this current RHOA season and what they would recommend for our single friends such as Miss Kenya Moore and Miss Marlo Hampton and thoughts on NeNe Leakes’ new beau! Finally, we could not help but ask what advice, if any, they sought from Bravo’s original matchmaker Patti Stanger regarding starring in their very own love show and what are their true thoughts on their west coast predecessor. In true Bravo fashion, these three do not hold back. @shaeprimusmatchmaker @mingthematchmaker @josephcdixon @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: OUAI - www.theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) CALM - www.calm.com/velvetrope (40% off unlimited access to Calm’s entire library.) LEMONADA MEDIA “BEING Trans” - (Out Now Wherever You Get Your Podcasts) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/10/20221 hour, 28 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

MARGARET JOSEPHS (on epic RHONJ Season, Explosive Reunion & How To Move Forward With a Cast Divided) - II

Margaret Josephs steps back Behind The Rope. What a #RHONJ season! Marge is here to break down all that we have seen over the past epic season - Jackie’s brave struggles with eating, Jennifer’s aftermath of Bill’s affair, throw in some Dolo and Mel and of course, the central falling out between her and Tre regarding one Mr. Luis Ruelas. Of course, with Part Two of the reunion dropping tomorrow night, Margaret talks about what we really can expect, Andy Cohen’s frustration, House Husband walk offs, and how all of the cast's relationships will never ever be the same again. Raw and unfiltered, Margaret Josephs like you have never heard her before. Hey, it pays to be a friend of a Housewife and not some blogger looking for clout (thanks for the WWHL shout out Marge!) Finally, looking ahead to next season, we discuss where does this fractured cast, specifically her relationship with Tre, go from here and how can filming begin a “rumored” few weeks from now. @therealmargaretjosephs @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code VELVET) OUAI - www.theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) CALM - www.calm.com/velvetrope (40% off unlimited access to Calm’s entire library.) LEMONADA MEDIA “BEING Trans” - (Out Now Wherever You Get Your Podcasts) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/9/202254 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. (on RHONJ Reunion, Jackie's "Demotion" & The Three New Women Filming!)

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a reunion!! Kim D. is here to break it all down, Gorga walk offs and all. Jennifer found her new Season Thirteen storyline, we she will be back, a la one mightily Dolo feud, but is she finally in over her Chanel clad head? Everyone has something to say, even Mel who was so aptly reminded of her seating assignment and Tre is mad mad mad. Like, very mad. Kim D. shares info on her single friends she knows who attended Tre’s engagement party, sorry Dolo, and we address all the new season casting rumors a la one rumored demotion and the three new names everyone has been so carefree to throw around Danielle Cabral, Rachel Fuda and Jenn Fessler. Seeing as Kim D. knows everyone in New Jersey, we had to get her take on these three and whether they stand a better chance of surviving than the last many entires. Michelle Pais, anyone? Finally, you do not think Kim D. could keep her opinions to herself regarding eveyone’s dresses and reunion style? Finally, our reunion episode has landed. @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef FULL EPISODE AT: https://www.patreon.com/posts/66062721/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/7/202217 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode Artwork

En Vogue (on Being Musical Icons, the 90s, The Masked Singer, Beyonce & Touring w/ NKOTB)!

En Vogue step Behind The Rope. Cindy Herron, Terry Ellis and Rhona Bennett, that is. Fresh off their Masked Singer elimination, the members of En Vogue are here to what about just what it was like to share the stage as Queen Cobra over the past many weeks as they advanced in Fox’s hit singing competition. Of course, the convo quickly turns to their Iconic career which has spanned over three decades and is still going strong today. From their debut album in 1990, “Born to Sing”, to the celebration of the just past thirtieth anniversary of “Funky Divas”, En Vogue chats about the music business, those that have come and gone and just what it is like to still be standing today. “Still standing" is an understatement for a super group like En Vogue which have sold over twenty million albums to date and have provided the soundtrack to many of our lives. You can expect to hear all of their hits, and then some, including “Never Gonna Get It”, “Free Your Mind”, “Giving Him Something He Can Feel”, “Whatta Man” this summer as they embark on The Mixed Tap Tour with New Kids On The Block. Until then, just sit back, relax and listen here! @envoguemusic @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: OUAI - www.theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) CALM - www.calm.com/velvetrope (40% off unlimited access to Calm’s entire library.) LEMONADA MEDIA “BEING Trans” - (Out Now Wherever You Get Your Podcasts) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/6/202243 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode Artwork

Ramona Singer's "Mention" in Nene Leakes' Lawsuit, Running Into Michael Darby on a Flight, LVP/EJ Feud & The Return of BravoCon (What We Know)!

What a week. Running into Michael Darby on a flight - RHOP shout out - was just the beginning. We waste no time in getting right into it today with updates on Michael and Ashley’s Divorce, Erika Jayne & Garcelle’s ongoing feud - RHOBH shout out, and the lawsuit of one miss Nene Leakes which seems to be getting stranger by the day. Might we see Ramona Singer, Stassi Schroeder, Kim Zolciak Biermann and Kathryn Dennis, all of whom have been used as examples by Ms. Leakes’ attorney as alleged bad behavior by our beloved Bravo, in a courtroom sometime soon? Meanwhile, Larsa Pippen and The Lord Scott Disick were seen hanging out in the 305 which did not please RHOM producers, Josh Flagg’s new boyfriend revealed via Instagram and LVP and Erika Jayne are fighting again. What else is new? Actually, BravoCon 2022 is new. With the announcement of the return of BravoCon later this year, we share a major announcement regarding the epic 3 day event and The Rope’s involvement!! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DORMEO - www.dormeo.com/VELVET (15% Off Your First Purchase) LEMONADA MEDIA “BEING Trans” - (Out Now Wherever You Get Your Podcasts) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/5/20221 hour, 17 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

Mary Fitzgerald (on Selling Sunset, Upcoming Reunion & Whether Christine Quinn Should & Will Be Terminated)

Mary Fitzgerald steps Behind The Rope. Selling Sunset Season Five. How did we get here? Mary chats about how Selling Sunset went from the Season One little show that could to the international blockbuster premiering at Number One in almost every country that is Season Five today! Mary chats real estate a la The Oppenheim Group, her new promo to boss of the O Group office and all the Season Five drama. Speaking of Season Five drama, we chat Christine - has she finally gone too far, Chrishell - we still have not accepted her breakup with Jason, Chelsea - newbie alert, Heather - wedding alert, Emma - top producer alert and much much more! Finally, we deep dive into the O Group's first ever Reunion - what needs to be resolved, what will probably remain unresolved, who needs to be let go, and of course, the absence of one Christine Quinn and all the social media controversy surrounding that. Whew, and we are only getting started! @themaryfitzgerald @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DORMEO - www.dormeo.com/VELVET (15% Off Your First Purchase) LEMONADA MEDIA “BEING Trans” - (Out Now Wherever You Get Your Podcasts) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/4/20221 hour, 14 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode Artwork

Matt James (on The Bachelor, Kenya Moore, Tyler Cameron /Kristin Cavallari & Rachael Kirkconnell)

Matt James steps Behind The Rope. The bachelor is in the house. Forget all you have read, heard or think you know about Matt James because he is here to set the record straight. On the heels of his new book, “First Impressions”, Matt is here to mention it all. Matt talks about the highs and low of his Bachelor experience, the pressure the world placed on him as “the first Black Bachelor”, and how he dealt with that pressure while staying true to himself, and his heart, in his much publicized journey for love. Of course, we all know how that worked out. Matt chats the full trajectory of his relationship with Rachael, what she thought of him writing this book and where they are today. Of course, we also chat Matt’s BFF, or as we like to call him, his boyfriend, Tyler Cameron, his DWTS appearance which led to a friendship with the one and only Miss Kenya Moore - RHOA Shout Out - and everything in between.  @mattjames919 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DORMEO - www.dormeo.com/VELVET (15% Off Your First Purchase) LEMONADA MEDIA “BEING Trans” - (Out Now Wherever You Get Your Podcasts) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/3/20221 hour, 6 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode Artwork

MARGARET JOSEPHS (on epic RHONJ Season, Tomorrow's Reunion & How To Move Forward With a Cast Divided) - I

Margaret Josephs steps back Behind The Rope. What a #RHONJ season! Marge is here to break down all that we have seen over the past epic season - Jackie’s brave struggles with eating, Jennifer’s aftermath of Bill’s affair, throw in some Dolo and Mel and of course, the central falling out between her and Tre regarding one Mr. Luis Ruelas. Of course, on the heels of tomorrow night's premiere of the three part RHONJ reunion, Margaret talks about what we really can expect, Andy Cohen’s frustration, House Husband walk offs, and how all of the cast's relationships will never ever be the same again. Raw and unfiltered, Margaret Josephs like you have never heard her before. Hey, it pays to be a friend of a Housewife and not some blogger looking for clout (thanks for the WWHL shout out Marge!) Finally, looking ahead to next season, we discuss where does this fractured cast, specifically her relationship with Tre, go from here and how can filming begin a “rumored” few weeks from now. @therealmargaretjosephs @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DORMEO - www.dormeo.com/VELVET (15% Off Your First Purchase) LEMONADA MEDIA “BEING Trans” - (Out Now Wherever You Get Your Podcasts) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/2/202253 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. Breaks Down #RHONJ Finale, Shares Insider Reunion Info , Reveals Plans For Bravocon & Chats WWHL Shout Out!

What a #RHONJ season! We have a finale people and a reunion trailer like no other. No fear, your new fav Miss Kim D. is here to break it all down. F bombs and all, Kim don’t hold back when it comes to how she really feels about Luis referencing his 50,000 square foot love bubble nest he shares with Tre - it is 17,000 square feet to be exact, his private jet and the fact that Tre can apparently quit the show and never work again. Kim shares her recent texts from Dolo, what we can expect from next week’s reunion with house husband walk outs, b*tch boy references, Bill Aydin’s chance to speak, speak, speak, no love loss between The Marge - thank you for The WWHL Shout Out - and Tre and one seemingly epic breakdown from Daddy Cohen himself. All this and we are only getting started. You know you wanna listen!! @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen to FULL EPISODE at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/65743160/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/30/202216 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode Artwork

Nene Leakes' Lawsuit, Ashley & Michael Darby's Divorce, Candiace & Gizelle Feud, & More Trouble Casting RHONY 2.0!

Another day, another divorce in the BravoSphere. This time, the big D has struck the one and onlys Ashley and Michael Darby. Did we see this coming? Are we shocked? Will this get messy and what will each of their dating lives look like in the near future? These and many other questions answered as we take a deep dive. Fear not, all of it will be covered on the upcoming RHOP season. Speaking of RHOP, seems Gizelle and Candiace unfollowed each other and Chris Bassett is, of course, heavily in the mix on all that. Feel free to check his Twitter account to see what we all mean up in here. Of course, the week could not end without a little chat about NeNe Leakes’ lawsuit against NBCUniversal, Bravo, Andy Cohen and many others, but not Kim Zolciak Biermann, Ramona Singer or Stassi Schroeder who are named in the court documents. Yup, we break it all down and make sense of it all! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PAIR EYEWEAR - www.paireyewear.com/VELVET (15% Off Your First Purchase) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/29/20221 hour, 33 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode Artwork

Erika Jayne Throws Garcelle's Book In Garbage, The Return of RHOBH, Likelihood of Shah's Spinoff & Update on RHONY Casting!!

On the heels of the return of one of the most popular, and highly rated franchises of Housewives, RHOBH, Erika Jayne threw Garcelle Beauvais' book in the garbage. That set off a whole series of events which, as we discuss in full, is gonna make for one non-stop ride of a season for our favorite diamond holders. Speaking of the return of cities, Atlanta is back and one Miss Marlo Hampton finally has her peach and word on the street is, she sure earns it this upcoming RHOA season. In other news, we break down the likelihood that MJ, GG and Reza will get a “Shahs” spin off, share an update on RHONY Season Fourteen casting and chat the future of Vanderpump Rules now that the majority of the core cast is once again single.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) PAIR EYEWEAR - www.paireyewear.com/VELVET (15% Off Your First Purchase) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/28/20221 hour, 5 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode Artwork

Davina Potratz (on Selling Sunset, Christine's Future, Chrishell & Jason's Future (?), & Upcoming Reunion)

Davina Potratz steps Behind The Rope. Selling Sunset Season Five. The wait is over!! Davina is here to chat about how Selling Sunset went from the Season One little show that could to the international blockbuster premiering at Number One in almost every country that is Season Five today. Davina chats real estate, $75 Million Dollar Listings, Real Housewives, Oppenheim Group fashion and of course all the Season Five drama. Speaking of Season Five drama, we chat Christine - has she finally gone too far, Chrishell - we still have not accepted her breakup with Jason, Mary - new boss alert, Chelsea - newbie alert, Heather - wedding alert and much much more! Finally, we deep dive into the O Group's first ever Reunion - what needs to be resolved, what will probably remain unresolved and most importantly, who needs to be let go.  @davinapotratz @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PAIR EYEWEAR - www.paireyewear.com/VELVET (15% Off Your First Purchase) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/27/20221 hour, 7 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode Artwork

SUZANNE SOMERS (on Three's Company, Chrissy Snow, Sex at 74, The Kardashians, RHOBH, Famous Friends & Being an Icon!

Suzanne Sommers steps Behind The Rope. No, your eyes are not deceiving you. One of THE MOST LEGENDARY names in TV history, an author of almost thirty books, an entrepreneur in every sense of the word, an Informercial Superstar before we understood the word Informercial, a Gay Icon and so many more monikers, we could go on all day. Suzanne Sommers!!!! Hard to imagine it has been almost forty five years since Suzanne first played Chrissy Snow on Three’s Company, a show which is still as beloved today by the current gen as when it first premiered. A man pretending to be gay to live with two women in order to share the rent, Jack Tripper, Three’s Company was ahead of its time in even mentioning “gay” on a Prime Time ABC show and showing a straight man comfortable enough in his sexuality to show his “nontraditional” sensitive side making “gay” ok. Suzanne, a trailblazer, left her iconic Chrissy Snow role after five seasons demanding the equal pay of her male colleagues, a topic at the forefront of discussion in Hollywood over the past few years. Switching gears, there is no mention of Suzanne Sommers without thinking of the Iconic Thighmaster and vice versa. Back on ABC many years later as part of the Iconic TGIF lineup, Suzanne found herself opposite Dallas’ Patrick Duffy in the brilliant “Step by Step”. We had to pick Suzanne’s brain on her last book, “A New Way to Age” considering she is Seventy Four years young and is aging backward before our very eyes - no really check out our IG for pics. Although she is busy running her lifestyle empire, we had to ask if she would ever act again and who she would love to star alongside. We chat famous friends, Kardashians, RHOBH, DWTS & more. Finally, we discuss her recent statements of her “three times a day” sex life with husband and life partner, Alan Hamel. No question is off limits in this no holds bar chat with one of the most well known Icons to have ever stepped Behind The Rope.  @suzannesomers @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PAIR EYEWEAR - www.paireyewear.com/VELVET (15% Off Your First Purchase) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/26/20221 hour, 2 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOC OG Jo De La Rosa (on RHOC Current Season, Future RHUGT with Gretchen Rossi & Upcoming Wedding!)

Jo De La Rosa steps back Behind The Rope. One of the OG’s of the OC, who was there from Season One, Second One, Scene One. We catch up with Jo about all that she has going on in life since she was here last - newly engaged, wedding planning, living the dream in LA. Of course, the convo quickly turns to this current season of RHOC and Jo is happy to help us make sense of it all. The return of Fancy Pants Dubrow, Newbies Noella and Dr. Jen, Team Heather / Shannon, Botched’s Dr. Terry Dubrow as an honorary housewife, Shane passing the bar, Noella’s real life drama divorce which played out in real time in the media, the much needed comic relief of one miss Gina Kirschenheiter, how we have learned to never, and we mean ever, come for Heather Durbow’s fam and much more. Here we are again with ratings, the public’s cry that this season was not their favorite and what happens now. Finally we chat about her potential involvement in future installments of RHUGT and just what that would look like assuming she would be cast alongside one Miss Gretchen Christine Rossi! Yes, we mention it all with the help of one of the OG’s herself, Miss Jo De La Rosa!!! @jodelarosaa @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PAIR EYEWEAR - www.paireyewear.com/VELVET (15% Off Your First Purchase) DAME - www.dameproducts.com (Enter Code VELVETROPE For 15% Off Your Order) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/25/20221 hour, 22 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. Responds to The Gorgas' WWHL Love, We Respond to Teddi Mellencamp's Diss, & RHONJ Recap!

Where were you this past Tuesday night during Watch What Happens Live? Did you almost pass out and roll over when Melissa and Joe Gorga both said they “like” Kim D.? Since when? We break down these recent statements and the newfound love between The Gorga’s and our weekly #RHONJ - and hopefully more - recruit Ms. Kim D. In other news, word on the street is that woman Teddi Mellencamp has something to say about our weekly chats with Kim D. Does Miss ex-RHOBH really think she can play with the big girls over here Behind The Rope on the East Coast. Finally, let us not forget, there was an actual episode this past week. Tre is on the move, outta the house and away the girls sing, the boys drink and if you haven’t heard, Tre is mad mad mad. This and so much more as Kim D. reveals all she has learned IRL this past week in Jerzy land. @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/posts/65487540/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/23/202215 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode Artwork

Chris Kattan (on Celebrity Big Brother, SNL, Will Smith/Chris Rock, DWTS, JLo & Ariana Grande!)

Chris Kattan stew Behind The Rope. Mr. Saturday Night Live himself is here to talk about it all from early days at The Groundlings with Will Ferrell and Cheri Oteri. Chris chats going from the master class, The Groundlings, to the big league, SNL. Chris breaks down many of his iconic SNL characters - Mr. Peepers, Mango, and one half of the Butabi Brothers, which ultimately led to the iconic film, “A Night at the Roxbury”. Chris chats sequels and reboots with Will and Jim Carey, working with guest stars such as Jennifer Lopez and Ariana Grande and who was and was not so thrilled with his many impressions throughout the years. Of course, we deep dive into Chris’ time earlier this year in the Celebrity Big Brother House - roommates in the form of Cynthia Bailey, Carson Kressley and Lamar Odom as well as his decision to leave the game early. Finally, as a comedian currently on the road on tour, Chris discusses the Oscars slap heard round the world, cancel culture in comedy and oh so much more! Warning: this episode will make you laugh! @chriskattanofficial @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: CALM - www.calm.com/velvetrope  (40% Off Calm's Entire Library) WOOGA (“JUNE”S JOURNEY) - (Download “June’s Journey” Free Today on the Apple App Store or Google Play) PELOTON - www.onepeloton.com (See Website for More Information) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/22/20221 hour, 12 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

Lisa Rinna - The Ultimate Mastermind? Plus, Julia Fox on RHONY 2.0 & Shahs of Sunset Cancelled!

Shahs of Sunset is cancelled. We analyze why and if it had anything to do with the recent charges against Mike Shouhed. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (RHOBH) trailer has dropped. Is Lisa Rinna the ultimate mastermind who understands the assignment better than any other Housewife ever or is she… somethin’ else? Erika Jayne has a new law suit against her for $50 million dollars and everyone seems to want Julia Fox to join RHONY 2.0 but just what is the real likelihood that that could, would or will happen.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: CALM - www.calm.com/velvetrope (40% off unlimited access to Calm’s entire library.) WOOGA (“JUNE”S JOURNEY) - (Download “June’s Journey” Free Today on the Apple App Store or Google Play) PELOTON - www.onepeloton.com (See Website for More Information) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/21/20221 hour, 6 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode Artwork

ZAC POSEN (on Kim Kardashian, Real Housewives, Project Runway, Naomi Campbell, & Being a Fashion Icon!!)

Zac Posen steps Behind The Rope. Legend and Icon, Zac Posen. Zac chats about how he went from humble early beginnings of designing dresses in his parents living room, to making a dress for Naomi Campbell which caught the attention of Fashion’s Elite to worldwide global fashion domination, and everything in between. Zac chats about the relationship between designer and celebrity, working with many of this famous clients such as Natalie Portman, Rihanna, Beyonce, Claire Danes and how social media has changed the game today. Of course, we break down what it was like to be a judge on Bravo’s still uber popular “Project Runway”, opportunities that followed, Reality TV, Real Housewives and his most recent stint as Costume Designer on the blockbuster film, “The Outfit”. As we say, Zac mentioned it all! @zacposen @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: CALM - www.calm.com/velvetrope (40% Off Calm's Entire Library) WOOGA (“JUNE”S JOURNEY) - (Download “June’s Journey” Free Today on the Apple App Store or Google Play) PELOTON - www.onepeloton.com (See Website for More Information) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/20/20221 hour, 8 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode Artwork

Dog The Bounty Hunter (on Reality TV, Bounty Hunting, Marriage & The Masked Singer!)

Dog the Bounty Hunter steps Behind The Rope. Fresh off his appearance on The Masked Singer, Dog is here to chat about just how the world’s most famous Bounty Hunter ended up on America’s top rated singing competition and what that experience was like for him. Of course, we also chat about Dog’s day job - the risks, famous cases, misconceptions and just how one decides to pursue one of life’s most dangerous careers. Dog breaks down how he went from life in the field to life on TV in his hit show “Dog The Bounty Hunter” and every possible spin off one could imagine. Finally, on a personal note, Dog opens up about new wife Francie Fran and why, this time, he is “done”! @duanedogchapman @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: CALM - www.calm.com/velvetrope (40% off unlimited access to Calm’s entire library.) WOOGA (“JUNE”S JOURNEY) - (Download “June’s Journey” Free Today on the Apple App Store or Google Play) PELOTON - www.onepeloton.com (See Website for More Information) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/19/202244 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode Artwork

LALA KENT (on Her Breakup, Dating, Future of Vanderpump Rules & "Give Them Lala")!!!

Lala Kent steps back Behind The Rope in celebration of her recently released Paperback Version of “Give Them Lala”! In true Lala fashion, nothing is off the table. Lala opens up about her very public breakup which everyone seems to have an opinion on, what the media has gotten so right and so wrong, motherhood to “pride and joy” Ocean, dating with the help of private investigators, slipping in to celeb DMs, her type and so much more. On the Vanderpump front, Lala chats about the future of VPR - yes we caught Andy Cohen’s “Vanderpump Valley” slip the other night on WWHL, what she has heard and truly knows, who she regularly chats and does not chat with and the likelihood that OGs Stassi, Jax, Kristen Doute and also Brittany will be back many of the rumors circulate. Finally, we chat about just what it takes to be a Boss Babe running the Give Them Lala empire on a daily basis and just why she thinks “Bad Weather” aka Heather Gay and Whitney Rose from hometown Salt Lake are #everything. @lalakent @givethemlalabeauty @givethemlalababy @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: CALM - www.calm.com/velvetrope (40% off unlimited access to Calm’s entire library.) WOOGA (“JUNE”S JOURNEY) - (Download “June’s Journey” Free Today on the Apple App Store or Google Play) PELOTON - www.onepeloton.com (See Website for More Information) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/18/20221 hour, 6 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode Artwork

Our Response To Teresa Giudice's Claims That We Are "The Blogger"!! (Plus Kim D's Update on Gorga Spat)!

Before we get to today’s regularly scheduled #RHONJ deep dive, we need to address the recent claims that have surfaced all over social media that we, The Rope, David Yontef, are “The Blogger” that our good friend Teresa Giudice is accusing Margaret Josephs of leaking info to. Where do we begin? Our full statement, explanation, play by play, hot take and everything else you could want regarding this, now viral topic, is discussed within. Moving on, Kim D - you didn’t think this week was all about us, did you? - shed’s light on her recently re-ignited spat with Joey Gorga which, according to Ms. D, “does not seem to be going away any time soon”. Well there ya have it. In other news, once Tre is done labeling us “The Blogger" responsible for disseminating publicly available information, she is mad mad mad. Table flipping mad. Mad enough to be told to leave the house in the middle of the night, pajamas and all. Is there anything that even needs to be addressed during this episode? We think not. Tune in for our most explosive, and supersized, #RHONJ chat to date. @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/posts/65151090/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/16/202216 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode Artwork

Seeking Arrangement Founder Brandon Wade & Dana Rosewall (on Erika Jayne, Scott Disick, Misconceptions & Love!)

Brandon Wade and Dana Rosewall step Behind The Rope. Brandon, CEO and Founder of famed “sugar dating” website “Seeking”, formerly “Seeking Arrangement”, chats about starting his infamous business, the misconceptions and criticism associated with “Seeking”, and trends he has seen between mature financially successful men and women and younger attractive daters throughout the years. Brandon and Dana chat about their chance meeting on “Seeking” which has not only led Brandon to retract his statement that “love is a concept invented by poor people”, but also drop the “arrangement” from Seeking, rebrand his business - which he hired Rachel Uchitel to assist with, and propose to and now be planning a wedding to Dana. Brandon and Dana talk love - how, where, when they found it and how you can find it too!! Finally, we analyze some of Hollywood’s most notorious relationships determining just how much “dating up” plays into the mix - Erika Jayne and Tom Girardi, Scott Disick and Amelia Gray / Sophia Richie, Madonna and her Dancer Boyfriend and many more!  @askbrandonwade @danabrandon108 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: OUAI - www.theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) LATHER- www.lather.com/velvet (15% Off Your Order with Code VELVET) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/15/20221 hour, 6 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOBH New Season Trailer, Kathy/Kyle Feud, Countess Luann's "New" E Show & More!)

The Season 12 RHOBH trailer has dropped and we are in for one h*ll of a ride! We break it all down - the trailer, what we learned from inside filming, the much talked about Aspen vacay, rumored Kyle/Kathy feud and of course, Erika Jayne’s claim that Kathy Hilton used a slur word. Heading east, everyone is still talking about the tale of two RHONYs so we break down which OGs are politicking the hardest to be part of the legacy show, which OGs are most likely to be part of the legacy show and the recent claims that our very own regular guest, Countess Lu, already has her own spin off on the E Network. Life sure is getting interesting around here. Finally, we share updates from the currently filming RHOP season, address the newest allegations of Michael Darby’s alleged infidelity and chat getting called out by the one and only Miss Ashley Darby. All that and much more! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: OUAI - www.theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) LATHER- www.lather.com/velvet (15% Off Your Order with Code VELVET) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/14/20221 hour, 15 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode Artwork

Brooke Burke (on Winning & Hosting DWTS, Tyra, RHOBH, Lisa Rinna, Co-Parenting with David Charvet, & Her Fitness Empire!)

Brooke Burke steps Behind The Rope. Brooke chats the full anthology of her career which began on the much publicized E show “Wild On!” Or, as people like to refer to it, that cool E travel show. From there Brooke hosted the iconic Rock Star: INXS - we chat Mark Burnett, INXS, 80s music and after appearing as a contestant on Dancing With The Stars, a seven season run as host of the hit ABC show. Brooke chats what it was like competing for and winning the esteemed Mirror Ball Trophy, hosting with Tom Bergeron, the judges, the unplanned end and life after with Tyra Banks as host. Brooke chats about her much publicized marriage and divorce to Baywatch & Melrose Place’s David Charvet, being a role model for co-parenting with David, and new relationship. Of course, we also chat Housewives - RHOBH, would she ever, Lisa Rinna & more! Finally, we chat Brooke’s commitment to exercise and clean living, Brooke Burke Body, and her new partnership with Tru Niagen & Tru Niagen Immune!.  @brookeburke  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef To Purchase Tru Niagen & True Niagen Immune -  https://www.truniagen.com/products/#products-list BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: OUAI - www.theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) LATHER- www.lather.com/velvet (15% Off Your Order with Code VELVET) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/13/202257 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

Melissa Rivers (on Joan Rivers, Red Carpets, BFFs Josh Flagg/Jeff Lewis, The Kardashians, Madonna & Stellar New Book!)

Third times a charm. Melissa Rivers steps back Behind The Rope in honor of the release of her new book, “Lies My Mother Told Me: Tall Tales from a Short Woman”. Melissa breaks down many of these “tales” from Joan Rivers and life advice she received throughout the years. In typical Joan fashion, the tales are, shocker, funny!!! Melissa also breaks down current fashion, red carpets - with the recent Oscars and Grammys, awards shows, the possible return of Fashion Police, Joan’s friendship with Madonna and much more. On a serious note, Melissa updates The Rope on her “journey” and decision regarding more children, the current state of her love life, her Bravoleb friends a la Jeff Lewis and Josh Flagg and oh so much more. Yup, we mention it all! Oh, and go buy the book. Did we mention just how funny it is? @melissariversofficial @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Order “Lies My Mother Told Me: Tall Tales From a Short Woman” - https://www.amazon.com/Lies-My-Mother-Told-Me/dp/1642937401 BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: OUAI - www.theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) LATHER- www.lather.com/velvet (15% Off Your Order with Code VELVET) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/12/20221 hour, 7 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode Artwork

CAROLINE STANBURY (Real Housewives of Dubai) - on Housewives, Ladies of London, Hot Husband, & More!

Caroline Stanbury steps Behind The Rope. Once a Lady of London, now a Real Housewife of Dubai. The Queen has arrived. All hail. Before looking ahead, Caroline looks back at one of Bravo’s most Iconic shows gone way before its time, Ladies of London. We chat about the highs, lows, cat fights, Mapperton, Gift Library, cast changes, fall down drunk moments and drama of it all which, when said in a British accent, seemed totally high society to us Americans over here in the states. On that note, we talk about what a break out success the show was here in America and what Caroline’s frequent trips to WWHL and the states for press was like. Two words - insane fandom. We chat with Caroline about how much her life has changed since the end of Ladies of London seven years ago. Caroline has moved to Dubai, gotten divorced, met a man - on fire ex-professional soccer player Sergio Carrallo, gotten married and is now a Real Housewife of Dubai in one of the most anticipated Housewives franchises, well, ever!! Caroline opens up about meeting Sergio, courtship, engagement, and current dream life. Of course, we chat about her many celeb and Bravoleb friendships - Larsa Pippen, Patti Stanger, and now that she is back as a Real Housewife of Dubai, might we also chat Ladies of London Reboot? Are we being greedy? Does not matter cause we will take Ms. Stanbury any way we can get her! @carolinestanbury @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: OUAI - www.theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) LATHER- www.lather.com/velvet (15% Off Your Order with Code VELVET) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/11/20221 hour, 5 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. Breaks Down The Demise of Her Friendship With Tre & Who Walked Off & Why The #RHONJ Reunion!!!

Kim D. is back for her usual #RHONJ weekly recap. However, Kim D. is here to, finally, detail, in a play by play chat, what exactly went wrong in her friendship with Tre. Kim talks about the full trajectory of her friendship with Tre - meeting, late night three way phone calls with Jacqueline Laurita and Tre, Melissa’s involvement, the jail years, their reunion after jail and just where exactly did this one time best friendship start to crack and ultimately disintegrate into the disarray of a mess that it is today. Questions are asked and answered. THE episode you have all been asking and waiting for is finally here. Plus, we chat what really went down at Marge Sr.’s Bday, which The Rope attended, and oh so much more. For anyone who thought they have gotten to know Kim D. well over the past few weeks you have not heard anything yet. Finally, Kim opens up about it all! @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen To The Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/64839353/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/9/202217 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

Ian Flanigan (on The Voice, Gwen Stefani, Kelly Clarkson, Blake Shelton & New Music!!)

Ian Flanigan steps Behind The Rope. Hot off opening for Blake Shelton, Ian is here to chat about what that experience was like as well as his star run on NBC’s The Voice where he finished as a finalist on “Team Blake”. Ian chats about The Voice, the other judges Kelly Clarkson, Gwen Stefani, John Legend and just how life has changed since appearing on the hit show. We talk celebrity, fame, being star struck and of course…music!! Ian chats about his new single and video for the same song “Under A Southern Sky” which is gearing up to one of the “feel good” songs of the summer. Ahh, warmer days. Until then, feel free to take a listen! @Ian_flanigan @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: LATHER- www.lather.com/velvet (15% Off Your Order with Code VELVET) PELOTON - www.onepeloton.com (See Website for More Information) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/8/202247 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode Artwork

Our On Air Apology To Jill Zarin & Moving Forward with Two RHONYs!!

First things first. After receiving a phone call from Jill Zarin, we have decided to issue an on air apology to the one, the only, Miss Jill Zarin. Unlike what y’all say about some of the greats - LVP and Ms. Frankel, although rare, we can apologize when we deem necessary. We break down our phone call with the RHONY OG and our full on air apology to Ms. Zarin lies within. In other news, if you have not heard, Bravo has broken our beloved franchise into two. We discuss what two RHONYs really means for the OGs, which OGs are likely to be asked and accept, who is likely to never be asked - in other words which past cast members this is good and bad news for, what the new RHONY is likely to look like Season One from he ground up, current casting updates for the new installment, which OGs are politicking hard, how both RHOSLC and RHOC affected Bravo’s decision and much, much, more. You have heard all the rest, now hear what is really going on with the saga of two RHONYS! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: LATHER- www.lather.com/velvet (15% Off Your Order with Code VELVET) PELOTON - www.onepeloton.com (See Website for More Information) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/7/20221 hour, 11 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

ALLY SHEEDY (on The Breakfast Club, St. Elmos Fire, The 80s, Reboots, Molly Ringwald & New TV Show)!!

Ally Sheedy steps Behind The Rope. Icon, Legend, Actress, Author, Professor, Ally Sheedy. Ally chats about her epic career which began with starring roles in some of the most iconic films to ever be made - The Breakfast Club, St. Elmo’s Fire, High Art, War Games, to name a few. Ally chats what it was like as a regularly working actress in the 80’s, working with John Hughes, the indie darling High Art, “The Brat Pack”, and how the industry has changed both for women and due to social media throughout the years. Ally discusses what it was like to be the first female to play the epic Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch and how Broadway differs from TV and movies. Speaking of TV, we gush over her new role as Carole in the brilliant Single Drunk Female. Of course in the age of reboots we chat a possible Breakfast Club reboot, the state of the industry today and her “side hustle”, teaching college kids acting. Yup, Professor Sheedy in the building. Thank you Ms. Sheedy. We - are - not - worthy!!!  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: LATHER- www.lather.com/velvet (15% Off Your Order with Code VELVET) PELOTON - www.onepeloton.com (See Website for More Information) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/6/20221 hour, 4 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode Artwork

CARSON KRESSLEY (on Queer Eye, Dorit Kemsley, Drag Race, Erika Jayne, DWTS & Countess Luann!)

Carson Kressley steps Behind The Rope. We start at the beginning when Carson broke out into the public eye as one of the five original Queer Eye Guys on Queer Eye for The Straight Guy. The original first Reality Show on Bravo! We chat about what Bravo was like back in 2003 when Andy Cohen was in Corporate and not yet on air talent or the mega producer he is today and what it was like to go from a booming fashion career to one of the most recognizable men in America. We break down how Bravo has changed over the years from the channel that Queer Eye started to the house that Real Housewives built. Car Car chats his best / worst dressed Housewives, best / worst dressed Housewife franchise, and his many interactions with Real Housewives over the years. Of course, we chat about being a contestant on Celeb Apprentice, Dancing With the Stars and the many other Reality Shows (shout out Big Brother) he has been involved in. Carson breaks down celeb culture, best / worst dressed, red carpets, the future of fashion in the entertainment biz and the current Netflix installation of Queer Eye which has, once again, taken the nation by storm. Finally, we chat about Carson’s day job as a Judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race / All Stars - the contestants, judges, queens, and, last but not least, Mama Ru. @carsonkressley @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: LATHER- www.lather.com/velvet (15% Off Your Order with Code VELVET) PELOTON - www.onepeloton.com (See Website for More Information) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/5/20221 hour, 7 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode Artwork

Tiffany Moon (on Why RHOD Ended, RHONY, Future RHUGT, Jennie Nguyen, Return of RHOD & Miss Dubrow's Closet!)

Tiffany Moon steps Behind The Rope. The good doctor is back! Tiffany opens up about the end of The Real Housewives of Dallas, who would have been in and out if RHOD returned, the rumored new cast members in the mix when the announcement was made, the allegations that RHOD was cancelled in part due to racial overtones, other reasons why RHOD was cancelled, if RHOD was in fact cancelled a la the use of the word “hiatus”, and who she is still in good graces with today, including RHOD OG Miss Leanne Locken. Of course with RHUGT, everyone could get a second chance which we discuss and the likelihood and outcome of casting Kameron Westcott along with Dr. Moon on a future Housewives Girls Trip. Of course we chat current Bravo goings on like the exit of Mary Cosby on RHOSLC, Jen Shah / Erika Jayne, the future of RHONY, current season RHONJ and much more. We also address important Housewives matters such as closet envy, the appropriate candle wick from a scientific point of view for optimal burn and a Married to Medicine Dallas edition. Finally, when we think of Dr.Tiffany Moon we think anesthesiologist extraordinaire but not necessarily funny. Well, get ready to have your opinion changed as Tiffany chats about her second ever Stand Up Comedy Routine at LA’s The Laugh Factory, her comedy career and more!. Hey, that is pretty major. Who says there isn’t life after Real Housewives.  @tiffanymoonmd @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: LATHER- www.lather.com/velvet (15% Off Your Order with Code VELVET) PELOTON - www.onepeloton.com (See Website for More Information) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/4/20221 hour, 13 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. (Reveals New Info on Gia, Luis, Lawsuits & Breaks Down This Week's #RHONJ)!

Kim D. is back with some shocking revelations about one of Luis’ exes, new lawsuits which may involve her - say what? and, wait for it, Gia Giudice!! We push Kim for more details on her “source’ from inside Tre’s camp and cannot get enough of what she is putting down, and it sure takes a lot, at this point, to shock us!! Of course, Kim breaks down this past week's #RHONJ - Tre has never been prouder of her offspring than from a locker room moment with Marge, Jackie’s struggles are real - so brave and touching, Jennifer reminds us she will get half of everything, Bill is over it all, Melissa ain’t causing another family drama over athleisure wear and so much more. Where do we begin? @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/posts/64523874/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/2/202217 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jenni Pulos (on Flipping Out, Jeff Lewis, WWHL Theme Song & Being a Fan Fav!)

Flipping Out’s Fan Fav Jenni Pulos! Have y’all heard this chat way back when it was first released, before many of you stepped Behind The Rope. We didn’t think so. Today we share with you Fan Fav Jenni Pulos to Mention It All!! Jenni Pulos steps Behind The Rope. Jenni fills us in on what she has been up to in life since we last saw her on our TV screens on the hit Bravo show Flipping Out. These days it is a whole lot of home schooling and family time from her home in SoCal and, in true Jenni fashion, she makes it all fun. We would expect nothing less from this Bravo fan fav. Originally from Portland Oregon, Jenni came to California for school and never left. Having pursued an acting career early on, Jenni once appeared in a movie with Chris O'Donnell and Renee Zellweger. She was also on an episode of Charmed with Alyssa Milano and Shannen Doherty (OMG!!). Jenni describes what it was like to be an actress and suddenly find herself a key component in a hit reality TV show. She describes the concept of how Flipping Out came about, how the show morphed into something different than what was originally intended, what filming was like and what she thought about the finished product once aired. Jenni offers advice to anyone starting out in Reality TV, discusses the high and lows of her tenure on Flipping Out and what it was like to have your wedding filmed on national TV. Of course, we discuss Jenni's illustrious rap career and her classic children’s songs such as Poo in the Potty, Take Your Vitamins and No Fighting, No Biting. Speaking of Rap and Hip Hop, Jenni and David bond over their favorites 50 Cent, Lil’ Kim and Foxy Brown as well as some of Jenni’s Real Housewife Friends Shannon Beador, Lisa Vanderpump, Vicki Gunvalson and Tamra Judge. Finally, we discuss one of the most important contributions to society over the past decade, the WWHL Theme Song which Jenni co-wrote. We need ALL the details please! A fun filled episode with this fan fav. Not to be missed. @jennipulos @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: RESET - www.reset.com/velvet (Reset's science-based plan only requires two strict Reset Days each week - the other five days, you have the freedom to eat without rules or restrictions!) ELYSIUM HEALTH - www.trybasis.com/VELVET (10% Off At Checkout. Use Code Velvet) FRAMEBRIDGE - www.framebridge.com (15% Off Your First Order. Use Code “VELVET”) L’OCCITANE - www.loccitane.com (Review All Products and DM Us With Your Favorites!) SKILLSHARE - www.skillshare.com/velvet (One Month Free) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/1/20221 hour, 29 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode Artwork

Katie Maloney & Tom Schwartz Breakup Update, Kathy Hilton's RHOBH Season Two Drama & More!

Tom Schwartz and Katie Maloney have broken up. We analyze he breakup that rocked the BravoVerse - should we be shocked, were there warning signs, and how they are now, seemingly working on consciously uncoupling - still living together, lunch dates for the paparazzi, asking their VanderFriends to “not take sides”. In other news, we break down what is about to be a rough sophomore season for one Kathy Hilton over on RHOBH - the rumored “slurs”, trouble with both Erika Jayne and Rinna and much more. Are Kathy, Paris and Nicki now still happy Kathy joined RHOBH. Countess Lu made nation headlines this week, Wendy Williams broke her silence and Kanye is acting stranger by the day. All this and much more Housewives tea! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: RESET - www.reset.com/velvet (Reset's science-based plan only requires two strict Reset Days    each week - the other five days, you have the freedom to eat without rules or restrictions!) ELYSIUM HEALTH - www.trybasis.com/VELVET (10% Off At Checkout. Use Code Velvet) FRAMEBRIDGE - www.framebridge.com (15% Off Your First Order. Use Code “VELVET”) L’OCCITANE - www.loccitane.com (Review All Products and DM Us With Your Favorites!) SKILLSHARE - www.skillshare.com/velvet (One Month Free) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/31/20221 hour, 17 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode Artwork

KELLY RUTHERFORD (on Melrose Place, Gossip Girl, Lisa Rinna, Heather Locklear, Blake Lively & Real Housewives!)

Kelly Rutherford steps Behind The Rope. Yes, Kelly Rutherford. Kelly is here to chat about her epic career that has led to parts in two of the most iconic shows in TV history, Melrose Place and Gossip Girl. Kelly chats about playing Megan Lewis in Melrose Place - how she was cast, fav / least fav storylines, behind the scenes stories, working with Lisa Rinna, Heather Locklear, Alyssa Milano, Marcia Cross, and Darren Star, to name a few. Kelly also chats about playing Lily van der Woodsen in Gossip Girl - the hype surrounding GG which made household names out of all its stars, the epic love story of Lily and Rufus, the mystery surrounding Gossip Girl’s identity, UES NYC, working with Blake Lively, set visits by Ryan Reynolds, and guest appearances by one Tinsley Mortimer as well as Cyndi Lauper. Speaking of Real Housewives, we discuss RHOBH with Kelly - her former Melrose co-star Lisa Rinna’s transformation from playing Taylor McBride to, well, playing Lisa Rinna as well as if she would ever join RHONY as we hear they are casting. Thank you Kelly for your time and graciousness in taking a trip down memory lane regarding two of the most brilliant TV shows to ever exist! @kellyrutherford @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: RESET - www.reset.com/velvet (Reset's science-based plan only requires two strict Reset Days    each week - the other five days, you have the freedom to eat without rules or restrictions!) ELYSIUM HEALTH - www.trybasis.com/VELVET (10% Off At Checkout. Use Code Velvet) FRAMEBRIDGE - www.framebridge.com (15% Off Your First Order. Use Code “VELVET”) L’OCCITANE - www.loccitane.com (Review All Products and DM Us With Your Favorites!) SKILLSHARE - www.skillshare.com/velvet (One Month Free) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/30/20221 hour, 13 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jorge Garcia (on Playing Fan Fav "Hurley" on Lost, The Masked Singer, Jenny McCarthy & Flashdance!)

Jorge Garcia steps Behind The Rope. Fresh off his “The Masked Singer” elimination the night before, Jorge is here to chat about the experience. Jorge chats about why he chose The Cyclops, how much you can really see in those costumes, the judges Nicole Scherzinger, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Robin Thicke, and Ken Jeong, his early elimination and, of course, his choice of the epic classic song “Flashdance…What a Feeling” by the Iconic Irene Cara. Of course, the convo quickly turns to a little show he starred in called “Lost”. We chat about what it was like being part of an ensemble cast of one of the most groundbreaking shows of all time, co-stars, highs and lows and playing fan favorite Hugo “Hurley” Reyes. Finally, we chat about his role in Rob Zombie’s upcoming “The Munsters”. @pronouncedhorhay @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: RESET - www.reset.com/velvet (Reset's science-based plan only requires two strict Reset Days each week - the other five days, you have the freedom to eat without rules or restrictions!) ELYSIUM HEALTH - www.trybasis.com/VELVET (10% Off At Checkout. Use Code Velvet) FRAMEBRIDGE - www.framebridge.com (15% Off Your First Order. Use Code “VELVET”) L’OCCITANE - www.loccitane.com (Review All Products and DM Us With Your Favorites!) SKILLSHARE - www.skillshare.com/velvet (One Month Free) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/29/202244 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode Artwork

COUNTESS LUANN DE LESSEPS (on The Future of RHONY!!, Recent Headlines, RHUGT & Cabaret)!!!

Third time is a charm.  Countess Luann de Lesseps is back for a third time!!  First things first, the Countess addresses the headlines made throughout the world this past week from her night out at The Townhouse Bar on New York City’s Upper East Side.  Once we chat about the who, what, why, and everything else, we move on to RHUGT which just concluded on Bravo - who she grew closer to, Teresa at the start of her relationship with Luis, the drama, and of course, Ramona, Ramona, Ramona.  We break down RHUGT-2 (Blue Stone Manor Edition), the advice she gave to fellow RHONYs Jill Zarin and Dorinda Medley, and what she thinks of other Bravo franchises like Jen Shah over in Salt Lake and Erika Jayne in Bev Hills, to name a few.  Of course, the convo turns to RHONY Season 14 - in light of what was announced last week what do we expect the future to be and who from RHONY past seasons could potentially be involved. Finally, let us not forget, The Countess is back on tour with an epic several night run kicking off April 17th at her home away from home, 54 Below, before she hits the road for LA, Canada and much more. We mention it all!! Get your tickets to see The Countess at www.countessluann.com @countessluann @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: RESET - www.reset.com/velvet (Reset's science-based plan only requires two strict Reset Days each week - the other five days, you have the freedom to eat without rules or restrictions!) ELYSIUM HEALTH - www.trybasis.com/VELVET (10% Off At Checkout. Use Code Velvet) FRAMEBRIDGE - www.framebridge.com (15% Off Your First Order. Use Code “VELVET”) L’OCCITANE - www.loccitane.com (Review All Products and DM Us With Your Favorites!) SKILLSHARE - www.skillshare.com/velvet (One Month Free) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/28/202247 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. (Reveals Tre's Wedding Details, a Text from Tre's Camp & Breaks Down This Weeks #RHONJ)!

Kim D. is here for our weekly breakdown of this week's #RHONJ. Tre is comin’ in Hot Hot Hot and Margaret ain’t Scared Scared Scared. The others, well…. Hath all frozen over in The Garden State a la a Marge and Jen coffee date we thought we’d never see? In other news, we chat Margaret’s appearance on WWHL with Countess Lu, the recent announcement from Andy Cohen that there will be security at the RHONJ reunion - say whaaaat - based on what happens the rest of the season and recent news that Luis is being sued for improper business practices. Keeping us up on Real World developments from across the river, Kim shares what she has found out about Teresa’s wedding and bridal party, where and when - details please. All this plus a shocking text from someone in Teresa’s camp this week!!! Yup, as usual, a jam packed chat with deets to be spilled. Happy Saturday! @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen To The Full Chat At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/64192122/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/26/202216 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bobby Boyd on (Josh Flagg, MDLA, Bravo, & More!!)

There has been so much written in the past week about Bobby Boyd and Josh Flagg’s Breakup. Apparently, Josh has a new boyfriend, Bobby’s name is on the title to Josh’s new $9M house and much more. Are there any signs in this chat we had with Bobby just a few mere months ago. There is a reference to separate beds. As you listen, can you spot any foreshadowing? Million Dollar Listing’s Bobby Boyd steps Behind The Rope. Mr. Josh Flagg. However, there is much more to Bobby Boyd than his husband. Coming from humble beginnings, Bobby became a male model at the young age of 14 in order to help pay for college. Even though Bobby had early success as a fashion model woking for major designers such as Versace and Calvin Klein, he set his sights on something else when he arrived in Los Angeles, Real Estate. Having a keen eye for style, architecture, design and a “personable” rather than “transactional” approach, Bobby’s first home sale was that of a $6.5 million dollar property, not bad, and a new career was born. Bobby then met a man who shared his interests and profession who happened to, not only be one of LA’s top real estate agents, but also one of the long standing members of Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles. Bobby chats about meeting Josh, their instant chemistry and connection, his position working with Josh at Rodeo Realty, a flash mob proposal in Paris and wedding at The Beverly Hills Hotel, both of which were filmed by Bravo. Bobby chats about that, Josh’s sometime over the top extravagant style, and what working with his spouse every day is like. When not busy with MDL-LA, Bobby can be seen on his very own Lifestyle You Tube Channel, “Bobby Boyd Living” or selling his brand new aprons which are stylish, edgy and fun (no really check out his on line store). Finally, Bobby also discusses MDLLA - how does his style differ from Josh’s, the Brtits, Altman, Tracy Tutor and Fredrik Eklund, the conflicts, those over the top open houses, celeb clients and last, but not least, when we can expect and what we can expect from the upcoming MDLLA Season Thirteen.  @bboydla @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: WOOGA (“JUNE”S JOURNEY) - (Download “June’s Journey” Free Today on the Apple App Store or Google Play) OUAI - www.theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) PELOTON - www.onepeloton.com (See Website for More Information) LUMINEUX - www.amazon.com ($7 Off Your Order Today on Amazon)  SKILLSHARE - www.skillshare.com/velvet (One Month Free) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/25/20221 hour, 21 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

Our Fall Out With Jill Zarin Revealed - A Play By Play!

Everyone who listens to this Podcast knows that there is no love lost between ourselves and Jill Zarin. Today we detail that break up, play by play, exactly how it happened. For everyone who has been asking, there ya go. In other news, we spill the tea on the new seasons of RHOA, RHONY and RHOBH - what to expect, what we have heard and more! We also share updates on both Erika Jayne and Jen Shah and break down whether Andy, the viewers and everyone else went “easier” on Jen during the RHOSLC reunion than Erika during the RHOBH reunion. So much to discuss, so little time! @thesarahdfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: WOOGA (“JUNE”S JOURNEY) - (Download “June’s Journey” Free Today on the Apple App Store or Google Play) OUAI - www.theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) PELOTON - www.onepeloton.com (See Website for More Information) LUMINEUX - www.amazon.com ($7 Off Your Order Today on Amazon)  SKILLSHARE - www.skillshare.com/velvet (One Month Free) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/24/20221 hour, 17 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode Artwork

Eboni K. Williams (on RHONY's "Upcoming" Season 14, Castmate "Run Ins", Misconceptions, WWHL & "Beyond The Edge") - II

Eboni K. Williams steps back Behind The Rope. Eboni is here to chat about what she has been up to since we last saw her on our TV screens during RHONY’s infamous Season Thirteen. We break down all the rumors - former cast mates “walking out” of parties, who she still speaks to on a regular basis from RHONY, the public’s outcry and misconceptions that stem from her last season appearance. Of course, the convo quickly turns to the present, the future of RHONY - who will be back for Season Fourteen from last season, who will be back from RHONY past, what she has heard from Bravo regarding next season and when we, as viewers, can expect the official cast announcement to be released. Let’s face it, that’s what y’all wanna talk about. In other news, we chat Eboni’s current WWHL appearance and return to TV on “Beyond The Edge” or, as we like to call it, “Celebrity Survivor”! @ebonikwilliams @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: OUAI - www.theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) PELOTON - www.onepeloton.com (See Website for More Information) LUMINEUX - www.amazon.com ($7 Off Your Order Today on Amazon)  SKILLSHARE - www.skillshare.com/velvet (One Month Free) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/23/20221 hour, 5 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

Eboni K. Williams (on RHONY's "Upcoming" Season 14, Castmate "Run Ins", Misconceptions, WWHL & "Beyond The Edge") - I

Eboni K. Williams steps back Behind The Rope. Eboni is here to chat about what she has been up to since we last saw her on our TV screens during RHONY’s infamous Season Thirteen. We break down all the rumors - former cast mates “walking out” of parties, who she still speaks to on a regular basis from RHONY, the public’s outcry and misconceptions that stem from her last season appearance. Of course, the convo quickly turns to the present, the future of RHONY - who will be back for Season Fourteen from last season, who will be back from RHONY past, what she has heard from Bravo regarding next season and when we, as viewers, can expect the official cast announcement to be released. Let’s face it, that’s what y’all wanna talk about. In other news, we chat Eboni’s current WWHL appearance and return to TV on “Beyond The Edge” or, as we like to call it, “Celebrity Survivor”! @ebonikwilliams @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: OUAI - www.theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) PELOTON - www.onepeloton.com (See Website for More Information) LUMINEUX - www.amazon.com ($7 Off Your Order Today on Amazon)  SKILLSHARE - www.skillshare.com/velvet (One Month Free) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/22/202256 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode Artwork

SNOOKI (on Jersey Shore, Roommates, RHONJ, Andy Cohen, Tori Spelling, Messyness & Motherhood!)

Nicole Elizabeth Polizzi LaValle steps Behind The Rope. For all of those not in the know, let us break it down for ya. The legend that is Snooki stops by to chat about her epic career and life from the early days of falling down drunk on the Seaside Heights boardwalk to returning to Jersey Shore: Family Vacation, Season Five of which is currently airing on MTV. Snooki breaks it down for us - GTL, Meatballs, Duck Phones, cast mates past and present, hook ups, break ups, married life, arrests and everything in between we have seen on and heard, or not heard about, off camera. Of course, we discuss her many, and we mean many, other MTV shows including the current Messyness with co-stars Tori Spelling & Adam Ripon. Shout Out to 90210! Finally, we chat being a contestant on both Dancing With The Stars and Celebrity Apprentice, Apprentice colleagues Kyle Richards, Porsha Williams and Boy George, those RHONJ future cast member rumors which seems to surface every season and Andy Cohen’s claims that that will never happen, the many misconceptions about “Snooki” and just what is next for this pint sized Icon, Legend and Powerhouse that won’t be slowing down any time soon. @snooki @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) OUAI - www.theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) PELOTON - www.onepeloton.com (See Website for More Information) LUMINEUX - www.amazon.com ($7 Off Your Order Today on Amazon)  SKILLSHARE - www.skillshare.com/velvet (One Month Free) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/21/202255 minutes, 1 second
Episode Artwork

Kim D. (Share's Recent Dolores Catania Phone Call on Jen Aydin "Friendship", David's Jen Aydin Breakup, & More!)

Kim D. Is here to break it all down once again from this past weeks #RHONJ. Luis’ Scroll, love bombing and more, if you haven’t seen this season or read the news, Tre is in love love love. In other news, David breaks his silence, its about time, on his fall out with Jennifer Aydin. How did they go from being BFF’s to not speaking at all. Hint, it involves other Housewives. The full anthology from how they met, became BFFS and broke up. Kim D shares a phone call she had this past week with Dolores Catania and what Dolores told her about Jennifer Aydin. Never before shared news. We are living for it. Grab your coffee or wine and get ready for this weeks real world Jerz deep dive and #RHONJ breakdown with he one and only Miss D! @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen To Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/63917793/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/19/202216 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode Artwork

Introducing - WeCrashed: The Director's Cut

The founders of WeWork thought they were on the brink of making history. The company was valued at $47 billion dollars, ready for a huge IPO, and its charismatic CEO Adam Neumann believed he was going to change the world. Adam and his wife Rebekah had a prophet-like vision—but did it ever match the company's reality? Now the inspiration for a new AppleTV+ series starring Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway, WeCrashed: The Director’s Cut is a complete refresh of our original six-part series. Hosted by David Brown of the hit podcast Business Wars, this six-part series includes new interviews and new discoveries about the rise and fall of WeWork. It’s a story of hope and hubris, big money and bigger screwups, and the lengths people will go to chase “unicorns”! Listen to WeCrashed: The Director’s Cut: wondery.fm/BTVR_WeCrashed_DC  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/18/202212 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

Candiace Dillard (on RHOP Past, Present & Future) - II

With so much chatter about the new season of RHOP and a lot of internet fodder about one Candiace Dillard Basset’s future on the show, we felt it apropos to share our past chat with Miss Candiace Dillard. What are your thoughts? Would you like to see Candiace on RHOP next season? Candiace Dillard Bassett steps Behind The Rope. What a season she has just had on The Real Housewives of Potomac. Where to begin? We leave no stone left unturned in our discussion with Candiace regarding the physical altercation with Monique Samuels, which was THE central storyline seen this past season on RHOP. We go behind the cameras to discuss what was going through Candiace’s mind before, during and after the “hair drag” watched around the world. We discuss the emotions associated with the event, there are a wide range, and what the atmosphere was like on the set of RHOP for the rest of the season once this occurred. Candiace discusses the RHOP reunion, what we have already seen and can expect to see over the remaining weeks, and the closure she felt, once it was over, from the most drama filled season in the history of RHOP. Breaking the fourth wall, we discuss Bravo’s involvement, what, if anything, could have been done differently and what measures can or should be taken tp prevent something like this from happening again in the BravoVerse. As Candiace reflects back, we discuss how she feels now that she is on the other side of the season and what we can expect as the RHOP Reunion forges on. We also get a rare look into Candiace’s life growing up in the ATL, being a “Pageant Girl”, her current pursuit of her MBA at Howard University, and meeting Chris Bassett. Finally, being a fellow Pop Culture and TV junkie, (yes reality is included and yes she watched RHOP before being on it) Candiace reveals her love of all things Shonda Rhimes and bonds with David over Scandal, one of the best TV shows to ever exist. Kids, we are just getting started. After all, this is only Part I of our two part sit down with Candiace Dillard. @candeegal09 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: ELYSIUM HEALTH - www.trybasis.com/VELVET (10% Off At Checkout. Use Code Velvet) BOMBAS - www.bombas.com/VELVET (Get 20% Off Any Purchase) INDEED - www.indeed.com/VELVET ($75 Job Credit to Upgrade Your Job Post. Valid Through March 31st, 2022.) WONDERY - (Listen to Rich and Daily on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or You Can Listen Ad-Free By Joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery App.) SKILLSHARE - www.skillshare.com/velvet (One Month Free) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/18/20221 hour, 17 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode Artwork

Danny Bonaduce (on The Partridge Family, Breaking Bonaduce, The Kardashians, Celeb Boxing, Barbara Walters & Mario Lopez)!

Danny Bonaduce steps Behind The Rope. The man, the myth, the legend. Danny chats about the full trajectory of his career from the early days on set of The Partridge Family to current life, having been through many ups and downs. Danny discusses what it was like being a child actor, working with Shirley Jones and David Cassidy, highs / lows on set The Partridge Family, the end of the show which led to drugs / alcohol addiction, advice to current child actors just starting out, and the very powerful drug known as fame. We also chat about his all male alternative to The View, “The Other Half” and what it was like to have his own talk show along with Mario Lopez, getting “beat up” by Mario, his own reality show “Breaking Bonaduce”, the current state of Reality TV a la The Real Housewives and The Kardashians, getting dissed by Barbara Walters, his idol Howard Stern, many other celeb run ins and what people still have wrong about little “Danny Partridge” all these decades later! @therealdannybonaduce @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: ELYSIUM HEALTH - www.trybasis.com/VELVET (10% Off At Checkout. Use Code Velvet) BOMBAS - www.bombas.com/VELVET (Get 20% Off Any Purchase) INDEED - www.indeed.com/VELVET ($75 Job Credit to Upgrade Your Job Post. Valid Through March 31st, 2022.) WONDERY - (Listen to Rich and Daily on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or You Can Listen Ad-Free By Joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery App.) SKILLSHARE - www.skillshare.com/velvet (One Month Free) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/17/20221 hour, 17 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

CAROLE BASKIN (on Tiger King, "Joe VS. Carole", DWTS, Misconceptions, Kate McKinnon, & Meryl Streep)

Hey all you cool cats and kittens, Carole Baskin steps Behind The Rope! Since so much has happened in the world of Big Cats and Tiger Kings since Ms. Baskin was here last, we did the only thing we could think of - call her back for more! Carole is here to chat about many of the real life events which have taken place since our last chat - Joe Exotic being re-sentenced for Murder for Hire which could potentially lead to shorter jail time, his announcement that he is accepting applications in jail for a boyfriend, his desire for this search for love to become Netflix’ new break out show, “Bachelor King” - no really, Google it, and Joe’s ex boyfriend Dillon Passage’s own announcement that he has found love in the form of his new seemingly age appropriate, Instagram official, boyfriend John. Carole also chats about the new Peacock Series, “Joe VS Carole” starting John Cameron Mitchell (“Hedwig" Shout Out) as Joe Exotic and Kate McKinnon as Carole. Speaking of actresses to play Carole, the last time she was here she listed Meryl Streep as her top choice. We share an update on that - has she heard from Meryl and how did that conversation go? Finally, we all know Carole can dance a la Dancing With The Stars (yes, we chat Tyra!), but we get to know the most famous woman in all of Big Cat Rescue chatting about what she likes to do for fun, what is going on in the world of Big Cat Rescue today and just what is next for this fearless powerhouse that is unapologetically committed to her cause of Big Cat Rescue who won’t ever stop until all the cats are safe. Oh yea, an episode not to be missed! @carolebaskincat @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: ELYSIUM HEALTH - www.trybasis.com/VELVET (10% Off At Checkout. Use Code Velvet) BOMBAS - www.bombas.com/VELVET (Get 20% Off Any Purchase) INDEED - www.indeed.com/VELVET ($75 Job Credit to Upgrade Your Job Post. Valid Through March 31st, 2022.) WONDERY - (Listen to Rich and Daily on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or You Can Listen Ad-Free By Joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery App.) SKILLSHARE - www.skillshare.com/velvet (One Month Free) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/16/20221 hour, 20 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOBH New Season, Recent Bravo Breakups, Erika Jayne's Future & More!

First things first, we share an update on Candiace Dillard’s “return” to RHOP next season. Next we answer all of lives most important questions breaking down some of the best and worst Housewives’ reunion props over the years. From the bunny on down, we mention it all! Somehow the convo turns to Bravo ratings on many of your current favs - RHONY, Summer House, Vanderpump Rules, whether Erika Jayne will be more likable next season on RHOBH, how worried should we be for Teresa Giudice in her new relationship with Luis and recent breakups of some of your fav Bravo couples. Wow, we are keeping it real positive today, huh? Ok, we do chat the rumored new RHOSLC cast members so, well, there is something positive, we think. The jam packed show you have asked for all week and its only Tuesday! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: ELYSIUM HEALTH - www.trybasis.com/VELVET (10% Off At Checkout. Use Code Velvet) BOMBAS - www.bombas.com/VELVET (Get 20% Off Any Purchase) INDEED - www.indeed.com/VELVET ($75 Job Credit to Upgrade Your Job Post. Valid Through March 31st, 2022.) WONDERY - (Listen to Rich and Daily on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or You Can Listen Ad-Free By Joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery App.) SKILLSHARE - www.skillshare.com/velvet (One Month Free) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/15/20221 hour, 17 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOM's Guerdy Abraira (on Freshman Season, Co-Stars, Drama, Weddings & The Kardashians!)

Guerdy Abraira steps Behind The Rope. Now that Season 4 of The Real Housewives of Miami has come to an end with an epic reunion, Guerdy stops by to chat how her freshman season compared to her expectations, what she learned about herself, how she changed, the central storylines Alexia brought, the drama often involving two of our fav friends of Marysol and Adriana, who from the past she would like back, the many public misconceptions about and what she learned from Ms. Larsa Pippen and, of course, the ever presence of The Kardashians this season on RHOM. We also chat Guerdy Design, planning Alexia’s wedding and just how does one qualify as client of Ms. Abraira’s. Finally, we look ahead to Season Five, the cast, and what comes next.  @guerdydesign @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: ELYSIUM HEALTH - www.trybasis.com/VELVET (10% Off At Checkout. Use Code Velvet) BEST FIENDS - (Download Best Fiends FREE Today on the App Store or Google Play.) BOMBAS - www.bombas.com/VELVET (Get 20% Off Any Purchase) INDEED - www.indeed.com/VELVET ($75 Job Credit to Upgrade Your Job Post. Valid Through March 31st, 2022.) WONDERY - (Listen to Rich and Daily on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or You Can Listen Ad-Free By Joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery App.) SKILLSHARE - www.skillshare.com/velvet (One Month Free) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/14/20221 hour, 25 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. (on The #RHONJ Men's "Wolfpack", New Tre/Luis/Jen/Bill Info & Tonight's Posche Fashion Show)

Kim D. is back and so are the Boys. Yup, The Boys are back in town! Kim breaks down this past weeks #RHONJ starting with the pleasure that is the “WolfPack”. Never have we been so excited to see a bunch of HouseHusbands. Who knew they could bring the drama as much as their better halves. Bill walking out, Evan assisting in that move, Big Daddy Frank and his Apple Martinis, and Luis no where to be found. Dolo lends a supporting ear to Jen, Marge Sr. makes an appearance, and Tre is still not sure what “double standard” means. In real life news, we share an update after meeting with Vanessa # 1 - Luis Ruelas’ Ex, tea is spilled by a local New Jersey Plastic Surgeon regarding Jen & Bill Aydin, Margaret signs books, Melissa Opens Envy in her new location and the Iconic Posche Fashion Show is alive and well. @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen To The Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/63596402/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/12/202215 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

Introducing: American Hostage

In the series premiere, radio DJ Fred Heckman (Jon Hamm) receives an unexpected call from a listener that turns his life upside down. Follow American Hostage on Amazon Music to hear all 8 episodes right now!! http://wondery.fm/BTVR_AmericanHostage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/11/202212 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode Artwork

Pol & Patrik (on BFFS/Clients Kyle Richards, Denise Richards, Brandi Glanville, Adrienne Maloof, Betty White, Jeff Lewis!) - II

Pol’ Atteu and Patrik Simpson step Behind The Rope. The boys are back!! Hot off their series of recent appearances on “Jeff Lewis Live” we chat about Jeff and the extended Jeff “family/ex family” - Megan Weaver, Jenni Pulos, Gage Edward, Chaz Dean, many of whom have been guests here Behind The Rope. Pol and Patrik own one of the premiere couture shops in Bev Hills and have dressed everyone who is anyone, including close BFF Betty White and many of our fav Housewives, Kyle Richards, Cynthia Bailey, Brandi Glanville, Adrienne Maloof to name a few. We deep dive on which Housewives behave and which have been major divas in the design process. Having been on every red carpet imaginable, we chat the current state of red carpets, Awards Shows - tis’ the season, Joan and Melissa - no last names needed and the future of fashion and celebrity in the world we live in today. Of course, there was that time they worked with Denise Richards and, well… Yup, ALL the tea is spilled on Ms. Richards, Housewives secrets revealed and a fun ole’ time as we get into it with the boys from Bev Hills! @polatteu @patriksimpson @gownandoutbh @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope MODERN FERTILITY - www.modernfertility.com/velvet ($20 Off) FRAMEBRIDGE - www.framebridge.com (15% Off Your First Order. Use Code “VELVET”) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) L’OCCITANE - www.loccitane.com (Review All Products and DM Us With Your Favorites!) WONDERY - (Listen to Rich and Daily on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or You Can Listen Ad-Free By Joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery App.) SKILLSHARE - www.skillshare.com/velvet (One Month Free) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/11/20221 hour, 8 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode Artwork

Pol & Patrik (on BFFS/Clients Kyle Richards, Denise Richards, Brandi Glanville, Adrienne Maloof, Betty White, Jeff Lewis!) - I

Pol’ Atteu and Patrik Simpson step Behind The Rope. The boys are back!! Hot off their series of recent appearances on “Jeff Lewis Live” we chat about Jeff and the extended Jeff “family/ex family” - Megan Weaver, Jenni Pulos, Gage Edward, Chaz Dean, many of whom have been guests here Behind The Rope. Pol and Patrik own one of the premiere couture shops in Bev Hills and have dressed everyone who is anyone, including close BFF Betty White and many of our fav Housewives, Kyle Richards, Cynthia Bailey, Brandi Glanville, Adrienne Maloof to name a few. We deep dive on which Housewives behave and which have been major divas in the design process. Having been on every red carpet imaginable, we chat the current state of red carpets, Awards Shows - tis’ the season, Joan and Melissa - no last names needed and the future of fashion and celebrity in the world we live in today. Of course, there was that time they worked with Denise Richards and, well… Yup, ALL the tea is spilled on Ms. Richards, Housewives secrets revealed and a fun ole’ time as we get into it with the boys from Bev Hills! @polatteu @patriksimpson @gownandoutbh @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope MODERN FERTILITY - www.modernfertility.com/velvet ($20 Off) FRAMEBRIDGE - www.framebridge.com (15% Off Your First Order. Use Code “VELVET”) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) L’OCCITANE - www.loccitane.com (Review All Products and DM Us With Your Favorites!) WONDERY - (Listen to Rich and Daily on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or You Can Listen Ad-Free By Joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery App.) SKILLSHARE - www.skillshare.com/velvet (One Month Free) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/10/20221 hour, 3 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode Artwork

MARIE OSMOND (on Being a National Icon, DWTS, "The Talk", Joining RHOSLC, Donny, Andy Cohen & Nutrisystem)!

Marie Osmond steps Behind The Rope. Singer, Actress, Author, Philanthropist, Talk Show Host, Dancer, Broadway Star, Part Of One Of The Most Famous Musical Families of All Time, Legend, Gay Icon and Nutrisystem Ambassador. MARIE OSMOND! Marie chats about her six iconic decades in the entertainment business from her early days of having her debut single “Paper Roses” reach #1 on various Billboard Chats, to winning a CMA, to “owning Vegas” with a record breaking show with Brother Donny at The Flamingo to new music and tour, we cover it all. Marie chats TV from starring alongside Betty White in a shirt lived 90’s ABC sitcom, to replacing Sara Gilbert on The Talk to her infamous “fainting episode” on Dancing With The Stars. Of course, living in Nevada, we discuss The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City - who Marie knows from the cast and, obvi, would she ever join? Finally, Marie chat’s about her life changing partnership with Nutrisystem - why it was the one product that worked to help take and keep weight off, how Nutrisystem changed her life and how you too can now join Nutrisystem and start losing weight today! @marieosmond @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef www.nutrisystem.com/mariedeal  BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope SKILLSHARE - www.skillshare.com/velvet (One Month Free) MODERN FERTILITY - www.modernfertility.com/velvet ($20 Off) L’OCCITANE - www.loccitane.com (Review All Products and DM Us With Your Favorites!) FRAMEBRIDGE - www.framebridge.com (15% Off Your First Order. Use Code “VELVET”) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) WONDERY - (Listen to Rich and Daily on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or You Can Listen Ad-Free By Joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery App.) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/9/202247 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOP New Season Cast Announcement, Bravo's "Do Not Call" List, Summer House Couples & RHOA New Cast!)

There has been so much talk in the past few weeks about the new RHOP cast, particularly Candiace Dillard due to texts shared on this very Podcast plus Mia’s health scares! Today we put to rest all those rumors and address the new season of RHOP - contracts out, filming to begin, well, now! We break down what it REALLY takes to get on Bravo’s “Do Not Call” List! In other news, we share updates on all our fav Summer House couples - who will "make it" and who is in jeopardy. In other Housewives news, we chat the current RHONJ season and upcoming RHOA season - new cast, drama, and more. Finally, we pay homage to Wendy Williams - what really happened, the Bravo community's outpouring of love for the trailblazer and her replacement Sherri Shepherd. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope SKILLSHARE - www.skillshare.com/velvet (One Month Free) MODERN FERTILITY - www.modernfertility.com/velvet ($20 Off) L’OCCITANE - www.loccitane.com (Review All Products and DM Us With Your Favorites!) FRAMEBRIDGE - www.framebridge.com (15% Off Your First Order. Use Code “VELVET”) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) WONDERY - (Listen to Rich and Daily on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or You Can Listen Ad-Free By Joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery App.) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/8/20221 hour, 24 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode Artwork

LARSA PIPPEN (on RHOM, The Reunion, Kim Kardashian, Only Fans, Scottie, & Dating)!!

Larsa Pippen steps Behind The Rope. One of the most talked about Housewives, well, ever, steps Behind The Rope to chat about it all. Larsa breaks down being an OG RHOM as part of Season One of the Miami Franchise, leaving the show, and ultimately returning for the much talked about reboot which we all watched week after week. Now that the reunion is here, we could think of no better RHOM than to break it all down with. We talk cast mates Marysol, Alexia, Julia, Adriana, Guerdy, and Lisa, the drama, season highs and lows. Of course, we break down Larsa’s infamous Only Fans and just how does one achieve Larsa Only Fans status of $10,000 a day. Now that Larsa's divorce from Scottie is final, we chat dating, joining The Bachelorette, whose DMs she just slid into and what exactly is Larsa looking for in her next mate. Finally, we break down that other reality show, and friendship she was a part of, Keeping Up With The Kardashians and Kim and discuss how now that Larsa is done with ex-friends and exes - it is truly her time to shine! @larsapippen @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope L’OCCITANE - www.loccitane.com (Review All Products and DM Us With Your Favorites!) RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) SKILLSHARE - www.skillshare.com/velvet (One Month Free) FRAMEBRIDGE - www.framebridge.com (15% Off Your First Order. Use Code “VELVET”) MODERN FERTILITY - www.modernfertility.com/velvet ($20 Off) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) WONDERY - (Listen to Rich and Daily on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or You Can Listen Ad-Free By Joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery App.) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/7/202251 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. (on This Weeks #RHONJ & Real Life Updates on Tre/Luis/Dolo & More!)

Kim D. is back for her weekly #RHONJ recap and she is, as usual, holding nothing back. Double standard much? Tre doesn’t want anyone to talk about Luis, anytime, anywhere, ever. Whops. Guilty as charged. Not that Tre needs to worry about it because even on her best day, Luis isn’t intimidated by Marge. Mel ain’t none too happy 'bout the fact that Tre stayed with Jennifer after it got physical - we always knew that JAydin had it in her - and Frank Catania reminds us that none of us want Patterson Dolo to come out. Seems we are still trying to make sense of the viral vid that shook the Garden State while Jackie tries to deal with real life issues that are actually important. Of course, as usual, Kim spent the week digging up some real life behind the scenes dirt for y’all - who says Jennifer Aydin is the only one good at that - which she shares here today. Obviously, it involves Luis and Tre because, you wouldn’t want Kim D. any other way. @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen to Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/63301660/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/5/202216 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode Artwork

Lisa Barlow (on RHOSLC Past, Present, Future!)

What an epic Sophomore Season of RHOSLC this has been and an even more epic RHOSLC Reunion. With everyone buzzing about Lisa Barlow, we figured it was a great time to share this chat we had with Lisa just one year ago. Have things changed? The more things change, the more they stay the same? Thoughts? Lisa Barlow, hot off the RHOSL finale, steps Behind The Rope (with special guest appearance by John Barlow). The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’s Lisa Barlow and we could not be more excited to chat with her about this new stellar addition to the franchise. After a brief background on Lisa, where she grew up, how she ended up in Salt Lake, where she met husband John Barlow, and all things Vida Tequila (yes kids, we have a new Housewives’ product!), we get right into all the current drama on the freshman season of RHOSL. Lisa explains which franchises she watched prior to being cast on the show, how she originally got involved in the show, why Salt Lake is the perfect location for a Real Housewives show and what other Bravolebrities and Housewives she heard from now that the show has aired. Lisa dives deep on her many year friendship with fellow cast mate Meredith Marks and is happy to discuss all of her new “friends” Jen Shah, Mary Cosby, Heather Gay, and Whitney Rose. Lisa chats about who she thinks was authentically themselves during filming and was portrayed accurately now that the show has aired. She also chats about who loved the camera a little too much and brought the drama even when there was no drama needed to be brought. On that note, Lisa opens up about what what she thinks is the biggest misconception of herself, reflects back on some of the seasons already iconic moments and chats about what she plans, if anything, to do differently for Season Two. With our prodding, she addresses Vanderpump Rules Katie Maloney’s recent comments about her “Queen of Sundance” title that Jen Shah bestowed upon her. Thank you Lisa. Finally, we discuss the Vida Tequila event Bethenny Frankel attended back in the day and what she has to now say to the Skinnygirl Mogul. A true RHOSL extravaganza not to be missed. @lisabarlow14 @johnbarlow16 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By:  ELYSIUM HEALTH - www.trybasis.com/VELVET (10% Off At Checkout. Use Code Velvet) FITON - (Text ROPE to 64-000 to join and work out for FREE!)  OUAI - www.theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) NATIVE - www.nativedeo.com/velvet (20% Off Your First Order. Use Promo Code “velvet” at Checkout) JENNI KAYNE - www.jennikayne.com (15% Off Your First Order. Use Promo Code “VELVET”) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athelticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/4/20221 hour, 28 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

Adrienne Bailon (on RHOBH, Co-Host Garcelle Beauvais/Dorit Kemsley, BFFs Kim K/Kourtney's New Men & "I Can See Your Voice"!)

Adrienne Bailon steps Behind The Rope. She’s back! Adrienne chats about the new season of the wildly popular “I Can See Your Voice”. Adrienne chats fellow judges, guest stars and the time she was star struck by Paula Abdul when she stopped by! We take a trip down memory lane a la The Cheetah Girls and chat possible reunions and new music. Turning to her day job, Adrienne chats about “The Real” - recent guest co-host Kathy Hilton, permanent co-host Garcelle Beauvais and all that is going on in the world of RHOBH. Yes, of course we chat spoilers and drama that Garcelle may have spilled from this upcoming season which is currently now filming! As part of her day job, Adrienne deep dives on current Hollywood topics and we could not help but to ask her opinion on many of these such as Britney & Jamie Lynn, Bennifer and last, but certainly not least, what she thinks about BFF Kim Kardashian’s new relationship with BF Pete Davidson and if she will be attending the upcoming nuptials of one Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker. Finally, we chat about whether she would ever join RHOBH with co-star and friend Garcelle Beauvais. @adriennebailon @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By:  ELYSIUM HEALTH - www.trybasis.com/VELVET (10% Off At Checkout. Use Code Velvet) FITON - (Text ROPE to 64-000 to join and work out for FREE!)  OUAI - www.theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) NATIVE - www.nativedeo.com/velvet (20% Off Your First Order. Use Promo Code “velvet” at Checkout) JENNI KAYNE - www.jennikayne.com (15% Off Your First Order. Use Promo Code “VELVET”) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athelticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/3/202256 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode Artwork

Summer House (Lindsay/Carl, Kyle/Amanda, Paige/Craig), RHOP (Candiace Dillard's Future), RHOSLC (Filming) Updates!

Summer House! How did this show go from the “little show that could” to the blockbuster “fan fav” that it is today. Season Six. We break it all down - love triangles, looming weddings, on agains, off agains, new cast members, Andrea’s abs, Carl & Lindsey and much much more. In other news, we chat about the real life Potomac updates we have to share from our time in the DMV and the conflicting posts, texts, and rumors about whether Candiace Dillard Bassett will be returning next season to RHOP and who should actually go. Speaking of Potomac, we break the fourth wall to analyze how things have changed from the good ole days where filming starts right after a prior season’s end, such as current RHOBH and RHOSLC, and every other franchise which seems to be taking its sweet time to find the right mix of drama. Finally we chat about RHOSLC Jennie Nguyen’s exit and what actual metrics and standards Bravo seems to be using to determine who ends up “cancelled”. Whew, all that and we are just getting started.  @thesarahfraser @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By:  ELYSIUM HEALTH - www.trybasis.com/VELVET (10% Off At Checkout. Use Code Velvet) FITON - (Text ROPE to 64-000 to join and work out for FREE!)  OUAI - www.theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) NATIVE - www.nativedeo.com/velvet (20% Off Your First Order. Use Promo Code “velvet” at Checkout) JENNI KAYNE - www.jennikayne.com (15% Off Your First Order. Use Promo Code “VELVET”) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athelticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/2/20221 hour, 31 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode Artwork

Todd Bridges (on Big Brother, Todrick Hall, Lamar Odom, Khloé Kardashian, Rock Bottom & Diff'rent Strokes)!!

Todd Bridges steps Behind The Rope. Fresh off his epic turn on this just completed season of Celebrity Big Brother, Todd is here to mention it all. Todd holds nothing back, his now infamous eye rolls and all, to break down his own game play, Todrick Hall’s game play which seems to have all of Pop Culture in a flutter, where he thinks it all went wrong for him, alliances, deception, Julie Chen, whether Todrick will now be “cancelled” in the real world, and what being in the house with two Real Housewives Cynthia Bailey and Teddi Mellencamp was like. Of course, we also deep dive into Todd’s breakout role as Willis Jackson in Diff'rent Strokes - what working on that show was like, highs/lows, famous guest stars like Janet Jackson and, of course, one of the most iconic sayings in TV sitcom history, “Watcha talkin’ bout Willis”. Todd opens up about life after Diff’rent Strokes ended - addiction, arrests, rock bottom and his road to recovery and sobriety which, as a result of Big Brother, has led to his new role of “Sobriety Coach” for Lamar Odom, late night Khloé Kardashian talks and all! Finally, we chat about what is next and his epic, iconic idea for a Diff’rent Strokes reboot! @todd_a_bridges @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By:  ELYSIUM HEALTH - www.trybasis.com/VELVET (10% Off At Checkout. Use Code Velvet) FITON - (Text ROPE to 64-000 to join and work out for FREE!)  OUAI - www.theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) NATIVE - www.nativedeo.com/velvet (20% Off Your First Order. Use Promo Code “velvet” at Checkout) JENNI KAYNE - www.jennikayne.com (15% Off Your First Order. Use Promo Code “VELVET”) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athelticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/1/20221 hour, 4 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode Artwork

HEATHER DUBROW (on RHOC & All Castmates Present/Past/Future, Dr. Terry & 7 Year Stitch!)

Heather Dubrow steps Behind The Rope. Fancy Pants is back on the OC and back Behind The Rope to mention it all. Heather chats about how Housewives has changed during her five year hiatus, how she was asked back to RHOC, the real circumstances surrounding her decision to return, the highs and lows of this current season and castmates past and present answering some of life’s most important questions as to who she wants back, who she would like to see gone and her very own future as we head into the RHOC reunion ready to close yet another epic season. Of course we address this seasons highs - Gina, Emily, oh hey there Max & Kat Dubrow! and lows - Shannon, Noella, ruined Nobu. We discuss Heather’s brand new show with husband Terry, “Seven Year Stitch” trying to save struggling marriages, her relationship advice for Vicki Gunvalson, Meghan King Edmonds and more. Finally, we talk about Heather’s real life “run ins” and recent comments which have been made with and by Margaret Josephs, Tamra Judge, Teddi Mellencamp and “that other ex RHOC castmate” which she does not mention by name as life inside Chateau Dubrow and one of the best Porte Cocheres we have ever seen seems to be ever-changing by the day. As we said, we mention it all!! @heatherdubrow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By:  ELYSIUM HEALTH - www.trybasis.com/VELVET (10% Off At Checkout. Use Code Velvet) FITON - (Text ROPE to 64-000 to join and work out for FREE!)  OUAI - www.theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) NATIVE - www.nativedeo.com/velvet (20% Off Your First Order. Use Promo Code “velvet” at Checkout) JENNI KAYNE - www.jennikayne.com (15% Off Your First Order. Use Promo Code “VELVET”) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athelticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/28/202258 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim. D (On Why Dolores Wasn't At Tre's Engagement Party, Caroline Manzo's Involvement & RHONJ Recap!)

Kim D. is back to help us break this week’s #RHONJ down. Tre tells a Producer to F Off and Luis don’t wanna be part of the gang no more. Anything for her man, right? We cover it all - Jen, Dolo, Marge of oh yea, Mel and Jackie have got something goin’ on too. Spiked Water anyone? Of course, the convo quickly turns to the NJ real world, specifically the REAL reason why Dolores wasn’t invited to Tre’s engagement party. How shocked on a scale from 1 to 10 would you be if we told you it involved Caroline Manzo? Do all NJ roads lead back to Ms. Manzo. In true Kim D. fashion, she does not hold back! @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen to Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/63060588 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/26/202217 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

Perla Lichi (on designing Larsa & Scottie Pippen's House, RHOM, working with Madonna & Elton John & More)

Perla Lichi steps Behind The Rope. Perla chats about life as a famed international designer who has designed for everyone from Princes in Dubai to Scottie and Larsa Pippen! Perla chats about design, the state of the industry, trends, style, and much more. We deep dive into the home Reno for the Pippens, what Larsa was like as a client, and, of course, this current season of The Real Housewives of Miami. #RHOM shout out! Of course, we also chat about her star appearance in HBO’s “Generation Hustle” where she found out her Saudi Royal friend was not who he said he was. Hmm, people and surprises in the Housewives world - Erika / Tom Girardi, Jen Shah, Teresa and, hopefully not, Luis! We have heard this before. Finally, we discuss dream clients - Queen Madonna and Elton John! @perlalichi @perlalichidesign @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By:  PELOTON - www.onepeloton.com (See Website for More Information) LUMINEUX - www.amazon.com ($7 Off Your Order Today on Amazon)  MODERN FERTILITY - www.modernfertility.com/velvet ($20 Off) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athleticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) ELYSIUM HEALTH - www.trybasis.com/VELVET (10% Off At Checkout. Use Code Velvet) WONDERY - (Listen to Even the Rich: Patty Hearst / Rich and Daily ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery App) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/25/202255 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode Artwork

Introducing: Bachelor Happy Hour

The one and only official Bachelor Nation podcast is here! Hosted by Becca Kufrin, “Bachelor Happy Hour” takes you behind the scenes on Clayton Echard’s season of “The Bachelor,” with guests revealing first-hand details about what really went on when the cameras weren’t rolling. Becca has all the inside information that you simply won’t hear anywhere else. Welcome to your new home for all things Bachelor Nation! Listen to Bachelor Happy Hour: http://wondery.fm/BHH_BTVR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/24/202215 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

Wells Adams (on Bachelor Nation, Fiancé Sarah Hyland, Modern Family, Wedding Planning & The Hills)!

Wells Adams steps Behind The Rope. The man who has had more TV hours than anyone on all of Bachelor Nation’s delicious installments is here to mention it all!. Wells chats about the beginning, The Bachelorette, Paradise, the coveted bartender spot on BIP, fav Bach Nation couples, Bach controversies, Chris Harrison, and his new found jobs as Host and Master of Ceremonies of Bachelor in Paradise. In other news, Wells chats about some of his current fav pop culture things seeing as he hosts a weekly Pod, “Your Favorite Thing” with Miley’s sister, Brandi Cyrus. Of course, the convo turns to talk about his engagement to Modern Family’s Sarah Hyland, asking Sarah’s Modern Family “parents” Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell for her hand in marriage, wedding plans - including a star studded guest list and why 2022 will, one way or another, finally be the year they walk down the isle. We had to ask if he and Sarah would ever consider a “Newlyweds” type show, after all it has been two decades since Nick and Jessica graced our screens. This plus a lot more. Bachelor Nation fans rejoice! Modern Family fans rejoice! Pop Culture Fans Rejoice! The one and only Wells Adams is here! @wellsadams @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By:  PELOTON - www.onepeloton.com (See Website for More Information) LUMINEUX - www.amazon.com ($7 Off Your Order Today on Amazon)  MODERN FERTILITY - www.modernfertility.com/velvet ($20 Off) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athleticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) ELYSIUM HEALTH - www.trybasis.com/VELVET (10% Off At Checkout. Use Code Velvet) WONDERY - (Listen to Even the Rich: Patty Hearst / Rich and Daily ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery App) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/24/20221 hour, 25 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode Artwork

Mackenzie Phillips (on One Day At A Time, Orange Is The New Black (OITNB), Addiction, Recovery & Valerie Bertinelli)!

Mackenzie Phillips steps Behind The Rope. Icon, Trailblazer, Advocate. Mackenzie chats about how she broke into acting at age twelve on a little known movie “American Graffiti” which led to her breakout role as Julie Cooper on the classic hit TV show “One Day At a Time”. Mackenzie chats what life on set was like and what it was like to work with co-star Valerie Bertinelli. Of course, life on set was anything but perfect. Mackenzie opens up about her battle with drugs and alcohol during “One Day At a Time”, the loss of her job twice, and how she now looks back and remembers that time in her life. She chats about her career since, her road to sobriety, current friendship with Valerie Bertinelli which has survived Hollywood, recent roles in “Orange Is The New Black”, “Hot In Cleveland” and the reboot of “One Day At a Time”, and the many misconceptions about her public personal she has encountered over the years. Of course we also chat Mack's favorite Wilson Phillips Song (shout out to sister Chynna Phillips) and Van Halen (shout out to Val). A no holds bar sit down chat with the one and only Miss Mackenzie Phillips. @mackphillips @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By:  PELOTON - www.onepeloton.com (See Website for More Information) LUMINEUX - www.amazon.com ($7 Off Your Order Today on Amazon)  MODERN FERTILITY - www.modernfertility.com/velvet ($20 Off) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athleticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) ELYSIUM HEALTH - www.trybasis.com/VELVET (10% Off At Checkout. Use Code Velvet) WONDERY - (Listen to Even the Rich: Patty Hearst / Rich and Daily ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery App) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/23/20221 hour, 23 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOBH Just Wrapped Season 12 Filming (Rinna/Erika Feud, Kathy Hilton Rumored "Meltdown", Production Halted & Epic Cast Trip!)

RHOBH Season 12 wrapped filming the other week and the BravoVerse has not been the same since. With all the rumors flying of a Rinna / Erika Jayne feud, a Kathy Hilton meltdown, production halted on the Aspen cast trip, newbie Diana Jenkins and so much more, we take a break from our regularly scheduled programming to help make sense of it all! RHOA Season 14 also wrapped production a few weeks back which we discuss - new season spoilers, Marlo and her peach, the return of Shereé Whitfield! We share yet another, to the minute, RHONY new season casting update, break down this current RHONJ season, chat about real life “run ins” with Camille Grammer, Mercedes Javid and “the big boys”, yea, THOSE big boys”, and oh, so much more, in this BravoGanza jam packed episode of epic proportions. Enjoy! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By:  PELOTON - www.onepeloton.com (See Website for More Information) LUMINEUX - www.amazon.com ($7 Off Your Order Today on Amazon)  MODERN FERTILITY - www.modernfertility.com/velvet ($20 Off) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athleticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) ELYSIUM HEALTH - www.trybasis.com/VELVET (10% Off At Checkout. Use Code Velvet) WONDERY - (Listen to Even the Rich: Patty Hearst / Rich and Daily ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery App) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/22/20221 hour, 17 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode Artwork

ALEXIA ECHEVARRIA (on RHOM Past/Present, Cast Mates, The Kardashians, & Family!)

Alexia Echevarria steps Behind The Rope. One of the OGs of RHOM is here to chat about it all now that Miami is back in our lives. We break down this current season discussing her fellow OGs Marysol, Adriana, Larsa and Lisa and newbies Julia, Nicole and Guerdy, the highs / lows, the epic Hamptons vacation, who should stay and go next season, Martina Navratilova, and what to expect as the season rolls on and we head into the reunion. On a personal note, Alexia opens up about getting married on television, her ex deceased Husband and Father’s sexuality, son Frankie’s health and status of other son Peter now that he has been cleared of all charges against him. Did we mention Alexia has a LOT going on this season on the return of this Fan Fav franchise? Of course, we also break down the feuds a la Nicole/Larsa, Adriana & Everyone, the one liners, and Adriana and the world’s obsession with Larsa keeping up with ex friend Kim Kardashian. All this and we are just getting started! @alexiae_says @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By:  RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% off Plus Free Shipping & 30 Day Money Back Guarantee. Use Code VELVET) PELOTON - www.onepeloton.com (See Website for More Information) LUMINEUX - www.amazon.com ($7 Off Your Order Today on Amazon)  MODERN FERTILITY - www.modernfertility.com/velvet ($20 Off) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athleticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) ELYSIUM HEALTH - www.trybasis.com/VELVET (10% Off At Checkout. Use Code Velvet) WONDERY - (Listen to Even the Rich: Patty Hearst / Rich and Daily ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery App) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/21/20221 hour, 12 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. (Breaking Down Most Recent #RHONJ Episode & IRL Cast Updates)!!

Kim D. and RHONJ. Here we are, another week to discuss. Jackie deals with past demons, Jennifer is owning her sh*t and facing it head on, Tre is learning to get in touch with her softer side a la Luis, Joe Gorga and Mel say “we ain’t the type that overshare” - join the club, Melania and Gia are in the house, and last, but certainly not least, do not F with Dolores. In true Kim D. Fashion, Kim shares what she knows going on behind the scenes IRL with all our fav NJ ladies. Rejoice, this is the weekly #RHONJ chat y’all asked for.  @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/posts/62753302/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/19/202216 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode Artwork

Whitney Rose (on RHOSLC Drama Past, Present & Future) - II

We always say to first year Housewives, don’t change. As y’all listen to this chat from one year ago with Whitney Rose, has she changed? Things certainly have changed in twelve short months. Before Mary Cosby was a thing of the past, before we even knew who Jennie Nguyen was, back when Meredith and Lisa were BFFs, we sat down with the one and only Whitney Rose.  Whitney Rose steps Behind The Rope. In preparation for tonight’s conclusion to an epic 3 part reunion, Whitney is here to break down this freshman season of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. After a brief discussion of Whitney’s life prior to the show - yea we wanted to know more about the woman behind what ya all have seen on TV over the past few months - we get right into it. Whitney is more than happy to discuss, and does not hold back in discussing, her close friendships, mere acquaintances and not so close friendships with cast mates Mary Cosby, Jen Shah, Meredith Marks, Lisa Barlow and Heather Gay. We will let you figure out which is which. We delve deep into all the seasons dramas discussing which were necessary and valid and which Whitney would never like to speak of again. Speaking of drama, we break down the reunion, part by part, analyzing whether any closure was achieved or rather fresh wounds were opened. Now that Season Two has been green lit, Whitney discusses what she predicts will transpire amongst her cast mates, what she would like to see change, and what she plans to do differently. Spoiler Alert, we here Behind The Rope have already heard tidbits from Season Two filming which we, of course, do our best to get Whitney to comment on. Hey, we are good like that. Like we said, spoiler alert. You don’t wanna miss this one! @whitneywildrose @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: FITON - (Text ROPE to 64-000 to join and work out for FREE!)  DIPSEA - www.dipseastories.com/velvet (30 Day Free Trial) INDEED - www.indeed.com/VELVET ($75 Job Credit to Upgrade Your Job Post. Valid Through March 31st, 2022.) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athleticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) BOMBAS - www.bombas.com/VELVET (Get 20% Off Any Purchase) BEST FIENDS - (Download Best Fiends FREE Today on the App Store or Google Play.) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/18/20221 hour, 10 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONY Potential New Season - An Update: How, What, Where, Who, When!

There was a recent rumor that RHONY was not coming back which was started based on a statement made on this Podcast. Today we address that statement, how it went viral, the truth behind it and what we, in fact, actually know about the future of RHONY - if filming is likely to occur, when that filming will likely take place, when the cast is expected to be announced, who will be back, which OGs from the past are likely to return and many many more of your burning daily questions will be answered. Turning to our sisters across the river, we break down the RHONJ, what we know about this current season as it plays out, the truth behind many of the on line rumors of affairs, newbie Traci Lynn Johnson (with hubby legend Tiki, straight men rejoice), disputes and, almost, table flips a la Tre and Marge. Finally, we break down some of the newest entries into the Bravo Pod world, “Give Them Lala” sans that other man who she does not want named as well as the aptly titled “On Display” but the one and only, Miss Melissa Gorga.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: FITON - (Text ROPE to 64-000 to join and work out for FREE!)  DIPSEA - www.dipseastories.com/velvet (30 Day Free Trial) INDEED - www.indeed.com/VELVET ($75 Job Credit to Upgrade Your Job Post. Valid Through March 31st, 2022.) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athleticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) BOMBAS - www.bombas.com/VELVET (Get 20% Off Any Purchase) BEST FIENDS - (Download Best Fiends FREE Today on the App Store or Google Play.) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/17/20221 hour, 13 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode Artwork

TABATHA COFFEY (on Bravo Legacy, Tabatha's Takeover/Shear Genius, Erika Jayne/Jen Shah & RHUGT Bravo Legends Edition!) - II

Tabatha Coffey steps Behind The Rope. She is back!! First, we cannot help but reminisce again about the Bravo days of yesteryear when Tabatha reigned supreme with her epic array of shows Tabatha’s Salon Takeover, Tabatha’s Takeover, Relative Success With Tabatha and, of course, the show that introduced us to this blond beauty, Shear Genius. We chat about the appeal Tabatha had to last on our TVs for so long, her signature tell it like it is / hold nothing back approach to hair and life, how Bravo has changed over the years to become the network it is today. With two seasons of RHUGT, we hypothesize which colleagues would be prime to join Tabatha in the non-housewives version of Girls Trip - Kathy Griffin, Rachel Zoe, Jeff Lewis, Patti Stanger, Jackie Warner - we are looking at you, discussing the pros and cons of each as a potential cast member. We also can’t help but throw around Paula Abdul’s name. After all, who can forget, Bravo’s “Hey Paula”. Tabatha weighs in on some of the current Bravo legal cases keeping us up at night - Erika Jayne & Jen Shah, discusses why someone would go on Reality TV if they had anything to potentially hide, and the allure and addiction of fame, one of the most powerful drugs. The last time Tab was here we asked if she would ever join RHONJ, seeing as she lives just across the river. We follow up on that chat with who she has heard from since we have put that out in the world. Andy Cohen we are talking about you. We also revisit Tabatha’s idea for an all gay Housewives - men and women, cancel culture and what the woman who everyone thinks is a B+tch does for fun when not running one of her many businesses. Of course, we couldn’t let her go without discussing hair, trends, fashions and whether a $10,000 Ponytail for the Met Gala was really necessary Kim Kardashian. In typical Tabatha fashion, she does not hold back.   @tabathacoffey @behindvelvetrope  @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: FITON - (Text ROPE to 64-000 to join and work out for FREE!)  DIPSEA - www.dipseastories.com/velvet (30 Day Free Trial) INDEED - www.indeed.com/VELVET ($75 Job Credit to Upgrade Your Job Post. Valid Through March 31st, 2022.) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athleticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) BOMBAS - www.bombas.com/VELVET (Get 20% Off Any Purchase) BEST FIENDS - (Download Best Fiends FREE Today on the App Store or Google Play.) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/16/20221 hour, 1 minute, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

TABATHA COFFEY (on Bravo Legacy, Tabatha's Takeover/Shear Genius, Erika Jayne/Jen Shah & RHUGT Bravo Legends Edition!) - I

Tabatha Coffey steps Behind The Rope. She is back!! First, we cannot help but reminisce again about the Bravo days of yesteryear when Tabatha reigned supreme with her epic array of shows Tabatha’s Salon Takeover, Tabatha’s Takeover, Relative Success With Tabatha and, of course, the show that introduced us to this blond beauty, Shear Genius. We chat about the appeal Tabatha had to last on our TVs for so long, her signature tell it like it is / hold nothing back approach to hair and life, how Bravo has changed over the years to become the network it is today. With two seasons of RHUGT, we hypothesize which colleagues would be prime to join Tabatha in the non-housewives version of Girls Trip - Kathy Griffin, Rachel Zoe, Jeff Lewis, Patti Stanger, Jackie Warner - we are looking at you, discussing the pros and cons of each as a potential cast member. We also can’t help but throw around Paula Abdul’s name. After all, who can forget, Bravo’s “Hey Paula”. Tabatha weighs in on some of the current Bravo legal cases keeping us up at night - Erika Jayne & Jen Shah, discusses why someone would go on Reality TV if they had anything to potentially hide, and the allure and addiction of fame, one of the most powerful drugs. The last time Tab was here we asked if she would ever join RHONJ, seeing as she lives just across the river. We follow up on that chat with who she has heard from since we have put that out in the world. Andy Cohen we are talking about you. We also revisit Tabatha’s idea for an all gay Housewives - men and women, cancel culture and what the woman who everyone thinks is a B+tch does for fun when not running one of her many businesses. Of course, we couldn’t let her go without discussing hair, trends, fashions and whether a $10,000 Ponytail for the Met Gala was really necessary Kim Kardashian. In typical Tabatha fashion, she does not hold back.   @tabathacoffey @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: FITON - (Text ROPE to 64-000 to join and work out for FREE!)  DIPSEA - www.dipseastories.com/velvet (30 Day Free Trial) INDEED - www.indeed.com/VELVET ($75 Job Credit to Upgrade Your Job Post. Valid Through March 31st, 2022.) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athleticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) BOMBAS - www.bombas.com/VELVET (Get 20% Off Any Purchase) BEST FIENDS - (Download Best Fiends FREE Today on the App Store or Google Play.) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/15/202257 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. (on Current RHONJ Season, Tre/Luis, Jen/Bill Aydin, Margaret/Tre & New Tell All Book!)

Kim D. Is back! With the new season of The Real Housewives of New Jersey back in our lives and our weekend recaps with Kim D. in full effect, Kim D. stops by to share updates on her own life and chat all that has been happening these past many months in RHONJ land. Kim weighs in as only Kim D. could on Teresa’s Greek getaway with Dina Manzo which turned into her engagement to Luis, their new $3.3M love nest, the degree and motivations of their love, the speed at which this all happened and the involvement of cameras. Speaking of cameras, Kim discusses the real life events that she is privy too behind the scenes of what we are watching each week on RHONJ and her own real life involvement behind the scenes in the upcoming Jennifer and Bill Aydin acheating storyline and details the call both her, and David, received regarding this matter. Finally, we chat Jackie, Dolo, Gorga and newbie Traci Lynn Johnson who brings along nice guy - yup we met him - NFL Legend Tiki Barber. Listen now to catch up on all you can expect as this explosive new season of RHONJ plugs along which both Dolores and Tre promise to be more shocking than Tre’s iconic table flip!!! @kimkdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: FITON - (Text ROPE to 64-000 to join and work out for FREE!)  DIPSEA - www.dipseastories.com/velvet (30 Day Free Trial) INDEED - www.indeed.com/VELVET ($75 Job Credit to Upgrade Your Job Post. Valid Through March 31st, 2022.) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athleticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) BOMBAS - www.bombas.com/VELVET (Get 20% Off Any Purchase) BEST FIENDS - (Download Best Fiends FREE Today on the App Store or Google Play.) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/14/20221 hour, 16 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. (on Gia Giudice's MVP Appearance, Tre/Luis Backstage WWHL Rumored Drama & More!)

Kim D is back for another explosive RHONJ recap. As Kim says at the start of this chat, there is only one word that matters this week. G-I-A. We have watched her go from a child to a young woman and this week, Gia makes her official debut. Ok, she has been here all this time, but Gia, honey, you have our utmost attention! The convo quickly turns to Jennifer, her secret revealed, tears shed, what seems to be a “new” / actually old return of Miss Dolores (she was actually on her way to Kim’s house during this chat to “pick up some stuff” - we discuss), Jackie showing compassion, Margaret being Margaret and, oh yea, does anyone remember we technically have two “friends of” this season. Of course, in true Kim D. fashion she drops one hell of a bomb about Teresa and Luis’ WWHL appearance back stage during premiere night! You do not want to miss this one. @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/posts/62406811/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/12/202215 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

Whitney Rose (on RHOSLC Drama Past, Present & Future) - I

We always say to first year Housewives, don’t change. As y’all listen to this chat from one year ago with Whitney Rose, has she changed? Things certainly have changed in twelve short months. Before Mary Cosby was a thing of the past, before we even knew who Jennie Nguyen was, back when Meredith and Lisa were BFFs, we sat down with the one and only Whitney Rose.  Whitney Rose steps Behind The Rope. In preparation for tonight’s conclusion to an epic 3 part reunion, Whitney is here to break down this freshman season of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. After a brief discussion of Whitney’s life prior to the show - yea we wanted to know more about the woman behind what ya all have seen on TV over the past few months - we get right into it. Whitney is more than happy to discuss, and does not hold back in discussing, her close friendships, mere acquaintances and not so close friendships with cast mates Mary Cosby, Jen Shah, Meredith Marks, Lisa Barlow and Heather Gay. We will let you figure out which is which. We delve deep into all the seasons dramas discussing which were necessary and valid and which Whitney would never like to speak of again. Speaking of drama, we break down the reunion, part by part, analyzing whether any closure was achieved or rather fresh wounds were opened. Now that Season Two has been green lit, Whitney discusses what she predicts will transpire amongst her cast mates, what she would like to see change, and what she plans to do differently. Spoiler Alert, we here Behind The Rope have already heard tidbits from Season Two filming which we, of course, do our best to get Whitney to comment on. Hey, we are good like that. Like we said, spoiler alert. You don’t wanna miss this one! @whitneywildrose @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HELIX SLEEP - www.helixsleep.com/velvet ($200 Off Any Mattress Plus 2 Free Pillows) RITUAL - www.ritual.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off During Your First Three Months) FRAMEBRIDGE - www.framebridge.com (15% Off Your First Order. Use Code “VELVET”) BABBEL - www.babbel.com (Get An Additional 3 Months for FREE, When You Purchase a 3-Month Subscription. Use Code “velvetrope”) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) WONDERY - (Listen to Even the Rich: Patty Hearst / Rich and Daily ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery App) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/11/20221 hour, 3 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOSLC Jennie Nguyen's (Racially Insensitive Posts, The Cast's Reaction, Currently Filming Season Three & Mary Cosby)!

RHOSLC! Jennie Nguyen’s Recent Past racially Insensitive Posts have surfaced. The cast has reacted. Jennie has been let go.. The fans have reacted, some claiming double standards. One "fan" who has claimed double standards is none other than Meghan McCain. Mary Cosby is out. Amid all this drama, Bravo has wasted no time. Season Three is filming now, currently. We break it all down and package it in one nice bow to help make sense of it all. Back on the east coast, we, once again, share a RHONY casting update which includes two returning Housewives from last season and a Former Housewife returning as a friend of. Can you guess who? We reveal this here today!!! Exclusive! Finally, we chat about Kandi Burruss’ new spinoff, “Kandi & the Gang” breaking down just what you can expect once it hits our TV screens in early March. You do not want to miss this jam packed episode!! @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RITUAL - www.ritual.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off During Your First Three Months) FRAMEBRIDGE - www.framebridge.com (15% Off Your First Order. Use Code “VELVET”) BABBEL - www.babbel.com (Get An Additional 3 Months for FREE, When You Purchase a 3-Month Subscription. Use Code “velvetrope”) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) WONDERY - (Listen to Even the Rich: Patty Hearst / Rich and Daily ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery App) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/10/20221 hour, 18 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode Artwork

TODD & JULIE CHRISLEY (on Chrisley Knows Best, Family, The Kardashians, Joining RHOBH & NutriSystem!)

Todd and Julie Chrisley step Behind The Rope. Todd and Julie reminisce about the epic journey over the past eight years from day one to present that we have all watched play out week after week on Chrisley Knows Best. We chat highs & lows both on and off camera, Chase, Savannah, Grayson, Chloe, Nanny Faye, just who wears the pants in this family, that “other” reality TV fam known as The Kardashians, whether Todd is really as “particular” in real life about everything as he seems on the small screen, and which Real Housewives would Julie and Todd like to join. We discuss all the spin offs - According To Chrisley, Growing Up Chrisley, What’s Cooking with Julie, biggest misconceptions, and just what is next for this family that refuses to slow down any time soon. One thing that is next, is a partnership with Nutrisystem which has helped both Todd and Julie on their journey to weight loss (see the link below for a special offer from Nutrisystem and The Chrisley’s to get started today!) @toddchrisley @juliechrisley @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Nutrisystem.com/juliedeal Nutrisystem.com/todd50 BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: MANSCAPED - www.manscaped.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code “Velvet”.) HELIX SLEEP - www.helixsleep.com/velvet ($200 Off Any Mattress Plus 2 Free Pillows) RITUAL - www.ritual.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off During Your First Three Months) FRAMEBRIDGE - www.framebridge.com (15% Off Your First Order. Use Code “VELVET”) BABBEL - www.babbel.com (Get An Additional 3 Months for FREE, When You Purchase a 3-Month Subscription. Use Code “velvetrope”) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) WONDERY - (Listen to Even the Rich: Patty Hearst / Rich and Daily ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery App) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/9/202242 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

CYNTHIA BAILEY (on RHUGT, Leaving RHOA, Blue Stone Manor RHUGT, & Life/Reality TV After Housewives!) - II

Cynthia Bailey steps Behind The Rope. Real Housewives Ultimate Girl’s Trip. RHUGT. Cynthia breaks it all down for us - what it was like to spend a week in Turks & Caicos with Ramona, Lu, Tre, Mel, Kyle and former cast mate Kenya, the drama she ensued causing "50 Cynt" to come out, who she grew closer and farther apart from, breaking the fourth wall and how production was different than Housewives and much more from this instant fan fav Housewives Franchise. Cynthia also chats about her departure from RHOA, how she feels now that she is no longer a Peach Holder, and reminisces on her highs and lows from her eleven year tenure of the show. Cynthia also chats the current RHOA cast - Marlo finally has her peach, the return of Shereé Whitfield, newbie Sanya Richards-Ross and the rumors of Nene wanting to possibly return. Cynthia revels in new A list hosting gigs like Daily Pop and Access Hollywood, current acting gigs and how she feels now that she splits her time between the ATL and Hollywood. Perhaps someone will one day be a future diamond holder seeing as she already has screen time with Ms. Richards. Finally, having celebrated her one year wedding anniversary the other month, Cynthia chats #chill, how life has changed as Mrs. Mike Hill and just what is next for this power couple, and Miss Cynthia Bailey who seems to be taking over the entertainment space one day at a time, including Celebrity Big Brother! @cynthiabailey @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RITUAL - www.ritual.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off During Your First Three Months) FRAMEBRIDGE - www.framebridge.com (15% Off Your First Order. Use Code “VELVET”) BABBEL - www.babbel.com (Get An Additional 3 Months for FREE, When You Purchase a 3-Month Subscription. Use Code “velvetrope”) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) WONDERY - (Listen to Even the Rich: Patty Hearst / Rich and Daily ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery App) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/8/202252 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode Artwork

CYNTHIA BAILEY (on RHUGT, Leaving RHOA, Blue Stone Manor RHUGT, & Life/Reality TV After Housewives!) - I

Cynthia Bailey steps Behind The Rope. Real Housewives Ultimate Girl’s Trip. RHUGT. Cynthia breaks it all down for us - what it was like to spend a week in Turks & Caicos with Ramona, Lu, Tre, Mel, Kyle and former cast mate Kenya, the drama she ensued causing "50 Cynt" to come out, who she grew closer and farther apart from, breaking the fourth wall and how production was different than Housewives and much more from this instant fan fav Housewives Franchise. Cynthia also chats about her departure from RHOA, how she feels now that she is no longer a Peach Holder, and reminisces on her highs and lows from her eleven year tenure of the show. Cynthia also chats the current RHOA cast - Marlo finally has her peach, the return of Shereé Whitfield, newbie Sanya Richards-Ross and the rumors of Nene wanting to possibly return. Cynthia revels in new A list hosting gigs like Daily Pop and Access Hollywood, current acting gigs and how she feels now that she splits her time between the ATL and Hollywood. Perhaps someone will one day be a future diamond holder seeing as she already has screen time with Ms. Richards. Finally, having celebrated her one year wedding anniversary the other month, Cynthia chats #chill, how life has changed as Mrs. Mike Hill and just what is next for this power couple, and Miss Cynthia Bailey who seems to be taking over the entertainment space one day at a time, including Celebrity Big Brother! @cynthiabailey @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) HELIX SLEEP - www.helixsleep.com/velvet ($200 Off Any Mattress Plus 2 Free Pillows) RITUAL - www.ritual.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off During Your First Three Months) FRAMEBRIDGE - www.framebridge.com (15% Off Your First Order. Use Code “VELVET”) BABBEL - www.babbel.com (Get An Additional 3 Months for FREE, When You Purchase a 3-Month Subscription. Use Code “velvetrope”) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) WONDERY - (Listen to Even the Rich: Patty Hearst / Rich and Daily ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery App) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/7/202250 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. (Breaks Down RHONJ Season Premiere & Real Life NJ Run Ins)!!

Y’all love our RHOBH chats with former RHOBH Kathryn Edwards so why not do the same with former RHONJ “Friend Of”, Kim D. Now that RHONJ is back in our lives, you know it is the only thing you want to talk about!! We break it all down sharing our deep thoughts about this past weeks Season Premiere “Smoke, Mirrors and Foggy Diamonds”. Tre is in love, love, love, Luis made a bizarre video, Jackie is cool, an episode would not be complete without a cameo from Big Frank, Jennifer gets a new nose, oversees, we learn new info about Bill Aydin, Margaret has a backbone and oh, so much more. Also, let us not forget Kim has real life ties to many of the current cast and even reveals how she herself was involved in the alleged Aydin infidelity. Whew, all this and we are only on episode one. In true Kim D. fashion, she does not hold back! @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/posts/62140121 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/5/202215 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode Artwork

Vicki Gunvalson (on RHOC Past, Present & Future)!

We could not let this “revised” season of RHOC come and go without re-sharing one of our fav OC, heck, one of our fav chats ever with you, the one and only OG of the OC! The OG of the OC Miss Vicki Gunvalson steps Behind The Rope. First Vicki fills us all in on what she has been up to since we last saw her on our TV screens. For those of you who don’t know, she bought a house in Mexico, had a stellar Whoop It Up Podcast (which BTVR appeared on), has been running Coto Insurance, and has just been enjoying time with her family (Steve, Michael, Brianna, Ryan & The Boys). Vicki and David discuss the trajectory of being a Housewife - the beginning (so hopeful), the middle (save your $), the inevitable end (Cue The Five Stages of grief). We discuss the concept of resigning and quitting versus being fired and let go. Vicki lets us know what advice she would give, not only to Season One Vicki, but other Housewives starting out and what she has learned throughout the years during her tenure on the hit Bravo show. Speaking of the beginning, Vicki and David discuss how much the show has changed since the beginning - the salaries, the vacations, the women, the drama! We discuss the involvement of producers and editing throughout the years and the concept of “reality” as it exists, or lack thereof, in any reality TV show these days. Vicki opens up about her highs and lows during her fourteen years on the show. We discuss the evolution of her relationships that we saw play out on national TV - Don, Brooks, Steve. Vicki discusses her relationships with Kelly Dodd (where she thinks it all went wrong), Tamra Judge (going strong), Shannon Beador (can it be repaired?) as well as RHOC past Jeana Keough, Meghan King Edmonds, Heather Durbrow and Alexis (“Jesus Jugs”) Bellino. Vicki is honest about what she misses the most about Housewives and answers the age old question, would you ever go back? Finally, no sit down with The OG of the OC would be complete without a trip down memory lane regarding some of Vicki’s most iconic moments - the State of Oklahoma. Slade Smiley’s infamous comment and her plastic surgeries throughout the years, Lauri Peterson’s Ski Slope “multiple partners” and of course, last but certainly not least, just how many people can you fit into a family van? @vickigunvalson @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: NATIVE - www.nativedeo.com/velvet (20% Off Your First Order. Use Promo Code “velvet” at Checkout) SHIPSTATION - www.shipstation.com (60 Day Free Trial. Use Code “Velvet” by clicking on the microphone at the top) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) WONDERY - (Listen to Even the Rich: Patty Hearst / Rich and Daily ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery App) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/4/20221 hour, 10 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode Artwork

SALLY JESSY RAPHAEL (on Being "The First", Ellen, Wendy Williams, Andy Cohen, Oprah, Sharon Osbourne & The View!)

Sally Jessy Raphael steps Behind The Rope. Icon in the Flesh. The first female host to have a syndicated daytime talk show. With her Iconic red glasses in tow, we chat with Sally about the full extent of her career. A career which began in radio and spanned several decades leaving a permanent mark and having created the landscape of daytime TV. Sally opens up about her best and worst guest, the topics she loved and did not love talking about, all of the celebrities she has interviewed, the cultural significance of being “the first" and just how much the industry has changed over the years. Speaking of being “the first”, we chat with Sally about some of the others she has paved the way for - Oprah (yes, we chat about the Meghan and Harry sit down), Ellen (yes, we chat about her mean girl reputation and the loss of 1 million viewers as a “supposed” result), Wendy Williams (and all she is going through), Drew Barrymore (newbie) Kelly Clarkson (is it an easy transition for actors and singers?), and last but certainly not least, Miss Bethenny Frankel (well, that was short lived.). Of course, we chat with Sally about The View - all the rumored back stage infighting, “Ladies Who Punch”, Barbara Walters, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Kelly & Ryan. Since we have an Icon in our presence, we discuss the late night talk show scene such as Daddy Andy Cohen’s WWHL and Joan Rivers’ infamous short lived stint. Remember we mentioned those iconic red glasses, we chat with Sally about the origins of her trademark look, how many pairs she actually has, does she ever go out incognito, and whether she ever tires of them. An unbelievable trip down memory lane with the pioneer herself, Miss Sally Jessy Raphael. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: NATIVE - www.nativedeo.com/velvet (20% Off Your First Order. Use Promo Code “velvet” at Checkout) SHIPSTATION - www.shipstation.com (60 Day Free Trial. Use Code “Velvet” by clicking on the microphone at the top) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) WONDERY - (Listen to Even the Rich: Patty Hearst / Rich and Daily ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery App) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/3/20221 hour, 30 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode Artwork

Isaac Boots (on "Training" / BFFS Lisa Rinna, Ramona Singer, Kelly Ripa, Ariana Grande, Madonna & Torch'd)!!

Isaac (Calpito) Boots steps Behind The Rope. Issac chats the full trajectory of his career from humble early beginnings, to early days in New York City on Broadway, to personal choreographer for Ariana Grande early on in both of their careers to THE destination go to fitness instructor for all of Hollywood’s elite, every real Housewife we love or love to hate, and everyone else in between, including YOU! Isaac is beloved amongst and befriended by his celeb clientele such as Kelly Ripa, Brooke Shields, Faye Dunaway (they attended the Oscars together), Gwyneth Paltrow, and Real Housewives such as two of our favs from both coasts Lisa Rinna and Ramona Singer. Of course, we ask Isaac to spill the tea on what each of these women are like both during a work out and socially - the good, the bad, the other. Isaac chats about how his career skyrocketed during quarantine as a result of offering his premiere training for free on line in exchange for donations to the “No Kid Hungry” Foundation. Isaac chats about how he built his signature “Torch’d” classes into a global brand and fitness empire of epic proportion which just landed him in Forbes Magazine. Finally, we chat about that time we ran into Isaac at “Kelly & Ryan” where Isaac got a lap dance from his (and our) Queen Madonna, his recent marriage (sorry guys, he’s taken) which was attended by Faye Dunaway and officiated by Kelly Ripa and just what is next for this fitness prodigy who will not be slowing down any time soon! @isaacboots @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: NATIVE - www.nativedeo.com/velvet (20% Off Your First Order. Use Promo Code “velvet” at Checkout) SHIPSTATION - www.shipstation.com (60 Day Free Trial. Use Code “Velvet” by clicking on the microphone at the top) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) WONDERY - (Listen to Even the Rich: Patty Hearst / Rich and Daily ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery App) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/2/20221 hour, 14 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode Artwork

Chris Baker (on Jennie Nguyen/Mary Cosby, Recent WWHL Appearance, Erika Jayne & Working With Lala Kent in The Estate!)

Chris Baker steps Behind The Rope. Actor, Writer, Director, BravoHolic, Housewives Addict, Pop Culture Worshipper and many other monikers, Chris is here to chat about his new film, “The Estate”, which he wrote and stars in alongside Eliza Coupe, Heather Matarazzo and the one and only Miss Lala Kent. Chris chats about his inspirations for the project and the importance of representation for all in the media today. Of course, the convo quickly turns to his recent WWHL appearance, Daddy Cohen and Housewives. Chris helps us dive deep on many of the current BravoVerse Hot Topics - Jennie Nguyen’s controversial statements and termination, RHOSLC cast reaction to Jennie’s statements, Mary Cosby’s RHOSLC exit, the currently filming Season 3 RHOSLC, exactly who will be back to RHONY next season (we have tea), the decline of Vanderpump Rules, Erika Jayne and Jen Shah's legal updates, the role Rinna was born to play and everything else he, and we are obsessed with in pop culture today including Chris' brilliant new flick, "The Estate"! @bakerseebakerdo @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: NATIVE - www.nativedeo.com/velvet (20% Off Your First Order. Use Promo Code “velvet” at Checkout) SHIPSTATION - www.shipstation.com (60 Day Free Trial. Use Code “Velvet” by clicking on the microphone at the top) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) WONDERY - (Listen to Even the Rich: Patty Hearst / Rich and Daily ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery App) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/1/20221 hour, 16 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode Artwork

CAROLE RADZIWILL (on RHONY, Andy Cohen, Bethenny Frankel, Her Exit, & Not Ever Using a Ghostwriter!) - III

In a rare Podcast appearance, Carole Radziwill steps Behind The Rope. After a brief chat with Carole about her career as a journalist, producer (3 Emmy wins) & NYT Best Selling author (shout out to "What Remains: A memoir of Fate, Friendship and Love”), we get into what y’all wanna chat about, The Real Housewives of New York City. Carole chats about her six year run on RHONY - the highs / lows, cast mates who have come and gone (Lu, Ramona, Dorinda, the Tins, Aviva & Much More), Adam!, and, if you have’t heard, the fact that she has never used, is not currently using and will never use a ghostwriter (shout out to "The Widow’s Guide to Sex & Dating”). Carole talks about one of the most shocking reunion moments ever - telling Andy Cohen he is full of sh*t and clarifies the truth behind her RHONY exit putting to bed once and for all whether it had anything to do with that reunion moment, her much publicized fall out and demise of her friendship with Bethenny Frankel or plethora of receipts of who said what, when and to whom she sent to production on the reg. We chat about whether Bethenny really is Andy’s “favorite”, what she got special treatment during her RHONY career and whether she should return to RHONY as cast or producer to fix the ratings slump. Carole chats about changes she would make to RHONY to increase ratings, who she would let go, bring back from the past, and whether serious topics like race and politics belong on TV. After all, she was ahead of her time with her very own political story line. Of course, we can’t help but ask if those suggested changes would involve her ever coming back. Listen to find out this plus a whole lot more rumors and myths clarified and set straight by the one and only Carole Radziwill, a guest that we have been chasing, stalking, and charming for quite a while to make an appearance here Behind The Rope! As they say, all good things come to those who wait. This is the third of an epic three part chat.  @caroleradziwill @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By: NATIVE - www.nativedeo.com/velvet (20% Off Your First Order. Use Promo Code “velvet” at Checkout) SHIPSTATION - www.shipstation.com (60 Day Free Trial. Use Code “Velvet” by clicking on the microphone at the top) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) WONDERY - (Listen to Even the Rich: Patty Hearst / Rich and Daily ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery App) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/31/20221 hour, 15 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

Mary Cosby's (RHOSLC Termination/Resignation, Church, Cult Accusations, & Infidelity Accusations)!

Mary Cosby skipped the RHOSLC reunion. Was that her last act and statement to make it clear she quit RHOSLC, has she been formally fired, did she want to get fired? We break that and all the other season long RHOSLC drama down including the shocking revelation that RHOSLC cast members only make six thousand dollars per episode. We chat about Housewives' salaries over the years and what the future will likely look like in terms of Housewives’ pay days. Moving on, we break the fourth wall and address the recent media S storm from our recent viral episode with Kelly Dodd & Rick Leventhal. Speaking of RHOC, we chat about the return of Fancy Pants Dubrow, the recent accusations of “thirst” amongst newbies Jen and Noella, the plight of one Miss Shannon Beador, the comic relief of one Miss Gina Kirschenheiter and much more up to the minute news in the Housewives world that never sleeps. With return special guest Miss Sarah Fraser.   @thesarahfrasershow  @behindvelvetrope  @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/61177640/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/29/202216 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode Artwork

Lydia McLaughlin (on RHOC Past, Present & Future)!

Love hearing from y’all about who your fav RHOC from the past has been. Today we share another gem from our back catalogue, Lydia McLaughlin and her Mom, Judy Stirling.  On the heels of the The Real Housewives of Orange County’s Season Premiere, Lydia McLaughlin and her Mom, Judy Stirling, step Behind The Rope. Lydia and Judy are here to talk about their new Bravo Web Show, Glitter Town. Lydia and Judy explain that Glitter Town is a new digital series of them spreading “positive vibes” while making normal everyday tasks fun, happy and, well, glittery. They even went to New York City to pitch the show in person at 30 Rock, Glitter Bombs and all. Of course, we couldn’t help but chat with Lydia about all her cast mates past: Vicki Gunvalson, Tamra Judge, Shannon Beador, Kelly Dodd, Heather Dubrow, Alexis “Jesus Jugs” Bellino, Gretchen Rossi, Peggy Sulahian and Lizzie Rovsek. We discuss what it was like to film the show with these women - the good, the bad, the highs, the challenges, her role as the “friendship whisperer” during her RHOC Seasons Eight and Twelve, and what the status of her relationships with each of them is like today. We also talk about the current RHOC and hear Lydia’s thoughts on Braunwyn, Gina, Emily, and newbie Elizabeth Vargas. We chat about why a Web Series was the right platform for this show, check in on Lydia’s family - Doug and the boys, and hear all the details from the Glitter Town Premiere Party such as which RHOC were in attendance. If you are wondering if Lydia and Judy are really really that happy and upbeat and positive alllll the time, well, listen in here! @oclydia @ocjudymom @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By:  PELOTON - www.onepeloton.com (Try Peloton App For Free For 2 Months - New Members Only) LUMINEUX - www.getlumineux.com/velvet (15% Off Your Order Today. Use Code velvet.)  OUAI - www.theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) GREENCHEF - www.greenchef.com/velvet130 ($130 Off, Plus Free Shipping. Use code velvet130) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athleticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) DIPSEA - www.dipseastories.com/velvet (30 Day Free Trial) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/28/20221 hour, 11 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHODC's Lynda Erkiletian (on RHODC, The Salahi White House Crash & Current State of Housewives)

Lynda Erkiletian from The Real Housewives Of DC steps Behind The Rope. The Real Housewives of DC! As Andy Cohen once said directly to Lynda, “once a wife, always a wife.” We agree. We do agree. Originally, Linda explains, RHODC was pitched to her as a different type of non housewives show. Hmm, we have heard that before. Lynda explains how she was originally cast, when she found out it was in fact a Real Housewives show, and the reservations she had about joining the juggernaut franchise. She discusses the inevitable presence of politics in any show based in DC and the effect that had, not only on the season of RHODC that aired, but what a different show it would be if aired in the current political climate of today. Lynda also talks about the challenges both logistically and confidentially about casting and shooting in the political sector. Lynda expresses the disappointment in being the first of the housewives franchises to be cancelled. Of course, we discuss her cast mates Mary Amons, Cat Ommanney, Stacie Scott Turner and last, but certainly not least Michaele Salahi (now Schon), what filming with each was like, which relationships changed for the better and worse as a result of the show, and where each of those relationships stands today. We focus on what is was like to be part of a franchise that was “hijacked” by one cast maneuver for an event that made national headlines, was a breach of national security, almost shut down the whole production, involved the FBI, and, is most likely the reason why the show was cancelled. Michaele and Tareq Salahi. We go there. Lynda also gives us her thoughts and ideas on what the franchise would have been like if there had been a second season green lit without the Salahis. Whew - we gotta a lot to talk about. Thank you Lynda.  @lyndaerkiletian @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By:  PELOTON - www.onepeloton.com (Try Peloton App For Free For 2 Months - New Members Only) LUMINEUX - www.getlumineux.com/velvet (15% Off Your Order Today. Use Code velvet.)  OUAI - www.theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) GREENCHEF - www.greenchef.com/velvet130 ($130 Off, Plus Free Shipping. Use code velvet130) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athleticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) DIPSEA - www.dipseastories.com/velvet (30 Day Free Trial) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/27/20221 hour, 17 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode Artwork

MARGARET CHO (on Her Comedic Genius, DWTS, Masked Singer, Lisa Vanderpump & Becoming an RHOBH!)

Margaret Cho steps Behind The Rope. Comedian, Emmy Award Nominated Actress, Musician, Advocate, Entrepreneur, Artist and one of our personal favs. Margaret chats about the full anthology of her career which began by performing stand up near her parent’s book store in San Fran. Early success - appearing in the Golden Girl’s spinoff, opening for Jerry Seinfeld - led to a whole host of stand up brilliance - the Queen of the one woman show, and her own ABC show, “All American Girl” where she was told she was either “too asian” or “not asian enough” on the reg. We chat about how much times have changed and how “All American Girl” would have been received by both network execs and audiences today. Back on the road today, we chat live audiences as well as Margaret’s contemporaries and inspirations - Ellen DeGeneres and Joan Rivers to name a few. Of course we chat Reality TV, Margaret’s own VH1 reality show, “The Cho Show” as well as competing on both "Dancing With The Stars" and "The Masked Singer" - shout out to The Poodle! Having appeared in many of our fav shows, we discuss those appearances such as in Sex and The City as well as Margaret’s new Hulu YA Rom Com, “Sex Appeal” starring alongside the one and only Paris Jackson. Finally, we chat about her epic contribution to the LGBTQ+ community that has been evident since the beginning of her very prolific, brilliant and varied career. Thank you, Ms. Cho. @Margaret_cho @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By:  MANSCAPED - www.manscaped.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code “Velvet”.) PELOTON - www.onepeloton.com (Try Peloton App For Free For 2 Months - New Members Only) LUMINEUX - www.getlumineux.com/velvet (15% Off Your Order Today. Use Code velvet.)  GREENCHEF - www.greenchef.com/velvet130 ($130 Off, Plus Free Shipping. Use code velvet130) OUAI - www.theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athleticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) DIPSEA - www.dipseastories.com/velvet (30 Day Free Trial) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/26/202256 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

Theresa Caputo (on "Long Island Medium", Her Live Show, Spirit, & A Live Reading Here Today!)

Theresa Caputo steps Behind The Rope. She’s Bacck!!! We had so much fun with Theresa the last time she was here, we had to invite her back. This time, we attended her stellar “Theresa Caputo Live” show per her invite from our last chat and have some questions we need answered. During the two hour extravaganza, Theresa connects with Spirit to help provide answers, clarity and relief to various audience members “lucky enough” to have someone come though. We dive deeper into what exactly does The Long Island Medium see and hear as she walks around the audience providing various messages from “the other side”. One common theme evident from this stellar, emotional - make sure to bring tissues, shocking, comforting show was that Theresa is not there, or here, to make believers out of everyone. Her goal is to provide relief for those suffering. On that note, we chat with Theresa about her uncommon day job, the skeptics, the critics, and those who just do not believe in “something more”. We chat about some of the “you need to hear it to believe it” moments from her show where she revealed specific things about audience members that were so detailed, only a very close loved one would know. Yes, we have chills. Off course we also needed to know if Spirit ever came though in Theresa’s own life in compromising positions or on a date, how she handles personal family Spirits, what she can tell us about “the other side” and death - yea we took it deep, and just how this gift has affected her own life and life’s calling. For all the wondering, yup, Theresa is still on the road, coming to a city near you soon. Tickets are available now for a chance to bypass her epic wait list and get a reading in person!! Obviously, we could not help but ask The Long Island Medium, while we had her, if anyone was coming through for us. Tune in now to find out and to hear the reading she provided for BTVR here while live on air!!  @theresacaputo @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Tickets to Attend One of Theresa's Live Shows With The Chance of a Reading Click Here https://www.theresacaputo.com BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By:  PELOTON - www.onepeloton.com (Try Peloton App For Free For 2 Months - New Members Only) LUMINEUX - www.getlumineux.com/velvet (15% Off Your Order Today. Use Code velvet.)  OUAI - www.theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) GREENCHEF - www.greenchef.com/velvet130 ($130 Off, Plus Free Shipping. Use code velvet130) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athleticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) DIPSEA - www.dipseastories.com/velvet (30 Day Free Trial) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/25/20221 hour, 23 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode Artwork

LINDSAY HUBBARD (on Summer House New Season, Dating Carl, Love Triangles & Cast Mates Past & Present!)

Lindsay Hubbard steps Behind The Rope. Summer House, Season 6. How did we get here? The OG herself stops by to chat the highs and lows, cast mates come and gone, regrets, friendships, feuds and of course, her eternal search for Mr. Right, or at least Mr. Right Now every summer in the Hamptons. That search is over, hopefully forever, and the Hamptons will never be the same as we discuss Lindsay’s recent revelation that yes, she is, in fact, dating Summer House co-star Carl Radke. Of course, we dish this current season of Summer House - love triangles a la Ciara / Austen and Andrea / Craig / Paige, newbies Alex and Mya, the parties bigger and better, our fav Southern Charmers in the house - literally, and, on a more serious note, Lindsay’s miscarriage which she chose to share with the world during last weeks Season Premiere. Finally, we chat about what Lindsay loves best about dating Carl, celeb run ins and just what is next for this Hub House aficionado who keeps taking NYC and The Hamptons by storm one tequila at a time. @lindshubbs @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By:  RELIEFBAND - www.reliefband.com (20% off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET) OUAI - www.theouai.com (15% Off Your Entire Purchase. Use Code VELVETROPE) PELOTON - www.onepeloton.com (Try Peloton App For Free For 2 Months - New Members Only) LUMINEUX - www.getlumineux.com/velvet (15% Off Your Order Today. Use Code velvet.)  GREENCHEF - www.greenchef.com/velvet130 ($130 Off, Plus Free Shipping. Use code velvet130) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athleticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) DIPSEA - www.dipseastories.com/velvet (30 Day Free Trial) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/24/20221 hour, 17 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode Artwork

WORST OF 2021 - BTS of Our "Worst Of" Housewife / Bravolebrity Chats of 2021!

WORST of 2021!!! It is that time again. Time for the annual Behind The Velvet Rope “WORST OF" The Real Housewives and Other Bravolebrity Interviews. That is right. You guys are shady AF. As much as you loved the “Best Of” List, we got all your DMs asking for a “Worst Of” List. Your New Years Dreams have come true. We go Behind The Scenes and rank what happens not only on air, but off air as well, for our “Worst Of" the year count down. Who did we fight with off air, who was naughty, who was a royal pain in the a&%? All these and many more questions answered as we get into our Top Ten “Worst Of” Housewives and Bravolebs of last year. In other news, we also reveal some other “Worst Of” News. The tea is pipin hot and spilled. No NDAs here folks. Of course, we could not do this without the help of the women from US Weekly “Getting Real with The Housewives” Podcast who have also interviewed every Housewife this year from all our fav franchises and have some tea to spill themselves including an epic interview with the one and only Mariah Carey @usweekly @Christina_garibaldi @decamper23 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode is At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/59676591 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/22/20229 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode Artwork

Tamra Judge (on RHOC Past, Present & Future!) - II

As this season of RHOC move along we have learned to never come for Fancy Pants’ family, divorce is messy, Shannon still knows how to bring on the waterworks, Gina is funny, and sometimes, the thirst is real. On those notes, we share one of our fav RHOC chats of all times, one of our most viral listens and press explosions ever, this little gem of a sit down with Miss Tamra Judge!  The Rope welcomes - THE one - THE only - Icon In the Flesh - Miss Tamra Judge! Raw and unfiltered, but do we know of Tamra Judge in any other way, method or manner. After twelve seasons of being a full time cast member on The Real Housewives of Orange Country, Tamra is here to look back, reflect upon the highs, there were many, the lows, just as many, and everything in between. We cover it all.  Tamra shares her feelings on co-stars past - Jesus Jugs, Miss Fancy Pants Heather Dubrow, Meghan King Edmonds, OG Jeana Keough, Lynne Curtain, Lydia McLaughlin, Peggy Sulahian and oh, so many more. Tamra dishes on current RHOC cast members - Gina Kirschenheiter, Emily Simpson and yes, even Braunwyn Windham-Burke. Then, the discussion turns to Kelly Dodd, her behavior on the show and current Covid-19 statements. Has she gone too far? We discuss her partner in crime, the OG from the OC, Vicki Gunvalson, as well as the current status of her friendship with the third Tres Amigas, Shannon Beador. Tamra is very open about her departure from the show and the circumstances that surround that. Take a listen to PART 2 of this very special sit down with #RHOC's Tamra Judge. @tamrajudge @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: BOMBAS - www.bombas.com/VELVET (Get 20% Off Any Purchase) TODAYTIX - www.todaytix.com/velvet ($10 Off First Purchase. Use Code “velvet”) INDEED - www.indeed.com/VELVET ($75 Job Credit to Upgrade Your Job Post. Valid Through March 31st, 2022.) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athleticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) BEST FIENDS - (Download Best Fiends FREE Today on the App Store or Google Play.) WONDERY - (Listen to Even the Rich: Patty Hearst / Rich and Daily ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery App) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/21/20221 hour, 5 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode Artwork

Fortune Feimster (on Stand Up, Chelsea Handler, Mindy Kaling, Margaret Josephs & Real Housewives!)

Fortune Feimster steps Behind The Rope. Comedian Extraordinaire, Actresses, Activist, Stand Up Legend, Real Housewives Lover. Fortune is here to chat about her new starring role alongside Paris Jackson and Margaret Cho in “Sex Appeal”. Fortune walks us down the road of early beginnings as an entertainment journalist, The Groundlings, Last Comic Standing to Chelsea Lately, The Mindy Kaling Show, and guest staring roles on many of our favorite shows - Glee, Claws, The L Word, Two Broke Girls and many more. Having appeared on Watch What Happens Live with many of our favs such as our very own Margaret Josephs, we chat about many current BravoVerse events - Erika Jayne, Jen Shah, Tre Giudice’s New Man, The Upcoming Return of RHONJ, the return of RHONY and what to expect from some of our fav Bravolebs over the next few months. Did we mention just how f’ing funny Fortune is?  @fortunefeimster @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: BOMBAS - www.bombas.com/VELVET (Get 20% Off Any Purchase) TODAYTIX - www.todaytix.com/velvet ($10 Off First Purchase. Use Code “velvet”) INDEED - www.indeed.com/VELVET ($75 Job Credit to Upgrade Your Job Post. Valid Through March 31st, 2022.) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athleticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) BEST FIENDS - (Download Best Fiends FREE Today on the App Store or Google Play.) WONDERY - (Listen to Even the Rich: Patty Hearst / Rich and Daily ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery App) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/20/20221 hour, 14 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

CANDACE BUSHNELL (on And Just Like That, Sex and the City, SJP, Kim Cattrall, Dorinda Medley & RHONY)!!

Candace Bushnell steps Behind The Rope. With all this talk from behind the scenes on “And Just Like That”, we could not think of anyone better to sit down and chat about it all with than the woman who started it all! Candace starts at the beginning - just how much life changed when her regular column for “The New York Observer” and best selling “Sex and the City" Anthology was turned into an international blockbuster show of epic magnitude for HBO. Candace talks about this transition, Darren Star, the birth of Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte, Miranda - which are you?, and the casting of Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon which has forever changed her, their and our lives for the better. Never has there been a show that integrated fashion and pop culture so well. Magnolia Cupcakes, Cosmos, and Manolo Blahniks have never looked the same since. Candace chats about her own fashion, Pat Field, the many men of “Sex” that came and went, and how her own love of New York City helped shape the Big Apple as the fifth lead character. We pay homage to many of Candace’s other NY Times Best Selling Novels such as The Carrie Diaries and Lipstick Jungle (Brooke Shields, anyone?). Of course we chat “And Just Like That”, the lack of Samantha and what really went on backstage between SJP and Ms. Cattrall. Being a permanent fixture on the scene in NYC and The Hamptons, Candace is friends with many a RHONY. We chat about The Real Housewives of NYC - who does she know, would she ever join, what type of Housewife would she be, being told "Not Well Bitch" by Dorinda - kinda and finally, is there any sex in her city? Thank you Ms. Bushnell. We are not worthy! @candacebushnell @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: BOMBAS - www.bombas.com/VELVET (Get 20% Off Any Purchase) TODAYTIX - www.todaytix.com/velvet ($10 Off First Purchase. Use Code “velvet”) INDEED - www.indeed.com/VELVET ($75 Job Credit to Upgrade Your Job Post. Valid Through March 31st, 2022.) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athleticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) BEST FIENDS - (Download Best Fiends FREE Today on the App Store or Google Play.) WONDERY - (Listen to Even the Rich: Patty Hearst / Rich and Daily ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery App) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/19/20221 hour, 21 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode Artwork

Sam Champion & Rubem Robierb (on Weather, Art, Marriage & Real Housewives)

Sam Champion and Husband Rubem Robierb step Behind The Rope. We dive deep into the careers of one of the most famous weathermen of all time and one of the most prolific artists of our time. Sam and Rubem chat meeting, getting married in New York City before gay marriage was legalized in their other home state, Florida, coming out in the public eye, their commitment to the LGBTQ+ Community and other world issues and just how far / not far we “have come”. Of course, we also talk Sam and Rubem’s guilty pleasures, Reality TV, Bravo and Real Housewives! @samchampion @rubemrobierbart @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athleticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) BOMBAS - www.bombas.com/VELVET (Get 20% Off Any Purchase) INDEED - www.indeed.com/VELVET ($75 Job Credit to Upgrade Your Job Post. Valid Through March 31st, 2022.) TODAYTIX - www.todaytix.com/velvet ($10 Off First Purchase. Use Code “velvet”) BEST FIENDS - (Download Best Fiends FREE Today on the App Store or Google Play.) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) WONDERY - (Listen to Even the Rich: Patty Hearst / Rich and Daily ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery App) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/18/20221 hour, 6 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode Artwork

GRETCHEN ROSSI (on RHOC Legacy, Return of Heather Dubrow, Current Season & Slade Smiley!) - II

Gretchen Rossi steps Behind The Rope. It is hard to imagine it has been seven seasons since Gretchen was last a full time cast member on The Real Housewives of Orange County. Gretchen reflects back on her several season run on the granddaddy of The Real Housewives Franchise. We discuss the good (meeting fiancé Slade Smiley, performing with the Pussycat Dolls), the bad (there seems to be no love loss between her and former co-star Tamra Judge, the 80s Bunco Party, a reference to a certain muppet who goes by the name Miss Piggy), and the other (how RHOC has forever changed her life). Gretchen chats about many of her former colleagues - Vicki Gunvalson, Heather Dubrow, Alexis “Jesus Juggs” Bellino, and Jeana Keough. Gretchen also discusses what she thinks about the exit of Vicki and Tamra and whether that friendship is real or for TV, just what went wrong with Last Season’s Fifteen, the exit of Kelly Dodd, and the return of one Miss Heather Dubrow. In other news, Gretchen has partnered with Lifevac (which protects your children from chocking emergencies), is a Mom (shout out to Skylar Gray Smiley) and Social Media Lifestyle Influencer (almost 1 million IG followers). With all that going on, we can’t help but ask the obvious, would you ever go back? @gretchenrossi @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: INDEED - www.indeed.com/VELVET ($75 Job Credit to Upgrade Your Job Post. Valid Through March 31st, 2022.) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athleticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) BOMBAS - www.bombas.com/VELVET (Get 20% Off Any Purchase) BEST FIENDS - (Download Best Fiends FREE Today on the App Store or Google Play.) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) WONDERY - (Listen to Even the Rich: Patty Hearst / Rich and Daily ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery App) TODAYTIX - www.todaytix.com/velvet ($10 Off First Purchase. Use Code “velvet”) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/17/202255 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode Artwork

Best (Top 10) Housewife / Bravolebrity Chats / BTS Off Air Interactions of 2021!! - II

BEST OF 2021. It is that time again. Time for the annual Behind The Velvet Rope Best of The Real Housewives and Other Bravolebrity Interviews. That is right. We go Behind The Scenes and rank what happens not only on air, but off air as well, for our best of the year count down. Who did we love off air, who was naughty, who was nice and why? All these and much more questions answered as we get into our top ten Housewives and Bravolebs of last year. In other news, we also reveal our top five non Housewives / Bravo chats of the year. The tea is pipin hot and spilled. No NDAs here folks. Of course, we could not do this without the help of the women from The Housewives Nightcap Podcast who have also interviewed every Housewife this year from all our fav franchises. @emilyorozcotv @laurenaherbert @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Interview At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/59589706 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/15/20229 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

Tamra Judge (on RHOC Past, Present & Future!) - I

As this season of RHOC move along we have learned to never come for Fancy Pants’ family, divorce is messy, Shannon still knows how to bring on the waterworks, Gina is funny, and sometimes, the thirst is real. On those notes, we share one of our fav RHOC chats of all times, one of our most viral listens and press explosions ever, this little gem of a sit down with Miss Tamra Judge!  The Rope welcomes - THE one - THE only - Icon In the Flesh - Miss Tamra Judge! Raw and unfiltered, but do we know of Tamra Judge in any other way, method or manner. After twelve seasons of being a full time cast member on The Real Housewives of Orange Country, Tamra is here to look back, reflect upon the highs, there were many, the lows, just as many, and everything in between. We cover it all.  Tamra shares her feelings on co-stars past - Jesus Jugs, Miss Fancy Pants Heather Dubrow, Meghan King Edmonds, OG Jeana Keough, Lynne Curtain, Lydia McLaughlin, Peggy Sulahian and oh, so many more. Tamra dishes on current RHOC cast members - Gina Kirschenheiter, Emily Simpson and yes, even Braunwyn Windham-Burke. Then, the discussion turns to Kelly Dodd, her behavior on the show and current Covid-19 statements. Has she gone too far? We discuss her partner in crime, the OG from the OC, Vicki Gunvalson, as well as the current status of her friendship with the third Tres Amigas, Shannon Beador. Tamra is very open about her departure from the show and the circumstances that surround that. Take a listen to PART 1 of this very special sit down with #RHOC's Tamra Judge. @tamrajudge @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) RITUAL - www.ritual.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off During Your First Three Months) FRAMEBRIDGE - www.framebridge.com (15% Off Your First Order. Use Code “VELVET”) HELIX SLEEP - www.helixsleep.com/velvet ($200 Off Any Mattress Plus 2 Free Pillows) WOOGA (“JUNE”S JOURNEY) - (Download “June’s Journey” Free Today on the Apple App Store or Google Play) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athelticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/14/202259 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode Artwork

Joe Francis (on Girls Gone Wild, Ex's Kourtney Kardashian / Paris Hilton, & Kathy Hilton /Kris Jenner) - II

Joe Francis steps Behind The Rope. You have heard, read and think you know all there is to know about Joe Francis, but much of what you have read is false. Joe is here today to chat about his career and life, which began with an interest in entrepreneurship at a young age, early media ties a la “Banned from Television”, and his multi million dollar business that is, was, and will always be “Girls Gone Wild”. Joe chats about how he tuned an idea into a multi million dollar conglomerate, life on the road filming, the height of Girls’ success, and, of course, the girls. Joe talks about the multitude of lawsuits that came his way a la mo money mo problems, the many misconceptions the public has about him, and the many stigmas attached to the porn industry. Joe talks about filming Girls Gone Wild with Snoop Dog, their friendship, the many famous women he has dated - Paris Hilton, Kourtney Kardashian, Tara Reid, his friendship with The Kardashians, relationships with his girlfriends’ mothers and family - Kathy Hilton, Kyle Richards, Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian, and many other of his famous Hollywood friends such as BFF Mario Lopez. What does a night out with those two look like back in the day? Yea, we go there. Joe holds nothing back, in this no holds bar sit down chat with the one and only Mr. Joe Francis! @realjoefrancis @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) RITUAL - www.ritual.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off During Your First Three Months) FRAMEBRIDGE - www.framebridge.com (15% Off Your First Order. Use Code “VELVET”) WOOGA (“JUNE”S JOURNEY) - (Download “June’s Journey” Free Today on the Apple App Store or Google Play) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athelticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/13/20221 hour, 23 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

Joe Francis (on Girls Gone Wild, Ex's Kourtney Kardashian / Paris Hilton, & Kathy Hilton /Kris Jenner) - I

Joe Francis steps Behind The Rope. You have heard, read and think you know all there is to know about Joe Francis, but much of what you have read is false. Joe is here today to chat about his career and life, which began with an interest in entrepreneurship at a young age, early media ties a la “Banned from Television”, and his multi million dollar business that is, was, and will always be “Girls Gone Wild”. Joe chats about how he tuned an idea into a multi million dollar conglomerate, life on the road filming, the height of Girls’ success, and, of course, the girls. Joe talks about the multitude of lawsuits that came his way a la mo money mo problems, the many misconceptions the public has about him, and the many stigmas attached to the porn industry. Joe talks about filming Girls Gone Wild with Snoop Dog, their friendship, the many famous women he has dated - Paris Hilton, Kourtney Kardashian, Tara Reid, his friendship with The Kardashians, relationships with his girlfriends’ mothers and family - Kathy Hilton, Kyle Richards, Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian, and many other of his famous Hollywood friends such as BFF Mario Lopez. What does a night out with those two look like back in the day? Yea, we go there. Joe holds nothing back, in this no holds bar sit down chat with the one and only Mr. Joe Francis! @realjoefrancis @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) RITUAL - www.ritual.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off During Your First Three Months) FRAMEBRIDGE - www.framebridge.com (15% Off Your First Order. Use Code “VELVET”) WOOGA (“JUNE”S JOURNEY) - (Download “June’s Journey” Free Today on the Apple App Store or Google Play) HELIX SLEEP - www.helixsleep.com/velvet ($200 Off Any Mattress Plus 2 Free Pillows) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athelticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/12/20221 hour, 17 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

Real Housewives Of Jersey's Tessa Hartmann (on New Season, Erika Jayne, Lisa Rinna w/ Tallia Storm & Tessie Hartmann)

The Real Housewives of Jersey’s Tessa Hartmann is back and so is Season Two of the hit franchise! This time, Tessa brings along her daughters, famed musician and X-Factor Finalist Tallia Storm and financier Tessie Hartmann to chat all about life in Jersey both on and off camera. Tessa breaks down how Season Two of Jersey was different for her - new drama, saying goodbye to Season One vet Jane, newbie cast members Sarha & Karen, her “mean girl” cast mates, new parties and events and what we can expect this season on The Real Housewives of Jersey. Of course we also chat all our favorite franchises here is the States, Erika Jayne and Jen Shah, their run ins with Lisa Rinna Delilah Belle Hamlin and Eyal Booker, other guilty pleasures and just what is next for this powerhouse family that refuses to slow down any time soon. @tessahartmann1 @talliastorm @tessiehartmann @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) RITUAL - www.ritual.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off During Your First Three Months) FRAMEBRIDGE - www.framebridge.com (15% Off Your First Order. Use Code “VELVET”) WOOGA (“JUNE”S JOURNEY) - (Download “June’s Journey” Free Today on the Apple App Store or Google Play) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athelticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/11/20221 hour, 14 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode Artwork

LEA BLACK (on RHOM Past, Current Reboot, Joining RHOBH & Erika Jayne/Jen Shah)!

Lea Black steps Behind The Rope. That is correct, the “Mayor of Miami” is here to chat about her time on The Real Housewives of Miami - the highs and lows, the epic fights, the various cast members she saw come and go during her full series run, and the untimely end which left BravoHolics asking “why”? Fear not, the RHOM Reboot is alive and well. We, once and for all, get a clear answer from Lea as to why she is not involved in the Reboot - was she asked?, did she turn Peacock down, or was she not asked? Finally, an answer! Fear not, all your inquires will be answered. Lea shares her thoughts about the Reboot, the returning full time cast members Alexia, Lisa and Larsa Pippen, the newbies Julia and Nicole, and returning “friends of” Marysol and Adriana who somehow seem to have been at every party in every scene of filming… We chat about Joanna Krupa’s statements on the Reboot, Larsa returning to TV after Keeping up with many of The Kardashians, and the public’s reaction to the return of this once cancelled franchise. Splitting her time between Miami and LA, we had to chat current RHOBH - did Erika know, should Erika stay on the show, Tom Girardi’s (who her attorney husband Attorney Roy Black and her knew) fall from grace and whether she would ever join the RHOBH cast, most of whom she knows and many of whom she calls friends. Lea is busy running her Lea Black Skincare empire and hosting her Lunch with Lea Podcast so thank you Ms. Black for taking the time for this epic chat about it all!!  @leablackmiami @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Ever wonder why Lea looks so good? Well, after listening to this, you now know it’s because of Lea Black Skincare. We have partnered with the one and only Mayor of Miami and are proud to say the ONLY skin care we now use is Lea Black Skincare. Go to www.leablack.com Enter Code VELVETROPE for 25% Off! BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) RITUAL - www.ritual.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off During Your First Three Months) FRAMEBRIDGE - www.framebridge.com (15% Off Your First Order. Use Code “VELVET”) WOOGA (“JUNE”S JOURNEY) - (Download “June’s Journey” Free Today on the Apple App Store or Google Play) HELIX SLEEP - www.helixsleep.com/velvet ($200 Off Any Mattress Plus 2 Free Pillows) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athelticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/10/20221 hour, 25 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode Artwork

Best (Top 10) Housewife / Bravolebrity Chats / BTS Off Air Interactions of 2021!! - I

BEST OF 2021. It is that time again. Time for the annual Behind The Velvet Rope Best of The Real Housewives and Other Bravolebrity Interviews. That is right. We go Behind The Scenes and rank what happens not only on air, but off air as well, for our best of the year count down. Who did we love off air, who was naughty, who was nice and why? All these and much more questions answered as we get into our top ten Housewives and Bravolebs of last year. In other news, we also reveal our top five non Housewives / Bravo chats of the year. The tea is pipin hot and spilled. No NDAs here folks. Of course, we could not do this without the help of the women from Access Hollywood's "The Housewives Nightcap Podcast" who have also interviewed every Housewife this year from all our fav franchises. @emilyorozcotv @laurenaherbert @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Interview At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/59587347/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/8/20229 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOC's Lynne Curtin (on RHOC Past, Present Future & "Cuffs")

Everyone always asks us who are the nicest Housewives ever? Lynne Curtin is definitely on that list. Are y’all loving the new season of RHOC or longing for the vintage days of yesteryear? Check out this chat with had with Lynne back in what can now be considered vintage BTVR… The Real Housewives of Orange County's Lynne Curtin Steps Behind The Rope. Checking in from beautiful and sunny Orange Country, Lynne is here for some fun. Some fun and to tell it all. Let us start at the beginning. Lynne takes us back to when she was first cast to step behind the gates of Coto de Caza in Season Four of the hit Bravo show. Lynne walks us through how she was cast on RHOC, who she knew before being cast and some of the story lines we saw regarding her life as they played out on national television. We also discuss how Lynne handled her newfound fame and the ramifications it had on her personal life. We discuss how The Real Housewives of Orange Country has changed since the early days and how reality tv, in general, is a whole new landscape in the modern age. Of course we discuss the status of Lynne's current relationships with other OC staples such as Vicki Gunvalson, Tamra Judge, Jeana Keough, Gretchen Rossi, Lydia McLaughlin, Emily Simpson, Heather Dubrow, Lizzie Rovsek, and the Peggys Sulahian and Tanous. We also talk about the times she has crossed paths with Kyle Richards, Lisa Vanderpump and Stephanie Hollman. It is the OC after all, so we had to get Lynne’s takes on her “friendships” with Paul Nassif and Terry Dubrow. We couldn’t resist asking for #tea when we learned that her daughters knew some of the cast of Laguna Beach. It really is a small world. We discuss the departure of Vicki and Tamra and the current casting choices. Finally, no chat with Lynne Curtin would ever be complete without a discussion of her iconic, classic, one of a kind "Lynne Curtin Cuffs". Grab your oranges and kick back for a fun filled episode with the one and only Lynne Curtin. @lynnecurtindesigns_ @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Brought To You By:  SHIPSTATION - www.shipstation.com (60 Day Free Trial. Use Code “Velvet” by clicking on the microphone at the top of the page) BABBEL - www.babbel.com (Get An Additional 3 Months for FREE, When You Purchase a 3-Month Subscription. Use Code “velvetrope”) DIPSEA - www.dipseastories.com/velvet (30 Day Free Trial) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/7/20221 hour, 16 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode Artwork

Mike Hill With Cynthia Bailey Cameo (on Leaving RHOA, Ultimate Girl's Trip, Life After RHOA, & New Careers!)

The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Mike Hill steps Behind The Rope. He is back! First things first, we catch up with Mike on all that he has been up to since the last time he was here - Mike is the Morning TV Host Of “Start Your Day” and has taken up acting a la “Misunderstood”, a local LA play and the upcoming “Foster Law” in which he plays Judge Earl Johnson. Mike talks about his best selling book, “Open Mike” which was the cathartic journey he needed in life to clear mental health, a topic often stigmatized amongst “straight bros”, particularly straight hetero men of color. Mike also chats about what it was like to celebrate his recent past one year wedding anniversary. Mike talks married life to Cynthia - the challenges, how these two lovebirds keep the spark alive, and what is the best thing about being married. Of course, the convo quickly turns to Mike and Cynthia’s life after The Real Housewives of Atlanta now that Cynthia has announced she will not be holding a peach when RHOA returns next season. Mike chats about highs and lows from their several year run on the hit Bravo franchise, his and Cynthia’s feelings about the end, what he will miss the most and least about filming with our fav Peach Holders, and the TRUTH behind Cynthia’s exit. Finally, last but certainly not least, we chat about what is next for Team Chill, where they will live now that they don’t need to be at Lake Bailey to film on a regular basis, and just what is next for Mike, and Cynthia. Might we see them back on Reality TV sooner than we all expected? Tune in to fine out. Thank you Mr. Hill for stopping by and being, well, an “Open Mike” (Available everywhere books are sold!). Much to our surprise and excitement, Mrs. Cynthia Bailey made a guest cameo appearance to discuss Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip (#RHUGT) - the unexpected friendships, fights and drama, the appearance of “50 Cynt” and where she stands now with out fav Island OG’s (yes Tre, we are giving this one to Melissa) @itsmikehill @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Brought To You By:  SHIPSTATION - www.shipstation.com (60 Day Free Trial. Use Code “Velvet” by clicking on the microphone at the top of the page) BABBEL - www.babbel.com (Get An Additional 3 Months for FREE, When You Purchase a 3-Month Subscription. Use Code “velvetrope”) DIPSEA - www.dipseastories.com/velvet (30 Day Free Trial) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/6/20221 hour, 19 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

Cassandra “Elvira” Peterson (on Being Elvira, Coming Out, RuPaul, Horror Movies & More)

Cassandra Peterson is back!! Elvira, Mistress of The Dark. Cassandra is here to chat about the whirlwind media storm she has faced after “coming out” and revealing she has been in an almost twenty year relationship with a woman in her New York Times Best Selling Book “Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark”. Cassandra chats about her fans’ reactions to this, the medias’, the general publics’, and whether we can expect Elvira to also “come out” any time soon. Cassandra chats about “owning” a Holiday, her plans for Elvira five, ten, fifty years from now, her plans to bring “Elvira” to Broadway, her fav horror movies, and what is next for this Queen of the Macabre.  @therealelvira @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Brought To You By:  SHIPSTATION - www.shipstation.com (60 Day Free Trial. Use Code “Velvet” by clicking on the microphone at the top of the page) BABBEL - www.babbel.com (Get An Additional 3 Months for FREE, When You Purchase a 3-Month Subscription. Use Code “velvetrope”) DIPSEA - www.dipseastories.com/velvet (30 Day Free Trial) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/5/202255 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode Artwork

Selling Tampa's Colony Reeves & Anne-Sophie Petit Frere (on Selling Tampa, Selling Sunset, & Being Netflix' #1 Show)

Selling Tampa! Still on cloud nine after having binged the recently released Selling Sunset Season 4 but wishing you had more drama, office politics and real estate porn sooner than later? Fear not, Selling Tampa has arrived. Colony Reeves and Anne-Sophie Petit, the dynamic duo from Allure Reality step Behind The Rope. Colony and Anne-Sophie chat about what it was like being a part of Selling Tampa, Netflix’s latest reality show. They chat the drama, boss Sharelle, cast mates Tennille, Karla, Alexis, Rena and last, but not least, office manager Juawana. We cover it all. Of course, we also chat about their sisters out west, all our favs from Selling Sunset, The Oppenheim Group, and more. On a more serious note, we discuss Sharelle’s commitment to hire women of color, the importance of representation in the media, and just what we can expect as the drama continues to unfold at Allure Reality on the daily offscreen. Did we hear someone say, Season Two? @colonyreeves @annesophiepf @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By:  SHIPSTATION - www.shipstation.com (60 Day Free Trial. Use Code “Velvet” by clicking on the microphone at the top of the page) BABBEL - www.babbel.com (Get An Additional 3 Months for FREE, When You Purchase a 3-Month Subscription. Use Code “velvetrope”) DIPSEA - www.dipseastories.com/velvet (30 Day Free Trial) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/4/202253 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode Artwork

KELLY DODD & RICK LEVENTHAL (on their RHOC Legacy, New Season, Heather Dubrow, & Andy Cohen!)

Kelly Dodd Leventhal and Rick Leventhal step Behind The Rope. Finally! Kelly and Rick chat about all that they have been up to since we last saw them on our television screens on RHOC. Of course, many of you know what they have been up to because this dynamic duo has been causing headlines everywhere they have gone over the past few months. Kelly opens up about the real reasons behind her RHOC exit, her real life drama with some orange holders past and present such as Heather Dubrow, Vicki Gunvalson, Braunwyn Windham-Burke, Tamra Judge - to name a few, and the many highs and lows she encountered throughout her tenure on the RHOC. Kelly and Rick chat about their “take no prisoners” attitude, the many on line trolls who come for them daily, their authentic realness to be true to themselves no matter what the cost, their polarizing beliefs and carefree attitude, the many misconceptions about themselves and just how they have turned the public’s vitriol toward them into a booming podcast aptly titled, “Unmasked”. Of course, we also chat current season RHOC, their thoughts on the return of Heather Dubrow and newbies Noella Berenger and Jennifer Armstrong and who amongst Shannon, Gina and Emily, they are still close to. Finally, we talk about why these two are soul mates who enjoy working and living together each day ready to take on the world, one troll, or “Unmasked” Podcast listener at a time. Two of Housewives' Most Outspoken Guests Ever together here Behind The Rope! @kellyddodd @rickleventhal @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought To You By:  SHIPSTATION - www.shipstation.com (60 Day Free Trial. Use Code “Velvet” by clicking on the microphone at the top of the page) BABBEL - www.babbel.com (Get An Additional 3 Months for FREE, When You Purchase a 3-Month Subscription. Use Code “velvetrope”) DIPSEA - www.dipseastories.com/velvet (30 Day Free Trial) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/3/20221 hour, 18 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOC's Peggy Tanous (on RHOC Past, Present, & Future)

How do you feel about the return of Heather Dubrow this season on RHOC? Has Fancy Pants saved the franchise? How about Shannon Beador? Is the end near? Remember a simpler time, when RHOC still had the likes of Vicki and Tamra and gang. Remember Peggy Tanous, the one season wonder who had a LOT to say. If not, check this out! The Real Housewives of Orange County’s Peggy Tanous steps Behind The Rope. The original Peggy from the OC. Speaking of Peggys, Peggy Tanous know the other Peggy, Bravo’s 100th Housewife Peggy Sulahian. Is the OC really that small a place? We discuss Peggy’s friends and past Orange Holders Gretchen Rossi, Heather Dubrow, Lydia McLaughlin, Lynn Curtin, Lauri Peterson and Lizzie Rovsek. What a trip down memory lane and yes Peggy knows them all. How fun. Peggy also recounts her friendship with Alexis (“Jesus Jugs”) Bellino before they were on RHOC together, how Alexis and Jim Bellino were involved in her being cast, the issues she had filming with her during their season, how the show changed their friendship and the status of their relationship today. We reminisce on how RHOC has changed throughout the years and how it is no where near the show it was way back in the day. Is that a good or bad thing? Peggy opens up about the best and worst part of being a Real Housewife of Orange County and whether she would go back again. Finally we the discuss the evolution of Vicki (Don, Brooks, Steve) and Tamra (Simon, Eddie), the aftermath of their absence and how the franchise will fair without these two staples going forward.  @ocpeggytanous @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by QUIP - https://www.getquip.com/velvet (First Refill Free & Up To 40% Off Bundles) Brought to you by SHIPSTATION - https://www.shipstation.com (60 Day Free Trial. Use Code “Velvet” by clicking on the microphone at the top) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/31/20211 hour, 18 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode Artwork

Mary Fitzgerald (on Selling Sunset, Cast Mates Jason, Chrishell & Christine & Romain!)

Remember when Mary and Christine were friends, everyone was buzzing about the fact that Mary dated Jason, that Mary was Jason’s favorite, and we had numerous gratuitous shirtless scenes with Romain. We chatted with Mary Fitzgerald during that time and wanted to share with you here today. Do things change this much in your own life in one year? Mary Fitzgerald from Selling Sunset Steps Behind The Rope. First things first, Mary works all the time, like, a lot, so thank you Mary for taking time out of your busy schedule to chat with us. Mary starts at the beginning - why she got her Real Estate License and how she started working at the Oppenheim Group. The beginning also includes meeting and dating owner Jason Oppenheim and her BFF Amanza Smith. Mary takes us through the evolution of how Selling Sunset went from a possible idea to the juggernaut that it is today. Mary shares how she got used to the cameras, what filming was really like and how she thinks the show and cast has evolved over the course of Seasons 1 and 2. Speaking of the cast, we also discuss Mary's current relationships with costars Chrishell, Davina, Heather, Maya and last, but certainly not least, Christine. Then there is Romain. Ahh, Romain. Give us a minute. On a more serious note, Mary lets us know what the current stats of the Real Estate Market is in LA and the effects she expects Corona to have on that. Of course, no Selling Sunset discussion would be complete without discussing our love for Executive Producer Adam DiVello and his Masterpieces, The Hills and Laguna Beach. Mary agrees. Tune in now to this fun filled episode of Behind The Velvet Rope.  @themaryfitzgerald @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by QUIP - https://www.getquip.com/velvet (First Refill Free & Up To 40% Off Bundles) Brought to you by SHIPSTATION - https://www.shipstation.com (60 Day Free Trial. Use Code “Velvet” by clicking on the microphone at the top) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/30/20211 hour, 13 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode Artwork

Vanderpump Rules Current Season Deep Dive (Plus Dorit, Summer / Winter House & RHONY Updates!)

Vanderpump Rules. Season Nine. VPR. Today we break down how the show has progressed without OG’s Stassi, Jax & Kristen and just how we are feeling about this new season as it heads into Reunion time. We break down all ever changing relationships both on and off screen Lala/Rand, Tom/Ariana, Schwartz/Katie, Scheana/Brock, James/Raquel. We chat this seasons king and queen, highs and lows, “working” at SUR and, of course, LVP! The sisters from the Pop Apologists Podcast, Lauren and Chanler Bledsoe are here to help make sense of it all. In other news, we chat about Dorit’s robbery, Summer / Winter House and the recent claims that the RHONY reunion was cancelled due to Eboni’s “racism” claims against Ramona. Yup, we cover it all. @popapologists @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by QUIP - https://www.getquip.com/velvet (First Refill Free & Up To 40% Off Bundles) Brought to you by SHIPSTATION - https://www.shipstation.com (60 Day Free Trial. Use Code “Velvet” by clicking on the microphone at the top) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/29/20211 hour, 23 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode Artwork

The Real Housewives Year In Review - Best, Worst & Everything In Between Moments from 2021!!

Did everyone like our Behind The Scenes, Backstage Break Down from Countess Luann de Lesseps “A Very Countess Christmas” yesterday with Red Carpet Reporter, Taylor Ferber? She is back today to break down the best, worst and everything in between of all the entertaining, shocking, tragic, outrageous, hilarious, and every other adjective we can think of Real Housewives moments of 2021. From the bottom of our hearts, David and everyone Behind The Velvet Rope want to THANK YOU, yes YOU, the listener for listening to countess hours, five days a week, You Tube, Instagram, Patreon, Twitter and all the other platforms you have followed our every move on to help solidify BTVR as one of your top “go too” Podcasts for Destination Bravo, Housewives & Pop Culture Listening. We are eternally grateful to each and every one of you for making 2021 an even bigger year than 2020, which we did not even think was wildly possible. Never one to rest on our laurels, we have a fresh pot of coffee brewed and an even bigger 2022 planned so buckle up Ropers. It is gonna be one epic ride!! @talktometaylor @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by TRUE-BILL - https://www.truebill.com/velvetrope (Start Cancelling Unwanted Recurring Subscriptions Now! It could save you thousands a year.) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/28/20211 hour, 6 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode Artwork

Countess Luann de Lesseps’ “A Very Countess Christmas” - A Review, Guests Ramona Singer & Leah McSweeney, & Backstage In The Green Room!

After making two rare appearances on our Podcast this year (when is the last time you saw the Countess on a Pod), we had to pay it forward and would not have missed the return of the legend, Countess Lu, to her home at 54 Below in her brand new “A Very Countess Christmas” Cabaret. “Viva La Diva”, the Countess is back! We break down the entire show - the songs, the crowd, the celeb guest appearances, the attendance of Miss Ramona Singer & Miss Leah McSweeney, backstage in the “green room” with Leah and Lu, & the sequins. Lu was definitely “Feelin’ Jovani”, as she did what only the Countess can do. “Money Can’t Buy You Class”, but it can buy you a ticket to this show. If you did not get a chance to attend this sold out residence at Lu’s home away from home, 54 Below, “Chic C’est La Vie”, there is always next year! @talktometaylor @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by TENTREE - https://www.tentree.com (15% Off First Order - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by QUIP - https://www.getquip.com/velvet (First Refill Free & Up To 40% Off Bundles) Brought to you by SHIPSTATION - https://www.shipstation.com (60 Day Free Trial. Use Code “Velvet” by clicking on the microphone at the top) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/27/20211 hour, 1 minute, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

Amanza Smith - (on Selling Sunset, Christine, Chrishell, Boss Jason & Office Politics)! - II

Selling Sunset Season 4! We have waited and waited. Finally. We sat down with Amanza Smith last season - before Chrishell and Jason became Chrishell and Jason, before Christine was a Mom, when we heard the name Justin Hartley on the reg. Take a fun trip down memory lane. As you listen, you decide - wow, how quickly everything at The Oppenheim Group has changed, or, the more things change, the more they stay the same.  Amanza Smith, from Selling Sunset. Steps Behind The Rope. First off, let us just address the infamous Z. Yes, Amanza was born Amanza with a Z Smith. Originally from Indiana, Amanza knew that small town life ultimately wasn’t for her. She moved to LA at a young age and, what else, became a model. Amanza discusses what the modeling industry was like back in the day. We also discuss her “career” as a suitcase girl on Deal or No Deal. She missed Meghan Markle by one season! Early on in her LA life, Amanza met Mary and Jason, introduced them, they dated, and the three have remained good friends ever since. Amanza and Mary even have matching tattoos - fun fact. Of course, we discuss Amanza’s design background and her job staging properties for The Oppenheim Group. Amanza added to that love of design, got her Real Estate License and ultimately started working as an agent at the Oppenheim Group, as seen on Season 2 of Selling Sunset. Welcome Amanza to Netflix and the wonderful world of Selling Sunset. Amanza entertains our endless questions about her other cast mates Heather, Davina, Maya, Christine, and Chrishell. Speaking of Chrishell, we also discuss soon to be ex-husband This is Us’ Justin Hartley and why we never see him on Selling Sunset. Amanza fills us in on all from Season Two of the hit Neflix show! Tune in now for Part I of this sit down with Amanza Smith! @amanzasmith @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by TRUE-BILL - https://www.truebill.com/velvetrope (Start Cancelling Unwanted Recurring Subscriptions Now! It could save you thousands a year.) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/24/202157 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode Artwork

Introducing: American Scandal, The Pentagon Papers

American Scandal is a podcast from Wondery that explores the darker stories that have shaped the United States. From the Unabomber to Bernie Madoff, these are stories that reveal the underbelly of America: ruthless, secretive, and power-hungry. The new season of American Scandal looks at the controversial decision made by a young government official named Daniel Ellsburg to leak the Pentagon Papers, the documents that led Americans to demand an end to the catastrophic Vietnam War. Once Ellsburg realized this terrible truth, he made the bold decision to leak the documents, and the consequences altered the course of American history.  This is just a preview of American Scandal, but you can listen to the full episode at  http://wondery.fm/AS_VelvetRope  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/23/202115 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode Artwork

Amanza Smith - (on Selling Sunset, Christine, Chrishell, Boss Jason & Office Politics)! - I

Selling Sunset Season 4! We have waited and waited. Finally. We sat down with Amanza Smith last season - before Chrishell and Jason became Chrishell and Jason, before Christine was a Mom, when we heard the name Justin Hartley on the reg. Take a fun trip down memory lane. As you listen, you decide - wow, how quickly everything at The Oppenheim Group has changed, or, the more things change, the more they stay the same.  Amanza Smith, from Selling Sunset. Steps Behind The Rope. First off, let us just address the infamous Z. Yes, Amanza was born Amanza with a Z Smith. Originally from Indiana, Amanza knew that small town life ultimately wasn’t for her. She moved to LA at a young age and, what else, became a model. Amanza discusses what the modeling industry was like back in the day. We also discuss her “career” as a suitcase girl on Deal or No Deal. She missed Meghan Markle by one season! Early on in her LA life, Amanza met Mary and Jason, introduced them, they dated, and the three have remained good friends ever since. Amanza and Mary even have matching tattoos - fun fact. Of course, we discuss Amanza’s design background and her job staging properties for The Oppenheim Group. Amanza added to that love of design, got her Real Estate License and ultimately started working as an agent at the Oppenheim Group, as seen on Season 2 of Selling Sunset. Welcome Amanza to Netflix and the wonderful world of Selling Sunset. Amanza entertains our endless questions about her other cast mates Heather, Davina, Maya, Christine, and Chrishell. Speaking of Chrishell, we also discuss soon to be ex-husband This is Us’ Justin Hartley and why we never see him on Selling Sunset. Amanza fills us in on all from Season Two of the hit Neflix show! Tune in now for Part I of this sit down with Amanza Smith! @amanzasmith @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by TRUE-BILL - https://www.truebill.com/velvetrope (Start Cancelling Unwanted Recurring Subscriptions Now! It could save you thousands a year.) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/23/20211 hour, 1 minute, 36 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kyle Richards' The Housewives of The North Pole, Halloween, American Woman & Pulling a "Reverse Rinna"!

The Housewives of the North Pole. Kyle Richards. Have y’all watched? We break down Kyle Richards’ recent star turn in Peacock’s The Housewives of the North Pole. We chat about the huge Variety article about Miss Richards’ return to acting, her role in “Halloween Kills” earlier this year, her recently inked deal for the final “Halloween Ends” which will be an increased role which Kyle teases will include many scenes with Jaime Lee Curtis. We chat about the actresses Kim and Kyle Richards, Kyle’s “American Woman” starting Alicia Silverstone, how Kyle seems to be pulling a “reverse” Rinna, and whether Kyle will eventually leave RHOBH for her acting career. In other Kyle news, we discuss her recent appearance on Teddi Mellencamp’s Pod, her updates on Kathy Hilton’s return to RHOBH, her biggest regret about her time on RHOBH, and her recent shocking claims about LVP. Of course, we also chat about the epic cameos of Miss Sonja Morgan, The Grand Dame Karen Huger, Lisa Barlow, and Cynthia Bailey. Finally, we provide a full review of many of the current “Housewives” Podcasts - Gizelle & Robyn’s, Teddi & Tamra’s, Bethenny Frankel’s, Jeana Keough’s and more.  @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by TRUE-BILL - https://www.truebill.com/velvetrope (Start Cancelling Unwanted Recurring Subscriptions Now! It could save you thousands a year.) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/22/20211 hour, 17 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

Deep Dives on RHUGT, RHOC, Miss Dubrow, The Shah Shocker & RHOSLC (w/ The Pop Apologists)!

It’s that time again. Deep Dives with our fav sisters from The Pop Apologists Podcast! We go deep on everything keeping us up at night. First, we revel in this new season of RHOC and the return of Miss Fancy Pants herself, Heather Dubrow. Our fav sisters reveal what they know and have learned about The Dubrow’s wealth, Dr. Terry, Botched, the epic 22,000 square foot estate and more. Are y’all enjoying this season of RHOC? Has Bravo fixed the disaster of last season? Moving on, the sisters chat about their local hometown friends, the ladies of RHOSLC. We chat about all the goings on of this season, Meredith Marks’ emergence as the Sutton Stracke of Salt Lake calling Jen Shah out, and the recently released The Housewife & The Shah Shocker. Finally, we chat about the joy that is Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip - the unexpected fights, shocking alliances, offbeat friendships, Butler Michael, theme song "Housewives on The Island" emerges as one of the best theme songs of all time, and rumored behind the scenes off camera drama!! All is revealed! @popapologists @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by TRUEBILL - https://www.truebill.com/velvetrope (Start Cancelling Unwanted Recurring Subscriptions Now! It could save you thousands a year.) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/21/20211 hour, 11 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode Artwork

Real Housewives Of Miami's Karent Sierra (on RHOM past, present, future!)

The Real Housewives of Miami’s Karent Sierra steps Behind The Rope. Karent, dentist extraordinaire, fills us in on what she has been up to since we last saw her our our TV screens. Besides running her dental practice, Karent has been helping those less fortunate than herself around the world through her Sharing Smiles Foundation. Ok, on to what everyone wants to talk about, The Real Housewives of Miami. Karent discusses what it was like to watch her friends on the show during its freshman season before she herself was cast for the stellar Season Two. She also explains her reservations on joining the show and why she ultimately decided to become a full time cast member. She explains how she was almost a full time host on “The Doctors”, the Power of Bravo and how her DM’s fill up every time Bravo airs an RHOM Marathon. Imagine what they are now that RHIOM is back in out lives on a regular basis on Peacock. Of course we discuss Karent’s colleagues Lea Black, Adriana de Moura, Marysol Patton, Lisa Hochstein, Anna Quincoces and last, but certainly not least, Joanna Krupa. We discuss the good, the bad, the other and where her relationship with each stands today. We address the fact that these very same colleagues accused her of smiling too much during her season. Umm, did we miss the memo? Is that a bad thing? Speaking of her cast members, Karent gives us her opinions on who changed the most since the show, who was thrilled to have the ever presence of cameras in their life, who was the most “different” on air when the cameras were rolling versus what they were like in real life, and who was the meanest of the “mean girls”. Karent lets us know what she learned about herself and life from filming RHOM and what she would do different, if anything, if given the chance to do it all over again. Speaking of “all over again” we discuss the Reboot with Karent - at the time of this recording not yet a definite - and why this fan favorite franchise was gone way too soon.  @karentsierra @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by TRUEBILL - https://www.truebill.com/velvetrope (Start Cancelling Unwanted Recurring Subscriptions Now! It could save you thousands a year.) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/20/20211 hour, 22 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kathryn Edwards (on Current RHUGT, Upcoming Blue Stone Manor Season & The Return of RHOC!)

The time has come! Kathryn Edwards is here to help us break down this epic season of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip. RHUGT. We deep dive into the fan fav guilty pleasure that is Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip - RHUGT - the shocking fights, the even more shocking unexpected friendships, the behind the scenes drama you did not see, what is yet to come as the season plays on, whether we can expect a reunion - how epic would that be. Also, we reveal the cast of Season Two to Kathryn on air capturing her priceless reaction when she learns two of her former 90210 colleagues, Miss Brandi Glanville and Miss Taylor Armstrong will be amongst the ex-housewives chosen to spend a week at the iconic Blue Stone Manor. Finally, we go deep down the rabbit hole with Kathryn about hypothetical Seasons 3 through hopefully 100 of RHUGT discussing very possible, as well as dream collabs, of potential current and ex-housewives that leaving us laughing so hard we almost lose sight that you wonderful audience are there listening. Of course, now that Miss Dubrow is back in our lives, we pay homage to the new season. You are all welcome for this everyone. The return of Miss Kathryn Edwards. #RHUGT @katedwards8 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen to Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/59469729 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/18/202116 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jeana Keough (on RHOC Past, Present, Future & Being The OG Of The OC)!

With the return of RHOC, we figured it was time to revisit this chat with the Original OG of the OC, Miss Jeana Keough. Fun fact - this made our annual 2020 End of The Year List for last year. Can you tell if it was on our “BEST OF” or “WORST OF” llist? DM us with comments after you listen! Is everyone loving the return of the OC this season? Has Fancy Pants Dubrow single-handedly saved the franchise or do you think otherwise?  The other OG of the OC, Jeana Keough, steps Behind The Rope. Stepping out from behind the gates of Coto de Caza, Gina is here to talk about what "The Housewives" was like back in the day, Season One, Episode One Of The Real Housewives of Orange County. Gina was there when it all started with Vicki, Jo, Lauri, and Kimberly. Gina talks about what the casting and filming process was like during the hey day of Bravo and just how much it has changed in present day. We discuss some of her other co-stars during her five year tenure as a RHOC cast member: Tamra Judge, Lynne Curtin, Gretchen Rossi and Tammy Knickerbocker. We also discuss the current cast who Gina also knows well: Kelly Dodd, Braunwyn Windham-Burke, Gina Kirschenheiter and Emily Simpson. We discuss that “other” housewife, or should we say “househusband”, Slade Smiley and check in on Gina’s family Kara, Shane and Colton following the passing of Dad Matt earlier this year. Finally, we discuss BravoCon, that infamous OG Panel, and her new friend to come out of it all, Adrienne Maloof. Nostalgia at its best! @jeana.keough @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by THIRDLOVE - http://www.thirdlove.com/velvet (20% Off First Purchase) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Brought to you by WONDERY’S HARSH REALITY (Follow “Harsh Reality:The Story of Miriam Rivera” on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or you can listen early and ad free by joining Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery App) Brought to you by SIMPLISAFE - https://www.simplisafe.com/velvetrope (40% Off your entire system!) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/17/20211 hour, 2 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

The Real World LA's Beth S. (on the Original, New "Homecoming", Erika Jayne, RHOBH & Becoming a RHOC)!

Beth Stolarczyk steps Behind The Rope. The Real World: Los Angeles’ Beth that is. Beth chats about what it was like almost three decades ago to have been part of the second installment in the Granddaddy of Reality TV, The Real World. Beth chats about how the LA season invented many things we have now come to take as gospel in Reality TV - the confessional, the reality pet and the first ever person, David Edwards, to be “kicked off” a reality show. Beth chats about the David / Tami drama, her use of the word “rape”, why she was the room mate her cast mates, and America, just “loved to hate” and how this would all hold up now, three decades later. On that note, after the juggernaut success of Paramount Plus' New York installment last year, The Real World Homecoming: Los Angeles has arrived, reuniting Beth with her former house mates in the same Venice Beach House. Streaming now! Beth chats about how this experience was different, the drama we can expect as the season progresses and just how much Reality TV has changed. Being a huge Bravo fan, Beth chats Housewives, the Real World inspired Summer House and Winter House, Bravo real world alum Cameran Eubanks (RW New Orleans and Southern Charm Shout Out), Erika Jayne, Jen Shah and much more as we Mention It All! @bethsrealworld @eyelusionlashes_beverlyhills @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by THIRDLOVE - http://www.thirdlove.com/velvet (20% Off First Purchase) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Brought to you by WONDERY’S HARSH REALITY (Follow “Harsh Reality:The Story of Miriam Rivera” on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or you can listen early and ad free by joining Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery App) Brought to you by SIMPLISAFE - https://www.simplisafe.com/velvetrope (40% Off your entire system!) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Check out Beth’s Lashes - www.eyelusionlashesbeverlyhills.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/16/20211 hour, 34 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kathryn Edwards (on Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip #RHUGT & RHOP Season Closure!)

Kathryn Edwards is back. You asked, screamed, yelled, begged and pleaded. We have listened. Kathryn is here for a, as usual, epic three part chat about it all. It all consists of RHOBH, RHONY, RHOP, RHOC and RHUGT and more! Today, in this Part II chat, we deep dive on the just passed RHOP Season and Reunion. Kathryn has never watched RHOP before this season!! Having watched for the first time ever, LOL, Kathryn shares a unique perspective on our fav Potomac ladies, Andy Cohen’s interaction with them and guest host Miss Nicki Minaj. We break down our season highs and lows, the off line social media feuds and what we can expect next season when RHOP returns. Finally and moving on, we start our deep dive into this season of the instant classic Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip - the surprising friendships, unexpected feuds, and much more!! If you haven’t checked our Part I RHOBH / RHONY chat from earlier this week, feel free to listen to that chat first before this continuation! Kathryn Edwards is back! Rejoice all!! @katedwards8 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by THIRDLOVE - http://www.thirdlove.com/velvet (20% Off First Purchase) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Brought to you by WONDERY’S HARSH REALITY (Follow “Harsh Reality:The Story of Miriam Rivera” on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or you can listen early and ad free by joining Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery App) Brought to you by SIMPLISAFE - https://www.simplisafe.com/velvetrope (40% Off your entire system!) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/15/20211 hour, 30 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode Artwork

Below Deck's Fraser Olender (on Current Season, DM's from Kate Chastain / Hannah Ferrier & Why He Wants to Work for Lisa Vanderpump!)

Fraser Olender steps Behind The Rope. Below Deck, Season Nine Fan Fav! Fraser breaks down what being part of one of Bravo’s highest rated shows has been like - highs and lows, cast mates, charter guests and more. Of course, we had to grill Fraser on that hot juicy kiss that he does not remember with straight deckhand Jake. On that note, Fraser opens up about being the first Gay Stew since Josiah, LGBTQ+ representation on Bravo, his “type” and current relationship status and just who has been slipping into his DMs. On that note, Fraser explains why Lisa Vanderpump is his Queen, why he would be perfect to work for Lisa managing all of her properties, and just how he plans to go about making his LVP dreams into a reality. Fraser also chats about the messages he has received from both Kate Chastain and Hannah Ferrier, the current state of Housewives, and just what is next for this fan fav Below Deck Season Nine break out. @fraserolender @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by THIRDLOVE - http://www.thirdlove.com/velvet (20% Off First Purchase) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Brought to you by WONDERY’S HARSH REALITY (Follow “Harsh Reality:The Story of Miriam Rivera” on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or you can listen early and ad free by joining Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery App) Brought to you by SIMPLISAFE - https://www.simplisafe.com/velvetrope (40% Off your entire system!) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/14/202148 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kathryn Edwards (on RHOBH Currently Filming Season, Dorit's Home Invasion, The Absence of Kathy Hilton, & RHONY Future!)

Kathryn Edwards is back. You asked, screamed, yelled, begged and pleaded. We have listened. Kathryn is here for a, as usual, epic three part chat about it all. "It all" consists of RHOBH, RHONY, RHOP, RHOC and RHUGT and more! Today, in this Part I chat, Kathryn shares updates and storylines on the new currently filming season of RHOBH - Erika Jayne’s upcoming new season “edit", Dorit’s home invasion, Kathy Hilton’s absence thus far, Kyle’s statement that she will resign when she “isn’t having fun anymore" and much more. Kathryn shares what she knows from being a local on the SoCal scene! Moving on, Kathryn chats RHONY - many of David’s local BFF’s have been contacted for interviews and they discuss the future of the show and what is needed to get ratings up. You are all welcome for this, the return of Miss Kathryn Edwards. @katedwards8 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by THIRDLOVE - http://www.thirdlove.com/velvet (20% Off First Purchase) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Brought to you by WONDERY’S HARSH REALITY (Follow “Harsh Reality:The Story of Miriam Rivera” on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or you can listen early and ad free by joining Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery App) Brought to you by SIMPLISAFE - https://www.simplisafe.com/velvetrope (40% Off your entire system!) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/13/20211 hour, 6 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

The Housewife & The Shah Shocker's Dana Wilkey (on Jen Shah & Current Feud with Teddi Mellencamp, Dorit, & PK) - III

The Housewife and The Shah Shocker. The documentary we have waited for has finally arrived. Dana Wilkey from The Housewife and The Shah Shocker stop by to chat about what it was like to be part of this epic documentary, what she learned about Jen Shah during filming, her interactions with the victims, whether she thinks Jen Shah is guilty, the many turns in this legal case including Jen Shah’s assistant Stuart Smith’s change of plea to guilty, how it is all playing out this season on RHOSLC and much more. Having also been a part of The Housewife and The Hustler, Dana discusses how Jen’s case is similar and different from Erika Jayne’s, the drive for money and fame at all costs and the pitfalls of putting one’s life out there on a national platform such as Housewives. Of course, we also talk about Dana’s recent social media feud with Teddi Mellencamp who blamed Dana for Dorit Kemsley’s recent home invasion, the media explosion that followed this accusation and the status of her relationships with Teddi, Dorit and PK today. Finally, we chat with Dana about her own reinvention from a woman best known for her $25,000 sunglasses as RHOBH’s official first joint “friend of” alongside the infamous Brandi Glanville to the Gossip Queen behind the “Dishing With Dana” Podcast. @wilkey_dana @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen To Full Chat At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/59407107 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/11/202116 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jason Oppenheim (on Selling Sunset, Chrishell, Christine, Office Politics & Spinoffs!)

Selling Sunset Season Four! We have waited patiently and then waited some more. Finally, one of the best reality shows to ever exist has returned! Today we revisit a chat we had last year with the man himself, Mr. Jason Oppenheim. Back before Chrishell, we chat with a very single Jason. How quickly things change.  Jason Oppenheim Steps Behind The Rope. Jason fills us in on the current state of he market in Los Angeles before diving into the hottest show of the moment, Selling Sunset. Jason discuss his reservations before signing on to the show, what finally changed his mind and getting used to the presence of cameras in the office and while doing deals. Jason also chats about the effect Selling Sunset has had on both his professional as well as his personal life. We discuss the Oppenheim Group office drama and what Jason thinks of the womens' disputes on and off camera. Of course we asked Jason for his opinions on all of his employees Heather, Maya, Amanza, Davina, Chrishell, Christine and last but certainly not least, Mary. Speaking of Mary, Jason explains how he and Mary first met and whether he truly favors her, which seems to be the consensus amongst the other agents. Jason tells us about the one time he showed a house to Ariana Grande and what transpired between the two. He also answers one of life's most pressing questions, will he ever settle down? On a personal note, we also had to pay homage to the king, Executive Producer of Selling Sunset Adam DiVello, thank you 100 times over also for The Hills and Laguna Beach.  @jasonoppenheim @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by AUDIBLE - https://audible.com/projecthailmary (Listen to Audible’s “Project Hail Mary”) Brought to you by RITUAL - https://ritual.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off During Your First Three Months)   Brought to you by RAYCON - https://www.buyraycon.com/velvet (15% Off Site Wide - Use Code “Holiday”) Brought to you by SKYLIGHT FRAME - http://www.skylightframe.com ($10 Off Your First Purchase - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by CALIBRATE - https://www.joincalibrate.com ($50 Off First Year - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by OMAZE - https://www.omaze.com/velvetrope (Receive 20 Extra Entries When You Enter Code “velvetrope20”) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/10/20211 hour, 13 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

NICK LACHEY & 98 DEGREES (on 90s Fashion, Reality TV, & New Music/Tour!)

Nick Lachey and the boys from 98 Degrees, Drew Lachey, Jeff Timmons and Justin Jeffre step Behind The Rope. Having sold over ten million records worldwide, topping the Billboard Hot 100 with eight singles including the Number One hit with Mariah Carey, “Thank God I Found You”, 98 Degrees reflects back on the highs and lows of a stellar career that seems hotter than ever these days. That’s correct, Nick and the boys have brand new music in the form of the single “Where Do You Want To Go” which they will continue to perform on live dates throughout the rest of 2021. 98 Degrees chat about the inevitable comparisons to the other chart topping bands at the time NSYNC, NKOTB, BSB and B2M. The boys pay homage to their many side projects none the least of which was Newlyweds, the Reality Show of global international success and many viral moments of epic proportion. We pick Nick’s brain on what Hollywood Couple he thinks is prime for a Modern Day Newlyweds and the answer is not what you would expect. Calling MTV! The 98 side projects also include the family affair that was Dancing With The Stars. Sorry Nick, and Vanessa (Lachey), we will have to give it to Drew on this one. #mirrorballchamp #dwtsseasontwo We chat with 98 about dream collabs, meeting Michael Jackson, opening for Janet Jackson, Nick’s current Fox show “Alter Ego”, what their millions of adoring fans can expect from their mostly sold out year end live shows, and when can we expect more new follow up music to the brilliant “Where Do You Want To Go”. Of course before we let the boys go we had to pay homage to those brilliant, never to be forgotten 90s fashions. @98degrees @nicklachey @thedrewlachey @jefftimmons @jeffre.justin @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by AUDIBLE - https://audible.com/projecthailmary (Listen to Audible’s “Project Hail Mary”) Brought to you by RITUAL - https://ritual.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off During Your First Three Months) Brought to you by RAYCON - https://www.buyraycon.com/velvet (15% Off Site Wide - Use Code “Holiday”) Brought to you by SKYLIGHT FRAME - http://www.skylightframe.com ($10 Off Your First Purchase - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by CALIBRATE - https://www.joincalibrate.com ($50 Off First Year - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by OMAZE - https://www.omaze.com/velvetrope (Receive 20 Extra Entries When You Enter Code “velvetrope20”) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/9/202143 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode Artwork

KYLE COOKE & AMANDA BATULA (on Winter House, Summer House, Married Life & Their Bravoleb Roomies!)

Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula step Behind The Rope. Kymanda. Husband and Wife. Kyle and Amanda share all the details from their recent nuptials which included Bravoleb guests Carl Radke, Lindsay Hubbard, Paige Desorbo, Luke Gulbranson, Ciara Miller and Craig Conover. Kyle and Amanda also dive deep into the past many years of Summer House - casts past and present including the exit of Hannah Berner - and what we can expect when Summer House returns to Bravo next year. We also discuss this current season of Winter House - our fav Southern Charmers Austen and Craig, love triangles a la Linds/Ciara/Austen, newbies, the hotness of Andrea, the noted absence of Kyle’s bromance Carl, the parties bigger and better, the house, Stowe, VT and just how Paige went from early season Andrea to current boyfriend Craig. So many questions, so little time when it comes to Summer House, Southern Charm and Winter House. Of course being newlyweds, Kyle and Amanda share their love advice for Carl and Lindsay - who are rumored to be dating which we get to the bottom of Paige and Craig - do they have what it takes to go the distance, Ciara and Austen - TBD and oh so much more! Finally, no convo with Kymanda would be complete without a shout out to Loverboy, the drink that just keeps on a givin' @imkylecooke @amandabatula @drinkloverboy @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by AUDIBLE - https://audible.com/projecthailmary (Listen to Audible’s “Project Hail Mary”) Brought to you by RITUAL - https://ritual.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off During Your First Three Months) Brought to you by RAYCON - https://www.buyraycon.com/velvet (15% Off Site Wide - Use Code “Holiday”) Brought to you by SKYLIGHT FRAME - http://www.skylightframe.com ($10 Off Your First Purchase - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by CALIBRATE - https://www.joincalibrate.com ($50 Off First Year - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by OMAZE - https://www.omaze.com/velvetrope (Receive 20 Extra Entries When You Enter Code “velvetrope20”) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/8/202154 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode Artwork

Introducing: Harsh Reality

It was supposed to be a reality show with a twist. In a sun-drenched villa in Ibiza, six hot guys compete for a cash prize and for the love of the beautiful and mysterious Miriam. It’s meant to be her big break: the moment she becomes the superstar she was born to be. But this is the era of “cruel reality TV” and the show producers have a different goal: they want to surprise the men with the fact that Miriam is trans. A new six-episode investigative series from Wondery, the makers of The Shrink Next Door and The Apology Line, and from Novel, HARSH REALITY is the story about love, lies, reality TV and a woman before her time: Miriam Rivera. Written by Agnes Borinsky and hosted by Trace Lysette.  Listen to Harsh Reality: http://wondery.fm/HR_Behind_The_Velvet  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/7/202114 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode Artwork

The Housewife & The Shah Shocker's Dana Wilkey (on Jen Shah & Current Feud with Teddi Mellencamp, Dorit, & PK) - II

The Housewife and The Shah Shocker. The documentary we have waited for has finally arrived. Dana Wilkey from The Housewife and The Shah Shocker stop by to chat about what it was like to be part of this epic documentary, what she learned about Jen Shah during filming, her interactions with the victims, whether she thinks Jen Shah is guilty, the many turns in this legal case including Jen Shah’s assistant Stuart Smith’s change of plea to guilty, how it is all playing out this season on RHOSLC and much more. Having also been a part of The Housewife and The Hustler, Dana discusses how Jen’s case is similar and different from Erika Jayne’s, the drive for money and fame at all costs and the pitfalls of putting one’s life out there on a national platform such as Housewives. Of course, we also talk about Dana’s recent social media feud with Teddi Mellencamp who blamed Dana for Dorit Kemsley’s recent home invasion, the media explosion that followed this accusation and the status of her relationships with Teddi, Dorit and PK today. Finally, we chat with Dana about her own reinvention from a woman best known for her $25,000 sunglasses as RHOBH’s official first joint “friend of” alongside the infamous Brandi Glanville to the Gossip Queen behind the “Dishing With Dana” Patreon Podcast. @wilkey_dana @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by AUDIBLE - https://audible.com/projecthailmary (Listen to Audible’s “Project Hail Mary”) Brought to you by RITUAL - https://ritual.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off During Your First Three Months) Brought to you by RAYCON - https://www.buyraycon.com/velvet (15% Off Site Wide - Use Code “Holiday”) Brought to you by SKYLIGHT FRAME - http://www.skylightframe.com ($10 Off Your First Purchase - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by CALIBRATE - https://www.joincalibrate.com ($50 Off First Year - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by OMAZE - https://www.omaze.com/velvetrope (Receive 20 Extra Entries When You Enter Code “velvetrope20”) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/7/20211 hour, 18 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode Artwork

The Housewife & The Shah Shocker's Dana Wilkey (on Jen Shah & Current Feud with Teddi Mellencamp, Dorit, & PK) - I

The Housewife and The Shah Shocker. The documentary we have waited for has finally arrived. Dana Wilkey from The Housewife and The Shah Shocker stop by to chat about what it was like to be part of this epic documentary, what she learned about Jen Shah during filming, her interactions with the victims, whether she thinks Jen Shah is guilty, the many turns in this legal case including Jen Shah’s assistant Stuart Smith’s change of plea to guilty, how it is all playing out this season on RHOSLC and much more. Having also been a part of The Housewife and The Hustler, Dana discusses how Jen’s case is similar and different from Erika Jayne’s, the drive for money and fame at all costs and the pitfalls of putting one’s life out there on a national platform such as Housewives. Of course, we also talk about Dana’s recent social media feud with Teddi Mellencamp who blamed Dana for Dorit Kemsley’s recent home invasion, the media explosion that followed this accusation and the status of her relationships with Teddi, Dorit and PK today. Finally, we chat with Dana about her own reinvention from a woman best known for her $25,000 sunglasses as RHOBH’s official first joint “friend of” alongside the infamous Brandi Glanville to the Gossip Queen behind the “Dishing With Dana” Podcast. @wilkey_dana @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by AUDIBLE - https://audible.com/projecthailmary (Listen to Audible’s “Project Hail Mary”) Brought to you by RITUAL - https://ritual.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off During Your First Three Months) Brought to you by RAYCON - https://www.buyraycon.com/velvet (15% Off Site Wide - Use Code “Holiday”) Brought to you by SKYLIGHT FRAME - http://www.skylightframe.com ($10 Off Your First Purchase - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by CALIBRATE - https://www.joincalibrate.com ($50 Off First Year - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by OMAZE - https://www.omaze.com/velvetrope (Receive 20 Extra Entries When You Enter Code “velvetrope20”) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/6/20211 hour, 8 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jen Shah's Legal Woes, RHOSLC Season Review & Future of Housewives!

Today, we break down Jen’s legal woes and the current season of RHOSLC - cast trip van being raided, Mama Meredith protecting son Brooks, caterers being sabotaged, cult accusations, a new cast member, friends of, Meredith speaking out against Jen, and we are only getting started. We also deep dive into Housewife Ratings, the future of RHONY and Housewives in general - we have a lot of theories that need to be fleshed out - and the return - does anyone care? - of Vanderpump Rules. @popapologists @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Listen to Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/58181214 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/4/202120 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode Artwork

Brooke Lusk (on 12 Dates of Christmas, Acting With Lady Gaga, American Horror Story, & F Boy Island)!

Brooke Lusk steps Behind The Rope. Brooke is here to talk about her debut TV role in HBO Max’s 12 Dates of Christmas. Brooke chats about what it was like to be part of this brilliant reality show. 12 Dates of Christmas is the ultimate holiday dating series. Set in a stunning winter wonderland, the show follows three sexy singles looking to spice up the festive season as they search for that special someone to bring home for the holidays. With a diverse cast of varying sexualities, chaos soon ensues as Brooke fights for one of our Bachelor’s hearts while wearing her emotions on her sleeve. Brooke also chats about life as a Red Carpet Reporter before turning to acting, the many celebs she has interviewed, her wish list - shout out to Lady Gaga and Rihanna - and, being a huge Reality TV fan herself - some of her own guilty pleasures - shout out to the classic that is F Boy Island! @brookelusk @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by TENTREE - https://www.tentree.com (15% Off First Order - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by QUIP - https://www.getquip.com/velvet (First Refill Free & Up To 40% Off Bundles) Brought to you by SHIPSTATION - https://www.shipstation.com (60 Day Free Trial. Use Code “Velvet” by clicking on the microphone at the top) Brought to you by TRUEBILL - https://www.truebill.com/velvetrope (Start Cancelling Unwanted Recurring Subscriptions Now! It could save you thousands a year.) Brought to you by WONDERY’S HARSH REALITY (Follow “Harsh Reality:The Story of Miriam Rivera” on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or you can listen early and ad free by joining Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery App). MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/3/202153 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

GABRIELLE CARTERIS (on 90210!!!, Her Co-Stars, BH90210 & Another Reboot?)

90210’s Gabrielle Carteris steps Behind The Rope. Yes, Andrea Zuckerman is here!!! Ok, ok, we DO know the difference between Gabrielle Carteris and Andrea Zuckerman. Gabrielle is here to chat about her full career and the role she is most iconically known for in 90210. Gabrielle talks about what the audition process was like, how she got the role and what it was like being on a hit Aaron Spelling teen nighttime soap. We talk what it was like to fake her age of 21 to get the job and to play a 15 year old teenager when she was 29 years old. We chat about her costars - no last names needed - Shannen, Tori, Jennie, Brian, Jason, Luke, and Ian and all those rumors from back in the day on set - the “red dress” catfight, the BTS hook ups, and, of course, Shannen Doherty and her “bad girl” reputation. We talk about Shannen’s exit, her replacement Tiffani Thiessen, guests stars such as Oscar Winner Hillary Swank, her pregnancy being written into the show, and her exit at the end of Season Five. Flash forward, and Gabrielle talks about what being the President of SAG-AFTRA (and now first American President of FIA) was like, her many celebrity run-ins / colleagues, and backstage shenanigans from the esteemed SAG Awards. As busy a job as that is, Gabrielle found herself moonlighting in 2019 when Tori and Jennie came a callin’ for the reboot, BH90210, when the entire original cast signed on to play heightened versions of themselves. Gabrielle opens up about that bittersweet reunion due to Luke Perry’s passing as well as how hard it is to watch friends go through tough times - “True Tori”, Shannen’s current health, and so on. Finally, we reflect back on 90210 and its blockbuster cultural effect that we are still, and will forever be talking about, all these years later. @gabriellecarteris @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by TENTREE - https://www.tentree.com (15% Off First Order - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by QUIP - https://www.getquip.com/velvet (First Refill Free & Up To 40% Off Bundles) Brought to you by SHIPSTATION - https://www.shipstation.com (60 Day Free Trial. Use Code “Velvet” by clicking on the microphone at the top) Brought to you by TRUEBILL - https://www.truebill.com/velvetrope (Start Cancelling Unwanted Recurring Subscriptions Now! It could save you thousands a year.) Brought to you by WONDERY’S HARSH REALITY (Follow “Harsh Reality:The Story of Miriam Rivera” on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or you can listen early and ad free by joining Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery App) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/2/20211 hour, 13 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode Artwork

Charli Burnett (on Vanderpump Rules, LVP, Lala/Rand Update, OG's & Pasta)

Charli Burnett steps Behind The Rope. Vanderpump Rules, Season Nine. Charli chats all about the new season of Pump Rules - how it was different for her, filming without OG’s Stassi, Jax and Kristen, being the only one in the group whose significant other isn’t a regular part of the show, and her ever changing relationships with cast mates. She weighs in on some of life’s most pressing questions - the validity of “share plate” charges, Schwartz & Sandy’s, Raquel Leviss’ statement that Katie Maloney is bored in life, the necessity of an engagement ring from Tiffany’s, the fact that Summer Moon has more IG followers than all of us, working at SUR for Lisa Vanderpump and much more. Charli shares an update on Lala Kent and Randall Emmett’s relationship that has been the subject of much tabloid fodder over the past few weeks. Charli opens up about her food issues, as seen this season on VPR, her decision to show her vulnerable side on Bravo and how the public and her cast mates have reacted. Of course, last but certainly not least, we had to ask if she has, in fact, now still never eaten pasta.  @charliburnett @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by TENTREE - https://www.tentree.com (15% Off First Order - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by QUIP - https://www.getquip.com/velvet (First Refill Free & Up To 40% Off Bundles) Brought to you by SHIPSTATION - https://www.shipstation.com (60 Day Free Trial. Use Code “Velvet” by clicking on the microphone at the top) Brought to you by TRUEBILL - https://www.truebill.com/velvetrope (Start Cancelling Unwanted Recurring Subscriptions Now! It could save you thousands a year.) Brought to you by WONDERY’S HARSH REALITY (Follow “Harsh Reality:The Story of Miriam Rivera” on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or you can listen early and ad free by joining Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery App) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/1/202150 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode Artwork

Hannah Ferrier (on Below Deck, Real Housewives, & Meeting Ramona Singer)

Hannah Ferrier steps Behind The Rope. Our fav Below Decker is here to chat about it all!  Hannah reminisces about her time on Below Deck, the highs and lows, and discusses her much talked about exit from the show, Maritime Law and Sandy / Maila. Moving on, Hannah updates us on motherhood, fiancé Josh, her new house and wedding plans. Now a Podcast host herself, Hannah chats about “Dear Reality, You’re Effed”, her many Bravolebv guests - shout outs to Mercedes Javid & Shep Rose, her many Bravolebrity Run Ins - Ramona Singer we are talking to you and who her ideal guests would be. An avid Bravo watcher, Hannah shares her thoughts on all our fav Housewives’ happenings - RHOSLC, RHOBH, RHOP, RHONY & much more. Of course, we also deep dive into this current season of Below Deck in all its glory! @hannahferrier @hannahspodcast @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef www.oceaninternationaltrainingacademy.com BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by TENTREE - https://www.tentree.com (15% Off First Order - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by QUIP - https://www.getquip.com/velvet (First Refill Free & Up To 40% Off Bundles) Brought to you by SHIPSTATION - https://www.shipstation.com (60 Day Free Trial. Use Code “Velvet” by clicking on the microphone at the top) Brought to you by TRUEBILL - https://www.truebill.com/velvetrope (Start Cancelling Unwanted Recurring Subscriptions Now! It could save you thousands a year.) Brought to you by WONDERY’S HARSH REALITY (Follow “Harsh Reality:The Story of Miriam Rivera” on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or you can listen early and ad free by joining Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery App) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/30/202158 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

CAROLE RADZIWILL (on RHONY, Andy Cohen, Bethenny Frankel, Her Exit, & Not Ever Using a Ghostwriter!) - II

In a rare Podcast appearance, Carole Radziwill steps BACK Behind The Rope. After a brief chat with Carole about her career as a journalist, producer (3 Emmy wins) & NYT Best Selling author (shout out to "What Remains: A memoir of Fate, Friendship and Love”), we get into what y’all wanna chat about, The Real Housewives of New York City. Carole chats about her six year run on RHONY - the highs / lows, cast mates who have come and gone (Lu, Ramona, Dorinda, the Tins, Aviva & Much More), Adam!, and, if you have’t heard, the fact that she has never used, is not currently using and will never use a ghostwriter (shout out to "The Widow’s Guide to Sex & Dating”). Carole talks about one of the most shocking reunion moments ever - telling Andy Cohen he is full of sh*t and clarifies the truth behind her RHONY exit putting to bed once and for all whether it had anything to do with that reunion moment, her much publicized fall out and demise of her friendship with Bethenny Frankel or plethora of receipts of who said what, when and to whom she sent to production on the reg. We chat about whether Bethenny really is Andy’s “favorite”, what she got special treatment during her RHONY career and whether she should return to RHONY as cast or producer to fix the ratings slump. Carole chats about changes she would make to RHONY to increase ratings, who she would let go, bring back from the past, and whether serious topics like race and politics belong on TV. After all, she was ahead of her time with her very own political story line. Of course, we can’t help but ask if those suggested changes would involve her ever coming back. Listen to find out this plus a whole lot more rumors and myths clarified and set straight by the one and only Carole Radziwill, a guest that we have been chasing, stalking, and charming for quite a while to make an appearance here Behind The Rope! As they say, all good things come to those who wait. This is Part 2 of the epic Carole Radziwill chat you have all been asking for!!! @caroleradziwill @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by TENTREE - https://www.tentree.com (15% Off First Order - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by QUIP - https://www.getquip.com/velvet (First Refill Free & Up To 40% Off Bundles) Brought to you by SHIPSTATION - https://www.shipstation.com (60 Day Free Trial. Use Code “Velvet” by clicking on the microphone at the top) Brought to you by TRUEBILL - https://www.truebill.com/velvetrope (Start Cancelling Unwanted Recurring Subscriptions Now! It could save you thousands a year.) Brought to you by WONDERY’S HARSH REALITY (Follow “Harsh Reality: The Story of Miriam Rivera” on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or you can listen early and ad free by joining Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery App) MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/29/20211 hour, 14 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode Artwork

Peggy Sulahian (on RHOC Past, Present & Future)

In honor of the return of The Real Housewives of Orange County this coming Wednesday, we wanted to highlight this past chat with Bravo’s 100th Housewife, Peggy Sulahian. With the launch of RHUGT a huge success, what do y’all think of a “One Season Wonder” Housewives show? We chat about what would you do and just how different would it be if you were given a second chance? Something interesting to ponder as you listen in…. A few months after The Real Housewives of Orange County finale, with production on the new season halted until further notice (thank you Corona), David checks in with the 100th Housewife, RHOC's Peggy Sulahian. From her early days in the OC, to her car loving husband Diko (Peggy is a Ferrari girl), to her double mastectomy, learn more about the real woman behind the facade of what the audience saw on Bravo. Of course, the conversation quickly turns to all things RHOC. Casting, production, filming, the epic Iceland vacation, nothing is off limits in this sit down with Peggy (she really is good at speaking her mind, people). As far as fellow cast mates go, there is the good (Vicki, Lydia), the not so good (everyone else?) and then there is that time Peggy physically closed Meghan King Edmonds' mouth because, well, she was talking too much. Grab your oranges and listen in!!  @peggysulahian @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by TENTREE - https://www.tentree.com (15% Off First Order - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by SKYLIGHT FRAME - http://www.skylightframe.com ($10 Off Your First Purchase - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by SIMPLISAFE - https://www.simplisafe.com/velvetrope (20% Off Entire New System & First Month Free) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Brought to you by WONDERY’s OPERATOR. Listen Now at http://wondery.fm/OP_Behind_The_Velvet  MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/26/20211 hour, 16 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode Artwork

Introducing: The Shrink Next Door

Veteran journalist Joe Nocera’s neighbor in the Hamptons was a therapist named Ike. Ike counted celebrities and Manhattan elites as his patients. He’d host star-studded parties at his eccentric vacation house. But one summer, Joe discovered that Ike was gone and everything he’d thought he’d known about his neighbor -- and the house next door -- was wrong. From Wondery, the company behind Dirty John and Dr. Death, and Bloomberg, “The Shrink Next Door” is a story about power, control and turning to the wrong person for help for three decades. Written and hosted by Joe Nocera, a columnist for Bloomberg. The Shrink Next Door is now an Apple Original series, starring Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd. Watch now only on Apple TV+.  Listen to the Shrink Next Door now!  https://link.chtbl.com/shrink_next_door?sid=Audio-Shrink_Next_Door_2021-Behind_The_Velvet_Rope  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/24/202116 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode Artwork

Charlene Tilton (on Dallas, Lucy Ewing, Co-Stars & Reboots) - II

Charlene Tilton steps Behind The Rope. Yes, little Lucy Ewing all grown up. Charlene is here to chat about the full anthology of her career and what it was like being part of one of the most Iconic shows of all time, Dallas. Charlene reminisces about being cast, the early days on set with co-stars such as Larry Hagman, Linda Gray, Patrick Duffy, and Victoria Principal - to name a few, the highs and lows of Lucy Ewing, best and worst storylines for the character, and how life changed as a result of Dallas. Charlene discusses leaving the show after eight seasons, returning several years later, life after Dallas and the positives and negatives of playing one character for so long. Charlene also opens up about her life long friendship with “Uncle” Larry Hagman who was like a real life father to her, his passing, and life after Larry. We discuss the TNT “Dallas Reboot” that ended way too soon a few years ago. Finally, we chat about the future of the Dallas legacy, whether another Reboot is looming on the horizon and what actresses could play Lucy Ewing if the show were ever recast many years from today. Thank you Charlene. What a fun trip down memory lane regarding one of the best and most iconic TV shows to ever exist! @tiltonway @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by TENTREE - https://www.tentree.com (15% Off First Order - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by SKYLIGHT FRAME - http://www.skylightframe.com ($10 Off Your First Purchase - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by SIMPLISAFE - https://www.simplisafe.com/velvetrope (20% Off Entire New System & First Month Free) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Brought to you by WONDERY’s OPERATOR. Listen Now at http://wondery.fm/OP_Behind_The_Velvet  MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/24/202154 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode Artwork

Charlene Tilton (on Dallas, Lucy Ewing, Co-Stars & Reboots) - I

Charlene Tilton steps Behind The Rope. Yes, little Lucy Ewing all grown up. Charlene is here to chat about the full anthology of her career and what it was like being part of one of the most Iconic shows of all time, Dallas. Charlene reminisces about being cast, the early days on set with co-stars such as Larry Hagman, Linda Gray, Patrick Duffy, and Victoria Principal - to name a few, the highs and lows of Lucy Ewing, best and worst storylines for the character, and how life changed as a result of Dallas. Charlene discusses leaving the show after eight seasons, returning several years later, life after Dallas and the positives and negatives of playing one character for so long. Charlene also opens up about her life long friendship with “Uncle” Larry Hagman who was like a real life father to her, his passing, and life after Larry. We discuss the TNT “Dallas Reboot” that ended way too soon a few years ago. Finally, we chat about the future of the Dallas legacy, whether another Reboot is looming on the horizon and what actresses could play Lucy Ewing if the show were ever recast many years from today. Thank you Charlene. What a fun trip down memory lane regarding one of the best and most iconic TV shows to ever exist! @tiltonway @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by TENTREE - https://www.tentree.com (15% Off First Order - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by SKYLIGHT FRAME - http://www.skylightframe.com ($10 Off Your First Purchase - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by SIMPLISAFE - https://www.simplisafe.com/velvetrope (20% Off Entire New System & First Month Free) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Brought to you by WONDERY’s OPERATOR. Listen Now at http://wondery.fm/OP_Behind_The_Velvet  MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/23/202154 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode Artwork

COUNTESS LUANN DE LESSEPS (on Ultimate Girls Trip (RHUGT), RHONY Update, & "A Very Countess Christmas" Cabaret)!!)

Countess Luann de Lesseps steps back Behind The Rope. The Countess has returned and, once again, in true Countess fashion, does not disappoint. The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip. RHUGT! We have waited patiently and now it has finally arrived. Luann chats RHUGT cast mates, drama, who surprised her the most, being on vacation with Ramona Singer, and last, but certainly not least, the shocking revelation that Bethenny Frankel allegedly set up the picture of Tom at The Regency (as discussed on RHUGT). In other words, we needed the tea. Of course, Luann opens up about last season of The Real Housewives of New York City and chats about the future of the show - the highs and lows of season thirteen, how the season ended, current casting rumors, the future of RHONY and when we, the public, might finally hear something solid, real, and official regarding Season 14. Of course we also discuss Luann’s current show, “A Very Countess Christmas”, which kicks off where it all began, at 54 Below on November 30th for eight dates and continues throughout the end of the year. Luann teases what we can expect in her new cabaret and what RHONY and other Housewives we can expect to pop up as she hits the road. The Countess is back doing what she does best because life is, always has been, and always will be a cabaret.  @countessluann @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef For tickets to “A Very Countess Christmas” visit https://www.countessluann.com BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by TENTREE - https://www.tentree.com (15% Off First Order - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by SKYLIGHT FRAME - http://www.skylightframe.com ($10 Off Your First Purchase - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by SIMPLISAFE - https://www.simplisafe.com/velvetrope (20% Off Entire New System & First Month Free) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Brought to you by WONDERY’s OPERATOR - Listen Now at http://wondery.fm/OP_Behind_The_Velvet  MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/22/20211 hour, 9 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode Artwork

Red Carpet Reporter (Spills Tea on Erika Jayne, Tom Girardi, Kathy Hilton, Kim K & More!) - II

Hey David, I have up close and personal stories with both Tom Girardi, who hit on me last year and Erika Jayne, who I have bonded with over older men, TWICE.” That is how our DM fro Taylor Ferber started. We get hundreds of thousands of these a week and ignore most. This is Behind The Velvet Rope and in true BTVR, we only want to interview true insiders in the entertainment industry whose careers have soared to epic heights. Just as we were about to hit delete, we dove deeper and realized Taylor is a Red Carpet Reporter who has not only just attended the recent Emmy’s but has interviewed anyone who is everyone from “A” List Celebs to Music Icons to, what else do we want to talk about, Real Housewives. Taylor was hit on by Tom Girardi twice, has traveled in the same circles as Erika Jayne Girardi and yes, has had in depth convos bonding over Older Men with the Ice Queen herself. She also knows Dorit, LVP, Kyle, Camille Grammer and so on. Who from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills has she not met? The “Real Life” Behind The Rope Erika Jayne / Tom Girardi deep dive you have all been asking for has arrived. Thank you Taylor for spilling it… ALL! @taylorferber @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/57137307 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/20/202117 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

Scheana Shay (on Vanderpump Rules, Cast Mates, & More!)

What does everyone think of this season of Vanderpump Rules? Loving? Missing Stassi, Jax and then gang? Today we revisit this chat with one of the VanderQueens herself, Ms. Scheana Shay. This was only last season. Does this make you nostalgic for the good ole’ VPR days? Crazy how quickly everything changes…. Right before now fired Vanderpump Rules editor Bri Dellinger caused a shockwave by admitting to unfavorable edits of Scheana Shay, the reality star sat down with us here Behind The Velvet Rope. Not knowing the scandal that was to come, Scheana discussed how she feels about her ongoing, season after season, edit as "Boy Crazy" Scheana. Foreshadowing Much? This is an episode not to be missed. Quarantined with her boyfriend at her Palm Springs house, Scheana is kind enough to answer all of life’s most pressing questions. Are Katie & Stassi really mean girls and what does Scheana think of how they treated Kristen this past season? What is Scheana’s current relationship with the three today? What about Lala? Team Sandoval or Jax? Who has changed the most since the beginning of the show? Whose relationship does she admire the most? What is Lance Bass really like as an wedding officiant? These and many more quandaries answered in this weeks episode with the one, the only, Miss Scheana Shay. No false editing here. We present Scheana Shay, Unfiltered. @scheana @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus & Ad Free Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by TENTREE - https://www.tentree.com (15% Off First Order - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by THIRDLOVE - http://www.thirdlove.com/velvet (20% Off First Purchase) Brought to you by QUIP - https://www.getquip.com/velvet (First Refill Free) Brought to you by CALIBRATE - https://www.joincalibrate.com ($50 off First Year - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/19/20211 hour, 4 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode Artwork

Arden Myrin (on Erika Jayne, Jen Shah, Real Housewives, BFF Lance Bass & The Bachelor)!

Arden Myrin steps Behind The Rope. Arden is back to help us make sense of everything Real Housewives. Of course, this past season of RHOBH and Erika Jayne is a great place to start - what she knew, her reunion “performance”, social media, Bethenny Frankel and Camille Grammer’s claims they knew of Tom Giardi’s financial woes, Sutton being the only one with a voice this past season and much more. The convo quickly turns to other legal matters, namely one Jen Shah and this season of RHOSLC. We break down Jen’s case, how it compares to Erika’s in terms of seriousness and viewer interest plus other pressing matters from our fav snow birds - the obsession with Brooks’ sexuality, Lisa Barlow’s friendship loyalties, Mary’s beloved Church and much more. We also discuss the shocking decision by Bravo to cancel the RHONY reunion, the future of RHONY and whether other last season “off” franchises such as RHOC and RHOA can come back with a bang. Speaking of shows that need an infusion of a bang we discuss the current season of Vanderpump Rules plus one of Arden’s favs, Below Deck. Finally, we pay homage to all things Arden - her starring role on Netflix’ Insatiable with Queen Alyssa Milano and Debbie Ryan, her hilarious book “Little Miss Little Compton”, her epic Bachelor Nation Podcast “Will You Accept This Rose”, her new movie with Kevin Bacon and, last but certainly not least, an update on her road to The Amazing Race as team “Razzle Dazzle” with BFF new Dad, Lance Bass. @ardenmyrin @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus & Ad Free Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by TENTREE - https://www.tentree.com (15% Off First Order - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by THIRDLOVE - http://www.thirdlove.com/velvet (20% Off First Purchase) Brought to you by QUIP - https://www.getquip.com/velvet (First Refill Free) Brought to you by CALIBRATE - https://www.joincalibrate.com ($50 off First Year - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/18/20211 hour, 30 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode Artwork

Brian Dunkleman (on being forever known as American Idol Season 1 Ex Host!) - II

Brian Dunkelman steps Behind The Rope. Yes, that Brian Dunkleman. You have heard, read and imagined so much about his “story”, but today Brian is here to chat about the full trajectory of his career before hosting American Idol during its break out first season alongside that other host we have all gotten to know so well. Brian discusses how he got the Idol co-host gig, what he liked best / least, working alongside Ryan Seacrest - there we said his name, judges Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, Kelly Clarkson, and the true circumstances surrounding his departure. Brian opens up about going from a stand up comedy career to the height of fame almost overnight, with over thirty million people watching each week, back into being “unknown”, for lack of a better word. We break down the psyche behind that, the highs and lows of life - the lows were low, the concept of fame and just how addicting it can be, the public’s perception of him as making “THE colossal mistake”, and the ins and outs of real life challenges and highs he faced along the way. Brian analyzes current singing show competitions and addresses whether they work anymore, whether he is “in” on “the joke”, and the viral headline when TMZ reported he was an Uber Driver. Finally, we discuss his brilliant new documentary “Dunkleman” where he urges people to comedically “Google His Name”, the biggest misconceptions about him, and what we will all be shocked to learn from this new film!  @thebriandunkelman @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus & Ad Free Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by TENTREE - https://www.tentree.com (15% Off First Order - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by THIRDLOVE - http://www.thirdlove.com/velvet (20% Off First Purchase) Brought to you by QUIP - https://www.getquip.com/velvet (First Refill Free) Brought to you by CALIBRATE - https://www.joincalibrate.com ($50 off First Year - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/17/20211 hour, 9 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

Brian Dunkleman (on Being Forever Known as American Idol Season 1 Ex Host! & New Projects) - I

Brian Dunkelman steps Behind The Rope. Yes, that Brian Dunkleman. You have heard, read and imagined so much about his “story”, but today Brian is here to chat about the full trajectory of his career before hosting American Idol during its break out first season alongside that other host we have all gotten to know so well. Brian discusses how he got the Idol co-host gig, what he liked best / least, working alongside Ryan Seacrest - there we said his name, judges Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, Kelly Clarkson, and the true circumstances surrounding his departure. Brian opens up about going from a stand up comedy career to the height of fame almost overnight, with over thirty million people watching each week, back into being “unknown”, for lack of a better word. We break down the psyche behind that, the highs and lows of life - the lows were low, the concept of fame and just how addicting it can be, the public’s perception of him as making “THE colossal mistake”, and the ins and outs of real life challenges and highs he faced along the way. Brian analyzes current singing show competitions and addresses whether they work anymore, whether he is “in” on “the joke”, and the viral headline when TMZ reported he was an Uber Driver. Finally, we discuss his brilliant new documentary “Dunkleman” where he urges people to comedically “Google His Name”, the biggest misconceptions about him, and what we will all be shocked to learn from this new film!  @thebriandunkelman @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus & Ad Free Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by TENTREE - https://www.tentree.com (15% Off First Order - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by THIRDLOVE - http://www.thirdlove.com/velvet (20% Off First Purchase) Brought to you by QUIP - https://www.getquip.com/velvet (First Refill Free) Brought to you by CALIBRATE - https://www.joincalibrate.com ($50 off First Year - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/16/20211 hour, 1 minute, 34 seconds
Episode Artwork

MEREDITH MARKS (on RHOSLC, Jen Shah Update, Erika Jayne & Seth Marks Guest Appearance!)

On the heels of lasts night’s explosive Jen Shah RHOSLC showdown that we have waited all season to see, Meredith Marks steps Behind The Rope. She is back. RHOSLC, Season Two. How did we get here? We waste no time in chatting with Meredith about all this season's dramas both on and of screen - “Catergate”, newest RHOSLC wife Jennie Nguyen and her potential Sister Wife, Whitney Rose / Lisa Barlow - friends or frenemies?, Heather’s Gay’s empty nest, accusations that Mary M. Cosby is in a cult, Mary M. Cosby’s declaration that she would like to change Robert Sr. to “fit her needs” and oh, so much more. Of course, Meredith also discusses one of her central storylines, Jen Shah’s social media behavior toward Brooks and the status of all parties’ relationships today. Of course, speaking of Jen Shah, we break down the epic van scene, Meredith’s WWHL statements implying she may have called the Feds on Jen, what it was like to film with Jen in real time as her legal drama was unfolding, and what we can expect to see the rest of this season. Finally, we discuss why, as an audience, we captivated with watching both RHOBH’s Erika Jayne and Jen Shah’s legal woes play out on Housewives and find both stories to be so fascinating we just cannot seem to get enough. Meredith discusses whether she would film under these circumstances, the casts’ reaction to the epic van raid and what we can expect as the season rolls on and we head into the reunion. Thanks Meredith for chatting RHOSLC Season Two in all its glory! With Special Guest Appearance by Seth Marks! @meredithmarks @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus & Ad Free Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by TENTREE - https://www.tentree.com (15% Off First Order - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by THIRDLOVE - http://www.thirdlove.com/velvet (20% Off First Purchase) Brought to you by QUIP - https://www.getquip.com/velvet (First Refill Free) Brought to you by CALIBRATE - https://www.joincalibrate.com ($50 off First Year - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/15/20211 hour, 17 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode Artwork

Attny Emily D. Baker (Full Analysis/Status on Erika Jayne's Legal Woes & RHOBH Reunion / Season Performance)- II

Emily D Baker steps Behind The Rope. Our fav legal commentator, and former LA Deputy District Attorney, is here to break down the legal woes of one Mr. and Mrs, soon to be exes, Erika and Tom Girardi. So much has happened in the Erika & Tom case since Emily was last here, we don’t even know where to begin. Emily helps us make sense of all the legal aspects of this case - the divorce, the bankruptcy, the $25M, Erika’s potential liability if she knew, Ronald Richard’s recent offer to match 10% of whatever Erika voluntarily returned, the likelihood the victims will ever be paid, the likelihood Erika will face jail time if she is found guilty of any crimes, the likelihood Erika will have a similar lifestyle when all is said and done, the projected timeline of how much longer this case will continue to dominate our lives and so on. The condo quickly turns to this season of RHOBH & The Reunion - Erika’s demand for undying loyalty, Rinna’s double standard, Sutton’s newfound voice, Sutton’s bodyguard, whether Erika is “using” the show to rewrite history with a different narrative and her potential weekly admissions of potential guilt, should she be found guilty, by staying a member of the cast. Of course, we discuss the recent claims that Camille Grammer was told of the Girardi’s financial troubles at Andy’s baby Shower by one of her closest friends on the show rumored to be Kyle and Bethenny Frankel’s claims that she knew - after all doesn’t the B “Know It All”. Finally, Emily looks head to next season of RHOBH discussing the likelihood that Erika will be back and what her future looks like with Bravo under scenarios of potential guilt and innocence. The episode you have been waiting for all season!. Time to legally make sense of it all! From one lawyer to another, thank you Emily. The funnest attorney we know! @theemilydbaker @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef FULL CHAT AT: https://www.patreon.com/posts/57137307 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/13/202118 minutes
Episode Artwork

Kristen Taekman (on RHONY Past, Present, Future & BFF Brandi Glanville!)

With all this talk about an “off season” of RHONY and all the cries to bring back the good ‘ole days, we figured it was the perfect Flashback Friday to share another one of our favs, this chat with Kristen Taekman about the good ole days of RHONY! Everyone loved our chat with Carole Radziwill earlier this week, so we figured it was time to re-share this one. The Real Housewives of New York City’s Kristen Taekman steps Behind The Rope. Checking in from beautiful Connecticut, Kristen is here to tell it all. First we catch up with Kirsten on the current status of her Fashion Blogging and fashion trends we can all expect in the world as it exists today. Ok, now onto what everyone wants to talk about, RHONY. We discuss Kristen’s thoughts on RHONY before being cast, what her casting process was like and how she feels she was edited for the two seasons she was on the hit Bravo show. Kristen discusses Bethenny and what watching the show without her is like. Speaking of Bethenny, Kristen’s children go to the same school as Bryn and she tells us about several Bethenny, and Jason Hoppy (whaaaat?), sightings during school events. We also discuss her friendship with RHONY Housewives past such as Jill Zarin and Heather Thomson. Kristen also shares her thoughts on current RHONY cast members, her being a huge Leah McSweeney fan, and, having both seen her cabaret, Kristen and David discuss the joy that is Countess and Friends. Also, let us not forget that both Kristen and David were at the Hamptons party last summer that Ramona pushed Gizelle out of the picture at so they recount that fateful day, the before, during and shocking after. Speaking of Ramona. Kristen responds to Ramona’s statements several weeks back about her and former RHONY Cindy Barshop being “nobodies”. Do tell!!! On a larger scale, we discuss the growing presence of alcohol on RHONY and whether it is time for a cast shake up. Let us not forget one of Kristen’s IRL BFFS is Brandi Glanville!! We discuss what Kristen was told first hand from Brandi and how she feels watching it all unfold each week on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Talk about an episode not to be missed. This is a must listen!!! @kristentaekman @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by TENTREE - https://www.tentree.com (15% Off First Order - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by CANVA - https://www.canva.com/affiliates/VELVETROPE (Free 45 Day Extended Trial ) Brought to you by RAYCON - https://www.buyraycon.com/velvet (Up To 20% Off) Brought to you by ROTHY’S - https://www.rothys.com/velvet ($20 Off Your First Purchase) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/12/20211 hour, 34 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode Artwork

FRAN DRESCHER (On The Nanny Original/Reboot, Aviva Drescher / RHONY, & Being A National Icon)

Fran Drescher is back!!!. No your eyes are not deceiving you. Fran Drescher for a second epic chat! After all, you would recognize that voice anywhere as it is one of the most iconic in Hollywood history. Actress, Comedian, Writer, Best Selling Author, Activist, Gay Icon and the list goes on and on and on. Fran Drescher stops by to chat, much to our delight, all things “The Nanny”. We chat about the original series, the rumored reboot, her recent comments about Cardi B. as the perfect choice to play the Nanny, other actresses she has her eye on and the importance of diversity and inclusion in any sitcom green lit today. Fran also chats about The Nanny’s journey to Broadway, when we can expect to see The Nanny on “The Great White Way” and what she predicts for the return of Broadway later this year. Of course we talk to Fran about her short lived talk show - “The Fran Drescher Tawk Show”, her thoughts on current Talk Shows like The View, the sitcom she had in development with Rosie O’Donnell about two friends coping with a mid life crisis - “The New Thirty”, her real life friendship with Rosie who is spending the summer in Malibu near Fran, and last but not least, her cousin’s appearance on a little show known as The Real Housewives of New York City - Miss Aviva Drescher we are talking to you. Of course we ask Fran if she would ever consider joining RHOBH, her thoughts on reality TV and what what she thinks about actresses like Lisa Rinna as Housewives. Another moniker we can use to describe Fran is Cancer Survivor. Fran has dedicated and continues to dedicate her time to through her Cancer Schmancer organization. For those interested in donating to this potential life saving cause, see the link below.  Be sure to pay special attention to the last few minutes of this epic chat. You didn’t think we would let Fran Drescher leave without one of Fran Fine’s iconic laughs, now did you? Viewers can lend their support to the fight against cancer by texting FRAN to 44-321 or donating at cancerschmancer.org/donate.  @officialfrandrescher @cancerschmancer @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by TENTREE - https://www.tentree.com (15% Off First Order - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by CANVA - https://www.canva.com/affiliates/VELVETROPE (Free 45 Day Extended Trial ) Brought to you by RAYCON - https://www.buyraycon.com/velvet (Up To 20% Off) Brought to you by ROTHY’S - https://www.rothys.com/velvet ($20 Off Your First Purchase) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/11/202154 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode Artwork

Attny Emily D. Baker (Full Analysis/Status on Erika Jayne's Legal Woes & RHOBH Reunion / Season Performance)

Emily D. Baker steps Behind The Rope. Our fav legal commentator, and former LA Deputy District Attorney, is here to break down the legal woes of one Mr. and Mrs, soon to be exes, Erika and Tom Girardi. So much has happened in the Erika & Tom case since Emily was last here, we don’t even know where to begin. Emily helps us make sense of all the legal aspects of this case - the divorce, the bankruptcy, the $25M, Erika’s potential liability if she knew, Ronald Richard’s recent offer to match 10% of whatever Erika voluntarily returned, the likelihood the victims will ever be paid, the likelihood Erika will face jail time if she is found guilty of any crimes, the likelihood Erika will have a similar lifestyle when all is said and done, the projected timeline of how much longer this case will continue to dominate our lives and so on. We have talked so much about the reunion that we needed to break down the legal facts of this case. Of course, we do chat this past season of RHOBH & The Reunion - Erika’s demand for undying loyalty, Rinna’s double standard, Sutton’s newfound voice, Sutton’s bodyguard, whether Erika is “using” the show to rewrite history with a different narrative and her potential weekly admissions of potential guilt, should she be found guilty, by staying a member of the cast. Of course, we discuss the recent claims that Camille Grammer was told of the Girardi’s financial troubles at Andy’s baby Shower by one of her closest friends on the show rumored to be Kyle and Bethenny Frankel’s claims that she knew - after all doesn’t the B “Know It All”. Finally, Emily looks ahead to next season of RHOBH what Erika’s future looks like with Bravo under scenarios of potential guilt and innocence. The episode you have been waiting for all season!. Time to legally make sense of it all! From one lawyer to another, thank you Emily. The funnest attorney we know! @theemilydbaker @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by TENTREE - https://www.tentree.com (15% Off First Order - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by CANVA - https://www.canva.com/affiliates/VELVETROPE (Free 45 Day Extended Trial ) Brought to you by RAYCON - https://www.buyraycon.com/velvet  (Up To 20% Off) Brought to you by ROTHY’S - https://www.rothys.com/velvet ($20 Off Your First Purchase) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/10/20211 hour, 2 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode Artwork

Introducing: Operator

During the 1-900 number craze of the Nineties, one company provided the vast majority of phone sex. American Telnet was an empire founded by the man who called himself “The Telephone Pimp.” He ran the company “like General Motors” and got filthy rich doing it. But for the (mostly) women who answered the calls and delivered fantasies 24-7, it was a different story. The powerful stigma against sex work was always lurking just beneath the surface, until it threatened to tear apart the whole company. Hosted by Tina Horn (Why Are People Into That?), OPERATOR is an eight-part series about big ambitions, Shakespearean-level corporate backstabbing, men and women at the cutting edge of a technological revolution...and on the front lines of a sexual one.  Listen to Operator now! http://wondery.fm/OP_Behind_The_Velvet  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/9/202113 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode Artwork

Vocal Coach Eric Vetro (on Working With Erika Jayne!, Heather Dubrow, Ariana Grande, Katy Perry & More)

Eric Vetro Steps Behind The Rope. THE Vocal Coach to everyone who is anyone in music is here to chat about it all. “It all” includes a handful of his very many, very famous clients. Eric chats hot takes on a few of our fav clients of his - Ariana Grande, Katy Perry, Demi Lovato, Pink, Lea Michele, John Stamos, Shawn Mendes, Reese Witherspoon, Bette Midler, Camila Cabello, Zac Efron, Jennifer Garner, Eva Longoria, Sofia Vergara, and that is just naming a few. Speaking of Lea Michele, Eric chats about working with many of our fav Glee cast members and whether he has ever seen the side of Lea Michele the way all the rumors, and many of our guests have painted her to be. Since this is BTVR, all roads lead to Housewives. Eric has worked not only with Heather Paige Kent aka Miss Fancy Pants Dubrow but also was Erika Jayne’s vocal coach as seen on RHOBH. We chat what he saw, heard and knows about Erika’s potential involvement in all that is being claimed against both her and Tom Girardi. Finally, Eric is the host of “Backstage Pass”, a phenomenal new Podcast where he will be talking to many of the above mentioned celebs, and more, about their singing process and love of the music biz. www.ericvetro.com @ericvetrofinally @backstagepassev @pushkinpods @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by TENTREE - https://www.tentree.com (15% Off First Order - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by CANVA - https://www.canva.com/affiliates/VELVETROPE (Free 45 Day Extended Trial ) Brought to you by RAYCON - https://www.buyraycon.com/velvet (Up To 20% Off) Brought to you by ROTHY’S - https://www.rothys.com/velvet ($20 Off Your First Purchase) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/9/20211 hour, 9 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode Artwork

CAROLE RADZIWILL (on RHONY, Andy Cohen, Bethenny Frankel, Her Exit, & Not Ever Using a Ghostwriter!) - I

In a rare Podcast appearance, Carole Radziwill steps Behind The Rope. After a brief chat with Carole about her career as a journalist, producer (3 Emmy wins) & NYT Best Selling author (shout out to "What Remains: A memoir of Fate, Friendship and Love”), we get into what y’all wanna chat about, The Real Housewives of New York City. Carole chats about her six year run on RHONY - the highs / lows, cast mates who have come and gone (Lu, Ramona, Dorinda, the Tins, Aviva & Much More), Adam!, and, if you have’t heard, the fact that she has never used, is not currently using and will never use a ghostwriter (shout out to "The Widow’s Guide to Sex & Dating”). Carole talks about one of the most shocking reunion moments ever - telling Andy Cohen he is full of sh*t and clarifies the truth behind her RHONY exit putting to bed once and for all whether it had anything to do with that reunion moment, her much publicized fall out and demise of her friendship with Bethenny Frankel or plethora of receipts of who said what, when and to whom she sent to production on the reg. We chat about whether Bethenny really is Andy’s “favorite”, what she got special treatment during her RHONY career and whether she should return to RHONY as cast or producer to fix the ratings slump. Carole chats about changes she would make to RHONY to increase ratings, who she would let go, bring back from the past, and whether serious topics like race and politics belong on TV. After all, she was ahead of her time with her very own political story line. Of course, we can’t help but ask if those suggested changes would involve her ever coming back. Listen to find out this plus a whole lot more rumors and myths clarified and set straight by the one and only Carole Radziwill, a guest that we have been chasing, stalking, and charming for quite a while to make an appearance here Behind The Rope! As they say, all good things come to those who wait. This is the first of an epic three part chat.  @caroleradziwill @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by TENTREE - https://www.tentree.com (15% Off First Order - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by CANVA - https://www.canva.com/affiliates/VELVETROPE (Free 45 Day Extended Trial ) Brought to you by RAYCON - https://www.buyraycon.com/velvet (Up To 20% Off) Brought to you by ROTHY’S - https://www.rothys.com/velvet ($20 Off Your First Purchase) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/8/20211 hour, 11 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kathryn Edwards (Breaks Down RHOBH REUNION Part 4) - III

Kathryn Edwards is back to conclude the past month that is the epic four part RHOBH reunion. Kathryn weighs in on whether we learned anything, are changed and / or feel differently about Erika Jayne Girardi at all. Kathryn discusses the blank stares on Sutton and Garcelle as the reunion chugged along, the scared looks on Kyle and Dorit’s face and how we forgot Crystal, and maybe Kathy, were there at times. Now that the season is over, Kathryn deep dives on what we can expect next season on RHOBH. Kathryn also acknowledges her own appearance at the RHOBH reunion via Rinna’s of reckoning flashbacks a la Munchausen’s as well as Kim and Denise Richards. Breaking the fourth wall, we also chat real life happenings a la Dorit’s home invasion and all the public hoopla claiming that it was staged. Finally, we close out the reunion and season with highs, lows and report cards for all, not the least of which is Miss Erika Jayne Girardi. Our epic month long, twelve part chat with Miss Kathryn Edwards about the RHOBH concludes today over on our Patreon! @katedwards8 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/6/202117 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kathryn Edwards (Breaks Down RHOBH REUNION Part 4) - II

Kathryn Edwards is back to conclude the past month that is the epic four part RHOBH reunion. Kathryn weighs in on whether we learned anything, are changed and / or feel differently about Erika Jayne Girardi at all. Kathryn discusses the blank stares on Sutton and Garcelle as the reunion chugged along, the scared looks on Kyle and Dorit’s face and how we forgot Crystal, and maybe Kathy, were there at times. Now that the season is over, Kathryn deep dives on what we can expect next season on RHOBH. Kathryn also acknowledges her own appearance at the RHOBH reunion via Rinna’s of reckoning flashbacks a la Munchausen’s as well as Kim and Denise Richards. Breaking the fourth wall, we also chat real life happenings a la Dorit’s home invasion and all the public hoopla claiming that it was staged. Finally, we close out the reunion and season with highs, lows and report cards for all, not the least of which is Miss Erika Jayne Girardi.  @katedwards8 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by OMAZE - https://www.omaze.com/velvetrope (Receive 20 Extra Entries When You Enter Code “Velvetrope”) Brought to you by MANSCAPED - https://www.manscaped.com (20% Off + Free Shipping with Promo Code VELVET) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/5/20211 hour, 9 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kathryn Edwards (Breaks Down RHOBH REUNION Part 4) - I

Kathryn Edwards is back to conclude the past month that is the epic four part RHOBH reunion. Kathryn weighs in on whether we learned anything, are changed and / or feel differently about Erika Jayne Girardi at all. Kathryn discusses the blank stares on Sutton and Garcelle as the reunion chugged along, the scared looks on Kyle and Dorit’s face and how we forgot Crystal, and maybe Kathy, were there at times. Now that the season is over, Kathryn deep dives on what we can expect next season on RHOBH. Kathryn also acknowledges her own appearance at the RHOBH reunion via Rinna’s day of reckoning flashbacks a la Munchausen’s as well as Kim and Denise Richards. Breaking the fourth wall, we also chat real life happenings a la Dorit’s home invasion and all the public hoopla claiming that it was staged. Finally, we close out the reunion and season with highs, lows and report cards for all, not the least of which is Miss Erika Jayne Girardi.  @katedwards8 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by OMAZE - https://www.omaze.com/velvetrope (Receive 20 Extra Entries When You Enter Code “Velvetrope”) Brought to you by MANSCAPED - https://www.manscaped.com (20% Off + Free Shipping with Promo Code VELVET) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/4/20211 hour, 4 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode Artwork

Ariana Grande's Perfect Pitch (from Backstage Pass)

What do Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello, John Legend, Katy Perry and our very own Real Housewives Erika Jayne and Heather Dubrow have in common? They have all worked with Eric Vetro, the voice coach to the stars. Today we share an episode of our favorite new show, Backstage Pass. Eric Vetro has guided many of your favorite singers, and Real Housewives, during some of the most iconic moments of their musical lives. Do you remember the vocal coach who was seen on RHOBH helping Erika Jayne prepare for her starring role as Roxie Hart in Chicago? That was Eric! On Backstage Pass, Eric’s celebrity students retrace their vocal journeys, from the very first song they ever sang, through notable challenges in their careers. Listen to Ariana Grande talk about the blessing and curse of perfect pitch. Hear Chloe Bailey’s transformation from singing at a summer camp to signing with Beyoncé. You’ll hear these singers as you never have before, and you may even learn to sing a little better yourself. In this episode, Ariana Grande talks to Eric about her vocal range, how Broadway influences her music, and the struggles of perfect pitch. You can hear more Backstage Pass episodes at https://link.chtbl.com/btvrbackstagepass Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/3/202146 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode Artwork

Our Recent DMs from PK, Dorit, & Erika Jayne's Season Long RHOBH Performance

We recently received DM’s from PK who seems to be less than happy with this very Podcast. We share those here today. PK seems to have quite a history of going after people on line. We chat PK and, of course, Dorit. In other news, the RHOBH Reunion has arrived, aired, come and is now about to go. The moment we have been waiting for all season, and what a season it has been. Did it deliver? Obvi this season, with ratings highs, has been large in part to the on and off screen saga that Erika Jayne continues to live day after day in her newfound life. That life includes her downsized 2000 sq foot bungalow, shopping trips and / or staged paparazzi photo shoots at TJ Maxx, red carpet openings in Vegas, claims by past housewives such as Bethenny Frankel and Camille Grammer that they knew of her financial troubles, social media posts in scantily clad get ups, daily Twitter hellos from Attorney Ronald Richards and constant 24 hour, 7 day a week scrutiny from us, the American Public. The Sisters from The Pop Apologist Podcast, Lauren and Chanler Bledsoe, are here to help us break it all down and to discuss the future of RHOBH, Housewives and Bravo!  Plus, yup, we have received recent DM's from PK who seems to be less than happy with this very Podcast. We share those here today! @popapologists @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by OMAZE - https://www.omaze.com/velvetrope (Receive 20 Extra Entries When You Enter Code “Velvetrope”) Brought to you by MANSCAPED - https://www.manscaped.com (20% Off + Free Shipping with Promo Code VELVET) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/2/20211 hour, 13 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode Artwork

GRETCHEN ROSSI (on RHOC Legacy, Return of Heather Dubrow, New Cast & Slade Smiley!) - I

Gretchen Rossi steps Behind The Rope. It is hard to imagine its been seven seasons since Gretchen was last a full time cast member on The Real Housewives of Orange County. Gretchen reflects back on her several season run on the granddaddy of The Real Housewives Franchise. We discuss the good (meeting fiancé Slade Smiley, performing with the Pussycat Dolls), the bad (there seems to be no love loss between her and former co-star Tamra Judge, the 80s Bunco Party, a reference to a certain muppet who goes by the name Miss Piggy), and the other (how RHOC has forever changed her life). Gretchen chats about many of her former colleagues - Vicki Gunvalson, Heather Dubrow, Alexis “Jesus Juggs” Bellino, and Jeana Keough. Gretchen also discusses what she thinks about the exit of Vicki and Tamra and whether that friendship is real or for TV and just what went wrong with Last Season’s Fifteen and the changes she would have made as we prepare for the return of RHOC this December! Gretchen also talks about her recent comments about Braunwyn’s sexuality and appearance on WWHL! In other news, Gretchen has partnered with Lifevac (which protects your children from choking emergencies), is a Mom (shout out to Skylar Gray Smiley) and Social Media Lifestyle Influencer (almost 1 million IG followers). With all that going on, we can’t help but ask the obvious, would you ever go back?? @gretchenrossi @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by OMAZE - https://www.omaze.com/velvetrope (Receive 20 Extra Entries When You Enter Code “Velvetrope”) Brought to you by MANSCAPED - https://www.manscaped.com (20% Off + Free Shipping with Promo Code VELVET) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/1/20211 hour, 16 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kathryn Edwards (Breaks Down RHOBH REUNION Part 3) - III

Erika Jayne’s Co-Star Kathryn Edwards is back!!! RHOBH Reunion Part 3. You asked, we listened. Here we go again. Did Erika seem overly angry during this third installment and did Kyle, Dorit and Andy seem scared? Did Erika contradict herself as many times as we thought or are we being overly critical? Did Erika really tell the other RHOBH they can come to her and ask her anything they want to know, or did we not hear her correctly? We cover it all plus chat about next seasons expectations for all our fav Diamond holders. As always, sit back, relax and enjoy our nuanced analysis as we break it all down! Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/57962663 @kateedwards8 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/30/202116 minutes
Episode Artwork

Introducing: Shadow Of Truth

It’s one of the most haunting murder cases you’ll ever hear about, and it takes place in a small town in Israel. Tair Rada was only 13-years-old when her body was found inside a locked bathroom stall. She was viciously murdered during a school day, and yet no one saw or heard a thing. The police arrested the janitor, Roman Zadorov, and he eventually confessed, but this was far from being the end of it. Based on the hit true-crime series from Netflix, the podcast "Shadow of Truth" will take you on a journey into one of the wildest and most contested murder cases in the history of Israel, as it reaches its final resolution, 15 years after it all started. Listen to Shadow of Truth http://wondery.fm/SOT_BehindVelvetRope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/29/202113 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kathryn Edwards (Breaks Down RHOBH REUNION Part 3) - II

Erika Jayne’s Co-Star Kathryn Edwards is back!!! RHOBH Reunion Part 3. You asked, we listened. Here we go again. Did Erika seem overly angry during this third installment and did Kyle, Dorit and Andy seem scared? Did Erika contradict herself as many times as we thought or are we being overly critical. We cover it all plus chat about next seasons expectations for all our fav Diamond holders. As always, sit back, relax and enjoy our nuanced analysis as we break it all down! @kateedwards8 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Brought to you by THIRDLOVE - http://www.thirdlove.com/velvet (20% Off First Purchase) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/29/20211 hour, 2 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kathryn Edwards (Breaks Down RHOBH REUNION Part 3) - I

Erika Jayne’s Co-Star Kathryn Edwards is back!!! RHOBH Reunion Part 3. You asked, we listened. Here we go again. Did Erika seem overly angry during this third installment and did Kyle, Dorit and Andy seem scared? Did Erika contradict herself as many times as we thought or are we being overly critical? Did Erika really tell the other RHOBH they can come to her and ask her anything they want to know, or did we not hear her correctly? We cover it all plus chat about next seasons expectations for all our fav Diamond holders. As always, sit back, relax and enjoy our nuanced analysis as we break it all down! @kateedwards8 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Brought to you by THIRDLOVE - http://www.thirdlove.com/velvet (20% Off First Purchase) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/28/20211 hour, 4 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode Artwork

SUSAN LUCCI (on Erica Kane, Devious Maids, Andy Cohen, Becoming a RHONY, DWTS & Being a National Icon!!!)

Susan Lucci steps Behind The Rope. La Lucci!!!! Daytime TV Legend, Standing Ovation Emmy Winner, Icon in the Flesh, Entrepreneur, New York Times Bestselling Author, Broadway Star, and THE most famous Actress in ALL of Soap History, La Lucci bestows her greatness upon us today to chat about all that is Erica Kane and an epic career that has been, is, and will continue to be truly remarkable for a long time to come. Susan is kind enough to revisit Pine Valley with us here today to break it all down - the origins of Erica Kane, fav / least fav story lines, fav Husband, and there were many, of Erica’s, the pressures / joys of being first on the call sheet, working with now household names such as Sarah Michelle Gellar and Kelly Ripa. Susan also opens up about finally winning a much deserved Emmy, fans who forget she is Susan and not Erica, how similar is she to Ms. Kane, playing one character for forty one years, and the untimely end, yes even after forty one years, of All My Children. Susan chats about some of our fav side projects of hers - Dallas, Dancing with The Stars, Celebrity Autobiography. We chat about life after AMC, a life which immediately led to another brilliant Iconic Role as Geneviève Delatour in Marc Cherry’s Devious Maids. Finally, Susan chats about what advice she would give her early self, or any actress starting out, how she would like to sum up her career in a few words, and just what is next for this Icon that will always and forever unarguably be the biggest Soap Star to have played the biggest character, Erica Kane, in Soap History. Non-debatable. Period. The. End. Thank you Susan for an unfiltered chat we will always remember! As we told you on air, this one was personal for us!!! @therealsusanlucci @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Brought to you by THIRDLOVE - http://www.thirdlove.com/velvet (20% Off First Purchase) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/27/20211 hour, 5 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode Artwork

Steve Wilkos (on Brandi Glanville, Howard Stern, Jerry Springer & Being A Talk Show Host!)

Steve Wilkos steps Behind The Rope. Steve is here to break down how he went from Chicago Police Officer to Bodyguard on the Jerry Springer Show to Fill In Host on Jerry Springer when Dancing With The Stars came calling to the host of his own “The Steve Wilkos Show”. What a journey! Steve chats about his tough love approach to helping resolve disputes amongst his guests, tough love which has included threatening to arrest them, his catch phrase of “Get Off My Stage” and boss move of following guests back stage who decide to walk off. A lot of people are fans of Steve’s “tough love” such as Wendy Williams, Andy Cohen, the Genius himself, Mr. Howard Stern and one Ms. Brandi Glanville! Steve chats about what it was like being a guest several times on Brandi Glanville’s Unfiltered Podcast and how they grew to become friends. Now heading into its fifteen season, which premiered yesterday, Steve chats about what we can expect this new season on “The Steve Wilkos” show, what will be different, and just what is next for this out spoken ex-Police Officer who just will not slow down. @thestevewilkosshow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Brought to you by THIRDLOVE - http://www.thirdlove.com/velvet (20% Off First Purchase) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/26/202145 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode Artwork

BRUCE BOZZI (On Hosting BFF Andy Cohen's Baby Shower, Joining RHOBH, Erika Jayne, Madonna & "Lunch With Bruce"!)

Bruce Bozzi steps Behind The Rope. Andy Cohen’s BFF, Restaurant King (shout out to The Palm), BFF to everyone who is anyone in Hollywood, and now Podcast Host, Bruce Bozzi. After a brief chat about Bruce’s entry into the entertainment business as an SNL & Letterman NBC, Bruce chats being a role model in the LGBTQIA community - winning the GLSEN Champion Award, Marrying Managing Director & Co-Chairman of CAA, becoming a father at age 40, and being the step-father to actress Billie Lord (shout out to American Horror Story), his husbands’ biological daughter with Carrie Fisher. Of course, Bruce chats about meeting Daddy Cohen, being Godfather to everyone’s fav Bravo baby, Benjamin Cohen, and all the benefits that come along with being Andy’s Partner In Crime. Housewife Spoilers, anyone? Bruce is a huge Housewife fan and chats about his strong desire to be the first Gay Real Housewife of Beverly Hills - or as some may say “House Husband”, his thoughts on an all Gay Male version of Real Housewives and this season of RHOBH and Erika Jayne. Bruce, who truly does know everyone who is anyone, now has his own Podcast with SiriusXM, Lunch with Bruce, in which he sits down for lunch with Hollywood power players talking about their careers, the industry, life family and more. If his first few episodes are any indication of what is to come - chats with Jennifer Aniston, Kathy Hilton, Daddy Cohen, sign us up for life! Finally, Bruce is friends with Queen Madonna, which we deep dive into hanging on his every word. Might we see her on “Lunch with Bruce” sometime soon? As they say in the biz, stay tuned. SiriusXM’s Lunch With Bruce can be listened to on Apple (https://apple.co/3FZXwe3), Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3AUFx55) or anywhere Podcasts are found. @brucebozzi  @behindvelvetrope @davdyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Brought to you by THIRDLOVE - http://www.thirdlove.com/velvet (20% Off First Purchase) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/25/20211 hour, 3 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kathryn Edwards (Breaks Down RHOBH REUNION Part 2) - III

Erika Jayne’s Co-Star Kathryn Edwards is back!!! You asked, we listened. After last week's epic three day reunion analysis, Kathryn is here to help us break down all that has transpired last night on Part Two of the epic Four Part RHOBH Reunion we have waited all season to watch! Was Erika slightly more sympathetic last night? Was that due to editing or the fact that we are so knee deep in this pretty mess that we temporarily forgot certain behaviors both on RHOBH and IRL social media over the past many months that didn’t exactly sit well with the gen public? As super sleuths, we discuss who knew what, where, and why and dissect the many statements and explanations made last night regarding one Girardi / Jayne marriage. Of course, we also break down the Hilton family dynamic, the tender moment between sisters, and the backstory many year build up that led Kyle and Kathy to end in tears. Somehow, we get completely sidetracked, in a good way, back to the days when Kathryn was on the show and take a trip down memory lane a la Münchausen’s, never before aired Eileen Davidson scene, what prompted Kathryn’s phone call earlier this week to Yolanda Foster and last, but certainly not least, Kathryn’s first ever RHOBH scene with Miss Faye Resnick!!! Part III out NOW on Patreon!!! Listen To Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/57735070/edit @kateedwards8 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/23/202116 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kathryn Edwards (Breaks Down RHOBH REUNION Part 2) - II

Erika Jayne’s Co-Star Kathryn Edwards is back!!! You asked, we listened. After last week's epic three day reunion analysis, Kathryn is here to help us break down all that has transpired last night on Part Two of the epic Four Part RHOBH Reunion we have waited all season to watch! Was Erika slightly more sympathetic last night? Was that due to editing or the fact that we are so knee deep in this pretty mess that we temporarily forgot certain behaviors both on RHOBH and IRL social media over the past many months that didn’t exactly sit well with the gen public? As super sleuths, we discuss who knew what, where, and why and dissect the many statements and explanations made last night regarding one Girardi / Jayne marriage. Of course, we also break down the Hilton family dynamic, the tender moment between sisters, and the backstory many year build up that led Kyle and Kathy to end in tears. Somehow, we get completely sidetracked, in a good way, back to the days when Kathryn was on the show and take a trip down memory lane a la Münchausen’s, never before aired Eileen Davidson scene, what prompted Kathryn’s phone call earlier this week to Yolanda Foster and last, but certainly not least, Kathryn’s first ever RHOBH scene with Miss Faye Resnick!!! @kateedwards8 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by THIRDLOVE - http://www.thirdlove.com/velvet (20% Off First Purchase) Brought to you by SIMPLISAFE - https://www.simplisafe.com/velvetrope (20% Off Entire New System & First Month Free) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/22/20211 hour, 16 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kathryn Edwards (Breaks Down RHOBH REUNION Part 2) - I

Erika Jayne’s Co-Star Kathryn Edwards is back!!! You asked, we listened. After last week's epic three day reunion analysis, Kathryn is here to help us break down all that has transpired last night on Part Two of the epic Four Part RHOBH Reunion we have waited all season to watch! Was Erika slightly more sympathetic last night? Was that due to editing or the fact that we are so knee deep in this pretty mess that we temporarily forgot certain behaviors both on RHOBH and IRL social media over the past many months that didn’t exactly sit well with the gen public? As super sleuths, we discuss who knew what, where, and why and dissect the many statements and explanations made last night regarding one Girardi / Jayne marriage. Of course, we also break down the Hilton family dynamic, the tender moment between sisters, and the backstory many year build up that led Kyle and Kathy to end in tears. Somehow, we get completely sidetracked, in a good way, back to the days when Kathryn was on the show and take a trip down memory lane a la Münchausen’s, never before aired Eileen Davidson scene, what prompted Kathryn’s phone call earlier this week to Yolanda Foster and last, but certainly not least, Kathryn’s first ever RHOBH scene with Miss Faye Resnick!!! @kateedwards8 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by THIRDLOVE - http://www.thirdlove.com/velvet (20% Off First Purchase) Brought to you by SIMPLISAFE - https://www.simplisafe.com/velvetrope (20% Off Entire New System & First Month Free) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/21/20211 hour, 15 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode Artwork

Adrienne Bailon & Israel Houghton (on The Cheetah Girls, The Real, RHOBH, BFF Kim K. & New Music!)

Adrienne Bailon and husband Israel Houghton step Behind The Rope. Adrienne starts at the beginning, being discovered by Ricky Martin when she was just a teenager. That led to girl group 3LW which led to girl group The Cheetah Girls. We discuss musical career highlights such as touring and working with Beyoncé, Celine Dion, Michael Jackson and Jessica Simpson and how this was an iconic time in music - Britney, Justin, need we say more. Adrienne has also acted, hosted a la MTV and appeared on Reality TV - no not just on Keeping Up With The Kardashians - but her very own show “Empire Girls”. Now Adrienne is one of the Daytime Emmy Award winning hosts of “The Real”. We get all of Adrienne and Israel’s opinions of Sharon Osbourne’s recent “departure” from The Talk, why “The Real” is such a revolutionary show, The View, and her “The Real” co-host, our very own Garcelle Beauvais. Adrienne breaks down RHOBH for us and whether she would ever join. Israel seems to have a strong opinion on this as well. Adrienne has also been busy lately appearing on “The Masked Singer” and having girls’ nights out with Kim Kardashian!! Of course, we discuss that night out and how Kim is going amid her looming divorce from Kanye. In other news, Israel has a brand new album “Feels Like Home Vol I” which we discuss plus what is next for this power couple!! Oh, and for those wondering, yes, these two do sing for us during this epic chat! We are not worthy. @adriennebailon @israelhoughton  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by THIRDLOVE - http://www.thirdlove.com/velvet (20% Off First Purchase) Brought to you by SIMPLISAFE - https://www.simplisafe.com/velvetrope (20% Off Entire New System & First Month Free) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/20/20211 hour, 26 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jason Lee (on Hollywood Unlocked, Breaking "Khloe/Tristan Story", The Kardashians & BFFS Rihanna & Cardi B.)

Jason Lee steps Behind The Rope. Media Mogul, Entertainment Journalist, Reality TV Star, Author. Of course, Jason is also the CEO, Editor-In-Chief and Founder of Hollywood Unlocked, THE Pulse of Pop Culture, media giant that breaks stories with 2.7M followers hanging on it’s every word. Jason was not always the self made media mogul we see before us today. We chat about humble early beginnings, role models such as Wendy Williams, Charlemagne tha God and Howard Stern and early days as a star of VH1’s Love & Hip Hop Hollywood. In an almost unprecedented move, Jason opens up about very publicly challenging CBS via #FreeJasonLee which led to the eventual release of his Reality TV Contract and discusses where his gusto to “take on” a major network comes from. We chat Nene Leaks and her own contract disputes with Bravo. Jason chats breaking the viral Jordyn Woods, Khloe Kardashian, Tristan Thompson “cheating” scandal, the “click power” of The Kardashians, other celebs which the public just cannot get enough of, set backs a la Karen Civil, and just how he manages to serve, stir, and deliver the tea while maintaining close celebrity friends like Rihanna, Cardi B, Lil’ Kim, Tiffany Haddish, Blac Chyna and more. @hollywoodunlocked @theonlyjasonlee @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by THIRDLOVE - http://www.thirdlove.com/velvet (20% Off First Purchase) Brought to you by SIMPLISAFE - https://www.simplisafe.com/velvetrope (20% Off Entire New System & First Month Free) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/19/20211 hour, 10 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode Artwork

EILEEN DAVIDSON (on RHOBH, Rinna, Erika, Denise & Being a Soap Legend!!!)

Eileen Davidson steps Behind The Rope. Actress, Author, Model, Two Time Emmy Winner, Wife, Mother, Soap Legend, and last, but certainly not least, Real Housewife - Eileen Davidson! Eileen first came into our lives four decades ago through her Iconic role as Ashley Abbott on “The Young and The Restless”, a role which she is still playing today. Eileen chats about her entire Soap career which has included not only Y & R, but Santa Barbara, The Bold and The Beautiful and Days of Our Lives, the last including a record breaking five different roles, all off which has lead to two Daytime Emmy’s for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Eileen chats about her various other films and projects including, a highlight for us, The Last Sharknado. Of course we chat with Eileen about her RHOBH career as a full time Diamond Holder over three epic seasons which included "run ins” with the likes of Brandi Glanville, Lisa Vanderpump and Kim Richards, one of the most iconic RHOBH cast trips ever involving smashed glass and Harry Hamlin and the world learning the meaning of “Munchausen’s Syndrome”. Eileen chats about the status of her many RHOBH relations today, the legal troubles friend Erika Jayne (hey, we would like a part on Y & R too!) is going through, and the just completed season - more Erika, Hello Kathy Hilton and more! We discuss the unprecedented move by Bravo to hire actresses as Housewives the season Eileen and Lisa Rinna were hired, whether that formula works, and discuss others who have come and stayed or gone - Garcelle Beauvais, Denise Richards, Kim Fields (ALT Anyone?). Eileen has said in the past that she has “a lot less stress” in her life since RHOBH so we have to ask, would you ever go back and who on casts past or current would you not work with? Finally, Eileen chats about what it’s like to be married to Hollywood Royalty Husband Vince Van Patten, the secrets to a successful happy marriage in Hollywood and what projects are next up for this class act of an Icon!!! @eileendavidsonofficial @behindvelvetrope @davdyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by THIRDLOVE - http://www.thirdlove.com/velvet (20% Off First Purchase) Brought to you by SIMPLISAFE - https://www.simplisafe.com/velvetrope (20% Off Entire New System & First Month Free) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/18/20211 hour, 7 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kathryn Edwards (Breaks Down RHOBH REUNION Part One) - III

Today our Epic Three Hour Break Down of this past week's RHOBH Reunion (Part I) with Miss Kathryn Edwards concludes!!! The full chat is available on our Patreon.  Erika Jayne’s Co-Star Kathryn Edwards is back!!! This time she is here to help us break down all that has transpired last night on Part One of the epic Four Part RHOBH Reunion we have waited all season to watch! Will we, the viewer, finally get the answers we so deserve regarding Erika Jayne’s much publicized divorce from Tom Girardi or will we be left, once again, with more questions than when we first started. A few weeks ago we sat down with Kathryn for what turned out to be, a two day, two part viral chat regarding working with Erika, her treatment of production and co-stars, and behind the scenes filming secrets of her spending. Kathryn voiced what we have all been thinking and feeling all season long. Kathryn voiced what none of the other RHOBH cast had the voice to say, although our three time guest champ Sutton Stracke sure came close, "Erika, this is not okay” and “There Are Victims To Consider”. We could not think of a better person to return to help us break down last night’s RHOBH Reunion Part I - Garcelle vs Rinna, Eye Rolls, Dorit’s Run on Monologue, Best / Worst Dressed and oh, so much more. All this and we are only getting started.  Full Chat At: @kateedwards8 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/16/202113 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kathryn Edwards (Breaks Down RHOBH REUNION Part One) - II

Today, our chat with Kathryn Edwards continues regarding this weeks Part I RHOBH Reunion!! Erika Jayne’s Co-Star Kathryn Edwards is back!!! This time she is here to help us break down all that has transpired last night on Part One of the epic Four Part RHOBH Reunion we have waited all season to watch! Will we, the viewer, finally get the answers we so deserve regarding Erika Jayne’s much publicized divorce from Tom Girardi or will we be left, once again, with more questions than when we first started. A few weeks ago we sat down with Kathryn for what turned out to be, a two day, two part viral chat regarding working with Erika, her treatment of production and co-stars, and behind the scenes filming secrets of her spending. Kathryn voiced what we have all been thinking and feeling all season long. Kathryn voiced what none of the other RHOBH cast had the voice to say, although our three time guest champ Sutton Stracke sure came close, "Erika, this is not okay” and “There Are Victims To Consider”. We could not think of a better person to return to help us break down last night’s RHOBH Reunion Part I - Garcelle vs Rinna, Eye Rolls, Dorit’s Run on Monologue, Best / Worst Dressed and oh, so much more. All this and we are only getting started.  @kateedwards8 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Brought to you by CANVA - https://www.canva.com/affiliates/VELVETROPE (Free 45 Day Extended Trial ) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/15/202157 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kathryn Edwards (Breaks Down RHOBH REUNION Part One) - I

Erika Jayne’s Co-Star Kathryn Edwards is back!!! This time she is here to help us break down all that has transpired last night on Part One of the epic Four Part RHOBH Reunion we have waited all season to watch! Will we, the viewer, finally get the answers we so deserve regarding Erika Jayne’s much publicized divorce from Tom Girardi or will we be left, once again, with more questions than when we first started. A few weeks ago we sat down with Kathryn for what turned out to be, a two day, two part viral chat regarding working with Erika, her treatment of production and co-stars, and behind the scenes filming secrets of her spending. Kathryn voiced what we have all been thinking and feeling all season long. Kathryn voiced what none of the other RHOBH cast had the voice to say, although our three time guest champ Sutton Stracke sure came close, "Erika, this is not okay” and “There Are Victims To Consider”. We could not think of a better person to return to help us break down last night’s RHOBH Reunion Part I - Garcelle vs Rinna, Eye Rolls, Dorit’s Run on Monologue, Best / Worst Dressed and oh, so much more. All this and we are only getting started.  @kateedwards8 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Brought to you by CANVA - https://www.canva.com/affiliates/VELVETROPE (Free 45 Day Extended Trial ) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/14/20211 hour, 4 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode Artwork

Introducing: Over My Dead Body "Fox Lake"

A small town cop known as “GI Joe” is gunned down in a swamp in the summer of 2015 and quickly becomes a martyr in the national media. But when a dogged investigator and his team set out to get justice, they uncover unsettling secrets about Joe, the local police department, and the village of Fox Lake. From Wondery, the makers of The Shrink Next Door and Dr. Death comes the third season of Over My Dead Body: Fox Lake. Hosted by Matt Baglio.  Listen to Over My Dead Body: http://wondery.fm/FL_BehindTheVelvet  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/13/202113 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

Justin Guarini (on being American Idol Runner-Up, Kelly Clarkson, Paula Abdul, Idol 2.0, & Broadway)

Justin Guarini steps Behind The Rope. Yes, THAT Justin Guarini. The most famous, or infamous, American Idol Runner-Up in the history of Idol. Thank you Kelly Clarkson. American Idol Season One. Who knew what to expect? Certainly not Justin who chats about what Idol Season One was like behind the scenes - the contestants, judges Paula, Randy & Simon, hosts Ryan Seacrest & Brian Dunkleman (remember him?), and what it was like to come so close to the first ever winner of the hit singing competition. Justin chats about the life changing choice he made to say no to a recording contract and big role on Broadway in “The Lion King”, his dream, to participate in the then unknown hit TV show. Justin opens up about life after idol - being signed to RCA, touring, meeting Oprah!!!, being dropped by RCA, and ultimately reinventing himself on Broadway. Yes, he was on the Oprah show three times! Of course, life after idol also included “From Justin To Kelly” which was hailed as one of the worst movies ever made - bad or so bad, it’s good. We discuss Justin’s thoughts on the film and Kelly Clarkson’s recent statements of her involvement in the movie. We also discuss dating Kelly Clarkson, those rumors of “hooking up” with Paula Abdul, forever being compared to one of the two most well known and successful winners of Idol ever - Kelly Clarkson, and Idol 2.0 - JLO, Katy Perry, Lionel and more including Justin’s current coaching biz about the biz of show!! Tune in now!! @justinguarini @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Brought to you by CANVA - https://www.canva.com/affiliates/VELVETROPE (Free 45 Day Extended Trial ) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/13/20211 hour, 27 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode Artwork

GLORIA ALLRED (on Her Iconic Legal Career & Current "Hot" Cases Erika Jayne, Britney Etc.)

Gloria Allred steps Behind The Rope. No, you are not seeing things. Living Legend! Icon in the flesh! Trailblazer! The most well known, bad a** Civil Rights attorney to ever exist in the world was kind enough to grace us with her presence. We are not worthy!! If you ask Gloria, and we did, it isn’t about any of those titles or accolades or record breaking dollar amount judgements she, and her partners at Allred, Maroko & Goldberg, have won. It is about giving a voice to those who would otherwise not have a voice and fighting for those whose rights have been presumably violated, often by the Hollywood elite. Some of these Hollywood elite that Gloria has pursued and or been involved in cases against include, but are not limited to, Bill Cosby, R. Kelly, Michael Jackson, O.J. Simpson, Rob Lowe, Roman Polanski, Donald Trump, Harvey Weinstein, Aaron Spelling and so on, and on, and on. Gloria has done more for Civil, Human, Women’s, Gay, Transgender, and everything else rights than any other Attorney we can think of. Gloria opens up about the woman behind the public figure as seen on every major news outlet around the world answering questions on the biggest misconceptions she has heard about herself, moments of insecurity and fear, if any (we don’t see any), what she does for fun, and can she step outside of herself, look back, reflect and realize that she has had one of the most brilliant legal carers of all time. While we have one of the most brilliant legal minds to ever exist in our presence, we get Gloria’s thoughts on current cases such as the Britney Spears conservatorship, The Erika Jayne / Tom Girardi Divorce, Armie Hammer’s disappearance, and Sharon Osbourne’s “cancellation” from The Talk, to name a few. Gloria also chats about the brilliant Netflix documentary “Seeing Allred” discussing what it is like to have your own Netflix Documentary, but, then again, with a career as brilliant as hers, of course Gloria has her own Netflix Documentary. What an honor. Thank you Miss Allred. From one lawyer to another, we are forever changed! @gloria.allred @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Brought to you by CANVA - https://www.canva.com/affiliates/VELVETROPE (Free 45 Day Extended Trial ) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/12/20211 hour, 10 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode Artwork

CRYSTAL KUNG MINKOFF (on This Weeks RHOBH Reunion, Erika Jayne, Leather Pants & Freshman Season)!

Crystal Kung Minkoff steps Behind The Rope. With the epic four part RHOBH reunion starting later this week, Crystal stops by to chat about what her freshman season as a cast member of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills has been like. Crystal discusses her highs and lows of the season, who was the most welcoming, her “Sutton” drama, and what going through her first season with fellow newbie and Icon In The Flesh Kathy Hilton was like. Of course, we also discuss what it was like working with Erika as her real life drama unfolded in real time during current season filming, whether she would have been able to stay on the show if she were going through the same and how, as a newbie, she saw Erika’s situation from a different perspective. Crystal chats about who she is closest to from other franchises, the loss of Tiffany Moon from the Housewives’ Fam, which RHOBH past she would bring back and which current cast members should hand in their diamonds. Having a famous Hollywood Director for a husband, we also talk about which celebs have left Crystal star struck, what life is like now that she is in the public eye and how she is not above showing up at her children’s play dates at Madonna’s house. Yes, this is a real story unfolding in real time as we gasp in excitement. Finally, Crystal reveals who and what she was most nervous about when filming her first ever RHOBH reunion, what we can really expect from Erika Jayne and what she expects will leave us speechless as we watch over the next four weeks.  @crystalkungminkoff @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Brought to you by CANVA - https://www.canva.com/affiliates/VELVETROPE (Free 45 Day Extended Trial ) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/11/20211 hour, 5 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

Red Carpet Reporter (Spills Tea on Erika Jayne, Tom Girardi, Kathy Hilton, Kim K & More!) - I

Hey David, I have up close and personal stories with both Tom Girardi, who hit on me last year and Erika Jayne, who I have bonded with over older men, TWICE.” That is how our DM from Taylor Ferber started. We get hundreds of thousands of these a week and ignore most. This is Behind The Velvet Rope and in true BTVR, we only want to interview true insiders in the entertainment industry whose careers have soared to epic heights. Just as we were about to hit delete, we dove deeper and realized Taylor is a Red Carpet Reporter who has not only just attended the recent Emmy’s but has interviewed anyone who is everyone from “A” List Celebs to Music Icons to, what else do we want to talk about, Real Housewives. Taylor was hit on by Tom Girardi twice, has traveled in the same circles as Erika Jayne Girardi and yes, has had in depth convos bonding over Older Men with the Ice Queen herself. She also knows Dorit, LVP, Kyle, Camille Grammer and so on. Who from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills has she not met? The “Real Life” Behind The Rope Erika Jayne / Tom Girardi deep dive you have all been asking for has arrived. Thank you Taylor for spilling it… ALL! @taylorferber @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/56920504 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/9/202116 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

Peter Madrigal (on Vanderpump Rules, LVP, Working at Sur & Cast Changes!)

My, my how quickly things change. Continuing with our plan to highlight certain back chats that stick out, we present to you an unedited version of our chat with Peter Madrigal. Who is watching Vanderpump Rules this season? Thoughts? So interesting to revisit this chat with Peter, now unedited, and see just how much things have changed in one short year. When we originally spoke to Peter - Vanderpump Rules OG Peter Madrigal steps Behind The Rope. Back in a simpler time when everyone had their Bravo contracts in place, a mere week ago, Peter sat down with The Rope to tell it all. What does HE think about it ALL? Peter explains exactly how the show was cast way back when and it is not what was expected. Peter is kind enough to entertain the Rope's desires to talk about all of his cast mates. Who changed the most since the beginning of the show? What does he personally think of Jax's marriage? What did he think of this past season and the newbies? Does he think the future of VR should be broken into two shows? How does he feel to be one of the only OGs to actually still work at Sur? What role does he play in helping cast the show as the real manager of Sur? Whose wedding was his favorite? House? Of course we also address the season finale's breaking of the 4th wall and how it felt like a series finale with everyone going their separate ways. The future of Vanderpump Rules? All these and more questions answered in this no holds bar sit down with the OG himself, Mr. Peter Madrigal.  @Peter_madrigal @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by OMAZE - https://omaze.com/velvetrope (Receive 20 Extra Entries When You Enter Code “Velvetrope” Brought to you by ROTHY’S - https://www.rothys.com/velvet ($20 Off Your First Purchase) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/8/20211 hour, 10 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode Artwork

CAROLE BASKIN (On The "False Narrative" of Tiger King & Setting The Record Straight!!)

Carole Baskin steps Behind The Rope! No your eyes are not deceiving you. One of THE most buzzed about shows of the last decade was Tiger King and one of THE most buzzed about women of the last decade was Carole Baskin. These are facts. Today, Carole is here to dispel the many myths created as a result of that viral Netflix show regarding herself, her one time husband Don Lewis, his disappearance, and just what Big Cats have to do with all of it. Carole chats about life back in the day before Tiger King when she was just a woman married to a man together running Big Cat Rescue, a not for profit organization dedicated to Big Cat rescue, rights and activism. Of course, there was also Joe Exotic, owner of a “different type” of Big Cat organization who didn’t exactly see eye to eye with Carole. One day Netflix came calling and voila, the rest is history. Carole is very vocal here today about how she feels the finished product of Tiger King is not what she signed up for. Carole also opens up about what it is like to be the woman who is the subject of endless on line memes and chatter suggesting she killed her husband and fed him to the Big Cats and what living with such strict public scrutiny is like. We chat with Carole about the many misconceptions surrounding her public persona and answer just “who is Carole Baskin”, the woman behind all of the tabloid fodder. Carole breaks down topics such as fame and the quick education she received in handling the media. Of course, we pay homage to her star studded appearance on Dancing With The Stars, her premiere dance of course set to Survivor’s “Eye of The Tiger”. Carole discusses Joe Exotic’s guilty verdict for allegedly attempting to hire a hitman to kill her and his resulting 22 year sentence. She also discussed his recent claims of Prostate Cancer and ongoing petition to be released. Of course, we had to ask what would she say to Joe if she saw him today, what are her favorite of the Big Cats, all that talk about a Tiger King 2 and will she be involved, and just what is next for the woman behind the flower headband.  @carolebaskincat @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://bigcatrescue.org/carole-baskin/ Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by OMAZE - https://omaze.com/velvetrope (Receive 20 Extra Entries When You Enter Code “Velvetrope” Brought to you by ROTHY’S - https://www.rothys.com/velvet ($20 Off Your First Purchase) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/7/20211 hour, 17 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode Artwork

Courtney Stodden (on Run In with Alex McCord, Chrissy Teigen, Brian Austin Green & Misconceptions About Them)

Courtney Stodden steps Behind The Rope. You have read so much about Courtney. We all have. In true Rope fashion, rather than figure out what is true, untrue and somewhere in between, we’ve gone right to the source to break it all down. Courtney first came into the public eye at age 16 when they married then 51 year old Doug Hutchison in 2011. Courtney talks about what living with such strict media attention and judgement was like at such a young age. In other words, being trolled before trolling was a thing. We chat with Courtney about Britney Spears and how similar their own situation was, married at 16, to the conservatorship that Britney is now living with each day. The constant media attention earned them and their then husband a place on the second season of the VH1 hit, “Couples Therapy” along with famous co-stars such as your RHONY favs Alex and Simon van Kempen. We discuss! Courtney chats about their many other reality TV appearances on shows like Celebrity Big Brother and let us not forget that 50 Cent video they were in. Sort of! We can explain! Courtney chats about fame, the potential addiction to fame, living a life in the public eye, their public persona versus the real Courtney Stodden, the various and constant misconceptions about them and whether they is “in on the joke”. Having just had their 26th birthday, Courtney looks back on the past ten years and discusses their decision to divorce their then husband. Of course, we discuss the headlines Courtney made recently regarding their “relationship” with 90210’s Brian Austin Green, their public “demise” and the involvement of both Megan Fox and Vanessa Marcil. Courtney also chats about their recent coming out as Non-Binary in the hopes of living a more authentic life. Courtney also chats about others who have slid into their DMs such as, wait for it, Courtney Love! Finally, they chat about being cyber-bullied by Chrissy Teigen, the long term effects that has had on them and what they would say to Chrissy Teigen if they came face to face today.  @courtneyastodden @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by OMAZE - https://omaze.com/velvetrope (Receive 20 Extra Entries When You Enter Code “Velvetrope” Brought to you by ROTHY’S - https://www.rothys.com/velvet ($20 Off Your First Purchase) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/6/20211 hour, 28 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode Artwork

RedOne (on Working With Lady Gaga, JLO, Michael Jackson & More!)

RedOne steps Behind The Rope. One thing is clear from chatting with RedOne. He has worked with everyone who is anyone in the music business. From humble early beginnings - born in Morocco, early music career in Sweden, staring over in the United States from scratch, RedOne is here to chat about it all. “It all” includes working with Legends Jennifer Lopez - he co-wrote / co-produced “On The Floor”, and Lady Gaga - he produced many Gaga hits including “Poker Face”, “Bad Romance” and “Just Dance”. RedOne chats about what working with JLO and Gaga was like - the highs / lows, nuances and fun stories of each. RedOne also chats about some of our other favs he has worked with such as Michael Jackson, some of the music legends he would love to collaborate with such as Queen B herself, Beyonce, “A” list music hang outs with Icons like Bono and Stevie Wonder and how winning several Grammys changes you. In RedOne’s case, it does not. Of course we also had to ask about working with our Queen Madonna! In other news, RedOne has created a new digital and centralized talent show platform to directly connect musical talent, record labels and fans - SpotStar. He chats about that plus whether traditional Music Competition Shows like American Idol and The Voice work in the modern world in which we now live, the “politics” of the music business, the current state of music today - SOS, and just how SpotStar may change the face of music forever going forward! @redone @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by OMAZE - https://omaze.com/velvetrope (Receive 20 Extra Entries When You Enter Code “Velvetrope” Brought to you by ROTHY’S - https://www.rothys.com/velvet ($20 Off Your First Purchase) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/5/20211 hour, 5 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

EBONI K. WILLIAMS (on RHONY Season "Closure", Cancelled Reunion, Cast Mates, RHONY Future & The View)

Eboni K. Willams has returned!! Welcome back, Ms. Williams. Well a lot has happened since Eboni was here last. Eboni reflects back upon this past season of RHONY - the good and bad, highs and lows and how she feels now that she has had a chance to digest all that has happened. Eboni addresses the public’s outcry about this RHONY season, whether discussions of race “belong” on Housewives, the vitriol she has received from on-line “trolls”, and how she has remained unapologetically herself throughout this entire freshman season and Housewives experience. Eboni addresses the fact that she won’t be able to have the typical Housewives’ Reunion experience, the lack of closure that has arisen from a cancelled reunion, and what she was hoping to address at the reunion, which she addresses here today! On that note, Eboni opens up about current cast relations and who she is and is not speaking to. Looking ahead to next season, we address the constant rumors that Luann, Ramona and Sonja have been demoted to “Friend Of”, which RHONY she feels are prime for a return, and the chatter that Bethenny Frankel is the key to the future of RHONY. Eboni weighs in on all that Garcelle Beauvais is going thorough this season on RHOBH, chats about her new job at The View including a message to Meghan McCain, shares an update on her search for love, discusses the biggest misperceptions of herself and what she does for fun out in The Big Apple at night. Finally, Eboni chats what she would do differently, if anything, next season of RHONY. @ebonikwilliams @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by OMAZE - https://omaze.com/velvetrope (Receive 20 Extra Entries When You Enter Code “Velvetrope”) Brought to you by ROTHY’S - https://www.rothys.com/velvet ($20 Off Your First Purchase) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/4/20211 hour, 6 minutes
Episode Artwork

SONJA (MORGAN) In Your City - (a Caberlesque Review)

Sonja In Your City!! It is official. The one, the only, Ms. Sonja Morgan will soon be appearing in your city. That is right, Ms. Morgan is bringing her very special brand of Caburlesque to a city near you. We were thrilled and honored to be in attendance at Sonja’s One Night Only “Friends and Family” Preview Show the other week. The comedy, the improv, the singing, the guest list, the opening acts, the thrill of it all. Where do we begin? As our official plus one for the night, the gals from the Access Hollywood “Housewives Nightcap” Digital Series are here to help us review the entire night, Sonja Sangria and all. Yup, available in white and red. Of course, our full review includes a play by play of the show, the Leah McSweeney Cameo and hangin' with Sonja Morgan in all her glory afterwards. Oh yea, like we said, where or where do we begin? @emilyorozcotv @laurenaherbert @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/55382295 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/2/202112 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOBH's Joyce Giraud (on BFF LVP, RHOBH, Vanderpump Rules & More!)

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Joyce Giraud steps Behind The Rope. For the countess number of y’all who have been emailing and DM’ing asking us to highlight our best past Housewives and other interviews, we have heard you. You have spoken, we have listened. With all the RHOBH drama regarding Erika Jayne - much of which we have contributed to with recent guests like Kathryn Edwards, Dana Wilkey and many others, we figured it was time for some chatter regarding RHOBH that is happy and upbeat. On that note, we share today an UNEDITED edition of our past chat with Joyce Giraud. Season Four was Iconic in that it was the first time RHOBH followed suit of the other franchises for a cast shift. Joyce explains how the first RHOBH cast member she met was Taylor Armstrong. From there she started running into Lisa Vanderpump all the time at Mohamed's house. Joyce discusses the reality of filming RHOBH versus what she expected the experience to be. She has met Prince, Michael Jackson and, wait for it, Madonna. Ok let's just take a minute to absorb that. Of course we also need to hear all about her BFF friendship with the Queen herself, LVP. She also explains her "favs" from Vanderpump Rules - James Kennedy and Scheana Shay. We always knew Joyce had good taste. Ready for a feel good episode? So are we, so take a listen here. @joyce_giraud  @behindvelvetrope  @davidyontef  Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by CANVA -https://www.canva.com/affiliates/VELVETROPE (Free 45 Day Extended Trial ) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/1/20211 hour, 28 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

Introducing: Generation Why

Imagine you have two friends who are obsessed with crime, murder, and unsolved mysteries. They have a passion for breaking down cases that have been cold for years. GENERATION WHY is a true crime podcast where hosts Aaron and Justin give startling theories, dive into forensic evidence, and share their bold opinions. They dig deep looking for answers on cases of missing spouses, mysterious murders, serial killers and more. This is just a preview of Generation Why, but you can listen to the full episode at wondery.fm/GenWhy_VelvetRope. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/30/202113 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

CASSANDRA "ELVIRA" PETERSON (on an Iconic Career of Being Elvira!)

Cassandra Peterson steps Behind The Rope. Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, in the flesh, Behind The Rope. Let us just process that for a hot horror sec. Cassandra is here to chat about her new book (currently # 4 on the NYT Best Sellers List) “Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark”, where she holds nothing back about her outrageous, strange, often funny, often heartbreaking tale from a Midwest farm girl whose unfortunate childhood accident led her to ultimately become the most Iconic, Sexiest, Sassiest, Campiest Horror Legend of ALL time! Cassandra details how Elvira was born, the highs and lows of an over four decade long career of being Elvira, the amazing, often strange, fan encounters, the unbelievable and often also strange celeb run ins, the biggest misconceptions about both Elvira and Cassandra, and the most shocking revelations in this book that will leave most readers speechless. Finally, Cassandra chats about current horror trends and blockbusters such as Ryan Murphy’s “American Horror Story”, Reality TV, who she would love to play her in the story of her life, what Elvira does to celebrate her just past Seventieth Birthday - we are as shocked as you are - and just what is next for this Queen of Macabre and Living Legend that does not seem to be slowing down any time soon. As Elvira says, Unpleasant Dreams.  @therealelvira @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by CANVA - https://www.canva.com/affiliates/VELVETROPE (Free 45 Day Extended Trial ) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/30/202156 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode Artwork

Perez Hilton (on Britney Apology, Kimye, Bennifer, Tori Spelling, SATC & The End of Housewives)

Perez Hilton is back. Yes, one of our most regular guests has returned to help us make sense of all that is going on in the world of celebrity and Housewives drama one click any a time. After a quick catch up with Perez, we chat about hot takes on some of the things keeping The Rope up at night - Britney’s Conservatorship and Engagement (his apology to BritBrit earlier this year, the horrifying testimony, is her fiancé in it for the right reasons?), The Tom / Erika Divorce (did she know?), KKW and Kanye (recent wedding re-enactments, name changes, soulmates?), Khlo $ and Tristan (I mean…), Madonna (is she still relevant?), Tori Spelling (are her and Dean so not “In Love”?), Bennifer (is this “the real deal” as they look at property together?), The Biebs and his Bride (will Justin and Hailey Baldwin go the distance), The Jennifer Aniston / Reese Witherspoon feud (is all not okay on “The Morning Show”) and so much more! Perez opens up about his ban from TikTok due to his feud with its biggest star, Charli D’Amelio, the social media “bullying” culture we now exist in, cancel culture, and where the King of All Media sees social media going in the next several years. With Housewife ratings down across the board, Perez also chats about the future of Reality TV, is the end in sight and can we imagine a world with no Housewives or Andy Cohen, who Perez had beef with earlier this year over a “Gay Dad’s” reality show concept which we discuss. Finally, Perez has a new line of CBD Gummies which we chat about along with his own history with drugs and alcohol and just what is next for this Entrepreneur, Trailblazer, Author, Dad, Celebrity BFF to many and Gossip Pop Culture Guru who works 24/7 and refuses to slow down. @perezhilton @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by CANVA - https://www.canva.com/affiliates/VELVETROPE (Free 45 Day Extended Trial ) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/29/20211 hour, 23 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

HEATHER THOMSON (on No RHONY Reunion, Unaired Carole Radziwill Phone Call, Bethenny Frankel as Producer & Future of RHONY) - I I

Holla! Heather Thomson Steps Behind The Rope. She’s back! Checking in from her home in The Berkshires, Heather is here to break down her time this past season on The Real Housewives of New York City which ended way too soon. Heather breaks down all that went wrong that fateful weekend in The Hamptons at Ramona Singer’s and shares an update on her “relationship” with all of the current RHONY cast members. Heather also breaks down the apology she read on WWHL, chats about the RHONY cast member who had a strange reaction to her WWHL appearance, explains the real reasons she decided to stop filming and walk away, and divulges the phone call she had in the car ride back to NYC with a past RHONY cast member immediately after! OMG, we know! Speaking of this season just past, Heather helps us break down exactly why the ratings have dramatically dropped so significantly, the fall from grace Leah has had among the viewers, the claims that these are a “bunch of co-workers, not friends”, Jill Zarin’s statement that the ratings decrease is due to the lack of men / husbands, which past cast members should be brought back and just what would Heather do if she were a producer in charge of increasing the ratings for the next season. After all, her and Bethenny Frankel do know it all. We also chat about the fact that, in an unprecedented move, the reunion was cancelled and whether now, after this past season’s experience, she would ever go back. Heather is much more than just an ex-RHONY cast member. In fact she is busy AF with her thriving “In My Heart” Podcast and new company “Beyond Fresh” - always the entrepreneur - a superfood wellness brand which is rapidly changing the way we think about nutrition and healthy living! From Yummy Tummy to Beyond Fresh!! Thanks Mama for stopping by again. Always a pleasure! @iamheathert @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by CANVA - https://www.canva.com/affiliates/VELVETROPE (Free 45 Day Extended Trial ) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/28/202151 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode Artwork

HEATHER THOMSON (on Recent RHONY Season, Reunion Cancellation, WWHL, "Closure" & Future of RHONY) - I

Holla! Heather Thomson Steps Behind The Rope. She’s back! Checking in from her home in The Berkshires, Heather is here to break down her time this past season on The Real Housewives of New York City which ended way too soon. Heather breaks down all that went wrong that fateful weekend in The Hamptons at Ramona Singer’s and shares an update on her “relationship” with all of the current RHONY cast members. Heather also breaks down the apology she read on WWHL, chats about the RHONY cast member who had a strange reaction to her WWHL appearance, explains the real reasons she decided to stop filming and walk away, and divulges the phone call she had in the car ride back to NYC with a past RHONY cast member immediately after! OMG, we know! Speaking of this RHONY season just past, Heather helps us break down exactly why the ratings have dramatically dropped so significantly, the fall from grace Leah has had among the viewers, the claims that these are a “bunch of co-workers, not friends”, Jill Zarin’s statement that the ratings decrease is due to the lack of men / husbands, which past cast members should be brought back and just what would Heather do if she were a producer in charge of increasing the ratings for the next season. After all, her and Bethenny Frankel do know it all. We also chat about the fact that, in an unprecedented move, the reunion was cancelled, and whether now, after this past season’s experience, she would ever go back. Heather is much more than just an ex-RHONY cast member. In fact she is busy AF with her thriving “In My Heart” Podcast and new company “Beyond Fresh” - always the entrepreneur - a superfood wellness brand which is rapidly changing the way we think about nutrition and healthy living! From Yummy Tummy to Beyond Fresh!! Thanks Mama for stopping by again. Always a pleasure! @iamheathert @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by CANVA - https://www.canva.com/affiliates/VELVETROPE (Free 45 Day Extended Trial ) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/27/202156 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOBH's Dana Wilkey (Shares Erika Jayne Update & More!!)

Our fav RHOBH “Friend Of” turned Gossip Monger Miss Dana Wilkey is back. Dana is here to share all the intel she has on the daily changing saga that is the Erika Jayne / Tom Girardi divorce. In other words, Dana Wilkey is here to chat about her New Life’s Work. After all, she was a vital part of “The Housewife and The Hustler” beating out hundreds of thousands of other self proclaimed EJ experts. Dana shares what she knows from behind the scenes, boots on the ground regarding RHOBH and we chat about the recent current state of EJ affairs - T.J. Maxx Visits, Red Carpets in Vegas and of course, Mr. Girardi’s recent paparazzi appearance where he was asked, “Did Erika Know?”. Dana also has a lot of questions about the Behind The Scenes goings on from our most recent of our three chats with Sutton Stracke and, although we don’t like to spill tea, this is Patreon and Dana does have a way with us so, well, we eventually oblige. Finally, Dana, obsessed with EJ’s spending and $25M in credit card charges, comes prepared with Housewife salaries and all sorts of other financial info that we just cannot get enough of. Considering she still owns her $25,000 sunnies she is one to talk now, is she not? We kid, we kid but considering she came with receipts, Ms. Wilkey is welcome back anytime.  @wilkey_dana @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Show At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/56572598 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/25/202119 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode Artwork

Alaska (on Drag Race, Lisa Rinna, Erika Jayne, & New Music / Book!)

Alaska steps Behind The Rope. Yup, she is back! One thing is for certain, Alaska is one of the hardest working Queens in the biz. Alaska stops by to chat new music - “Red”, biggest musical inspirations, dream collabs, fav musical Divas such as Gaga, Cher and Gwen and her first ever heading tour (tickets on sale now) in support of the new music with starts early next year. Alaska also chats about her soul bearing Memoir out later this year, “My Name’s Yours, What’s Alaska”, her upcoming live “Race Chaser” Euro tour with Willam, and what we can expect to hear more of on her brilliant Podcast of the same name with Willam. Of course, we break down the just completed Drag Race All Stars Season Six, Winner Sonique, and the current state of drag in 2021. With all this work, one has to wonder what Alaska does for fun. Well, much to our delight, she watches the Real Housewives. Alaska shares all her thoughts on this season of RHOBH, the Erika Jayne Saga, and who her fav housewife is. There was also that one time Lisa Rinna kicked Ms. Alaska out of a dressing room. Yea, you gotta hear it to believe it. Tune in now for this fun filled episode with the one and only, Alaska!  @theonlyalaska5000 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by SIMPLISAFE - https://wwwsimplisafe.com/velvetrope (20% Off Entire New System & First Month Free) Brought to you by BOLL & BRANCH - https://www.bollandbranch.com (15% Off First Set of Sheets - Use Code “Velvet”) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/24/202149 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode Artwork

Real Housewives of Miami's Adriana de Moura (on the Past, Present & Reboot of RHOM!)

The Real Housewives of Miami Reboot. Now that RHOM Season 4 is confirmed coming to the Peacock Streaming Network very soon, we have oh so many questions. In true Behind The Velvet Rope fashion we have gone straight to the source, someone who knows a thing or two about RHOM, having been a full time Housewife on the series for all three seasons that it was on Bravo. We are thrilled to welcome Miss Adriana de Moura. Right prior to the official announcement, we sat down with Adriana to chat about it all. After a quick catch up on her life, Adriana shares all that she knows about the Reboot. We chat about Adriana, Alexia Echevarria and Lisa Hochstein returning as full time Housewives and the assumption that Marysol Patton will allegedly return as a “friend of”. We chat about those casting decisions, why the series ended in the first place, what will the show be without fan fav Mama Elsa, what the show will be like without self imposed “ringleader” and “Mayor of Miami” Lea Black and why now is the right time to bring the show back, Of course we discuss Jonna Krupa and Lea Black’s recent comments as to why they are not interested in returning and what the new series will be like with now viral sensation ex Kardashian BFF Larsa Pippen attached to the project. All your RHOM questions answered within. In true Adriana de Moura fashion, remember from ten years ago when we last saw her on our TV screens, she does not hold back!! @realadrianademoura @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by SIMPLISAFE - https://www.simplisafe.com/velvetrope (20% Off Entire New System & First Month Free) Brought to you by BOLL & BRANCH - https://www.bollandbranch.com (15% Off First Set of Sheets - Use Code “Velvet”) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/23/20211 hour, 14 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode Artwork

Parvati Shallow - (on Winning Survivor, Being on Everyone's "Best Player" List, & Her Game Legacy)

Parvati Shallow steps Behind The Rope. Survivor Winner, Parvati Shallow. We are celebrating the long awaited return of tonight’s forty first installment of one of the most successful reality shows of all time the only way we knew how. Parvati is on EVERY “Best Survivor Players of all time” list as well as one of Jeff Probst’s personal “Favorite Players of all time” list. After chatting with her, it is very clear as to why. Did you know Parvati has played this brilliant game four different seasons for a total of 149 days on the island, making her the second longest player of all time, second only to Boston Rob’s 152 days. Parvati chats with us about what her strategy was to win Micronesia, the differences between the four seasons she played, who she thinks - other than herself, of course, is the best Survivor player of all time, why she is so good at this game and would she ever go back. Of course, we discuss The Black Widow Brigade, one of the most effective alliances in Survivor history and Erik’s blindside, which has been called one of the best moments in Survivor history. On a more serious note, we chat about the controversial Cook Islands season she was a part of which divided the contestants into four tribes based on racial ethnicity: Black, White, Hispanic, Asian American - how antiquated that now seems and how was that concept originally green lit? On a more serious note, Parvati opens up about the psychological effects playing the game had on her and the steps taken to relieve those roadblocks and integrate back into society as a fully functioning member of society. On that note, Parvati has integrated all of these skills of playing Survivor, her struggles thereafter, her career in media and entertainment, and overall life experiences into a booming business as a Life Coach.** @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef @pshallow Parvati has offered all you listeners of Behind The Velvet Rope Podcast 20% off her “Hero’s Journey”, 7 week Coaching & Yoga Program. More information can be found at parvatishallow.com/hero - enter code Velvet. For those of you wondering, yes, many of your Survivor favs such as Boston Rob (our other personal fav), Tyson, Ethan Zohn and so many more make an appearance! Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by SIMPLISAFE - https://wwwsimplisafe.com/velvetrope (20% Off Entire New System & First Month Free) Brought to you by BOLL & BRANCH - https://www.bollandbranch.com (15% Off First Set of Sheets - Use Code “Velvet”) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/22/20211 hour, 13 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode Artwork

Former Pussycat Doll Kaya Jones (on PCD, Nicole Scherzinger, Robin Antin, Britney & More)

Former Pussycat Doll's member Kaya Jones steps Behind The Rope. Kaya chronicles how she came to be a member of the Pussycat Dolls in December 2003, when she was just 19 years old. After chatting about the audition process and landing the part, Kaya pulls back the curtain of what being in this group was really like. Kaya details what she calls the “toxic” (according to her, allegedly) work environment, the excruciatingly long hours, the infighting between the other PCDs and everything else you can imagine, Kaya covers it. Of course, Kaya talks about group founder and choreographer Robin Antin - what she was like, how she treated the members, what her goals for herself and for the group were and whether those goals were always consistent with the other. Kaya explains whose decision it was to transform the Pussycat Dolls from being a “burlesque performance group” to a full fledged musical band, how that transition took place, and what it took to ultimately get signed to a record deal. Kaya contributed to songs that would ultimately make up The Dolls’ first album. We discuss the mega hit “Don’t Cha” and the Dolls’ lead singer Nicole Scherzinger. In 2004, Kaya left the band during the recording of the first album claiming it was no longer fun to be in the band. After leaving the band, Kaya pursed a solo career in music. There were also those repeated times she made allegations that being in the Pussycat Dolls were like being part of a prostitution ring. Say whhhaattt? Yea, we break that one down for you. Ok umm, what? Kaya also chats about her start in the music business at 13 years old working with R. Kelly. Tune in now for a no holds bar chat about all things Pussycat Dolls with the one and only Miss Kaya Jones.  @kayajones  @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by SIMPLISAFE - https://www.simplisafe.com/velvetrope (20% Off Entire New System & First Month Free) Brought to you by BOLL & BRANCH - https://www.bollandbranch.com (15% Off First Set of Sheets - Use Code “Velvet”) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/21/20211 hour, 21 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode Artwork

FRAN DRESCHER (On The Nanny's Original Run / Reboot / Broadway, Madonna, & Being A National Icon)

Fran Drescher steps Behind The Rope. From the moment this chat started, one thing was clear, Fran Drescher is one busy Icon. First things first, The Nanny. Fran chats about the recent addition of The Nanny to HBO Max, the joys of having it discovered by a whole new generation and shares an update on the status of her road to bringing The Nanny to Broadway. After we wax nostalgic on all things The Nanny, we move on to one of Fran’s new passions, Mahjong. Her hobby which started with Monday night sessions with her “boys” - yes the many gay men in her life, including ex husband Peter Jacobson, and friends like Rosie O”Donnell has led her to this weeks Mahjong Tournament where you, our dear listener, can sign up and win prices, some, of course, involving our fav Legend of today, Ms. Fran Drescher. The tournament also will raise money for Fran’s Cancer Schmancer Organization, a cause near and dear to her heart having survived cancer herself. Fran also chats about her recent appointment as SAG-AFTRA President, the support she received in her candidacy from famous friends like Tom Hanks. Speaking or famous friends, we also chat with Fran about dinners, hang outs, and concerts with friend Madonna. Finally, Fran shares info on other upcoming film and TV projects from the woman who just refuses to slow down. Now can we please have a Fran Fine laugh. Thanks and thank you! #legend #icon #nowords Links in Bios Below to Purchase Tickets. www.modernmahjong.com @officialfrandrescher @cancerschmancer @modernmahjong @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by SIMPLISAFE - https://www.simplisafe.com/velvetrope (20% Off Entire New System & First Month Free) Brought to you by BOLL & BRANCH - https://www.bollandbranch.com (15% Off First Set of Sheets - Use Code “Velvet”) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/20/202142 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOA (Rumored "Just In" Cast Changes) & RHOP (Winning The Game)

DJ Richie Skye steps Behind The Rope. There is no one more connected in the DMV than Mr. Skye and we could not think of anyone better to help break down all that is going on this season on The Real Housewives of Potomac than Richie Skye. That chat began a few weeks back where we discussed how all our fav ladies are doing this season - Gizelle, Karen, Ashley, Candiace, Robyn, Wendy and newbie Mia. Today we continue that chat and predict what will happen as the season moves on. The convo then turns to RHOA breaking down the “off season” they just had. We discuss what went wrong with our fav Peach Holder’s this past season, reveal who our MVP was, suggest ways to fix the ATL, chat about who should go and predict who will be “let go” out of Kenya, Porsha, Kandi, Drew and Cynthia. Have you seen all of the blogs the past 24 hours? Do we believe Porsha and Cynthia are out and Marlo is in? Of course we cannot let our Southern gals go without a job and discuss career alternatives for those we feel are on their way out. On the topic of off seasons, we cannot help but think RHONY - Richie knows Bershan IRL - discussing whether this season is as bad, and the situation is as dire as all the public outcry and headlines make it seem. Richie sheds light on what he likes and does not like up here in the Big Apple weighing in on who should go, stay and be brought back from the past - the answers not at all what you would expect. Somehow our sit down about the current RHOP season has led us to RHOA and RHONY but that is what happens when DJ Richie Skye (host of “Reality Talk” on Youtube & “Unfiltered” on Podcast One) stops by. We could have kept talking, but need to leave you with something to look forward to. Until next time, Mr. Skye!! @djrichieskye @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef ** Listen to Full Show at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/54578458 .  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/18/202117 minutes
Episode Artwork

Constantine Maroulis & Kendra Erika (on Real Housewives, New Music, The Opening of Broadway & More!)

Constantine Maroulis & Kendra Erika step Behind The Rope. Constantine is back and this time he brings friend Kendra Erika to talk about it all. We bond over the return of Broadway, musical influences, our fav musical divas and our ideal musical colabs. This dynamic duo also have a great new single, a dance version of “As Long As You’re Mine”, from the hit musical “Wicked”. Yup, Broadway is open and Kristin Chenoweth kicked off the opening of “Wicked” earlier this week! Being this is BTVR, we also chat about Kendra’s desire to become a Real Housewife of New York City!!! Constantine knows a thing or two about that. :) An episode not to be missed! @constantinemaroulis @kendraerika @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Brought to you by THIRDLOVE - http://www.thirdlove.com/velvet (20% Off First Purchase) Brought to you by O.R.G SKINCARE - https://www.orgskincare.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Entire Purchase) Brought to you by BOLL & BRANCH - https://www.bollandbranch.com (15% Off First Set of Sheets - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/17/202137 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode Artwork

BLAC CHYNA (on Reality TV, Motherhood, Famous Exes, New Music & Her Fashion Empire!)

Blac Chyna steps Behind The Rope. Before we get into all the headlines, rumors, and misperceptions, we chat with Blac Chyna, whose name was suggested by a patron during her stripping days, about her early days in LA - being name checked by Drake, modeling, and appearing in a multitude of music videos with everyone and anyone including Tyga and Nicki Minaj. Chyna has new music - “Hollywood”, “Doom” - which we chat about as well as her musical influences and who she would love to work with in the music biz. We chat about her booming beauty business - little miss entrepreneur - and why she loves being a Boss Babe. Of course, the convo quickly turns to Reality TV - the status of her blockbuster “The Real Blac Chyna” Show season two as well as her many appearances over the years on "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" and “Rob & Chyna”. Chyna opens up about filming a Reality TV show with her now ex-husband, the home movies she will forever have of Dream, and how she felt when that show “ended”. While we have her, Chyna shares an update where she stands with Rob Kardashian and the rest of the Keeping Up Clan and is kind enough to share her thoughts on recent Kardashian news - the Kim and Kayne Split, Khloé and Tristan Thompson - On Again, Off Again, We Think Currently Off Relationship, the Coupling of Kourt and Travis, Lord Disick and Amelia Gray, Kim’s Legal Career, Whether Food God is the most brilliant of them all and so on. Blac Chyna has a new Cooking Show and CBD line which we discuss plus just what is next for this Powerhouse that just will not slow down. @blacchyna @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by THIRDLOVE - http://www.thirdlove.com/velvet (20% Off First Purchase) Brought to you by O.R.G SKINCARE - https://www.orgskincare.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Entire Purchase) Brought to you by BOLL & BRANCH - https://www.bollandbranch.com (15% Off First Set of Sheets - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/16/20211 hour, 3 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode Artwork

JERRY SPRINGER (On His Iconic Career, "Judge Jerry", DWTS, & Reality TV!)

Jerry Springer steps Behind The Rope. One of the most Iconic names in daytime TV is here to chat about it all. Although Jerry was set to retire after his unprecedented twenty seven year run as Host of The Jerry Springer Show, NBC had other plans and Judge Jerry was born. Jerry chats about how nice it is to use his law degree and what we can expect in the upcoming third season of the always shocking, never boring, Judge Jerry. Of course, the conversation quickly leads to The Jerry Springer Show and all those trailblazing disputes, wig pulls, accusations, and everything else under the sun that was before its time as it aired each day on our small screens. Jerry recalls highlights, outrageous guests and some of the most shocking moments. We chat with Jerry about current day Reality TV and his role in helping create the landscape of Housewives, Fiancés That Last for 90 Days and Love that Comes After Being Locked Up and / or Happens on an Island. Jerry also opens up about the current offerings of Daytime TV - Ellen, The Drew Barrymore Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Wendy Williams - his favorites, not so favorites and how cancel culture has come to play a role in it all. We pay homage to some of Jerry’s other forays into television - a contestant on Dancing With the Stars, a judge on America’s Got Talent, playing himself on Roseanne and much more. Jerry reflects back on a career most can only dream of discussing highs and lows, the biggest misconceptions of himself, and just what is next for the man who everyone just cannot seem to get enough of. Let’s all chant it together. Jerry, Jerry!! @thejerryspringershow @judgejerrytv @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by THIRDLOVE - http://www.thirdlove.com/velvet (20% Off First Purchase) Brought to you by O.R.G SKINCARE - https://www.orgskincare.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Entire Purchase) Brought to you by BOLL & BRANCH - https://www.bollandbranch.com (15% Off First Set of Sheets - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/15/202149 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode Artwork

Gia Gunn (on Drag Race, Real Housewives, Caitlyn Jenner, Trans Representation, & Pose)

Gia Gunn, famed, outspoken Drag Race contestant steps Behind The Rope. Checking in from her home in WeHo, Gia is here to tell it all. We would expect nothing less from one of Drag Race’s most outspoken contestants in the history of the show! Let us start at the beginning. Gia takes us back to the first time she did drag, what that was like, what prompted her to “try” and where her infamous name “Gia Gunn” comes from. Think Project Runway! Gia also opens up about the first time she became aware of her “trans identity” and what that was like to deal with at a young age. Flash forward to Season Six of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Gia explains how she got involved with the Iconic hit TV show and why Season Six was the right time to participate. Gia discusses what it was like to film the show, the other Queens, the competitions and what it was like to “not be out” at the time. Flash forward to “All Stars Season Four”, Gia was back and ready to take the competition by storm. We discuss the differences this time in “All Stars”, the competition as well as the fact that Gia was an out Transgender Woman, or we should say Woman, participating in Drag Race. Of course, we address the fact that Gia’s participation in this installment of “All Stars“ came mere months after RuPaul’s comment that they would not cast an openly Transgender Contestant on the show. Gia explains how she felt by that statement and whether she thinks that impacted the decision to cast her (whether or not it was “stunt casting”). She also opens up about the rumored filmed but, ultimately, edited altercation with RuPaul on set during “All Stars” over this statement and whether her standing up to RuPaul led, in any way, to her elimination. She also opens up about the fact that the altercation was edited and whether the show is forever slanted to “make Ru look good at all costs”. Gia also chats about the recent change of RuPaul’s famous opening catch phrase to be gender inclusive and the presence of contestant Gottmik, Drag race’s first Trans Male Drag Queen. Gia chats about the whether RuPaul and Drag Race have come far in their Diversity and Inclusion Efforts, shares her thoughts on Caitlyn Jenner - they are not what you would think, and discusses shows like Pose answering the main question as to whether each has been a step forward for the Trans Community. Finally, Gia discusses current projects, the “Gia” brand, and the fact that it is beyond time for The Real Housewives to include a full time Trans Housewife. Yes, Gia is nominating herself. In true Gia Gunn fashion, NOTHING is off limits nor held back. @gia_gunn @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by O.R.G SKINCARE - https://www.orgskincare.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Entire Purchase) Brought to you by ROTHY’S - https://www.rothys.com/velvet (Now For Men Too) Brought to you by NOOM - http://www.noom.com/VELVET (Sign Up for Your Trial Today)   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/14/20211 hour, 21 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode Artwork

KELLY KILLOREN BENSIMON (on Scary Island, Bethenny, RHONY, Dating, & Being a Living Legend!)

Kelly Killoren Bensimon, The Woman, The Myth, The Legend, steps Behind The Rope. Checking in from her iconic Soho loft, KKB is here to tell it all. For those who may not know, Kelly has a degree from Columbia University in Literature and Writing, an MBA, and is currently attending NYU Stern for her Executive MBA. Kelly also had a thriving career as a writer and editor at such famed publications like Elle, Page Six and Gotham and as a model who traveled the world working with famous photographers such as ex-husband, Gil Bensimon. All right, All right, onto what everyone wants to chat about, The Real Housewives of New York City. Kelly discusses how she was originally cast in Season Two of the hit franchise, how “welcome" she felt by the Season One Veterans, and how she was advised by everyone on her team not to do the show. We discuss some of her iconic moments such as running in traffic, being “up there” not “down here” and of course, “Scary Island”. Speaking of “Scary Island”, Kelly fills us in on what was really going on in that infamous dinner party scene and what life was like after that episode aired. She discusses how she reacted to and felt by the public’s “outcry” as well as the private messages she received on social media. Kelly discusses who from the cast she keeps in touch with and what she would say to Bethenny Frankel if she bumped into her today. Hint, it is not what you would expect! Kelly also opens up about what it is like when people still want to talk about “Scary Island” all these many years later, what life has been like since we last saw her on our TV screens, her dating life - a topic she rarely discusses, and what a current day in the life of KKB looks like as a thriving Real Estate Agent who splits her time between NYC, The Hamptons and Palm Beach. No surprise, as any reputable real estate agent in NYC does Kelly was on the just completed season of Million Dollar Listing New York which we chat about. Tune in for a non stop catch up with living legend, Kelly Killoren Bensimon.  @kellybensimon @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by THIRDLOVE - http://www.thirdlove.com/velvet (20% Off First Purchase) Brought to you by O.R.G SKINCARE - https://www.orgskincare.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Entire Purchase) Brought to you by BOLL & BRANCH - https://www.bollandbranch.com (15% Off First Set of Sheets - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/13/20211 hour, 20 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode Artwork

SONJA MORGAN's FORMER INTERN (on Sonja, Current RHONY Season, Reunion & Future of Show!)

Sonja Morgan's Intern steps Behind The Rope. Ok let us back up for a second. She has a name. Meghan Hubert. Last year we had the pleasure of chatting with Meghan about what it was like to be one of Sonja Morgan’s iconic interns. Meghan chatted about that as well the fall out from coming on our show. Seems like Ms. Morgan was less than pleased with our little chat. We then had a follow up chat about that! Meghan is now back to help us break down this current season of RHONY. We chat about what it is like to still be watching Sonja get fall down drunk on a weekly basis each week - knowing her in real life and all - and how we think all our favorite Apple holders are performing this season. We discuss the public outcry from the fans who claim the show has got too serious, political and is now TV with a mission when all they want to see is a bunch of women getting drunk and having fun. We also discuss the effect this outcry has had on the ratings - the lowest in history, what and who has caused this decrease, and how to fix this decrease. We discuss the many rumors of who is being fired, if anyone, who should be fired, if anyone, and who should be brought back from casts past, if anyone. We chat about the rumors that Bethenny Frankel wants to come back either on camera or as a Producer behind the scenes, the rumors that the highest levels of NBC corporate are now involved and that Andy Cohen has completely lost control of this once highly rated franchise.  Of course, Meghan also gives advice to any aspiring Sonja interns who, despite listening to our chat, still want to apply for the much talked about position. Perhaps we will be seeing you listeners on a future episode of RHONY yourselves!. ** Original Chat with Sonja’s Intern Meghan Hubert - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/behind-the-velvet-rope/id1496557812?i=1000491284626  ** The Aftermath & Fallout from our chat with Sonja Morgan’s Intern - https://www.patreon.com/posts/54758806 @megagahubert @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef **** FULL EPISODE IS AT: https://www.patreon.com/posts/54758806 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/11/202118 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode Artwork

Sophie B. Hawkins (on "Damn", Banned by MTV, Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell, Trailblazing)

“Damn, I wish I was your lover. I’ll rock you till the daylight comes. Make sure you are smiling’ and warm. I am everything, tonight I’ll be your mother.” You know the rest. Sophie B. Hawkins steps Behind The Rope. Sophie chats about what life was like in the 90’s when she rose to fame with her breakout hit “Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover”. She chats about many of her colleagues at that time - Madonna, Paula, Whitney, Prince, George Michael, being nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1993, and how the Grammy Nomination came with a lot of good and bad, all at the same time. We chat about why her video for “Damn” was banned by MTV, the importance of its LGBTQ+ representation, the use of “Damn" in 90210 as Kelly and Dylan’s song, and moving on from her record company. We chat about her rumored “relationships” with Jodie Foster, Martina Navratilova, and Rosie O’Donnell. Sophie is still friends with Rosie today which we discuss plus weekends at Madonna's, dinners with David Bowie, and so much more! Sophie shares her throughs on “Free Britney” and some of current music’s reigning Pop Diva’s Ariana Grande, Dua Lipa, Demi Lovato and many others. Finally, we chat about what is next for this Pop Superstar who just wont slow down.  @therealsophieb @behindvelvet @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by O.R.G SKINCARE - https://www.orgskincare.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Entire Purchase) Brought to you by ROTHY’S - https://www.rothys.com/velvet (Now For Men Too) Brought to you by NOOM - http://www.noom.com/VELVET (Sign Up for Your Trial Today)   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/10/20211 hour, 29 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode Artwork

Josh Flagg (on Million Dollar Listing LA) #MDLLA

Josh Flagg steps Behind The Rope. Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles, Season 13. How did we get here? Josh is here to answer that and discuss his epic career in real estate, which began at 18. Josh chats about his early days in the biz and his rapid rise to the top which led to his position as a cast member on MDLLA. Josh chats about his MDLLA career - highs and lows, fellow brokers from yesteryear (anyone remember Madison and Chad Rogers), cast mates Tracy Tutor, The Brits & That other Josh, those epic open houses, the deals, and of course all that money and real estate porn. On a personal note, we chat with Josh about the true break out star of MDLLA, Grandma Edith, living in The Beverly Hills Hotel - yes we are jealous!, his epic love story with Husband Bobby Boyd and what it was like to get married on television. One thing is also for sure, Josh knows everyone who is anyone and has sold a house to most of them. We chat about his many celeb friends and clients - Sonja Morgan, Tori Spelling, Melissa Rivers, and so on and just what it is like to attend one of the infamous Flagg-Boyd extravaganzas at their lovely LA home. Finally, Josh spills the deets on the current state of the LA real estate market, the best things about being a Bravolebrity and just what we can expect to see this season on MDLLA!!! @joshflagg1 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Brought to you by THIRDLOVE - http://www.thirdlove.com/velvet (20% Off First Purchase) Brought to you by O.R.G SKINCARE - https://www.orgskincare.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Entire Purchase) Brought to you by BOLL & BRANCH - https://www.bollandbranch.com (15% Off First Set of Sheets - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/9/202141 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOBH's Kathryn Edwards (on Current Season Erika Drama, Filming With Erika & More!!!) - II

RHOBH’s Kathryn Edwards is back! Having been on the show with Erika Jayne (RHOBH Season Six Shout Out), we could not think of anyone better to help us break down all that has been happening this epic season on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Kathryn is here to chat about the rare circumstances this season has presented as the world read headline after headline about Erika Jayne’s divorce as it unfolded in real time before the Bravo cameras. Kathryn sheds light on what filming with Erika was like during her season and how Erika treated her, the other women and production. We dive deep into whether Erika has been dropping hints all season knowing she was being filmed that would paint her in a favorable light with the public and Tom’s alleged victims, how much we believe of her “performance” as “authentic” - mascara and all, the legitimacy of her divorce and ultimately answer the question what, if anything, did she know?. In other RHOBH news, Kathryn chats about Rinna - her behavior toward Erika this season versus Denise last season, is there a double standard, and has Rinna grown at all or the same ole’ Rinna with some ulterior motive. Finally, we chat about Garcelle, Sutton, Dorit, Kyle and Crystal breaking down each’s "story arch" on and off screen this season. An RHOBH analysis from a true insider, former RHOBH herself, Miss Kathryn Edwards! @kateedwards8 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by O.R.G SKINCARE - https://www.orgskincare.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Entire Purchase) Brought to you by ROTHY’S - https://www.rothys.com/velvet (Now For Men & Women) Brought to you by NOOM - http://www.noom.com/VELVET (Sign Up for Your Trial Today)   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/8/20211 hour, 23 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOBH's Kathryn Edwards (on Current Season Erika Drama, Filming With Erika & More!) - I

RHOBH’s Kathryn Edwards is back! Having been on the show with Erika Jayne (RHOBH Season Six Shout Out), we could not think of anyone better to help us break down all that has been happening this epic season on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Kathryn is here to chat about the rare circumstances this season has presented as the world read headline after headline about Erika Jayne’s divorce as it unfolded in real time before the Bravo cameras. Kathryn sheds light on what filming with Erika was like during her season and how Erika treated her, the other women and production. We dive deep into whether Erika has been dropping hints all season knowing she was being filmed that would paint her in a favorable light with the public and Tom’s alleged victims, how much we believe of her “performance” as “authentic” - mascara and all, the legitimacy of her divorce and ultimately answer the question what, if anything, did she know?. In other RHOBH news, Kathryn chats about Rinna - her behavior toward Erika this season versus Denise last season, is there a double standard, and has Rinna grown at all or the same ole’ Rinna with some ulterior motive. Finally, we chat about Garcelle, Sutton, Dorit, Kyle and Crystal breaking down each’s "story arch" on and off screen this season. An RHOBH analysis from a true insider, former RHOBH herself, Miss Kathryn Edwards! @kateedwards8 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by O.R.G SKINCARE - https://www.orgskincare.com (Use Code VELVET for 15% Off Entire Purchase) Brought to you by ROTHY’S - https://www.rothys.com/velvet (Now For Men & Women) Brought to you by NOOM - http://www.noom.com/VELVET (Sign Up for Your Trial Today)   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/7/20211 hour, 18 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode Artwork

BTS "Butter" Writer Rob Grimaldi (on "Butter", BTS & Current Music)

"Side step, right-left, to my beat. High like the moon, rock with me, baby. Know that I got that heat. Let me show you 'cause talk is cheap. Side step, right-left, to my beat. Get it, let it roll” The man behind the genius of it all, Rob Grimaldi, steps Behind The Rope. Yup, Rob Grimaldi, the man responsible for the world wide mega smash hit “Butter” by the biggest boy band to ever exist in the world, BTS, is here to chat about it all. Rob chats about the origins of “Butter”, working with BTS, the juggernaut “BTS Army” that stops at no cost, in the best way possible, to support every move their boys make, why KPOP has become one of the biggest musical genres of our generation and much much more. Of course, Rob also chats about what it is like to have “Butter” and BTS nominated for four VMA’s and has broken every download and streaming record ever thought possible. Then there is also all that Grammy talk…. Rob also chats about possible dream collabs, the current state of music, the biggest misconceptions of the music industry and just what is next for this hitmaker that does not seem to be slowing down anytime soon. @robgrimaldi27 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Brought to you by BOLL & BRANCH - https://www.bollandbranch.com (15% Off First Set of Sheets - Use Code “Velvet”)   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/3/202156 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

Gail Simmons (on Top Chef Amateurs, Food, Early Days of Bravo, Housewives, & Paris Hilton)

Gail Simmons steps Behind The Rope. Having been a staple on Bravo since the start of Top Chef and just having completed the current season of Top Chef Amateurs (Tonight is the finale!), Gail is here to chat about it all. We chat the early days of Bravo and Top Chef - various contestants and winners throughout the years, fav food - restaurant - chef, most overrated food, current food trend, Tom Colicchio & Padma, dream guest judge, and so much more. Gail chats about which Real Housewives Franchise she would love to join, what her Housewives tag line would be, and fav Housewife party / hangout IRL of all time. Of course we also talk about the slew of celebs who decided to enter the cooking show game including Selena Gomez and the brilliant joy that is Paris Hilton’s “Cooking With Paris”. Finally, we discuss why Top Chef is one of Bravo’s reigning champion shows that doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon! @gailsimmonseats @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Brought to you by BOLL & BRANCH - https://www.bollandbranch.com (15% Off First Set of Sheets - Use Code “Velvet”)   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/2/202155 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

Introducing: Suspect

A big Halloween party at an apartment complex in Redmond, Washington. Themed rooms and costumed partygoers. But by the end of the party, one of the hosts is dead. The police look to the partiers as the prime suspects: was it the guy in the devil mask, the bank robber, the construction worker? As investigators comb through forensic evidence, witness testimony, DNA, and even consult with a psychic, they zero in on one suspect in particular. But for what reason? Host and reporter Matthew Shaer (Over My Dead Body) returns to the scene of the crime, speaks with everyone about a night that still haunts them years later. It’s a series about race and policing, mislaid justice, cutting-edge science, and the kinds of weighty choices that cops and prosecutors make every day -- choices that, once made, are difficult to reverse.  Listen to SUSPECT: http://wondery.fm/Suspect_VelvetRope  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/1/202114 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

90210's Carol Potter (on playing Cindy Walsh, Shannen, Tori, Luke & More!) - II

Carol Potter steps Behind The Rope. Cindy Walsh from the beloved and iconic Beverly Hills, 90210. We start at the beginning chatting about how Carol was cast, the buzz around town about Aaron Spelling's new teen drama, and just what life was like in the early days when all of its cast were virtual unknowns. Life was anything but stellar. We chat about the show premiered to blah ratings and how that one unprecedented decision to air new “Beverly Beach” episodes over the summer changed everything. Carol discusses what it was like when the relatively unknown cast skyrocketed to fame of epic proportions and answers all out nuanced questions about Shannen Doherty, Jennie Garth, Tori Spelling, Luke Perry, Jason Priestley, Gabrielle Carteris, Brian Austin Green and Ian Ziering. We talk about all the buzzed about topics from back in the day - Tori auditioning under a fake name, Shannen Doherty’s bad behavior, Shannen and Jennie’s physical altercation and Shannen’s cutting of her hair, despite warnings, which ultimately led to her firing. Carol recounts stories from the tension on set caused by Shannen and what is was like once she was replaced by Tiffani Thiessen who was then dating Brian Austin Green. We also discuss Oscar winner Hillary Swank’s role, how and why she was fired, and all our other favs Vanessa Marcil, Christine Elise, Kathleen Robertson, and Lindsay Price, to name a few. We pay homage to the reboot (AnnaLynne McCord shout out) before discussing what it is like to receive a call regarding the BH90210 Tori/Jennie produced “heightened version”of themselves show, to see the gang again and why she thinks it was so short lived and didn’t resonate with audiences. That heightened version of herself included played a “therapist” since, well, she is a licensed therapist in real life. On that note, Carol chats about her new book “When Your Child has a Chronic Medical Illness”, the untimely passing of Luke Perry, Shannen Doherty’s unfortunate battle with cancer, and what is next for the actress who was part of one of the most groundbreaking, revolutionary, classic, iconic, life changing shows in history. @carolpotter90210 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Brought to you by BOLL & BRANCH - https://www.bollandbranch.com (15% Off First Set of Sheets - Use Code “Velvet”)   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/1/20211 hour, 10 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode Artwork

90210's Carol Potter (on playing Cindy Walsh, Shannen, Tori, Luke & More!) - I

Carol Potter steps Behind The Rope. Cindy Walsh from the beloved and iconic Beverly Hills, 90210. We start at the beginning chatting about how Carol was cast, the buzz around town about Aaron Spelling's new teen drama, and just what life was like in the early days when all of its cast were virtual unknowns. Life was anything but stellar. We chat about how the show premiered to blah ratings and how that one unprecedented decision to air new “Beverly Beach” episodes over the summer changed everything. Carol discusses what it was like when the relatively unknown cast was skyrocketed to fame of epic proportions and answers all our nuanced questions about Shannen Doherty, Jennie Garth, Tori Spelling, Luke Perry, Jason Priestley, Gabrielle Carteris, Brian Austin Green and Ian Ziering. We talk about all the buzzed about topics from back in the day - Tori auditioning under a fake name, Shannen Doherty’s bad behavior, Shannen and Jennie’s physical altercation and Shannen’s cutting of her hair, despite warnings, which ultimately led to her firing. Carol recounts stories from the tension on set caused by Shannen and what is was like once she was replaced by Tiffani Thiessen who was then dating Brian Austin Green. We also discuss Oscar winner Hillary Swank’s role, how and why she was fired, and all our other favs Vanessa Marcil, Christine Elise, Kathleen Robertson, and Lindsay Price, to name a few. We pay homage to the reboot (AnnaLynne McCord shout out) before discussing what it is like to receive a call regarding the BH90210 Tori/Jennie produced “heightened version”of themselves show, to see the gang again and why she thinks it was so short lived and didn’t resonate with audiences. That heightened version of herself included played a “therapist” since, well, she is a licensed therapist in real life. On that note, Carol chats about her new book “When Your Child has a Chronic Medical Illness”, the untimely passing of Luke Perry, Shannen Doherty’s unfortunate battle with cancer, and what is next for the actress who was part of one of the most groundbreaking, revolutionary, classic, iconic, life changing shows in history. @carolpotter90210 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Brought to you by BOLL & BRANCH - https://www.bollandbranch.com (15% Off First Set of Sheets - Use Code “Velvet”)   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/31/20211 hour, 1 minute, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

Cary Deuber (on How, When, Where, & Why RHOD Ended & What's Next)

Cary Deuber steps Behind The Rope. After five seasons, Bravo announced that The Real Housewives of Dallas is not returning. Cary is here to help us analyze exactly why the show is not coming back, where it all went wrong, which cast members contributed most to the show's demise and whether this is the final nail in the RHOD coffin or we can expect to see our fav Lone Star State Ladies in the future resurrected in some other format. Cary also reflects back on her very own RHOD career having been an OG cast member for three glorious seasons and “friend of” for an epic fourth - the highs, lows, regrets, fights, reunions and of course, friendships - some, not all, of which are intact today. Of course, we also address LeeAnne Locken’s infamous “Let Them Try Without Me” quote, and well, they tried. Being one of the most cosmopolitan Housewives to ever grace our TVs, we talk with Cary about her true love of fashion, her non-stop travel with husband Mark, their Deuber Table - yes they are culinary geniuses and last, but certainly not least, Lemmon Avenue Plastic Surgery because, well, we never met an injectable we did not like. Cary Deuber like you have never heard her before. Goodbye RHOD. You will be missed! @carydeuber @lemmonavenueplasticsurgery @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Brought to you by BOLL & BRANCH - https://www.bollandbranch.com (15% Off First Set of Sheets - Use Code “Velvet”)   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/30/20211 hour, 14 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode Artwork

JAY MANUEL (An Interview on Tyra, Americas Next Top Model, His Book & His Iconic Hair) - II

Jay Manuel steps Behind The Rope. The Man, The Myth, The Legend. Checking in from his home in Connecticut, Jay is here to tell it all. Growing up, Jay was drawn to fashion at a young age. That led him to land in NYC, and the rest is history. Not so fast. Jay didn't take no for an answer during his early career in fashion, pounding the streets, portfolio in hand, which eventually landed him his first cosmetics campaign for Revlon. One day, Tyra’s makeup artist missed their flight to NYC and Jay got a call to do Tyra’s makeup last minute for the GQ Man of The Year Awards. He ran to her hotel room, she loved the way she looked, and voila, the two started working together consistently after that. Jay is no stranger to working with high profile clients and we discuss a few such as, oh we don’t know, Jennifer Lopez. Jay details, and we slow him down to miss nothing, how the idea for America’s Next Top Model came about and what his initial reaction was when Tyra ran the idea by him at 3am. We discuss casting and filming. Jay explains the evolution from Episode One when they were just figuring all out to his becoming the official Creative Director on the show, a transition which happened before our very eyes. Jay discusses what it was like to work with some of ANTM’s judges such as Janice Dickinson, Nigel Barker and J. Alexander. Ahh, Janice! Tune in now to our Part I sit down with Mr. Jay Manuel. He opens up about why he decided to leave the hit show in Cycle 8. He explains what his conversation with Tyra was like when he told her he wanted to leave the hit show and his fear that he may “never work in this town again”. Jay explains how he was convinced to stay after giving notice and the icy environment on set once he decided to stay for another cycle. Yes, Tyra Banks was not at all thrilled nor pleased. We discus the overall toxic environment on ANTM and what it was like to work in that environment for many many years. Jay chat about why he was really ready and really did leave in Cycle 18 of the show. Next, we discuss the book!!! The Wig, The Bitch & The Meltdown. We have so many questions, where to begin. Jay explains why he decided to write this book now and why he chose fiction as opposed to a memoir. We prod Jay to discuss what is fiction in this novel versus what is really, well, real on the set of Model Muse. We discuss some of the bigger issues in the book such as the attraction to fame, the cost of fame, and the abuse of power. Of course, we ask Jay if he has heard from Tyra since writing the book and, if so, what that conversation was like. We also discuss whether he has heard from Janice Dickinson, Miss J and Nigel Barker since the book hit the shelves. We discuss the creative process to writing a book and what Jay discovered about himself throughout the process. Finally, we discuss some of Jay’s many other accomplishments such as the E! Red Carpet, which Awards Shows are his favorite, who he would love to sit down and have lunch with and last, but certainly not least, his iconic silver hair.  @mrjaymanuel @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by BOLL & BRANCH - https://www.bollandbranch.com (15% Off First Set of Sheets - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/27/202158 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode Artwork

THERESA CAPUTO (on "Long Island Medium", Her Gift, Celeb Clients / Spirits, & More!)

Theresa Caputo steps Behind The Rope. Still residing in Hicksville, Long Island, where she was born and raised, Theresa is here to chat about how she went from humble beginnings to Long Island Medium to one of the most sought after names able connect with Spirits out there. First we chat with Theresa about her childhood, when she first realized she could correspond with Spirits from the other side, the range of emotions associated with that realization, and how she learned to use this gift to help millions of people worldwide heal through contact with their dearly departed. Of course, we needed details such as how, when, where, why, in what form, how often and many other questions answered surrounding Theresa’s process in dealing with Spirits. In other words, does she “see” dead people? We discuss the origins of her hit reality TV show, “Long Island Medium”, which is still going strong in its unprecedented fifteenth season. Theresa chats about Famous Celeb Spirits that have come though over the years, some of the most outrageous situations she has encountered and what still shocks her all these years later about “the other side”. Speaking of celebs, we chat with Theresa about some of her famous clients such as Countess Luann de Lesseps, Garcelle Beauvais, Dorit Kemsley, and last, but certainly not least, the off camera visit with the Royal Family of Reality TV, The Kardashians’ Kim and Khloe. Finally, we chat about Teresa’s stellar “Hey Spirit” Podcast and her current tour, “Theresa Caputo Live - The Platinum Tour” which extends through the beginning of 2022. Yup, tickets available now and a chance to bypass her epic wait list and get a reading in person!! Obviously, we could not help but ask The Long Island Medium, while we had her, if anyone was coming through for us. Tune in now to find out! @theresacaputo @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef www.theresacaputo.com BONIUS EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by BOLL & BRANCH - https://www.bollandbranch.com (15% Off First Set of Sheets - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/26/20211 hour, 18 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode Artwork

LISA BLOOM - on Iconic Career (Janice Dickinson, Mischa Barton, Jeffrey Epstein etc.) & Britney, Erika Jayne, Etc.

Lisa Bloom steps Behind The Rope. Famed attorney, one off the country’s most outspoken and effective fighters for justice, legal analyst as seen on many of our fav TV and News shows, daughter of Gloria Allred, the powerhouse behind many of the most well known cases that you have read and heard about over the last decade. Lisa is here today to chat about those cases and shed light onto the woman behind the myth and legend. Those cases involve a whose who of Hollywood elite. Lisa has secured victories for Janice Dickinson against Bill Cosby, Mischa Barton in her revenge porn case, and several victims of both Jeffrey Epstein and Bill O’Reilly. Lisa also famously worked for Harvey Weinstein in the early days of his now infamous legal troubles. Lisa opens up about this working relationship in detail, which she calls “The Colossal Mistake”. Lisa also had a very public breakup with Kathy Griffin after Kathy retained her services to mitigate the damage caused by her, now viral, bloody Trump head photo seen around the world. Who knew one press conference could go so wrong? While we have one of the best legal minds in the country at our disposal, we got Lisa’s hot takes on many of the current legal battles keeping us up at night - Britney Spears and her conservatorship, Erika Jayne / Tom Girardi Divorce, Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Domestic Abuse Allegations, Kesha and Dr. Luke Rape Claims, Marilyn Manson Accusers, Megan Markle & The Tabloids, Kevin Spacey’s downfall, and last, but not least, Tristan Thompson’s current legal woes the opposing side of which is being represented by none other than her mother, Gloria Allred. Thank you Lisa, for your time, honestly, and brilliant legal mind. We are not worthy! @lisabloomesq @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by NOOM - http://www.noom.com/VELVET (Sign Up for Your Trial Today) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/25/20211 hour, 4 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

JAY MANUEL (on Tyra, America's Next Top Model, Life After & Iconic Hair) - I

Jay Manuel steps Behind The Rope. The Man, The Myth, The Legend. Checking in from his home in Connecticut, Jay is here to tell it all. Growing up, Jay was drawn to fashion at a young age. That led him to land in NYC, and the rest is history. Not so fast. Jay didn't take no for an answer during his early career in fashion, pounding the streets, portfolio in hand, which eventually landed him his first cosmetics campaign for Revlon. One day, Tyra’s makeup artist missed their flight to NYC and Jay got a call to do Tyra’s makeup last minute for the GQ Man of The Year Awards. He ran to her hotel room, she loved the way she looked, and voila, the two started working together consistently after that. Jay is no stranger to working with high profile clients and we discuss a few such as, oh we don’t know, Jennifer Lopez. Jay details, and we slow him down to miss nothing, how the idea for America’s Next Top Model came about and what his initial reaction was when Tyra ran the idea by him at 3am. We discuss casting and filming. Jay explains the evolution from Episode One when they were just figuring all out to his becoming the official Creative Director on the show, a transition which happened before our very eyes. Jay discusses what it was like to work with some of ANTM’s judges such as Janice Dickinson, Nigel Barker and J. Alexander. Ahh, Janice! Tune in now to our Part I sit down with Mr. Jay Manuel. He opens up about why he decided to leave the hit show in Cycle 8. He explains what his conversation with Tyra was like when he told her he wanted to leave the hit show and his fear that he may “never work in this town again”. Jay explains how he was convinced to stay after giving notice and the icy environment on set once he decided to stay for another cycle. Yes, Tyra Banks was not at all thrilled nor pleased. We discus the overall toxic environment on ANTM and what it was like to work in that environment for many many years. Jay chat about why he was really ready and really did leave in Cycle 18 of the show. Next, we discuss the book!!! The Wig, The Bitch & The Meltdown. We have so many questions, where to begin. Jay explains why he decided to write this book now and why he chose fiction as opposed to a memoir. We prod Jay to discuss what is fiction in this novel versus what is really, well, real on the set of Model Muse. We discuss some of the bigger issues in the book such as the attraction to fame, the cost of fame, and the abuse of power. Of course, we ask Jay if he has heard from Tyra since writing the book and, if so, what that conversation was like. We also discuss whether he has heard from Janice Dickinson, Miss J and Nigel Barker since the book hit the shelves. We discuss the creative process to writing a book and what Jay discovered about himself throughout the process. Finally, we discuss some of Jay’s many other accomplishments such as the E! Red Carpet, which Awards Shows are his favorite, who he would love to sit down and have lunch with and last, but certainly not least, his iconic silver hair.  @mrjaymanuel @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by BOLL & BRANCH - https://www.bollandbranch.com (15% Off First Set of Sheets - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/24/202157 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode Artwork

SUTTON STRACKE (on Leather Pants, Violations, Double Standards & "Owning It"!)

Sutton Stracke - she’s back!!!! Sutton stops by to break down all that has been happening this epic season of RHOBH! First things first, we chat about how this season has been different for Sutton, her highs and lows, biggest challenges, what and who shocked her the most, who she grew closer to and father apart from, and the many instances which have caused her to shed a tear, or two, or three! Sutton opens up about bumping heads with Crystal - an initial run in with racial overtones, the meaning of the word violation, ugly leather pleated pants and a prank gone so wrong she may never drink a martini again (oh no!). We pay homage to the Icon that is Kathy Hilton and the many reasons why we are all so lucky she has joined this cast. Sutton chats about what filming was like in real time as The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Cast made headlines heard around the world. We chat with Sutton about Rinna’s odd behavior of holding no one accountable this season, her recent statement on WWHL that she has learned from her past “mistakes” (Rinna’s word, not ours) towards Denise Richards (and LVP, we wonder?) and whether a leopard can really change its spots or is Lisa Rinna never going to not be able to ultimately urge her cast mates to “own it”. Yea, we went there. Finally, we chat with Sutton about her “rose” and “thorn” of the season and what is the one big thing she regrets. Once thing is for sure, Sutton sure has earned that diamond this season! @suttonstracke @behindvelvetrope @davidytontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by BOLL & BRANCH - https://www.bollandbranch.com (15% Off First Set of Sheets - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/23/202138 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

Real Housewives Interviews (Behind The Scenes - Best / Worst / Strangest & More!)

The episode you all have been asking for for months. Finally, the first in our series, of Behind The Scenes outtakes from The Rope’s many, many, many - almost 500!! - interviews comparing notes with the ladies from the “Access Hollywood Housewives Nightcap” Digital Series. We break down our fav, least fav, strangest Housewives’ Interviews and compare notes from behind the scenes off camera of who was nice and who was not so nice. We talk about some of the strangest calls, texts, emails from past Housewives and other celebs. While we are at it, we spilled on Real Life celeb runs ins, and some of Access Hollywood’s best and strangest red carpet interviews. Of course, after comparing war stories for well over an hour, the conversation turns to our ever changing “wish list” of who we want to interview most and why. For those wondering, yes, an epic chat with Miss Ramona Singer is part of this discussion as well! The episode you have all been asking for has finally arrived!  @emilyorozcotv @laurenherbert @accesshollywood @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef *** FULL EPISODE CAN BE HEARD AT: https://www.patreon.com/posts/54439448/edit See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/21/202114 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode Artwork

America's Next Top Model Eugena Washington (on Tyra, Producers, Judges & BTS Filming!) - Part II

America’s Next Top Model Second Runner Up, Eugena Washington, steps Behind The Rope. Checking in from her home in Los Angeles, California, Eugenia is here to tell it all and she DOES - NOT - HOLD - BACK! One day, Eugena saw an “Apply Here” casting call on the CW Website for Cycle Seven of America’s Next Top Model. Always being called a Model in High School, she figured “why not” and sent her application in. That one click of a button led to an open casting call of over 2,000 Model Hopefuls. Over the course of two long days, those 2,000 were narrowed down to 50 and so on and so forth until Tyra Banks and The Executive Producers had their Cycle Seven cast chosen. Months later, she got the fateful call telling her to pack her bags and off to the infamous ANTM Model Apartment she went. As prepared as she thought she was, nothing could prepare Eugena for the reality of filming one of America’s notoriously most pressure filled reality shows. Pressure filled from the other models as well as pressure filled from Producers who Eugena is clear to point out, “were not our friends”. The 16 hour days with no sleep and cameras in your face the second you woke up certainly did not help at all. Eugena explains how she and the other Models were manipulated by Producers to bring the drama, how everything they said could and would be used against them, and how stressful the weekly eliminations were. Eugena also discusses famed Creative DIrector Jay Manuel as well as judges Janice Dickinson, Miss J, Nigel Barker and Twiggy. Finally, we discuss the woman, the myth, the diva, the legend, The One, The Only, Miss Tyra Banks! (Our Initial Chat with Eugena can be heard on out feed on July 13th, 2021) @eugenawashington @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by BOLL & BRANCH - https://www.bollandbranch.com (15% Off First Set of Sheets - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Brought to you by THIRDLOVE - http://www.thirdlove.com/velvet (20% Off First Purchase) MERCH AVAILABLE at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/20/20211 hour, 13 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode Artwork

Alexis Neiers Haines (on The Bling Ring, Drug Addiction, Kim Kardashian & Recovery) - II

Alexis Neiers Haines steps Behind The Rope. If that name sounds familiar to you, it is probably because Alexis was one of the several teenagers who made up the “Bling Ring”, the infamous group of, rumored to be “fame obsessed”, teenagers who broke into several celebrities homes for clothes, shoes and other personal items. The celebrities whose homes were targeted included the likes of Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Rachel Bilson and Orlando Bloom. Alexis opens up about that time in her life - not only the how, what, where and, most importantly, why of the “Bling Ring” but what was it like to be caught and serve time behind bars. Alexis has struggled with addiction most of her typing adult life. She is very open and honest in this chat about that addiction, particularly to heroin, her dark times, her road to recovery and what it is like to “come out the other side”. While all this was going on, Alexis and her sisters were filming the classic E reality show “Pretty Wild”, no pun intended. We chat with her about that Iconic one season wonder and what is was like to be arrested while the “cameras were rolling”. David and Alexis chat about the “reality”, or lack thereof, in Reality TV, her “Life Reset Course” to help pay forward all she has learned in recovery, and whether celebrities like Kim Kardashian are “doing enough” with their platform to help those in need. They also chat about Sophia Coppola’s 2013 film “The Bling Ring” in which Emma Watson played her and Paris Hilton, a good sport, played herself. Alexis fills us in on her road to recovery, sobriety, and stellar Podcast aptly titled, “Recovering From Reality”. Thank you Alexis for being so forthcoming, open and honest in sharing your story with us. @itsalexishaines @recoveryfromreality @liferesetcourse @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by THIRDLOVE - http://www.thirdlove.com/velvet (20% Off First Purchase) Brought to you by BOLL & BRANCH - https://www.bollandbranch.com (15% Off First Set of Sheets - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") MERCH AVAILABLE at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/19/20211 hour, 3 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode Artwork

Alexis Neiers Haines (on The Bling Ring, Drug Addiction, Kim Kardashian & Recovery) - I

Alexis Neiers Haines steps Behind The Rope. If that name sounds familiar to you, it is probably because Alexis was one of the several teenagers who made up the “Bling Ring”, the infamous group of, rumored to be “fame obsessed”, teenagers who broke into several celebrities homes for clothes, shoes and other personal items. The celebrities whose homes were targeted included the likes of Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Rachel Bilson and Orlando Bloom. Alexis opens up about that time in her life - not only the how, what, where and, most importantly, why of the “Bling Ring” but what was it like to be caught and serve time behind bars. Alexis has struggled with addiction most of her typing adult life. She is very open and honest in this chat about that addiction, particularly to heroin, her dark times, her road to recovery and what it is like to “come out the other side”. While all this was going on, Alexis and her sisters were filming the classic E reality show “Pretty Wild”, no pun intended. We chat with her about that Iconic one season wonder and what is was like to be arrested while the “cameras were rolling”. David and Alexis chat about the “reality”, or lack thereof, in Reality TV, her “Life Reset Course” to help pay forward all she has learned in recovery, and whether celebrities like Kim Kardashian are “doing enough” with their platform to help those in need. They also chat about Sophia Coppola’s 2013 film “The Bling Ring” in which Emma Watson played her and Paris Hilton, a good sport, played herself. Alexis fills us in on her road to recovery, sobriety, and stellar Podcast aptly titled, “Recovering From Reality”. Thank you Alexis for being so forthcoming, open and honest in sharing your story with us. @itsalexishaines @recoveryfromreality @liferesetcourse @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by THIRDLOVE - http://www.thirdlove.com/velvet (20% Off First Purchase) Brought to you by BOLL & BRANCH - https://www.bollandbranch.com (15% Off First Set of Sheets - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") MERCH AVAILABLE at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/18/202159 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode Artwork

DORINDA MEDLEY (on "Make It Nice", RHONY, Dorobics, & Life After Housewives) - II

Dorinda Medley steps Behind The Rope. You have read that correctly. Miss Medley is here to “Make It Nice”. Not only is “Make It Nice” one of Dorinda's epic sayings that originated during her six year run on The Real Housewives of New York City, but it is the title of her brand new book out today. Checking in from her iconic home known as Blue Stone Manor, Dorinda is here to share what the process of writing this book was like, what, if anything, was too personal to include, and how she is forever changed as a person now that her baby is complete about to be birthed into the world. Dorinda opens up about some of the themes shared in the book - becoming a widow at a young age, battling anorexia and body dysmorphia, and picking oneself up to keep always moving forward. If you think you know Dorinda Medley, let us not forget she started on RHONY at nearly age 50 and has lived quite the life prior. In other current Dorinda news, we chat Dorobics, her new Bourbon line, and, of course, the status of her love life - is there a special man vying to become Mr. Medley? Finally, we check in with Dorinda about her future, the possibility of returning to TV and, last, but certainly not least, what she thinks of this current season of RHONY and all its Apple Holders. Dorinda Medley like you have never heard her before in this special two day event to celebrate the release of “Make It Nice”. ** For more information on where you can buy Dorinda’s stellar “Make It Nice” and possibly see her for live signings, go to https://www.dorindamedley.com or check your local book sellers everywhere! @dorindamedley @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by THIRDLOVE - http://www.thirdlove.com/velvet (20% Off First Purchase) Brought to you by BOLL & BRANCH - https://www.bollandbranch.com (15% Off First Set of Sheets - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") MERCH AVAILABLE at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/17/202140 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode Artwork

DORINDA MEDLEY (on "Make It Nice", RHONY, Dorobics, & Life After Housewives) - I

Dorinda Medley steps Behind The Rope. You have read that correctly. Miss Medley is here to “Make It Nice”. Not only is “Make It Nice” one of Dorinda's epic sayings that originated during her six year run on The Real Housewives of New York City, but it is the title of her brand new book out tomorrow. Checking in from her iconic home known as Blue Stone Manor, Dorinda is here to share what the process of writing this book was like, what, if anything, was too personal to include, and how she is forever changed as a person now that her baby is complete about to be birthed into the world. Dorinda opens up about some of the themes shared in the book - becoming a widow at a young age, battling anorexia and body dysmorphia, and picking oneself up to keep always moving forward. If you think you know Dorinda Medley, let us not forget she started on RHONY at nearly age 50 and has lived quite the life prior. In other current Dorinda news, we chat Dorobics, her new Bourbon line, and, of course, the status of her love life - is there a special man vying to become Mr. Medley? Finally, we check in with Dorinda about her future, the possibility of returning to TV in a different format, what is the real likelihood she would ever go back to RHONY, and, last, but certainly not least, what she thinks of this current season of RHONY and all its Apple Holders. Dorinda Medley like you have never heard her before in this special two day event to celebrate the release of “Make It Nice”. ** For more information on where you can buy Dorinda’s stellar “Make It Nice” and possibly see her for live signings, go to https://www.dorindamedley.com or check your local book sellers everywhere! @dorindamedley @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by THIRDLOVE - http://www.thirdlove.com/velvet (20% Off First Purchase) Brought to you by BOLL & BRANCH - https://www.bollandbranch.com (15% Off First Set of Sheets - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") MERCH AVAILABLE at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/16/202148 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOP (How They Are Winning The Game This Season!)

DJ Richie Skye steps Behind The Rope. There is no one more connected in the DMV than Mr. Skye and we could not think of anyone better to help break down all that is going on this season on The Real Housewives of Potomac than Richie Skye. First things first, we chat about how we think our fav ladies are doing this season. We discuss the current lives of Gizelle, Karen, Ashley, Candiace, Robyn, Wendy and newbie Mia. We chat about Wendy’s glow up, the disappearance of the professor, "Zen Wen” and Mia coming in hot. We break down exactly what a "Hot Box” is, a “Sing Sing” is and how The Grand Dame seems to be pulling a Lu de Lesseps and finding the humor in it, and herself, all these seasons later. Has anyone seen The Grand Dame’s appearance on WWHL this season? The award for Most Comedic goes to… Richie also weighs in on whether Robyn has her own identity outside of Gizelle - something Gizelle read us here at The Rope for asking a few weeks back during out little chat. Speaking of Gizelle, we discuss whether she is truly the cause of all the drama as one half of The Green-Eyed Bandits or is she just a girl’s girl trying to help her fellow friends and frenemies. We chat about how RHOP feels much lighter this season and whether we miss Miss Monique Samuels. As far as ratings go, RHOP is on the rise. We chat about why it has taken so long for RHOP to find an audience and how, out of all the Housewives this year, it may be the true leader that has come out on top. Looking ahead, we chat about whether this is the right cast and discuss any changes we should make next year. Too soon? Tune in as Richie (host of “Reality Talk” on Youtube & “Unfiltered” on Podcast One) helps us make sense of it all. #RHOP @djrichieskye @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef LISTEN TO FULL EPISODE AT:  https://www.patreon.com/posts/54577146 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/14/202116 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

Princesses: Long Island's Amanda Bertoncini (on Princesses, The Public's Outcry, Cancellation, & Life After) - II

Princesses: Long Island's Amanda Bertoncini steps Behind The Rope. Amanda Bertoncini is here to tell it all. Princesses: Long Island. Where to begin? Amanda explains how the concept for the show came about, how it was “cast” and how it ultimately found its way, after a brief journey, to Bravo as it's home. Amanda explains what growing up on Long Island’s North Shore was really like and why the timing for a show like Princesses: Long Island seemed right. Amanda discusses the concept of the show, a series of young women out of college for a short period of time who end up living back with their parents in well to do enclaves of Long Island, New York. We discuss the difference between how the show was marketed, portrayed and perceived as a series of rich young entitled Long Islanders versus the reality of the struggles, both financially and emotionally, most of the cast were facing on and off camera in real life. Amanda also opens up about how hard it is to film a reality show with a bunch of other woman with similar personalities and how it is almost impossible for many of those friendships to survive the strains of Reality TV. Yes, Amanda had drama with many of her cast mates before, during and after the filming of Princesses. No discussion of Princesses: Long Island would be complete without the origins of the shows' name and how Amanda and the rest of the cast felt when they were told this would be the name of the series. We discuss how and why, despite Bravo being the perfect home for this show, it was cancelled after just one short season due in large part to the public outcry of the negative stereotypes the show portrayed of Jewish Women. Amanda and David discuss why they think it will always live on as one of the classic Bravo favorites of all time. Finally, back in a simpler BravoVerse, Bravolebrities had more direct access to “Boss Man” Andy Cohen, and we needed ALL of Amanda’s first hand experiences with the man, the myth, the legend. Of course, there is also that time her appearance on Watch What Happens Live was cancelled! Yup, true story. Tune in now.  @therealamandab_ @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by NOOM - http://www.noom.com/VELVET (Sign Up for Your Trial Today) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/13/202156 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode Artwork

Marilu Henner (on Iconic Career, Andy Cohen, Celeb Apprentice, Rinna, DWTS, & Her Photographic Memory)

Marilu Henner steps Behind The Rope. Actress (who has appeared in over 50 movies and TV shows), Broadway Thespian (who has appeared in over 7 Broadway Shows), NY Times Best Selling Author (of over 10 books), Producer, Reality TV Star (who has appeared in some of our favs), Former Talk Show Host, what hasn’t Marilu done? Marilu chats about how life changed forever due to her breakout role as Elaine O’Connor Nardo in the iconic “Taxi”. Marilu has worked with everyone - we talked fav movie, fav co-star, fav movie, best on and off screen kiss (Marilu did date both John Travolta and Tony Danza, after all!). Marliu talks about her talk show - the good and bad, the current landscape of talk shows - WWHL (yes, we chat about Daddy Cohen and Housewives!), The Drew Barrymore Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show and would she ever return to the format. Of course, we deep dive into her reality TV Career - a two season appearance on Celebrity Apprentice and Dancing With The Stars chatting about those experiences and some of her co-stars Lisa Rinna, Omarosa, Claudia Jordan, La Toya Jackson. One thing is for sure, Marilu will remember this appearance on the “Behind The Velvet Rope” Podcast for the REST of her life. That is right, she has a fascinating total recall memory where she can remember the details of what happened on specific dates and years!!! Can you even imagine? Finally, Marilu has a new Off Broadway Play currently in Bucks County, “The Marilu Henner Show” which has been selling out to rave reviews night after night. Might Marilu be headed back to Broadway in the near future? #staytuned @therealmarilu @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by NOOM - http://www.noom.com/VELVET (Sign Up for Your Trial Today) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/12/202146 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode Artwork

Princesses: Long Island's Amanda Bertoncini (on Princesses, The Public's Outcry, Cancellation, & Life After) - I

Princesses: Long Island's Amanda Bertoncini steps Behind The Rope. Amanda Bertoncini is here to tell it all. Princesses: Long Island. Where to begin? Amanda explains how the concept for the show came about, how it was “cast” and how it ultimately found its way, after a brief journey, to Bravo as it's home. Amanda explains what growing up on Long Island’s North Shore was really like and why the timing for a show like Princesses: Long Island seemed right. Amanda discusses the concept of the show, a series of young women out of college for a short period of time who end up living back with their parents in well to do enclaves of Long Island, New York. We discuss the difference between how the show was marketed, portrayed and perceived as a series of rich young entitled Long Islanders versus the reality of the struggles, both financially and emotionally, most of the cast were facing on and off camera in real life. Amanda also opens up about how hard it is to film a reality show with a bunch of other woman with similar personalities and how it is almost impossible for many of those friendships to survive the strains of Reality TV. Yes, Amanda had drama with many of her cast mates before, during and after the filming of Princesses. No discussion of Princesses: Long Island would be complete without the origins of the shows' name and how Amanda and the rest of the cast felt when they were told this would be the name of the series. We discuss how and why, despite Bravo being the perfect home for this show, it was cancelled after just one short season due in large part to the public outcry of the negative stereotypes the show portrayed of Jewish Women. Amanda and David discuss why they think it will always live on as one of the classic Bravo favorites of all time. Finally, back in a simpler BravoVerse, Bravolebrities had more direct access to “Boss Man” Andy Cohen, and we needed ALL of Amanda’s first hand experiences with the man, the myth, the legend. Of course, there is also that time her appearance on Watch What Happens Live was cancelled! Yup, true story. Tune in now.  @therealamandab_ @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by NOOM - http://www.noom.com/VELVET (Sign Up for Your Trial Today) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/11/202155 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode Artwork

BARBARA KAVOVIT & ELYSE SLAINE (A RHONY "Friend Of" Extravaganza)! - Part II

Barbara Kavovit steps Behind The Rope. Ok, you can call her Barbara K., as she is best known from her time on The Real Housewives of New York City. Joining us to help Barb break it all down from her time on RHONY is the first ever Behind The Velvet Rope Co-Host, Ms. Elyse Slaine. Elyse has appeared on Behind The Velvet Rope so many times at this point, we figured it was only appropriate to bestow upon her the much sought after coveted Co-Host title. It’s a RHONY “Friend Of” Extravaganza!! Taking her Co-Host duties very seriously, Elyse helps us chat with Barb about her upbringing as “Barbie from the Bronx” where her love of construction began, what it was like “back in the day” as a woman to enter a male dominated field, being hired to demolish Harvey Weinstein’s old office, her run for Mayor of NYC, and future political aspirations. We then turn the tables and chat with both Elyse and Barbara about the origins of their friendship, their respective experiences on RHONY, the ups and downs with various cast members such as Dorinda, Ramona, Luann, Bethenny and Sonja, and the status of each of those relationships today. We also chat with Elyse about her friendship with current “Friend Of” Bershan Shaw, contemplate Bershan’s likelihood of returning as this current season of RHONY chugs along and discuss the epic night in The Hamptons Barb recently had with Eboni K. Williams. Speaking of the Hamptons, this episode is coming to you on location from Ms. Slaine’s Southhampton Estate!  @msbarbarak @elyseslaine @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by NOOM - http://www.noom.com/VELVET (Sign Up for Your Trial Today) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/10/20211 hour, 2 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

BARBARA KAVOVIT & ELYSE SLAINE (A RHONY "Friend Of" Extravaganza)! - Part I

Barbara Kavovit steps Behind The Rope. Ok, you can call her Barbara K., as she is best known from her time on The Real Housewives of New York City. Joining us to help Barb break it all down from her time on RHONY is the first ever Behind The Velvet Rope Co-Host, Ms. Elyse Slaine. Elyse has appeared on Behind The Velvet Rope so many times at this point, we figured it was only appropriate to bestow upon her the much sought after coveted Co-Host title. It’s a RHONY “Friend Of” Extravaganza!! Taking her Co-Host duties very seriously, Elyse helps us chat with Barb about her upbringing as “Barbie from the Bronx” where her love of construction began, what it was like “back in the day” as a woman to enter a male dominated field, being hired to demolish Harvey Weinstein’s old office, her run for Mayor of NYC, and future political aspirations. We then turn the tables and chat with both Elyse and Barbara about the origins of their friendship, their respective experiences on RHONY, the ups and downs with various cast members such as Dorinda, Ramona, Luann, Bethenny and Sonja, and the status of each of those relationships today. We also chat with Elyse about her friendship with current “Friend Of” Bershan Shaw, contemplate Bershan’s likelihood of returning as this current season of RHONY chugs along and discuss the epic night in The Hamptons Barb recently had with Eboni K. Williams. Speaking of the Hamptons, this episode is coming to you on location from Ms. Slaine’s Southhampton Estate!  @msbarbarak @elyseslaine @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by NOOM - http://www.noom.com/VELVET (Sign Up for Your Trial Today) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/9/202157 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOBH (Erika Jayne's "Performance", Dorit / PK Headlines, Leather Pants & Icon Kathy Hilton!)

Erika Jayne’s Performance. The time has come to break it all down. Joined by the only two people we know who chat with, meet, know and interview as many Housewives as us here Behind The Rope - the girls from the official Access Hollywood Digital Series "Housewives Nightcap”, Emily Orozco & Lauren Herbert. We discuss this season of RHOBH focusing on Erika’s story - do we believe all that we see, is she backtracking and purposely dropping false clues to cover her tracks and make her story believable, or is she truly a woman scorned trying to rebuild her life facing the newfound challenges of being on her own with Tiago. We chat about Tom's "car crash", Erika's new "small' digs coming in at just over 2000 sq. ft, and her recent on line behavior on Twitter and Instagram. In other RHOBH news, we chat about the recent headlines that Dorit and PK allegedly owe money in unpaid taxes, the use of the word “violation”, were Crystal’s leather, or pleather, pants really ugly, and the gift that is Icon Kathy Hilton.  @emilyorozcotv @laurenherbert @accesshollywood @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef *** FULL EPISODE CAN BE HEARD AT: https://www.patreon.com/posts/54433834/edit See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/7/202115 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

Baylee Littrell (on The Backstreet Boys, New Music, Touring, Dad Brian, & John Mayer!)

Baylee Littrell steps Behind The Rope. If that last name sounds familiar to you, that is because his Dad is one of the members of the Iconic Backstreet Boys. There is much more to Baylee though than his famous last name. Baylee knew from a young age music was in his blood. He started writing songs in his pre-teen years and made his Broadway debut at the young age of thirteen in “Disaster”. Baylee’s biggest musical influences are Tim McGraw, John Mayer and Florida Georgia Line. Baylee’s debut album, 770-Country, was released to rave reviews, the latest single “Some Guys” which just dropped. Baylee performed the majority of this album as an opening act for The Backstreet Boys on the North American leg of their sold out DNA World Tour. We chat life about what life on the road with one of the most Iconic Boy Bands in history is like and celeb run ins with the likes of Donnie Wahlberg, DJ Pauly D. and Keith Urban. We kiki with Baylee about the process of writing an album at such a young age, what his inspirations were for 770-Country, playing to sold out arenas night after night, life on the road, exactly what advice his Backstreet Boy Dad provided about the business, whether he would ever make a pop record a la The Backstreet Boys, and just what is next for this young musician already on his way to a career to rival his Dad’s.  @bayleelittrell_music @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by NOOM - http://www.noom.com/VELVET (Sign Up for Your Trial Today) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/6/20211 hour, 10 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode Artwork

JANICE DICKINSON (& Friends) - a "Nothing Is Off Limits" Interview!

Janice Dickinson steps back Behind The Rope. Let me repeat that. Janice Dickinson. Icon. Living Legend in the Flesh. The World’s First Supermodel. The Simon Cowell of America’s Next Top Model. Reality TV veteran from before reality TV was reality TV a la Oxygen’s “The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency”. In true Janice fashion, she - DOES - NOT - HOLD - BACK! Of course, we begin with a chat about Janice’s early career where we talk about her then Supermodel colleagues Cindy Crawford, Elle Macpherson, Linda Evangelista, Kate Moss and last, but certainly not least, Tyra Banks and the many men in her life for a moment, a moment plus, or what could have been a moment, Mick Jagger, Sylvester Stallone, Simon Le Bon. Speaking of Tyra Banks, Janice was front and center for the first many cycles of the juggernaut hit “America's Next Top Model” as the most outspoken judge. Notoriously anti-plus size model, Janice has never shied away from controversy or speaking her mind. Janice opens up about how she clashed with Tyra, discusses Tyra’s notoriously bad on set behavior and is kind enough, we asked, ok begged, to reveal secrets from behind the scenes of filming. As often happens here Behind The Rope, all roads lead to Housewives or, in this case, Housewives offspring and Kardashians. Janice shares her opinions on the current modeling industry and models like Gigi Hadid, Kendall Jenner, Delilah Belle Hamlin, Bella Hadid, Amelia Gray Hamlin, Hailey Baldwin and Kaia Gerber - how do they compare to the Icons of yesteryear and have they earned, or instead bought, their way in with money and / or a famous last name. We also address the current “influencer”, for lack of a better word, culture and how anyone with abs and a great pair of t*ts can be insta-famous. While we had Janice, and lucky we are to have been graced by the presence of royalty, we had to ask about her current relationship with Tyra and if she feels differently all these years later. We also pay homage to all, and we mean all, those other Reality TV shows she has been a part of: Celebrity Big Brother, I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!, Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew and The Surreal Life. Did we mention the whole reason Janice was here was thanks to her good friends, literary agent Alan Nevins and celebrity chef Joey Santos. Not only do these guys know Janice well, they know everyone, and we mean everyone in Hollywood and are talking about it on their stellar new Podcast aptly titled, “Two Guys From Hollywood”. On their Pod, they don’t dish, they serve. Literally, they serve food and drinks (thank you Joey) to their guests each week while they unpack never before heard tidbits from some of the entertainment business finest including, but not limited to, our BFFs from across the river Margaret Josephs and Dolores Catania and, well, yours truly. Thanks boys for all, especially for delivering Icon in the Flesh Miss Janice Dickinson Behind The Rope. (Our initial chat with Janice Dickinson aired March 4, 2021. Feel free to check it out). @janicedickinson @ritagency @jojoboy13 @twoguysfromhollywood @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by APPLE LEISURE GROUP - https://www.applevacations.com/BTVR ($75 Off Your Stay at Live Aqua in Cancun or Punta Cana - Enter Promo Code “SAND75”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/5/202158 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

Love Island's Narrator Matthew Hoffman (on Love Island, Interviewing Oprah / JLo & More!)

Matthew Hoffman steps Behind The Rope. Wait what, that voice sounds familiar, very familiar to you? You are not alone. Yes, Matthew Hoffman is the always lovable, often snarky, far from boring, never wrong Narrator of the mega-hit Love Island. Matthew chats about how his early days in LA with dreams of becoming the next Rosie O’Donnell led to hosting gigs at Extra TV, The Grammys, Tonys, Spirit Awards and a spot on Fran Drescher’s short lived “Tawk Show”, to name a few. Matthew has interviewed everyone who is anyone and we get all his hot takes on a few of our favs - Oprah - yea, let us just start with the holly grail herself, JLO, Anna Wintour (whose daughter is a childhood friend), Ellen DeGeneres, and Kate Hudson. We chat best, worst, dream interview (is there anywhere to go after Oprah?). Of course, there was that one time Kiki Palmer recognized his voice as the Narrator of Love Island, a trend that is on the rise now that Love Island has become the bona fide blockbuster that it is. Matthew describes how he got the coveted role as Love Island’s Narrator, how one prepares for such a role, host Arielle Vandenberg, how he comes up with his Iconic analyses and one liners of the hotter than hell contestants, his true thoughts on such contestants and what, if anything, shocks him most about the Love Island experience!! @matthewhoffman.tv @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by APPLE LEISURE GROUP - https://www.applevacations.com/BTVR ($75 Off Your Stay at Live Aqua in Cancun or Punta Cana - Enter Promo Code “SAND75”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/4/20211 hour, 3 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode Artwork

Tito Jackson (on being a Jackson, Janet, Michael, La Toya, New Music & The Kardashians)

Tito Jackson steps Behind The Rope. Music Royalty has arrived, people! Tito starts at the beginning discussing what it was like to grow up the third of ten children in a working class family in Gary, Indiana. A working class and musical family. Tito recalls the early days of playing in local talent shows with 4 of his brothers, which were ultimately signed to Motown under the moniker “The Jackson Five”. You may have heard of them. Tito chats about Jacksonmania at its height with mega hits like “ABC”, “I’ll Be There” and “Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)”. Of course we chat with Tito about his siblings Michael and Janet and what it was like when they took over the world with Global Domination and Superstardom - “Thriller”, ‘Control” “Off The Wall”, “Rhythm Nation”. Tito opens up about the loss of his bother Michael and reacts to the world outcry of sister Janet’s wardrobe malfunction. Tito also reflects back on his own career - the highs and lows, the misperceptions of the music business, the good and the bad. Tito has three sons who are carrying on the family tradition with their very own successful band 3T, whose debut album was a mega success. Speaking of music, Tito has new music in the form of a brilliant blues album “Under Your Spell” and new hit single “Love One Another”. We chat about that, the inspirations for this music, and guest appearance by the one and only Stevie Wonder. Finally, we address the biggest misperceptions of Tito and his famous family that the media has thrust on them over the past many decades and discuss just what is next for this music legend!! Did someone say full Jackson family tour including Janet?  @poppa3t @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by APPLE LEISURE GROUP - https://www.applevacations.com/BTVR ($75 Off Your Stay at Live Aqua in Cancun or Punta Cana - Enter Promo Code “SAND75”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/3/202143 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONY's Bershan Shaw (on RHONY, Her Castmates, Current Season Criticism, Becoming an Apple Holder!)

RHONY’s Bershan Shaw steps Behind The Rope. Checking in from her home in Harlem, New York, Bershan is here to chat about her freshman season on The Real Housewives of New York City and address it all! Bershan chats about how she got involved with the show, what filming was like, and how she feels now that she is watching herself back on TV with the rest of the world. Bershan breaks down her co-stars Luann de Lesseps, Leah McSweeney, Ramona Singer, Sonja Morgan and Eboni K. Williams - who she knew prior to RHONY, first impressions, most welcoming, most surprised by and much more! On a more serious note, we chat with Bershan about being part of a network and franchise that has made a significant effort regarding diversity and inclusion, the extent to which that factored into her decision to join RHONY, and how she thinks Eboni has been handling many of the situations that have arisen both on and off camera surrounding racial inequalities. We chat with Bershan about the many various headlines RHONY has been making recently, the social media outcry about this season, the fact that “fans” think it is “off”, and what she thinks of it all. Finally, Bershan opens up about being a Stage Four Cancer Survivor, the new App she developed, her day job as a Life Coach and Motivational Speaker, and how her mantra of being a bad a$$ warrior gets her through each day. Grab those Apples and get ready for this RHONY extravaganza with the one and only Miss Bershan Shaw. With all the cast change talk a flutter, might we see Bershan holding an Apple next season? @berhshanshaw @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by APPLE LEISURE GROUP - https://www.applevacations.com/BTVR ($75 Off Your Stay at Live Aqua in Cancun or Punta Cana - Enter Promo Code “SAND75”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/2/202142 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode Artwork

Nikki Haskell (on Studio 54, Kathy Hilton, Josh Flagg, The Perfect Selfie & More!)

Nikki Haskell steps Behind The Rope. Living Legend, Icon, Socialite, Talk Show Host, Real Estate Savant, Entrepreneur, Stockbroker, Studio 54 Regular. Checking in from her home in Los Angeles, Nikki chats about her bi-coastal life where she splits her time between LA, where she grew up, and NYC, where she worked as one of the only female stockbrokers on Wall Street at the beginning of her career. Nikki may have been trading by day, but was a permanent fixture at night at the legendary Studio 54. Nikki chats about what those days were like, the Studio 54 myths and rumors versus what the club was really like behind the velvet ropes, and all those famous friends she hung out with inside - Cher, Brooke Shields, Diana Ross, Andy Warhol and the list goes on and on and on. Nikki’s nightlife status led to The Nikki Haskell show which was broadcast live from Studio 54 where Nikki interviewed all the A list celebs inside the famed halls of this Iconic establishment. Nikki also chats about her many inventions providing weight loss options to the rich and famous - think Star Cruncher - and her new Star Shooterz invention providing a new and unique way to take Selfies! Sign us up! We chat with Nikki about the effects her show had on the origins of Reality TV, what Reality TV she watches now and some of the friends she has that have appeared on Reality TV - Kathy Hilton, Paris Hilton, Josh Flagg, Sonja Morgan, to name a few. Nikki knows EVERYONE and we mean everyone. We chat about that and her star studded series of Birthday Parties for her 80th earlier this year which read like a whose who of Hollywood elite. Finally, we chat with Nikki about her secret to looking and acting eternally young. One thing is for sure, Nikki is not slowing down anytime soon. @bignikbh @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by APPLE LEISURE GROUP - https://www.applevacations.com/BTVR ($75 Off Your Stay at Live Aqua in Cancun or Punta Cana - Enter Promo Code “SAND75”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/30/20211 hour, 44 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode Artwork

RALPH PITTMAN (on RHOA Freshman Season, Wife Drew Sidora, Tampa, FL, & Much More!)

Ralph Pittman Jr. steps Behind The Rope. Mr. Real Housewives of Atlanta is here to chat about it all. Made in New Jersey, we knew we liked Ralph for a reason, Ralph chats about life off camera, some of which we have yet to see on our TV screens each week on Bravo’s highest rated of the Housewives’ Franchises - football (Go Rutgers University), music (“My Mind Music” Project, “The Preacher’s Son” Movie), and Fitness (‘Ripped With Ralph”, “Drop It With Drew and Ralph”), to name a few. Ralph breaks down how and where he met Mrs. Drew Sidora, what their first date was like, their whirlwind courtship, engagement, and ultimate wedding in 2014. Flash forward, and Ralph found himself a Real House Hubby on The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Thirteenth Installment thanks to his wife, Drew Sidora being given her Peach. We chat with Ralph about his Freshman Season on RHOA, what he has learned as a result of it, and what advice he got from fellow Peach House Hubbys Mike Hill and Todd Tucker. Ralph open’s up about some of last season’s highlights - disappearing for three days to Tampa, Florida - will he ever live that down?, the ups and downs of his marriage to Drew, and their unselfish decision to introduce their son Josiah to his biological father who wanted to re-establish a presence in the boy’s life after his incarceration. Of course, we needed Ralph’s opinion on the scandal that rocked the A-T-L these past few weeks, the engagement of RHOA’s Porsha William’s to ex-BFF Falynn Guobadia’s ex-husband Simon. With contracts about to go out for Season 14 of RHOA, we chat with Ralph about what he plans to do different once he and Drew sign on, c'mon as if they aren’t going to be asked, what he is looking forward to about next season, which wife he doesn’t want back, who from the RHOA he would like to see back, and just what is next for Ralph Pittman Jr and rest of the Pittman / Sidora clan. @ralphpittmanjr @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by APPLE LEISURE GROUP - https://www.applevacations.com/BTVR ($75 Off Your Stay at Live Aqua in Cancun or Punta Cana - Enter Promo Code “SAND75”) Brought to you by CHOPSAVER - https://www.chopsaver.com (15% Off - Use Code “Velvet”)   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/29/20211 hour, 19 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

Carolina Bermudez (Breaks Silence on RHONY Rumors & Chats Interviewing Madonna, Britney, Katy, Mariah, Ariana, Gaga)

Carolina Bermudez steps Behind The Rope. First things first, Carolina addresses all of those many viral rumors that she was contacted by the The Real Housewives of New York City to join the RHONY franchise next Season, Season 14, as an Apple Holder. Of course, in true Rope fashion, you don’t think we let Ms. Bermudez off that easily. We discuss who she knows on the current cast, who she knows from casts past, what type of Real Housewife she would be, who she thinks she would befriend, who she has heard from in the RHONY and BravoVerse since this viral press, any reservations she would have in joining and last, but certainly not least, whether the fact that she would be the first Latina NYC Housewife would factor into her decision to join the once top rated franchise. Moving on, did we mention Carolina has had one epic career in the entertainment sector including stints as a Red Carpet Reporter, Senior Editor at In Touch Weekly, and even a recurring role on "One Life To Live”. The majority of Carolina’s career was spent at Z100 with Elvis Duran and currently at iHeart’s KTU where she hosts the “Carolina with Greg T” Morning Show. Carolina has interviewed EVERYONE. We discuss some of her most Iconic Chats - Madonna (one of her most difficult interviews from Dylan’s Candy Bar), Katy Perry (Carolina is the one responsible for “outing” Katy’s 25M Idol Salary), Britney (one of the last to interview her before her Conservatorship took place), JLO (there are makeup tips and Carolina shares a Bennifer update), Kelly Clarkson (who sung Carolina’s pregnancy announcement to the world), Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Adam Levine, Harry Styles, Ariana Grande, Justin Timberlake, Usher, Sting and many many more. Caroline discusses the nice, the not so nice, and everything in between from behind the mic of each of these epic chats. Finally, we chat about her home life in Long Island - happily married to the love of her life with whom she just celebrated a 10 year wedding anniversary and two young boys who are too camera shy to take a pic with Sting and well behaved on an intercontinental flight from Costa Rica. Happily married with two young children. Now there is something we haven’t seen on The Real Housewives of New York City in quite a while. Can someone get Andy Cohen on the phone please? @therealcarolina @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by APPLE LEISURE GROUP - https://www.applevacations.com/BTVR ($75 Off Your Stay at Live Aqua in Cancun or Punta Cana - Enter Promo Code “SAND75”) Brought to you by CHOPSAVER - https://www.chopsaver.com (15% Off - Use Code “Velvet”)   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/28/20211 hour, 38 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode Artwork

Audrey Landers (on Dallas, "Afton Cooper", A Chorus Line, & Ryan Murphy)

Audrey Landers steps Behind The Rope. Yes, that Audrey Landers. Afton Cooper from the iconic, mega hit, fourteen year long run TV show, Dallas. After a brief chat about how Audrey ended up in LA to pursue her career in acting, we chat about how she got her role on Dallas. She chats about her early days on the hit TV show, who she felt most and least welcome by, and the challenges of coming into an already mega hit TV show with a cast that was tight. Speaking of a cast that was tight, mostly, Audrey opens up about all of her cast mates including, but not limited to, Larry Hagman, Linda Gray, Patrick Duffy, and Charlene Tilton. She also chats about Victoria Principal who notoriously was considered “an outsider” by the others and dissects the truth behind that rumor. Audrey chats about what she loved most, and least, about playing Afton Cooper and which storylines she thinks went too far. We discuss the rich storytelling of Dallas, how it was truly the leader that changed the game in the nighttime soap genre, how it invented the cliffhanger, and how Eighty Three Million People who watched, and asked all summer, “Who Shot J.R?” will never be recreated again. After four short seasons (yes, it wasn’t enough) playing Afton, Audrey left Dallas for a role in the hit movie “A Chorus Line”, where she got to show off her singing and dancing. That’s correct, Audrey has had an illustrious singing career. Flash forward and Audrey returned to Dallas to reprise her role as Afton in the original and then again in 2012 in the reboot of Dallas. We chat about what it’s like to play such an iconic role for so long, getting typecast in Hollywood, how far Hollywood has come, or not come, in offering interesting roles for women over forty, how far they still have to go, and the “me-too” movement and its affect on the industry. Of course, there is also her recent audition for Mr. Ryan Murphy! @audreylandersofficial @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by APPLE LEISURE GROUP - https://www.applevacations.com/BTVR ($75 Off Your Stay at Live Aqua in Cancun or Punta Cana - Enter Promo Code “SAND75”) Brought to you by CHOPSAVER - https://www.chopsaver.com (15% Off - Use Code “Velvet”)   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/27/20211 hour, 28 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

GIZELLE BRYANT (on RHOP, Bravo's Chat Room, Her 'Hot Girl" Summer & Ramona Singer!)

Gizelle Bryant steps Behind The Rope. The Real Housewives of Potomac, Season Six. How did we get here? Gizelle is here to answer that question and chat about all we can expect this season on RHOP. Gizelle first chats about how this season is different for her than the past five. Then we break down all of her co-stars - her current relationships with and storylines we can expect from Candiace Dillard, Wendy Osefo, Karen Huger, Robyn Dixon, Ashley Darby plus newcomer Mia Thornton. Gizelle addresses all the on-line chatter about her “always being at the center of the drama” and the on-line chatter that Robyn is loyal to her to a fault. Gizelle also explains the “lighter mood” on RHOP due to the absence of the central Season Five storyline involving Monique Samuels. Of course, we discuss her on-again, off-again, currently off relationship with Pastor Jamal Bryant. On that note, we chat about Gizelle’s self described “Hot Single Girl Summer”, her desire to date, current relationship status and “type” of man who would be ideal. Switching gears, we chat about “Bravo’s Chat Room” - what being part of that show was like, the current status of the show, Kate Chastain’s unclear exit from the show (especially since she was a Producer), and Kate Chastain’s comments that working with both Hannah Berner and Porsha Williams was less than desirable. Finally, Gizelle explains how she wants to be remembered from this current Season Six, chats about how RHOP is no longer the Housewives Franchise to be underestimated and describes just what is next for this RHOP Lady Boss who refuses to slow down! Oh, and in the last few minutes, Gizelle cannot let us go without a special "shout out" to Miss Ramona Singer! @gizellebryant @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by APPLE LEISURE GROUP - https://www.applevacations.com/BTVR ($75 Off Your Stay at Live Aqua in Cancun or Punta Cana - Enter Promo Code “SAND75”) Brought to you by CHOPSAVER - https://www.chopsaver.com (15% Off - Use Code “Velvet”)   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/26/202144 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONY - State of Emergency Address

We interrupt this regularly scheduled program to bring you a special episode addressing the RHONY State of Emergency. Or is it? The RHONY Headlines this week will just not stop. “RHONY has gone woke - and it’s killing the show” (Page Six), "Ramona Singer Fears Eboni K. Williams Will Frame Her as Racist on RHONY Reunion” (TMZ), “RHONY insider says a cast shakeup is on the way but Ramona Singer ain’t going anywhere” (DailyMail), “Eboni K. Williams Racial Storylines Aren’t To Blame For Our Poor Ratings” and so on. RHONY has had its lowest ratings in history the past few weeks. Why have the RHONY ratings sunken so low? What will it take to fix this once top rated Housewives Show? The Sisters from The Pop Apologist Podcast, Lauren and Chanler Bledsoe, are here to help us break it all down. Who should stay? Who Should Go? Who should we bring back? Are the rumors about Bethenny Frankel coming back really true? These and many other pressing questions answered as we discuss how, where, when and why it all went wrong and how to get this show back on track. We break down which of the castings rumors are true, who is leaking what, why has the reunion been postponed til September and what happens next. The episode you have waited all week to hear! @popapologists @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by CREDIT KARMA - https://www.creditkarma.com/podcast (Or the Credit Karma App) - “Apply With Confidence” Today Brought to you by BOLL & BRANCH - https://www.bollandbranch.com (15% Off First Set of Sheets - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month)   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/23/20211 hour, 16 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode Artwork

Fernanda Rocha (on "Dating" Braunwyn Burke, RHOC, Tamra Judge, Heather Dubrow & Her Fitness Empire!)

Fernanda Rocha steps Behind The Rope. You have heard, read, and written so much about her, we here Behind The Rope figured it was time to sit down with the woman behind the on-line myths to discuss it all. Of course, at the forefront of that discussion is her current relationship with former The Real Housewives of Orange County star Braunwyn Windham-Burke that went viral when announced a few weeks back. Fernanda chats about meeting Braunwyn, how their relationship went from friendship to dating, the timeline of that relationship in regards to Fernanda’s divorce from her ex-wife, the public scrutiny their relationship has received, her “role” in the relationship as someone who has been an out lesbian for many years, and what she would like to say to the naysayers who claim their relationship has ulterior motives. Fernanda also chats about the recent RHOC cast changes, what it was really like for Braunwyn when she received the news that she wont be part of next season, and her thoughts on cast choices such as Heather Dubrow, Kelly Dodd, Shannon Beador and the rumored newbies / friends of Tamra Judge, Noella Bergener and Nicole James. She answers whether she would ever go back and chats “spin off” with Braunwyn. Of course, there is more to Fernanda than recent tabloid headlines and ties to the RHOC. Fernanda chats about her Laguna Beach Gym, “Art of Fitness”, discusses how to shed the Covid 15, dispels many fitness and nutrition myths, and chats fitness trends. Speaking of fitness, we couldn’t help but ask her thoughts about former fellow RHOC Tamra Judge’s infamous, “Cut Fitness” - answering the questions, did she ever see them as a real rival and is she shocked to see them closed. Are we being shady? In all seriousness, check out Fernanda’s “Art of Fitness” for all the work out motivation you need! @fernandarochafitness @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by CREDIT KARMA - https://www.creditkarma.com/podcast (Or the Credit Karma App) - “Apply With Confidence” Today Brought to you by BOLL & BRANCH - https://www.bollandbranch.com (15% Off First Set of Sheets - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month)   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/22/20211 hour, 14 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode Artwork

Constantine Maroulis (on RHONY, Lu/Ramona/Tins Update, Idol, Ariana Grande & New Radio Show!) - Part I I

Constantine Maroulis steps Behind The Rope. Of course, we all know Constantine originally from American Idol. First, we reminisce with Constantine about Idol days of past - Randy, Paula, Simon and chat about Idol 2.0, whether singing competition shows like Idol still work, and test Constantine’s knowledge of whether he can name any of Idol's recent winners. Constantine drops a shocking bombshell of a revelation regarding his elimination and the circumstances surrounding his idol exit. As a Tony Nominated Artist for his work on Broadway, we chat with Constantine about the current state of Broadway, what we can expect once the Great White Way re-opens later this year, and his lifelong friendship with ex-Broadway songstress now global superstar Ariana Grande! For anyone who does not remember the last two times Constantine was here, all you need to do is Google “Constantine” and “Behind The Velvet Rope”. Seems our little chat regarding his “appearance” on RHONY, and by “appearance” we mean his “hidden identity” revealed as the man who has allegedly “been”, for lack of a better word, with three of our fav Apple Holders, Lu, Ramona and The Tins, had a viral moment. We chat with Constantine about the “fall out” from that chat, Countess Lu’s reaction, and whether he has heard from Ramona and The Tins as well. Of course we push for new and unrevealed details every step of the way! We also chat with Constantine about the current RHONY cast asking, of course, if he has ever met Leah and Eboni, just what are his thoughts on each and, well, okay, a whole lot more! Moving on from RHONY, Constantine has a new radio show “Cuz Saturday Rocks” where he will be playing hits and interviewing musicians from our favorite decades of music, The 80s and 90s. Having interviewed many 80s and 90s acts ourselves here Behind The Rope, we compare our favs from each decade, yes Madonna is included, as well as Britney, ’N Sync, Prince, Cyndi Lauper, and many more. Finally, we chat about the current state of the music industry, chart topping favs and much more. Tune, no pun intended, in now! @constantinemaroulis @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by CREDIT KARMA - https://www.creditkarma.com/podcast (Or the Credit Karma App) - “Apply With Confidence” Today Brought to you by BOLL & BRANCH - https://www.bollandbranch.com (15% Off First Set of Sheets - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month)   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/21/20211 hour, 18 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode Artwork

Constantine Maroulis (on RHONY, Lu/Ramona/Tins Update, Idol, Ariana Grande & New Radio Show!) - Part I

Constantine Maroulis steps Behind The Rope. Of course, we all know Constantine originally from American Idol. First, we reminisce with Constantine about Idol days of past - Randy, Paula, Simon and chat about Idol 2.0, whether singing competition shows like Idol still work, and test Constantine’s knowledge of whether he can name any of Idol's recent winners. Constantine drops a shocking bombshell of a revelation regarding his elimination and the circumstances surrounding his idol exit. As a Tony Nominated Artist for his work on Broadway, we chat with Constantine about the current state of Broadway, what we can expect once the Great White Way re-opens later this year, and his lifelong friendship with ex-Broadway songstress now global superstar Ariana Grande! For anyone who does not remember the last two times Constantine was here, all you need to do is Google “Constantine” and “Behind The Velvet Rope”. Seems our little chat regarding his “appearance” on RHONY, and by “appearance” we mean his “hidden identity” revealed as the man who has allegedly “been”, for lack of a better word, with three of our fav Apple Holders, Lu, Ramona and The Tins, had a viral moment. We chat with Constantine about the “fall out” from that chat, Countess Lu’s reaction, and whether he has heard from Ramona and The Tins as well. Of course we push for new and unrevealed details every step of the way! We also chat with Constantine about the current RHONY cast asking, of course, if he has ever met Leah and Eboni, just what are his thoughts on each and, well, okay, a whole lot more! Moving on from RHONY, Constantine has a new radio show “Cuz Saturday Rocks” where he will be playing hits and interviewing musicians from our favorite decades of music, The 80s and 90s. Having interviewed many 80s and 90s acts ourselves here Behind The Rope, we compare our favs from each decade, yes Madonna is included, as well as Britney, ’N Sync, Prince, Cyndi Lauper, and many more. Finally, we chat about the current state of the music industry, chart topping favs and much more. Tune, no pun intended, in now! @constantinemaroulis @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by CREDIT KARMA - https://www.creditkarma.com/podcast (Or the Credit Karma App) - “Apply With Confidence” Today Brought to you by BOLL & BRANCH - https://www.bollandbranch.com (15% Off First Set of Sheets - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month)   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/20/20211 hour, 4 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

LALA KENT (on Vanderpump Rules New Season & Cast, "Give Them Lala", Ocean, Rand, LVP & More!)

Lala Kent steps Behind The Rope. Yes, Lala Kent from one of the best reality TV shows to ever exist, Vanderpump Rules. First things first, Lala chats about new daughter Ocean Kent Emmett - the “scare” she had during her pregnancy, how motherhood has forever changed her, the origins of Ocean’s name and how Rand is as a Dad. Lala chats about former Vanderpump Rules’ co-stars, and now fellow Moms, Stassi Schroeder and Brittany Cartwright - who is the strictest Mom, how do their mothering styles differ and what is it like knowing Ocean will grow up with Hartford Charlie Rose Clark and Cruz Cauchi. Of course, we chat about Lala’s book, “Give Them Lala” - all that was revealed therein, Randall’s reaction to the book, biggest misconceptions about her, what was “too personal” to include, what has shocked people the most from the book and just how is life as a National Best Selling Author. Lala chats about the effect motherhood has had on her relationship with Randall, the future for their family and will they possibly walk down the aisle before years end? Lala opens up about her on again - off again “relationships” with fellow Vanderpump Rules co-stars Scheana Shay and Ariana Madix, shares an update on the status of each today and how much we will see play out on the upcoming Season Nine of Vanderpump Rules, which is now filming. Lala shares updates about the current season, including new cast members, and just how different it is to be in the midst of filming without friends Stassi, Jax, and Brittany. Lala chats about why last season of VPR was “off” and where she thinks it all went wrong. Speaking of VPR, Lala chats about LVP and the evolution of their relationship from boss/employee to that of friends. Now 30 with a daughter in tow, we discuss Lala’s interest in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills - does she watch, what type of Housewife would she be, who would she fight with and just how strong is her interest in joining the franchise. Finally, we discuss one of the most talked about couples these days which Lala and Randall had a hand in fixing up, Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly - will there be a wedding, children, what type of couple are they and just what does happen on a double date with those two hotties. Finally, Lala shares an update on her sobriety and her stellar Podcast, Give the Lala… with Randall. @lalakent @givethemlalabeauty @givethemlalaskin @givethemlalababy @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by CREDIT KARMA - https://www.creditkarma.com/podcast (Or the Credit Karma App) - “Apply With Confidence” Today Brought to you by BOLL & BRANCH - https://www.bollandbranch.com (15% Off First Set of Sheets - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month)   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/19/20211 hour, 10 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode Artwork

Dana Wilkey (on RHOBH of Yesteryear - LVP, Taylor Armstrong, The Richard Sisters, Brandi Glanville & 25,000 Sunglasses!)

RHOBH’s Dana Wilkey stopped by for a chat a moment ago about all that is going on with Erika & Tom and many other current happenings these days in Bev Hills. That is what Ms. Wilkey now does best. After that chat,, we wanted to keep the conversation going to talk about her time on the show during the first few, now infamous, seasons of RHOBH. Yes, we got Miss $25,000 Sunglasses to talk about the Infamous Sunglasses, we had SO many questions about them, and a whole lot more. We check in with Dana to chat about all she has been up to since we last saw her on our TV screens on RHOBH as Taylor Armstrong’s “Friend” many seasons ago. We also need to know the behind the scenes of the infamous “Game Night” scene where the tension between The Richards Sisters Kyle and Kim and Brandi Glanville came to a much heated boil. Infamous times, we know. Dana chats about RHOBH of yesteryear - Adrienne, Camille, LVP - who she considers cold - and of course the beginning, middle and end of her friendship with Taylor Armstrong. We also chat about Brandi Glanville who joined the show the same season as Dana and in typical Dana fashion, she tells us what Brandi is really like not holding anything back. Of course, she also gives her opinions on the current cast, including her thoughts on newbies Crystal Kung Minkoff and Kathy Hilton.  Full Episode At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/53759952 @wilkey_dana  @behindvelvetrope  @davidyontef  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/18/202112 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode Artwork

Introducing Rich and Daily

There's so much celebrity gossip that it's impossible to keep up. From the twists and turns of #FreeBritney to the latest Royal family dust-up, there’s a new podcast that has you covered. From Wondery, RICH AND DAILY delivers laughs and all the latest celebrity gossip. Hosts Brooke and Aricia are comedians, besties and the perfect guides to give you your daily dose of pop culture. They'll keep you up to speed on all of the secrets, scandals, and news in the entertainment world. Is that rumor you heard about Rihanna true? If it is, you better believe Brooke and Aricia will have something to say about it. This is just a preview of Rich and Daily,but you can listen to full episodes at https://www.wondery.fm/RD_BehindTheVelvet See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/17/202116 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode Artwork

Gossip Girl's Zuzanna Szadkowski (aka Fan Fav "Dorota") on The Original, The Reboot & Bravo's NYC Prep

Hey Upper East Siders, this past weekend something we knew would happen, happened. The Reboot of Gossip Girl became HBO Max’s most watched original series trending on Twitter, TikTok and all other social media platforms. The original Gossip Girl, unlike Bravo’s NYC Prep, was a huge juggernaut which aired on the CW for 6 glorious seasons from 2007 to 2012 and helped launch the mega careers of Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley, Ed Westwick and Taylor Momsen into the stratosphere. One key member of this brilliant ensemble cast was Zuzanna Szadkowski, who played fan favorite Dorota, Blair Waldorf’s loyal housekeeper. We are thrilled to have Zuzanna here today to chat about the behind the scenes of making this brilliant, classic TV show. We chat with Zuzanna about how she was cast and what filming Gossip Girl was really like. We also chat about those infamous scenes between her and Leighton Meester, some of which will go down as the best in TV history. We also chat about now mega star Blake Lively and what the set was like on the days that then boyfriend, now husband, Ryan Reynolds came by for a visit. We talk about the critics reception of Gossip Girl and the resulting outcry from parents once the show aired. Shooting for the entirely of its run in NYC, we chat with Zuzanna about her favorite things in NYC. Of course, we need Zuzanna’s thoughts on where Blair Waldorf and Chuck Bass would be today and would Dorota still be working for them? Of course, we also pay homage to its reality sister, NYC Prep. Might we see a cameo by Dorota in the now trending Gossip Girl Reboot? Well, you will just have to listen to find out. @zuzannawanda @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 BONUS EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by NUTRAFOL - https://www.nutrafol.com ($15 Off 1st Month’s Subscription + Free Shipping on Every Order - Use Code “VELVET”) Brought to you by APPLE LEISURE GROUP - https://www.applevacations.com/BTVR ($75 Off Your Stay at Live Aqua in Cancun or Punta Cana - Enter Promo Code “SAND75”) Brought to you by NOOM - http://www.noom.com/VELVET (Sign Up for Your Trial Today) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/16/20211 hour, 31 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode Artwork

KEVIN O'LEARY (on Shark Tank, Being "Mr. Wonderful", Bethenny Frankel, Biz Advice & JLO)!

Kevin O’Leary steps Behind The Rope. Shark Tank’s Mr. Wonderful! Let us start at the beginning. Kevin talks about how he initially became involved with Reality TV SuperGuru Mark Burnett and how Shark Tank found its way into our lives all those years ago. Kevin talks about being the King of Mean, Shark Tank’s Simon Cowell, or, in other words, just brutally honest about the potential entrepreneurs’ likelihood of success. Of course we pay homage to Mr. Wonderful’s epic catch phrases about being crushed like cockroaches, taken out behind the barn and shot, your dead to me (a personal fav) and of course, how all roads lead back to Mr. Wonderful! On a more serious note, we chat the biggest deal in Shark Tank History - it was Kevin’s, his best and worst deal based on ROI, the ones that got away and if there are ever any products in the tank that go on to success of massive proportions that he just doesn't understand. Tipsy Elves, Scrub Daddy, Squatty Potty - we are looking at you. Of course we also discuss Mr. Wonderful’s colleagues on Shark Tank - Barbara Corcoran, Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec, and Damon John as well as guest judges Alex Rodriguez and last, but certainly not least, our very own Skinny Girl Mogul, Ms. Bethenny Frankel. We break down many of the analytics behind the scenes like how many deals don’t close once filming is over, who makes the most deals, and who does Kevin lose most deals to. While we have one of the most brilliant business minds with us, we discussed what qualities make for a good entrepreneur, what is the biggest misconception amongst entrepreneurs, the 24/7 work ethic required, the biggest mistakes most business owners make and just how important is the person versus the product. We discuss the one thing Mr. Wonderful loves the most. M-O-N-E-Y - what it stands for, why he loves it so much, and why are most people shy about saying, “ I love Money”!!! We sure do! Finally, we break down what being a public figure is like - red carpets, celeb run ins, people running down the street screaming “Mr. Wonderful” and what an amazing byproduct that is all from a little show which has turned into an international global blockbuster of a sensation, Shark Tank!!! @kevinolearytv @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by NUTRAFOL - https://www.nutrafol.com ($15 Off 1st Month’s Subscription + Free Shipping on Every Order - Use Code “VELVET”) Brought to you by APPLE LEISURE GROUP - https://www.applevacations.com/BTVR ($75 Off Your Stay at Live Aqua in Cancun or Punta Cana - Enter Promo Code “SAND75”) Brought to you by NOOM - http://www.noom.com/VELVET (Sign Up for Your Trial Today) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/15/20211 hour, 25 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kirsten Jordan (on Million Dollar Listing New York, NYC Real Estate, Real Housewives & More!)

Kirsten Jordan steps Behind Rope. The newest cast member of Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing New York is here to talk about what it’s like being the new kid on the block, the first woman for the NY franchise, and, what else, NYC Real Estate! Kirsten chats about her rise to the top, how Covid affected the market, the “joys” of virtual showings, fav areas in NYC and The Hamptons and what trends we can expect to see as 2021 plays out. Kirsten also chats about joining the “all boys club” on MDLNY, her first and current impressions of cast members Fredrik Eklund, Ryan Serhant, Steve Gold and Tyler Whitman, who she would hire as her broker, the over the top open houses we have all become accustomed to each week on MDLNY, why looking at multi million dollar properties never gets old and some of the drama we can expect to see the rest of this brilliant season. On a more serious note, Kirsten chats about working with her husband Stefano Farsura, a successful NYC Real Estate Developer, both off and on camera and what being the “first woman broker” on MDLNY means to her. Finally, being a fan of Bravo before getting cast, Kirsten talks about the Bravolebrities she has met, who she wants to meet, upcoming BravoCon, and her west coast MDLLA colleagues. Two of our fav things - Bravo and Real Estate! Thanks for stopping by Kirsten! @kirsten.jordan @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by NUTRAFOL - https://www.nutrafol.com ($15 Off 1st Month’s Subscription + Free Shipping on Every Order - Use Code “VELVET”) Brought to you by APPLE LEISURE GROUP - https://www.applevacations.com/BTVR ($75 Off Your Stay at Live Aqua in Cancun or Punta Cana - Enter Promo Code “SAND75”) Brought to you by NOOM - http://www.noom.com/VELVET (Sign Up for Your Trial Today) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/14/202148 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode Artwork

America's Next Top Model Eugena Washington (on Tyra, Producers, Judges & BTS Filming!) - Part I

America’s Next Top Model Second Runner Up, Eugena Washington, steps Behind The Rope. Checking in from her home in Los Angeles, California, Eugenia is here to tell it all and she DOES - NOT - HOLD - BACK! One day, Eugena saw an “Apply Here” casting call on the CW Website for Cycle Seven of America’s Next Top Model. Always being called a Model in High School, she figured “why not” and sent her application in. That one click of a button led to an open casting call of over 2,000 Model Hopefuls. Over the course of two long days, those 2,000 were narrowed down to 50 and so on and so forth until Tyra Banks and The Executive Producers had their Cycle Seven cast chosen. Months later, she got the fateful call telling her to pack her bags and off to the infamous ANTM Model Apartment she went. As prepared as she thought she was, nothing could prepare Eugena for the reality of filming one of America’s notoriously most pressure filled reality shows. Pressure filled from the other models as well as pressure filled from Producers who Eugena is clear to point out, “were not our friends”. The 16 hour days with no sleep and cameras in your face the second you woke up certainly did not help at all. Eugena explains how she and the other Models were manipulated by Producers to bring the drama, how everything they said could and would be used against them, and how stressful the weekly eliminations were. Eugena also discusses famed Creative DIrector Jay Manuel as well as judges Janice Dickinson, Miss J, Nigel Barker and Twiggy. Finally, we discuss the woman, the myth, the diva, the legend, The One, The Only, Miss Tyra Banks! We are only getting started. Tune in now for Part I of our tell all sit down with Miss Eugena Washington. @eugenawashington @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by NUTRAFOL - https://www.nutrafol.com ($15 Off 1st Month’s Subscription + Free Shipping on Every Order - Use Code “VELVET”) Brought to you by APPLE LEISURE GROUP - https://www.applevacations.com/BTVR ($75 Off Your Stay at Live Aqua in Cancun or Punta Cana - Enter Promo Code “SAND75”) Brought to you by NOOM - http://www.noom.com/VELVET (Sign Up for Your Trial Today) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/13/20211 hour, 13 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode Artwork

Elizabeth Vargas (on RHOC "One Season Wonder", RHOC Termination, The Cult, Heather Dubrow, Vargas Vodka & Braunwyn!)

The Real Housewives of Orange County’s Elizabeth Vargas steps Behind The Rope. With all this talk about Kelly Dodd and Braunwyn Windham-Burke being “out” of RHOC, has anyone stopped to think, or ask, “hey Elizabeth Vargas, how you doin’?” First things first, we chat with Elizabeth about how she is doing since receiving the news that she is no longer part of RHOC and will not be coming back for Season Sixteen. Then, we chat with Elizabeth about her RHOC experience - the good, the bad, the other - and what she will take away now joining the likes of Former Orange holder Peggy Sulahian and many others from various cities as part of the “One Season Wonder” Club. We address many fans’ criticism of ill fated Season 15 as “the worst in Housewives History” and break down exactly where and why it all went off the rails. We chat about how Elizabeth found out she was not continuing with Bravo, her shock level on a scale from one to ten about the decision, why she thinks the decision was made and her prior social media posts that she will definitely be back. Elizabeth also discusses her reaction to the fact that Kelly Dodd and Braunwyn Windham-Burke will also not be back - how surprised was she to learn of her co-stars’ fate and why she thinks they too will no longer be holding an Orange. Of course, we break down the remaining current cast of Emily, Gina, and Shannon analyzing whether each was a good decision as well as the return of Heather Dubrow and just how much Heather’s return played a role in any of these many decisions. With the old saying “misery loves company”, we need to know just who Elizabeth has heard from from casts past - Megan King Edmonds, Gretchen Rossi, Jesus Juggs, Gina Keough, Lynne Curtin and so on and whether, somewhere, Miss Victoria Gunvalson is whooping it up with an extra Tequila, preferably at Andales, now that Braunwyn is “off her show” (hey, don’t shoot the messenger just doing our job). Yes, we address Tamara Judge rumors that she will be back as a “friend of” and break down just how true we feel those are. Finally, Elizabeth addresses the many misconceptions she feels viewers have about her, how she would like to be remembered from her one season, whether she will be the next “Jill Zarin” who talks about Housewives for decades to come or be able to adequately move on with her life and, for anyone who loves vodka as much as we do, explains why Vargas Vodka is some of the best out there.  @elizabethlynvargas @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef  BONUS EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by NUTRAFOL - https://www.nutrafol.com ($15 Off 1st Month’s Subscription + Free Shipping on Every Order - Use Code “VELVET”) Brought to you by APPLE LEISURE GROUP - https://www.applevacations.com/BTVR ($75 Off Your Stay at Live Aqua in Cancun or Punta Cana - Enter Promo Code “SAND75”) Brought to you by NOOM - http://www.noom.com/VELVET (Sign Up for Your Trial Today) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/12/20211 hour, 22 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

Toni Basil (on "Mickey", Dance, Reese Witherspoon, Tina Turner, Bowie, Bette Midler, & Her Epic Career)!

Oh Mickey, you’re so fine. You’re so fine, you blow my mind. Hey Mickey, Hey Mickey. You know the rest. Everyone knows the rest! Toni Basil steps Behind The Rope. Yup, THAT Toni Basil who broke many records with one of the biggest hits and most catchy songs, well, ever. Toni is here to chat about her entire career, a career that has spanned a whopping six decades and still going strong. A career that includes dancing, choreographing, singing, and acting. We start at the beginning, Toni was drawn to the business at a young age with parents who were entertainers, taking up dance and cheering while in High School. Toni’s passion for dance, she was one of the seven original Lockers, landed her premiere gigs as a choreographer working with musical icons like Tina Tuner and David Bowie. Toni opens up about what working with each was like and what music legends she would still like to work with. Toni has also choreographed many of our fav films including “My Best Friends Wedding” - we chat about what working with Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz was like - and “Legally Blond” - we chat about the joys of teaching Reese Witherspoon moves and the infamous “bend and snap”. One Icon Toni has, not only worked with, but became close lifelong friends with is Bette Midler. Toni chats about what working with Bette is like and what it is like to be BFF’s with one of the most recognized women in the world. Toni chats about how she went from choreographer behind the camera to singer with “Mickey”, a song that tops every Top 100 songs of the 80’s list ever made. Toni chats about what it was like to be a singer in the early 1980s when contemporaries like Madonna were rising up the musical scene as well. We discuss the influence of MTV in helping make a singer’s career in the early 80s and the concept, dance, and look - she wore her original high school cheerleading sweater - she created for “Mickey” which helped make it one of the most played videos in MTV’s early days. A triple threat, Toni has also starred in many movies and TV shows working with greats like Robert Downy, Jr. and Penny Marshall. Toni chats about how the business has changed over the years, what she thinks of current music, who she would like to play her in the movie of her life, and what is next for the woman who just doesn’t want to slow down. Finally, we need to know about the last time she hit the town with BFF Bette Midler and just what do these two lifelong friends do for a girls night out. (For Part I of our chat With Toni Basil, See Air Date June 25th, 2021). @officialtonibasil @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code “Velvet Rope") MERCH AVAILABLE at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/9/20211 hour, 11 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode Artwork

Adela King (on Ladies of London, Hitting Rock Bottom, Recovery & "Run In" With Ghislaine Maxwell / Jeffrey Epstein)

Adela King, from Ladies of London, steps Behind The Rope. Starting at the beginning, we chat about Adela’s background, how she got cast on Ladies of London and what being a part of the show was like. Adela explains what her friendship with Caroline Stanbury was like before, during and after the show. She explains how that relationship changed as a result of being on Ladies of London and what Adela thought of Caroline’s announcement of divorce and new hot man. She also explains her current relationships with the other women from Ladies of London, Sophie Stanbury, Marissa Hermer, Juliet Angus, Caroline Fleming, Caprice Bourret, Juliet Montagu and Noelle Reno. Adela opens up about the “loss” of her children and very public end of her relationship with her ex-husband, both of which we saw play out on the hit Bravo show. Adela is also brutally honest about her addiction, what caused that, how she battled it for many years, what her rock bottom was and what it looked like and, finally, how she started to rebuild her life after hitting rock bottom. She is open when discussing that her rock bottom including trying to take her own like and explains what it takes to reach out for help and offers advice for anyone who needs it. Finally, we talk Ghislaine Maxwell. Adela explains how and where she met Ghislaine Maxwell, how that led to a meeting with Jeffrey Epstein, and how Adela is very fortunate to be able to discuss this all here today! WOW. An episode not to be missed. Thank you Adela.  ** We sat down with Adela in the past for the first part of an almost two hour chat. With all the DM’s we have been receiving asking if we could chat with Adela from Ladies of London, we are releasing the full unedited chat here today - the first part and the never before aired follow up. Yup, it is a Ladies of London extravaganza! @adelaking @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code “Velvet Rope") MERCH AVAILABLE at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/8/20211 hour, 35 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

Below Deck's Original Chief Stew Adrienne Gang (on Captain Lee, Kate Chastain, & Current Season Drama)

Below Deck’s Adrienne Gang steps Behind The Rope. The original Kate Chastain, we mean Chief Stew, Below Deck, Season One. Adrienne shares how she originally got involved with one of Bravo’s top rated shows, what filming with Captain Lee was like, the real reasons why she did not come back for any future seasons, and what she thinks of her replacement, Kate Chastain. Adrienne shares an update on her current relationships with both Captain Lee and Kate Chastain as well as Chef Rachel, who she also knows in real life. Adrienne chats about who she has worked with in the real world from the Below Deck family and who she would never work with. Adrienne chats about the last season of Below Deck Med, the infamous termination of Hannah Ferrier, what she thinks of Captain Sandy and Malia White and the outpouring of on-line “hate” directed toward both. Speaking of Malia and Captain Sandy, both are back in the new season of Below Deck Med. We discuss both, Bravo’s decision to bring both back, the on-line petition to boycott watching, the new crew, some of whom Adrienne knows, and what we predict will happen as the season plays out. Adrienne has a brand new Below Deck Podcast, “Gangplank Report”. Feel free to check it out, after, you listen to this episode, of course! Is anyone else as excited as we are that the new season of Below Deck Med has begun? @adriennegang @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code “Velvet Rope") MERCH AVAILABLE at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/7/20211 hour, 25 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode Artwork

TIFFANY (on New Music, New Tour, The 80s, Debbie Gibson, Madonna & More!)

Tiffany steps Behind The Rope. Yes, Tiffany. No last name needed Tiffany. Checking in from the road from the North American Leg of her “Shadows” Tour, one thing is clear. Tiffany is thrilled to be back on the road performing songs from her 11th full length studio album “Shadows” as well as all her retro hits we have come to know and love so much. .Tiffany chats about what it was like to larger than life famous at the young age of 16, thanks, in large part to her catchy hit “I Think We’re Alone Now” as well as a ground breaking, now infamous, mall tour that took her across America. Tiffany chats about her almost four decade long music career which has included every genre of music - pop, punk, country, ballads, rock and the ups and downs she has faced in the music business along the way. We chat about some of those other Female Icons that ruled the charts at the time Tiffany came into her own - Madonna, Whitney Houston, Tina Turner, Paula Abdul, and Cyndi Lauper. We chat about her best celeb experiences - she really has met everyone - and how music has changed over the years. Tiffany discuses those other aspects of her career such as acting and reality TV - shows she has been involved in, the good, the bad, the other. Of course, we had to chat about her ties to Debbie Gibson, their friendship, their starring roles together in the SyFy classic “Mega Python vs. Gatoroid (yes, it is as good as it sounds), and why the public always has associated and does and will associate each with the other. We talk about some of Tiffany’s recent tours with other acts we just can’t get enough of like NKOTB, Salt-N-Pepa, and Naughty By Nature. Tiffany reveals the current crop of musical chart topers she puts her stamp of approval on and how different being famous at a young age in the social media world of today is to her epic breakthrough in the 80’s. Finally, seeing as Music Biopics are all the rage (Elton John, Freddy Mercury, Cher), Tiffany reveals who she would love to play her in her very own life story and just what can we expect from a potential Tiffany “tell-all” book. Have we mentioned just how thrilled we are that Tiffany is back live with new music touring the states for the remainder of the year! @tiffany_tunes @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef @glitterbgirls ** Our chat with Tiffany is preceded by a musical breakdown of some of our fav rocking ladies of the 80’s (joined by our fav 80s ladies from the @glitterbgirls Podcast) BONUS EPISODES at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code “Velvet Rope") MERCH AVAILABLE at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/6/20211 hour, 30 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode Artwork

UB40 (on "Red Red Wine", Sharon Stone, Madonna, Sandra Bullock, Cher & New Music!)

UB40 steps Behind the Rope. Robin Campbell and Jimmy Brown, two of the members of the iconic band, are here to chat about their rise from humble beginnings and first show in a local pub over five decades ago to national superstardom and global musical domination. Best know for their songs “Red Red Wine” and “(I Can’t Help) Falling In Love With You”, UB40 chats about their musical inspirations, the ups and downs of the music business, the secret to success and longevity in this business, and intense appreciation they have to still be selling out arenas on their global worldwide tour which will commence later this year in support of their just released album. Of course, we chat about what the music scene was like when they were “up and coming” with colleagues / contemporaries such as Madonna, Prince, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Tina Turner and so on. Robin and Jimmy chat about that one time they “shunned” Sharon Stone from performing with them, their cameo in the underrated “Speed Two” with Sandra Bullock, what they think of Cher whose “I Got You Babe” they covered, the current state of music show competitions such as American Idol and America’s Got Talent, and the current state of the music industry today. One word, auto-tune. The boys now have a new album, “Bigga Baggariddim”, and are about to embark on a sold out stadium tour oversees. We look back, chat about the present and look ahead to what is next for this classic super group that just won’t slow down! @ub40official @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by APPLE LEISURE GROUP - https://www.applevacations.com/BTVR ($75 Off Your Stay at Live Aqua in Cancun or Punta Cana - Enter Promo Code “SAND75”) Brought to you by CREDIT KARMA - https://www.creditkarma.com/podcast (Or the Credit Karma App) - “Apply With Confidence” Today MERCH AVAILABLE at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/2/202156 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode Artwork

Cristy Rice (The Real Housewives of Miami) - Part II

Real Housewives of Miami Cristy Rice steps back Behind The Rope. (For everyone who missed it, our Part I sit down with Cristy is available on our feed! Feel free to check it out.). We get right into it today. Cristy talks about how her and Larsa were “set up” by Lea Black during a Watch What Happens Live Appearance. She discusses Andy Cohen’s role. Juicy Stuff. She also discusses fellow cast mates Lea Black and Adriana de Moura, how they changed as a result of fame and being in the public eye. Also, Cristy reminds us that the only live reunion in reunion history was the Season One reunion of The Real Housewives of Miami. We discuss what that was like, what went horribly wrong, and how Andy Cohen handled the situation. She also discusses the pressures to “create” fake story lines such as dating on camera and the other “non real” aspects of RHOM, a reality show. She explains the disconnect between presenting her real life versus what the producers wanted, how Bethenny Frankel influenced her decision to do the show, the reality of what the show turned out to be, and how she felt she was edited once the show came out. Cristy discusses who she keeps in touch with from her cast of RHOM, how Miami is a “small place” where you can’t help but run into her fellow cast mates, and who she wishes she never sees again. We discuss her friendship with Larsa Pippen during the height of the hit Bravo show, their falling out, Larsa’s involvement with the Kardashians, and the current state of their friendship today. Of course, we address the age old question, “Would you ever go back?” which now that the show has been Green Lit and is currently filming to come back, makes this question more relevant than ever! @cristyrice12 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by APPLE LEISURE GROUP - https://www.applevacations.com/BTVR ($75 Off Your Stay at Live Aqua in Cancun or Punta Cana - Enter Promo Code “SAND75”) Brought to you by CREDIT KARMA - https://www.creditkarma.com/podcast (Or the Credit Karma App) - “Apply With Confidence” Today MERCH AVAILABLE at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/1/202152 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

John Blizzard (on Puppygate, Erika Jayne/Tom Girardi Divorce, Boss Lisa Vanderpump, VPR, & RHOBH) - Part II

John Blizzard steps Behind The Rope. Yes, THAT John Blizzard. The John Blizzard who sent those infamous text messages to Teddi Mellencamp that were at the focal point of “Puppygate” and Lucy Lucy Apple Juice’s adoption by Dorit Kemsley on the classic Bravo show that we all know and love so much, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Of course, we need a few things clarified about this situation and Mr. Blizzard is here to help. A wise choice if we must say so ourselves considering John Blizzard was at the center of this drama that we saw play out week after week on RHOBH. John opened up about what was going through his mind when these texts became a major storyline, when they, whether directly or indirectly ended a many year friendship between Lisa Vanderpump and Kyle Richards, and ended his own “relationship”, whatever that may have been, with Teddi Mellencamp. John also gives us an update on the current state of affairs at Vanderpump Dogs and fills us in on what LVP and Ken Todd have been up to. We chat with John about this past season of RHOBH, newbies Crystal Kung Minkoff and Kathy Hilton and the changing by the day divorce between and alleged criminal investigation into Erika and Tom Girardi. Speaking of Bravo shows featuring LVP, John discusses the current state of filming for the new season of Vanderpump Rules, the terminations / exits of series regulars Stassi Schroeder, Jax Taylor, Kristen Doute and Brittany Cartwright, and the multitude of spin off and new VanderShows being pitched to Bravo and other networks. John chats with us about LVP’s reaction to the recent cast changes on Pump Rules and her thoughts on the matter. A Texas native, John is also close with many of our RHOD friends. You know what that means? We discuss the last season of The Real Housewives of Dallas, his own personal off camera relationships with D’Andra Simmons and the gang and share an update about OG LeeAnne Locken. Finally, we discuss the passing of Giggy Vanderpump, who as Andy Cohen recently tweeted, was the First Pet of Bravo. John fills us in on how Ken and Lisa are handling the situation considering Giggy was like a child to them and we chat about the BravoVerse’s outpouring of emotion for the beloved dog. Tune in now for this Part II explosive sit down with the one and only John Blizzard. @johnblizz @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by APPLE LEISURE GROUP - https://www.applevacations.com/BTVR ($75 Off Your Stay at Live Aqua in Cancun or Punta Cana - Enter Promo Code “SAND75”) Brought to you by CREDIT KARMA - https://www.creditkarma.com/podcast (Or the Credit Karma App) - “Apply With Confidence” Today MERCH AVAILABLE at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/30/20211 hour, 6 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode Artwork

John Blizzard (on Puppygate, Erika Jayne/Tom Girardi Divorce, Boss Lisa Vanderpump, VPR, & RHOBH) - Part I

John Blizzard steps Behind The Rope. Yes, THAT John Blizzard. The John Blizzard who sent those infamous text messages to Teddi Mellencamp that were at the focal point of “Puppygate” and Lucy Lucy Apple Juice’s adoption by Dorit Kemsley on the classic Bravo show that we all know and love so much, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Of course, we need a few things clarified about this situation and Mr. Blizzard is here to help. A wise choice if we must say so ourselves considering John Blizzard was at the center of this drama that we saw play out week after week on RHOBH. John opened up about what was going through his mind when these texts became a major storyline, when they, whether directly or indirectly ended a many year friendship between Lisa Vanderpump and Kyle Richards, and ended his own “relationship”, whatever that may have been, with Teddi Mellencamp. John also gives us an update on the current state of affairs at Vanderpump Dogs and fills us in on what LVP and Ken Todd have been up to. We chat with John about this past season of RHOBH, newbies Crystal Kung Minkoff and Kathy Hilton and the changing by the day divorce between and alleged criminal investigation into Erika and Tom Girardi. Speaking of Bravo shows featuring LVP, John discusses the current state of filming for the new season of Vanderpump Rules, the terminations / exits of series regulars Stassi Schroeder, Jax Taylor, Kristen Doute and Brittany Cartwright, and the multitude of spin off and new VanderShows being pitched to Bravo and other networks. John chats with us about LVP’s reaction to the recent cast changes on Pump Rules and her thoughts on the matter. A Texas native, John is also close with many of our RHOD friends. You know what that means? We discuss the last season of The Real Housewives of Dallas, his own personal off camera relationships with D’Andra Simmons and the gang and share an update about OG LeeAnne Locken. Finally, we discuss the passing of Giggy Vanderpump, who as Andy Cohen recently tweeted, was the First Pet of Bravo. John fills us in on how Ken and Lisa are handling the situation considering Giggy was like a child to them and we chat about the BravoVerse’s outpouring of emotion for the beloved dog. Kids, we are just getting started. Tune in now for this Part I explosive sit down with the one and only John Blizzard. @johnblizz @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by APPLE LEISURE GROUP - https://www.applevacations.com/BTVR ($75 Off Your Stay at Live Aqua in Cancun or Punta Cana - Enter Promo Code “SAND75”) Brought to you by CREDIT KARMA - https://www.creditkarma.com/podcast (Or the Credit Karma App) - “Apply With Confidence” Today MERCH AVAILABLE at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/29/20211 hour, 2 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode Artwork

ISAAC MIZRAHI (on Madonna & Sandra Bernhard, RHOBH / RHONY Fashion & Current Seasons, Sex And The City Reboot, SJP & More!)

Isaac Mizrahi steps Behind The Rope. We have to stop meeting like this! Fashion Icon, Performer, Reality TV Star, Housewives Aficionado, Living Legend. Isaac and David get right into it breaking down some of Isaac’s forays in front of the camera such as “Unzipped”, his brilliant before its time Fashion Documentary, and his talk show which hosted a plethora of our fav celebs - Rosie O’Donnell, Belinda Carlisle, Debbie Harry, Queen Madonna, Project Runway All Stars and Bravo's The Fashion Show. Isaac talks about early life in NYC, acquiring his epic Greenwich Village Combo Apt, and the many wild nights out with Gal Pals Madonna and Sandra Bernhard. Of course, we needed all the details about what nights out looked liked for Isaac, Sandy B, and M back in the day. Think Burlesque, one famed East Side hotel, Dinner in Paris with Madonna Security, and Mr. Chow’s with, what else, a side of Naomi Campbell. Being a frequent guest on WWHL, Isaac knows all our fav Housewives. Isaac gives us his hot takes on Housewives fashion, these current seasons of RHONY and RHOBH, the ongoing debate of Dorit vs. Erica Jayne for “best dressed”, the every changing faces of the Housewives, and, being a cabaret star himself, Lu’s classic Countess Cabaret - coming back re-invented to a theater near you soon! Isaac chats about how fashion shows and red carpets have drastically changed over the past year, what he sees for the future of both as well as fashion and what we can expect from the upcoming Anna Wintour’s Met Ball - hosted by Timothée Chalamet and Billie Eilish. We also chat about the Sex In The City revival, the lack of Patricia Field’s involvement, and whether he has heard from BFF SJP about a potential role. Finally, it is June which can only mean one thing - Gay Pride Month and we could not think of a more quintessential gay New Yorker than Mr. Mizrahi to help break it all down.  @imisaacmizrahi @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by APPLE LEISURE GROUP - https://www.applevacations.com/BTVR ($75 Off Your Stay at Live Aqua in Cancun or Punta Cana - Enter Promo Code “SAND75”) Brought to you by CREDIT KARMA - https://www.creditkarma.com/podcast (Or the Credit Karma App) - “Apply With Confidence” Today MERCH AVAILABLE at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/28/20211 hour, 14 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode Artwork

Toni Basil (on "Mickey", Dance, Reese Witherspoon, Julia Roberts, Tina Turner, Bowie, Bette Midler, & Epic Career)!

Oh Mickey, you’re so fine. You’re so fine, you blow my mind. Hey Mickey, Hey Mickey. You know the rest. Everyone knows the rest! Toni Basil steps Behind The Rope. Yup, THAT Toni Basil who broke many records with one of the biggest hits and most catchy songs, well, ever. Toni is here to chat about her entire career, a career that has spanned a whopping six decades and still going strong. A career that includes dancing, choreographing, singing, and acting. We start at the beginning, Toni was drawn to the business at a young age with parents who were entertainers, taking up dance and cheering while in High School. Toni’s passion for dance, she was one of the seven original Lockers, landed her premiere gigs as a choreographer working with musical icons like Tina Tuner and David Bowie. Toni opens up about what working with each was like and what music legends she would still like to work with. Toni has also choreographed many of our fav films including “My Best Friends Wedding” - we chat about what working with Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz was like - and “Legally Blond” - we chat about the joys of teaching Reese Witherspoon moves and the infamous “bend and snap”. One Icon Toni has, not only worked with, but became close lifelong friends with is Bette Midler. Toni chats about what working with Bette is like and what it is like to be BFF’s with one of the most recognized women in the world. Toni chats about how she went from choreographer behind the camera to singer with “Mickey”, a song that tops every Top 100 songs of the 80’s list ever made. Toni chats about what it was like to be a singer in the early 1980s when contemporaries like Madonna were rising up the musical scene as well. We discuss the influence of MTV in helping make a singer’s career in the early 80s and the concept, dance, and look - she wore her original high school cheerleading sweater - she created for “Mickey” which helped make it one of the most played videos in MTV’s early days. A triple threat, Toni has also starred in many movies and TV shows working with greats like Robert Downy, Jr. and Penny Marshall. Toni chats about how the business has changed over the years, what she thinks of current music, who she would like to play her in the movie of her life, and what is next for the woman who just doesn’t want to slow down. Finally, we need to know about the last time she hit the town with BFF Bette Midler and just what do these two lifelong friends do for a girls night out. @officialtonibasil @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by BOLL & BRANCH - https://www.bollandbranch.com (15% Off First Set of Sheets - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code “Velvet Rope") MERCH AVAILABLE at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/25/20211 hour, 10 minutes, 1 second
Episode Artwork

Bobby Boyd on (MDLLA, Hubby Josh Flagg, RHOBH, & Becoming the Next Martha Stewart)

Million Dollar Listing’s Bobby Boyd steps Behind The Rope. Mr. Josh Flagg. However, there is much more to Bobby Boyd than his husband. Coming from humble beginnings, Bobby became a male model at the young age of 14 in order to help pay for college. Even though Bobby had early success as a fashion model woking for major designers such as Versace and Calvin Klein, he set his sights on something else when he arrived in Los Angeles, Real Estate. Having a keen eye for style, architecture, design and a “personable” rather than “transactional” approach, Bobby’s first home sale was that of a $6.5 million dollar property, not bad, and a new career was born. Bobby then met a man who shared his interests and profession who happened to, not only be one of LA’s top real estate agents, but also one of the long standing members of Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles. Bobby chats about meeting Josh, their instant chemistry and connection, his position working with Josh at Rodeo Realty, a flash mob proposal in Paris and wedding at The Beverly Hills Hotel, both of which were filmed by Bravo. Bobby chats about that, Josh’s sometime over the top extravagant style, and what working with his spouse every day is like. When not busy with MDL-LA, Bobby can be seen on his very own Lifestyle You Tube Channel, “Bobby Boyd Living” or selling his brand new aprons which are stylish, edgy and fun (no really check out his on line store). Finally, Bobby also discusses MDLLA - how does his style differ from Josh’s, the Brtits, Altman, Tracy Tutor and Fredrik Eklund, the conflicts, those over the top open houses, celeb clients and last, but not least, when we can expect and what we can expect from the upcoming MDLLA Season Thirteen.  @bboydla @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by BOLL & BRANCH - https://www.bollandbranch.com (15% Off First Set of Sheets - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code “Velvet Rope") MERCH AVAILABLE at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/24/20211 hour, 19 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode Artwork

MADONNA'S Blond Ambition / Truth or Dare / Girlie Show Dancer - Carlton Wilborn (Part II)

Madonna’s Blond Ambition & Girlie Show Tour Dancer, Carlton Wilborn, steps Behind The Rope. One of the Iconic Seven chosen by Madonna herself to be part of the Record Breaking Blond Ambition Tour and subsequent Game Changer Film (the Real World and “Reality TV” did not exist!), Truth or Dare. After a brief foray into Carlton’s early career in dance, where he attended classes with Michelle Obama, we get right into how he was hired as one of Madonna’s Seven Blond Ambition Tour Dancers - the audition process, the answering machine message from M, the wild night out with Madonna, and the ultimate tour offer. In true Madonna fashion, she was the first, not only in the “reality” format but the first to show gay men with full actualized lives on screen. Carlton reflects about the 1980s and 1990s Madonna of yesteryear, what the country was like at the time with the initial onset of AIDS, and how he was able to perform night after night living with his own secret of being HIV positive. He also discussed what it was like to be on a tour that the Pope tried to ban, that was one of the highest grossing tours at that point to date, and which Rolling Stone lists as one of the 50 greatest of all time. Carlton details all the late night talks with Madonna, the after parties, and her advice. He talks about the constant parade of Celebrities backstage coming to pay respects and bow to Queen M. Carlton describes how he heard from Madonna years later when it was time to go back out on the road for The Girlie Show Tour. Carlton discusses the differences in himself, the production, the choreography, the music, and last, but certainly not least, in Madonna from The Blond Ambition Tour in 1990 to The Girlie Show Tour in 1993. Carlton discusses his relationship with Madonna after the end of that tour and how in 2016 Hollywood came a knocking, this time in the form of the phenomenal documentary Strike A Pose about the lives of the 7 male dancers who joined Queen M on her Blond Ambition Tour. Carlton opens up about his other accomplishments, acting, author, current life coach and what he would say to Madonna if she walked into the room today! @carltonwilbornrising @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by BOLL & BRANCH - https://www.bollandbranch.com (15% Off First Set of Sheets - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code “Velvet Rope") MERCH AVAILABLE at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/23/20211 hour, 16 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode Artwork

MADONNA'S Blond Ambition / Truth or Dare / Girlie Show Dancer - Carlton Wilborn (PART I)

Madonna’s Blond Ambition & Girlie Show Tour Dancer, Carlton Wilborn, steps Behind The Rope. One of the Iconic Seven chosen by Madonna herself to be part of the Record Breaking Blond Ambition Tour and subsequent Game Changer Film (the Real World and “Reality TV” did not exist!), Truth or Dare. After a brief foray into Carlton’s early career in dance, where he attended classes with Michelle Obama, we get right into how he was hired as one of Madonna’s Seven Blond Ambition Tour Dancers - the audition process, the answering machine message from M, the wild night out with Madonna, and the ultimate tour offer. In true Madonna fashion, she was the first, not only in the “reality” format but the first to show gay men with full actualized lives on screen. Carlton reflects about the 1980s and 1990s Madonna of yesteryear, what the country was like at the time with the initial onset of AIDS, and how he was able to perform night after night living with his own secret of being HIV positive. He also discussed what it was like to be on a tour that the Pope tried to ban, that was one of the highest grossing tours at that point to date, and which Rolling Stone lists as one of the 50 greatest of all time. Carlton details all the late night talks with Madonna, the after parties, and her advice. He talks about the constant parade of Celebrities backstage coming to pay respects and bow to Queen M. Carlton describes how he heard from Madonna years later when it was time to go back out on the road for The Girlie Show Tour. Carlton discusses the differences in himself, the production, the choreography, the music, and last, but certainly not least, in Madonna from The Blond Ambition Tour in 1990 to The Girlie Show Tour in 1993. Carlton discusses his relationship with Madonna after the end of that tour and how in 2016 Hollywood came a knocking, this time in the form of the phenomenal documentary Strike A Pose about the lives of the 7 male dancers who joined Queen M on her Blond Ambition Tour. Carlton opens up about his other accomplishments, acting, author, current life coach and what he would say to Madonna if she walked into the room today! @carltonwilbornrising @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by BOLL & BRANCH - https://www.bollandbranch.com (15% Off First Set of Sheets - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code “Velvet Rope") MERCH AVAILABLE at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/22/20211 hour, 8 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode Artwork

EBONI K. WILLIAMS (Checking In With Her on #RHONY Freshman Season!)

Eboni K. Williams steps Behind The Rope. Welcome and welcome to The Real Housewives of New York City, Season 13. Eboni chats briefly about how she went from being a high powered attorney, news correspondent for CBS and Fox, author, and many other monikers, to an Apple holder this season on RHONY. Eboni chats about why she joined the franchise, her reservations in joining, who was the most / least welcoming, the ups and downs of her freshman season, and what it is like now that she is watching herself back on TV each week. We chat about co-stars Luann de Lesseps, Ramona Singer, Sonja Morgan and Leah McSweeney - first impressions and the status of those relationships today. Eboni chats about how life had changed now that RHONY is airing, the best advice she has received from the cast and other Bravolebrities, and what she would have done differently. Of course, we talk about being “the first Black New York City Housewife” - what that means to her, any “pressures” that come along with it and the sorority she has formed with fellow Housewives in a similar situation, Crystal Kung Minkoff, Garcelle Beauvais, and Tiffany Moon. We chat about being “hazed” from the cast, the celebrities that have reached out since joining, and some of the seasons highlights - “The Help”, Sonja Morgan’s Diverse Koi Fish, The Need for Glam, and a little altercation with our fav Cabaret Star. Of course, we also catch up with Eboni on Dating And The City - current relationship status, dating war stories, dating Apps - Raya we are looking at you, and her type. Finally, we chat with Eboni about what we can expect from her the rest of this RHONY season and what she would like people to take away from the woman that is Eboni K. Williams as we eagerly watch on each week! @ebonikwilliams @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by BOLL & BRANCH - https://www.bollandbranch.com (15% Off First Set of Sheets - Use Code “Velvet”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code “Velvet Rope") MERCH AVAILABLE at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/21/202147 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

Fran Drescher's FranJam 2020 (to Support Cancer Schmancer)

Fran Drescher will be hosting FranJam 2021, a free online concert in support of the fight against cancer that streams worldwide simultaneously on CancerSchmancer.org, Facebook Live, and YouTube.com/TheNanny at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT on Sunday, June 20, 2021. FranJam’s impressive talent lineup features Tina Arena, Jackson Browne, Ann Hampton Callaway, Liz Callaway, Cynthia Erivo, Fiji Blue, David Foster, Katharine McPhee Foster, Debbie Gibson, Hoobastank, Cyndi Lauper, and Anthony Nunziata. The concert celebrates Fran’s 21 year anniversary of remaining cancer-free and all proceeds support her organization Cancer Schmancer. Viewers can lend their support to the fight against cancer by texting FRAN to 44-321 or donating at cancerschmancer.org/donate. Cancer Schmancer is the only nonprofit that saves lives by helping people connect the dots between lifestyle and health to prevent or even reverse life- threatening and chronic diseases like cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. FranJam 2021 is sponsored by The Skinny Line and Quantum Nutrition Labs. It is also made possible by the support of Lauran Bromley, Brett & Rebecca Kelly, Mary Ellen Moschetti, Rudiin Family Foundations, and Evan Sacks. For more information, please visit https://www.CancerSchmancer.org   @officialfrandrescher http://www.cancerschmancer.org/donate https://www.YouTube.com/TheNanny See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/19/202112 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode Artwork

Donna Mills (on Knot's Landing, Being a Hollywood Legend, RHOBH, Reality TV & More!)

Donna Mills steps Behind The Rope. One of the most recognized names in Nighttime Soaps, 80s Icon, Donna Mills. Donna is best known for her role as the scheming, manipulative vixen Abby Cunningham, or Abby Fairgate Cunningham Ewing Sumner to be exact, on Knots Landing, one of the longest running prime time soap operas in history. We are thrilled to have Donna here today to chat about her career, and life for that matter, in its entirety. We reminisce about all the glory that was, is, and will always be Abby Cunningham and Knot’s Landing including how Donna was cast, co-stars and real life best friends Joan Van Ark and Michelle Lee, the other recognizable faces that popped by the worlds most famous cul-de-sac such as Nicolette Sheridan and Alec Baldwin, and her decision to leave the show way before the world was done with Queen Abby. Moving on from Knots, Donna opens up about the evolution of women in Hollywood from the 1980s when shows like Knots were all the rage to present day, answering questions like how far have we come and how much farther do we have to go. We also chatted with Donna about some of our other favorite shows she has appeared on like Melrose Place, Nip/Tuck, and last, but not least, RuPaul’s Drag U (yes we think Mama Ru is a Knots fan!). Of course we had to chat with Donna about her thoughts on Reality TV and actresses like Lisa Rinna who have become Housewives throughout the years. Yes, Donna does know Rinna. Having posed for Playboy herself, Donna chats and shares stories from her illustrious frothy year career about the pressures of aging in Hollywood, the ever presence of plastic surgery amongst The Hollywood Elite, and the #MeToo Movement. Finally we chat with Donna about the current crop of television she has been binging, the current crop of “A List” actresses she puts her stamp of approval on and with reboots running rampant chat, hoping to will into existence, a Knot’s Landing Reboot. Ahh, a girl can dream, can’t she. Miss Mills, we are not worthy!  @thedonnamills @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef *** Special shout out to our friend Actor, Model, #RHONJ Kathy Wakile’s “Son”, Mr. Does It All Gregory Zarian for making this sit down with Miss Donna Mills come to life!! Gregory Appeared on our show Dec 29th, 2020, Jan 15th 2021, & April 23rd, 2021. BONUS EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by NUTRAFOL - https://www.nutrafol.com ($15 Off 1st Month’s Subscription + Free Shipping on Every Order - Use Code “VELVET”) Brought to you by CREDIT KARMA - https://www.creditkarma.com/podcast (Or the Credit Karma App) - “Apply With Confidence” Today Brought to you by UNIDRAGON - https://www.unidragon.com (10% Off First Purchase - Use Code “VELVETROPES”)  MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/18/20211 hour, 46 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode Artwork

Juliet Angus (on Ladies of London, Dorit & PK, Paris & Nicole, & Bravo Days of Yesteryear!)

Juliet Angus steps Behind The Rope. One thing became very clear within the first few seconds of speaking to Juliet, SHE - KNOWS - EVERYONE! We do not mean she has met everyone. We mean know - we mean had dinner with - partied with - traveled with. Dorit and PK. Dorinda. Cary Dueber. Tinsley Mortimer. Paris Hilton. Nicole Richie. Tracy Tutor. We discuss it all, including “The Simple Life” remake she wanted to pursue with the one and only Caroline Stanbury. Speaking of Caroline Stanbury, let us just pay homage to the BEST Bravo show no longer on the air, “Ladies of London”. Juliet explains how Ladies of London was originally supposed to be a sociological experiment of Americans assimilating into British culture. A nice happy cultural show with no drama. We all know how that turned out. We talk about her Ladies of London co-stars Caroline Stanbury, Marissa Hermer, Caroline Fleming, Noelle Reno, Sophie Stanbury, Caprice Bourret, Adela King, and Juliet Montagu. We discuss who she knew before the show, which friendships were “tested” as a result of the show, and who she keeps in touch with today. We discuss her unapologetic friendship and loyalty to Caroline Stanbury and some of the most dramatic moments she remembers from being a cast member on the hit Bravo series. We discuss the evolution of the show and why it was such a huge cult classic in the states. We discuss the power of Bravo and what she thinks about a possible reunion. Finally, Juliet fills us in on her family life and her “Shop My Closet”. An episode not to be missed. @julietangus @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by NUTRAFOL - https://www.nutrafol.com ($15 Off 1st Month’s Subscription + Free Shipping on Every Order - Use Code “VELVET”) Brought to you by CREDIT KARMA - https://www.creditkarma.com/podcast (Or the Credit Karma App) - “Apply With Confidence” Today Brought to you by UNIDRAGON - https://www.unidragon.com (10% Off First Purchase - Use Code “VELVETROPES”)  MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/17/20211 hour, 1 minute, 18 seconds
Episode Artwork

Michelle Collins (on Friend Andy Cohen, Countess Lu, The View, Housewives, BritBrit & her Sirius Show)!

Michelle Collins steps Behind The Rope. Comedian, TV Host, Pop Culture Aficionado, BravoHolic, Michelle Collins. Michelle started her career working on the classic VH1 pop culture show, “Best Week Ever” as well as early appearances on various talk shows such as Chelsea Lately, The Tyra Banks Show and The View. It was those appearances on The View that led to a permanent co-host position. Michelle chats about her various View Co-Hosts Whoppi Goldberg, Candace Cameron Bure, and so on. We also address those constant alleged “toxic environment” rumors on set, the rumored “hazing” behind the scenes and her exit from The View. Ok let us recover from THAT! Life went on for Michelle after The View, and, um, in a big way. We chat about her coveted host position on “After Paradise”, the live after show for Bachelor in Paradise, and all things Bachelor Nation. Michelle discusses her current Sirius XM show, “The Michelle Collins Show”, podcast, “Midnight Snack”, and the best, worst and everything in between of the many celebrity guests she has had the honor of chatting with. Of course, all roads lead to Bravo and Michelle is a huge BravoHolic. We chat about her long standing friendship with Andy Cohen, her many Watch What Happens Live appearances, best / worst Housewives, Luann de Lesseps and her fountain of youth, Luann de Lesseps and her “Countess Cabaret” which Michelle was lucky to be a part of in many cities across the US, fav franchise and some of our fav Bravo shows of yesteryear - NYC Prep, Gallery Girls, Princesses: Long Island and Ladies of London. Finally, Michelle chats about her comedic inspirations - Joan Rivers we are looking at you, what talk show hosts she puts her stamp of approval on, and the current world of cancel culture which we all live in.  @michcoll @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by NUTRAFOL - https://www.nutrafol.com ($15 Off 1st Month’s Subscription + Free Shipping on Every Order - Use Code “VELVET”) Brought to you by CREDIT KARMA - https://www.creditkarma.com/podcast (Or the Credit Karma App) - “Apply With Confidence” Today Brought to you by UNIDRAGON - https://www.unidragon.com (10% Off First Purchase - Use Code “VELVETROPES”)  MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/16/20211 hour, 9 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode Artwork

Ambyr Childers (on "You", All My Children & Much More!)

Ambyr Childers steps Behind The Rope. Let us just start with the obvious. Ambyr was a cast member on one of the best TV shows to ever exist, “You”. Ambyr talks about her screen stealing performance as Candace Stone in “You”, her shocking return in Season Two (totally unexpected), what we can expect for Season Three (yes, they are filming) and answer the question, will Candace make a return once again? We discuss what working with Gossip Girl (Reboot, July 8 - whoo hoo!) alum Penn Badgley was like, the John Stamos Season Two Cameo role (shout out to the Iconic “Full House”), and how a move from Lifetime to Netflix turned “You” into a viral sensation. Ambyr discusses what it is like to be an actress in Hollywood these days, the “me too” movement and how she has an incredible knack for playing “crazy” and “psychotic” really well. Let us also not forget, she got her start on another classic TV show, “All My Children”. Yes, we deep dive into the world of daytime soaps, the “stigmas” attached to being an actress or actor in daytime TV, All My Children, all that she learned from her time in Pine Valley, how it was to live alone in New York City at only Seventeen years old, and La Lucci a.k.a. Icon Susan Lucci. We also discuss some of Ambyr’s other stand out roles such as her time on the hit TV show “Ray Donovan”, what working with Liev Schreiber was like, her current “Ambyr Childers Jewelry” Line, which actress Kate Bosworth was also involved in, and what is next for her as an actress and in life now that the world is opening up! All this plus more. Take a sip of that Pumptini, kick back and enjoy this non-stop chat with the one and only Ambyr Childers! @ambyrchilders_official @ambyrchilders @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by NUTRAFOL - https://www.nutrafol.com ($15 Off 1st Month’s Subscription + Free Shipping on Every Order - Use Code “VELVET”) Brought to you by CREDIT KARMA - https://www.creditkarma.com/podcast (Or the Credit Karma App) - “Apply With Confidence” Today Brought to you by UNIDRAGON - https://www.unidragon.com (10% Off First Purchase - Use Code “VELVETROPES”)  MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/15/20211 hour, 9 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode Artwork

SUTTON STRACKE - (An Interview on all things RHOBH)

Sutton Stracke steps Behind The Rope. With the drama already well underway this Season Eleven of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Sutton is here to reflect back on her freshman year and look forward as to what is to come this season of RHOBH. Let us start with the obvious. Congrats Sutton!!! Now a Diamond Holder, in other words a full time cast member for those of you not well versed in your Bravo lingo, Sutton is here to dish it all. First things first, Sutton chats about all she has been up to in between her RHOBH seasons - renting Kyle Richards’ house, running “The Sutton Concept” and continuing her love of fashion, of course. Sutton chats about her brilliantly unique “Sutton Concept”, her fashion choices and styles, Dolce and Gabbana Crowns, her “hate” of leather pants, and why Dorit Kemsley and Erika Jayne are always thought of RHOBH’s resident fashion icons. Yes, Chrissy Teigen and Karen Huger, we are talking to you following your recent WWHL appearance. Sutton answers all our many questions about cast mates past, Brandi Glanville, Teddi Mellencamp, and, as she says, Denise Fu*king Richards and what it is like to no longer be the new kid on the block. Crystal Kung Minkoff and Kathy Hilton, we are now talking to you. On a more serious level, we chat with Sutton about how she has changed as a person as a result of Housewives, the best things to have come out of the RHOBH experience, the biggest misconceptions about Sutton Stracke, and what are some things we would be surprised to find out about her. Finally, we end with the one question on everyone’s mind, “just how different does it feel to be a Diamond Holder?” Well deserved Sutton. Well deserved!! @suttonstracke @thesuttonconcept @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by NUTRAFOL - https://www.nutrafol.com ($15 Off 1st Month’s Subscription + Free Shipping on Every Order - Use Code “VELVET”) Brought to you by CREDIT KARMA - https://www.creditkarma.com/podcast (Or the Credit Karma App) - “Apply With Confidence” Today Brought to you by UNIDRAGON - https://www.unidragon.com (10% Off First Purchase - Use Code “VELVETROPES”)  MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/14/202141 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode Artwork

I Went to High School with Dorit Kemsley / I Filmed "The Housewife & The Hustler"

Our fearless leader David Yontef went to High School with The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Dorit Kemsley. Today, he finally breaks his silence to talk about what Miss Kemsley was like in High School. We have all seen the Year Book pictures circulating ‘round the web of the Dorit that existed before the 24/7 Louis Vuitton clad glamour puss we now see every week on our Bravo TV Screens. Pay special attention to the day David was “trapped at sea” with Miss Kemsley!  There is no one better to help David recount all the details, facts and looks of a High School Dorit Kemsley than former RHOBH “Friend Of”, $25,000 Sunglasses herself, Dana Wilkey. We welcome her Behind The Rope here today! Dana is a vital part of the epic new special, “The Housewife & The Hustler”, which details the real-life legal drama of Mr. Tom Girardi and Miss Erika Jayne. Dana explains how she got involved with the upcoming special, what filming was like, what she heard Behind The Scenes, what she knows in real life about Erika Jayne and Tom Girardi, and how Bravo feels about the fact that a rival “Network” is diving deep into what they planned to lay out throughout the remainder of the RHOBH season. Finally, we chat about the current RHOBH season, the rumors that by admitting she takes Zoloft on TV Erika waived the doctor-patient privilege, the additions of Kathy Hilton and Crystal Kung Minkoff, the return of Teddi Mellencamp, a Diamond Holding Sutton, and who is the MVP of the RHOBH season thus far.  @wilkey_dana @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef FULL EPISODE at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/52224722 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/12/202124 minutes, 1 second
Episode Artwork

Bravo's NYC Prep / Gossip Girl (A Deep Dive with UES Native Sydney Sadick)

NYC Prep. One of the gone, but definitely not forgotten, classic Bravo TV shows. Born and raised on New York City’s Upper East Side, Sydney Sadick’s childhood “was” NYC Prep. She has lived the real life “Gossip Girl”. On that note, she stops by to help us break down the classic Bravo TV Show “NYC Prep” which aired for one season, nine episodes, in the summer of 2009. Being the same age as the cast of “NYC Prep”, Sydney remembers the buzz amongst the uptown private elite school system that a real life Gossip Girl was casting way back when. Sydney chats with us about which of the six "NYC Prep” cast members she grew up with and what she knows about each in real life. Next we discuss just how does a show chronicling the lives of six wealthy uptown teenagers get made when those teenagers are going out at night living their lives as if they are adults. We discuss the highs and lows of the show and the public's outcry once the show was aired. We also discuss the glaring lack of parental supervision shown in “NYC Prep” and Sydney breaks down just how accurate a portrayal of a wealthy uptown teenager’s life the show was. We discuss why the show did not make it and only lasted for one short lived season. Of course, we also pay homage to its West Coast sister, “The Hills” and its Scripted Cousin “Gossip Girl” discussing the similarities and differences and why both of those shows were huge mega hits as opposed to “NYC Prep”. Sydney tells us how both Chase Crawford and Ed Westwick used to hang out near her private, uniformed, all girls high school on the UES with questions about what really goes on inside the halls of one of New York City’s elite schools. Yes, we answer all questions regarding “where are they now” with many shocking updates you have to hear to believe! Finally, we discuss what Sydney’s own life was like growing up between NYC’s Upper East Side and The Hamptons with a Celeb Doctor for a Dad. If you are wondering where Sydney is now, she is a a National Broadcast Contributor who regularly appears on NBC’s Today, GMA, Good Day New York, E! and Inside Edition, to name a few. She is also a Lifestyle and Fashion Expert whose book “Aim High” is a must read to help style your life and achieve your goals. There is no one more equipped for a deep dive into Bravo’s “NYC Prep” and Gossip Girl than our very own Sydney Sadick.  @sydneysadick @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by NOOM - http://www.noom.com/VELVET (Sign Up for Your Trial Today) Brought to you by UNIDRAGON - https://www.unidragon.com (10% Off First Purchase - Use Code “VELVETROPES”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/11/20211 hour, 21 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

Norma Kamali (on being a Fashion Icon, Celeb Clients, Reality TV & New Book!)

Norma Kamali steps Behind The Rope. Living Legend, Fashion Icon Norma Kamali. Norma is here to chat about her new book, “ I Am Invincible”, which chronicles her several decade long career in Fashion and the business and life wisdom she has gained throughout the years. Norma opens up about some of the highlights of her career such the Sleeping Bag Coat, the high heeled sneaker, the before its time eBay partnership and her CFDA Lifetime Achievement award. We also talk about her one piece red bathing suit worn by Farrah Fawcett in the iconic 1976 poster as well as the bathing suit worn by Whitney Houston on the back cover of her 1985 debut album. We break down the relationship between celebrity and designer, the celebs Norma has worked with, and who she would love to design for. Norma discusses her involvement with Bravo’s Project Runway, Heidi Klum, Michael Kors, Tim Gunn, the show’s most notorious winner Christian Siriano, and whether shows like Project Runway “work” anymore. We analyze the changes in the fashion industry throughout the years, the current crop of Hollywood’s best and worst dressed, and the current crop of hot models such as Gigi and Bella Hadid and Kendall Jenner. With Awards Season just wrapped, we chat about the current state of the red carpet, the decreased ratings across the board for Awards shows, and just what does Norma think about accepting an award in full glam and fashion in your living room. Finally, we chat about the future of fashion as well as Norma’s future - engaged at 75. As laid out in her stellar book, “I Am Invincible”, Norma explains how we are all on our own timeline, one size does not fit all, and just how she maintains her youthful looks and positive attitude no matter what decade in life she has been in. True words to live by!  @normakamali @behindvelvetrope  @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by NOOM - http://www.noom.com/VELVET (Sign Up for Your Trial Today) Brought to you by UNIDRAGON - https://www.unidragon.com (10% Off First Purchase - Use Code “VELVETROPES”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/10/20211 hour, 45 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode Artwork

Brenda K. Starr (on "Discovering"/Friendship w/ Mariah Carey, Tommy Mottola, Wendy Williams & New Music!)

Brenda K. Starr steps Behind The Rope. Brenda chats with us about what it was like to find success and hit it big in the late 1980’s with her most well known song “I Still Believe”. We chat about some of her contemporaries at the time, Madonna, Whitney Houston, Cyndi Lauper, Paula Abdul, Tina Turner and Debbie Gibson. Speaking of contemporaries, a little known singer named Mariah Carey used to sing background for Brenda. One day Brenda handed a demo to Columbia Records Executive Tommy Mottola at a party on behalf of Mariah and, as they say in the biz, the rest is history. Brenda opens up about what Tommy was really like both as a person and as a Record Exec who helped launch her career. Brenda also discusses how she really feels about Mariah covering "I Still Believe”, which has now become one of her biggest hits, breaks down where Mariah’s “diva” and “difficult” reputation originates from, and discusses how true she feels those monikers are. She spares no detail in explaining exactly why her and Mariah no longer speak and what she would say if she crossed paths with her today. Why does it not shock us that the name Wendy Williams comes up in this conversation. There was also Mariah’s wedding and being seated at a table with both Gloria Estefan and Barbara Streisand. Of course, we delve deep into Mariah’s “The Meaning of Mariah” book which hit shelves last year - Brenda shares her thoughts, discusses what is accurate and what she would like to rebut, Mariah’s short lived reality docu series “Mariah’s World” - Stella, Bryan, Nick Cannon, and the many misconceptions in the media about Brenda’s relationship past and present with Mariah Carey. In other news, Brenda’s daughter made it to the Top Ten on American Idol and we needed all the back stage secrets and thoughts on Ryan Seacrest and JLO. Finally, Brenda chats about new projects, new music, her newfound success on TikTok, her love for and thoughts on Demi Lovato and her recent tell all documentary and all she has going on in life now. @officialbrendakstarr @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by NOOM - http://www.noom.com/VELVET (Sign Up for Your Trial Today) Brought to you by UNIDRAGON - https://www.unidragon.com (10% Off First Purchase - Use Code “VELVETROPES”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/9/20212 hours, 3 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode Artwork

Caroline D'Amore (The Hills, Mischa Barton, BFFS Kim Kardashian & Paris Hilton, & her Pizza Girl Empire!)

The Hills’ newest resident, Caroline D’Amore, steps Behind The Rope. Caroline may be the newest cast member of The Hills: New Beginnings, but she is no stranger to this friend group. Having grown up in Los Angeles, Caroline has known many of our fav Hills cast members since childhood. She has also known many other household names, once dubbed Hollywood “It” Girl in the early 2000s due to her BFFs Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie, ok, you get the idea. In addition to being a regular on the LA Club Scene with her famous Squad, her love of the nightlife and music eventually led to a successful career as a DJ which has taken her all over the world playing to sold out crowds of epic proportion. Caroline chats about her own past in reality TV prior to joining “The Hills” with appearances on “Keeping Up with The Kardashians”, “Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami” and “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”, having walked in Kyle Richards’ Fall Runway show for her fashion line, Shahida Clayton. Caroline opens up about how she was cast this season as The Hills' "new girl", the filming processes, seeing her “friends” for the first time once the cameras started rolling, her highs and lows from her freshman season and, of course, the drama. That drama included Mischa Barton, who slammed Caroline as a potential replacement after being let go from her not so stellar least season appearance on The Hills. Caroline chats about that epic day, her response, her thoughts on Mischa, the secret scene she filmed at Kathy Hilton's house last season that was cut, Mischa's urging of the cast to ignore her last season and what she would say if she ran into Mischa today. Of course, we also discuss the advice members of the royal family, Kim, Kourtney and Kris, gave her on reality tv, social media and the press now that she is a bona fide reality TV star in her own right. She is also a hardworking member of the family business, D’Amore’s Pizza, which has locations throughout the LA area. In a full circle moment, after avoiding the fam business for a career in nightlife and DJ’ing growing up, Caroline has re-launched her brand new Organic Pizza Sauce called “Pizza Girl”, we discuss the origins of that sauce, the origins of the name "Pizza Girl", how a shift in her company caused her to say yes to The Hills, the 3 amazing flavors (The Vodka sauce is the best!), and of course, whether it is approved by Foodgod himself!! Cue music, “Starring at the blank page before you, Open up the dirty window… Feel the rain on your skin. No one else can feel it for you. Only you can let it in...The rest is still unwritten." @carolinedamore @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by NOOM - http://www.noom.com/VELVET (Sign Up for Your Trial Today) Brought to you by UNIDRAGON - https://www.unidragon.com (10% Off First Purchase - Use Code “VELVETROPES”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   MERCH AVAILABLE at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/8/20211 hour, 12 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode Artwork

Monique Samuels (on RHOP Last Season, Final Words, Moving On, & T'Challa)!

Monique Samuels steps Behind The Rope. Monique is here to chat about ALL of the drama that went down last season on RHOP before putting it behind her, once and for all, and moving on with life. Monique chats about the physical altercation seen ‘round the world, the fall out on and off camera as a result of that altercation, the lawsuit, blogs, social media accounts and, well, you know the rest. We have been over it many times, have we not? What hasn’t been clearly discussed is just how did Monique feel in that moment, the involvement, or lack thereof by Bravo, and how that one event set the entire season in motion for one F of an epic reunion. Monique chats about her past cast mates Robyn, Karen, Gizelle, Ashley, Wendy and Candiace - and the status of all of those “relationships” today. Speaking of that epic reunion, Monique opens up about the exact moment she realized next season would be more of the same, the factors that led to that realization and the ultimate decision to resign from RHOP and walk away from Bravo. Of course, we cannot chat about the Season Five RHOP reunion without discussing Andy Cohen, the fans' opinions of his “supposed” favoritism of Candiace, how Monique felt during the reunion, Chris Samuels’ feelings during that reunion - which he expressed to Andy, and her epic iconic binder!. We discuss the short list Housewives who, like Monique, actually resigned and the addiction of fame and desire of most to stay on TV for as long as possible. We also chat about who Monique has heard from from other franchises showing support, both during the season and after she resigned, what she thinks of other current Bravo events such as Nene Leaks’ “Boycott Bravo”, and would she ever consider a return to reality TV. Remember we mentioned Monique moving on with her life? She has and in a big way. Moniqiue is busy enjoying the success of her “Drag Queens” Single and a brand new You Tube Show “Tea with Monique”. Finally, last but certainly not least, we pay homage to the one, the only, best Pet in the history of Bravo TV, Mr. T’Challa Samuels. @mrsmoniquesamuels @tchallasamuels @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by NOOM - http://www.noom.com/VELVET (Sign Up for Your Trial Today) Brought to you by UNIDRAGON - https://www.unidragon.com (10% Off First Purchase - Use Code “VELVETROPES”  Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/7/20211 hour, 37 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode Artwork

Weekend At Alexis ("Jesus Jugs") Bellino's (#RHOC)

A few months ago Heather Mariana, from Bravo's Tour Group - does anyone even remember this show? - and I spent the weekend at our friend Alexis Bellino's house. You know Alexis Bellino, some of you may refer to her as Jesus Jugs, a moniker given to her by her then co-star from The Real Housewives of Orange County's Tamra Judge.  Alexis is a friend of ours. The weekend was full of fun, martinis and surprises. Of course, there were also RHOC Housewife cameos as well throughout the weekend Heather and I were recapping this weekend the other day and it hit me. Hold that thought, let me hit record, but of course, just for you Patreons!!!  In other news, are we anxiously awaiting the new cast announcement for RHOC or do we no longer care? I have two ideas on how this franchise can be fixed. What are yours? Or do we put it out to pasture? Would this franchise ever be "green lit" today? Enjoy - LOL! xoxoxo Full Episode at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/51420223 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/5/20219 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode Artwork

Nikki Blonsky (on Hairspray, Broadway, Zac Efron, John Travolta & Coming Out)

Nikki Blonsky steps Behind The Rope. We cannot help but to feel nostalgic with Nikki in the house. Nikki chats with us about what it was like to land the breakout role of Tracy Turnblad in the film version of the iconic Hairspray. Nikki talks about what life was like as a Long Island girl who went to see Hairspray on Broadway with her Mom and said “hey, I can do that”. Little did she know that years later she would be landing one of the most iconic parts in any Broadway musical. We chat about all the details from the audition process, to the mind of John Waters to how life changed after the film came out and made her a household name. Of course, we chat about some of Nikki’s Hairspray co-stars such as Amanda Bynes, Zac Efron (ok we need a moment to recover), Michelle Pfeiffer, John Travolta (whom she still calls “Mom”) and Queen Latifah. We also chat about some of the original film’s stars such as Debbie Harry, Ricki Lake & Divine. On a more serious note, we discuss the pressures of being type cast in Hollywood, how Nikki found it hard to find work after Hairspray, the pitfalls of fame and the best and worst parts about “the business”. Nikki was also on two of our fav shows, Ugly Betty and Smash which, of course, we love. Finally, Nikki came out via TikTok, of course, where would anyone else come out in these modern times in which we live, during the Pandemic last year to Diana Ross’ “I’m Coming Out”. Nikki chats about the details of that coming out, her love life since, why it is hard for “Tracy Turnblad” on the dating apps and just how Zac Efron seems to work his way into every date she has. @nikkiblonsky @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by STORYWORTH https://www.storyworth.com/velvet ($10 off First Purchase)   MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/4/20211 hour, 17 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode Artwork

Tyler Whitman (on Million Dollar Listing New York's New Season #MDLNY)

Million Dollar Listing New York’s Tyler Whitman steps Behind The Rope. After a brief chat with Tyler about his start in Real Estate in New York City and how he went from being the new kid on the block at Triplemint to the leader of The Whitman Team - #keeprealestateweird - we get into what y’all wanna talk about, how he became one of our favorite agents to root for every week on Bravo’s juggernaut, MDLNY. Season Nine. Here we are. Tyler chats about some of the big deals, famous names, and drama we will see this season. Of course, some of the drama comes from his co-stars Ryan, Fredrik, and Steve who we break down on a variety of factors - best broker, biggest deals, biggest ego - ok you get the idea. Tyler opens up about how this season is different than all the rest which includes, in part, virtual showings as the world closed down and our first ever female MDLNY cast member, Kirsten Jordan. This milestone isn’t lost on us, nor is the fact that Tyler isn’t the new kid on the block anymore, both of which need to be discussed. Tyler chat’s about his West Coast Counterparts, our favs from MDLLA Tracy Tutor, The Joshs Altman and Flagg and The Brits James and David. Tyler opens up about sharing his dramatic weight loss with the whole world a la MDLNY and with all of our agents in committed relationships with babies on the mind, just what is the status of Tyler’s personal life? Finally, Tyler chats about the current state of the NYC real estate market, the best things to have come from being on Bravo, the Bravolebs he works and plays with, and what is next for Mr. Tyler Whitman. @tylerwhitman @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by STORYWORTH https://www.storyworth.com/velvet ($10 off First Purchase)   MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/3/202143 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode Artwork

Karen Gravano (on Mob Wives, Sammy The Bull, The "Boys", and Made in SI)

Karen Gravano steps Behind The Rope. Welcome Karen. We get right into it. Karen explains how she got involved with Mob Wives back in the day. She explains how it was a show that no one wanted, at first, until a famous name got involved, Harvey Weinstein. Then there was a bidding war and the show ended up, as we all know, at VH1, and the rest is history. Karen talks about her costars Renee Graziano, Carla Facciolo, and Drita D’Avanzo. She explains how each were cast by Renee’s Sister, Jen Graziano, how she was the last one cast, and how, as Sammy The Bull's daughter, she led credibility to the show as it tied to The Mob. She tells us who she knew before the show and who she met as a result of casting. We discuss the inevitable chemistry her and Drita had on screen, whether it be good or bad, and how and why the show was such a success. We discuss the fall outs of certain friendships, how, if at all, she thinks Mob Wives affected these relationships and the current status of her relationships with Renee, Jen, Carla, and Drita today. Karen opens up about how "The Boys” in the lifestyle felt about the show Mob Wives as it related to confidentiality and the way the women represented themselves on national TV. Flash Forward to current day, Karen discusses her last show on MTV, "Made In Staten Island” which aired last year. We talk about the other families involved in the show and what it was like to work with both her daughter Karina and her dad "Sammy The Bull”. Finally, Karen discusses her own Podcast, “The Sit Down” which she hosts with Carla Facciolo and “cousin” Ramona Rizzo. Karen holds nothing back. (For those who missed it, Karen Gravano was here prior on May 6th, 2020. Feel free to check it out). @karengravano @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by BETTER HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/2/20211 hour, 4 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode Artwork

John Sessa (on Vanderpump Dogs, LVP, RHOBH, & Vanderpump Rules)

Dr. John Sessa steps Behind The Rope. Yes, That John Sessa. Executive Director of Vanderpump Dogs. John Sessa, as seen on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Season Nine. You remember that season, no? Thank you Lucy Lucy Apple Juice. Originally from a farm in Northwest Indiana, John never foresaw his current LA life of working with The Vanderpumps. Ok let us start at the beginning. John first met Lisa Vanderpump right after Giggy won “Reality TV’s Most Famous Dog” Award. It was during one of their first meetings that the idea for Vanderpump Pets was born. John explains how Vanderpump Pets, an idea which started with simple, ok its LVP so let's use the word simple loosely, dog collars grew into a real legitimate bona fide business. He also talks to us about how Vanderpump Dogs was eventually born out of Vanderpump Pets after Lisa Vanderpump became aware of the dog abuse taking place in Yulin, China. John discusses some of the current initiatives Vanderpump Dogs are working on, the process of how a dog gets “Vanderpuffed” once rescued and the infamous Vanderpump Dogs Annual Gala. Speaking of Vanderpump Dogs, John fills us in on the much anticipated “Vanderpump Dogs” Series and lets us know when we can expect to see the finished product online. We discuss who in the Vanderpump Rules cast he turned to for on camera reality TV advice and who in the Vanderpump Rules cast he is closest to. Of course, we discuss all things LVP from Villa Rosa, to what Lisa is like off camera, to what are the biggest misconceptions of Lisa and the rest of The Vanderpumps. Obviously, we asked John about "Lucy Lucy Apple Juice" and just where do these dogs' names come from? John talks about how The Vanderpumps are doing, when he last spoke to them, Lisa’s Podcast, the status of all of Lisa and Ken’s restaurants and what we can expect next from the great work that Vanderpump Dogs has been doing.  @drjohnsessa @vanderpumpdogs @vanderpumppets @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by STORYWORTH https://www.storyworth.com/velvet ($10 off First Purchase)   MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/1/20211 hour, 8 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kim D. (RHONJ) & Dana Wilkey (RHOBH) - Dish On Just Finished RHONJ Season!!

Kim. D and David made an appearance on “Dishing Drama with Dana” a few weeks back on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Dana Wilkey’s Podcast. Today, as a bonus episode - it is a holiday and all - BTVR shares that episode with you, our loyal listeners. Yes, thanks to our fearless leader David, RHONJ met RHOBH to dish about the just finished season of RHONJ and analyze all that has gone on. In true Behind The Rope fashion, Miss Kim D. came with receipts, as any good Housewife has learned to do throughout the years. Being one of New Jersey’s most connected residents, Kim is here to share all that she has heard and allegedly knows about many of our fav key players this season - Tre, Mel, Jackie, Margaret, Dolo, and, oh yea, that girl Jennifer. No one is spared and no stone is left unturned as Kim shares all with David and Dana, much of which has left them in disbelief.  @kimdposche @wilkey_dana @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by STORYWORTH https://www.storyworth.com/velvet ($10 off First Purchase)   MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/31/20211 hour, 41 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode Artwork

Aja (on Drag Race, Queer Culture/Artistry, New Music, Prince & Kandy Muse)

Aja steps Behind The Rope. Yes, we all know Aja from their appearance on Drag Race Season Nine and All Stars Season Three. There is much more to Aja than their appearance on our favorite Ru shows. Born and raised in Brooklyn, we knew we liked Aja for a reason, they got into drag at a young age by performing at the local New York City bars. That NYC training led to a coveted spot on both of the aforementioned Drag Race shows. Aja chats about what the experience was like being part of both blockbuster shows - the good, the bad, the other. Of course, we talk about Ru, the judges, and some of our fav guest judges during Aja’s tenure: Lady Gaga, Tori Spelling, Jennie Garth, and Naya Rivera. Aja opens up about life after Drag Race which, yes, includes a career in music. Being completely committed to the craft, Aja announced a few years back that they are no longer a “Drag Queen” but instead are a “Queer Artist”. Speaking of drag queens, Aja dishes on their favs from this current season of Drag Race, discusses whether they think RuPaul and Drag Race have adequately incorporated trans women, trans men, non-binary and all other contestants who deserve representation into the show, including the new catch phrase used this season, and opens up about their beef, fall out, and current status of their relationship with current season contestant Kandy Muse. Remember we mentioned Aja music? Well, Aja has new music in the form of a stellar CD, “Crown” featuring the first single “21 Roads”. Aja chats about their musical inspirations (one includes Prince and we are so here for it!), some of the overall themes heard on the album such as fame, race, gender, class, their fav track, what artist they would love to work with, and just how important is it to incorporate non-binary visibly and cultural representation in their music. @ajathekween @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/28/20211 hour, 4 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode Artwork

Frankie Grande (on Reality TV, RHOBH, Madonna, Broadway, & Living an Authentic Life!)

Frankie Grande steps back Behind The Rope. We have to stop meeting like this! Although it has only been a few weeks, we cannot keep up with Frankie and he is here to share many new projects. First things first, we chat with Frankie about the fact that NYC’s Broadway is coming back and will be open and alive this fall. We also talk about his time on Big Brother, would he ever go back, consider other Reality Competition shows such as Survivor and Amazing Race, what are his guilty pleasure reality shows of yesteryear and today. We also dish the dirt on fav reality shows, thoughts on Real Housewives and other pleasures rooted in Pop Culture history. A forever advocate of the LGBTQIA community, Frankie chats about what that means to him and how important it is to live an authentic life, both in front of, and off camera. We revisit Frankie’s love of Madonna, having met her and all, and deep dive into his favorite era of Madonna - the music, fashion, the Madonna of it all. Speaking of Frankie’s new projects, congrats are in order as he is the new host of the SpongeBob Podcast for Nickelodeon. Of course he is because who better to host a SpongeBob Podcast than shine bright like a Frankie, Frankie Grande. With Pride just around the corner, we chat with Frankie about his upcoming “Rainbowthon”, next Thursday June 3rd where he and a few friends (JoJo Siwa, Jewel, Alexandra Billings, and many, many more) host a virtual performance, celebration and all out party in support of Los Angeles’ LGBT Center. Like last year, perhaps a certain family member will be making a guest appearance. Ya never know. Thanks for stopping by again Frankie!! Always a pleasure.  ** This Episode was recorded last week just prior to Singer Demi Lovato coming out as Nonbinary. Demi Lovato now goes by the pronouns They/Them.  Purchase Ticket’s to Frankie Grande’s Rainbowthon at http://www.rainbowthon.org/ Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/27/20211 hour, 6 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kathy Wakile (#RHONJ - Catching Up!)

The Real Housewives of New Jersey's Kathy Wakile steps Behind The Rope. Several months ago, before her daughter Victoria got married, Kathy sat down to chat about all that she has been up to since we last saw her on our TV screens. Born and raised in New Jersey, the fourth of five children, Kathy loved her first career as a Licensed Hairdresser helping make people beautiful one head at a time. One day, on her way to Florida, she met a man on a plane, who became her current husband, Rich Wakile. Family life is going well - so well, in fact, that she brought daughter Victoria with her. Oh hey there, Victoria. Did you know Victoria worked at Aydin Plastic Surgery for Bill Aydin. What a small RHONJ world it is. Speaking of RHONJ, Kathy thought she was in the mix to be cast on a new cooking / baking show during her casting process for RHONJ. Turns out, it was for Season Three of RHONJ and the rest is history. Kathy discusses what filming with her family, Melissa Gorga and Teresa Giudice was like plus the status of their relationships today. Plus, she shares her thoughts on and friendships with Caroline Manzo, Jacqueline Laurita, Jennifer Aydin, Dolores Catania, and last but not least, Margaret Josephs. Kathy and David discuss the “reality” of reality TV, the positives and negatives of being on a “Housewives” show, and how to transition back into the world when the party ends. Kathy seems to have done so quite well. P.S. Huge shout out to Pizza Love, Kathy's delicious, amazing Italian Palace in Wyckoff, NJ!!! @kathywakile @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/26/20211 hour, 14 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode Artwork

The Big Shot With Bethenny's Nicole Rosé Stillings (on Bethenny Frankel & BTS of "Big Shot")

The Big Shot with Bethenny’s Nicole Rose Stillings steps Behind The Rope. Unarguably, THE breakout star of “Big Shot”, Nicole is here to dish it all now that the season has come to an end! A self proclaimed, as seen on TV with Ms. Frankel, DJ, Influencer, and Podcaster, Nicole can now add, “Reality TV Star” to her moniker. Nicole chats about how her dreams of DJ’ing have come true in a big way having worked with not only the the likes of Diana Ross and Noah Cyrus, but there was also that one time she DJ’d and appeared on Summer House during one of their epic finale parties. Yup, we discuss what filming an episode of Summer House was like and just what did Nicole observe from her DJ booth about some of our fav Bravolebs - Kyle, Carl, Lindsay and the rest of the gang. Nicole chats about leaving her career as a triple threat behind to pursue a position as VP, of Operations, billed as “second in command” to the one and only Bethenny Frankel. Nicole has already turned our heads, and that of the B herself, by wearing a crop top on day one, crying after being berated by Bethenny, and, well many other incidents which we discuss in full. In true Nicole fashion she - does - not - hold back when discussing what Bethenny was really like off camera behind the scenes, how “involved" producers of The Big Shot were in storyline, and her edit as the resident “loud mouth”. She also discusses some of her, now standout moments with the world as we watched back each week. She discusses whether Bethenny is bothered by her because she sees herself in her. Let us not forget Bethenny was once called the resident “loud mouth” by our good friend Martha Stewart. Finally, she chats about the epic involvement of Biggy and Smallz and just what she will take away from this experience with Ms. Frankel in the freshman season of her "Big Shot". @nicolestillings @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/25/20211 hour, 28 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

TABATHA COFFEY (on Tabatha's Takeover, Shear Genius, Housewives, Being a Bravo Legend, & B*tch Reputation!!!)

In a very rare Podcast appearance, Tabatha Coffey steps Behind The Rope!!!! Checking in from her home directly across the river in good ole’ New Jersey, Tabatha is here to - discuss - it - all!! Tabatha starts at the beginning - finishing third and winning “Fan Fav” on the freshman season of Shear Genius. In part due to her signature tell it like it is / hold nothing back approach to hair and life, Tabatha then got her own show, Tabatha’s Salon Takeover, which became Tabatha’s Takeover in Season Four. We discuss what it was like to be a Bravolebrity at that time with colleagues such as Rachel Zoe, Jeff Lewis, Patti Stanger, Jackie Warner, Vicki Gunvalson and a singer you may have heard of by the name of Paula Abdul (“Hey Paula” fans rejoice!). Tabatha weighs in on how Bravo has changed over the years to become the network it is today - which also included her show a few years back, Relative Success with Tabatha, what Bravolebrities of past and present she calls friends, what Bravolebs and Hollywood A Listers have the best and worst hair and what she thinks of Celebs who ride or die by one signature hairstyle. Rinna, we are talking to you. Being from NJ, we discuss Tab’s neighbors Tre, Mel, Marge and the rest of the RHONJ, whether Tabatha would ever consider joining the franchise and whether, with all of Bravo’s efforts on diversity and inclusion, it is finally time for our first openly Lesbian or Trans Housewife (no, we are not counting RHOC’s Braunwyn). Of course, that means she would have to wear leopard which leads to a discussion on Tabatha’s signature all black ensemble. Tabatha gives us an update on her personal life, TV projects, hair, and answers just what is next. One next project is her upcoming B.I.T.C.H Camp, where Tabatha herself, plus her Camp Counselors, will help you put your life in order. If there is one person who can accomplish that goal, it is certainly one of the most outspoken, brutally honest Bravolebs in history, Miss Tabatha Coffey!! @tabathacoffey @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef http://www.tabathacoffey.com (tickets for B.I.T.C.H Camp Available!) Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/24/20211 hour, 13 minutes
Episode Artwork

Kim D. Shares Receipts (on RHONJ's Current Season's Biggest Dramas!)

RHONJ’s Kim D. She’s baaackk. Kim has a LOT of opinions on this current season of RHONJ and has asked to come back to share them. Who are we to say no? First things first, let’s chat about the elephant in the room, Teresa and Jackie. Kim has a lot of opinions on the matter and in true Rope fashion, her opinions are based on what she has “heard” / allegedly knows from being a local NJ gal. We discuss where we think that rumor really started, whether we believe it is true, what were Teresa’s true intentions in mentioning this rumor on TV, and what is the status of their relationship today. Next, we chat about some of this RHONJ season’s other dramas. What other dramas, you ask? We chat about newbie “Friend Of” Michelle Pais claiming that Joey Gorga owes her husband money. We dissect this claim, the nuances behind it, and of course, do we think there is any validity to it. Speaking of Michelle Pais, she is no longer representing Teresa Giudice in the sale of her home. We answer the question “who is” Michelle Pais and what caused the fall out of her friendship with Tre and subsequent rapid disappearance from our TV screens. Speaking of Joey Gorga, we discuss Melissa and Joe’s “rumored” marital problems, and, well, yea, Kim has something to say about that. Marital and dating problems? Ok, yes, that leads us to Luis Ruelas, Teresa’s new man. Kim knows someone who knows someone… Well, why don’t you just listen to her chat about Luis and Tre. Then there is Jennifer Aydin. Oh, Jennifer. While we admit, the girl is hella funny, never before has a reference to a swan been so funny, David holds back on his own personal real life feelings on Jennifer, that is for another place and time, but Kim chats about how Jennifer was at her past Posche shows despite the fact that Jennifer announced on Watch What Happens Live she has never met Kim D and not know what Posche is. Yes, Kim has receipts. Yea, we will post it. Kim chats about what she has heard regarding this epic RHONJ season and reminisces on the past. Speaking of the past, has anyone been watching Danielle Staub’s weekly IG Live viewing of RHONJ. Should Kim do the same? Grab those cocktails and get ready to gasp. This one is a tell all and who better than the woman who knows everyone who is anyone in the Garden State, Miss Kim D is here to do what she does best, hold nothing back!  Full Episode out NOW TODAY: https://www.patreon.com/posts/51104327 @kimdposche @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/22/202123 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode Artwork

Married To Medicine's Kari Wells (on Current Season, Looking Back & What's Next)

Married to Medicine’s Kari Wells steps Behind The Rope. The “Queen of Class”, a titled bestowed upon her by the one and only Daddy Andy Cohen, Kari is here to help us break it all down regarding the current season of Married to Medicine. After a brief chat about how she originally got involved with the show way back in Season One, her up and down relationships with her co-stars over the years, and all the changes in M2M during the past eight years, we waist no time in delving deep into the current season. Kari chats about her current relationships and what we can expect to see the rest of this season from some of our favorite Doctors and Doctors’ Wives - Dr. Jackie, Dr. Simone, Toya, Quad, Dr. Heavenly, and Dr. Contessa. Of course, we nudge Kari to spill some tea about the remainder of the current M2M season, what we can expect, and what drama is a comin’ our way. We also chat about newbie Anila Sajja and what we can expect from this firecracker as the season progresses. On a more serious note, we chat about the absence of series creator and one of the former Executive Producers, Mariah Huq and did that effect the mood in this friend group this season. Kari chats about some of her fellow ATL women, those Peach Holders over at The Real Housewives of Atlanta - who she knows, who she would like to know, and just who stood her up for dinner a few months back. Finally, we chat about all that Kari has done in life - model, actress, author, business owner and, of course, last but certainly not least, Doctor's Wife. Tune in as we break it all down, Married to Medicine style.  @kariwells_ @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/21/202145 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode Artwork

RANDY SPELLING (on Tori, Family, 90210, Legacy, TV, & Life Coaching)

The One, The Only, Randy Spelling steps Behind The Rope. Yes THAT Randy Spelling. Before we get to his current “Randy Spelling Coaching” Business, let us start at the beginning. Spelling Manor. Randy is kind enough to entertain all of our questions about what it was like to grow up at Spelling Manor. Spelling Manor, the house with its own Wikipedia page. We discuss Mom Candy Spelling’s glamorous parties, the infamous gift wrapping room, the whose who of Hollywood who flowed through there, and how Randy felt when the Manor was sold in 2011. We discuss what it was like to grow up with Aaron Spelling as a Dad and what the legacy of such shows like “ Melrose Place”, “Charmed”, “Charlie’s Angels”, “Dynasty”, “The Love Boat” and “Heart to Heart” means to him. We also discuss what is was like to be a high school student at the same time that 90210 exploded. Well there was that one time Randy went to school to everyone chanting “Donna Martin Graduates”, the night after a certain episode aired. Speaking of 90210, we discuss it all and by all, we mean, Shannen, Jason, Brian, Ian, Gabrielle, Jenni and Tori. Speaking of Tori, we discuss her own career both on 90210 as well as the plethora of reality TV she has done, such as Tori & Dean and True Tori and what it is like for Randy to watch some of these shows. Randy also opens up about what it was like to be caught in the middle of certain family dramas and it what it was like to have those played out in the media. On a larger note, we discuss topics such as the importance and value society improperly places on having versus not having money, the addiction of fame, why the media is so obsessed with “The Spellings” and some of the biggest misconceptions about himself, Tori and the rest of the family. Fear not, all of this has helped Randy get to where he is today, a devoted Husband and Dad living in Oregon with a successful life coaching business. No really, you can book him as a life coach, and if this sit down is any indication, sign us up!!! @randyspelling @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/20/20211 hour, 35 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

Blow Out's Jonathan Antin - (on Andy Cohen, WWHL, Bravo Early Days, Tabatha Coffey, & Madonna)!

Did everyone watch Watch What Happens Live last week with all our friends from the past including Mr. Jonathan Antin. Well, Jonathan Antin steps back Behind The Rope. We pick up right where we left off during our last sit down. Jonathan explains how he got hired as one of the lead judges on Bravo’s Shear Genius after Blow Out had ended. We discuss host Camila Alves and prior host Jaclyn Smith. We also discuss one of Shear Genius' contestants, Tabatha Coffey. Jonathan gives us his opinion of Tabatha, discusses whether he thinks she should have won her season, lets us know if her tough as nails persona is an act or real, and finally answers the question of whether she deserved her own show. Speaking of Bravolebrites, we discuss Jackie Warner’s appearance on Blow Out, what went wrong and the status of their relationship today. We also discuss all the other celebrities who appeared on Blow Out such as loyal clients Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin (they had other reality shows in the mix with Jonathan also - we discuss), Kristen Bell, Kate Bosworth, and, last but not least, sister Robin Antin, founder of The Pussycat Dolls. Jonathan tells some fun stories about his other Celeb clients, Courtney Love, Ricky Martin, Brad Pitt, Steven Tyler, Leo DiCaprio, Gwyneth Paltrow and, way to bury the lead, Queen Madonna (Lourdes in Tow)! We discuss the pressures from Bravo for Jonathan to involve his family in the show and how Blow Out came to an end shortly after his lack of a desire to do so. Finally, Jonathan opens up about the early days of Bravo, the origins of WWHL, his relationship with Andy Cohen and what he thinks of how the network has evolved throughout the years. (If you haven’t heard our original chat with Jonathan, feel free to check it out. Airdate November 4, 2020). @jonathanantin @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/19/20211 hour, 46 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode Artwork

Eric Nies (The Real World New York & Homecoming)

This is the true story of seven strangers picked to live in a house, work together, and have their lives taped. Find out what happens when people stop being polite and start getting real…. The Real World. We sat down with Eric Nies a few months prior to MTV’s decision to bring the entire cast of the original real world back together to live in the same loft almost thirty years later. Mr. Eric Nies was part of the granddaddy of all of reality TV, the original Real World, New York, Season One. THE show that changed, introduced, formed and revolutionized Reality TV. Welcome Eric. We start at the beginning by asking the question, just how did Eric get cast on the first ever Real World in NYC and what was casting like back when. With no prior reality show to look to, we discuss how he knew what to do when the cameras started rolling - he didn’t. With no predecessor to look to, we discuss how this makes the Real World, New York, Season One possibly the most authentic reality TV show ever. Eric discusses his hesitations to do certain things not knowing how the final product would turn out and the influence of producers and editing back then. He discusses how he was able to get used to cameras around 24/7 and what he thought of the finished product once aired. Eric discusses what MTV was like back in the day when it was the Chanel that played music all day and how he thought the Real World would maybe be a little show that a few people watched. On that note, we talk about how life suddenly changed once the show aired and became a multigernational blockbuster of supreme magnitude. We discuss his house mates Julie, Norman, Heather, Kevin, Becky and Andre and who he keeps in touch with today. He explains how once the Real World ended he was offered the gig as host of Club MTV, which led to MTV’s The Grind (also featuring a pre RHOBH Camille Grammer), which led to The Grind Workout Videos, which led to a long career as both a Competitor and Host of the classic MTV juggernaut The Challenge. He had movie offers, modeling offers and who could forget that Bruce Weber photoshoot book he was in with his brother (Google It). Being the hot commodity in town, no one said no. Money, fame, booze, drugs, women, anything at his fingertips that he wanted, Eric seemingly had it all. Until he didn't. With an addictive personality, Eric finally hit rock bottom and had his “aha" moment when he realized he needed to transform his life. He started working with Grandmasters and Shaman’s and currently runs a successful practice as a life, health, wellness, nutrition guide, spiritual guide and addiction rehabilitation facilitator for those in need. That is a long cry from the streets of New York and the height of fame. Eric and David discuss the aftermath of being in the spotlight, how fame is possibly the most addictive drug of all, the highs and lows of the entertainment business and how to navigate it successfully and come out the other side. A truly spectacular sit down you do not want to miss with The Real World New York’s Eric Nies.  @nies.eric @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/18/20211 hour, 19 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode Artwork

MARGARET JOSEPHS (A sit down chat!)

Margaret Josephs steps Behind The Rope. Margaret is here to chat about her new book, “Caviar Dreams, Tuna Fish Budget: How to Survive in Business and Life”. Not so fast Marge, we love you and all, but first we gotta chat about all that was RHONJ Season 11 as we head into the reunion later this week. We chat with Margaret about the Evan “rumor” heard ‘round the world, Teresa and Jackie, the origins of that rumor, and will we get answers at the reunion as to who started this rumor? In other RHONJ news, Margaret weights in on Joe and Melissa - their marriage, how worried is she, or should we be, about their future, and the truth about those “divorce rumors” which seem to be circulating in the press, in part, by Melissa herself. We ask Margaret, "just what is it about Jennifer that annoys you so much (where to begin???), her current Twitter feud with her, and just where does one need to draw the line. Margaret opens up about the men in Teresa’s life, ex-husband Joe Giudice - who is still as much a part of the show as he was in Season One - as well as Luis Ruelas - has she met him, what does she think, has Tre changed as a result of meeting him, is Tre moving too fast, and is she worried based on the recent “press” of his alleged “past”. Of course, we have to address the elephant, or lack thereof, in the room, Danielle Staub and how different is this season without her. We pay homage to the past - The Manzos, Kathy Wakile, Jacqueline Laurita and so on and look ahead to the reunion - what issues is she coming in hot about and does the reunion solve or cause more issues for the RHONJ ladies. Speaking of “Caviar Dreams”, Margaret chats about how the book came about, the writing process and the decision to include topics such as her wild childhood with Marge Sr. as a mom and “sleeping” with her boss. Margaret’s stellar book also includes business advice of how she became “self made” and recovered from financial and legal setbacks to come out the other side, life highlights such as sleeping with a Rock Star and meeting Joan Rivers and just what is next for this Powerhouse In Pigtails. Get your copy now to find out. Until then, tune in and listen.  @therealmargaretjosephs @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/17/20211 hour, 16 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ's Amber Marchese on Current Season (Tre / Luis /The Gorgas / Joe Giudice etc)

Last month we sat down with RHONJ's Amber Marchese to catch up on life, chat about the bullying she has received since appearing on Housewives, her very public fight with Lance Bass, Lance's Husband Michael Turchin and Andy Cohen, the current status of those relationships today and her infamous “Season Six” of RHONJ. Today, Amber stops back by to chat about this season of RHONJ as we head into the reunion. The rumor heard throughout New Jersey, and the world, all that has been and is going on between Tre and Jackie, The Gorgas, Luis Ruelas, Joe Giudice, Team Margaret or Team Jen and so on. Amber shares what she knows from being the boots on the ground across the river in NJ. Full Episode can be heard at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/49754577 @amber_marchese @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/15/202114 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode Artwork

Corrine Olympios (on Bachelor Nation, Real Housewives, Colton Underwood & Podcast Life)

Corrine Olympios steps Behind The Rope. One of the most talked about contestants in Bachelor Nation history. Corrine stops by to chat about all that has been going on in Bachelor Nation since the end of this past controversial “Matt James” season of The Bachelor. Of course, we chat about and question Chris Harrison’s discussion with Rachel Lindsay, and will and should Chris ever return, who should be a permanent replacement for Chris if he does not return and last, but certainly not least, Chris Harrison’s decision to hire the same high powered attorney Gabrielle Union employed when she was “let go” from “America’s Got Talent”. Hmm, the plot thickens. We also chat with Corrine about new Bachelorettes Katie Thurston and Michelle Young, new Bachelorette Hosts Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe and would she herself would ever want to host. Of course, we chat about her own controversial Nick Viall season, the importance of a nap, the status of her nanny and how Bachelor In Paradise is forever changed after her star turn on the island. In true Corrine fashion, she does not hold back. Perhaps that is why she has her very own new Podcast, “Corrine Saves Us All” where she helps us solve all of life’s mysteries or at least loves mysteries. Corrine gives Host David tough love - did he listen? - and chats about her amazing Aura Sugar beaded products worm on all of our favorites such as Scheana Shay and Christine Quinn. Finally, Corrine opens up about her current life and relationship. Yup, her boyfriend Vince The Builder is about to appear on one of our fav Real Housewives franchises!!! @colympios @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/14/202146 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bugsy Drake (on Below Deck, RHOBH, Meeting Justin Bieber & Tablescaping)

Below Deck’s Bugsy Drake steps Behind The Rope. In true Bugsy fashion, she is an open book holding nothing back and is here for a fun time. Bugsy reminisces about the seasons she spent behind the Bravo cameras as a cast member on Below Deck Mediterranean. She shares stories from filming and real life charters that make us say whaaat? Bugsy breaks down the differences between filming a reality show like Below Deck and real world charters. Of course, we discussed her feelings on Malia White, Captain Sandy and Alex Radcliffe. Speaking of Alex, Bugsy has a new boyfriend and, ok reluctantly, but we have our ways, shares a few details on him!! Bugsy also chats about her brand new book, “The Art of Tablescaping”. The Queen of Theme talks about some of her fav themes, what goes into a “good table”, and why most people find good tablescaping just so damn hard (us included!). Off course, we chat about other Bravolebrities and Housewives she has met, wants to meet, and / or have “slipped into her DMs”. Bugsy chats about the new season of her fav Bravo show - RHOBH and that one time she ran into Justin Bieber in St. Barts. Looking ahead, we chat about her future, the future of Below Deck, and whether she would ever be “the next Kate Chastain”.  @bugsydrake @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/13/20211 hour, 9 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode Artwork

Shaman Durek (on BFF Gwyneth Paltrow, Dating a Princess, Bling Empire & Living an Authentic Life!)

Shaman Durek steps Behind The Rope. Bling Empire’s Scene stealing Shaman Durek. Of course, we discuss Shaman Durek’s involvement in Bling Empire after being “hired” by Kevin Kreider to help Kelly Mi Li work out her "relationship issues" with Andrew Gray or, in other words, one of the central storylines of this brilliant freshman Netflix Series (if you did not watch, what are you waiting for). Shaman Durek chats with us about how one becomes a Shaman, what exactly does a Shaman do (oh c’mon, like you know), how can a Shaman help each and every one of us in our daily lives, and what are the biggest misconceptions of a Shaman. We delve deep into topics like social media and fame obsession, how people are often their own worst enemies, the affect Reality TV has on us as a society, the use of outside stimulants such as sex, drugs, alcohol to help numb the pain of daily life and what is needed in order to gain complete peace of mind in the fast paced world we live in today. Deemed “Shaman to the Stars”, we discuss other famous clients, besides our favorite “Crazy Rich Asians” over on Bling Empire, such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Nina Dobrev, and Chord Overstreet. In fact, Gwyneth is one of Shaman Durek’s best friends, we chat about what that is like and how, although people are often used to and/or treated differently because they are a celebrity, at the end of the day, we are all just humans trying to live an authentic life. It is clear Shaman Durek is living an authentic life, even if that life involves dating a member of The Royal Family, The Princess of Norway. Finally, we ask Shaman Durek if he has picked up on any vibes from Behind The Rope during our time together and if he can advise us on how to live a happier, kinder, more peaceful life.  @shamandurek @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/12/20211 hour, 42 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

TAWNY KITAEN... Looking Back (from What Is Likely Her Final Interview Ever)

Approximately two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of sitting down with the one and only Tawny Kitaen in what I can only assume is one of her last interviews ever. Tawny was full of life, happy, generous, pleasant. We talked for almost two hours. She followed up after in a series of texts, as kind and sweet as can be. She lit up when she talked about her daughters which were clearly her greatest accomplishment in life. Tawny went to her first rock concert at age 14, saw how the singer’s girlfriend got full VIP access and treatment and decided, “hey, I want that.” Tawny went out and made that happen. A rocker gal by nature, Tawny dated the guitarist from Ratt while in high school. From there she graduated, and “graduated”, by marrying Whitesnake’s lead singer. Although they divorced years later, she is most notorious for being “that girl” in the Whitesnake video. With that career defining moment she went from “groupie” to wife and celebrity. Choreographer Paula Abdul took one look at Tawny’s moves on the set of the Whitesnake video shoot and said, “you don’t need my help” and left! Tawny graced our small screens with roles on many of our beloved shows including Seinfeld (who she also dated), Married...With Children and America’s Funniest People. Before it was the “cool” thing to do, Tawny transitioned from “actress” to reality star starring in VH1s “The Surreal Life” and “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew”. Speaking of Reality TV, who could forget Tawny’s 2017 appearance on E’s mega-hit Botched with Doctors Terry Dubrow and Paul Nassif. Of course, there was also that star studded role with Tom Hanks in Bachelor Party. What follows is an unedited, almost two hour, chat with Tawny as she shares stories from a life well lived opening up about career and personal highs, some of which have never before been revealed. She discusses the book which she was working on because, as stated, “if I don't write my life story, somebody else is going to, and they're going to do it off of sound clips, that aren't true and aren't real about me. So it's really, really important that I get my book out.” Hopefully this interview can help accomplish that just a little. @tawnykitaenofficial @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/11/20212 hours, 19 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode Artwork

CLAUDIA JORDAN (On The Real Housewives of Atlanta)

Claudia Jordan steps back Behind The Rope. Claudia is here today to chat about all things, what else, The Real Housewives of Atlanta. She explains how she ran into a RHOA producer at a West Hollywood gay bar and from there, the wheels were in motion. Claudia chats about her prior friendship with Kenya Moore, her arrival in Atlanta and just how she went from “Friend Of” to “Official Peach Holder” on this highly rated Housewives franchise. One word: Nene. Remember that infamous cast trip? Claudia chats about how welcome, hint - not much - she felt by Nene, Nene’s refusing to film certain scenes and how Nene treated everyone on set. She also chats about the remainder of her co-stars Phaedra Parks, Kandi Burruss, and Cynthia Bailey - what working with each was like and the status of her friendship with each today. Speaking of Miss Linnethia Leakes, Claudia chats about Nene’s departure from RHOA this past season. On a larger scale, we discuss the concept of “everyone is replaceable” and how some times some people can be their own worst enemy. Claudia also discusses whether Nene’s current actions regarding Bravo and Andy Cohen have gone too far to “the place of no return” or can she still make a return to the network, or any other network for that matter, in the near future. Claudia is currently living in Dallas, Texas with her boyfriend and yes she knows some of our favorite Real Housewives of Dallas such LeeAnne Locken (they just had an epic day of drinks together), D’Andra Simmons (she thinks Claudia should be an RHOD) and Kary Brittingham (they have had recent real life beef). Finally, Claudia reflects on her time on the show and answers the age old question, would she ever go back. Claudia DOES - NOT - HOLD - BACK!! If you haven’t heard our explosive initial chat with Claudia, check it out, October 14th, 2020). @claudiajordan @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/10/20211 hour, 11 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOD's Dog Behaviorist Brad Bevill (on clients Kam Westcott, MamaD, Braunwyn Burke, & Bravo Pets Giggy, Tiago Girardi & T'Challa Samuels!)

RHOD’s Brad Bevill steps Behind The Rope. Yes, Fanci Westcott’s Dog Trainer. We have all seen Brad bring the “tough love” to Kameron Westcott’s adorable treadmill loving dog Fanci, but what is working with Kameron really like? Brad is here to answer that plus chat about his other RHOD connections - working with Mama Dee and Cary Deuber’s dogs. Brad chats about the hardest part of each of those jobs, the strangest requests, how he fell into this line of business, the psychology behind working with dogs, what he loves about his job so much and what he thinks about being now known for his RHOD appearances. He has also worked with Bachelor Nation’s JoJo Fletcher and former Bravolebrity, “Courtney Loves Dallas”, Courtney Kerr. There is also his newest Bravoleb client, Miss Braunwyn Windham-Burke. Of course, we needed to know what Brad really thinks about Sparkle Dog and will pink dog food ever become a thing. We also chat about other pressing Bravo Dogs / Pets: Giggy Vanderpump (is it good for a dog to be treated like a human being and / or travel the world never leaving its owner’s side?); Wacha Cohen (when is it time to give an “aggressive dog” away?), Tiago Jayne Girardi (how soon after an owner is “taken away” for an extended period of time does a dog start to suffer separation anxiety? Can a dog sense a change in it’s owner’s lifestyle, can a dog sense a change in household parties due to live altering events such as a divorce), Lucy Lucy Apple Juice Vanderpump then Kemsley then Vanderpump now unknown (is there ever such a thing as a “too silly” dog name?), and last but not least the best Bravo pet in the history of Bravo, T’Challa Samuels (will Brad ever branch out to Birds or other pets?). On a serious note, Brad talks about being an entrepreneur (running Bevill Dog Behavior), new upcoming Bevill Dog Behavior products and services, and would he ever consider starring in a reality show of his own? Listen to the Full Show - Available NOW at https://www.patreon.com/posts/50560546 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/8/202116 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode Artwork

Tan Mom & Adam Barta (on Being Regulars on Howard Stern & Other Fun Topics)

Howard Stern fans rejoice!!! Tan Mom a.k.a. Patricia Marie Krentcil steps Behind the Rope. Tan Mom and BFF Adam Barta, that is. They are here to discuss it all. Both originally from the NYC area, now Florida residents, Adam and Tan Mom became fast BFFS upon first meeting several years ago through their joint publicist. How Hollywood. Adam Barta has written songs for all of the moms. No really, all of the Moms. Octomom, Teen Mom, Mama June and of course, Tan Mom (Free 2 Be Me). He has also written songs for many of our BFFS such as Margaret Josephs, Lisa Lampanelli and Margaret Cho. Adam explains how he never purported to be the next Miley Cyrus and explains the genius behind his viral music. Adam and David also bond over the reality show pilot they were a part of with Jersey Shore’s Angelina Pivarnick, RHONJs Dina Manzo, and Michael Lohan. Tan Mom takes us back to the beginning of when she brought her five year old daughter to a tanning salon. Immediately thereafter she was arrested for child endangerment. She was taken right from the salon to jail. Jail for seven days. She recounts what being in jail was like, and how scary a time that was. She then became an overnight sensation. Tan Mom tells us about her legal battles as a result of this day, the ridicule her children had to face in school, what is was like to have paparazzi hiding in her bushes 24 hours a day, and how caged she felt not be able to walk down the street as a result of this one act. Flash Forward and one day Tan Mom and Adam found themselves booked on The Howard Stern show to tell their story. Let us repeat slowly. The Howard Sten Show!!! They quickly found themselves fan favs and, even more important, a Howard fav. As a result, they became regular fixtures on The Stern Show, having had so many appearances that they lost count. Tan Mom was even in Howard Stern’s book and attended his 60th birthday party. We just cannot breathe. They spare no details, from what Howard’s Green Room is like, what Robin Quiver’s is like, who attended Howard’s Birthday party, and what does it feel like to get be considered part of Stern’s inner circle. On a more serious note, we talk about Tan Mom’s near death experience last year and what major announcement she has a result. Wow, is all we gotta say.  @realtanmom @adambarta @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Apostrophe https://www.apostrophe.com/pod/VELVET/ ($15 off First Visit) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/7/20211 hour, 19 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ's Frank Catania Sr., w/ Cameo by Dolores Catania (An Interview)!

RHONJ’s Frank Catania Sr. (“Big Frank”) steps Behind The Rope. Hot off his Watch What Happens Live appearance with his Bros, Joe Gorga, Evan G., Bill Aydin and The Real Super Joe, Mr. Dolores Catania, as we like to call him, is here to discuss it all. This Real Housewives of New Jersey “House Husband” discusses growing up in NJ, how, where and when he met Dolores, their courtship, marriage, children (shout out to Gabby and Frankie Jr. - former BTVR Guest), ultimate dissolution of their marriage and road to the current “best friends” friendship they now have, as seen throughout the past several seasons on RHONJ. Frank is brutally honest about why their marriage ended, their divorce and how they became almost immediate friends thereafter. Speaking of RHONJ, Frank discusses how Dolores was cast, his own participation in the show and just what does he think of the drama and other cast mates Teresa Giudice, Margaret Josephs, Melissa Gorga, Jackie Goldschneider and last, but certainly not least, Jennifer Aydin. We also chat with Frank about his Bromances with the Joeys Gorga and Benigno (The Real SuperJoe), Evan Goldschneider and Bill Aydin. On a personal note, Frank chats about his relationship with Dolores’ boyfriend, Doctor David, as well as with his own girlfriend - who knew?. Finally, we pump, no pun intended (yes he and Frankie Jr. are still weightlifting), Frank Sr. for spoilers from the rest of this already stellar RHONJ season. Tune in for this RHONJ extravaganza with Mr. Dolores Catania with special cameo by the one and only Dolores Catania!! @frank.catania.jr @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Apostrophe https://www.apostrophe.com/pod/VELVET/ ($15 off First Visit) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/6/20211 hour, 13 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode Artwork

Laguna Beach's Christina Schuller (on Laguna Beach, The Hills & Reality TV)

Christina Schuller (now Sinclair), from Laguna Beach, steps Behind The Rope. One of the OG's of Laguna Beach. Season One! Originally from Laguna Beach, Christina tells us what it was like when MTV came a knockin’ to film one of the first ever Reality Shows. With The Real World being one of the only predecessors to compare it to, Christina sheds light on what filming was like when “no one knew what they were doing”. That “no one” included producers. We discussed the “Game of Thrones” casting process and competition amongst Laguna Beach’s High School Students to be one of chosen eight. We discuss how the original concept was supposed to be a True Life: Day In the Life of a Southern California High School Student versus the juggernaut viral sensation it became. With that viral sensation, came many perks like attending the VMA Awards, Diddy’s after party and all. That viral sensation also includes all of our favorite shows for years to come: The Hills, The City and now, currently, The Hills: New Beginnings (coming back soon!). Christina opens up about what life was like when she was thrust into the public eye overnight and how that changed life forever. She explains her unexpected ties to The Hills / The City star Whitney Port. We didn’t see that coming. We discuss what life was like after the flash bulbs faded and where she took her career after - acting, fitness, full time mom. Of course we discuss some of her Laguna Beach co-stars Lauren Conrad, Kristin Cavallari, Stephen Colletti, Lo Bosworth, Talan Torriero, Trey Phillips and Morgan Olsen. Speaking of those co-stars, Christina fills us in on all the details from the Season One full cast reunion that took place last year, the first time the cast has all been together in fourteen years. Tune in now to hear all that Christina has to share about this Granddaddy of reality shows. @christinasinclair @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Apostrophe https://www.apostrophe.com/pod/VELVET/ ($15 off First Visit)   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/5/20211 hour, 10 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

COUNTESS LUANN DE LESSEPS (An Interview)!

Countess Luann de Lesseps steps Behind The Rope. Royalty people. Royalty, or at least the first person The Rope has had with an actual title. In anticipation of the premiere (tonight is the night!!) of what is arguably one of the best of the Franchise, Lu is here to break down what we can expect this coming Season 13 of The Real Housewives of New York City. First, Luann reflects back on an epic twelve RHONY seasons - being cool, not uncool, kissing pirates, making eggs a la francaise, falling in bushes, feelin’ Jovani, and sharing very personal private moments in her life. Seeing as Luann has done all of the aforementioned, and more, while holding her head high, it is clear why she is an OG, fan favorite, and still going strong thirteen seasons later. Luann divulges what we can expect for RHONY Season 13, how it is different than the prior twelve, what to expect from new apple holder Eboni K. Williams, and whether Ramona is, well, as Ramona as ever. Since life IS a cabaret, we chatted with Lu about adjusting to life “off” the road having to put her sold out nationwide tour on temporary hold and received a status update on her “Marry, F**k, Kill” show, including whether Ms. Morgan, and all her letters, will be a part of it. Luann opens up about the many headlines she has made off camera the past few months while filming RHONY - potentially joining Dancing With the Stars, posing for topless photos (“Claycation”!), and returning to her single status (farewell Garth). On that note, we discuss her type, who she is currently chillin with and whether she would ever join that other juggernaut show, “The Bachelorette”. Of course, we need all the details from Luann on the upcoming Crossover “All Stars Housewives House” series seeing as she was the first announced official cast member. Finally, Lu is kind enough to entertain our rapid round of RHONY “must knows” - who would you want back, who would you not want back, what NYC Celebrity would be a good fit, does Louis Vuitton really make mistakes, what were her roses and thorns of the past thirteen seasons, how has she changed as a person as a result of RHONY, how are Victoria and Noelle, and what advice would she give to season one “Baby Countess” as Countess Luann de Lesseps reflects back on twelve successful years and looks forward to one hell of a RHONY ride as we prepare for tonight’s Season 13 premiere!!! @countessluann @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Apostrophe https://www.apostrophe.com/pod/VELVET/ ($15 off First Visit)  Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/4/202141 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

Princesses: Long Island's Chanel Omari (on Princesses, Early Bravo, BFF's Lindsay & Dina Lohan & Comedy Career)!

In anticipation of her first ever Watch What Happens Appearance, tonight is the night, in what is to go down as one of the most historic weeks in WWHL history, Princesses: Long Island's Chanel Omari steps Behind The Rope. Taking a break from her thriving comedy career and hosting her own “Chanel In The City Podcast” (as featured last season on The Real Housewives of New York City), the woman whose friends call her Coco, Chanel Omari is here to tell it all. Having not seen each other since a Countess Luann and Friends Christmas show, Chanel and David quickly catch up.  Why not start with a review of the night and the Countess Christmas show way back when. We also need all the deets about Chanel’s two BFFS Lindsay and Dina Lohan. No really, she is close with both. Okay, now onto what everyone wants to talk about, Princesses: Long Island. Chanel takes us back to the beginning of Princesses: Long Island. She explains how the concept for the show came about, how it was “cast” and how it ultimately found its way, after a brief journey, to Bravo as a home. Chanel discusses the concept of the show, a series of Jewish Women out of college for a short period of time who end up living back with their parents in well to do enclaves of Long Island, New York. We discuss the difference between how the show was marketed, portrayed and perceived as a series of rich young entitled Long Islanders versus the reality of the struggles, both financially and emotionally, most of the cast were facing off camera in real life. Chanel also opens up about how hard it is to film a reality show with your real life friends and how it is almost impossible for many of those friendships to survive the strains of Reality TV. No discussion of Princesses: Long Island would be complete without the origins of the show’s name and how Chanel and the rest of the cast felt when they were told this would be the name of the series. We discuss how and why, despite Bravo being the perfect home for this show, it was cancelled after just one short season and why David and Chanel think it will always live on as one of the classic Bravo favorites of all time.  We know you are preparing for your WWHL appearance, but thanks for fitting us into your busy schedule Miss Omari. Perhaps you will be back soon. #staytuned @chanelomari @chanelinthecitypodcast @chanelinthe @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Apostrophe https://www.apostrophe.com/pod/VELVET/ ($15 off First Visit) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/3/20211 hour, 43 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode Artwork

Spill & Sip - Weekly Gossip Roundup

In addition to all of our regular Patreon programming such as covering the Jen Shah Shahrested & Erika Jayne / Tom Girardi Divorce with top industry attorneys such as Emily D. Baker & Trisha LaFache, Deep Dives into Bravo shows of yesteryear like Gallery Girls and NYC Prep, and exclusive Bonus interviews with controversial Bravolebs such as RHONJ’s Kim D and RHOBH’s Dana Wilkey - to name a few, every Sunday on Patreon, we are joined by the Girl Why Podcast to break down the weeks Hot Topics.  Although this content is found only on Patreon, BTVR wanted to share a sample episode here for you. Enjoy, and if you like what you hear tune in every Sunday on Patreon. The Girl Why Pod is listed below too.  Spill and sip with David Yontef & Girl Why is back again with more tea! We’re talking about the  - Bravo Housewives vacation getaway that is not called “All Stars” FYI!  - Caitlyn is running for Governor of California and her kids are embarrassed and the Kardashians are not happy either.  -Did Tristan really cheat again? David has some valid points why this maybe a clout chaser story only.  - Can we all agree KRAVIS aka Kourtney & Travis are a match made in HEAVEN?!?!  - David is dropping some serious tea about his good friend Kim D and who is David having from before the RHONY season premier. Can you guess?  Y’all must listen to this and if you like what you hear head on over to https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope @girlwhypodcast @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/2/202141 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode Artwork

Vanderpump Rules' Max Boyens - Breaks His Silence!

Max Boyens Breaks His Silence. Max joins us in this exclusive chat to discuss it all. Vanderpump Rules just announced it's cast for Season Nine and that filming will resume this month. As the BravoVerse knows, Max Boyens was terminated from the hit show early last year along with Stassi Schroeder, Kristen Doute and Brett Caprioni. Max stops by to break his silence about the circumstances surrounding that termination, a series of tweets from 2012 which resurfaced just after he was cast on the hit Bravo show. First things first, we NEED answers from Max and we GET answers from Max surrounding those tweets - how, what, where and why, for starters. We dive deeper into his actions and how that affected several minority groups chatting with Max about, not only the ramifications of his tweets, but how he now feels about those tweets and what, if anything, has he learned from this whole experience. After this difficult, but brutally honest and completely necessary conversation, we chat about the terminations of Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute, Stassi’s “apology tour”, which included, but was not limited to, her now infamous appearance on the Tamron Hall Show, and her newly hired PR firm in an attempt at a, for lack of a better word, “comeback”. We also discuss the recent cast departures of Vanderpump Rules OG Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright answering the questions (1) were they fired and (2) if so, is it because of Jax’s actions regarding Faith Stowers. We discuss the future of VPR without Stassi, Jax, Kristen and Brittany, the many rumored Spin Offs (Think Babies, TomTom and VanderVegas) and the current state of restaurants SUR and TomTom as of today. Finally, we chat about Lisa Vanderpump’s involvement in this entire mess, when Max last heard from her, and where we all go from here. An episode not to be missed!! @issamaximillian @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Hear the FULL CHAT AT:https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/1/202112 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode Artwork

FRANKIE GRANDE (on Big Brother, Music Divas, Red Carpets, Social Media, & "Titanique")

Frankie Grande steps Behind The Rope. Reality TV Star, Red Carpet Host, Influencer, Broadway Legend, LGBTQIA Advocate. Yes, he is also the brother to one of the world’s biggest Pop Stars of our generation, Ariana Grande for those living under a rock, but there is much much more to Frankie than his famous last name. Starting at the beginning, Frankie chats about being on Broadway at a young age - the many shows he was in, the pieces he produced and the many talented, many recognizable celebs he worked with. Frankie explains how and why he became a Social Media Influencer, before that was a thing, how he amassed his current following exceeding 2 Million IG followers, over 30 million You Tube Views, and TikTok stats that leave most speechless, the negative effects social media can have and what he foresees as the future of social. Of course, we chat about Frankie’s decision to temporarily leave all of that behind to enter the Big Brother house and play one of the best games in reality TV history, Big Brother. After Big Brother, Frankie Grande became a household name allowing him to continue his career by doing it all - more broadway, red carpet hosting, more reality TV and so on. What hasn’t Frankie Grande done? Now, he is back having just performed in an all-star studded revival of Rock of Ages as well as an upcoming brand new one night only live streaming musical (this Sunday May 2nd), “Titanique: The Maiden Voyage Concert”, a parody of Titanic set to, yup you guessed it, Celine Dion songs. Celine even makes an appearance as herself, kind of. Frankie chats about what it was like to play Victor Garber in Titanique and whether Celine Dion herself will be tuning in this Sunday night. Finally, we check in with Frankie on his fam - Sister, Mom, Nona and boyfriend Hale and, having met everyone and anyone, do a rapid fire round of Frankie’s hot takes on some of our favorite music divas, not the least of which is his number one (tied with Celine) Queen Madonna! Oh, fear not. For those wanting to get tickets to this Sunday night’s live streaming of “Titanique”, they are available (see link below)! @frankiejgrande @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://titaniquemusical.com/#company FrankieGrandeTickets.com Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/30/20211 hour, 14 minutes
Episode Artwork

Bachelor Nation's Ben Higgins (Breaking It All Down!)

Ben Higgins steps Behind The Rope. Mr. Former Bachelor Himself, steps by to chat about all that has been going on in Bachelor Nation since the end of this controversial “Matt James” season of The Bachelor. Ben shares his thoughts on how he thought Matt did, Matt’s choice to give his final rose to Rachael Kirkconnell and the end of their relationship due, in large part, to her "racially insensitive” past actions. We also discuss Matt’s decision to delete any and all mention of Bachelor Nation on his Instagram answering questions such as what does this mean for Bachelor Nation, how must Matt be feeling right now as he attempts to rebuild his life and whether he should be given another shot, not that he is asking for it, at the lead role. Matt and Rachael were recently seen together in New York City. What does it all mean? Of course, we chat about and question Chris Harrison’s discussion with Rachel Lindsay, his decision to “step aside”, will and should Chris ever return, who should be a permanent replacement for Chris if he does not return and last, but certainly not least, Chris Harrison’s decision to hire the same high powered attorney Gabrielle Union employed when she was “let go” from “America’s Got Talent”. Hmm, the plot thickens. Looking ahead, we chat about the next two Bachelorettes, Katie Thurston and Michelle Young, as well as their hosts, Bachelor Nation’s Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe. Speaking of Bachelors and plots, we check in with Ben about his current engagement to Jessica Clarke, their decision to live apart until married, their ideal wedding, and when they plan on getting married. Ben also chats about his stellar new book “Alone in Plain Sight” and amazing Bachelor Nation Podcast “I Almost Famous Podcast”. Finally we need Ben’s expert opinion of other recent Bachelor Nation couples Tayshia and Zac and Clare and Dale. @higgins.ben @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/30/20211 hour, 5 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode Artwork

FRANKIE GRANDE (on Big Brother, Music Divas, Red Carpets, Social Media, & "Titanique")

Frankie Grande steps Behind The Rope. Reality TV Star, Red Carpet Host, Influencer, Broadway Legend, LGBTQIA Advocate. Yes, he is also the brother to one of the world’s biggest Pop Stars of our generation, Ariana Grande for those living under a rock, but there is much much more to Frankie than his famous last name. Starting at the beginning, Frankie chats about being on Broadway at a young age - the many shows he was in, the pieces he produced and the many talented, many recognizable celebs he worked with. Frankie explains how and why he became a Social Media Influencer, before that was a thing, how he amassed his current following exceeding 2 Million IG followers, over 30 million You Tube Views, and TikTok stats that leave most speechless, the negative effects social media can have and what he foresees as the future of social. Of course, we chat about Frankie’s decision to temporarily leave all of that behind to enter the Big Brother house and play one of the best games in reality TV history, Big Brother. After Big Brother, Frankie Grande became a household name allowing him to continue his career by doing it all - more broadway, red carpet hosting, more reality TV and so on. What hasn’t Frankie Grande done? Now, he is back having just performed in an all-star studded revival of Rock of Ages as well as an upcoming brand new one night only live streaming musical (this Sunday May 2nd), “Titanique: The Maiden Voyage Concert”, a parody of Titanic set to, yup you guessed it, Celine Dion songs. Celine even makes an appearance as herself, kind of. Frankie chats about what it was like to play Victor Garber in Titanique and whether Celine Dion herself will be tuning in this Sunday night. Finally, we check in with Frankie on his fam - Sister, Mom, Nona and boyfriend Hale and, having met everyone and anyone, do a rapid fire round of Frankie’s hot takes on some of our favorite music divas, not the least of which is his number one (tied with Celine) Queen Madonna! Oh, fear not. For those wanting to get tickets to this Sunday night’s live streaming of “Titanique”, they are available (see link below)! @frankiejgrande @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://titaniquemusical.com/#company FrankieGrandeTickets.com Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/29/20211 hour, 13 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

João Franco (on all things Below Deck Med / Below Deck Current & Past!)

João Franco, from Below Deck Med, steps Behind The Rope. Checking in from his home in South Africa, birds chirping in the background, João stops by to fill us in on everything he has been up to since we last saw him on our TV sets and chat all things about two of Bravo’s highest rated shows, Below Deck Med and Below Deck. João explains how, although he was authentically himself, many of his cast mates and Below Deck Med Veterans ’tried” to make a TV show and were all too aware of their images and cameras. Veterans? Well that can only mean two people - Captain Sandy and Hannah Ferrier. Do tell? On that note, let us not forget João was at BravoCon with Colin Macy O’Toole, The Captains Sandy and Lee and Kate Chastain. We discuss BravoCon in detail and why there were some bumps in the road there between João and the rest of the gang. Now that João is a Captain of his own, he chats about whether, as seen on last seasons Below Deck Med, Malia was required to report Hannah’s Valium and discusses how he himself interprets Maritime Law in regards to bringing prescription mediation on board a vessel. Speaking of Hannah Ferrier, we discuss his current thoughts on Hannah and the status of their relationship today. João also opens up about his time filming with Captain Sandy, the ups and down in their relationship since filming, how social media has led to some of the “downs” in that relationship and how BravoCon led to a strange interaction between the two. João also gives us the real deal, holding nothing back, about just how accurate is Below Deck Med when compared to the Real World Yachting Industry and discusses which is more difficult, a Below Deck Charter or a Real World Charter. As far as Real World Charter’s, our mouths are agape when João describes particular charters he has been on with Presidents of Countries, Famous Actresses & Actors and Billionaires. Some of his stories have left The Rope speechless.  @joaograntfranco @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/28/20212 hours, 20 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kate Flannery (On The Office, Dancing With The Stars, Comedic Inspirations & New Movie)

Kate Flannery steps Behind The Rope. Yes, THAT Kate Flannery. Meredith Palmer. Kate shares her journey to becoming one of today’s top comedians. That journey began, in part, at Second City’s Improv Comedy Troupe. That Comedy Troupe was also the training ground for many of our other favorite funny ladies and gents which Kate is happy to chat about - such as Jane Lynch and Steve Carell. Speaking of Steve Carell, Kate entertains all of our many questions about The Office - how she was cast, which plot lines were her favorite, all the behind the scenes fun, what it was like to play fan favorite Meredith Palmer in all her glory, drinking problem and all, and where would Meredith be today, to name a few. We discuss how the ratings for the first season were less than stellar and then a little known movie called “The 40 Year Old Virgin” came into our lives and the rest is history. With the reboot trend not slowing down anytime soon, we chat Office reboot and what exactly that would look like. Kate also opens up about her participation in Dancing With The Stars discussing what dancing each week on national TV in America’s most famous ballroom was like and a few of our favorite of her fellow dancers, James Van Der Beek, Karamo Brown, Lamar Odom Bachelorette Hannah Brown. We also talk about some of Kate’s biggest inspirations that led her to pursue a career in comedy, the strangest Office fan encounter she has ever had, and how and why “being recognized” never gets old. Finally, we chat about her upcoming new movie about Women’s Arm Wrestling. sign us up, “Golden Arm” and that, we can't help but make the comparison, other brilliant Women's Wrestling show, Netflix's "Glow". @thekateflannery @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/27/20211 hour, 5 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode Artwork

TIFFANY MOON (on RHOD Current Season & Upcoming Reunion!)

Tiffany Moon steps Behind The Rope. That's Doctor Tiffany Moon from The Real Housewives of Dallas who stops by to chat about all from her freshman year. Tiffany opens up about the difficulties of filming a reality show, raising two children and being a full time physician while filming a reality show. We chat about some of the seasons biggest dramas thus far as they related to Tiffany - the epic Austin vacation, being thrown in the pool and hazed to drink Tequila by Kary Brittingham, Kameron Westcott and her aversion to chicken feet, Brandi Redmond and her aversion to crickets, to name a few. Speaking of Brandi Redmond, Tiffany opens up about Brandi's “racially insensitive” viral video heard ‘round the world’, what it was like to confront Brandi on camera, and the status of their relationship today. We also discuss and dissect Brandi's recent statement of potential departure and hypothesize whether she is really leaving the franchise. We also chat about Tiffany’s own recent statement that she may only be “a one season wonder” and chat about our other fav RHODs D’Andra Simmons and Stephanie Hollman. With the reunion looming, Tiffany explains who she is most anxious to see, what issues she feels will be resolved, and those which she thinks are beyond repair. On a more serious note, we discuss the importance of Asian American representation on shows like RHOD and analyze how Tiffany has changed both on and off camera throughout the season as a result of being a part of the friendship group. Finally, we could NOT let Doctor Moon go without a deep dive into her infamous closet with Tiffany answering all of our burning questions regarding this already iconic Housewives’ masterpiece. Thanks for stopping by Dr. Moon. @tiffanymoonmd @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope")   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/26/202144 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode Artwork

Gregory Zarian Returns (on RHONJ, Kathy Wakile, The "Biz", & 86 Melrose Avenue!)

Gregory Zarian steps back Behind The Rope. We have to stop meeting like this. With his “Behind The Velvet Rope” coffee mug in hand - sorry Melissa Rivers, yours is on the way - let us not forget Gregory has been in many, and we mean many, of our favorite TV shows - Nip/Tuck, The OC (Queen Mischa), 90210, Revenge, Westworld, Criminal Minds, Bones and Castle. Let us also not forget his role as “fan fav” Julius on General Hospital. Gregory and David chat about “the business” - the highs and lows, the biggest misconceptions of what it means to be an actor, how he prepares for a role, how not to take everything personally, and the most difficult aspects of the business. On that note, Gregory opens up about the constant rejection any and all actors and actresses face, whether that ever gets easier and the advice he would give someone just starting out. We also chat about the, for better or worse, presence of social media in the entertainment business today and the role it plays. This brings up larger discussions such as why people pursue the craft of acting, bullying both IRL and on social media, cancel culture and just what is going on in this ever changing world on a daily basis. Wow. Who knew we were so serious. Speaking of bullying, Gregory chats about his role on the brilliant Venice: The Series, which dealt with issues of bullying, a role he is most proud of. On a lighter note, Gregory chats about his brand new movie, 86 Melrose Avenue, about a diverse group of people at a gallery opening taken hostage forcing them to confront their cultural differences, pasts and potential looming mortality as time ticks away. Of course, all roads lead back to Housewives. For anyone who remembers our past two chats with Gregory, if not, hey, go listen, Gregory calls Kathy Wakile “Mom”. He even has a T-shirt to prove it. We discuss our mutual family/friend Kathy, her daughter Victoria’s recent wedding, and all the goings on this season of RHONJ- team Jackie or Tre? As always, Gregory, love having you. Stop by anytime!  @gregoryzarian @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by https://www.storyworth.com/velvet ($10 off First Purchase) This Episode is brought to you by Apostrophe https://www.apostrophe.com/pod/VELVET/ ($15 off First Visit)   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/23/20211 hour, 51 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode Artwork

MELISSA RIVERS (on Joan, Joining RHOBH, The Oscars & Mrs. Maisel)!!!

Melissa Rivers steps back Behind The Rope!! Yup, she is baacck!! We could not think of anyone better to help us break down all the red carpets of this past awards season than the one and only Fashion Icon herself, Melissa Rivers. Melissa does know a thing or two about fashion having hosted and executive produced that little blockbuster of a hit show, “Fashion Police” for many years. Melissa opens up about what Fashion Police would look like in 2021 and would she really ever consider going back. We chat with Melissa about the red carpet fashion, or lack thereof, seen in the past few weeks and chat about her predictions for the upcoming Oscars, which will be held live (no Zooms allowed!). We discuss the best and worst dressed of this awards season, who we have our eye on, and what and who it would take to “fix” the current red carpet situation. The last time we chatted with Melissa Rivers, The Rope had a viral moment regarding Joan Rivers and what her thoughts on wearing a mask would be - Google It. To that extent, we followed up the only way we know how, by discussing what would Joan Rivers think and say about having one's entire glam team come over, spend hours and hours making you up, slipping on a way overpriced height of fashion dress, shoes and jewels to travel to your living room to sit in front of a computer and accept an Award. Or your kitchen? Or bedroom? Speaking of Joan Rivers, she was always honest about her feelings for Ellen. We ask Melissa about Ellen and the public scrutiny she has received over the past year for being a rumored “mean girl”. We chat about Cancel Culture, are comedians “exempt” by the very definition of the job, and how would Joan hold up in our current climate. Of course, we had to ask Melissa the obvious question, would she ever consider joining RHOBH? We chat about who she knows on the cast, what type of Housewife she would be, what type of Real Housewives Mom Joan Rivers would be, and finally what she thinks of our fav diamond holders’ fashion choices. With Housewives and TV on the mind, we chat with Melissa about her ex Fashion Police co-host Nene Leakes’ current “Boycott Bravo” petition and can one ever come back from going against a network, what family she thinks is prime to be the next royal family of E once the Kardashians step aside, and when will she start receiving royalties for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, which is so very obviously based on the life of the most Iconic Female Comedian to ever live, past, present, future til the end of all time, Miss Joan Rivers. @melissariversofficial @melissariversgrouptext @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by https://www.storyworth.com/velvet ($10 off First Purchase) This Episode is brought to you by Apostrophe https://www.apostrophe.com/pod/VELVET/ ($15 off First Visit)   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/22/20211 hour, 32 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode Artwork

Michael Fishman (Tells All on Roseanne, The Conners and playing D.J.) - Part II

Having discussed how Michael broke into the business at age six with his Rosanne audition and what it was like working on one of televisions all time greatest shows for a nine year run, we pick up right where we left off last time. Michael looks back sharing his opinions why he think Roseanne was not only such a critical and ratings darling for its entire run but will forever go down in history as one of the shows that changed the face of TV as we know it. Michael opens up about his “lean years” after the show ended, how he didn’t hear from family members Rosanne Barr, Laurie Metcalf, John Goodman, Sara Gilbert, and Lecy Goranson as often as he expected, how he got a fast education once he returned to public high school and various odd jobs both in and outside the entertainment business and how playing the part of D.J. Conner for nine years led to a “typecasting” that proved not always an easy feat to secure new roles. Then one day John Goodman appeared on Sara Gilbert’s “The Talk” and everything changed. Within two months, the entire original fast had signed on the dotted line and “Roseanne, The Reboot” was official. Having premiered to insanely stellar numbers, all was great with the world and the family was back together. Not so fast. One viral tweet from Roseanne, would change all that! Just like that, The Reboot was cancelled, the public reacted, Michael issued a statement, Roseanne responded, and…. We discuss the psychology and mental state of what it was like for Michael to get hired for Roseanne, lose his job as D.J. Conner in an instant after Roseanne’s tweets, make an official public statement denouncing the tweets (and including his own views on diversity and inclusion), hearing from Roseanne (publicly) in response to his statements hint: she was not happy, and the “fall out” (however temporary or permanent) of a very close friendship with Roseanne, a woman who was like a second mom and saw him grow up. Confused, Dazed, Shocked and many more adjectives - we emotionally go through the full trajectory of emotions, as well as the exact timeline associated with those emotions. Emotions which then included a job offer to “reprise his role”, immediately, in The Conners. It has been a rollercoaster of a ride to present day, present season of The Conners and Michael is here to share it all as we conclude our Two Part chat with the actor behind the iconic role of D.J. Conner. @reelmfishman @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by https://www.storyworth.com/velvet ($10 off First Purchase) This Episode is brought to you by Apostrophe https://www.apostrophe.com/pod/VELVET/ ($15 off First Visit)   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/21/20211 hour, 42 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode Artwork

Alaska (on Drag Race, Joan Rivers, Margaret Cho, & New Comedy Special)

Alaska steps Behind The Rope. Yes, Alaska Thunderf**k in all her glory. We start with a brief chat with Alaska about how and why she started doing drag, her fashion inspirations for Alaska’s unique style and makeup and the origins of her infamous name. Alaska opens up about being rejected from Drag Race seasons one through four before finally being given a coveted spot by Ru in season five. Alaska discussed what she feels was different with her drag by season five in order to be chosen as one of Ru’s gals, the reality of the show versus what we all see on TV each week and her runner up status - damn you Jinkx Monsoon. All worked out with Alaska’s runner up status because she returned a few years later for All Stars 2 and this time she won. We delve into the public criticism Alaska received after her win and time on All Stars, the effects of social media on anyone in the public eye and how she moved on from there. One of the ways she moved on was comedy and that comedy included her All Stars Reunion leg toss based on the original iconic leg toss by our very own RHONY’s Queen Aviva Dresher. Of course, we need all the details about the decision to recreate this brilliantly classic moment! Speaking of Bravo, Alaska discusses her appearance on Watch What Happens Live with former Rope guests Peppermint and Trinity, Andy Cohen and the other “guests” that night. Now Alaska has first ever comedy special she is here to chat about called “The Alaska Thudnerf**k Extra Special Comedy Special”. Alaska discussed her comedic inspirations - Joan Rivers, Phyllis Diller and Margaret Cho (who is also part of the special), her decision to put this out in a social climate different than when it was originally committed to, the good and bad of cancel culture, what a comedic legend like Joan Rivers would say if she were alive today about cancel culture, and just what is up next for this Comedy Queen, no pun intended, herself. One thing we know for sure, she is busy with her “day job” hosting the hilarious “Race Chaser” podcast with Willam. Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by https://www.storyworth.com/velvet ($10 off First Purchase) This Episode is brought to you by Apostrophe https://www.apostrophe.com/pod/VELVET/ ($15 off First Visit)   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/20/20211 hour, 5 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kary Brittingham (on RHOD Past, Present & Future!)

Kary Brittingham steps Behind The Rope. We waste no time in breaking down all the goings on this current Season Five of RHOD. Kary chats about her on again - off again “relationship" with newbie Tiffany Moon. Kary breaks down some of her biggest “dramas” with Tiffany so far this season and chats about why they just can’t seem to see eye to eye. Kary also addresses her current unexpected “issues” with Trunk Show Partner in Crime D’Andra Simmons. We discuss the word “bully” which has been thrown around a lot this current RHOD season and address whether that word is being appropriately used in regards to, not only to Kary, but the rest of the cast as well. We have a rapid fire round with Kary on such pressing topics as: nicest, closest with, most fake, who should be replaced, and many others as it relates to Tiffany, D’Andra, Kam, Stephanie and Brandi. Breaking the fourth wall, we address how RHOD, and every other Housewives’ franchise, plays out in large part on social media, as opposed to TV, and how one learns, Tiffany we are speaking to you, to deal with that. Speaking of off air, Kary shares her opinions on Brandi Redmond’s cryptic Instagram message that has viewers wondering, is she really leaving the series? Of course, with all the drama surrounding Kary and some of the other women this season, D’Andra and Tiffany, we needed to ask Kary if she wishes OG LeeAnne Locken were back, instead of one of those two, or in addition to help deflect the drama. Finally, Kary dishes on who she is and is not following on social media, the current status of all of her relationships with RHOD present and past, yes LeeAnne included, and just why don’t we see more of her husband, Eduardo, this season on RHOD.  @karybritt @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by https://www.storyworth.com/velvet ($10 off First Purchase) This Episode is brought to you by Apostrophe https://www.apostrophe.com/pod/VELVET/ ($15 off First Visit)   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/19/202143 minutes, 1 second
Episode Artwork

The Real Housewives of Miami's Ana Quincoces (Catching Up)!

With all this talk about a Real Housewives of Miami Reboot, today we share our chat from a few months ago with RHOM's Ana Quincoces. Ana fills us in on all that she has been up to since we last saw her on our TV screens on the classic Bravo Show, The Real Housewives of Miami. Born and raised in Miami, of Cuban descent, Ana is here to tell it all. Ana and David bond over both being recovering lawyers and having moved on to other great careers. In Ana’s case, she has been running a legit business, Skinny Latina. Started in 2013, it is a marinate and sauces business, to help making cooking easier and to help make anything taste good. With a name like Skinny Latina, we have to ask, has she heard from Bethenny Frankel or her Skinny Girl team? The answer is not what you would expect. We also discuss her appearance on the "Food Network Star" and how her fellow contestants felt she got special treatment for being a former “Housewife”. Speaking of Housewives, Ana discusses how she originally got cast, why she said yes to the opportunity and how the producers really felt about her. Ana tells us all about her cast mates Lea Black, Adriana de Moura, Alexia Echevarria, Marysol Patton, Lisa Hochstein, Karent Sierra and last, but certainly not least, Joanna Krupa and where her relationship with reach stands today. She explains what being on Watch What Happens Live was like and how her life changed as a result of being on the show. One career high was co-hosting The View - we discuss Barbara Walters, was the environment really as "toxic" as everyone says and what happened when two of her guests were RHONJ's very own Melissa Gorga and Jacqueline Laurita.  Head on over to https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope to listen to the full episode out today!! @anaqooks @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/17/202114 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode Artwork

Shuga Cain (RuPaul's Drag Race) - An Interview

Shuga Cain steps Behind The Rope. Shuga is here to discuss it all! Of course, all includes RuPaul’s Drag Race and Shuga’s Season Eleven contribution to the brilliant show. Shuga takes us down the road of her journey from quitting a six figure a year job, to performing nightly in the legendary New York City nightlife club scene to eventually applying and being chosen for Drag Race. Shuga opens up about the positives and negatives of Drag Race, the judges Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley and Ross Mathews as well as RuPaul herself. Shuga breaks down the best and hardest parts of Drag Race and lifts the curtain for a look into what filming the hit TV show is really like. We also chat about guest judges Miley Cyrus, Adam Rippon and last, but certainly not least, The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Kandi Burruss. Finally Shuga discusses her music, her epic card reading, she is an Empath after all and chats with The Rope about when we might possibly see her walk down the aisle with her current fiancé who she has been so happily quarantining with. What is next for Miss Shuga Cain? Tune in to find out! @missshugacain @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Mint Mobile https://www.mintmobile.com/velvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/16/20211 hour, 23 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bethenny Ever After's "Coordinator of Chaos" - Julie Plake McMinn (Catching Up!)

With all of this nostalgia floating around the BravoVerse these days, we couldn't think of a better Bravolebrity to have join us than "Fan Favorite" Julie Plake McMinn. You know Julie Plake, The “Coordinator of Chaos" from the Iconic Bravo shows “Bethenny Getting Married” and “Bethenny Ever After.” Checking in from her home in Pittsburgh, PA, with husband and 3 kids in tow, Julie takes us back to the beginning. She moved to New York City basically overnight on a whim when she got a job offer to work at a series of famed New York City magazines. It was at one of those magazines, Hamptons Magazine, that she met Bethenny Frankel, who was hired to cook a brunch at Julie's boss' house. Julie was sent to be Bethenny’s Sous-chef for the day. In typical Bethenny fashion, Julie was thrown right into the job never having been asked by Bethenny of her qualifications or experience in the kitchen. They bonded. After that brunch, Julie said to Bethenny, (1) you are going to be famous and (2) when you are, call me and I will come work for you. News flash. Bethenny did become famous. Very famous. Another news flash. Julie did end up working for her, as seen on Bethenny’s two blockbuster Bravo shows. Julie takes us on her journey of working for Bethenny during the start, rise and sale of the Skinny Girl Empire. She bestows us with the wisdom she learned from Master B herself, what a typical work day looked like, what it was like to film a hit Bravo TV show, the decision to ultimately leave the B, and what that conversation looked like. Julie was also there for the beginning of Bethenny’s relationship with Jason Hoppy, which we dissect. We chat with Julie about recent developments in Bethenny’s life - a hit Podcast, brand new apprentice style show “Big Shot With Bethenny” and engagement - Paul Bernon we are looking at you, as well as in her own life - new business “The Learning Match” which helps connects parents to the educators they need and ongoing "JPM Branding and Consulting” where she shares the wisdom she learned from the best business man, woman, anything we know, Bethenny Frankel, with the rest of the world!!! Sign us up! Thank you Julie for stopping by and entertaining our many never ending questions on all things B!! An episode not to be missed.  @julieplakemcminn @thesolidbrandsessions @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Mint Mobile https://www.mintmobile.com/velvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/15/20211 hour, 13 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode Artwork

Michael Fishman (Tells All on Roseanne, The Conners and playing D.J) - Part I

Roseanne’s / The Conners' Michael Fishman steps Behind The Rope. Little D.J. Conner all grown up. Let us start at the beginning. Cast at the young age of six, Michael began his acting career when Roseanne Barr herself fought for him to play D.J Conner despite any lack of formal training or experience. Michael discusses what it was like being the youngest on a set that included Roseanne, John Goodman, Sara Gilbert, Laurie Metcalf and Lecy Goranson. Michael recalls the best and worst times during Roseanne’s original nine year run from 1988-1997, one of the worst being the death threats the cast received after Roseanne “performed” The National Anthem that was heard around the world. The “best" is the “family” that Michael inherited plus lots of fun guest stars such as Leo DiCaprio, George Clooney, Sandra Bernhard, Sharon Stone, and Bruce Willis, to name a few. Nostalgia at its best, Michael describes what it was like to be on a TV show that became a worldwide global hit overnight and had stellar ratings throughout the years. He also discusses the concept of fame and when he first became aware that he was and how “strange” it was as a child to be asked for your autograph. On a more serious note, Michael opens up about the misconceptions of being on one of America’s top rated and critically acclaimed television shows for nine years - that you are making tons of money and will never have to work again, that you can easily find work in another role when the party ends and that everyone in the “family” will keep in touch when the lights fade. Tune in to Part I of this very special two part sit down with one of TV’s permanent fixtures on our screens throughout the years, Michael Fishman. @reelmfishman @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Mint Mobile https://www.mintmobile.com/velvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/14/20211 hour, 32 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode Artwork

The Real World: New York's / Homecoming's Andre Comeau (On First Season, Current Homecoming Season & Being a Reality TV OG)

This is the true story…of seven strangers…picked to live in a house…(work together) and have their lives taped…to find out what happens…when people stop being polite…and start getting real… On that note, Andre Comeau from the original grandaddy of them all, The Real World: New York, steps Behind The Rope. THE show that changed, introduced, formed and revolutionized Reality TV. We start at the beginning by asking the question, just how did Andre get cast on the first ever Real World in NYC and what was casting like way back when. With no prior reality show to look to, we discuss how he knew what to do when the cameras started rolling - he didn’t. With no predecessor to look to, we discuss how this makes the Real World, New York, Season One possibly the most authentic reality TV show ever. Andre discusses what he thought the show could do for his up and coming rock band, how he was able to get used to cameras around 24/7, the influence of producers back then, and what he thought of his edit once the show aired. Andre discusses what MTV was like back in the day when it was the channel that played music all day and how he thought the Real World would maybe be a little show that a few people watched. On that note, we talk about how life suddenly changed once the show aired and became a multigenerational blockbuster of supreme magnitude. We discuss his house mates Eric, Julie, Norman, Heather, Kevin, and Becky and the groundbreaking issues they dealt with way ahead of “their time” such as racism, sexuality, The AIDS crisis. Andre opens up about the aftermath of being in the spotlight, the identity crisis he suffered, the highs and lows of the entertainment business and how to navigate it successfully and come out the other side. Flash forward 29 years, MTV comes a’ callin’ and Andre finds himself back in the same loft for an epic 6 episode arc, The Real World Homecoming: New York. Andre chats about how much has changed, how much has stayed the same, what it was like to see everyone again, the re-heated confrontation between Becky and Kevin over the issue of racism, and just how much the original holds up in the world we live in today. @andrecomeaumusic @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Mint Mobile https://www.mintmobile.com/velvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/13/20211 hour, 13 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ's Kim D. (on Teresa, Melissa, Joe Giudice, Current Cast/Season & the Legacy of RHONJ)

Kim D. steps Behind The Rope. Yes THAT Kim from The Real Housewives of New Jersey seasons past. She plays with the big boys and is here to tell us all about it. A close personal friend of David’s, Kim is here to chat about it all. Let us start at the beginning. Born and raised in New Jersey (is anyone shocked?), Kim opens up about her childhood and “the lifestyle” she was exposed to at a young age. Yes, we are talking about the M-O-B. Flash forward to Season Two of RHONJ and the world got to meet Kim D, not to be confused with that other Kim, Kim G, (yes that are often confused) and the world has never been the same since. Miss D reminisces about her time on the show. That time includes those iconic Posche Fashion shows which often ended in brawls, table flips, police, hair pulls and lawsuits. You know, just an average day in the Jerz. Of course, she chats about her on and off camera conflict with both Teresa Giudice and Melissa Gorga and the status of those two relationships today. What about that recent night David and Kim ran into Melissa and Joe Gorga out in Fort Lee, NJ? Say whaat? Kim also chats about her past and current relationships with some of RHONJ’s finest Dolores Catania, Siggy Flicker, Kathy Wakile, Jaqueline Laurita, Danielle Staub, Caroline Manzo and Dina Manzo. Speaking of Dina Manzo, Kim weighs in on the recent charges filed and ongoing case against Dina Manzo’s ex-husband’s and its alleged Mob Ties. Kim also weighs in on Joe Giudice’s new life in Italy, including his new girlfriend, and the current cast, we have a lot to say about you Jennifer Aydin, and season of RHONJ. We cannot even and we are only getting started.  @kimdposche @poschebykimd @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Mint Mobile https://www.mintmobile.com/velvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/12/202156 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode Artwork

Inside Jen Shah's Shahrested, Erika & Tom Girardi Divorce, Britney Conservatorship - w/ Attny Emily D. Baker

Jen Shah has been arrested. Shahrested! - as the kids say. Erika Jayne and Tom Girardi are getting a divorce. Erika and Tom Girardi have all sorts of legal battles they are currently engaged in. Britney Spears is in a conservatorship which has caused the world to chant the slogan, ‘Free Britney”. So many legal issues, so little time. Former LA Prosecutor Emily D. Baker, steps Behind The Rope to help us make sense of it all (despite the fact that David is an attorney, Emily has been call in as the expert!). Emily and David discuss the rumored events of how Jen Shah’s arrest went down - Federal Agents pulling over a van full of Salt Lake Housewives en route to Colorado - and the process needed to secure a Federal indictment and subsequent arrest. Emily then translates the federal charges into layman’s terms explaining what conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering actually means. Emily breaks down what happens now that Jen has plead non-guilty, what the next few weeks look like for her, the looming Trial in October, the “other” 10 indicted back in 2019, Jen Shah’s moniker as “top dog” in the alleged scheme, the rapid rate at which this case is moving and stability of her job on RHOSLC. Shifting gears, Emily highlights the key points in the Erika Jayne and Tom Girardi case - the divorce, the forced bankruptcy, the ongoing criminal investigation, Tom’s conservatorship and Alzheimer’s / Dementia claims and last, but certainly not least, Erika’s bizarre behavior on her Instagram account. Regarding both Jen and Erika, we discuss how likely it is that we will really see this all play out during next seasons RHOSLC and RHOBH respectively. Finally, while we have legal guru expert Emily D. Baker, we couldn’t help but end with a chat about the one and only Miss Britney Jean Spears - her conservatorship, the real chances of it ever ending, and what we predict the future looks like her. Thank you Emily. We must do this again soon! Out TODAY on our Patreon account - so head on over to https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope @theemilydbaker @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/10/202110 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode Artwork

Yvie Oddly (on Winning Drag Race & So Much More!)

Yvie Oddly steps Behind The Rope. RuPaul’s Drag Race Season Eleven Winner, Yvie Oddly. Checking in her from her home in Colorado, Yvie is here to tell it all. Let us start at the beginning. Yvie talks about her first drag performance, how Sharon Needles was an early influence, how she developed her “out of the box” style and fashion and how she chose her iconic name. After winning the Ultimate Queen of Denver Pageant, Yvie realized she was ready for the next step in her drag career. Drag Race. Yvie discusses the influence Drag Race, and RuPaul, had on her life as a Baby Drag Queen, as she watched on her TV each season before applying. Once chosen for Season Eleven, one of fifteen contestants, Yvie chipped away at the competition week after week after week until she was the last one left standing. Yvie discusses Drag Race judges Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley and Ross Mathews. Yvie also discusses guest judges Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Kandi Burruss and Miley Cyrus and her thoughts on each. She also discusses what filming, the competitions and RuPaul were really like on and off camera. Yvie open up about how life changed as a result of winning Drag Race both personally and professionally. On a deeper level Yvie discusses “celebrity culture”, social medial and what life as a public figure is really like. We discuss the “business” side of Drag. The Werk the World Tour, and DragCon. Yvie shares a rare look into her personal life with her future lawyer of a boyfriend, having celebrated their one year anniversary a few months ago. Finally, Yvie chats about her new full-length rap album “Drag Trap” - how and why it was made, her musical influences, and “why” do music now. Tune in for a fun, nothing held back, epic sit down with the Iconic always true to herself Miss Yvie Oddly. @oddlyyvie @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef  Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Apostrophe https://www.apostrophe.com/pod/VELVET/ Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/9/20211 hour, 18 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ's Amber Marchese (Catching Up With / Current RHONJ Season)

Amber Marchese steps Behind The Rope. Amber pours herself some wine and takes us back to the beginning. The beginning for her, as it relates to The Real Housewives of New Jersey, is her past friendship with Melissa Gorga, prior to Melissa becoming a RHONJ. Way back when, prior to Joe Gorga, back when we were all young, Amber was friends with Melissa. She remembers when Melissa was first cast and what that did for her relationship with Sister In Law Teresa Giudice. We discuss how Amber first got involved in casting, what Jim thought about her potential on RHONJ, and how she was ultimately cast. Having never watched the show before, Amber didn't know what to expect with filming, editing, producer involvement, interacting with the other women and the after math of how life would change once the show aired. She talks about “The Twins” and why she thinks her Infamous Season Six of the hit franchise was “off”. We discuss the cardinal mistakes she thinks she made as a part of the show and how she thinks to survive on RHONJ it is important to be align with Mel or Tre. Speaking of Mel and Tre, Amber discusses the positives and negatives of each and what her current relationships with both are today. She gives a full critique of "On Display” and discusses her thoughts on other current RHONJ cast members Dolores Catania, Margaret Josephs, Jen Aydin and Jackie Goldschneider. We also discuss her opinions on RHONJ past Kim D., Kathie Wakile, Siggy Flicker, and Danielle Staub. Amber opens up about the very public falling out with her stepson, the origins of that fallout and whether it related to his sexuality (Amber speaks her truth), the involvement of Lance Bass, his husband Michael Turchin, Andy Cohen, and her true thoughts on the LGBTQIA community. Amber discusses the effect this very public dispute has had on her family and the hate she receives both in person and on social media. We foreshadow the current RHONJ season as it plays out. Finally, Amber discusses the joy of being a cancer survivor and what is next for her in life. Hint: Not Housewives.  @amber_marchese @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Apostrophe https://www.apostrophe.com/pod/VELVET/   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/8/20211 hour, 20 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode Artwork

Tiffany Rinehart - Kathy Griffin's My Life on the D-List Assistant (A Chat About It All!)

Tiffany Rinehart steps Behind The Rope. Ok, ok you probably know her as Kathy Griffin's assistant from that little show called My Life on the D-List. Now a Google employee, thanks to a phone reference by Kathy Griffin herself, Tiffany (now married and Tiffany Helzer) takes us back to the beginning. After graduating college, a huge NSYNC fan, her main goal in life was to meet Justin Timberlake. Instead, she did the next best thing, she got a job working with Kathy Griffin, which led her to meeting and becoming friends with Lance Bass. Her first day on the job involved picking Kathy up at the airport. That worked out well and the rest is history. Not so fast. Tiffany tells us how she was thrown into filming “My Life on the D-List” as a result of working for Kathy, how she eventually got used to the cameras and how surreal it was having grown up on Reality TV classics such as The Real World, The Hills and Laguna Beach. Tiffany tells us Kathy's biggest pet peeve and highest maintenance demands. Of course, there was that one time Tiffany accidentally shipped all of Kathy's clothes to the wrong address. Whops. Then there was that one time she had to have pizza delivered to Cher’s house in Malibu. When Cher called, Kathy went running all the way from her Hollywood Hills home to Cher’s Malibu compound and Kathy didn’t just go running for anyone. Speaking of Cher, David and Tiffany bond over Cher having both met and spent time with the Goddess IRL. As far as celebrities go, Tiffany sure met a lot during her tenure of working for Kathy. We do a fast round of gossip on each: Paris Hilton, Tyra Banks, Bette Midler, Suzanne Somers, and TI. We also discuss Tiffany’s “secret society” circle of Celebrity Assistant Friends which included not only Lance Bass, and the frequent game nights at his house, but also Christina Applegate, Goldie Hawn, and Queen Bethenny Frankel’s assistants. Of course being an assistant has it perks, flying first class, five star hotels, private planes and attending the NBC Upfronts where she met Teresa Giudice and The Manzo’s Caroline, Lauren and Albie. Of course, we discuss one of Kathy’s biggest comedic inspirations Joan Rivers and what traveling to London with Kathy and Joan Rivers was like. Finally, we discuss Kathy’s entanglement in “Cancel Culture”, how that ultimately led to her fall out with both Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper, how Andy Cohen was a “Boss” to work for, and what being a guest on Watch What Happens Live (Tiffany was the Bartender) was really like. This plus much more! @tiffanyhelzer @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Apostrophe https://www.apostrophe.com/pod/VELVET/ Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/7/20211 hour, 21 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

Laguna Beach's Alex Murrel (on Laguna Beach, The Hills, Very Cavallari, RHOC) - Part II

Laguna Beach’s Alex Murrel Johnson, otherwise know as Alex M, Steps Back Behind The Rope (our Part I sit down with Alex M aired January 13, 2021. Feel free to check it out if you haven’t already done so.) Alex wastes no time getting right back in to where we left off - talking about all things Laguna Beach and Reality TV. Alex opens up about what it was like to watch her friends on those “other” reality shows in the franchise, The Hills, The Hills: New Beginnings and Very Cavallari for years after she was no longer on Laguna Beach. Speaking of The Hills: New Beginnings, Alex discusses her thoughts about the show, including the casting of The O.C’s Miss Mischa Barton. Speaking of Very Cavallari, Alex divulges her thoughts about Kristen’s recent breakup with Jay Cutler and decision to end her successful reality show after only three seasons. Obviously, no discussion of Orange County would be complete without a nod to our favorite RHOC ladies. Alex discusses which of our fav Orange County Housewives she knows in real life and who she likes most on the show. Alex even has a funny tie to OG of the OC Lauri Peterson. We certainly did not see that coming. Orange Country really is just a small world, isn’t it? We also discuss that other current Adam DiVello blockbuster, Selling Sunset, how it feels and looks like The Hills and how everything Adam touches in the world of Reality TV turns to gold. Alex discusses other real life Southern California friends like Flipping Out’s Jeff Lewis. Do tell. She does. Alex ponders whether she will show her children Laguna Beach and what would she say if they came to her wanting to film a reality show while still in High School. Finally, we address the recent viral OG Season One Laguna Beach reunion that Lauren Conrad organized and why she thinks, Laguna Beach, Season Two, should also have been included. Tune in now as our Part II chat with Laguna Beach’s Alex Murrel Johnson concludes.  @alexmurrel @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Apostrophe https://www.apostrophe.com/pod/VELVET/   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/6/20211 hour, 3 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode Artwork

Rachel Uchitel (on Putting Her Past Behind Her, RHONY, Wendy Williams Appearance & Seeking)

Rachel Uchitel steps Behind The Rope. Hot off her recent Wendy Williams appearance, yes we discuss how Wendy “came for her” and whether Wendy owes her an apology, Rachel is here to open up about it all. Let us start at the beginning. Yes, for those living under a rock, she was once the “face” of 911 and tied to Tiger Woods. Those are facts that can’t be denied, but there is much more to Rachel Uchitel than meets the eye. Okay fine, we chat about the recent HBO Documentary on his life, which she was a part of, the scary car crash which he just suffered, and how just for once it would be nice to have an interview where a certain someone’s name doesn’t come up. Rachel expresses her feelings about the fact that her past keeps coming up ten years later in interviews, explains the biggest misconceptions about her, dishes the real truth about her life that the media got all wrong and how hard it was, at its height, to live with intense media scrutiny once her relationship was outed. In other words, what it was like being trolled - before that was a thing. Now that we got that out of the way, we move on to all else that Rachel has going on in her life. As we said, there is much more to Rachel than, um, something that is ten long years in the past. Of course we chat with Rachel about those Real Housewives of New York City rumors about her joining the cast that surface every season - how true are they, how close has she come to joining, who she is closest with on the cast, what type of RHONY would she be, who would she fight with, and just what is the real deal with her past, present and future relationship with our fav RHONY playboy and friend, Harry Dubin. We come clean with Rachel about our sit down chat with her “frenemy” from Celeb Rehab, Janice Dickinson, some of the past boys she has been, either correctly or incorrectly linked to - yes Ryan Seacrest we are talking to you, and what exactly is her type. Rachel is now the face of popular dating website “Seeking”. She sheds light on how this position came about, the misconceptions associated with this website, how rewarding these “up front” and “honest” relationships can be, how sugar dating is different than escorting, how she is helping the company rebrand, how she hopes she can truly help people find love on line though his newly appointed partnership and, of course, which of our fav RHONY would likely find love on the website. @racheluchitelnyc @seeking @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Apostrophe https://www.apostrophe.com/pod/VELVET/ Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/5/20211 hour, 45 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode Artwork

SHAHRESTED!! (Breaking It Down w/ Former Federal Defense Atty Trisha LaFache)

Jen Shah has been arrested on federal fraud charges in connection to a nationwide telemarking scam. If you are a Bravo fan, you have heard this news. If you are someone who watches the news or reads the paper, you have heard this news. You have all talked about this news. Gossiped about this news. Today we are joined by expert, Former Federal Defense Attorney Trisha LaFache, to help break it all down. The fact that David is also a lawyer certainly doesn't hurt as these two discuss it all. First, we chat about the "rumored" events of Jen leaving the RHOSLC cast trip leaving the women to be pulled over by Federal Authorities, all apparently caught on camera by Bravo. Trisha explains just how the Feds work, explains how a Federal case differs from a state one, and just how likely it is that this ACTUALLY happened. Oh wait, you mean all these rumors being spread around ClubHouse and on IG lives may actually not be true? Shocking. Yea, read our sarcasm Next, Trisha explains the charges in layman's terms, how likely it is that Jen would receive the maximum sentence of 30 years, and what happens next.  Having defended many many many Jen Shah's in her lifetime, Trisha chats about the mindset of someone like Jen Shah who allegedly ends up in a nationwide telemarking scam, what goes through their mind and how they act once arrested. Finally, Trisha explains what will likely happen next, how this will affect her role on RHOSLC and relationship with the other cast members and Bravo, and how likely it is we will see any of this next season when our fav snow bunnies return for Season Two.  Have the past few days been confusing to you trying to make sense of it all, decipher what is real versus fabricated? This is THE episode you have been waiting for all week.  FULL EPISODE AVAILABLE AT - https://www.patreon.com/posts/49536623 @trishalafache @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/3/202115 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode Artwork

Lisa D'Amato (America's Next Top Model - Tells All on Tyra, The Show, & Shark Tank) - Part II

Lisa D’Amato, from America’s Next Top Model, steps Behind The Rope. For everyone who has not heard our Part I chat with Lisa, feel free to check it out on January 19, 2021. Holding nothing back, Lisa is here to tell - it - all!. Lisa D'Amato - Fan Fav from Cycle Five of the hit Reality Show America's Next Top Model, competing for the affection and approval of one Miss Tyra Banks. Lisa chats about what living in the model house was really like, the competitiveness of her fellow model contestants and the pressure she felt from producers while filming. She chats about ANTM judges Miss J, Nigel Barker, Twiggy and last, but certainly not least, Janice Dickinson as well as about Creative Director Jay Manuel. Lisa confirms and debunks many of the vicious rumors heard over the years about the tension on the set and the “my way or the highway” rumored attitude of Tyra Banks. Leaving no detailed spared, Lisa explains how she felt she was treated by Tyra and Producers, the good, the bad, the other. There was a lot of bad and a lot of other. We discuss! She chats about her status as “fan favorite” once the show aired, largely in part due to her outspoken nature. That outspoken nature found her back on ANTM, this time "All Stars”, Cycle Seventeen, which she won. She chats about how life changed as a result of winning ANTM and what came next. That next eventually included her Dare-U-Go! product pitch on Shark Tank, where she got a deal with the one and only Miss Barbara Corcoran. She takes us behind the scenes of Shark Tank and all the shenanigans taking place behind the scenes off camera. @lisa_damato @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/2/20211 hour, 28 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

Ladies of London's Marissa Hermer (Catching Up!)

Ladies of London’s Marissa Hermer steps Behind the Rope. Now living in Southern California, Marissa is here to tell it all. Marissa has stepped up to the plate to help feed her local hospital and medial workers who are working tirelessly during the crisis the world has been facing. This is nothing new for Marissa. She is used to feeding her community through the two restaurants she owns with her husband, The Draycott and Olivetta. She is not a stay at home and watch type of person so when her restaurants were temporarily closed due to Covid regulations, Marissa decided to dedicate her time by delivering food made in those restaurants, in her own car, to hospitals in need. This desire to help has turned into an official “You Give. We Cook. They Eat.” GoFundMe Program which is alive and thriving. Thank you Marissa. In other news, so just how did a good 'ole Southern California girl end up in the UK and on our Bravo TV screens in the hit show Ladies of London? After college, Marissa wanted to live in every different city that she could so she went to London planning to travel aound Europe. She ended up getting a job in the UK in PR and eventually met her husband through work. They married and opened a string of successful restaurants and nightclubs in London and throughout the UK. Flash forward and one day Bravo came knocking. Marissa explains how the show was originally not supposed to be a “housewives” type drama show (well that didn't work out too well now did it) but was supposed to be an entirely differently show regarding Americans assimilating into London life. Marissa explains her reservations in joining the show, the challenges of filming, reality versus real tv, and her reaction to what a huge cult classic Ladies of London is in BravoVerse. Of course, we discuss her cast mates The Carolines Stanbury and Fleming, The Juliets Angus and Montagu, Sophie, Caprice, Noelle, and Adela and the status of her relationships with each today. Finally, living right near Beverly Hills, we had to ask about her friendships and run ins with those other SoCal women we love so much, The Lisas Vanderpump and Rinna, Kyle, Teddy and so on and whether she would ever join RHOBH. . Finally, we discuss the possibility of a Ladies Of London reunion and Marissa’s potential interest in such an event! @marissahermer @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef @olivetta @the_draycott @mavericksnacks Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/1/20211 hour, 3 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode Artwork

Frank (Jr.) Catania - RHONJ (An Interview!)

Frankie Jr steps Behind The Rope. Yes, THAT Frank Catania. Son of the one and only Miss Dolores Catania from The Real Housewives of New Jersey. Welcome man. Home from Sacred Heart University for the weekend, Frankie is here to chat about it all. Ever wonder what it is like to be the child of one of The Housewives that we love so much? Well Frankie lets us in on that little secret. We discuss how Dolores originally got involved in filming and what it was like to all of a sudden, as a teenager, have cameras in his house filming his, his Mom’s, and Family’s every move. Frankie also discusses what it was like once the show came out and he was deemed “fan favorite” - how people at school reacted and what it was like when he went away to college being Dolores Catania’s son from RHONJ. Speaking of college, Frankie talks about his love of finance and how he plans to be “The Wolf of Wall Street” and take over the world once he graduates later this year. We discuss all the RHONJ drama that Frankie has been witness to the past several seasons, first hand, while filming, and discuss some of the more shocking moments that have occurred over the years. On a larger note, Frankie breaks down why he thinks the rest of the world is, for lack of better words, obsessed, intrigued, and mesmerized by New Jersey and why he thinks shows like Jersey Shore and RHONJ are so successful with viewers. He also discusses some of the misperceptions people have about the State of New Jersey based on some of these TV shows and is here to clear those stereotypes up. Of course we discuss the picture that went viral of him and Gia Giudice at The Prom, the current status of their relationship, whether one day he may call Teresa his mother in law and answer the one question on everyone’s mind, just what is Frankie’s type of woman. Tune in now to hear all this “Fan Fav” has to say. @frank.catania @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/31/20211 hour, 7 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode Artwork

Summer House's Danielle Olivera (A Fireside Chat)

Summer House’s Danielle Olivera steps Behind The Rope. Summer House, Season 5. Danielle is here to break down all the current season drama from other’s love triangles (thank you Luke, Ciara, Hannah), to her own entanglements (Hannah suggesting she kissed Luke only because Lindsay told her to), to the traumatic physical fight between her roommates seen last week. Speaking of her roommates, we chat with Danielle about just how different the process was this season in The Hamptons when filming Summer House actually became “Quarantine Summer House”. Danielle chats about why she decided to return as a full time cast member after “walking away” to a reduced role last year and how it felt to be back under different circumstances. She also pays homage to those who have been voted off the island - Lauren, Stephen, Jordan and Jules discussing just what it takes to be successful among this group of friends and predicts just how Ciara will fare with fans as the weeks roll on and we get to know Summer House’s newest roommate better. Of course we chat about all of her other roommates - Paige, Carl, Kyle, Lindsay and Amanda - and discuss where the status of each of these friendships is today. Might we see another kiss with Luke before the season ends? Will things heat up with her boyfriend who we have only met via Zoom (ahh, a sign of the times)? Will Kyle and Amanda make it through the rest of the season without another epic fight? Will Carl and Paige find their way back to the pantry? Will Hannah and Lindsay continue to stay clear of each other or is that just impossible living in the same house. These and many more questions answered before we finally play a game of “who would you rather” Summer House edition and sign off with Danielle. After all, she does have a day job to get back to.  @danielleolivera @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef  Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/30/20211 hour, 4 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOA's DeShawn Snow (on Season One, Current Season and Miss Nene Leakes)

The Real Housewives Of Atlanta’s DeShawn Snow steps Behind The Rope. Yes, Season One, OG RHOA, DeShawn Snow. Well it has been a minute, hasn’t it? We catch up with DeShawn on all she been up to since we last saw her on our TV screens. All includes going through a very public divorce from three time NBA finalist Eric Snow plus starting a successful life coach business while also continuing her day job as one of Sotheby’s top Real Estate Agents. Feeling totally nostalgic as this current season of RHOA rolls on, we chat with DeShawn about her involvement in the franchise - casting, filming, her edit, and how life changed as a result of being involved in the series. We also chat about her exit from the show, how producers thought she was “too normal” and “too nice" for the direction the show was going, how she found out she wasn’t coming back, and why so many housewives who come on our Pod just won’t admit that they were terminated. As we reminisce RHOA’s Freshman Season, we chat with DeShawn about her cast mates Kim Zolciak, Lisa Wu, Shereé Whittfield, and last, but certainly not least, Nene Leakes. We chat about Season one Nene and Kim, could we tell both were Reality TV ratings gold back then and how each has changed throughout the years. Speaking of Nene, we chat abut her shocking exit from RHOA, and her current campaign to “Boycott Bravo”. Finally, we chat about DeShawn’s current life - work, love, happiness - and some of our other fav peach holders, Kandi, Cynthia, Porsche and Kenya! Grab your peaches and take a listen. @deshawnsnow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef  Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/29/20211 hour, 16 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode Artwork

Louis York (on working with Britney Spears, Gaga, Kelly Clarkson, Rihanna, The Grammys, & Their New Music)

Louis York steps Behind The Rope. Claude Kelly and Chuck Harmony, that is. Between the two of these guys, they have worked with EVERYONE, and we mean everyone in the music business. By “worked with” we mean, written songs for, produced and everything else under the sun for a whose who amongst today’s top artists. Britney Spears. Let us just start there. Claude wrote “Circus" for Britney, the song, and album, that was recorded at a very crucial point in her life - right after her very public meltdown the result of which a conservatorship was formed appointing her father as guardian. Short of “Blackout”, Circus was the song/ album that launched her “comeback”. We delve deep into what it was like working with Britney during that time in her life, what Claude and Chuck think of the “Free Britney” movement and thought of the “Framing Britney Spears” movie. We also talk about working with Lady Gaga on her first album, “The Fame Monster”, Kelly Clarkson on her biggest hit to date “My Life Would Suck Without You”, Miley Cyrus on her original anthem “Party In The U.S.A.” and many others that we could not help but to ask about such as Rihanna, John Legend, The Backstreet Boys, Whitney Houston, and last but not least, Michael Jackson. The boys bond with David over their love of Madonna and the fact, yes it is a fact, that Prince is the biggest musical genius of our, or possibly any, generation! Of course, this dynamic duo is also here to chat about their brilliant new album, “American Griots” - the inspirations behind that, their musical idols, their love of the music from the 70’s and 80’s (we couldn’t agree more), and the message they hope is received from a listen. Finally, we chat about the lack of good music out today, the recent “virtual Grammys” and their stellar new girl group, The Shindellas. A hot new girl group? Count us in!!! @louisyorkmusic @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/26/20211 hour, 27 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode Artwork

JACKIE TOHN (on GLOW, American Idol, Howard Stern, Joan Rivers, The Nanny, & Best Leftovers Ever!)

Jackie Tohn steps Behind The Rope. Best known for her breakout performance as Melanie “Melrose” Rosen on Netflix’s award winning, critically acclaimed masterpiece “Glow”, Jackie stops by to share it all. Originally from Long Island, NY, Jackie moved to LA at 18 to follow her dreams of becoming an actress. Early in her career Jackie appeared on many of our favorite shows such as “The Sopranos”, “Veronica Mars”, “Strangers With Candy”, not the least of which was “The Nanny”, in which she played a young Fran Drescher. Turns out Kristen Bell is a close friend and they actually have an animated series coming to Amazon in the very near future! There was also that one time she lived with Jessica Biel and her parents in Calabasas. So much to kvell about, so little time. Jackie opens up about those experiences and chats about some of her comedic and thespian role models that inspired her to break into the business of acting. To our delight, Joan Rivers and Howard Stern are two of these inspirations and Jackie has even been involved in The Howard Stern show in the past, which she is more than happy to discuss. Jackie also chats about her singing abilities, those abilities which led her to the semi finals on “American Idol” and Bravo’s very own “Platinum Hit” (Kara DioGuardi, we see you!). Jackie shares stories from behind the scenes on Glow, chats about the disappointment when Season 4 was indefinitely shelved due to lockdown and hints at what the future holds for the un-filmed season and possible Glow movie (what a wish!). Jackie is now the host of Netflix’s “Best Leftovers Ever”, we delve deep into this brilliant show, her own food preferences and culinary abilities with leftovers and what being a host of her own Netflix show means to her.  @jackietohn @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef  Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/25/20211 hour, 30 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

AMY PHILLIPS (Our Fav Bravo Impressionist & Some of her Bravo "Friends")

Amy Phillips steps Behind The Rope. Yes, that Amy Phillips. Master impressionist of all of our favorite Bravo Housewives and Friends. Ok, let us back up. Amy had a whole career, and life, before falling into the BravoVerse. Originally from Grosse Pointe, Michigan, Amy moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in Comedy. Some of Amy’s early impressions were some of our favorite Iconic Ladies - Martha Stewart, Ellen DeGeneres and Gwyneth Paltrow, to name a few. One day Amy caught a glimpse of a little reality show called “The Rachel Zoe Project” and from there was hooked on Reality TV and Bravo. Amy reminisces on that early time in Bravo’s history and her love of some of the OG shows such as The Millionaire Matchmaker, Blow Out and Top Chef. Amy started the brilliant “Meet Amy Phillips” You Tube Page shortly thereafter with a now nostalgic impression of the one and only Rachel Zoe. Ba-na-nas. As a result of this impression, her phone rang. It was Watch What Happens Live calling to ask if they could use her Rachel Zoe impression on air during an upcoming episode. She said yes. #duh The next thing she knew she was The Bartender on Watch What Happens Live doing an impression of Ramona Singer FOR guest Ramona Singer. Amy now is the host of the stellar “Reality Checked” SiriusXM Radio Show on "Radio Andy” where she dishes on all of the latest Bravo tea and recaps all of our favorite shows. Amy discusses a plethora of current Bravo events with us here today such as the hiring of actresses into the RHOBH franchise (Denise, Rinna, The Richards Sisters, Garcelle and so on - good thing or bad thing?), all in the family (welcome Kathy Hilton!), this just past season of RHOC (as bad as everyone says. Elizabeth Vargas, anyone?), her favorite city in the franchise (did someone say #RHONY), and which Housewives should have never been hired (we will leave that one a mystery for when you listen to this episode). A real sport of a guest, Amy was kind enough to entertain our many impression requests with stand out appearances on this very episode from all of our favorite friends, including, but not limited to Bethenny Frankel, Lisa Rinna, Ramona Singer, Luann de Lesseps, Erika Jayne, Lisa Vanderpump, Dorit Kemsley, Dorinda Medley, Shannon Storms Beador, Heather Dubrow, Teresa Giudice, LeeAnne Locken, Lea Black, Kyle Richards and last, but certainly not least, Danielle Staub. Get ready to laugh! @meetamyphillips @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/24/20211 hour, 23 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode Artwork

Chaz Dean (on Flipping Out - Jeff Lewis, Gage, Jenni Pulos & his Hair Empire!)

Chaz Dean steps back Behind The Rope. For everyone who has not heard our Part I sit down with Chaz, it aired February 8th, 2021. We chat about his friends and clients - RHOBH’s Lisa Rinna and Lisa Vanderpump and Nicolette Sheridan. What happened that one time Nicolette walked into his salon while Rinna was in his chair? What about the stories he heard back in the hey day of 90210 when he worked on Shannen Doherty, Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth? Feel free to check that out. Today, Chaz is here to talk more about the 90210 kids, his booming hair care empire, WEN products and, Flipping Out. Chaz chats with us about where and how he first met Jeff Lewis. He discusses how he first hired Jeff to help design his multitude of hair “bungalows” as seen on the hit Bravo show “Flipping Out”. Speaking of "Flipping Out”, Chaz explains how he went from client, to client and friend, to being convinced to star alongside Jeff Lewis in many seasons of “Flipping Out” as Jeff helped design many Salons for Chaz in his hair care empire over the years. Chaz opens up about what filming a reality show for Bravo was really like. Chaz also opens up about some of Jeff’s other employees, Gage Edward and Jenni Pulos. Chaz weighs in on the demise of the many year friendship between Jenni and Jeff and predicts whether the two will ever reconcile. Chaz also explains his current working relationship, and friendship with Gage Edward - how and why that came about. Finally, Chaz explains why he and Jeff are no longer speaking - how they got here, his message to Jeff and what he thinks the future holds. Finally, Chaz chats with us about Reality TV and whether he himself would ever want a show based around his life and hair care empire. Tune in now as our chat with Chaz Dean comes to a conclusion. @chazdean @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/23/20211 hour, 25 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHODC's Mary Amons (on RHODC Reboot, Andy Cohen, Bravo & Current Dallas Housewives Season)

The Real Housewives of D.C.’s Mary Amons steps back Behind The Rope. Mary is watching this season of The Real Housewives of Dallas. Yes RHODC is watching RHOD. Mary and David are also real life friends with many of the RHOD such as Jen Davis, D’Andra Simmons, and LeeAnne Locken. Mary and David talk about these friendships and what these women are like in real life when the cameras are not rolling. They also talk about what happens when you are friends with both LeeAnne and D’Andra, two Housewives who notoriously don’t get along. What happens if they both wanna hang and grab drinks the same night? Who do you choose? Mary also chats about this season of RHOD sharing her opinions on other newcomer Tiffany Moon, how important is it to eat chicken feet, how well Bravo dealt with Brandi Redmond’s "racially incentive”, for lack of a better word, viral video, and just how the franchise is holding up with the absence of OG LeeAnne Locken. Speaking of LeeAnne, Mary and David chat about whether Bravo did the right thing in letting LeeAnne go and is there a double standard considering other Bravo cast members still have a job. Of course, David didn’t let Mary go without hearing the RHODC gossip update. Mary fills us in on all the off camera drama and updates going on in her life as well as in the lives of Lynda Erkiletian, Cat Ommanney, Staci Turner and last, but certainly not least, Michaele Salahi Schon. Mary gives us her thoughts about the too soon end to RHODC, Andy Cohen’s recent tweets with Meghan McCain about a desired RHODC reboot, and, in today’s political climate, what would that even look like. Finally, Mary updates us on what she is up to these days which includes a look at her brand new Blog Hippy Chica!!! Feel free to check it out! @maryamons @hippychicaofficial @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/22/20211 hour, 32 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bravo's Gallery Girls - (Gone but not Forgotten)

Gallery Girls. One of the gone, but definitely not forgotten classic Bravo TV shows. Jordan Ross from the infamous Don Gunvalson and Lee Radziwill Twitter Accounts has completed his homework assignment, to rewatch the entire one Gallery Girls season and stop by to help us break - it - all - down. August 13, 2012. That was the day this gem of a Bravo show came into our lives allowing us to follow the lives of seven ambitious young women in NYC trying to make it in the cut throat every changing art world. We analyze what unfolds, over the eight short lived episodes, between all our favorite art connoisseurs. Those art connoisseurs being Chantal, Angela, Amy, Claudia, Kerri, Liz and Maggie - no last names needed! We address the best and worst parts of Gallery Girls, the critics reactions, the public’s reaction and why this show ultimately got cancelled and only lasted one all too short season. Of course, we have done our research and have left no stone unturned to bring you a “Where Are They Now” like you have never heard before. Feeling nostalgic? Tune in now. We also deep dive into the Erika and Tom Divorce Drama and the RHOSLC and RHOC Seasons that just past! Full Chat can be heard at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/45467655 @jordanrossmeyers @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/21/20219 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

Claudia Wells - (on her starring role in Back To The Future & More!

Claudia Wells steps Behind The Rope. Best know for her role as Marty McFly’s girlfriend, “Jennifer Parker” in the 80s Classic “Back To The Future”, Claudia is here to tell it all. Claudia almost didn’t get a chance to star in the first film in this overly successful franchise due to a conflicting TV pilot. Fear not, alls well that ends well. She chats about how she was cast - yes it involved a once in a lifetime audition with the one and only Steven Spielberg, chats about how Eric Stoltz was the “original” Marty McFly, how one day Eric Stoltz was out, how another day Mr. Alex Keaton, legend Michael J. Fox was in and how, due to a variety of unforeseen circumstances, she was back in. Claudia chats about what it was like to work with Michael J. Fox back in the day, their relationship throughout the years and the status of that relationship today. On a more serious note, we chat about her, and the industries, reaction to Michael’s announcement many years ago that he was a working actor, and a damn good one at that, living with Parkinson’s Disease. Claudia shares Hollywood stories of who she knows, has had runs ins with, both good and bad, and how the industry has changed throughout the years. Of course, all roads lead back to Housewives, we chat about the Reality TV she watches and what she thinks about the current crop of Real Housewives. Living in LA, that involves The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Claudia chats about her love for LVP (new show alert!). She also weighs in on the RHOBH topic du jour, The Erika and Tom Girardi Divorce. We also chat about the rabid, in a good way, “Back to The Future” fans who travel all over the world to meet Jennifer Parker. Some of those fans even descend upon her blockbuster “Armani Wells Men’s Resale” store. Yes, she signs autographs and takes pics there and yes she guessed The Rope’s jacket size over Zoom. A fun trip down memory lane! @claudiawells @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Mint Mobile https://www.mintmobile.com/velvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/19/20211 hour, 39 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode Artwork

MIKE HILL (A.K.A - Mr. Cynthia Bailey) - A Sit Down Chat!

The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Mike Hill steps Behind The Rope. Mike Hill. Also known, to us BravoHolics as Mr. Cynthia Bailey. Before delving deep into what y’all wanna talk about, RHOA, yea we know, we chat with Mike about his childhood, illustrious career as a Sports Journalist, and stellar tell all book, “Open Mike” (yup, great title). Mike opens up about some of the traumas he has faced in life as detailed in the book, how writing this book was not only cathartic, but basically “saved his life”, and how through the writing process he was able to let go of childhood demons and become the man he is today. Deep we know, but really, it is a great book! Ok, now we can get into what y’all wanna chat about, The Real Housewives of Atlanta and Mrs. Cynthia Bailey Hill. We start at the beginning, their chance meeting on The Steve Harvey Show during a rapid round of “The Dating Game”. Cynthia chose Mike as her “date”, and the rest is history. We discuss how Mike feels about filming RHOA with wife Cynthia and how the transition from full time Sportscaster to part time Bravo Housewives Husband has been. We needed, and got, answers on what he really thinks about the RHOA women, the RHOA drama, the social media feuds which are part of any Housewives job, and whether he is ever shocked at just how far our favorite Peach Holders will go to make good TV. Of course, we also needed to chat about Miss Linnethia Leaks - the real reasons behind her sudden departure from RHOA, the cast's reactions, her lack of response to the Bailey Hill wedding invite, her current petition to boycott Bravo due to her claims of alleged racial improprieties and Mike’s predictions for the future of Nene’s friendship with Cynthia. Speaking of the Bailey-Hill wedding, we chat about Cynthia’s now infamous Bachelorette Party, Bolo, the male exotic dancer in the middle of it all, and just which of the Peach Holders we suspect “hooked up”, allegedly, with Mr. Bolo in all his glory (see Kenya, we are here to help you uncover the season's core mystery). We also chat about his nuptials to Cynthia - what we saw play out on RHOA, the behind the scenes details we did not see on TV, and the public outcry and reaction to holding a 250 person wedding during a global pandemic. Thank you Mr. Hill for stopping by and being, well, an “Open Mike” (Available everywhere books are sold!). @itsmikehill @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Mint Mobile https://www.mintmobile.com/velvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/18/20211 hour, 22 minutes
Episode Artwork

RHOD's Jennifer Davis (An Interview with RHOD's Newest Friend Of)

The Real Housewives of Dallas’ Jennifer Davis steps Behind The Rope for her first ever sit down chat interview regarding her involvement in The Real Housewives. Who is RHOD’s Jennifer Davis? By the end of this episode you will be able to answer that question. After a little chat with Jennifer about her Dallas heritage (born and raised), her stint as a Model (living in NYC at a young age with Eileen Ford), and career in Real Estate (it’s the family biz), we get into what y’all wanna talk about, The Real Housewives of Dallas. We chat with Jennifer about how she came to know this group of women and was ultimately cast on the show. Of course knowing this group of women has to do, in part, with her long time friendship with Kameron Westcott. After breaking down that friendship, we get all of her first impressions of and current opinions on her fellow RHOD cast mates D’Andra Simmons, Kary Brittingham, Brandi Redmond, Stephanie Hollman and Tiffany Moon. Jennifer opens up about going through a very public divorce shortly after being cast, how one adjusts to life in the public eye, and the rumors that her divorce and lack of participation from her then husband effected her “Full Time” status as a Housewife. We chat with Jennifer about some of the highlights of this RHOD season so far and discuss what we can expect the rest of the season. We discuss whether Jen knows RHOD OG LeeAnne Locken - her relationship with her and thoughts on last season, LeeAnne’s exit from the show and how she feels this season is different in the absence of LeeAnne. Jen chats about her Watch What Happens Live dream and the Boss Man himself, Mr. Andrew Cohen. Finally, being a Real Estate Powerhouse, we had to delve deep into those classic Real Estate shows with Jen - Million Dollar Listings LA and NYC as well as Selling Sunset (Season 4 coming soon. Whoo Hoo!). @jendavis @behindvelvetrope @davdiyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Mint Mobile https://www.mintmobile.com/velvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/17/20211 hour, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

Floribama Shore's Aimee Hall (A Sit Down Chat!)

Floribama Shore’s Aimee Hall steps Behind The Rope. Season Four. How did we get here? Aimee is here to help us make sense of it all and take us on her journey from small town girl, growing up in a city the population of which was 200 in its entirety, to the stars of one of MTV’s most popular reality shows in history. We chat with Aimee about all of her cast mates discussing the good, the bad, the other - Nilsa, Gus, Kirk, Jeremiah, Candace and Codi. Aimee sheds light on the current season tension between Jeremiah and Gus, answers the ever present “will they” or “won’t they” between Nilsa and Gus, discusses what a now pregnant Nilsa is really like, teases what we can expect to see in the upcoming weeks on Floribama Shore, and explains just how different Season Four will be from the rest. On another note, we couldn’t help but ask Amy about that other amazing, brilliant, equally as fun MTV show, Jersey Shore, discussing the obvious comparisons with Floribama Shore’s Northern Sister, who she has met from that cast and who her favorites are. Speaking of meeting people in the public eye, Aimee discusses her two time VMA’s experience, and some of her favs in attendance, Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift. Of course, Aimee informed us that even though this chat was conducted on a Monday at 9am, she was about to start her Momosas for the day. We would expect nothing less from any self respecting Floribama Shore cast member. Bottoms Up.  @aimeeelizabethhall @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Mint Mobile https://www.mintmobile.com/velvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/16/202150 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

Meet Married to Medicine's Newest Resident - Anila Sajja

Married to Medicine’s newest resident, Anila Sajja, steps Behind The Rope. The wife of an oculofacial plastic surgeon, okay let us break that down, Anila is here to chat about all things Season Eight of Married to Medicine. Anila chats about how she originally got involved with the show, the reality of the experience versus what she expected the process of filming a reality show to be, and how the experience has changed her as a person. Yea, sometimes we go deep here Behind The Rope. Of course, we chat with her about her first impressions of, biggest dramas with, and current status of her relationships with all of our favorite Doctors and Doctors’ Wives - Dr. Jackie, Dr. Simone, Toya, Dr. Heavenly, and Dr. Contessa. Of course, we nudge Anila to spill some tea about the remainder of the current M2M season, what we can expect, and what drama is a comin’ our way. We also chat about the absence of series creator and one of the former Executive Producers, Mariah Huq, discussing the fans’ outcry and the pressure, or lack thereof, of replacing a fan favorite. Anila opens up about the importance of representation on television and what it meant to join an already established cast as the only Indian American on M2M. Being an ATL resident, we had to ask about which Real Housewives of Atlanta she knows and what does she think of our favorite peach holders. @anilasajja @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef  Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Mint Mobile https://www.mintmobile.com/velvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/15/202147 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode Artwork

Designer Koa Johnson - Breaks Silence on RHOSLC Jen Shah's Mistreatment

Koa Johnson steps Behind The Rope. If that name sounds familiar to you it is because he is the designer that The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’s Jen Shah was seen berating in the now leaked viral video mere days ago. Koa starts at the beginning explaining how, where, when, and why he came to work for RHOSLC’s Jen Shah. Koa details what their working relationship was like as designer and official Shah Squad member which, if you have seen the video, you know was not all that pleasant. Speaking of the viral video, Koa chats about when it was taken, what caused Jen Shah to lose her sh&t, who else was in the room and, whether this type of behavior was a common occurrence, and just who does he think leaked the video to the media. Koa explains the circumstances surrounding the end of his employment with Jen, why he never spoke out about their working relationship before, the long term effects their time together has had on him, what he would like to say to Jen and his recommendations to Bravo and her fellow RHOSLC cast members going forward in regards to Jen. Finally, we chat with about Koa about his design aesthetic, his own personal style and inspirations, his best and worst dressed RHOSLC Housewife, his best and worst dressed other franchises Housewife and what his plans are now that he is no longer a member of The Shah Squad. FULL INTERVIEW CAN BE HEARD: https://www.patreon.com/posts/48518018 @designerkojo @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/13/202112 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bachelor Nation's Fan Fav Connor Saeli (on His Season, Matt James & Next Bachelorette)

Connor Saeli from Season 15 of The Bachelorette and Season Six of Bachelor of Paradise steps Behind The Rope. Bachelor Nation rejoice. Connor chats about his time on both The Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise - the good, the bad, the other. We chat about Bachelorette Hannah Brown, what it was like to get so close and not be chosen, quitting Paradise, and fellow Bachelorette contestant and “fan fav” Tyler Cameron. Connor and David also chat about how likely is it to really find love on national TV, Connor’s own love life, and the effect the Bachelorette had on that very love life. Of course, we discuss the current season of The Bachelor and give a full report of how we think our current heartthrob Matt James has done. Speaking of the current season of the ABC powerhouse reality show that does not seem to be slowing down anytime soon, we discuss Matt James’ remaining dating pool, Queen Victoria - was she for real or just looking for Instagram followers, the drama and underlying themes of bullying surrounding this season, Rachael Kirkconell's “racially insensitive past”, Matt’s statement in response to that “past”, the likelihood of Katie as the next Bachelorette and just who do we think will be asked to accept that fateful final rose. Finally, we chat with Connor about his Bromance with roommate Mike Johnson, what each of their type’s is and try to get as much info on Mike’s “relationship” with Demi Lovato as we possibly can. Tune in now. @consaelaway @saelwellness @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by http://www.fiverr.com/business (use code VELVET)   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/12/20211 hour, 45 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode Artwork

LEEANNE LOCKEN (An Interview)

LeeAnne Locken steps back Behind The Rope. Welcome back Ms. Locken! (for anyone who hasn't listened to our initial chat with LeeAnne, feel free to check it out). LeeAnne discusses the two new Real Housewives of Dallas cast members, Tiffany Moon and Jennifer Davis. We also discuss her up and down, now up, relationship with Cary Deuber and her infamous one liners and iconic moments - they are just hands, it's not worth jail LeeAnne, and last, but certainly not least, your husband gets his D sucked at the Round Up. We discuss what LeeAnne thinks is the differences between Stephanie and Brandi, and whether she thinks her RHOD experience would have been different in the absence of one to the two. We discuss what other franchises she would love to be a part of, hint it is not what you would think. She discusses what it was like to get married on TV and what happened behind the scenes that we did not see. She discusses how being a Housewife is an all consuming job where your whole life becomes “about the show”. Finally, we once and for all put to bed the drama surrounding LeeAnne last season addressing the double standard she thinks exists between herself and some of her prior cast members regarding this issue, and who else she thinks should be held accountable, and for what, from the current RHOD cast. She gives details about her Real Housewives of Dallas exit, how she feels about the epic last season reunion and the “hot seat” she was put in, and answers the age old question, “would you ever go back”. Of course life goes on and for all those who haven’t been keeping up with LeeAnne’s Instagram, she fills us in on what she has been up to since we last saw her on our TV screens. @leeannelocken @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by http://www.fiverr.com/business (use code VELVET) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/11/20211 hour, 1 minute, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

Arden Myrin (Real Housewives, The Bachelor, & her starring role on Insatiable)

Arden Myrin, actress and comedian extraordinaire, steps Behind The Rope. She may be an actress and comedian who has starred in some of our favorite TV shows, Orange Is The New Black, Grey’s Anatomy, Hot in Cleveland, 2 Broke Girls, Suburgatory and Teachers, but Arden is a Pop Culture Aficionado who loves Reality TV and Bravo. Boy did she ever come to the right place. Arden and David cover it all: why this past season of RHOC was off, why RHOSLC is a blockbuster addition to the franchise, why Mary Cosby, Sonja Morgan and Jen Shah need a good hug, why the last season of Below Deck was one of the best in a long time, why some of the classics like The Real World, Laguna Beach, Survivor, The Hills, and The Simple Life are some of the best Reality TV ever made, why The Swan and Love Island are so bad they were/are so good. Speaking of Survivor and Reality TV competition shows, Arden explains why Top Chef is one of her favorites. She also chats about how her and BFF Lance Bass applied for and will most likely be on the Next Season of The Amazing Race, whenever it is safe in the world for that little gem to come back. Say whaaaat? Lance Bass? Of course, once dropping a statement like that, we needed all the details from Arden, what her audition tape with Lance was like and what exactly CBS Producers said when Lance Bass and Arden Myrin applied for a coveted space on the show. #teamrazzledazzle Of course, we also chatted with Arden about her recurring role in Netflix’s Insatiable, all the controversy surrounding the show as well as what it was like to star alongside Queen Alyssa Milano. Last, but certainly not least, we talk Bachelor Nation and all that it entails, The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, Bachelor in Paradise, Bachelor Pad and so very much more. The more includes Arden’s brilliant, hilarious Podcast. “Will You Accept This Rose”!! Tune in now to laugh, laugh some more and get to the bottom of it all! @ardenmyrin @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by http://www.fiverr.com/business (use code VELVET) Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/10/20211 hour, 27 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode Artwork

Below Deck Sailing Yacht's Chef Natasha De Bourg

Below Deck Sailing Yacht’s Chef Natasha De Bourg steps Behind The Rope. After a brief chat with Chef Natasha about her life before Bravo, a difficult childhood and troubled marriage, and Michelin-star restaurant (now ranked number one in the world) that she worked in, we get into what ya all wanna talk about, this current season of Below Deck Sailing Yacht. Natasha chats with us about how she was cast, what filming was like, and how she is handling watching herself each week on the TV as the show airs. Natasha is more than game to answer our rapid fire questions about all of her cast mates including seasoned Bravo vet Captain Glenn. Speaking of her cast mates, there seems to be something brewing in the coming weeks with Chief Stew Daisy Kelliher which we had to, and were more than eager, to ask Natasha about. Coming off a season of probably the best chef in Below Deck history, we chatted with Natasha about Chef Rachel - where they met and became friends -, other past Below Deck Chefs, and whether she felt pressure to fill Rachel’s shoes. Natasha explained the similarities and differences between being a cast member on Below Deck Sailing Yacht and a “real life” charter, pet peeves of colleagues as well as charter guests, who she would replace of her current season’s cast mates, the best and worst thing about the Bravo experience, any regrets she had, how it changed her as a person and last, but certainly not least, how she wants to be remembered from this season of Below Deck Sailing Yacht. Of course having Chef Natasha at our disposal, we chat about food - the best restaurants in the world, what foods are overrated, what foods are underrated, any food pet peeves she has, and how easy is she to go to dinner with when someone else is cooking. Yup, we cover it all! @living_vicarioulsy_through_me @behindvelvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by http://www.fiverr.com/business (use code VELVET) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/9/202146 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bachelor Nation's Blake Horstmann (on Rachel Lindsay, Chris Harrison, Matt James, & His Own Journey)

Blake Horstmann steps Behind The Rope. Bachelorette runner-up (Becca Kufrin’s season) and Bachelor in Paradise star, that is, Blake Horstmann. Blake stops by to discuss his experience within the Bachelor franchise. He chats about what it was like to be cast, film, the other guys in the house, and ultimately be rejected and not receive the final rose or a chance to propose to the then girl of his dreams. On a more serious note, Blake opens up about the mental health “issues” he faced as a result of the on-line bullying and hate he received after Paradise and just how bad things got. Fear not, Blake bounced back. Blake shares stories from his current dating life, what type of woman is his type and who “famous” has slid into his DMs. Of course, we took this opportunity to chat with Blake about all things current, and boy oh boy there is a lot going on in Bachelor Nation these days. We grade Matt James on how he did as The Bachelor, talk about Queen Victoria, discuss the “bullying” we have seen this past season amongst the women vying for Matt’s heart (Blake knows a thing or two about bullying), chat about which eliminations were the most shocking, the rumor of Katie as the next Bachelorette and who we think will receive the final rose, Rachael Kirkconnell, and if there will be a marriage proposal accompanying that rose. On that note, we address Rachael’s past “alleged racial” actions and social media posts, Bachelor Nation’s response to those actions and posts, Chris Harrison’s chat with Rachel Lindsay which caused him to “step aside” from his role as host within Bachelor Nation, whether Chris should have stepped aside, the public’s reaction to Chris’ statement and, now, cancellation, the involvement and responsibility of ABC, whether Chris will ever and should ever be back and, if not, looking ahead to the future. Like we said, there is a lot going on these days in Bachelor World and Bachelorette runner up and fan fav Blake Horstmann is here to help us make sense of it all. Let us not forget he himself has his own stellar Bachelor Nation Podcast, "Behind The Rose" - check it out. @balockaye.h @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by http://www.fiverr.com/business (use code VELVET) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/8/20211 hour, 41 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode Artwork

David Meister (on Lisa Rinna, Fashion Police, Project Runway, & His Best / Worst Dressed List)

Fashion Icon David Meister steps Behind The Rope. From a young age, David knew fashion was his calling, inspired by such fashion conscious TV shows like The Sonny & Cher show. Yes, Cher was his inspiration! Do we need to know anything else? Of course, like any other fashion forward lad, David made his way to New York City, then Los Angeles, and the rest is history. With signature collections in Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, and Saks, David has done it all. He has dressed them all as well. In this case all includes, but is not limited too, Olivia Palermo, Debra Messing, Whitney Port, Pamela Anderson, The Jane’s Lynch and Fonda, Sofia Vergra, Sharon Stone, and Julia Louis Dreyfus. We chat with David about what working with each of these Iconic women was like - the good, the bad, the other. David also chats about his dream to dress, Angelina Jolie, and that one time he was absolutely speechless when he met her. We also chat with David about Awards Shows, which is the most exciting to dress someone for and which is the biggest hassle. We also chat about some of the best and worst dressed celebrities - men and women. Of course, no chat with us leaves out Real Housewives. David has a new collection for HSN and let’s face it, when we think of HSN, we think of everyone’s favorite QVC icon, Lisa Rinna. We chat with David about what advice Rinna gave him as he ventures into this exciting new partnership with HSN and that time he dressed and attended the CFDA Awards with Rinna offspring and Fashion Icon, Miss Delilah Belle Hamlin!! Finally, we chat about Fashion in TV throughout the years - Fashion Police, Joan and Melissa Rivers and Project Runway.  @david_meister @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by HelloFresh  https://www.HelloFresh.com/12velvet  (Use code 12velvet for 12 FREE Meals, including free shipping) Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/5/20211 hour, 59 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode Artwork

JANICE DICKINSON (& Friends) - An Interview (Part I)

Janice Dickinson steps Behind The Rope. Let me repeat that. Janice Dickinson. Icon. Living Legend in the Flesh. The World’s First Supermodel. The Simon Cowell of America’s Next Top Model. Reality TV veteran from before reality TV was reality TV a la Oxygen’s “The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency”. In true Janice fashion, she - DOES - NOT - HOLD - BACK! Of course, we begin with a chat about Janice’s early career where we talk about her then Supermodel colleagues Cindy Crawford, Elle Macpherson, Linda Evangelista, Kate Moss and last, but certainly not least, Tyra Banks and the many men in her life for a moment, a moment plus, or what could have been a moment, Mick Jagger, Sylvester Stallone, Simon Le Bon. Speaking of Tyra Banks, Janice was front and center for the first many cycles of the juggernaut hit “America's Next Top Model” as the most outspoken judge. Notoriously anti-plus size model, Janice has never shied away from controversy or speaking her mind. Janice opens up about how she clashed with Tyra, discusses Tyra’s notoriously bad on set behavior and is kind enough, we asked, ok begged, to reveal secrets from behind the scenes of filming. As often happens here Behind The Rope, all roads lead to Housewives or, in this case, Housewives offspring and Kardashians. Janice shares her opinions on the current modeling industry and models like Gigi Hadid, Kendall Jenner, Delilah Belle Hamlin, Bella Hadid, Amelia Gray Hamlin, Hailey Baldwin and Kaia Gerber - how do they compare to the Icons of yesteryear and have they earned, or instead bought, their way in with money and / or a famous last name. We also address the current “influencer”, for lack of a better word, culture and how anyone with abs and a great pair of t*ts can be insta-famous. While we had Janice, and lucky we are to have been graced by the presence of royalty, we had to ask about her current relationship with Tyra and if she feels differently all these years later. We also pay homage to all, and we mean all, those other Reality TV shows she has been a part of: Botched!, Celebrity Big Brother, I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!, Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew and The Surreal Life. Did we mention the whole reason Janice was here was thanks to her good friends, literary agent Alan Nevins and celebrity chef Joey Santos. Not only do these guys know Janice well, they know everyone, and we mean everyone, in Hollywood and are talking about it on their stellar new Podcast aptly titled, “Two Guys From Hollywood”. On their Pod, they don’t dish, they serve. Literally, they serve food and drinks (thank you Joey) to their guests each week while they unpack never before heard tidbits from some of the entertainment business finest including, but not limited to, our BFFs from across the river Margaret Josephs and Dolores Catania and, well, yours truly (yup Behind The Velvet Rope appeared last week! - feel free to check it out). Thanks boys for all, especially for delivering Icon in the Flesh Miss Janice Dickinson Behind The Rope. Oh, and the best part of this foursome? We are just getting started. Part II coming soon! @janicedickinson @rltagency @jojoboy13 @twoguysfromhollywood @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by HelloFresh  https://www.HelloFresh.com/12velvet  (Use code 12velvet for 12 FREE Meals, including free shipping) Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/4/20211 hour, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

D'Andra Simmons (RHOD - A Current Season Chat!!)

The Real Housewives of Dallas’ D’Andra Simmons steps Behind The Rope. Checking in from her home office, D'Andra is here to tell it all. D’Andra starts with the obvious - how she is feeling since the world heard via viral media that she had Covid and was in the Hospital. Once we chat about that and which Housewives and Bravolebrities she heard from during this scary time, we get into what everyone wants to chat about. This current season of RHOD. This current season, of course, includes a full discussion of cast mates Stephanie Hollman, Brandi Redmond, Kary Brittingham and Kameron Westcott. D’Andra explains who she thinks is having a hard season, who always gets by easy, how the season is going for her and what the status of each of these relationships is like today. We also chat about newbies Tiffany Moon and Jennifer Davis Long. D’Andra opens up about how and why she recommended Tiffany Moon and discusses the importance of minority representation on television. D’Andra discusses why Tiffany is a great addition to the cast and, on that note, what it takes to make a great housewife, the appeal of housewives in general and why people keep tuning in every week. We, once and for all, get a clear answer on what it means and takes to be a "society woman" in Dallas and just how important is a last name like Simmons in the Cowboy State. We also chat about Mama D, why America is so intrigued by their mother daughter relationship. D’Andra discusses who she knew before the show, the challenges of filming any reality show and the power of the edit. D'Andra discusses the allure of fame and who from RHOD she thinks is the most changed by the show. Of course, we get into the one thing missing from this current season of RHOD, LeeAnne Locken. D’Andra discusses how the show is doing without LeeAnne, how the women reacted to her departure, and how and why her departure has left its mark on this current season. Finally, we chat about upcoming “hints” of what is to come, this seasons’ feuds and what she expects will go down at the ever so close to be filmed Season Five reunion. All right, all right, we will stop rushing the rest of the season. Let’s just enjoy this chat with D’Andra for the moment and wait and see… @dandrasimmons @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by HelloFresh https://www.HelloFresh.com/12velvet (Use code 12velvet for 12 FREE Meals, including free shipping) Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/3/20211 hour, 11 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bachelor Nation's Mike Johnson (on his Journey, Matt James, Current Season & Clare & Dale)

Bachelor Nation Fan Fav, the one, the only Mike Johnson steps Behind The Rope. Yes, Mike is here to talk about his infamous Season 15 of The Bachelorette and time on Bachelor in Paradise. Bachelor Nation rejoice. Mike shares the full trajectory of his journey, his thoughts on Bachelorette Hannah Brown, what it was like to get so close and not be chosen, Paradise, and fellow Bachelorette contestant and also “fan fav” Tyler Cameron. Mike and David also chat about how likely is it to really find love on national TV, Mike's own love life, and the effect the Bachelorette had on that very love life. Speaking of Mike’s love life, we went there and had to bring up his rumored “relationship” with Pop Star and Icon Miss Demi Lovato. We also discuss Mike’s other relationship, his Bromance with now roommate, current Bachelor Nation bro, Connor Saeli. Connor even makes a cameo on this very Podcast here today! We would love to be a fly on the wall in that apartment, but this is definitely the next best thing. Mike opens up on what it is like to almost have been the “First Black Bachelor” and the emotional mind F of almost being chosen, to not being chosen, to the fans reactions, to what ABC explained as their reason for not being chosen. Of course, we discuss the current season of The Bachelor and give a full report of how we think our current heartthrob Matt James is doing. We also chat with Mike about how he felt when Matt James was chosen, instead of him, as the “First Black Bachelor” and how it is about time! Speaking of the current season of the ABC powerhouse reality show that does not seem to be slowing down anytime soon, we discuss Matt James’ remaining three, Queen Victoria - is she for real or just looking for Instagram followers, and just who do we think will be asked to accept that fateful final rose. We also discuss the recent breakup, and now makeup (?), heard throughout Bachelor Nation of Dale Moss and Clare Crawley as well as Mike’s stellar Podcast “Talking It Out” with Bachelorette Winner Bryan Abasolo. @mike_johnson @talkingitoutbn @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by HelloFresh https://www.HelloFresh.com/12velvet (Use code 12velvet for 12 FREE Meals, including free shipping) Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/2/20211 hour, 37 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bachelor Nation's Michael Garofola (on Chris Harrison, Cancel Culture, Recent Attack, Friend Clare & More)

Bachelor Nation’s Michael Garofola steps Behind The Rope. First things first, we chat with Michael about his recent “run-in” with a security guard. Michael chats about how he was assaulted and "had his phone smashed” as a result of this run in. Michael opens up about the circumstances surrounding this run in - what caused it, how it played out, the resulting injuries and the charges he has since pressed as a result. Once we make sure Michael is alright, we delve deep into what ya all wanna chat about, Bachelor Nation. Michael chats about his experiences on the “often underrated” reason of the Bachelorette he was on with Desiree Hartsock. Proving that you can really find love on TV, she is still married to and has a child with final rose holder Chris Siegfried, Michael breaks down how he felt when he was eliminated by Desiree and chats about the behind the scenes shenanigans of being on a show in the Bachelor Nation empire. Those shows also include Bachelor In Paradise and Winter Games. We discuss both. Speaking of Winter Games, we chat about one of Michael’s co-stars, the one on everyone’s minds and lips, Clare Crawley. We discuss the breakup with Dale and the current pictures of the two of them back together (?) that recently surfaced on line. Of course, we could not let Michael escape our clutches without discussing our current Romeo, Matt James, and how his season is going. On that note, we address Rachael Kirkconnell’s past “alleged racial” actions and social media posts, Bachelor Nation’s response to those actions and posts, Chris Harrison’s chat with Rachel Lindsay which caused him to “step aside” from his role as host within Bachelor Nation, whether Chris should have stepped aside, the public’s reaction to Chris’ statement and, now, cancellation, the involvement and responsibility of ABC, whether Chris will and should be back and what the future looks like for Bachelor Nation. There is a lot going on these days in Bachelor World and Michael is here to help us make sense of it all. @michaelgarofola @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by HelloFresh https://www.HelloFresh.com/12velvet (Use code 12velvet for 12 FREE Meals, including free shipping) Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/1/20211 hour, 28 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode Artwork

Tessa Hartmann (on The Real Housewives of Jersey, Andy Cohen, Harry & Meghan)

The Real Housewives of Jersey’s Tessa Hartmann steps Behind The Rope. Checking in from her home in the Channel Islands, Tessa is here to chat about it all now that the first season of Jersey has come to an end. Tessa chats about how she was cast, what filming was like, why she decided to join the cast of Jersey and how accurate, or inaccurate, she finds her edit to be now that the show has aired. Tessa fills us in on Housewives and Reality TV from across the pond and we discuss whether each are as big a deal over there as they are here in the States. On a larger note, we chat about Celebrity Culture in the modern day and age and whether we, as a world, have taken it too far. We cannot help but chat about what other Housewives she has heard from now that she is part of the legacy. We have two words for you - Lisa Rinna! We also discuss how many people across the world have reached out to her expecting to see her flipping tables with Teresa Giudice or throwing husbands in the pool with Margaret Josephs on The Real Housewives of New Jersey. Speaking of celebrity culture, we discuss Harry and Meghan - their move to the states, what Tessa and the rest of our friends oversees thought about that, and the “royal” perception of them now. We had to ask Tessa about her knowledge of the brilliantly classic Bravo series “Ladies of London” and her friendships with the cast in real life. We also had to ask about Daddy Andy Cohen and Tessa does not hold back in her message to him. Of course, we chat about the drama from Jersey this past season - hey some things are universal when it comes to Housewives no matter where in the world they are filmed. What an education this has been! @tessahartmann1 @hartmannhousejsy @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Care Of https://takecareof.com (Enter Code velvet50) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/26/20211 hour, 20 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

Whitney Rose (On RHOSLC's Season One, The Explosive Reunion, & Season Two!) - Part II

Whitney Rose steps back Behind The Rope (if you haven't heard Part I which aired yesterday, feel free to check it out). Hot off an epic 3 part reunion, Whitney is here to break down this freshman season of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. After a brief discussion of Whitney’s life prior to the show - yea we wanted to know more about the woman behind what ya all have seen on TV over the past few months - we get right into it. Whitney is more than happy to discuss, and does not hold back in discussing, her close friendships, mere acquaintances and not so close friendships with cast mates Mary Cosby, Jen Shah, Meredith Marks, Lisa Barlow and Heather Gay. We will let you figure out which is which. We delve deep into all the seasons dramas discussing which were necessary and valid and which Whitney would never like to speak of again. Speaking of drama, we break down the reunion, part by part, analyzing whether any closure was achieved or rather fresh wounds were opened. Now that Season Two has been green lit, Whitney discusses what she predicts will transpire amongst her cast mates, what she would like to see change, and what she plans to do differently. Spoiler Alert, we here Behind The Rope have already heard tidbits from Season Two filming which we, of course, do our best to get Whitney to comment on. Hey, we are good like that. Like we said, spoiler alert. You don’t wanna miss this one! @whitneywildrose @irisandbeau @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Care Of https://takecareof.com (Enter Code velvet50) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/25/20211 hour, 4 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode Artwork

Whitney Rose (On RHOSLC's Season One, The Explosive Reunion, & Season Two!) - Part I

Whitney Rose steps Behind The Rope. In preparation for tonight’s conclusion to an epic 3 part reunion, Whitney is here to break down this freshman season of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. After a brief discussion of Whitney’s life prior to the show - yea we wanted to know more about the woman behind what ya all have seen on TV over the past few months - we get right into it. Whitney is more than happy to discuss, and does not hold back in discussing, her close friendships, mere acquaintances and not so close friendships with cast mates Mary Cosby, Jen Shah, Meredith Marks, Lisa Barlow and Heather Gay. We will let you figure out which is which. We delve deep into all the seasons dramas discussing which were necessary and valid and which Whitney would never like to speak of again. Speaking of drama, we break down the reunion, part by part, analyzing whether any closure was achieved or rather fresh wounds were opened. Now that Season Two has been green lit, Whitney discusses what she predicts will transpire amongst her cast mates, what she would like to see change, and what she plans to do differently. Spoiler Alert, we here Behind The Rope have already heard tidbits from Season Two filming which we, of course, do our best to get Whitney to comment on. Hey, we are good like that. Like we said, spoiler alert. You don’t wanna miss this one! @whitneywildrose @irisandbeau @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Care Of https://takecareof.com (Enter Code velvet50) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/24/202159 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode Artwork

Summer House's Luke Gulbranson (Checking In!)

Luke Gulbranson, from Summer House, steps back Behind The Rope. Checking in from his Michigan Lake House, show shovel in hand, flannel clad, shoveling snow, Luke is here to fill us in on all since we last saw him on our TV screen during the Summer House Season Four Reunion. Well, almost all. Ok we did manage to sneak a few Summer House questions in there such as the what his real intentions were in his “relationship” with Hannah Berner, how Carl is really doing after losing his brother earlier this year, will Kyle and Amanda ever tie the knot and what really has been up with Danielle Olivera. Of course, we wanted to dish all about Summer House Season 5, or as we call it, Quarantine House. We picked Luke's brain about Ciara Miller, the new kid on the block, his “friend” who he brought into Summer House - what can we expect from her as the season progresses on and is she really the total package, Mother Teresa meets Naomi Campbell, as Paige so aptly pointed out. We needed to know how he thinks Ciara is handling herself in this crazy group, better than Jules we hope (yes we just made a Jules Daoud reference). Did everyone catch Luke in the HBO Drama “Flight Attendant” alongside Kaley Cuoco. Ooh, we needed all of our Big Bang Theory questions about Miss Kaley answered as well as Luke’s dream Actor and Actress Co-Stars. We also “went there” asking Luke if he were still single, what is his type and what celebrity / celebrities does he have a crush on? Luke opens up about one of his Bravolebrity BFFS, the one, the only Miss Dolores Catania and yes, this is a friendship we are here for. Do tell Luke! He does!!. We also chat with Luke about the status of his many business: currently making a ring for Summer House co-star Danielle Olivera, his new Men & Woman’s Fragrance Line, his upcoming Maple Syrup Line - no you did not read that wrong - as well as his upcoming Furniture Line. Finally, we chat with how Luke is enjoying splitting his time between Minnesota, New York City and The Hamptons and what we can expect next from the man with many talents.  @lukegulbranson @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Care Of https://takecareof.com (Enter Code velvet50) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/23/20211 hour, 10 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bachelor Nation's Kendall Long (on Current Season, Chris Harrison "Stepping Aside", Rachael Kirkconnell & Matt James)

Who isn’t watching the current 25th Season of ABC’s The Bachelor, one of the longest running Reality TV Shows in history. Who better than to help us break it all down than someone who has lived it first hand. This is the Behind The Velvet Rope Podcast after all and that is how we do it, first hand all day, every day. Enter Kendall Long, former Bachelor Season 22 and Bachelor in Paradise Season 5 contestant. First we catch up with Kendall finding out everything she has been up to since looking for love and roses on national TV. Speaking of looking for love on national TV, Kendall chats about former Bachelor Arie Luyendyk, Jr. who was supposed to be her “Knight In Shining Armor”, what being eliminated right before the Final Rose Ceremony was like, and discuses the likelihood of finding ever lasting love on a Reality TV show. Kendall also opens up about ex-boyfriend, fellow Bachelor in Paradise cast mate, Joe Amabile - the good, the bad, the other. Kendall and David chat about their fav Bachelors and Bachelorettes of all time and the epic last season of The Bachelorette - Clare Crawley “blowing it up”, her supposed rumored communication with Dale before the show, their breakup, and recent on line pics of their rumored makeup. Of course, we talk all things current season - how hot Matt James is, the drama that has already occurred amongst the women, the cringeworthy moments, Queen Victoria in all her glory and who will get that infamous final rose - supposedly Rachael Kirkconnell - and possible marriage proposal, mere weeks from now. On that note, we address Rachael’s past “alleged racial” actions and social media posts, Bachelor Nation’s response to those actions and posts, Chris Harrison’s chat with Rachel Lindsay which caused him to “step aside” from his role as host within Bachelor Nation, whether Chris should have stepped aside, the public’s reaction to Chris’ statement and, now, cancellation, the involvement and responsibility of ABC, whether Chris will and should be back and, if not, who should take over as the new host of Bachelor Nation. Like we said, there is a lot going on these days in Bachelor World and Kendall Long has arrived to help us make sense of it all. @itskendalllong @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Care Of https://takecareof.com (Enter Code velvet50)   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/22/20211 hour, 56 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode Artwork

The Real Housewives of Jersey's Ashley Cairney (on Freshman Season, RHOBH & Reality TV)

The Real Housewives of Jersey’s Ashley Cairney steps Behind The Rope. Checking in from her home in the Channel Islands, Ashley is here to chat about it all now that the first season of Jersey has come to an end. We start with a little chat about how she was cast, what filming was like and how accurate, or inaccurate, she finds her edit to be now that the show has aired. Ashley fills us in on Housewives and Reality TV from across the pond and we discuss whether each are as big a deal over there as they are here in the States. On a larger note, we chat about Celebrity Culture in the modern day and age and whether we, as a world, have taken it too far. Being a huge fan of Reality TV before she was cast, we chat about one of her favorite shows, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and some of our favorite diamond holders, Lisa Rinna, Erika Jayne and Kyle Richards. Of course, we chat about the drama from Jersey this past season - hey some things are universal when it comes to Housewives no matter where in the world they are filmed. Ashley chats about Channel Island’s reaction to having a Housewives Franchise filmed there as well as the response, on the island, and social media, of viewers all over who have watched the first season. Ashley also opens up about being the youngest on the Jersey cast and, at only 31 years young, one of youngest Housewives of any franchise oversees and here in the states - Jo de la Rosa and Ashley Darby we are looking at you. What an education this has been! @ashleycairneyjsy @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Mint Mobile https://www.mintmobile.com/velvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/19/20211 hour, 4 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode Artwork

Meredith & Brooks Marks (On RHOSLC Season One, The Reunion & Season Two Predictions)

Meredith and Brooks Marks step Behind The Rope. Yes, in their first EVER Mother and Son Marks chat, Meredith and Brooks stop by to discuss all that has been going on this freshman season on The Real Housewives of Salt Lake. We chat with Meredith and Brooks about how they were cast, what filming was like, what reservations they had about joining the franchise, and how life has changed since RHOSLC has graced our TV screens for the past many weeks. Of course, we discuss all of Meredith’s cast mates in full getting both her and Brooks’ opinions on Jen Shah, Lisa Barlow, Heather Gay, Whitney Rose and last, but certainly not least, Mary Cosby. We chat about some of the dramas of the season - smelling like hospital, F’ing your Grandpa, and being traumatized by Jen Shah’s private parts - and where Meredith’s relationships with each of these women stands today. Yes, Brooks opens up about his “breakout star” / “fan fav” moniker but we needed to know who Meredith and Brooks think is the least favored by America and why, who changed the most, has let fame go to her head, and is not the same off camera as on. Man, are we being super shady today? We pay homage to both Meredith Marks Jewelry and Shop Brooks Marks and ask, beg, and plead for our very own Brooks Marks sweatsuit, every “drop” of which sold out online almost instantly- take that Salt Lake Fashion Week! Finally, we chat about what each has learned now that Season One has come to a close, what Meredith’s true thoughts on the reunion are, and what we can expect next week during its conclusion. Of course, now that Season Two has officially been Green Lit, we discuss how both Meredith and Brooks want to be remembered for this season and what they expect for the explosive Season Two to come.  @meredithmarks @brooksmarks @shopmeredithmarks @shopbrooksmarks @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Mint Mobile https://www.mintmobile.com/velvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/18/20211 hour, 15 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

TRISTA SUTTER - The ORIGINAL Bachelorette! (An Interview)

Trista Sutter, THE Original Bachelorette, Steps Behind The Rope. Let us start at the beginning. Trista recalls what it was like when she applied to a not yet known TV show that promised the possibility of meeting the love of your life. Ya right, she thought. How likely is it for someone to find love on TV? With little known Reality TV to compare it to (The Real World and Survivor were two of the only successful Reality Shows around at the time), Trista had no idea what to expect when she was cast and filmed Season One of The Bachelor. Trista explained what it felt like to be the Runner Up and subsequently, very soon thereafter, be given her own show, the uber successful Bachelorette. From a low low to a high high, Trista discusses that and all of the emotions in between. Trista chats about what it was, and is, like to find real love on National TV and the whirlwind that came after the Bachelorette finale - Oprah, Ellen, runs in with the likes of Elton John and Debra Messing. Oh yea, there was also that other first, being on the first ever season of Dancing With the Stars. On a more serious note, Trista opens up about the difficulties of keeping their romance a secret as a freshman season of The Bachelorette played out for America, the pressures of dating Ryan with the whole world watching and what it was like to be the first ever Bachelorette in the “role reversal” spin-off. Trista chats about just how far the franchise has come creating an entire “Bachelor Nation” and how unbelievable it is that The Bachelor and Bachelorette have also given birth to Bachelor in Paradise, Bachelor Pad and The Bachelor: Listen to Your Heart. We discuss just how much the show has changed since its more innocent days to involve tons more over the top drama and sex. Of course, we touch upon all of the back lash “current” surrounding last season's Clare and Dale and this season with Matt as the story progresses. In true Bachelor Nation fashion, there is a never a dull moment now, is there? Finally, we discuss Trista’s stellar podcast “Better Etc. with Trista Sutter”, the pilot episode of which Husband Ryan Sutter was a special guest. Trista brings years of experience to her new Podcast venture where she will be chatting with experts and everyday better about how we can all be better versions of ourself. From one Podcast Host to another, welcome to the game Trista, and thanks for stopping by. @tristasutter @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Mint Mobile https://www.mintmobile.com/velvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/17/20211 hour, 28 minutes, 1 second
Episode Artwork

Bling Empire's Andrew Gray (A Sit Down Chat!) - Part II

Bling Empire’s Andrew Gray steps back Behind The Rope (Part I of our chat aired February 9th, 2021. If you haven't checked it out - feel free to do so.) Bling Empire is THE hottest show of the moment and we are LIVING for it. Andrew chats about how he got involved with Netflix’s break out 2021 hit show about a group of very wealthy, and we mean very very wealthy, Asian “friends” living in Los Angeles and what filming was like. Andrew is very forthcoming about his “role” as the shows “villain” (his words, not ours), when he knew he was going to be portrayed this way and how he feels about this edit. Speaking of his edit, we chat about the resulting public’s outcry about his on screen relationship with girlfriend Kelly Mi Li. Andrew opens up about having his behavior and relationship analyzed and called “toxic”, “abusive” and even that which should come with a “trigger warning” all across the world. A key crucial scene that led to much of this public disapproval came from the fateful Paris trip with Anna Shay. We discuss that trip, what was real versus “non-real” (imagine that a reality show not being 100% real), and how Kelly and he reacted to this scene when watching it back together. Of course, we discuss the evolution of his relationship with Kelly Mi Li - meeting, first date, when they fell in love, how filming a reality show affected their relationship, break ups, make ups and the current status of their relationship today. On a more serious note, we discuss how forthcoming Andrew and Kelly were to show it all on Bling Empire, including each of their own struggles with mental health. Finally, we chat about Andrew’s career, discuss what it is like for an actor to be more recognized because of a viral reality show than any past work, how life has changed since the show first aired and last, but certainly not least, what is it really like to be The Red Power Ranger (twice over). @andrewgray @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Mint Mobile https://www.mintmobile.com/velvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/16/202157 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jackie Siegel (on Below Deck, The Queen of Versailles & Housewives)

Hot off her recent Below Deck appearance, Jackie Siegel steps Behind The Rope. Yes, that Jackie Siegel. Jackie Siegel from the infamous, before its time, Reality Documentary “The Queen of Versailles”. Checking in from her home in Florida, we chat with Jackie about her “rags to riches” story of getting and falling in love with her now husband David. That “rags to riches” story included their decision to build the largest, at that time, private residence house in the United States of America, aptly deemed “Versailles”. What does one do when building the largest private residence? Why, hire a film crew to document the whole event. Duh, obvi. The result was 2012 Sundance Film Festival US Best Directing Award and Critics’ Choice Award Best Documentary Nominee “The Queen of Versailles”. What started out as a film documenting the construction on this residence and the fun lavish lifestyle of the rich and famous Siegels, turned in to somewhat of an expose of extreme wealth in the face of the unexpected economic crisis the country was facing during filming. “Expose” is not an understatement considering husband David’s lawsuit against the finished product. Jackie is forthcoming about all and her early days in the “reality” space. Speaking of reality, Jackie is friends with many a Real Housewife and we discuss some of her friends. We also discuss her desire to join the Real Housewives franchise, her past application to RHONY, her past rejection from RHONY, and her possible involvement in the rumored return of The Real Housewives of Miami to Peacock Streaming. Remember we said she was just on Below Deck aboard My Seanna for a two episode arch? Jackie pulls back the layers of what it is like to be a guest on Below Deck, what our favs of the crew this season are really like, her recent job offer to Chef Rachel to leave a life at sea behind for an official “Chef of Versailles” title, just how relaxing is a luxury yacht vacation when an entire Bravo crew is involved, and the one thing Beck Deck Producers told her was off limits.  On a more serious note, as seen on Below Deck, similar to Captain Lee, Jackie and David lost their daughter Victoria Siegel to a drug overdose in June of 2015. If you or your loved ones need help, the Victoria’s Voice Foundation can help. @therealqueenofversailles @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Mint Mobile https://www.mintmobile.com/velvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Better HELP betterhelp.com/velvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/15/20211 hour, 12 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode Artwork

Oxygen's Killer Motive

Are you a huge Real Housewives fan? Are you watching Oxygen’s “Killer Motive”? If so, do you love it as much as we do here Behind The Rope? If not, you must check it out. Just like you, yes you faithful listeners of ‘Behind The Velvet Rope”, cannot look away from the train wrecks that you witness each week on your favorite Bravo shows, you will not believe your eyes when you watch “Killer Motive”. Emmy-winning journalist Troy Roberts joins us today to talk about this stellar show. If Troy’s name sounds familiar, it may be because of his his award winning work with CBS’s 48 Hours or his time with the CBS evening and morning news. Troy chats about what it is like to host “Killer Motive”, a true crime series that guides viewers through some of our nation’s most horrific murders fueled by vengeance, jealousy, fear and greed. We discuss how each episode exposes dark and twisted motives that lead to gruesome murders and how this show is different than other true crime series in that it focuses on the psychology and motives of the people who committed these awful, heinous acts. We pick Troy’s brain on what he has learned as host, chat about whether he himself has become good at solving the mysteries, and discuss why true crime shows are so popular across the world. Finally, we ask Troy for any advice he has picked up through his day job on what to do if ever faced with a life threatening situation and what we can expect the rest of this stellar season. This is one you will not want to miss! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/14/202158 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode Artwork

Patti Stanger (Valentine's Advice for Bethenny, Teresa, Kenya, Joe Giudice & More) - Valentines Special

Patti Stanger, our favorite Matchmaker, is back for a third time to, what else, chat about all things Celebrity, Real Housewives and Love. Who better than to break it all down for us than our very own Love Doctor, Miss Patricia Stanger, The Millionaire Matchmaker herself. We start the only place we know how to, The Real Housewives. Patti weighs in on many unconventional Housewives’ couples - how they met, their courtships, marriages, and, of course, divorces, which sometimes change day by day. Keeping it left coast for a moment, we get Patti’s professional advice on RHOC’s Braunwyn Windham-Burke and her girlfriend’s relationship - both the chances of that lasting as well Brunwyn’s recent viral comments that she would be “heartbroken” if open marriage husband Sean were to “move on” with someone else. Also, what about Sean, how is he doing through all of this? Heading east, we discuss the always on-again, off-again, currently, we think, off again marriage of RHOA’s Kenya Moore and Marc Daly discussing whether Kenya should keep her man or, well, kick him to the curb. While east, we head north and, obviously need Patti’s advice, she is a NJ native after all, on Teresa Giudice’s new man, Luis Ruelas. Things seem to be moving pretty fast if Teresa’s Instagram is any indication of real life (c’mon kids, isn’t it always?). No discussion of Teresa would be complete without Joe Giudice and his new girlfriend over in Italy, a self proclaimed Tre fan, Daniella Fittipaldi. For all you single folks out there, we know what you are thinking, yes there is something here for you too, our fav single gals of them all, the RHONY Luann, Ramona, Sonja, Leah and last, but certainly not least, Bethenny Frankel - yes we discuss Bethenny’s sudden split from boyfriend Paul Bernon and their recent hand holding via Instagram. As much as we hate to admit it, life isn’t all about Real Housewives and Bravo. On that note, we get Patti’s take on some of the hottest couples and breakups of 2021, Kim and Kanye - no last names needed, Harry Stiles and Olivia Wilde (RIP Jason Sudeikis), Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly, Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin, Katie Holmes and her Boy Toy Emilio Vitolo, to name a few. So for everyone out there listening to this with their one night stand, on their first date, with the love of their life, or alone curled up with a nice Dry Martini, let us just say from Behind The Velvet Rope to you, Happy Valentines Day.  @pattistanger @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by http://www.fiverr.com/business (use code VELVET) Brought to you by http://www.adamandeve.com (use code ROPE) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/12/20211 hour, 20 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

ISAAC MIZRAHI - (A Sit Down Chat!)

Isaac Mizrahi steps Behind The Rope. Yes, THAT Isaac Mizrahi. Living Legend, Fashion Icon Isaac Mizrahi. Nothing more needs to be said! However, did you know Isaac can also sing and is quite the comedian? Isaac takes time out of his busy day to chat about his “Isaac at Cafe Carlyle” virtual concert series, the third of which premieres tomorrow night (on BroadwayWorld Streaming Platform) with special guest Orange Is The New Black’s Lea DeLaria. Isaac discusses how he and the brilliant Lea DeLaria met on a flight from, he thinks, Indianapolis, and it was love at first sight. He also discusses the musical inspirations that help shape each evening’s set list which has even been known to include classics by Queen Madonna. Speaking of Isaac’s friend Madonna, who doesn’t Isaac know, we discuss the evolution of her career, and fashion, from the 1980s (think Virgin Bracelets) to the modern day Madge we see on our daily Instagram visits. While we have him, we chat with Isaac about his best and not so best dressed list among both the Hollywood A list as well as his many Housewife Friends, he knows ‘em all kids. Speaking of people Isaac knows, we chat about friend Sarah Jessica Parker’s return to Sex and the City and whether he might be making another cameo in the reboot. We also chat about the presence of the uber-famous who have entered the fashion and modeling game, think Kim Kardashian, Kylie and Kendall Jenner, Kayne West and Gigi Hadid. Finally, Issac opens up about his many year long foray into Reality TV on various shows such as Bravo’s “The Fashion Show”, “The Issac Mizrahi Show”, and last, but certainly not least, “Project Runway: All Stars”- Alyssa Milano we see you - not to mention the before it’s time Sundance Winning “Unzipped” documentary based on Isaac’s life. A rare opportunity to see Isaac through our eyes in a candid chat.  @imisaacmizrahi @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://events.broadwayworld.com/event/isaaccafecarlyle-1-8-8-pm-et-on-demand/ Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by http://www.adamandeve.com (use code ROPE) Brought to you by http://www.fiverr.com/business (use code VELVET) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/11/20211 hour, 5 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode Artwork

Elyse Slaine - Catching Up with RHONY's Fav "Friend Of"

RHONY’s Favorite “Friend Of” Elyse Slaine, sorry Barbara Kavovit, is back for an unprecedented Fifth Time!!! We just cannot get enough of our friend, not “friend of”, Elyse. We catch up with Elyse to see how life has been on the Upper East Side and in Southhampton for Ramona’s Ex-BFF. Elyse fills us in on her day job, Cryptocurrency Trading, no we do not understand it any better than the last four times she was here, and her unofficial side gig of giving advice from time to time on her Instagram. Fear not for anyone who doesn’t understand Crytocurrency Trading, Elyse is going to be holding training videos on her Instagram. Her first student, the one, the only Leah McSweeney. No really, she is teaching Leah Crypto. For anyone who follows her closely, you will also know that “Ask Elyse” has become a semi-regular or regular, depending on the day and how the market is doing, thing for Elyse on her IG. On that note, being Valentines day and all, we couldn’t think of anyone better than to, well, seek advice from. Before we get there, everyone can breath a sigh of relief, yes, we chat with Elyse about the status of all her friendships with her other RHONY cast mates - LuAnn de Lesseps, Sonja Morgan, Dorinda Medley and last, but certainly not least, Ramona Singer. We compare Spoilers and Fodder of what we have both heard from the set of current RHONY filming, and pry Elyse for any gossip that we may not know. You KNOW we are good like that. Since Elyse is here to give advice for Love Day, we break down the dating patterns and habits of all the aforementioned Real Housewives of New York, discuss what each of the women does wrong when trying to land a man, and discuss who we predict will first make it to the alter. Speaking of RHONY, we chat with Elyse about her newfound friendship with that other mentioned “Friend Of” Barbara Kavovit which started casually late last year and has blossomed into a full blown “romance” made for The Hamptons and NYC’s Upper East Side. Finally, we ask Elyse the top listener questions - yes y’all have sent in some good ones - that we have received regarding Love and Valentine’s Day and Elyse does not hold back in setting all you lovelies straight. Missing RHONY on your TV sets as much as us, tune in now for a catch up with the one and only Elyse Slaine. @elyseslaine @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by http://www.fiverr.com/business (use code VELVET) Brought to you by http://www.adamandeve.com (use code ROPE) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/10/20211 hour, 32 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bling Empire's Andrew Gray (A Sit Down Chat!) - Part I

Bling Empire’s Andrew Gray steps Behind The Rope. Bling Empire is THE hottest show of the moment and we are LIVING for it. Andrew chats about how he got involved with Netflix’s break out 2021 hit show about a group of very wealthy, and we mean very very wealthy, Asian “friends” living in Los Angeles and what filming was like. Andrew is very forthcoming about his “role” as the shows “villain” (his words, not ours), when he knew he was going to be portrayed this way and how he feels about this edit. Speaking of his edit, we chat about the resulting public’s outcry about his on screen relationship with girlfriend Kelly Mi Li. Andrew opens up about having his behavior and relationship analyzed and called “toxic”, “abusive” and even that which should come with a “trigger warning” all across the world. A key crucial scene that led to much of this public disapproval came from the fateful Paris trip with Anna Shay. We discuss that trip, what was real versus non-real (imagine a reality show not being 100% real), and how Kelly and he reacted to this scene when watching it back together. Of course, we discuss the evolution of his relationship with Kelly Mi Li - meeting, first date, when they fell in love, how filming a reality show affected their relationship, break ups, make ups and the current status of their relationship today. On a more serious note, we discuss how forthcoming Andrew and Kelly were to show it all on Bling Empire, including each of their own struggles with mental health. Finally, we chat about Andrew’s career, discuss what it is like for an actor to be more recognized because of a viral reality show than any past work, how life has changed since the show first aired and last, but certainly not least, what is it really like to be The Red Power Ranger (twice over). All this and we are only getting started! @andrewgray @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by http://www.adamandeve.com (use code ROPE) Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/9/202159 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode Artwork

Chaz Dean (on Lisa Rinna, RHOBH, Nicollette Sheridan, 90210 and his Hair Empire)

Chaz Dean steps Behind The Rope. Checking in from the Hollywood Hills home he shares with his three Labradors, Chaz is here to tell it all. First things first, Chaz fills us in on his journey from his early days of working at a LA Salon to eventually purchasing that salon, developing WEN hair care products, taking over QVC and, of course, those infamous WEN infomercials - think Alyssa Milano and Brooke Shields - that we all love so much. Speaking of celebrities such as Brooke and Alyssa, his very first well known client was Nicolette Sheridan and from there things just took off. She told a friend who told a friend and soon he was doing hair for much of the Aaron Spelling Empire. That empire included such Superstars as 90210’s very own Shannen Doherty, Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth. As their stylist, Chaz heard and knew it all! The things he could, and does, tell! Let us not forget there was a time way back when where Shannen, Tori and Jennie didn’t exactly all see eye to eye. Our very own RHOBH Lisa Rinna was also a client and is a current friend. What happened when Nicolette Sheridan walked into his Salon one day while Rinna was in his chair? Umm, yea, exactly what you are thinking. Not well. There was also that one time he had to run to Casa Rinna for a Delilah Belle Hamlin hair emergency. Chaz has stories for days and we are LIVING for it. Chaz is also close with Liza Vanderpump. Wait, how does that work also being friends with Rinna? Are you starting to see a trend? Tune in to hear it all - Chaz Dean, the man behind the WEN empire, chats about business, hair and what we love best, Celebrity on this Part I sit down of our interview with Chaz Dean.  @chazdean @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by http://www.fiverr.com/business (use code VELVET) Brought to you by http://www.adamandeve.com (use code ROPE) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/8/20211 hour, 11 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode Artwork

The Bachelor's Lacey Mark (on Matt James, Current Season, & Clare / Dale )

Who isn’t watching the current 25th Season of ABC’s The Bachelor, one of the longest running Reality TV Shows in history. Who better than to help us break it all down than someone who has lived it first hand. This is the Behind The Velvet Rope Podcast after all and that is how we do it, first hand all day, every day. Enter Lacey Mark, former Bachelor Season 21 and Bachelor in Paradise Season 4 contestant. First we catch up with Lacey finding out everything she has been up to since looking for love and roses on national TV. Speaking of looking for love on national TV, Lacey chats about The Bachelor application / interview process, filming the hit show, the other women - the good, the bad, the other, and last, but certainly not least, her edit. She also talks about Bachelor Nick Viall, who was supposed to be her “Knight In Shining Armor”, and discuses the likelihood of finding ever lasting love on a Reality TV show. Lacey and David chat about their fav Bachelors and Bachelorettes of all time and the epic last season of The Bachelorette - Clare Crawley “blowing it up”, her supposed rumored communication with Dale before the show, their recent break up as a couple, and Tayshia Adams as a replacement. Of course, we talk all things current season - how hot Matt James is, the drama that has already occurred amongst the women, the cringeworthy moments (think Dildos on arrival, thank you Katie), Sarah removing herself, Queen Victoria, the new girls, Chris Harrison in all his glory, the rumored frontrunners, and who will get that infamous final rose, and possible marriage proposal, mere weeks from now. If you are a Bachelor fan, your time has finally come. Bachelor Nation’s Lacey Mark has arrived to help us make sense of it all. @laceymmark @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by http://www.adamandeve.com (use code ROPE)   Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/5/20211 hour, 19 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode Artwork

LISA BARLOW - (An Interview with RHOSL's Tequila & Sundance Queen)

Lisa Barlow, hot off the RHOSL finale, steps Behind The Rope (with special guest appearance by John Barlow). The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’s Lisa Barlow and we could not be more excited to chat with her about this new stellar addition to the franchise. After a brief background on Lisa, where she grew up, how she ended up in Salt Lake, where she met husband John Barlow, and all things Vida Tequila (yes kids, we have a new Housewives’ product!), we get right into all the current drama on the freshman season of RHOSL. Lisa explains which franchises she watched prior to being cast on the show, how she originally got involved in the show, why Salt Lake is the perfect location for a Real Housewives show and what other Bravolebrities and Housewives she heard from now that the show has aired. Lisa dives deep on her many year friendship with fellow cast mate Meredith Marks and is happy to discuss all of her new “friends” Jen Shah, Mary Cosby, Heather Gay, and Whitney Rose. Lisa chats about who she thinks was authentically themselves during filming and was portrayed accurately now that the show has aired. She also chats about who loved the camera a little too much and brought the drama even when there was no drama needed to be brought. On that note, Lisa opens up about what what she thinks is the biggest misconception of herself, reflects back on some of the seasons already iconic moments and chats about what she plans, if anything, to do differently for Season Two. With our prodding, she addresses Vanderpump Rules Katie Maloney’s recent comments about her “Queen of Sundance” title that Jen Shah bestowed upon her. Thank you Lisa. Finally, we discuss the Vida Tequila event Bethenny Frankel attended back in the day and what she has to now say to the Skinnygirl Mogul. A true RHOSL extravaganza not to be missed. @lisabarlow14 @johnbarlow16 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef   Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by http://www.adamandeve.com (use code ROPE)   Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/4/20211 hour, 24 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

Randall Emmett (Vanderpump Rules) - Part II

Randall Emmett steps back Behind The Rope. Back in a simpler time, before the exciting news of Randall and Lala’s pregnancy announcement, before the cast changes on Vanderpump Rules, back when all our favorite VanderKids were still a part of the gang, before Scheana and Jax and who knows who next was with child, we sat down with Randall for a special two part chat (Part I aired June 24th 220. Feel free to check it out). Today we bring you the very special second part to that chat. How interesting to listen to just how much things gave changed in what, six short months? Randall talks to us about his friendships in the Vander Group, how he became one of the boys, and what couple date nights with Lala and the other VanderKids is like. Randall and David discuss the evolution of the cast from living in small apartments to being “on top of the world”. Where else do you get a job as a waiter and end up a millionaire. From a Producer point of view, and Randall is one of the best, we discuss. We talk about how he would never be able to do Lala's job, or the job of any reality TV star who has to “put it all out there”. We chat about Randall’s upcoming nuptials to Lala and the cast, sorry Sandoval, who are most likely going to be part of the wedding. We also discuss whether his upcoming wedding will be part of the upcoming Vanderpump Rules season. Speaking of Sandoval, we chat about his current relationship with Jax and the tumultuous past season of Vanderpump Rules. We talk about other cast members such as Kristen, Scheana and James. Being a fellow Podcast host, we discuss “Give them Lala with Randall”. We also discuss Randall's new film as a first time director and his matchmaker abilities, think Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly. Finally, Randall is kind enough to entertain all of David’s questions regarding 50 Cent and the legend that will forever be “FOFTY”!!! @randallemmett @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by http://www.adamandeve.com (use code ROPE)   Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/3/202158 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode Artwork

Flipping Out's Megan Weaver (on Jeff Lewis, Flipping Out, and all her Housewife / Bravolebrity BFFs)

Flipping Out’s Megan Weaver steps Behind The Rope. Checking in from her bed, no really Megan is in bed, in The Valley, Megan is here to tell it all. Owning her Valley Girl status, Megan takes us back to the beginning, her first job was working as a Production Assistant for Steven Spielberg. She worked on them all, Jurassic Park, Men in Black, Twister, Schindler’s List and saw them all Antonio Banderas, Tom Hanks, and oh, there was that one time she stayed in Leo DiCaprio’s Malibu Beach House. How did Megan get from Spielberg to Megan Weaver Design? One day she met Jeff Lewis in a restaurant bathroom, and soon Megan found herself working for our favorite House Flipper and starring on Bravo’s Hit Show, “Flipping Out”. Megan, being a prior fan of the show, recalls how excited she was during her interview when Zoila and Jenni were there, floating around working at Jeff Lewis Design. We discuss the first time she realized Jeff Lewis’ work style may be a “little different" than Megan was used to. Ok fine, that is an understatement. We talk about some of Megan and Jeff’s Housewife BFFS, Kelly Dodd, Shannon Storms Beador and Teddi Mellencamp. Yes Megan and Jeff did Teddi’s much criticized ALL IN Program. Do tell. She does! Megan discusses the fall out between Jeff and Jenni Pulos, the current status of that relationship, how that affected her own relationship with Jenni and what she predicts for the future of that relationship. Megan also opens up about Jeff’s relationship with Gage Edward, the end of that relationship and Jeff’s new man, Scott Anderson. We also discuss her work on Lala and Randall’s house as well as Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green's house. Speaking of Brian Austin Green (anything for a shameless 90210 reference), Jeff’s current neighbor is Machine Gun Kelly which leads to a very interesting conversation!  @megancatalina @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by http://www.adamandeve.com (use code ROPE)   Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/2/20211 hour, 24 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode Artwork

TRINITY "The Tuck" TAYLOR (An Interview with Drag Race Winner!) - Part II

Welcome back Trinity Taylor (Part I of our sit down with Trinity Taylor aired November 19th, 2020. If you haven’t checked it out check yet, feel free to do so now). Trinity chats more about what filming Drag Race was like, the competitions, the clothes, and the judges. Trinity discusses the differences between Season 9 and All Stars Season 4 - experience, money, age - and how that affected the competition. Speaking of Season 4, we discuss what it was like to be co-winner with Monet X Change, the aftermath of winning with Monet, and the status of their friendship today. We also discuss what it was like to star in Taylor Swift’s “You Need to Calm Down" music video and open the 2019 VMAs as Lady Gaga. Trinity tells us what hanging backstage with Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga was really like. Speaking of pop divas, we discuss Monet’s cameo in Queen Madonna’s “God Control” video and Miss Thing’s almost appearance, she turned it down (don’t worry, we discuss why), in a Justin Bieber video. Scandalous. We discuss Trinity’s You Tube video with Icon Cyndi Lauper, Trinity’s shout out from Sarah Paulson, and her current guilty pleasure, rewatching America's Next Top Model. Trinity discusses what it was like to be a contestant on Botched and answers the age old questions, Dr. Terry or Dr. Paul? We discuss Trinity's very own podcast Werk, her booming Acting Career after a role in “AJ and The Queen”, what running lines and acting with RuPaul is like, her stellar “Plastic” album, the juggernaut that is DragCon, several of her colleague Drag Queens and last, but not least, what is next for Miss Trinity Taylor. Whew! Tune in now as our Part II sit down with Trinity Taylor concludes.  @trinitythetuck @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by http://www.adamandeve.com (use code ROPE)   Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/1/202154 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode Artwork

Lady Bunny (on Friends Andy Cohen & RuPaul, Drag Race, & Appearing on WWHL)

Lady Bunny Steps back Behind The Rope (for everyone who is wondering, our Part I sit down chat with Bunny aired December 17th, 2020. Feel free to check it out). Yes, THAT Lady Bunny. Drag Queen Extraordinaire, NYC Nightlife Legend, Friend to RuPaul, Lady Bunny. We pick up right where we left off. Lady Bunny is very open when chatting about the phenomenon that is her BFF’s RuPaul’s Drag Race. Bunny weights the pros and cons and ultimately answers the question on whether she feels Drag Race is good for the Drag Community as a whole. When a legendary Queen like Lady Bunny talks Drag Race, we listen!! We discuss how and why Drag Race has become the “mainstream” Emmy winning blockbuster that it is today, the changed perception amongst mainstream viewers of Drag, and how Drag has changed throughout the years from when Bunny and Ru were starting together back in Atlanta, Georgia. Lady Bunny fills us in on all her current projects including, but not limited to, HNN: Hateful Hags Network, a Vimeo Comedy Special she stars in alongside Drag Race Season Six Winner, the one and only Miss Bianca Del Rio. On a more serious note, Lady Bunny discusses the details of the shocking disqualification of Sherry Pie from the Drag Race competition due to a catfishing casting scandal, whether she agrees with that decision and her thoughts on the larger “cancel culture” in general. In addition to longtime friend RuPaul, Lady Bunny has another good friend we were all too interested to chat about. Mr. Andrew Andy Cohen. Bunny opens up about that friendship and her multiple appearances on Watch What Happens Live. Finally, Bunny discusses her appearance and involvement in the Comedy Central Roast of Icon Pamela Anderson and several of the other guests to attend that event such as Tommy Lee, Courtney Love. Bea Arthur and last, but certainly not least, Anna Nicole Smith. LOL in true Lady Bunny comedic fashion, an episode not to be missed. Tune in as our Part II sit down with Lady Bunny comes to a conclusion. @official_lady_bunny @behindthevelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by HelloFresh https://www.HelloFresh.com/10velvet (Use code 10velvet for 10 FREE meals, including free shipping.) Brought to you by Word Forest! (a Super Lucky Game). Search Google or Apple Store for Trivia Star   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/29/20211 hour, 22 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jo De La Rosa (The Real Housewives of Orange County) - Catching Up

Jo De La Rosa, one of the OGs of the OC, steps Behind The Rope. Let us start at the beginning of it all, Season One, Episode One of The Real Housewives of Orange Country. Jo explains how she got cast in the freshman installment of the juggernaut franchise. The answer is not at all what you would expect. We talk about what filming was like for Jo, considering she had nothing to compare it to with The Hills, The Real World and The Simple Life being some of her only predecessors to turn to. We discuss some of Jo’s highlights from her time on RHOC, wanting to not be a “kept woman”, those dramatic always happening fights with then fiancé Slade Smiley, and that infamous French Maid's costume. Speaking of Slade, Jo discusses the end of her relationship with him and how she felt when he went on to date Fellow RHOC Housewives Lauri Peterson and Gretchen Rossi, who he is still with to this day. Jo discusses some of her past co-stars such as Vicki Gunvalson and Jeana Keough and how and why she decided to leave the show for life in Los Angeles. She also discusses her short lived follow up classic Bravo Show “Date My Ex: Jo & Slade”. We also discuss how she is not only the youngest housewife to ever be a part of the franchise (she was 24 when she joined, yes 24) but also how she was the first Housewife to ever have a hit song (fun fact: she worked with Erika Jayne's Creative Director, Mikey Minden, on the Video / Tour Choreography). We discuss her fellow Housewives Songstresses Countess LuAnn de Lesseps, Erica Jayne, Kim Zolciak-Biermann, Kandi Burruss and Melissa Gorga. Jo opens up about what life was like when the flashbulbs faded. Fun story, it involved a bartending job and TMZ. Jo is now trying to “reinvent” herself in LA through her stellar PopCandy Podcast and booming YouTube Channel, documenting the art of the comeback and the life of becoming an influencer. As she looks ahead with these and various other projects, she spends the hour with us looking back at her legacy in The Real Housewives of Orange Country Franchise. Thanks for stopping by Jo.  *** Our thoughts and prayers go out to Jo who lost her Dad earlier this Month due to Covid. @jodelarosaa @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by HelloFresh https://www.HelloFresh.com/10velvet (Use code 10velvet for 10 FREE meals, including free shipping.) Brought to you by Word Forest! (a Super Lucky Game). Search Google or Apple Store for Trivia Star   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/28/20211 hour, 20 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode Artwork

Odd Mom Out's Sean Kleier (takes us Behind The Scenes of the Classic Bravo Series)

Odd Mom Out’s Sean Kleier steps Behind The Rope. Yes, Lex Von-Weber from Bravo’s classic scripted series Odd Mom Out. So many questions, so little time. Sean chats with us about how he originally met series creator Jill Kargman. Based on her book Momzillas, Odd Mom out chronicled the wealthy mommy clique that resides in New York’s prestigious Upper East Side. Sean explains the casting process, what attracted him to the role of Lex Von-Weber and how much fun it was to act on this Bravo series each week for three years. Part of that fun was due to costarring with, not only Jill Kargman, but the brilliant Abby Elliot and Icon Joanna Cassidy. Sean is kind enough to answer our many questions about off camera shenanigans between cast members and chat with him about why the show ended and where he thinks Lex Von-Weber would be today. Of course, having been on Bravo, we chat about Sean’s own experience with our friends “The Real Housewives” and of course Mr. Andy Cohen and his infamous Watch What Happens Live appearance. We also chat about Odd Mom Out’s multitude of guest stars including, but not limited to, Jill’s sister in law at the time, Drew Barrymore! We also had to ask Sean about his recent guest star role on Fox’s 9-1-1 and what working with the likes of Jennifer Love Hewitt and legend Angela Bassett was like. Finally, we chat about the recent announcement that Odd Mom Out is now streaming on Peacock TV. You are welcome. A fun trip down memory lane!. @seankleier @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by HelloFresh https://www.HelloFresh.com/10velvet (Use code 10velvet for 10 FREE meals, including free shipping.) Brought to you by Word Forest! (a Super Lucky Game). Search Google or Apple Store for Trivia Star   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/27/20211 hour, 13 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode Artwork

Below Deck's Bruno Duarte (on Kate Chastain, Captain Lee & The New Season) - Part II

Below Deck’s Bruno Duarte steps back Behind The Rope. For everyone who has not heard Part I of our sit down (Air Date December 7th, 2020), Bruno DOES - NOT - HOLD - BACK in discussing what it was like to film with and work with Kate Chastain and Captain Lee. Hint, not great. He talks about how they were on camera as well as how they were completely different off camera. No detail is spared. That conversation continues here. Bruno also opens up about his possible "near death" experience he experienced while filming his season of Below Deck. He recalls the details of that almost disastrous accident and the reaction from Producers, Kate Chastain, Captain Lee and the rest of the Cameramen and Crew. Bruno opens about about crew Drinking and discuses Malia White and Captain Sandy’s termination of Hannah Ferrier last season on Below Deck Med. He also discusses exactly what he would say if he ran into Kate or Lee today. On a lighter note, Bruno discusses those infamous charter tips, high maintenance guests, the sexual tension between crew members as well as real world instances of being “approached” by charter guests. Finally, he discusses the current status of his love life and what is next for him both on and off the water. Tune in now as Part Two of our sit down with Below Deck’s Bruno Duarte concludes. @bruknowsfit @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by HelloFresh https://www.HelloFresh.com/10velvet (Use code 10velvet for 10 FREE meals, including free shipping.) Brought to you by Word Forest! (a Super Lucky Game). Search Google or Apple Store for Trivia Star   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/26/20211 hour, 10 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode Artwork

Project Runway's Suede (on The Judges, Tim Gunn, Christian Siriano & all things Runway!)

Fashion Runway’s Suede steps Behind The Rope. Yup, fan favorite, blue haired, likes to refer to himself in the third person, Suede. Checking in from his home in Ohio where he is now a successful Real Estate Broker, Suede is here to tell it all. Born Stephen Whitney Baum, Suede was a name that started in college at Kent State and, well, just stuck (full story inside with how the name came about). After college, and a move to, where else, New York City, and several jobs in the industry - Polo, Jordache, Geoffrey Beene, Old Navy, Suede had a dream that Tim Gunn urged him it was time to apply to Project Runway. Suede did and soon found himself cast as one of the hopeful contestants on Season Five of the then hit Bravo TV show (Fun Fact: last season before it left for Lifetime TV.) Suede discusses the casting process, the filming process, his fellow contestant designers, the difficulty of Runway and how you really had to “Make It Work. Speaking of “Making It Work”, Suede opens up about Project Runway Mentor Tim Gunn, what it is like to work with him as a Mentor on the hit TV show and what Tim Gunn is like in real life off camera. Suede also discusses judges Heidi Klum, Michael Koors, and Nina Garcia - the good, the bad, the other. Suede also chats about his Runway All Stars' Judges when he returned to the now Lifetime show, Issac Mizrahi and Georgina Chapman. We discuss Georgina’s Husband at the time and Former Runway Producer, Harvey Weinstein, what did he see at the time, was he shocked at what has transpired since regarding Weinstein? We discuss one of the most successful winners of Project Runway, Christian Siriano, how, what, where and why did he become the most well know winner in Runway’s history? On a larger note, Suede explains whether Reality Competition shows are still a valid means to achieve success in ones field after the show ends. Finally, Suede discusses some of his inspirations growing up that have inspired both his fashion as well as his life - Madonna. Cher and Cyndi Lauper. Very good choices Suede. Very good choices for sure. @suedesays @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by HelloFresh https://www.HelloFresh.com/10velvet (Use code 10velvet for 10 FREE meals, including free shipping.) Brought to you by Word Forest! (a Super Lucky Game). Search Google or Apple Store for Trivia Star   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/25/20211 hour, 27 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode Artwork

Sirius XM's Jenny Hutt (on IRL friendships with Bethenny Frankel, Martha Stewart, Dolly Parton, Barbra Streisand & More)

Jenny Hutt steps Behind The Rope. Let us start at the beginning. Jenny was born in Roslyn, Long Island to Charles & Bunny Koppelman. A “big wig” in the record industry, her Dad knew them all. By all, we mean he worked with the likes of Barbara Streisand, Donna Summer, Diana Ross, Dolly Parton, Vanilla Ice. Jenny grew up going on vacations with Barbara Streisand and “hanging out” with Dolly Parton. Obsessed with Rap Music at a young age, RUN DMC played at her Sweet Sixteen Party and The Beastie Boys were also in attendance. Remember the MTV Show “My Super Sweet 16”? Ok, you get the idea. After college Jenny went to Law School, before accepting a position as her Dad’s executive assistant for his newly found position as Chairman and Right Hand Man to Martha Stewart at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. It was at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia that Martha’s daughter Alexis befriended her and decided, hey, we are going to have a radio show together. For the next several years, Jenny and Alexis hosted “Whatever with Alexis & Jennifer” at SiriusXM. That Radio show led to a TV Show on the Hallmark Chanel of the same name where they interviewed a variety of guests such as national treasure Paula Abdul. It was also during this time that Martha and Jenny’s Dad starred on a little known reality show called “The Apprentice: Martha Stewart”. Jenny couldn’t believe her eyes when one of her college friends was a contestant on the show, Miss Bethenny Frankel. Jenny enlightens us with what Bethenny was like in college and how even way back when, she was determined to know and have it all. Jenny has a funny story about Bethenny selling motorcycles in Europe. Yup, always the hustler, even back then. Regarding the radio show, one day Alexis was “over it” and the show ended, leaving Jenny to form her own stellar SiriusXM Radio Show “Just Jenny”. Jenny talks to us about some of her favorite guests such as Kerry Washington, Rob Lowe and, oh yea, she was able to connect with childhood “friend” Dolly Parton for a formal sit down interview. Finally, we discuss her brilliant invention, Bunny Eyez, the flippable, tiltable, wearable reading glasses, discuss whether she would ever take that invention on Shark Tank and of course, discuss once of life’s most important questions, which shark would you chose to invest. An episode not to be missed. @justjennyhutt @bunnyeyez @behindvelvetrope  @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Brought to you by Trivia Star (a Super Lucky Game) - Download Trivia Star in Apple or Google Store   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/22/20211 hour, 36 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode Artwork

VICKI GUNVALSON (The OG of the OC) - Tells All!

The OG of the OC Miss Vicki Gunvalson steps Behind The Rope. First Vicki fills us all in on what she has been up to since we last saw her on our TV screens. For those of you who don’t know, she bought a house in Mexico, had a stellar Whoop It Up Podcast (which BTVR appeared on), has been running Coto Insurance, and has just been enjoying time with her family (Steve, Michael, Brianna, Ryan & The Boys). Vicki and David discuss the trajectory of being a Housewife - the beginning (so hopeful), the middle (save your $), the inevitable end (Cue The Five Stages of grief). We discuss the concept of resigning and quitting versus being fired and let go. Vicki lets us know what advice she would give, not only to Season One Vicki, but other Housewives starting out and what she has learned throughout the years during her tenure on the hit Bravo show. Speaking of the beginning, Vicki and David discuss how much the show has changed since the beginning - the salaries, the vacations, the women, the drama! We discuss the involvement of producers and editing throughout the years and the concept of “reality” as it exists, or lack thereof, in any reality TV show these days. Vicki opens up about her highs and lows during her fourteen years on the show. We discuss the evolution of her relationships that we saw play out on national TV - Don, Brooks, Steve. Vicki discusses her relationships with Kelly Dodd (where she thinks it all went wrong), Tamra Judge (going strong), Shannon Beador (can it be repaired?) as well as RHOC past Jeana Keough, Meghan King Edmonds, Heather Durbrow and Alexis (“Jesus Jugs”) Bellino. Vicki is honest about what she misses the most about Housewives and answers the age old question, would you ever go back? Finally, no sit down with The OG of the OC would be complete without a trip down memory lane regarding some of Vicki’s most iconic moments - the State of Oklahoma. Slade Smiley’s infamous comment and her plastic surgeries throughout the years, Lauri Peterson’s Ski Slope “multiple partners” and of course, last but certainly not least, just how many people can you fit into a family van? @vickigunvalson @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Brought to you by Trivia Star (a Super Lucky Game). Search Google or Apple Store for Trivia Star Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/21/20211 hour, 10 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode Artwork

Julie Goldman & Brandy Howard (The People's Couch) on Pump Rules, Housewives & More! - Part II

Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard from Bravo’s The People’s Couch step back Behind The Rope (Part I of our sit down aired December 8, 2020 - feel free to check it out). Julie and Brandy get right into it. They talk about how they went from being cast members on The People Couch to official hosts of The Vanderpump Rules After Show. Of course we needed all the details on the many Pump Rules guests on their show - Jax, James, Kristen, Brittany, Lala and of course, the Queen herself, LVP. They discuss how you prepare to interview LVP and Giggy and what the set was like the days Lisa & Giggy were there. They also explain what it was like to hang with the Pump kids in a social setting. Do tell. They do. They discuss their multiple appearances on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen plus their appearances on Radio Andy. There was also this one time prior to all this that they attended an Andy Cohen book signing! On a more serious note, Brandy opens up about the dark period she fell into after The People’s Couch ended and how her and Julie reinvented themselves as the hosts of the Dumb Gay Politics Podcast, a podcast for people who know nothing about politics, aka politics made fun. To start their podcast, they did what any other self respecting host of The Vanderpump Rules After Show would do. They reached out to Stassi to ask her advice on how to Podcast (I guess we weren’t available). Finally, us Bravo aficionados talk about the evolution of Bravo throughout the years and how the network we know and love today has come a long way since the Bravo of yesteryear.  @mrjuliegoldman @peeweethepeoplescouch @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Brought to you by Trivia Star (a Super Lucky Game) - Download Trivia Star in Apple or Google Store   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/20/20211 hour, 13 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode Artwork

Lisa D'Amato (America's Next Top Model - Tells All on Tyra, The Show, & Shark Tank) - Part I

Lisa D’Amato, from America’s Next Top Model, steps Behind The Rope. Holding nothing back, Lisa is here to tell it all. Starting her modeling career at the young age of twelve, Lisa learned many of the tricks of the trade, which would later help her when she applied to America’s Next Top Model on a dare. That worked out well and Lisa soon found herself on Cycle Five of the hit Reality Show, competing for the affection and approval of one Miss Tyra Banks. Lisa chats about what living in the model house was really like, the competitiveness of her fellow model contestants and the pressure she felt from producers while filming. She chats about ANTM judges Miss J, Nigel Barker, Twiggy and last, but certainly not least, Janice Dickinson as well as about Creative Director Jay Manuel. Lisa confirms and debunks many of the vicious rumors heard over the years about the tension on the set and the “my way or the highway” rumored attitude of Tyra Banks. Leaving no detailed spared, Lisa explains how she felt she was treated by Tyra and Producers, the good, the bad, the other. There was a lot of bad and a lot of other. We discuss! She chats about her status as “fan favorite” once the show aired, largely in part due to her outspoken nature. That outspoken nature found her back on ANTM, this time "All Stars”, Cycle Seventeen, which she won. She chats abut how life changed as a result of winning ANTM and what came next. That next eventually included her Dare-U-Go! product pitch on Shark Tank, where she got a deal with the one and only Miss Barbara Corcoran. She takes us behind the scenes of Shark Tank and all the shenanigans taking place behind the scenes off camera. @lisa_damato @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Brought to you by Trivia Star (a Super Lucky Game). Search Google or Apple Store for Trivia Star Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/19/20211 hour, 17 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

Vicky Vox (on Drag Race, RuPaul, Real Housewives and Filming with Patti Stanger) - Part II

Vicky Vox steps Back Behind The Rope (Part I of our sit down aired on December 4th, 2020. Feel free to check it out. Vicky came directly from Kelly Osbourne’s birthday party, a little hungover, to dish it all!). Vicky originally decided to do Drag because she needed the $50 pay day that came along with the job. She got herself some clothes and heels, picked her name, and the rest is history. Quickly adopted, shortly thereafter, by Drag Mother Detox, the two have been fast friends ever since. That friendship saw Detox through her star turn on RuPaul’s Drag Race. That friendship also saw Detox, one fateful night, as she was the lucky bidder of the infamous nightly several thousand dollar Madonna Madame X Polaroid. Congrats Detox. Vicky discusses the pressure Drag Queens feel today to participate as a contestant on RuPaul’s Drag Race and how the “younger generation” of Drag wannabes grow up knowing no other world. Vicky also discusses RuPaul, her history and origins and place in the Drag Community today. Vicky opens up about a career high when she was nominated in the same category as Broadway Legend Patti LuPone for her role as Audrey II in the hit West End production of Little Shop of Horrors. Vicky also shares a love of all things Real Housewives. Being a proper LA girl, she is eager to discuss real life experiences with and thoughts on Lisa Vanderpump, her restaurants and the Sur staff. Vicky also discusses her favorite Housewife Cities, one of her namesakes Miss Victoria Gunvalson, the current state of affairs in Potomac, and that one time she filmed an episode of Bravo’s “Millionaire Matchmaker” with Patti Stanger. Listen in as our Part II sit down with Vicky Vox comes to a conclusion. @thevickyvox @doinggreatpod @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Brought to you by Trivia Star (a Super Lucky Game) - Download Trivia Star in Apple or Google Store   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/18/20211 hour, 11 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode Artwork

Gregory Zarian (on RHONJ, RHOBH, Revenge, Nip/Tuck, The OC & More!)

Gregory Zarian steps back Behind The Rope (For everyone who hasn’t heard, our Part I sit down with Gregory Zarian aired December 29th, 2020. Feel free to check it out). Picking up right where we left off, Gregory chats about his Soap Opera career which started with “Days of Our Lives” and included fan fav role Julius on “General Hospital”. Speaking of daytime TV, Gregory chats about his recent Emmy nomination, for his role on “Venice the Series”, a role that deals with bullying, something near and dear to Gregory and David, having both grown up having been bullied. On the topic of TV, we need Gregory’s hot takes from his guest star roles on many of our favorites: Nip/Tuck, Revenge, 90210, The OC, and last, but certainly not least, Westworld. We discuss what it was like on set of each of those shows and, of course, in typical Rope fashion, we need all the juicy details. Ryan Murphy, Emily VanCamp, Evan Rachel Wood, Donna Mills… we discuss it all! We also discuss his recurring role on CSI as well as his dream role in ShondaLand on the juggernaut that is Grey’s Anatomy. Of course, all roads lead to Real Housewives. With the new season of RHONJ almost upon us, we chat with Gregory about the woman he calls “Mom”, the one, the only Kathy Wakile. Gregory recounts how he met Kathy, the New York Fashion fashion show they “attended” with Gretchen Rossi and Slade Smiley (we told you we had Housewives fodder to discuss), and just how they became “family”. He also talks about some of his other east coast Jerz friends and run ins, Margaret Josephs, Dolores Catania and Danielle Staub. Heading west, let us not forget that Gregory lives in LA and travels in the same circles as the likes of Lisa Rinna, Denise Richards, Eileen Davidson. He also fills us in on the fact that his Dad, Larry Zarian, was BFFS with Robert Kardashian. Say whaaat? Way to burry the lead Gregory. A pop culture lovers dream when these two - David and Gregory - sit down to name drop it all. Tune in as Part II of our sit down with Gregory Zarian continues and concludes.  @gregoryzarian @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/15/20211 hour, 23 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONY's HEATHER THOMSON (Checking In!)

Heather Thomson steps Behind The Rope. Checking in from her Berkshires home, Heather is here to tell it all. Let us start at the beginning, Season Five of The Real Housewives of New York City. One day, Heather got a call from a casting agent and, well, the rest is history. Heather discusses what it was like back in the day in the groundbreaking season when the first ever major cast shake up took place seeing several OG’s be replaced by a new crop. Heather was one of these “new crop” Housewives, along with Aviva Drescher and Carole Radziwill. Heather chats about what it was like to film having never really watched the show and what it was like to be “inducted” by The Singer Stinger. Heather discusses just how far The Housewives Franchise has come from six years ago when we last saw her on our television sets as a full time cast member and how social media now plays a huge role, for better or worse, in the show and the drama that goes along with being a Real Housewife. Heather discusses some of the most iconic moments that took place during her tenure on RHONY such as “Take a Xanax”, “Be Cool, Don’t Be All Uncool”, and that infamous Le Cirque Leg Toss. We touch upon Heather’s final season as a cast member, the introduction of one Dorinda Medley and the return of one Bethenny Frankel. Heather opens up about how the presence of Bethenny Frankel on set changed the mood and vibe and how the women really reacted behind the scenes to her return. Speaking of Bethenny Frankel, Heather discusses her thoughts on the on-line “hate” Bethenny has received from having certain guests on her Podcast and the advice she has for Bethenny who, maybe, does “know it all”. Heather is happy to discuss her stellar new Podcast, “In My Heart”, no really, it is great, check it out and let's us know the last time she spoke to Diddy and the rest of the Bad Boy Fam. Finally, we discuss Heather’s much publicized lunch with Luann de Lesseps and Ramona Singer and Eboni Williams’ cryptic Instagram post to “meet” your RHONY Season 13 Cast, which happen to include a picture of Heather. Yes, we got to the bottom of that and will Heather be holding an apple when RHONY Season 13 premieres later this year. Holla, this Mama is back and ready to spill it all. @iamheathert @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/14/20211 hour, 10 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode Artwork

Laguna Beach's Alex Murrel (on Laguna Beach, The Hills, RHOC, & Dating Nick Carter) - Part I

Laguna Beach’s Alex Murrel Johnson, otherwise know as Alex M, Steps Behind The Rope. Yup, Laguna Beach. One of the granddaddy’s of them all, or as we like to say, one of the best reality shows to ever exist. Alex explains what it was like to be a student at Laguna Beach High School when MTV came knocking on its door with the concept for a reality show that followed the lives, and interrelationships, of some of Orange County’s more “interesting” students. We discuss the casting process, the reactions from students who were “left out”, the reaction from the school’s administration and what Alex’s parents thought about their daughter joining the cast. Alex explains what it was like to “film” with very few reality shows, other than shows like The Real World, existing at the time. She also discusses how she felt with her “bit*h” edit once she watched the show back as the season aired. Alex also discusses what it was like to gain instant fame overnight and how life changed once that fame, and money, started to roll in. Of course, we also discuss her Laguna Beach colleagues Lauren Conrad, Jason Wahler, Stephen Colletti and Kristin Cavallari. We discuss what our fav Laguna Beach students were like way back when, and the status of each of these relationships today. Alex discusses what life was like once her time on the show ended and she moved to LA, where she initially spent a lot of time hanging out in the clubs with other friends, including some of our favorite Hill’s cast members, Audrina Patridge, Heidi Montag, Brody Jenner and Spencer Pratt. During her time in Los Angeles she also partied with Celebs like Paris Hilton and Aaron Carter. Speaking of Aaron Carter, she briefly dated Backstreet Boy Nick Carter. Say whaaaat? Being a fan of Reality TV herself, Alex & David discuss just how much reality TV has changed since the early days of MTV. Finally, we answer the age old question, just how “real” was Laguna Beach / The Hills. Tune in now to our Part I chat with Alex Murrel. @alexmurrel @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   This Episode is brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/13/202154 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode Artwork

Izzy Wouters (on Below Deck Current Season & her Viral Coming Out!!) - Part II

Below Deck’s Izzy Wouters steps back Behind The Rope (if you haven’t heard our Part I, feel free to check it out, airdate January 5th, 2021). Current Season Eight Deckhand, Izzy Wouters. Picking up right where we left off, Izzy breaks down many of situations we have seen play out all season on Below Deck and gives us her opinion on whether they were handled correctly or not. Of course, she also gives us her opinion on her other fellow cast mates Elizabeth Frankini, Rachel Hargrove, James Hough, Ashling Lorger, Sunshine Shane (shout out to Sustainability) and last, but certainly not least, Captain Lee. In recent news, if you have not heard, Izzy recently “came out”! After welcoming her to The Family, we chat about what that process was like, answer the question why now, discuss whether the fact that Below Deck is now airing affected her decision regarding timing, chat about whether she confided in anyone from the Below Deck cast during or after filming, the public’s reaction both in the media and in her DMs and who from the BravoVerse she has heard from since the big announcement. Sorry, we are excited. Moving on, Izzy opens up about how she feels the season went, the best and worst parts of working aboard Valor and filming the Below Deck TV show, who she regularly keeps in touch with from past and current cast and what is the first thing she plans to do once the world opens back up. Tune in now as our Part II chat with Izzy Wouters continues and concludes. @izzywouters @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/12/20211 hour, 4 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bob The Drag Queen (Drag Race Winner tells all)

Bob The Drag Queen steps Behind The Rope. Season Eight Winner. Yes, THAT Bob The Drag Queen. Originally from the South, the son of a Mom who owned a Drag Bar (yup, we are completely jealous), Bob is here to tell it all. We start at the beginning - just how did Bob come up with the Iconic “Bob The Drag Queen” name. We discuss the legendary New York City Drag Scene where Bob got his start (shout out to Barracuda Lounge) coming up the ranks alongside fellow NYC and RuPaul’s Drag Race legends Peppermint and Bianca Del Rio. Bob fills us in on how and why he decided to join Drag Race, what his season was like, fellow Season Eight Queens, RuPaul, and who his favorite judge was - Carson, Michelle or Ross. Bob also discusses Drag Race Guest Judges Nicole Richie, Gigi Hadid, Debbie Harry, Marc Jacobs and Vivica A. Fox. Do tell. Bob does. Bob opens up about what winning Drag Race meant and how life changed as a result thereafter. How life changed includes many many projects confirming that Bob has had, and is having, a MAJOR moment since Drag Race ended. These projects include the phenomenal MTV Show “Drag My Dad”, The “Sibling Rivalry” Podcast with BFF and Drag Race All Stars Winner Monet X. Change, HBO’s First Ever NonScripted - and Emmy Nominated - Series “We’re Here” (Yup, it was just green lit for a second season) and the brand new comedy special Bob The Drag Queen: Live at Carolines. @bobthedragqueen @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/11/20211 hour, 11 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode Artwork

Peaches Christ (on Showgirls, Elizabeth Berkley, Madonna, & Reality TV) - Part II

Peaches Christ steps back Behind The Rope. Legendary Drag Performer, Peaches Christ, that is. (if you have not heard our original chat with Peaches Christ on December 22, 2020, feel free to check it out). We have one word - SHOWGIRLS. Yes, that classic mess of a movie or classic brilliant masterpiece, depending upon which side of the fence you fall. Wait, before we get to that and “You Don’t Nomi”, the documentary that analyzes the making of Showgirls, the movie itself, the public’s reaction, and how it remains a cult classic all these years later, Peaches chats more with us about her life and career that has spanned several decades on the San Francisco, and world, drag scene. Peaches has been producing full blown Midnight Movie drag extravaganzas for years, one of which was Showgirls. The other of which is Purple Rain. Yes, we have yet another Prince fan in the house to discuss one of the biggest musical geniuses of our, or any, generation. We also discuss Peaches’ “Spin The Bottle”, a drag-umentary send up of Madonna’s “Truth or Dare” chronicling life behind the scenes at Midnight Movie Mass. Speaking of Madonna, Peaches analyzes current day Madonna, her “interesting” social media behavior, and whether she has “lost her way”. On the subject of train wrecks like Showgirls that we just cannot look away from, Peaches chats our favorite subject, Reality TV and all its glory. In other current event news, Peaches discusses, yes we are on an Elizabeth Berkley kick, the just released Saved By The Bell Reboot. Finally, we talk about other “so bad they are good” movies such as Grease 2 and Xanadu, to name a few. Tune in now as our two part sit down with the one and only Peaches Christ continues and comes to a conclusion. @thepeacheschrist @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/8/20211 hour, 14 seconds
Episode Artwork

Caprice Bourret (Ladies of London)

Ladies of London’s Caprice Bourret steps Behind The Rope. Calling from her closet, no really she is in her expansive, white closet, from across the pond, Caprice is here to tell it all. Originally from California, Caprice moved to London when she was in her early 20s. As an aspiring model, she deemed London a good place to launch her career. Within six months of arriving, she was on the cover of every UK magazine, newspaper and so on. 350 magazine covers to be exact, and counting. Even though it all happened so fast and Caprice skyrocketed to the top of the modeling world, she always knew it could be a a flash in the pan, and thus started By Caprice Home Products. Smart Biscuit. When her agents didn’t think she was right to play Maureen in Rent, she queued in line like everyone else and proved them all wrong, landing the part to rave reviews once the show opened in the West End. Ok thats all fine, sweet and good, but lets get to it - LADIES - OF LONDON!!!!! Caprice explains how he show was originally supposed to be a sociological study in the assimilations of Americans living abroad in London and not a dramatic “housewives type” show. Well that isn’t exactly what happened, now is it? Not that we are complaining. Caprice discusses her time on the show, casting, filming, editing, and how the final product was not at all what she expected. We talk about her Ladies of London costars, Caroline Stanbury, Marissa Hermer, Juliet Angus, Noelle Reno, and Juliet Montagu, who she knew before the show, which friendships were “tested” as a result of the show, and who she keeps in touch with today. She was also on The Surreal Life and Celebrity Big Brother, two of the best reality shows, outside of Bravo of course, to ever exist.  @capricebourret @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/7/20211 hour, 6 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode Artwork

Izzy Wouters (Below Deck Current Season Chat) - Part I

Below Deck’s Izzy Wouters steps Behind The Rope. Current Season Eight Deckhand, Izzy Wouters. Checking in from her home in New Zealand, Izzy is here is tell it all and does not hold back. Izzy chats about how she watched past seasons of Below Deck once she was cast on the hit Bravo show to help her prepare for the experience. Wasting no time, Izzy tells us exactly how she feels about last season's Below Deck Med. Izzy particularly has a lot to say about Captain Sandy, Malia White and Hannah Ferrier and the whole Valium/Drugs On Board debacle. Allright, please let us take a moment to recover from that discussion. As we said, she does - not - hold - back!. Moving on, Izzy chats about how she felt when she realized that Francesca Rubi would be her Chief Stew instead of Kate Chastain. She details what it was like to initially work “inside” for Francesca and how working “outside” for Eddie Lucas differed. Hint: it was better! Izzy breaks down many of situations we have seen play out all season on Below Deck and gives us her opinion on whether they were handled correctly or not. Of course, she also gives us her opinion on her other fellow cast mates Elizabeth Frankini, Rachel Hargrove, James Hough, Ashling Lorger, Sunshine Shane (shout out to Sustainability) and last, but certainly not least, Captain Lee. So many questions for Izzy. So little time. We are only getting started. Part II coming soon but tune in now to this nonstop chat with Miss Izzy Wouters. @izzywouters @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/6/20211 hour, 1 minute, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

PEREZ HILTON (A New Years Chat!)

Well this is becoming a regular thing. Perez is back!!!! We continue our conversation regarding Perez Hilton’s new book, TMI: My Life in Scandal. Perez is here to dish about many of his celebrtiy BFFS that he chats about in this new book. He gives us all of the details of that time he made out with John Mayer for four minutes with tongue. There is also that time he ran into Britney Spears at a Grammy’s party and she didn’t know who he was despite the fact that they have met many times. We discuss the “Free Britney Movement” and what he recommends. Perez opens up about the breakup of his friendship with Lady Gaga. He also opens up about the status of his friendships with Katy Perry and the Queen of the World Madonna! Perez discusses the evolution of Madonna, what he thinks about her current social media presence, her last album and why she will never have a Vegas Residency. We discuss what it was like to be in the Rihanna music video 'S&M’. On a larger note, Perez discusses what it is like to be “Perez Hilton” and have had these experiences of hanging out with legends like Madonna and Gaga. Perez chats about all the other projects he has in the works such as his Perez Hilton Podcast, what it is like to be hated on TikTok, the celebrities he is still dying to meet and how one day we may have The Perez Hilton Talk Show. He talks about his true love of the business and why, like Joan Rivers (one of his biggest inspirations), he will never stop working!! @perezhilton @theperezhilton @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/5/202152 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode Artwork

Dana Wilkey (RHOBH’s $25,000 Sunglasses Maven) - An Insiders Look at Erika & Tom Girardi: Then & Now - Part I

Dana Wilkey steps Behind The Rope. Yes, THAT Dana Wilkey. Miss $25,000 sunglasses herself from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. If you haven’t heard, she owns $25,000 sunglasses. We check in with Dana to chat about all she has been up to since we last saw her on our TV screens on RHOBH as Taylor Armstrong’s “Friend” many seasons ago. We also need to know the behind the scenes of the infamous “Game Night” scene where the tension between The Richards Sisters, Kyle and Kim, and Brandi Glanville came to a much heated boil. Infamous times, we know. Dana chats about RHOBH of yesteryear (Adrienne, Camille, LVP) and gives her opinions on the current cast, including her thoughts on newbies Crystal Kung Minkoff and Kathy Hilton. For everyone who follows Dana on Instagram, and that seems to be all of your, she has been keeping the masses entertained and informed on the changing by the minute divorce and inevitable looming potential criminal and civil legal proceedings of Miss Erika Jayne and Mr. Tom Girardi. As an insider and fellow member of the famed zip code, Dana breaks it all down for us - the good, the bad, the bizarre, and there is a LOT of bizarre. She shares insider knowledge about Erika and Tom which has left The Rope completely speechless!!! We discuss the lawsuit and charges - play by play (let us not forget David is a lawyer) and how this could potentially be worse and bigger than Teresa and Joe Giudice. Of course, we don’t let Dana leave without a full analysis of those $25,000 sunglasses in which she answers all of our many many guilty questions.  @wilkey_dana @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/4/20211 hour, 10 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode Artwork

BEST of 2020 (Behind The Scenes Look at our Fav Bravolebrity Interactions of The Year)

Out of the hundreds of interviews The Behind The Velvet Rope Podcast has conducted this year, it is time to Spill The Tea. Off air, off camera, off Zoom, Behind The Scenes, who has been naughty and who has been nice. We present our first ever Top 10 Behind The Scenes list of our many many interactions with all our Favorite Bravolebrities. Let's face it, what goes on off camera when we book a guest, the before and after the interviews you hear daily is where the real truth lies. Our interviews this year include, but are not limited to Tamra Judge, Scheana Shay, Jill Zarin, Perez Hilton, Sutton Stracke, Heather & Terry Dubrow, LeeAnne Locken, Marlo Hampton, Gizelle Bryant, Kristen Taekman, Melissa Rivers, Brad Goreski, Jason Wahler, Jenni Pulos, Jonathan Antin, Candiace Dillard, Peggy Sulahian, Harry Dubin, Marge Sr., Captain Sandy, Mary Fitzgerald, Elyse Slaine, Peter Madrigal, Patti Stanger, Jai Rodriguez, Cary Deuber, Joyce Giraud, Tracy Tutor, Claudia Jordan, Sophia Hutchins, Peppermint, Jonathan Antin, Karen Gravano, Jeana Keough and Randall Emmet. How many are on our Favorite People of the year list and why or why not are they there? Enjoy and Happy New Year! Listen here - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/3/202110 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode Artwork

MDLNY's Ronita Kalra (on all things Million Dollar Listing)

Million Dollar Listing New York’s Ronita's Kalra Steps Behind The Rope. You know, little Luis D. Ortiz’ “assistant”, Ronita. Assistant now turned Real Estate Super Agent herself. We here Behind The Rope are obsessed with real estate so welcome Ronita, welcome. We check in with Ronita on the current state of the New York City real estate market. Do we buy or do we sell? So many questions, so little time. Ronita tells us how she went from a past career of stability and perks, at Apple nonetheless, to taking a chance on herself in the shark infested waters of New York Real Estate. She explains how she met Luis on her first day of work at Douglas Elliman (she has just accepted a new position at Compass), how getting on his team wasn't as easy as she thought and how she eventually wore Luis down and secured the coveted position of learning from one of NYC's best. We discuss their ever changing relationship, her breaking away and becoming an agent of her own, Luis' shocking decision to leave not only MDLNY, but also New York City and Real Estate in general, and the status of their relationship today. Knowing them all, we also discuss those other New York Super Agents, Fredrik Eklund, Ryan Serhant, Steve Gold and Tyler Whitman. We discuss the lack of women on the franchise, the important role of Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles’ Tracy Tutor, and how MDLNY is, in fact, casting a female for the new upcoming season (any spoilers Ronnie on who that may be? Hmm). Being a huge BravoHolic herself, we talk about some of her favorites, Teresa Giudice, Kyle Richards, and Bethenny Frankel. We also talk about that one time her and Luis went to dinner with Dorinda and John and that one time her and Luis went dinner with Miss Sonja Morgan. Do tell. She does. Then there was the time she ran into Tinsley at the bar at The Marmara Hotel, where Tins was living at the time. Ahh, New York. Finally we talk about those other brillant Real Estate Shows, MDLLA and Selling Sunset, the differences, similarities, and why Real Estate reality shows are a genre we will never tire of. A fun, jam packed episode with Miss Ronnie Kalra. @ronniekalra @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope This episode is brought to you by HelloFresh https://www.HelloFresh.com/10velvet (Use code 10velvet for 10 FREE meals, including free shipping.) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/30/20201 hour, 13 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode Artwork

Gregory Zarian (on RHOBH, Male Modeling, & being a Soap Star)

Gregory Zarian steps Behind The Rope. Let us start at the beginning. Born and raised in California, Gregory chats what life was like growing up with a Twin Brother and a Dad as Mayor. That would be anything but dull. Ok, let us fast forward to Gregory’s young adult life. One day, while working at a Nordstrom Department Store, he was asked if he ever wanted to be an actor. He said sure and soon thereafter found himself on the set of "Days of Our Lives”, one of the classic and longest running Soap Operas of our time. Of course, all good things must come to an end and, in this case, that includes Gregory’s role on “Days”. With that role over and done, he was scouted and sent to model internationally in Paris, Milan and Germany for a few years. We could think of a worse way to spend a few years. Eventually modeling brought him back to the states and an unexpected return to Soap Life, this time as fan fav “Julius” on “General Hospital”. In some instances, “fan fav” was an understatement. Gregory and David discuss the rabid fan base General Hospital has and how, in many ways, the level of commitment is similar to that of Housewives Fans. Hey, you didn’t think we were going to have a whole episode without any Real Housewives talk, did you? Let us not forget Eileen Davidson starred on “Days of our Lives” and Gregory lives in Los Angeles, home to many of our favorite RHOBH. From one pop culture aficionado to the next, David and Gregory cover it all. We are only getting started! Tune in now to this fun filled, let us cover everything, Part I sit down with Mr. Gregory Zarian. @gregoryzarian @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope This episode is brought to you by HelloFresh https://www.HelloFresh.com/10velvet (Use code 10velvet for 10 FREE meals, including free shipping.) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/29/20201 hour, 9 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOP's Wendy Osefo - (Reflects Back on Freshman Season / Looks Ahead To Season Six)

Wendy Osefo, fresh off her Freshman season on The Real Housewives of Potomac, steps Behind The Rope. Contract in hand for Season Six, Wendy is here to reflect back upon her just finished Freshman Season and look ahead as to what is to come for The Real Housewives of Potomac Next Season - Season Six. That reunion! Can we talk? What a season it has been for RHOP!!! Where to begin? After a brief chat with Wendy about her Nigerian background, many degrees, yes we all know she is super smart, family life with Eddie and the boys and what originally brought her to the DMV area, we get right into what ya all are here to chat about. Piping’ hot tea from this past season of RHOP. Wendy discusses why she originally got involved with the show, potential reservations in joining, the realities of filming versus her perceived expeditions, and just what she knew and didn’t know joining an already established cast in the Fifth Season of a hit Bravo Housewives show. Of course, we also discuss the physical altercation between Candiace Dillard and Monique Samuels heard and seen around the world answering questions such as what was going through Wendy’s mind before, during and after, was she scared, could she believe what she was seeing, did she think this was “normal” Housewives’ behavior and did she think of resigning considering this was “not what she signed up for”. Wendy also dishes with us on her other cast mates Gizelle Bryant, Robyn Dixon, Ashley Darby, and last, but certainly not least, Karen Huger. Speaking of The Grand Dame, Wendy chats with us about Karen’s dislike of her and the real reasons why she thinks Karen does not like her - it is not what we see or hear at the reunion. Looking ahead to Season Six, Wendy and David discuss Monique and Candiace, both of whom have contracts in hand, and how they feel next season should, and most probably will, differ from this season past. (Monique Samuels has just announced that despite being offered a contract, she has resigned from RHOP after appearing on the show for four years). Finally, Wendy asks David, who she calls a "Housewives Aficionado”, for advice on Seasons to come to which, of course, he gives his no holds bar answers. An episode, not to be missed.  @wendyosefo @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope This episode is brought to you by HelloFresh https://www.HelloFresh.com/10velvet (Use code 10velvet for 10 FREE meals, including free shipping.) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/28/20201 hour, 24 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode Artwork

Sarah Fraser (on Erika Jayne, RHOP, RHOBH, RHONY, Justin Bieber, & Ashlee Simpson)

Sarah Fraser from The Sarah Fraser Show Podcast steps Behind The Rope. With her background in radio, it is no wonder Howard Stern and Robin Quivers are her idols. David rapidly agrees and a discussion ensues. Sarah shares all of the guests she has interviewed during her radio career such as Justin Bieber, Rhianna and Ashlee Simpson. Who was naughty and who was nice? Sarah tells all and the list is not at all what one would expect! There was also that one time she almost slept with our buddy Constantine Maroulis (Check out our explosive Two Part Sit Down with Constantine on August 17th, 2020 on Behind The Velvet Rope). Sarah is fascinated by the the fact that David used to work for Martha Stewart and he tells all. Kinda. Living in the DMV area, Sarah is close to all our fav Real Housewives of Potomac. She even had a falling out with Ashley Darby last year after having Candiace Dillard on her Podcast. Fear not, all is well now, but Sarah gives us a play by play of that falling out and road to recovery. She has also filmed certain RHOP episodes such as Monique Samuels’ Live Podcast Tour and Sarah is happy to take us Behind The Rope of that filming. Speaking of Monique Samuels, Sarah and David debate whether she will have a job after this season concludes due to her physical altercation with Candiace. Sarah also discussed why Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is her favorite of the franchise and why Real Housewives of New York City is her least. We also discuss The Real Housewives of DC, how it is difficult to shoot any reality show in political DC and how Rob Lowe almost had a DC based reality show. Finally, Sarah and David bond over being Podcast Hosts, discuss how far the medium has come and what is next up for both of them. An episode not to be missed. @thesarahfrasershow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope This episode is brought to you by Firstleaf WINE Club https://bit.ly/3moPu3x Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/23/20201 hour, 28 minutes
Episode Artwork

Peaches Christ (on Drag Race, RuPaul, & Being a Drag Legend!) - Part I

Peaches Christ steps Behind The Rope. Legendary Drag Performer, Peaches Christ, that is. Born Joshua Grannell, Peaches takes us back to the beginning and what it was like growing up in a suburban Maryland town with a love of all things “alternative” - Horror Films, The Macabre, John Waters, Depeche Mode and The Pet Shop Boys, to name a few. That “alternative” also came with an early Queer Identity, which Peaches combined with her love of film, to enter film school. It was during her senior thesis at this film school that Peaches Christ was born. After film school, Peaches ultimately settled in San Francisco and voila her famed Midnight Mass live movie / drag/ musical extravaganza began. It shortly thereafter became a thing, a big thing, attracting the likes of RuPaul, The Scissor Sisters’ Ana Matronic, Elvira, and even John Waters himself. Speaking of RuPaul, we discuss that one time RuPaul basically announced he was starting a little show called “Drag Race” at one of Peaches’ Midnight Mass live events. Peaches discusses Drag Race and RuPaul, how far both have come from just starting out to this worldwide, for lack of a better word, “mainstream” part of Pop Culture! What about Showgirls, the sh*tstorm cult classic of a movie that was one of Peaches’ main inspirations for the Midnight Mass Movie Extravaganza? Do not worry, we have not forgotten. That is Part II. Stay tuned!! @thepeacheschrist @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by Firstleaf WINE Club https://bit.ly/3moPu3x This Episode is brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/22/20201 hour, 1 minute, 48 seconds
Episode Artwork

Candiace Dillard (RHOP - Reflects Back on Just Finished Season) - Part II

Candiace Dillard Bassett steps back Behind The Rope (Part I of our sit down with Candiace aired last Monday Dec 14th, 2020 and has managed to make quite the splash!! Check it out). Hot off the most explosive and shocking season in The Real Housewives of Potomac history, and last night’s out of control reunion, Candiace is here to put closure to THE central storyline of the season and move on from the physical altercation with Monique Samuels, seen around the world. We pick up right where we left off, with Candiace opening up about the event and what was going through her mind before, during and after the event. We discuss the outcry of opinions and in the media, the Bravo blogs and social media and what it was like to live through everyone having an opinion on one of the most traumatic events to ever happen in her life. Of course, we address her lawsuit against Monique Samuels, Monique’s countersuit and what went on off camera to result in both suits being dismissed by the courts. Breaking the fourth wall, we discuss Bravo’s involvement, what, if anything, could have been done differently and what measures can or should be taken to prevent something like this from happening again in the BravoVerse.Candiace discusses the support she felt from cast mates Gizelle Bryant, Robyn Dixon and Wendy Osefo throughout this very tough season for her. She also discuss her, more complicated, “relationships” with Karen Huger and Ashley Darby and the status of those friendships today. Candiace answers many of the “big questions” such as, “are you really not going to return to RHOP if Monique is not let go” and “would you have signed up for the show several years knowing this was coming” and “has the good really outweighed the bad”. We discuss how this may be one of Candiace’s last long form interviews on the subject and how, with the reunion over, it is time for closure. On that note, a lighter note, we discuss Candiace the Singer / Songwriter (album coming soon, fingers crossed tour too, and will she one day be performing her hits in the WWHL Clubhouse?), Candiace the Actress (starting alongside Tia Mowry in “Family Reunion” on Netflix and “Christmas Lottery” on BET) and Candiace the entrepreneur (Prima Hair Collection is alive and well). Tune in now as our epic two part chat with Candiace Dillard comes to a conclusion (just like this epic season of RHOP).  @candeegal09 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope This episode is brought to you by Firstleaf WINE Club https://bit.ly/3moPu3x Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/21/20201 hour, 15 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode Artwork

David Cook - American Idol

American Idol Season Seven Winner David Cook steps Behind The Rope. David takes us back to the beginning of his Idol journey explaining why he chose to audition and what the audition process was like. That audition process went well and soon he found himself one of many many many contestants on Season Seven of American Idol. David takes us inside the range of emotions felt each week as others were eliminated and he found himself still standing at the end. The very end. He won, that is. Of course, we needed all of our questions answered about judges Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson. We also needed all of our questions answered about Guest Judges Mariah Carey and Dolly Parton. David opens up about the “Mom Vote” and what it as like being a “cougar magnet” back in his Idol days. Speaking of idol we do a deep dive into both Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood and Reality Singing Competitions answering the age old question, “worth it or not?”. David talks about careers highs and the insane year that followed after he won Idol, such as performing on SNL!! Finally, David chats with us about new music including the just released single “Strange World” - out now - and what is next for David Cook. Tune in now. @davidcookofficial @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/18/20201 hour, 17 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode Artwork

Lady Bunny (On Friend RuPaul, Ellen DeGeneres, Drag Race, NYC, Wigstock) - Part I

Lady Bunny Steps Behind The Rope. Yes, THAT Lady Bunny. Drag Queen Extraordinaire, NYC Nightlife Legend, Friend to RuPaul, Lady Bunny. From her humble beginnings in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to her early days of Drag alongside RuPaul in Atlanta, Georgia, to her arrival on the New York City Club scene in the 1980s, Lady Bunny is here to tell it all. Lady Bunny is an Icon of a Drag Queen, NYC Nightclub DJ, Recording Artist, Actor and so much more. What has Bunny not done? Lady Bunny discusses what the NYC “Club Kid” scene was like back in the day and how that scene was rocked when infamous Club Kid Michael Alig, with the help of his roommate, high on drugs, killed fellow Club Kid “Angel” Melendez and disposed of the body in the east river after bragging about the murder for days to anyone that would listen. Bunny discusses how that scene has changed throughout the years and what NYC nightlife looks like today. Lady Bunny is also happy discuss BFF RuPaul. Bunny discusses the evolution of both her and RuPaul’s career from the early days to present and how both have come, well, very far, to say the least. Bunny describes what RuPaul is like off camera and how the man behind the public persona is a very different being. What? Do tell. Bunny does. Bunny discusses the RuPaul we see on our TV sets on Drag Race every week is not necessarily Bunny's friend RuPaul or the man she knows in real life. Lady Bunny also opens up about how challenging RuPaul’s “job” of mentor to up and coming Baby Drag’s can be. Finally, we discuss how, when, where and why Lady Bunny founded the world renowned Wigstock, the juggernaut that it has become, the several blockbuster films it has spawned, and the involvement of “A” list celebrities such as Neil Patrick Harris. (Club) Kids, we are just getting started. Tune in now to Part I of this very special sit down with Drag Legend Lady Bunny. @official_lady_bunny @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   This Episode is brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/17/20201 hour, 2 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

Below Deck's Sustainable Shane (on this Season, his departure, recent WWHL Appearance, Kate Chastain, Andy Cohen & Sustainability!)

Below Deck’s Sustainable Shane Coopersmith steps Behind The Rope. Current Season Eight Deckhand, that is. Or should we say just terminated Season Eight Deckhand. No shade, we loved our chat with Shane. Those are just the facts. Shane chats about how he was cast, his self admitted lack of real world yachting industry experience, and being thrown on board, almost literally, with no prior training by Bravo to be a part of this Season Eight of Below Deck. Shane chats about the challenges of the actual job he was hired to do with no real world experience versus the challenges of the ever present Bravo cameras to make a good TV show. He chats about how he planned to use the Below Deck platform to spread the word about sustainability, he is “Sustainable Shane” after all, and how he feels about the fact that the majority of sustainable footage filmed, paper straws aside, ended up on the cutting room floor. Speaking about Below Deck footage, Shane explains the truth about the several scenes the audience saw which led to his termination and details what we did not see as viewers surrounding those “heavily edited” scenes. Of course, we address his recent appearance on Watch What Happens Live (WWHL) where he decided to chat about sustainability rather than answer all of Andy Cohen’s questions surrounding current season Below Deck Drama. Shane explains what was going through his mind during this appearance and what happened off air during comercial breaks. Finally, Shane responds to both Kate Chastain and Andy Cohen’s comments earlier this week regarding this WWHL appearance and their perception of just how real is his commitment to the growing problem of sustainability in today’s society. Of course, we chat about relationships with current cast members Elizabeth, James, Eddie, Francesca, Ash, Izzy, Rachel and last, but certainly not least, Captain Lee. @sustainable.shane @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/16/20201 hour, 10 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode Artwork

Peggy Zabakolas (on Million Dollar Beach House, Million Dollar Listing NY & RHONY)

Peggy Zabakolas, from Netflix’s Million Dollar Beach House, steps Behind The Rope. First things first, Peggy fills us in on all things Real Estate in both The Hamptons and New York City - the current state of the market, where you can get the best deals, and what are her favorite parts of each location. Let us start at the beginning. Peggy began working at Nest Seekers, while still in Law School, for a broker by the name of Ryan Serhant. You may have heard of him. Her first day on the job was the Premier Party for Season One, Episode One of Million Dollar Listing New York. Peggy discusses what it was like to work for Ryan back in the day, what it was like to film Million Dollar Listing New York, and what she thinks of Ryan’s growth and success throughout the years as a result of the show. Peggy also knows and discusses those other MDLNY agents Fredrik Eklund, Steve Gold and Luis D. Ortiz. Peggy explains how she is one of the only brokers to split her time between New York City and The Hamptons and how that led to her being cast as one of the five main agents on Million Dollar Beach House. We talk about how she was cast, what the filming process was like and how she felt she was portrayed once she watched the series back on Netflix. We also talk about her colleagues and costars Michael, JB, Noel and Jimmy and what the status of each of those relationships is like today. Peggy opens up about her motivations for joining the cast of Million Dollar Beach House, the biggest misconception about her from the show, how life changed overnight as a result of the show, how the show has helped her booming Real Estate career and what she hopes to further gain as a result of the show's success. Of course, we cannot help but compare Million Dollar Beach House to its left coast compadre, Selling Sunset. We discuss that show as well as her other Reality TV love, The Real Housewives. Yes The Hamptons is a small place. She has run into / seen LuAnn deLesseps, Bethenny Frankel, Ramona Singer. Of course, we discuss. Tune in now for this fun filled chat with Peggy Zabakolas from Netflix’ Million Dollar Beach House.  @peggy__z @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/15/20201 hour, 15 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode Artwork

Candiace Dillard (RHOP - Reflects Back on Just Finished Season) - Part I

Candiace Dillard Bassett steps Behind The Rope. What a season she has just had on The Real Housewives of Potomac. Where to begin? We leave no stone left unturned in our discussion with Candiace regarding the physical altercation with Monique Samuels, which was THE central storyline seen this past season on RHOP. We go behind the cameras to discuss what was going through Candiace’s mind before, during and after the “hair drag” watched around the world. We discuss the emotions associated with the event, there are a wide range, and what the atmosphere was like on the set of RHOP for the rest of the season once this occurred. Candiace discusses the RHOP reunion, what we have already seen and can expect to see over the remaining weeks, and the closure she felt, once it was over, from the most drama filled season in the history of RHOP. Breaking the fourth wall, we discuss Bravo’s involvement, what, if anything, could have been done differently and what measures can or should be taken tp prevent something like this from happening again in the BravoVerse. As Candiace reflects back, we discuss how she feels now that she is on the other side of the season and what we can expect as the RHOP Reunion forges on. We also get a rare look into Candiace’s life growing up in the ATL, being a “Pageant Girl”, her current pursuit of her MBA at Howard University, and meeting Chris Bassett. Finally, being a fellow Pop Culture and TV junkie, (yes reality is included and yes she watched RHOP before being on it) Candiace reveals her love of all things Shonda Rhimes and bonds with David over Scandal, one of the best TV shows to ever exist. Kids, we are just getting started. After all, this is only Part I of our two part sit down with Candiace Dillard. @candeegal09 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/14/20201 hour, 11 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode Artwork

Catfish: The Podcast

Great New Podcast Alert!!! From MTV and Wondery, Catfish: The Podcast. Adapted from the MTV docu-series, Catfish: The Podcast exposes the truths and lies of online relationships. Sometimes the connections people forge online aren’t always what they seem. For eight seasons, hosts Nev Schulman and Kamie Crawford have been helping people sort out what’s fact, and what’s fiction. Now Catfish: The Podcast brings you the most unbelievable stories of online love gone wrong, with exclusive new content every week. This is a must listen!! Subscribe today: http://wondery.fm/Catfish_Rope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/12/202012 minutes, 1 second
Episode Artwork

The Voice's Ryan Gallagher (Team Kelly Clarskson)

The Voice’s Ryan Gallagher steps Behind The Rope. Ryan is having a major moment right now having wowed the judges with a leave them speechless audition on the top NBC hit show, “The Voice”. An audition which had judges Kelly Clarkson and Blake Shelton turning around their chairs to see the man behind the soulful operatic voice. The man is Ryan Gallagher, a classically trained vocalist who got his start in the music industry singing backup for world renowned singer Josh Groban. Speaking of music icons, Ryan has also shared the stage with the likes of Carrie Underwood and Michael Bolton. Of course, we needed to hear about that they are really like. We also needed to hear all about the behind the scenes inner workings of “The Voice” and real truths about their famed judges Kelly Clarkson, whose team he ultimately ended up on (good choice, Ryan!), Blake Shelton, John Legend and last, but certainly not least, Gwen Stefani. We also needed to hear all about the filing process, eliminations and guest judges such as Usher. If you think you recognize Ryan’s name it could be because he was also a contestant on “American Idol” in the past. It could also be because he was a cast member on the hit MTV show, “Ex On The Beach”. We discuss reality TV with Ryan, his current place in “The Voice” competition and what would happen, as we get down to the final weeks, if he really won. (He has since been removed from the competition due to violation of Covid Protocols - listen closely as we discuss Covid herein). Tune in now. @ryangallagher @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Brought to you by Duke Cannon https://www.dukecannon.com - available in the men’s grooming section of Target   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/11/20201 hour, 17 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode Artwork

Comedian Judy Gold (on Joan Rivers, Madonna, Cancel Culture, NYC and Much More!)

Judy Gold steps Behind The Rope. Comedic legend, one of the funniest women, hell one of the funniest people we know here Behind The Velvet Rope, Judy F’ing Gold! Originally from New Jersey (we knew we liked her for a reason), Judy checks in from her house in Provincetown, Massachusetts where she is quarantining with her wife Elysa and fur baby. Missing New York City dearly, Judy and David discuss how New York has changed over the past few months, what they love about the City and why it will always, ultimately, be home. Judy and David also bond over both being bullied in High School and how that has helped shape them into the funny successful people they are today. Well, Judy is, at the very least! Judy takes us back to the beginning, what life was like growing up a tall gay woman in a suburban town and where she found and finds comedic inspiration, her mom, politics, the LGBTQIA community. Judy confides that she still feels luck to be able to ride the subway, pre covid, downtown from her Upper West Side home with the same notepad she used when she was starting out to perform gigs. She loves comedy and she loves her job. All of this is discussed in Judy’s new book, “Yes, I Can Say That: When They Come for the Comedians, We Are All in Trouble”. Judy also discusses the origins, evolution and current state of comedy in this very same book. If you couldn’t tell from the name, the book is a product of “Cancel Culture” and the over the top censorship that we all seem to be facing today. We had to ask Judy about her time as Emmy Award Winning Writer and Producer of the Rosie O’Donnell show. We discuss what working with Rosie was like and what it was like to be an out gay woman back “in the day” before it was en vogue. Of course, we needed all the details about that time Madonna was on the Rosie show, right after Lourdes was born, and held Judy’s very own son Henry pretending it was Lourdes. Confused? Just listen, it really is a funny story. Finally, we discuss Judy’s Number One Comedic Inspiration, Miss Joan Rivers, the Icon herself. We bond over Melissa Rivers’ recent appearance on “Behind The Velvet Rope” and discuss how Joan would handle “Cancel Culture” and think of the world we are living in today. Get ready to laugh people. Judy Gold!! @jewdygold @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Duke Cannon https://www.dukecannon.com - available in the men’s grooming section of Target Brought to you by Better Help https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/10/20201 hour, 25 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

Miz Cracker (on being Drag Race All Stars Runner Up, Season 10 Drag Race, RuPaul, Her Comedy and So Much More)

Miz Cracker steps Behind The Rope. Drag Race Season 10 Contestant and Runner Up (damn you Shea Couleé. We kid, we kid) for All Stars Season 5, Miz Cracker is here to dish, schmooze and share. Both being New Yorkers, David and Cracker bond over New York City nightlife, food and people. Falling into drag though a chance meeting with Drag Mother, Bob The Drag Queen, Miz Cracker shares her early beginnings in drag - the good, the bad, the other. Her early beginnings, just to be clear, were at a time before Drag Race was the “mainstream” juggernaut that it is today. She discusses her own involvement in Drag Race - how she were cast, why she was not ready for the show prior to Season 10, what filming was like, the other queens, the involvement of RuPaul, her elimination in Season 10 and ultimate placement as Runner Up in All Stars Season Five. On a larger note, Miz Cracker shares her thoughts on how Drag Race has changed the industry, the business side of drag, and how she has morphed from a Baby Drag Queen to the Woman we see before us here today. We discuss those Drag Competitions, the true difficulty of Drag Race, and the Power of TV and being one of "RuPaul’s Girls”. Miz Cracker opens up about how she has changed since Drag Race and has dealt with being a Queen in the public eye. Miz Cracker, as humble as she is, has been one busy queen since Drag Race Season 5 ended - world tours with her one woman shows, booming YouTube channel, People’s Choice Awards “Competition. What hasn’t Miz Cracker done? She is not slowing down anytime soon. Miz Cracker discusses her brilliant “She’s A Woman” Podcast, her recent appearance on Hulu’s original new series “Eater’s Guide To The World”, a food travel show hosted by Maya Rudolph, and her preparations for a blockbuster 2021 Comedy Tour, when the world opens, “She’s A Woman”. Last but least, we talk about that one time she met Meryl Streep. OMG. Say what? Tune in now if you are ready to laugh with the one and only Miz Cracker. @miz_cracker @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Better HELP https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Brought to you by Duke Cannon https://www.dukecannon.com - available in the men’s grooming section of Target   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/9/20201 hour, 15 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode Artwork

Julie Goldman & Brandy Howard (The People's Couch) on Pump Rules, Housewives & More! - Part I

Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard from Bravo’s "The People’s Couch" step Behind The Rope. Julie and Brandy actually have a podcast of their own, Dumb Gay Politics. It brings their own brand of humor to the political world for political beginners who don’t know too much. They talk about political figures as if they were Real Housewives. Sounds perfect to us. After bonding over being fellow Podcast Hosts, we get into how Julie and Brandy met, on a Rosie O’Donnell Gay Cruise. Well thats not too stereotypical, is it? Cheyenne Jackson makes a guest appearance. Unfortunately, the next Rosie cruise they took together didn’t end well. Brandy ended up getting kicked off the ship for reasons which we cannot put into writing (listen in!). Julie, Brandy and David bond over their love of Big Brother and all things Julie Chen. We also discuss their comedic background, which involves Julie’s guest appearance on Happy Endings! Of course, the conversation quickly turns to all things Housewives. Julie and Brandy met The Real Housewives of Miami’s Lea Black as a result of being on The People’s Couch. This meeting resulted in a friendship, a friendship which includes going to her parties when she is in town at her LA House. One of those parties was attended by Flipping Out’s Jeff Lewis, Gage Edward, and Jenni Pulos. Another Lea Black party they attended was also attended by RHOC’s Kelly Dodd. Yes they heard a lot of “off the record” talk from the Flipping Out stars, as well as from Lea Black and Kelly Dodd. Oh really, do tell? They do. Julie and Brandi discuss how they got cast on “The People’s Couch”, what the interview process was like, and how they reacted once they realized the network for the People’s Couch was actually Bravo. Hint, F’ing excited. Finally, we discuss their People’s Couch cast mate, Miss Destiny Rose from Shahs of Sunset and their everyday obsession with Reza and MJ. @mrjuliegoldman @peeweethepeoplescouch @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Duke Cannon https://www.dukecannon.com available in the men’s grooming section of Target Brought to you by Better Help https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/8/20201 hour, 10 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode Artwork

Below Deck's Bruno Duarte (on Kate Chastain, Captain Lee & The New Season) - Part I

Below Deck’s Bruno Duarte steps Behind The Rope. Bruno is here to - TELL - IT - ALL! Checking in from the home he shares with his Fiancé in France, Bruno wastes no time in telling us EXACLY what filming with Below Deck vets Kate Chastain and Captain Lee was like during Season Five of the hit Bravo TV Show. Hint, it isn’t too good. Holding nothing back and being completely honest, Bruno gives us a play by play of specific situations where he was not treated so kindly by both on camera as well as when the cameras weren’t rolling. He provides several examples which, quite frankly, left us completely agape and speechless. Speechless, which does not happen too often here Behind The Rope. Bruno explains how The Real World of Yachting differs from what we see on Below Deck each week as the drama plays out and the real perception of Below Deck, Captains Lee and Sandy, Kate Chastain and Hannah Ferrier in the actual working yachting industry. He also discussed “producer involvement” in filming the show and just how “real” the situations we see are versus what is contrived to make “good television”. On a lighter note, being from Portugal and having lived there most of his life, we HAD to ask what it was like when Queen Madonna decided to take up residence there and turn the country upside down. OMG. Tune in for Part One of our sit down with the one and only Bruno Duarte from Below Deck. @bruknowsfit @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by Duke Cannon https://www.dukecannon.com available in the men’s grooming section of Target Brought to you by Better Help https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/7/20201 hour, 10 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOSLC - Real Life Run Ins & Recaps!!

Real Life Run Ins and a Recap of the show so far! It is time, my Ropers to finally discuss the new gift we have in our life, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. Is it a gift or on the fast track to becoming the next Real Housewives of DC? The boys from “Gayish Podcast” (Mike Johnson & Kyle Getz) - they had me at Gayish - join us for an in depth analysis and breakdown of Meredith Marks, Lisa Barlow, Heather Gay, Jen Shah, Whitney Rose and last, but certainly not least, Mary Cosby. As expected, us boys do not agree on everything, or actually, much of anything. David also talks about his real life “friendship”/“ties” to Meredith Marks and her son Brooks. Oh and we should note, Mike has never watched an episode of Housewives before in his life - he was tasked with watching RHOSL in order to be allowed to step Behind The Rope. For a true comedy of errors and to have all your RHOSL questions answered, vent, see if your own thoughts are aligned, tune in now. #blessed. Available now at https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope @gayishpodcast @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/6/20208 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode Artwork

Vicky Vox (On Kelly Osbourne's Birthday Bash, Miley Cyrus & Filming with Brandi Glanville) - Part I

Vicky Vox steps Behind The Rope. She barely made it, just in from Kelly Osborne’s Birthday Party and all. A little hungover, it is ok we do not judge, Vicky is here to Spill The Tea on just what went down at Miss O’s big shin dig. Well, what she can remember of it, that is, after all of those whiskeys. One guest she does remember well? Dorothy Wang of famed E Reality Show, Rich Kids of Beverly Hills. Vicky even read Dorothy’s cards. Do tell. Vicky does. Vicky also tells us about how she became friends with Kelly Osbourne way back when while working in Drag at a Los Angeles club and what it is like to hang out with Kelly and the rest of the Osbourne family Ozzy, Sharon and Jack. It was at this same LA Club that Vicky has stories about Miley Cyrus, Leo DiCaprio, and Eddie Murphy, all of whom were in regular attendance. Eventually Vicky got fired from this famed club thanks to Evan Ross. Oh Evan! Of course, we also had to ask about that one time she appeared on the short lived “My Kitchen Rules” show with Kelly Osbourne and Brandi Glanville and, let us just say, things did not exactly go smoothly. Would you expect anything less from Miss Brandi Glanville? Wait, weren’t we supposed to talk to Vicky about Drag and her stellar "Doing Great" Podcast? Ok that will have to wait for another time. Tune in now to our Part I sit down with Miss Vicky Vox. @thevickyvox @doinggreatpod @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by Duke Cannon. Go to https://www.dukecannon.com and enter promo code VELVETROPE for 10% off your next order! Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/4/202059 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode Artwork

Lynne Curtin (The Real Housewives of Orange County)

The Real Housewives of Orange County's Lynne Curtain Steps Behind The Rope. Checking in from beautiful and sunny Orange Country, Lynne is here for some fun. Some fun and to tell it all. Let us start at the beginning. Lynne takes us back to when she was first cast to step behind the gates of Coto de Caza in Season Four of the hit Bravo show. Lynne walks us through how she was cast on RHOC, who she knew before being cast and some of the story lines we saw regarding her life as they played out on national television. We also discuss how Lynne handled her newfound fame and the ramifications it had on her personal life. We discuss how The Real Housewives of Orange Country has changed since the early days and how reality tv, in general, is a whole new landscape in the modern age. Of course we discuss the status of Lynne's current relationships with other OC staples such as Vicki Gunvalson, Tamra Judge, Jeana Keough, Gretchen Rossi, Lydia McLaughlin, Emily Simpson, Heather Dubrow, Lizzie Rovsek, and the Peggys Sulahian and Tanous. We also talk about the times she has crossed paths with Kyle Richards, Lisa Vanderpump and Stephanie Hollman. It is the OC after all, so we had to get Lynne’s takes on her “friendships” with Paul Nassif and Terry Dubrow. We couldn’t resist asking for #tea when we learned that her daughters knew some of the cast of Laguna Beach. It really is a small world. We discuss the departure of Vicki and Tamra and the current casting choices. Finally, no chat with Lynne Curtin would ever be complete without a discussion of her iconic, classic, one of a kind "Lynne Curtin Cuffs". Grab your oranges and kick back for a fun filled episode with the one and only Lynne Curtain. @lynnecurtindesigns_ @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by Duke Cannon. Go to https://www.dukecannon.com and enter promo code VELVETROPE for 10% off your next order! Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/3/20201 hour, 11 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

RYAN CABRERA - (on his Music, Ashlee Simpson, Audrina Patridge, The Hills, Avril Lavigne, New Fiancé)

Ryan Cabrera steps Behind The Rope. Yes, THAT Ryan Cabrera. Brilliant famed musician, singer, songwriter whose debut album “Take It All Away” spawned the Top 15 mega hit “On The Way Down”, a song forever stuck in our minds, in a good way! Let us start at the beginning. Ryan was discovered by Jessica and Ashlee Simpson’s Dad, Joe Simpson, while playing an acoustic show in Dallas. Two days later he was living in Los Angeles in the Simpson Household. With a room next to Ashlee’s, the two became fast and good friends, a friendship that later blossomed into a romance after Ashlee appeared in his video. That romance was documented, in part, on the hit MTV Reality show, "The Ashlee Simpson Show". Ryan discusses what it was like to film that show with Ashlee, how it helped catapult him into the public eye, and the effect that had on his music sales. Speaking of hit MTV Reality Shows, we discuss friend Jessica Simpson’s Reality Show with then husband Nick Lachey, “Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica” - the fact that at the time it was one of THE biggest reality shows ever to date, how “real” the show was, Jessica’s Viral “Chicken of The Sea Moment”, and Nick and Jessica’s relationship. Ryan also opens up about Jessica’s Billion Dollar Empire, the misperception of her as a “Dumb Blond”, and some of the many revelations in her earlier this year released Autobiography “Open Book”. Ryan also chats with us about then Girlfriend Ashlee Simpson’s viral SNL appearance, how that almost side railed the trajectory of her career, and what Ashlee really thought about the fallout from that fateful night. Having moved on to Audrina Patridge, we talk about that on-again, off-again relationship and what it was like to be back on Reality TV as the result of a relationship, this time on the super hit “The Hills” and many years later during an on-again phase, “The Hills: New Beginnings”. Then, of course, there was Avril Lavigne. All’s well that ends well, Ryan just got engaged to the love of his life, WWE Superstar Alexa Bliss. Ryan is kind enough to share all the details about how they met, got engaged, and the upcoming extravaganza. Wait, isn’t this chat supposed to be about Ryan’s music? He has a stellar new song dropping this week “Overthinking” with Superstar Indie Artist Tara Hack. Make sure to check that track out as soon as you are done listening to this episode! @ryancabrera @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by Duke Cannon. Go to https://www.dukecannon.com and enter promo code VELVETROPE for 10% off your next order! Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/2/20201 hour, 11 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode Artwork

Southern Charm's Landon Clements (On Current Season!)

Southern Charm’s Landon Clements steps back Behind The Rope. Welcome back. There is a LOT going on this current season on Southern Charm and who better than to dish current Season Southern Charm than someone who is not only real life friends with the current cast, but someone who has been on the show herself. Enter Landon Clements. Checking in from her home in Los Angeles CA, Landon is taking a break from closing those Real Estate deals to chat about all her friends back home in Charleston, South Carolina. First we chat with Landon about who we do not see this season on Southern Charm - the max exodus of Series’ Regular Women - Cam, Naomi, Chelsea and Eliza. Landon discusses the real circumstances surrounding Cameran Eubanks’ departure and whether or not it truly had to do with those rumors Kathryn Dennis started about Cameran’s husband Jason, who has not appeared on the show. Turning our attention to newbies, we discuss Leva and Lamar, the racial diversity they brought to the show, and answer the question just how much was this racial diversity needed on a show like Southern Charm? We also discuss newbie hottie John Pringle. Landon discusses what he is like in real life, his true ties to the group and how she thinks he is doing on the show. Of course, we also discuss his interest in Austen’s girlfriend Madison LeCroy and her noted absence from John’s “in real life” Birthday party in Charleston, South Carolina that Landon attended last month during a quick trip home. Say what??? Landon also discusses Austen and Madison, their current relationship and whether they have what it takes to “go the distance”. We also discuss other new couple, Shep and Taylor, we did not see this one coming, who just visited Landon in Los Angeles for a fun weekend. Do tell. She does. Landon gives us all her predictions for Southern Charm’s most famous bachelors Craig, Austen and Shep, chats updates about Miss Patricia, and lets us know when she last spoke to Whitney and Thomas. Finally, we discuss Kathryn - her “inappropriate” use of the Monkey Emoji earlier this year which went viral, how she still has a job when the likes of Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute have been terminated, and just how all of this is going to play out before our very eyes over the next few weeks on Southern Charm. @alandonclements @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by Duke Cannon. Go to https://www.dukecannon.com and enter promo code VELVETROPE for 10% off your next order! Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 ** For another chat we had with Landon Clements, feel free to check it out, original air date July 15th, 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12/1/20201 hour, 20 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode Artwork

Christi Lukasiak (Dance Moms)

Christi Lukasiak steps Behind The Rope. First off, Christi fills us in on all that she has been up to see we last saw her on our TV screens on Dance Moms. David and Christi bond at how busy they have been in quarantine. Who knew. Ok let's start at the beginning. Christi lets us know that yes, she got Chloe into dance at age 2. She just called the local dance studio, spoke to a woman, yes it was Abby Lee Miller, and said, "hey, I have someone to enroll." Chloe took to it right away, it was truly organic and the rest is history. Christi gives us the behind the scenes of what the dance studio was really like before the origins of Dance Moms. We talk about why the term "stage mom" has such negative connotations and the perceived notions of that phrase versus the reality of the term. Christi opens up about the difficulties of balancing being an actual mom versus running your child's career, and how those goals often do not meet. Christi explains how her and Chloe were originally cast, how competitive it was to get cast, how she “knew” her and Chloe were gonna get the job and how she kinda just felt this show may be a huge hit. Umm, yea that is an understatement. She explains how it was to go from “regular dance class to dance class with cameras. We discuss how she felt when she first saw the show and the differences between how she was edited and what she remembered during filming. She remembers how it felt the first time she came to NYC and saw her and Chloe plastered on a Billboard in Times Square, where the girls were mobbed on the streets and everyone wanted their picture. Chloe is in college now, doing well and Christi lets us know what Chloe is up to. We also talk about those famous Dance Mom’s fans that Christi and Chloe have met throughout the years, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Gigi Hadid, Jennifer Lawrence, Kristin Chenoweth and Millie Bobby Brown. On a more serious note, we talk about her decision to leave the show, how and why, how the show "changed" the entire cast - for better or worse, the positives and negatives of fame, and her decision to return. Finally we get into the business that Christi birthed in quarantine, Adulting 101. Everyone sign up now! @christilukasiak @adulting101 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by Duke Cannon. Go to https://www.dukecannon.com and enter promo code VELVETROPE for 10% off your next order!   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/30/20201 hour, 14 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode Artwork

Below Deck's EJ Jansen (on Captain Lee, Kate Chastain & All Things Below Deck)

Below Deck’s EJ Jansen steps Behind The Rope. Checking in from his home in Victoria, Canada, EJ is here to tell it all. Let us start at the beginning. EJ knew our fearless leader Captain Lee for several years before Lee appeared on our TV sets on the hit Bravo show. EJ talks about how he met Captain Lee and how that working relationship and friendship began. He explains how he got involved with Below Deck, yes it was because of Captain Lee and an unexpected source, Jay Z, yes Jay Z, what filming the show was like and just how “real” is Below Deck. EJ discusses his first impressions of Kate Chastain, how those impressions changed over the course of the season, and what the status of their relationship is like today. He discusses the level of actual “work” Kate did in her job as Chief Stew during their season together versus being treated like a reality television personality filming one of Bravo’s top rated TV shows. EJ analyzes why he thinks Below Deck is one of the highest rated Bravo shows of all time and sheds light onto just how hard that show is to film logistically. EJ shares stories of real life charters with Billionaires, Millionaires and famous faces such as Paris Hilton and Dennis Rodman. He also explains the power boat owners have to demand the staff act and look a certain way and just how behind the times the yachting industry may be in terms of, not only the “me too” movement but also diversity and inclusion. Finally, amid Covid, EJ provides a ground breaking way to film the next seasons of Below Deck / Below Deck Med, an idea we deem brilliant that you must listen to to believe!! Tune in now. @etothaj @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 This episode is brought to you by Firstleaf Wine https://page.firstleaf.club/quiz?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=q4-2020-behindthevelvetrope&utm_medium=audio&utm_content=29.95-quiz&voucher=velvetrope This episode is ALSO brought to you by Duke Cannon. Go to https://www.dukecannon.com and enter promo code VELVETROPE for 10% off your next order! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/25/20201 hour, 32 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode Artwork

Amanza Smith - Selling Sunset (Part II)

Our sit down with Amanza Smith from Selling Sunset continues. (For all of those who missed our Part I sit down with Amanza Smith, feel free to check it out released on Thursday, August 27th, 2020). We discuss it all. We discuss Christine Quinn, what is she like in real life, what is it like being on her bad side, how has fame changed her and what is the status of their relationship today. We also discuss Mary, how she works all the time, the twenty year friendship, and what was Mary like back in the day when she dated Jason. Amanza and David discuss the power of social media, Netflix and how Amanza’s life has changed since the show first aired. We discuss "fangirling out”, she met Ellen, and her designer inspirations, two Bravolebries (a woman after our own heart), Kelly Wearstler and Martyn Lawrence Bullard. We also address Taye Diggs and her relationship with him for almost 5 years. Amanza discusses how they met, Taye's appearances on Selling Sunset, her Saturday nights at Hedwig and The Angry Inch, and what is was like to have children's play dates at Idina Menzel house. We discusses the challenges of filming and her thoughts on drinking on camera. We discuss what it was like to attend Christine Quinn’s epic wedding as seen this past Season Three of Selling Sunset. Amanza talks about those other LA Agents we know and love so much, the Josh’s Flagg and Altman. We also discuss Tracy Tutor's recent appearance on Watch What Happens Live and what she had to say about the Selling Sunset agents and their show. Tracy and Chrissy Teigen apparently. Finally, we discuss King Daddy Adam DiVello's other reality show’s, The Hills and Laguna Beach, the compassions with Selling Sunset and why Adam just happens to have that Midas Touch. An episode not to be missed.  @amanzasmith @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 This episode is brought to you by Firstleaf Wine https://page.firstleaf.club/quiz?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=q4-2020-behindthevelvetrope&utm_medium=audio&utm_content=29.95-quiz&voucher=velvetrope This episode is ALSO brought to you by Duke Cannon. Go to https://www.dukecannon.com and enter promo code VELVETROPE for 10% off your next order! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/24/20201 hour, 1 minute, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

Heather Marianna (90 Day Fiancé) - on RHOC, RHOBH, RHONY & 90 Day Fiancė)

Heather Marianna from Bravo’s “Tour Group” Steps Behind The Rope. What? You don’t remember that show? Neither does Heather. Ok she does, she has just tried to block it out of her mind. We discuss how she showed up for “Tour Group” expecting a bunch of hot young singles and, well, that isn’t quite what she got. She discusses what happens when you show up to film a reality TV show for Bravo and just don’t feel like filming it. Hint: Producers and Bravo don’t take lightly to such things. We also talk about Heather’s recent appearances on 90 Day Fiancé. Do tell. She does. Heather knows a thing to two about having a fiancé. She has been engaged thirteen, yes, that is correct, thirteen times. Besides starting on several reality TV shows, Heather is a reality TV junkie and also knows many of our favorite Housewives. We discuss it all RHOBH, RHONY, RHOC. Speaking of RHOC, Heather is very good friends with Jesus Jugs herself, Miss Alexis Bellino. Don’t let Heather’s playful attitude fool you though. She is CEO and Boss B of Beauty Kitchen, an all natural beauty line which is the “go too” product for all of our favs such as Lisa Vanderpump, Brandi Glanville, Emily Simpson and Gina Kirschenheiter. Heather is filled with stories from Behind The Rope and is more than happy to share. Thanks for the products and stopping by Heather! @heathermarianna @beautykitchenjunkie @mariannanaturals @beautykitchenboutique @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 This episode is brought to you by Firstleaf WINE Club https://page.firstleaf.club/quiz?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=q4-2020-behindthevelvetrope&utm_medium=audio&utm_content=29.95-quiz&voucher=velvetrope This episode is ALSO brought to you by Duke Cannon. Go to https://www.dukecannon.com and enter promo code VELVETROPE for 10% off your next order! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/23/20201 hour, 18 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode Artwork

Sukihana (on Love & Hip Hop, Cardi B, Lil' Kim, Her Music, & Only Fans)

Love & Hip Hop’s Sukihana steps Behind The Rope. Don’t judge this book by its cover, Sukihana is really smart, something she says is "not assumed" and the biggest misconception about her upon first glance. Actually, Sukihana, who named herself after a restaurant that she loves, is a marketing savant who makes approximately $100,000 per video on Only Fans. No really, she bought a Bentley with her Only Fans coins. That marketing savviness has also helped her amass a whopping 1.3 Million Instagram Followers who watch her every move. Those moves include putting “it all” out there for the world to see and enjoy. Extremely body and sex positive, Sukihana is open about her upbringing, becoming a Mom at a young age, and finding social media stardom by living her authentic life. She discusses how she handles social media trolls and how she is able to maintain that positive attitude of hers on a daily basis. Of course, we discuss Sukihana’s time on Love & Hip Hop: Miami and how she became an instant “fan favorite” of the franchise. We also discuss those infamous Love & Hip Hop reunions, hosted by our friend, The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Claudia Jordan. David & Suki discuss which of the Peach Holders are their favorites and who is the best “reader”. We also discuss her featured role in Cardi B’s wildly popular “WAP” music video, what it was like to work with Cardi, and what she thought of Kylie Jenner’s star turn in the video as well. Finally, Sukihana discusses the release of her brilliant “Wolf Pu$$y” mixtape, her musical influences such as Lil’ Kim and Foxy Brown (who David saw during one of Kandi Burruss’ “Welcome To The Dungeon” live shows) and answers the question, what is next for Sukihana? In a nutshell, a lot as she is one busy woman!! Enjoy.  @sukihanagoat @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by Duke Cannon. Go to https://www.dukecannon.com and enter promo code VELVETROPE for 10% off your next order!   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/20/20201 hour, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

TRINITY "The Tuck" TAYLOR - (On Winning Drag Race & Much More!) - Part I

Trinity “The Tuck” Taylor steps Behind The Rope. We are not worthy. Checking in from her home in Orlando, Florida, Trinity stops by to chat about all that she has been up to since we last saw her on our TV screens on RuPaul’s Drag Race (Season 9, All Stars Season 4). Originally from a small town outside Birmingham, Alabama, Trinity entered a drag competition at a local bar when she found out you could win money. She entered and lost. After two more tries she won the competition, kept winning week after week and was eventually asked to not enter in order to give others a chance to win. Self taught hair, makeup, clothes, Trinity took to drag like a moth to a flame. Trinity discusses the biggest misconceptions and best things about the profession, the path one takes to make a career out of drag and the business side of it all. Flash forward to RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9 where Trinity found herself a contestant in the most coveted of all races. Trinity discusses filming, the competitions, the lip synchs and other behind the scenes tidbits from being a Drag Race contestant. We also discuss fellow contestants such as Sasha Velour, Peppermint, and Shea Coulee. Of course we also discuss RuPaul, what meeting RuPaul like for the first time was like and the differences between the RuPaul we see on camera versus the man behind the drag. Trinity dishes on those other Drag Race Judges Carson Kressley, Michelle Visage and Ross Matthews. Finally, we discuss some of Drag Race’s infamous Guests Judges such as Lady Gaga and Meghan Trainor. Oh yea, there is also that thing that happened, she won All Stars Season Four. We discuss what that was like, did she ever expect it, and what was it like to share the title with Monet X. Change. @trinitythetuck @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by Duke Cannon. Go to https://www.dukecannon.com and enter promo code VELVETROPE for 10% off your next order!   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/19/202051 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode Artwork

Martyn Lawrence Bullard (Bravo's Million Dollar Decorators on The Kardashians, The Osbournes, Cher & Much More!)

Martyn Lawrence Bullard steps Behind The Rope. Martyn fills us in on what he has been up to since we last saw him on our TV Screens on Bravo's Million Dollar Decorators. By age twelve, he was using his allowance money to buy various objects at the local London flea market which he would later arrange and make look pretty. With dreams of becoming a movie star, prior to his design career, Martyn moved to sunny Los Angeles approximately thirty years ago. His first big break in design came from sitting next to Original Supermodel Cheryl Tiegs at a wedding. By the end of the wedding she had hired him to decorate her house and, from there, his design business started to take off. Martyn Lawrence Bullard Design was born. Martyn chats with us about his “Design Style” and his Design “Dos” and Dont’s”. We also chat about how Martyn was cast on Bravo’s classic “Million Dollar Decorators” and his relationships with his co-stars Mary McDonald, Kathryn Ireland, and Jeffrey Alan Marks. He also talks about that time he was a guest judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race. Speaking of RuPaul, Martyn is currently decorating Ru’s home. Do tell. He does. Martyn also chats about some of his other Celebrity Clients, and their design styles, such as Cher, Kylie Jenner (whose Architectural Digest Cover was the highest ranked Design Story of all time, 1.6 Billion and Counting), Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian, The Osbournes Sharon, Ozzy and Kelly, Gwen Stefani, and Cindy Crawford.  @martynbullard @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by Duke Cannon. Go to https://www.dukecannon.com and enter promo code VELVETROPE for 10% off your next order! Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/18/20201 hour, 15 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode Artwork

Patti Stanger (on VPR, RHONY, Andy Cohen & Millionaire Matchmaker) - Part II

The Millionaire Matchmaker Patti Stanger steps BACK Behind The Rope, (Part I of our sit down aired September 23rd, 2020. Check It Out). We continue our conversation with a peak behind the scenes of filming her hit bravo TV Show, The Millionaire Matchmaker. Patti recalls what it was like to film and help produce the hit show. She also tells us what she really thought about all of those Millionaires she met each week on National TV. Umm, excuse me? David was one of them. Patti gives us dating advice in the new world that we all live in and reminds us of her rules and non-negotiables. How could we forget? Patti talks about this just past season of RHONY and how she would love to get her hands on Dorinda (RIP), Ramona, Sonja, and Luann as she has ideas of the perfect guy for each. We dive into the recent cast changes on Vanderpump Rules with the firings of Stassi and Kristen, what she thought of this past season of VPR, and what she predicts for the show’s future. Patti also shares her thoughts on VPR couples Jax and Brittany, Tom and Ariana, Lala and Rand and Tom and Katie. No last names needed. We discuss her perfect dating plan for King Andy Cohen and the type of guy she is convinced he needs. No, it is not Anderson Cooper, although she would like to fix him up too. Patti and David bond over the hottest guy on Bravo, ahh Steve Gold, and compare and contrast their other Bravo Favorites. Finally, Patti fills us in on the current state of The Millionaire’s Club and the current state of her own love life. Do tell. She does. An episode not to be missed as our chat with Patti Stanger continues and concludes.  @pattistanger @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by Duke Cannon. Go to https://www.dukecannon.com and enter promo code VELVETROPE for 10% off your next order! Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/17/20201 hour, 2 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode Artwork

Below Deck's Elizabeth Frankini (Meet Your New Stew!)

Below Deck's newest Stew, Elizabeth Frankini, steps Behind The Rope. With the epic new season of Below Deck underway, Elizabeth is here so we can get to know her a little better. The woman behind what we have seen on TV these first few weeks of the show. In one of her first interviews, well ever, Elizabeth chats about her freshman season on the hit Bravo show. She explains how she got into yachting and how “Below Deck”, the TV show, is perceived in the yachting industry. Elizabeth explains how she was cast as one of this season's Stews, how the Below Deck Charters differ from Real World Charters, the most high maintenance guests she has ever had, both on and off camera, the biggest tip she has ever received, and what she likes and dislikes most about the job of Yachtie Stew. Elizabeth gives us a few hints on what we can expect this season of Below Deck and how it differs from prior seasons. She hints at a few romantic entanglements but lets us know that we will have to just wait and see. She also hints at a few moments which may make her cringe as the season progresses and she watches along with the rest of us. Elizabeth also discusses the disappointment she experienced when she realized her Chief Stew would not be Icon Kate Chastain. Speaking of Kate Chastain, Elizabeth discusses how new Below Deck Chief Stew, Francesca Rubi, differs from Kate Chastain and whether, after working with Francesca for this past season, she thinks she would still prefer Kate as a boss. Finally, we discuss just how fun it will be to save this interview and check in with Elizabeth toward seasons end, to see just how much she has changed as a person as a result of spending one season abroad one of Bravo TV’s highest rated shows. Welcome Elizabeth! Cannot wait to get to know ya better! @bettabird @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by Duke Cannon. Go to https://www.dukecannon.com and enter promo code VELVETROPE for 10% off your next order! Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/16/20201 hour, 5 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

Don Gunvalson & Lee Radziwill

Don Gunvalson and Lee Radziwill step Behind The Rope. Ok, it is Jordan and Justin Meyers, the famous, or as some say infamous, Brothers behind these two well known Twitter Monikers. First off, we discuss how these Brothers decided to become Twitter sensations in the Housewives world. We say sensations, but some say Blocked By. In fact, as of air date, Don Gunvalson and Lee Radziwill are blocked by several Housewives including, but not limited to, Kyle Richards, Shannon Beador, Tamra Judge, and Kelly Dodd. Not a bad record. Of course, we also discuss what Vicki Gunvalson and Carole Radziwill had to say when they contacted the boys. We can only imagine. These two boys are here here to bring the shade. We discuss every franchise: RHOBH (Who really lives in Beverly Hills and who doesn’t, we told you these boys are shady); RHONY (Cast shake ups, anyone); RHOP (This epic Season 5 and the Monique / Candiace physical altercation); RHOA (Give Marlo a Peach and Nene’s ongoing contract issues); RHONJ (David’s IRL Friends); RHOC (How does one get blocked by more than half the current cast); RHOD (How will the franchise be without LeeAnne Locken?); RHOSL (Coming Soon). Their tweets actually caused a major feud at a RHONY reunion past between Carole Radziwill and Luann de Lesseps. Then there was the time that the Lee Radziwill Twitter account was mentioned on Odd Mom Out by Abby Elliot’s Character. Also, have you seen their twitter this past week when PK, yes our friend PK, came for them for making a comment about our beloved Dorit NOT knowing this was not the real Don Gunvalson & Lee Radziwill. We just cannot!!! These are THE Twitter Accounts that have all the Housewives’ attention, and for good reason! You do NOT want to miss this one!!! @jordanrossmyers @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Available Today  - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/14/202012 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode Artwork

Sean Kanan (on General Hospital, Karate Kid, Studio City & New Book)

Sean Kanan steps Behind The Rope. Let us start at the beginning. Sean moved to LA many years ago to pursue his dream of becoming an actor. His first big break came in 1989 when he was cast in The Karate Kid Part III. The following year he starred on the Fox television series “The Outsiders”. As brilliant a show as that was, it was cancelled way too soon which led to an audition for a little show known as General Hospital. Sean got the job to play the infamous A.J. Quartermaine and the rest is history. Sean is kind enough to entertain our many questions about his General Hospital Co-Stars Ricky Martin, Vanessa Marcil, and Antonio Sabato Jr. He also discusses some of his other “Soap Opera” friends such as Lisa Rinna and Eileen Davidson. Sean discusses the differences between being on General Hospital, The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless. He should know as he has had starring roles on them all. One of the roles he is most proud of is his current role in Studio City, a stellar Emmy Award Winning Amazon Prime Dramedy that he also created and spent many years trying to get off the ground. A Daytime Soap Show within a show, Sean created an alternate world he knows everything about getting the help of some of his soap friends such as Tristan Rogers. Finally, Sean, author of “The Modern Gentleman” and “Success Factor X”, has a third book coming out soon and if it is anything like the first two, it will be a must read. @sean.kanan @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 This episode is brought to you by http://www.eliterapidfatloss.com Menton David Yontef & Behind The Velvet Rope Podcast when contacting See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/13/20201 hour, 16 minutes, 1 second
Episode Artwork

Marc Bouwer - Fashion Icon

Fashion Icon Marc Bouwer steps Behind The Rope. Originally from Johannesburg, South Africa, Marc grew up in Cape Town the son of Jehovah's Witnesses, obsessed with animals. He decided to study fashion at a local college, entered a South African Vogue contest and won the Young Designers Award. This catapulted Marc to the top of South African fashion which eventually led to a move to NYC and an esteemed first job working for the legendary Halston. This job gave him the confidence and credentials to eventually start his own brand and voila, Marc Bouwer fashion was born. This led to his very first fashion show which led to a rave review in the New York Times which led to his first celebrity client, Morgan Fairchild. Marc has dressed them all and we are living for it. Marc tells us what it is like to work and socialize with with the likes of Beyonce, Rihanna, Whitney Houston and Shania Twain. He also talks about what it was like dressing Angelina Jolie for the Oscars and the benefits and challenges of dressing Celebrities for any awards show. Marc discusses his own style, the men and women he thinks are best and worst dressed in 2020 and what trends he likes and dislikes in the current state of fashion. We discuss the influence that Project Runway has had on the fashion industry, Bravo alum Christian Siriano, Joan and Melissa Rivers' ("Who are you wearing?") contribution to the industry and the effects a show like Fashion Police has had. We had to ask about potential dream clients such as Madonna and Cher. On a more serious note, we discuss the business side of fashion, what one needs to do to make money and the politics behind who wears what when where and why. Of course, no sit down with Marc Bouwer is complete without discussing which Real Housewives he has dressed, his long standing relationship with Sonja Morgan both professionally and personally, and that killer Season Twelve reunion dress he made for Miss Morgan. This is an episode not to be missed. @marcbouwer @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/12/20201 hour, 25 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jeana Keough (The other OG of the OC)

The other OG of the OC, Jeana Keough, steps Behind The Rope. Stepping out from behind the gates of Coto de Caza, Gina is here to talk about what "The Housewives" was like back in the day, Season One, Episode One Of The Real Housewives of Orange County. Gina was there when it all started with Vicki, Jo, Lauri, and Kimberly. Gina talks about what the casting and filming process was like during the hey day of Bravo and just how much it has changed in present day. We discuss some of her other co-stars during her five year tenure as a RHOC cast member: Tamra Judge, Lynne Curtin, Gretchen Rossi and Tammy Knickerbocker. We also discuss the current cast who Gina also knows well: Kelly Dodd, Braunwyn Windham-Burke, Gina Kirschenheiter and Emily Simpson. We discuss that “other” housewife, or should we say “househusband”, Slade Smiley and check in on Gina’s family Kara, Shane and Colton following the passing of Dad Matt earlier this year. Finally, we discuss BravoCon, that infamous OG Panel, and her new friend to come out of it all, Adrienne Maloof. Nostalgia at its best! @jeana.keough @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/11/202055 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode Artwork

Cat Ommanney (The Real Housewives of DC)

The Real Housewives of DC’s Cat Ommanney steps Behind The Rope. Checking in from her current home in Majorca, Spain, Cat is here to tell it all. With The Real Housewives of DC having been re-aired during a Marathon on Bravo earlier this year, Cat gets reminiscent about what it was like to film the one season wonder and how she felt after the show aired. She explains how life changed after the show came out and what is it like to still be recognized today all these years later. Cat shares her feelings on her cast-mates Mary Amons, Linda Erkiletian, Stacie Scott Turner and last, but certainly not least, Michaele Salahi (now Schon)  and fills us in on the status of those relationships today. On a more serious note, Cat discusses the issues of racism and politics that were ever present during the RHODC season. Of course, we address how the show was impacted by the worldwide, viral country security breach of the Salahi's “crashing” The White House Dinner. We discuss the implications of having production temporarily shut down, the involvement of the FBI, the federal investigation not only into the Salahis but Bravo as well, and why the show was not “green lit” for a much needed second season. Oh hey there Michaele and Tareq. Finally, we discuss the epic RHODC reunion, how Andy Cohen handled himself under the eyes of federal scrutiny and how it was one of “the longest days” of Cat’s life. In typical Cat fashion, nothing is held back and we wouldn’t expect anything less.  @catommanney @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/10/202055 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode Artwork

Real World Boston's / The Challenge's Syrus Yarbrough (on MTV & all things Reality TV )

The Real World Boston’s Syrus Yarbrough steps Behind The Rope. Checking in from his home in Cali, where he is currently running his booming Clothing Company, “Black Designer Clothing”, Syrus is here to discuss it all. We start at the beginning. Syrus tells us how he got cast on The Real World Boston as a result of a job interview gone horribly wrong. Being no stranger to the cameras, he was a semi-regular on Baywatch, yes we discuss Pamela Anderson and David Hasselhoff, Syrus said yes to the opportunity and soon found himself living in a converted firehouse in Boston with 7 strangers to find out what happens when they stopped being polite and started getting real. Real is exactly what Syrus got with roommates Genesis, Kameelah, Montana, Elka, Jason and Sean, which we discuss, as well as the status of those “friendships” today. Syrus discusses what filming was like with MTV back in the day when there were basically no other reality shows to compare it with and just how “real” The Real World MTV was. Syrus also opens up about his bad boy “playa” image that was projected on TV and discusses just how true to reality that image was and / or is. When the show ended, Syrus ended up playing a huge part in the success of MTV’s “The Challenge” which he discusses, as well as what life was like, in general, after the show ended. We dive deep in to what it is like being in The Real World/The Challenge “family”, the good, the bad, the other. Being a fan of reality TV himself, Syrus enlightens us on what some of his favorite current shows are as well as his surprise ties to Bravo with several fellow Real World alumni. Last, but certainly not least, Syrus tells us about a run in at the MTV Video awards with not only JLO, but backstage with Queen Madonna. Cyrus spares no detail. We just cannot! Tune in for this nostalgic trip down memory lane as we pay homage to the granddaddy of all reality shows, The Real World!  @syrusmtv @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Brought to you by https://bottagra.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/9/20201 hour, 21 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kristinia DeBarge (on opening for Britney Spears, American Idol/Juniors and that Famous Last Name)

Kristinia DeBarge steps Behind The Rope. Checking in from her home in Vegas, Kristinia is here to tell it all. Growing up with a famous father, James DeBarge of the group DeBarge, is her Dad, Kristinia is no stranger to the limelight. We discuss what it was like to grow up with a Dad in the business whose mega hit “Rhythm of The Night” is still played everywhere today. Her Dad was also married to Janet Jackson in the 80’s, yes Janet Jackson. Please discuss. She does. Being around music from a young age, it is no surprise Kristinia decided to pursue music as a career. Part of that pursuit included being a contestant on American Juniors in 2003, the spin off American Idol for kids. We discuss her interaction with host Ryan Seacrest plus judges Debbie Gibson, Justin Guarini and Gladys Knight and fellow soon to be famous contestants Keke Palmer and Lucy Hale. We also discuss the ‘backstage” politics between “stage moms” and just how real is a show like American Idol, or in this case, American Juniors. After American Juniors, Kristinia knew that music was for her and she began a several year long working relationship with Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds. That relationship led to her first record deal. As a result of that record deal, she opened for Britney Spears on the 2009 Circus Tour. O-M-F-G. Kristinia discusses not only what it was like to open for one of Pop’s most successful acts of all times, but what Britney was like at the time considering it was directly after for infamous “meltdown” period, what the atmosphere as like backstage, the interactions between Britney and her Dad and where she stands today on the “Free Britney” Movement. Kristinia is currently working on new music while running her Cosmetics Company, Krissy D. Cosmetics and is happy to share her products as well as her insight with how to run a successful cosmetics brand with us! @kristiniadeb @krissydcos @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/6/20201 hour, 19 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode Artwork

JENNI PULOS (Flipping Out)

Jenni Pulos steps Behind The Rope. Jenni fills us in on what she has been up to in life since we last saw her on our TV screens on the hit Bravo show Flipping Out. These days it is a whole lot of home schooling and family time from her home in SoCal and, in true Jenni fashion, she makes it all fun. We would expect nothing less from this Bravo fan fav. Originally from Portland Oregon, Jenni came to California for school and never left. Having pursued an acting career early on, Jenni once appeared in a movie with Chris O'Donnell and Renee Zellweger. She was also on an episode of Charmed with Alyssa Milano and Shannen Doherty (OMG!!). Jenni describes what it was like to be an actress and suddenly find herself a key component in a hit reality TV show. She describes the concept of how Flipping Out came about, how the show morphed into something different than what was originally intended, what filming was like and what she thought about the finished product once aired. Jenni offers advice to anyone starting out in Reality TV, discusses the high and lows of her tenure on Flipping Out and what it was like to have your wedding filmed on national TV. Of course, we discuss Jenni's illustrious rap career and her classic children’s songs such as Poo in the Potty, Take Your Vitamins and No Fighting, No Biting. Speaking of Rap and Hip Hop, Jenni and David bond over their favorites 50 Cent, Lil’ Kim and Foxy Brown as well as some of Jenni’s Real Housewife Friends Shannon Beador, Lisa Vanderpump, Vicki Gunvalson and Tamra Judge. Finally, we discuss one of the most important contributions to society over the past decade, the WWHL Theme Song which Jenni co-wrote. We need ALL the details please! A fun filled episode with this fan fav. Not to be missed. @jennipulos @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/5/20201 hour, 22 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jonathan Antin - Blow Out (on the Show, Early Days of Bravo, Andy Cohen, & Hair) - Part I

Jonathan Anitn steps Behind The Rope. Yes that Jonathan Antin from the classic hit Bravo show, Blow Out. A blast from the past, here to tell it all. Jonathan fills us in on what he has been up to since we last saw him on our TV screens. Jonathan's career is thriving in his current Jonathan Antin Salon, Beverly Hills. Originally destined to be an actor like his older brother, Jonathan went to pick his grandmother up at beauty school one day, met the Teachers, Headmaster and Owner and the rest is history. Jonathan teaches us the tricks of the trade, how to properly hold a scissors and how he got to be the superstar Hair Guru that he is today. Fast forward and one day Bravo came knocking and voila "Blow Out" was born. Jonathan explains how he was cast, the "reality” of the show Blow Out, his “employee” Brandon, his on screen “bad boy” image, and what filming was really like. He explains the integration of his worldwide blockbuster QVC products and how life changed once the show aired. Jonathan discusses Andy Cohen who, being an Executive Producer on Blow Out, was heavily involved in the show. Jonathan explains how, once Blow Out had ended, he almost had his own show “Salon Nightmares" - think Gordon Ramsay for Salons (hey we would watch that) and dicusess the circumstances which led to the demise of that show. Finally, we discuss the early days of Bravo and what he neophyte network was like back then during Jonathan’s tenure on Blow Out. We are just getting started. Tune in to this Part I sit down with Jonathan Antin.  @jonathanantin @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/4/20201 hour, 36 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode Artwork

Rhylee Gerber (Below Deck)

Rhylee Gerber, from Below Deck, steps Behind The Rope. With the new Season of Below Deck underway, checking in from her van during her cross country tour, Rhylee is here to tell it all. Born and raised in Alaska Rhylee grew up working on fishing boats, not luxury yachts her whole life. That changed when one day Bravo came knocking and she ended up on Seasons 6 and 7 of Below Deck. Although she had no experience working on yachts, Rhylee taught herself what she needed to know during filming the hit reality show. Rhylee discusses casting, filming, editing and what is was like watching herself back on TV every week. Rhylee discusses her past and current relationship with Bravo Legend Kate Chastain and what it was like to work with her. In truly Rhylee fashion of never holding back, we discuss past cast mates Ashton Pienaar, Simone Mashile, Tanner Sterback, Brian de Saint Perf, Courtney Skippon, Chef Kevin Dobson and last, but certainly not least, Tyler Rowland. On a more serious note, we discuss the challenges women still face in the yachting industry and what needs to be done to change that. We also discusses the reputation Below Deck and Below Deck Med have in the yachting industry and what is it like to apply for a job in the real world having be on the Bravo TV show. Being a non apologetic hunter and fisher, Rhylee discusses the on line bullying she receives as a result of it and how she deals with it. Finally, we answer one of life’s most pressing questions. Captain Lee or Captain Sandy? Tune in now for this no holds bar sit down with Rhylee Gerber @thelifeofrhylee @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/3/20201 hour, 28 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode Artwork

Very Cavallari's Kelly Henderson (Sets The Record Straight on Kristen Cavallari / Jay Cutler Friendship)

Kelly Henderson, from Very Cavallari, steps Behind The Rope. First things first, we chat with Kelly about her busy Celeb Styling / Men’s Grooming business with clients such as Dierks Bentley, Jason Aldean & Bobby Bones and her booming Podcast “Velvet’s Edge”. Ok, now onto what everyone wants to talk about. Kelly is here to set the record straight on the fall out of her relationship with Kristin Cavallari. The fallout that was seen throughout the last season of Very Cavallari. Kelly takes us back to when she first met Jay Cutler and Kristin Cavallari. She elaborates on the roots of that friendship, a friendship that existed for many years prior to being on a TV show together with the now broken up “power couple”. Speaking of that hit TV show, Kelly explains how she became a part of Very Cavallari, what filming was like and what she thought of her edit, once the show aired. Kelly breaks down the timeline for us of when she first heard the “rumors” that she was involved with Jay Cutler, the public’s reaction to that “rumor”, Jay and Kristen’s reaction to that rumor, and their “friend group” reaction to that rumor. She explains how Producers then got involved with that “rumor” and what was expected of her during the last season of Very Cavallari and why she ultimately decided to walk away from the show. Kelly ponders whether Kristin was really upset at her for these rumors or was just trying to make a dramatic TV show. We deep dive into the online, and in person, hate and bullying she received after being labeled a “home wrecker”. She explains how the announcement of Kristin and Jay’s divorce a few short months ago made matters even worse and how she is coping with all of this today. Finally, Kelly tells us what she would say if she ran into Jay or Kristin today and answers the question, do you miss your friend? Tune in to this open and honest chat as Kelly Henderson sets the record straight on just what went down during the demise of her friendship with Kristin Cavallari. @velvetsedge @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11/2/20201 hour, 19 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode Artwork

Dr. Cat (Dr. 90210)

Dr. Cat, from E’s Dr. 90210, steps Behind The Rope. Before we get to Dr. 90210, Dr. Cat discusses the long road one must take to become a top plastic surgeon in the famous zip code. Dr. Cat enlightens us with the right and wrong reasons to get plastic surgery, when she says “no” to potential patients, how vaginal reconstruction became a large part of her practice, and what she loves most about her job. Ok, onto Dr. 90210. We discuss how Dr. Cat became involved with the show, what filming and casting were like, her colleagues Dr. Killeen, Dr. Lee, Dr. Quardt, and what watching herself back on TV with her husband and daughter is like each week as the show now airs. We also pay homage to that other E Plastic Surgery Show, Botched, and the Doctors Terry Dubrow and Paul Nassif. Dr. Cat explains the role social media plays in the world of plastic surgery today with her 1.2 Million Instagram Followers. Finally, on a larger note, we discuss the fact that the plastic surgery industry is still comprised of only 15% female doctors, many of the stereotypes and “a woman can't” that Dr. Cat has heard throughout her career and why an all female version of Dr. 90210 was a necessity to make. Tune in now. @beautybydrcat @surgeon @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/30/20201 hour, 6 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode Artwork

SOPHIA HUTCHINS (on Caitlyn Jenner, The Kardashians, RHOBH & her Lumasol Empire!)

Sophia Hutchins steps Behind The Rope. Checking in from the home she shares with Caitlyn Jenner in Malibu, California, Sophia is here to talk about it all. First things first, she is the CEO of Lumasol, a revolutionary light weight sun care product, who spends her days, well, running a major company. When she is not running Lumasol, Sophia spends her days managing Caitlyn, a job she sought advice for from the one and only, Kris Jenner. Sophia chats with us about how and where she first met Caitlyn Jenner. Sophia clarifies, yes we asked, the “status” of her relationship with Caitlyn as well as the rest of the Kardashian Brood. Of course, that Brood also includes Kayne West. Speaking of The Kardashians, Sophia discusses the industry advice she sought from both Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian before starting Lumasol. Sophia also discusses some of the biggest misconceptions about herself and her relationship with Caitlyn as well as why the world is so enthralled with their “friendship”. We chat about the end of the “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” era and the truth behind how Caitlyn and Sophia found out versus what the media has reported. Finally, we discuss those Real Housewives of Beverly Hills rumors, Sophia’s friends in the current cast, her epic recent dinner with Eileen Davidson, and answer the question, would and why would she join the RHOBH franchise if, one day, she were to be asked. As episode not to be missed. @hutchins_sophia @mylumasol @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/29/20201 hour, 9 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode Artwork

Peppermint (on Drag Race, Broadway, Prince, & New Music)

Peppermint steps Behind The Rope. Miss Peppermint. A fixture on the New York City Drag / Queer Nightlife Scene, Peppermint’s star continued to rise when she was cast on Season Nine of RuPaul’s Drag Race where she finished as runner-up in one of the most talked about seasons in Drag Race HERstory. Peppermint takes us behind the scenes of Drag Race - what the casting and filming process was like, just how “hard” it was to make a great TV show, the other queens and what RuPaul is really like. Peppermint takes us on her journey of how her professional life sky rocketed after Drag Race. Part of that included a starring role on Broadway as Pythio in the epic Head Over Heels, a brilliant musical set to Go Go’s Music. Speaking of music, Peppermint just released her new album “A Girl Like Me: Letters To My Lovers”, the first in a Trilogy of new music, which includes the hit song “Best Sex”. Peppermint discusses her music inspirations such as Prince and what it was like to work with musical legends such as Debbie Harry. Let us not forget Peppermint’s stellar acting resume as well which includes parts in hit TV shows such as Ryan Murphy’s Pose. Finally, Peppermint discusses what it is like to have been the first out trans contestant to be cast on RuPaul’s Drag Race, what it was like to have been the first out trans woman to originate a principal musical role on Broadway, the current state of the trans community and how she believes 2020 may forever go down as the “year of change”.  @peppermint247 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/28/20201 hour, 3 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode Artwork

Peggy Tanous - The Real Housewives of Orange County

The Real Housewives of Orange County’s Peggy Tanous steps Behind The Rope. The original Peggy from the OC. Speaking of Peggys, Peggy Tanous know the other Peggy, Bravo’s 100th Housewife Peggy Sulahian. Is the OC really that small a place? We discuss Peggy’s friends and past Orange Holders Gretchen Rossi, Heather Dubrow, Lydia McLaughlin, Lynn Curtin, Lauri Peterson and Lizzie Rovsek. What a trip down memory lane and yes Peggy knows them all. How fun. Peggy also recounts her friendship with Alexis (“Jesus Jugs”) Bellino before they were on RHOC together, how Alexis and Jim Bellino were involved in her being cast, the issues she had filming with her during their season, how the show changed their friendship and the status of their relationship today. We reminisce on how RHOC has changed throughout the years and how it is no where near the show it was way back in the day. Is that a good or bad thing? Peggy opens up about the best and worst part of being a Real Housewife of Orange County and whether she would go back again. Finally we the discuss the evolution of Vicki (Don, Brooks, Steve) and Tamra (Simon, Eddie), the aftermath of their absence and how the franchise will fair without these two staples going forward.  @ocpeggytanous @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/27/20201 hour, 17 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode Artwork

This Is Paris (Director Alexandra Dean talks all things Paris) - Part II

"This is Paris” Director Alexandra Dean steps back Behind The Rope. We continue our conversation right where we left off (Part I of our sit down aired October 13th, 2020) discussing all things Paris. Alexandra lets us know the challenges of making a behind the scenes film while following Paris around the world to mass chaos and mayhem from Paris’ “Little Hiltons”. We discuss whether the psychological abuse and trauma that Paris endured from the Provo Canyon School was originally intended to be a part of the film. Alexandra explains how she got Paris to open up regarding this abuse, an issue which she has never publicly discussed prior to “This is Paris”. Alexandra discusses the involvement of both Kathy and Nicky Hilton Rothschild in the film and the noted absence of Rick Hilton. We also discuss the cameos from Kim Kardashian and Kyle Richards and why both of those women were necessary for this film. Alexandra fills us in on “secret” lost footage scenes that never made the film. On a more serious note, we discuss how this film was probably the best therapy Paris could have received for her childhood trauma and how Alexandra noticed a completely changed Paris by the end of their time working together. Finally, Paris and Alexandra are dedicated to the “Breaking Code Silence” cause which they are both actively involved in today. Tune in as our chat with “This is Paris” director Alexandra Dean concludes. @alexdeandirector @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/26/202053 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

Rachel Bradshaw - (on Reality TV, The Bradshaw Bunch, The Kardashians & Cher)

Rachel Bradshaw, from the new E show "The Bradshaw Brunch", steps Behind The Rope. Let’s start at the beginning. Rachel talks about what it was like to grow up with an NFL Legend as a father and how boys would react when they found out Terry Bradshaw was her Dad. She also explains the first time she realized her Dad was a public figure and how, although there were many perks that came along with that, it wasn’t all sunshine and roses. Being a huge Reality TV fan, Rachel and David dissect some of their favorites - Laguna Beach, The Hills, The Simple Life and last, but certainly not least, Keeping Up With The Kardashians. Speaking of Reality TV, Rachel discusses where the idea for The Bradshaw Bunch came from, the road to the E Network, what filming was like, and what it is like to now watch herself and her family on TV each week. She also discusses how her Dad reacts when viewers actually now want her picture as well as his. We also deep dive into Rachel’s booming music career and her newly released single, “Wild Horse”. Take a listen, it’s good. Of course, there was that one time she ran into Cher, yes Cher, with her famous Dad. Do tell. She does. Thanks for stopping by Rachel.  @racheltbradshaw @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at  https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/23/202055 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jason Wahler (The Hills / Laguna Beach) - An Interview

Jason Wahler Steps Behind the Rope. Yes, that Jason Wahler from the hit TV shows Laguna Beach, The Hills and The Hills: New Beginnings. Mic Drop. Need we say anything more? Ok, Jason stopped by to discuss the amazing advocacy work he uses his platform for in order to help those who are struggling with substance abuse, addiction, and feelings of inadequacy. Jason’s work serves as a resource to help those who don't know where to begin, or turn, to get the help they need in order to realize recovery is possible and life is absolutely worth living. Of course, we also discuss those three aforementioned hot MTV “reality” shows. Jason takes us back to the beginning when he was just a high school student whose friends - Lauren Conrad, Kristin Cavallari, Stephen Colletti, and Lo Bosworth - were cast on a TV show about their high school, otherwise known as Laguna Beach High. We discuss how Jason got involved in the show, how that show, Laguna Beach, spun off into The Hills and how, overnight, he could no longer go to the gas station or mall or mailbox without being recognized. With fame, the issues he was already struggling with became exacerabted, and he quickly spiralled out of control. There were public arrests and intoxication which eventually lead to rock bottom. Jason shares what that was like and how he eventually sought the help he needed through Dr Drew and other available resources to eventually make this his “life’s work”. Jason answers all of our questions, once and for all, about what specific scenes, events and happenings in The Hills were real and which were not real. We also discuss his involvement in LC forever being known as the girl who didn't go to Paris. Of course, we needed to know all about The Hills: New Beginnings - his wife Ashley's involvement, Speidi, Brody Jenner and of course last, but certainly not least, Queen Mischa Barton. Finally, Jason shares the status of filming for Season Two (RIP Mischa) and when we can expect this classic reality king to appear back on our beloved TV sets. An episode not to be missed.  @jasonwahler @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/22/20201 hour, 12 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode Artwork

LEEANNE LOCKEN (An Interview) - Part I

LeeAnne Locken steps Behind The Rope. Grape Kool-Aid and Vodka in hand, this Dallas Diva takes time out of her day to chat with us about it ALL in this special Part I sit down. All includes growing up a Carny and the challenges she faced in childhood. All also includes The Real Housewives of Dallas. She explains how she was cast, what filming the show was like, and how she felt pressure to “bring it” every season in order to keep the show new and interesting. LeeAnne explains how she felt ganged up on every season and just how tiring the “everyone against LeeAnne” mentality was year after year. LeeAnne talks about her former nemesis turned friend Cary Deuber. No really, it has happened. A natural friendship has formed. Finally, LeeAnne does not hold back on her former cast mates Stephanie & D’Andra. Then again, when have we ever known LeeAnne Locken to hold back. Tune in to this very special Part One sit down with the one, the only LeeAnne Locken. @leeannelocken @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/21/202054 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode Artwork

Adela King (Ladies of London) - Part I

Adela King, from Ladies of London, Steps Behind The Rope. Checking in from her home in London, Adela fills us in on all she has been up to since we last saw her on our Bravo TVs in Ladies Of London. She has been busy with a variety of businesses - Fitness, Beauty, Jewelry. Is there anything Adela hasn’t been up to? David and her compare notes on dating in 2020. Both have been quite busy. Ok let us start at the beginning. Adela was cast from a surprising source and talks about how her involvement with Ladies Of London almost didn't happen. Adela is brutally honest about the emotional challenges of filming a reality show and the logistical issues filming abroad that America is not faced with. She explains how she was unapologetically authentic during her time on Ladies of London. She also discusses her friendship with Caroline Stanbury - before, during and after filming Ladies Of London. Wow. We discuss the wedges a reality show drives between friendships, marriages and any other type of relationship. We are only just getting started people. Tune in now to Part One of this special sit down with Adela King from Ladies of London. @adelakinglondon @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by http://takecareof.com/  Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/20/202050 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kathryn Edwards (on Denise / Teddi Exits & this past season of RHOBH) - Part II

Kathryn Edwards continues our chat regarding this past season of RHOBH and the Denise / Teddi exits. (Part I aired October 1st, 2020). Kathryn wastes no time in bringing up the fallout of a true many decade long friendship between Lisa Rinna and Denise Richards. We discuss what happens when making a great TV show is more important to a Housewife than a real life friendship and is it worth it? This leads to a discussion of which of the RHOBH cast are real life friends versus working colleagues. Speaking of Denise, we bring up her “hook up” with Brandi Glanville and discuss whether Kathryn thinks that really happened, why Brandi - considering her past track record of being a “tell all", the involvement of Producers to tell that “story”, the aftermath of what we saw unfold all season on RHOBH, and whether Brandi deserves a diamond. We dive into deeper issues such as the continued pressure by Producers to always bring the drama and storyline in fear of losing your job and corresponding big paycheck. Kathryn also discusses how nothing is off limits if you sign up for a reality show and how all the skeletons will ultimately come out of the closet. Kathryn discusses several actresses who she personally knows as potential diamond holders for next season - Nicolette Sheridan, Vivica A. Fox, Heather Locklear, Jennie Garth LaToya Jackson - as well as the rumored favored Kathy Hilton, and predicts the likelihood of each of those happening and how successful each would be in the “role”. Kathryn also discusses how she feels Garcelle will fare in her sophomore season sans Denise and discusses Denise's decision to walk away after just two seasons. Finally, we get into the Reunion, the good, the bad, the other bad and discuss how each of the women handled themselves during it. Tune in as our sit down with Kathryn Edwards concludes. @katedwards8 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/19/20201 hour, 19 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode Artwork

Diana Espir (on Real Life Experiences with Vanderpump Rules and RHOBH Casts)

Diana Espir steps Behind The Rope. Diana is host of the wildly popular Espirational (formerly You Can't Sit With Me) Podcast. In true BTVR fashion, Diana is here to share her real life experiences with some of our favorite Bravolebrities. Living in Los Angeles, Diana has had runs in with the likes of Kyle Richards at Soul Cycle and has interviewed Teddy Mellencamp and Edwin Arroyave on the red carpet. A self admitted huge Kyle fan, Diana gives us all the reasons she doesn’t like her doppelgänger, according to David, Dorit Kemsley. We can agree to disagree. Discuss amongst yourselves. Diana met Summer House's Kyle Cooke at Scheana Shay's birthday party and is convinced he doesn’t like her very much just because she called him an “F” boy. Aww, that ain't so bad. There was also that time Scheana Shay thanked her profusely for helping her get to the bottom on what was going on with her ex boy toy Adam Spott. Then there is her ongoing budding FaceTime friendship with Lindsay Hubbard. Diana sure does get around. Friends with Dayna Katham way before she was cast on this past season’s Vanderpump Rules, Diana shares what Dayna is like IRL. She also shares what it is like to hang out with VPR OG’s such as Tom Sandoval, James Kennedy, Jax Taylor and so on. Diana also shares her thoughts on Danica Dow’s on again off again public relationship with bartender Brett Willis. Finally, Diana discuss her thoughts on this past season of VPR and what she thinks needs to happen to improve the show going forward.  @dianaespir @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/16/20201 hour, 18 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOC's Lydia McLaughlin & Mom Judy Stirling (Glitter Town!)

On the heels of the The Real Housewives of Orange County’s Season Premiere, Lydia McLaughlin and her Mom, Judy Stirling, step Behind The Rope. Lydia and Judy are here to talk about their new Bravo Web Show, Glitter Town. Lydia and Judy explain that Glitter Town is a new digital series of them spreading “positive vibes” while making normal everyday tasks fun, happy and, well, glittery. They even went to New York City to pitch the show in person at 30 Rock, Glitter Bombs and all. Of course, we couldn’t help but chat with Lydia about all her cast mates past: Vicki Gunvalson, Tamra Judge, Shannon Beador, Kelly Dodd, Heather Dubrow, Alexis “Jesus Jugs” Bellino, Gretchen Rossi, Peggy Sulahian and Lizzie Rovsek. We discuss what it was like to film the show with these women - the good, the bad, the highs, the challenges, her role as the “friendship whisperer” during her RHOC Seasons Eight and Twelve, and what the status of her relationships with each of them is like today. We also talk about the current RHOC and hear Lydia’s thoughts on Braunwyn, Gina, Emily, and newbie Elizabeth Vargas. We chat about why a Web Series was the right platform for this show, check in on Lydia’s family - Doug and the boys, and hear all the details from the Glitter Town Premiere Party such as which RHOC were in attendance. If you are wondering if Lydia and Judy are really really that happy and upbeat and positive alllll the time, well, listen in here! @oclydia @ocjudymom @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/15/20201 hour, 3 minutes, 1 second
Episode Artwork

CLAUDIA JORDAN (on Celebrity Apprentice, "The Donald", Omarosa and Much More!) - Part I

Claudia Jordan steps Behind The Rope and she DOES - NOT - HOLD - BACK! THE Claudia Jordan from The Real Housewives of Atlanta. First things first, let’s not forget Claudia’s entire career before joining the highest rated of all the Housewives' franchises, RHOA. Claudia placed in the Top Ten in the Miss USA Competition. She was also once a “Price Is Right” and “Deal or No Deal" Girl. It was “Deal or No Deal” where she first met our current President, Mr. Trump. It was on “Deal or No Deal” that she was first approached to do Celebrity Apprentice. A year, and many meetings with Donald Trump and Mark Burnett, later, she found herself a contestant on the hit NBC show. Claudia shares all the drama both on, as well as off set with not only The Trumps Donald, Ivanka, Don. Jr and Eric, but also with fellow contestants Joan and Melissa Rivers, Dennis Rodman, and last, but certainly not least, Khloe Kardashian. Several years later, Claudia was invited back for Celebrity Apprentice “All Stars” and is happy to discuss her co-stars this second time around, LaToya Jackson, Omarosa (the two have since had a falling out. Do tell. Claudia does), and our favorite RHOBH pot stirrer, Lisa Rinna. We discuss the behind the scenes inner workings of a reality show like Celebrity Apprentice, what is real versus scripted for TV, how Trump really chose who to “fire”, how hard were the tasks, and what skills were vital to survive the boardroom. Finally, Claudia, recounts her many many inappropriate interactions with President Trump throughout the years and how she reacted when she was invited for a “ride" on his private jet. Tune in for Part I of this no holds bar sit down with the one and only, Miss Claudia Jordan. @claudiajordan @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/14/202057 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode Artwork

This Is Paris (Director Alexandra Dean talks all things Paris) - Part I

"This is Paris” Director Alexandra Dean steps Behind The Rope. Welcome! Checking in from her attic in Long Island, New York, Alexandra is here to discuss the brilliant film that is “This Is Paris”. Originally from London, Alexandra came to New York City for college and never left. After a brief stint in financial documentaries, Alexandra made her first feature film a few years ago, “Bombshell: the Hedy Lamarr Story". Susan Sarandon was her partner in that venture. Say what? We discuss her influences as a female director - Greta Gerwig, Ava DuVernay, Sophia Coppola, and Kathryn Bigelow. How how does one get to be the “chosen one” to follow Paris Hilton all over the world during the course of a year? Alexandra discusses what it is like to get a call from Paris’ team, what the interview process was like, and how does one dress when meeting Paris Hilton for the first time. Alexandra opens up about how Paris reacted to handing over total control to her and what it was like to show her the film once finished. We discuss how important it was for Paris to have a female director for “This Is Paris”. We deep dive into the juggernaut that is Paris - The Sex Tape, The Simple Life, The music, "American Meme", The Voice, "That’s Hot", The perfume, The products, International DJ, Paris’ “Little Hiltons”, Worldwide Domination. We dicusss how Paris IS larger than life. Alexandra discusses Paris, “the character”, versus Paris, the woman behind the character. Finally, Alexandra discussed the transformation she saw in Paris from the time the film started to the time it ended and how, after all is said and done, Paris became a changed woman as a result of this film. Tune in now to Part I of our sit down with Alexandra.  @alexdeandirector @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/13/202052 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode Artwork

DANNY PELLEGRINO (An "Iconic" Interview")

Everything Iconic Podcast Host Danny Pellegrino Stepped Behind The Rope earlier this year. Today, we bring you this Iconic sit down chat. Originally from Ohio, Danny headed west to sunny Los Angeles in order to pursue his dreams of “making it” in comedy. We would say he’s done a pretty damn good job of achieving those dreams. David & Danny immediately bond over their love of Cary Deuber. Yup, that is outta left field, isn’t it? They also bond over their love of The Countess, as in Luann, and Leah, as in McSweeney. The Real Housewives of New York City is Danny’s favorite franchise, we agree, and Ramona Singer is his favorite housewife, we kinda have to agree again. Are these two separated at birth? David & Danny also debate their love, or lack thereof, for The Hills, The View, Jennifer Love Hewitt, & Very Cavallari (RIP). No, they don’t agree on all of these important topics, but thats okay. Danny details what is was like to work with Legends Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix to write the classic Fancy AF Cocktails. As if that wasn't enough, Danny discusses what it was like to host several panels at Bravocon and his "fan girl moment” from the weekend. Married To Medicine Cast we are talking to you. Danny also discusses how he started his “Iconic Podcast”, his “side job” as ghost writer, and his best and worst interviews he has ever conducted, which Housewives he would like to see back and what he thought about two shows which had out of the ordinary drama these past seasons: Vanderpump Rules and Shahs of Sunset. On a serious note, Danny is forthcoming in sharing his struggles with mental health and what he wants people to know regarding such issues. A jam packed interview not to be missed on today's Behind The Velvet Rope. @dannypellegrino @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/12/20201 hour, 20 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode Artwork

Celebrity PR Guru Amir Yass (on LVP, Erika Jayne, The Toms, The Kardashians and More)!

Amir Yass from the hit podcast, The Take On, steps Behind The Rope. David was recently on an episode of Amir’s podcast (check it out). These two Geminis catch up like old friends, bond over being podcast hosts and get right into it. Amir used to work in PR with celebrities such as Queen Paris Hilton, JLO, Mariah Carey, Gwen Stefani and Melissa McCarthy. From there, Amir fell into working with reality TV talent and the Bravo world. He has worked with The Kardashians and Lord Disick!! Not bad. His first Bravo client, our friend Patti Stanger. He also worked with the Tom’s Sandoval and Schwartz and Lisa Vanderpump and Ken Todd. Amir was responsible for arranging the opening party for TomTom. Do tell. He does. Amir spills all, the good, the bad, the ugly. Amir lets us know some of the highest maintenance celebrities he has ever worked for and some of the nicest. He compares “A” list celebrities to reality TV stars and lets us know who is more high maintenance to deal with. We had Amir slow down and spill all about the opening of TomTom, Jax, James Kennedy, Scheana Shay. We needed every last detail. For those who don’t know, Amir had a viral TikTok moment a few weeks back when he opened up about his past experiences working for LVP and Erika Jayne. He is here to explain what went wrong with both of those working relationships and what he suggests each do differently. Finally, being a BravoHolic and Reality TV junkie himself, Amir can’t help but talk about the shows and talent he loves the most, Below Deck, The Hills, Selling Sunset, to name a few. The show he does not love, Watch What Happens Live. Fear not, he has suggestions. A true look behind the scenes by Celebrity PR Insider, Amir Yass. @amiryassofficial @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/9/20201 hour, 14 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode Artwork

PEREZ HILTON (on Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton, Joan Rivers, his New Book, & More) - Part I

We welcome back Perez Hilton. Yup, he is back!!! News Alert, Perez has a new book, TMI: My Life in Scandal. Is there ever “too much information" for Perez Hilton? That is the question of the hour and we get into it. No matter how much of an insider he becomes, he will always feel like an outsider. That is how TMI begins. Perez talks about some of the biggest misconceptions about himself and what it is like to be hated, his words, not ours, by so many. He explains why now was the right time in his career to write his memoir. "Sometimes you just have to say yes", he tells The Rope. He learned that from Joan Rivers. Speaking of Joan Rivers, Perez explains how Joan Rivers was a huge inspiration and role model for his career. A career that has taken him from being the first influencer, an influencer before there were influencers, one of THE “It Girls” back in the day, to now releasing his current day life story. Perez gives us advice on what it takes to be successful and have longevity in the entertainment business and explains how the industry has changed over the years. We talk about some of life’s most important issues such as when will Paris Hilton join The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, will Amanda Bynes be allright, and how did Kim Kardashian make it all the way to the “A” list? Perez has first hand knowledge as these are some of his many famous friends. Perez dishes it all. Feel free to stop by anytime. @perezhilton @theperezhilton @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/8/202058 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode Artwork

Thom Filicia (talks Queer Eye, RHOBH, Andy Cohen and Much More!)

Thom Filicia steps Behind The Rope. Queer Eye For the Straight Guy. Bravo Royalty. Let us just take that in for a hot second. Thom takes us back to the beginning of how he got cast for Queer Eye by getting stuck in an elevator. True story. Thom talks about the behind the scenes filming, producer involvement, and what he thought about the finished product once the show aired. He talks about how life changed once Queer Eye came out and catapulted him into the public eye. Of course we discuss cast mates Carson Kressley, Jai Rodriguez, Ted Allen and Kyan Douglas - what they were like back then and the current status of his relationships with each today. We discuss what Bravo was like in those early days, the evolution of the network, and Andy Cohen. We also discuss how Queer Eye helped change the landscape for LGBTQIA representation on television. Thom tells us stories from the vault about designing projects for celebrity clients such as JLO. Speaking of celebrities, we discuss how many want “stuff for free” (cue Bobby Berk and the infamous unnamed RHONY) and discuss how Thom recommends handling business situations such as these. Thom also tells us about that one time he was backstage with Kyle Richards at WWHL where the discussion turned to all things Puppy Gate and Lucy Lucy Apple Juice and the many nights he has had out with his ex-boyfriend’s BFF, Dorinda Medley. Of course, no discussion of Queer Eye would be complete without a nod to the current Netflix series and Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness, Karamo Brown, Tan France and Bobby Berk.  @thomfilicia @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/7/20201 hour, 25 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode Artwork

Marissa Lucchese (Double Shot at Love) on Pauly D, Vinny & Much More

Double Shot at Love’s Marissa Lucchese steps Behind The Rope. Checking in from her home town in Long Island, New York, Marissa is here to tell it all. Marissa explains how she got cast on the hit MTV show and what filming was like. We discuss the first moment she found out her potential suitors would be DJ Pauly D and Vinny Guadagnino from Jersey Shore. We discuss the balance shift from being a fan of Jersey Shore before being cast to realizing she was on a bona fide dating show. Marissa explains how she was team Pauly from the get go. No offense Vinny. Marissa spills the Tea about BFFS B-Lashes and Derynn Paige as well as the other girls in the house. Marissa explains how Season Two is a hell of a lot more fun than Season One. Perhaps that has something to do with Brandon. Of course, we also needed all the details about Jersey Shore’s Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and Angelina Pivarnick. Also fun fact, Marissa worked with the one and only Dolores Catania in her prior life as a glam makeup artist. Tune in now for this non-stop episode.  @marissalucchesemtv @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/6/20201 hour, 1 minute, 21 seconds
Episode Artwork

Dr. Kelly Killeen (Dr. 90210)

Dr. Kelly Killeen from the new E Series, Dr. 90210, steps Behind The Rope. Taking place in Beverly Hills, Dr. 90210 follows the lives and surgical practices of four power house female plastic surgeons. Dr. Killeen is one of those plastic surgeons. We welcome Dr. Killeen. Coming from a long line of doctor’s in her family, Dr. Killeen stops by to chat about her Beverly Hills plastic surgery practice. We discuss Dr. Killeen's Do’s and Dont’s of plastic surgery, when too much is really “too much”, fillers, injectables, facelifts, the differences between Los Angeles and Beverly Hills’ patients and what are the trends she sees in plastic surgery today. Dr. Killeen also fills us in on the current celebrities whose “chests" are among the most requested by her patients. Being a huge Reality TV fan herself, we discuss her neighbors down the street, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, and her neighbors the next town over, The Real Housewives of Orange County. We discuss the evolution of plastic surgery on The Swan, to Nip/Tuck, to the original, all male, Dr 90210. Dr. Killeen tells us how she became involved in the current “updated” all female version of Dr. 90210, what it was like to film both her home life and complex surgeries and how her surgical office staff reacted to being part of a reality show for the E Network (Hint: they were excited). We also discuss her co-stars Dr. Michelle Lee, Dr. Cat Begovic and Dr. Suzanne Quardt. Speaking of E, we discuss that other E plastic surgery show, Botched, and Doctors Terry Dubrow and Paul Nasif. Finally, we discuss why it was so important for Dr. 90210 to be made in 2020 with an all female cast. Thanks for stopping by Dr. Killeen. @kellykilleen @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/5/20201 hour, 5 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode Artwork

Sonja Morgan's Intern - The Aftermath of our Interview!

A few weeks ago (on September 15th, 2020) we sat down with one of Sonja Morgan's Ex-Interns, Meghan Hubert. We talked about what it is like to work as one of Miss Morgan's interns, a highly sought after coveted position in our most Bravo of Worlds. Although David and Meghan, had a great chat about the iconic position of Intern, Sonja Morgan, not everyone enjoyed the chat as much as the Behind The Velvet Rope listeners. One such person was Sonja. Meghan is back to talk about the fallout from that sit down. Plus, we discuss these just concluded Reunions / Seasons of RHONY and RHOBH, the good, the bad, the other. All this plus more on our latest just released Patreon episode out this weekend. Link Below: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/4/20209 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode Artwork

Click Bait with Bachelor Nation

Everyone loves a good bit of gossip. Go inside the juiciest stories on Click Bait with Bachelor Nation.  Hosts Tayshia Adams, Hannah Ann Sluss and Joe Amabile, know what it's like to live in the spotlight. They’ve seen that fame can mean being praised, adored, and sabotaged. Sometimes all in the same day!  On Click Bait, they share what they’ve learned from their wild days at Bachelor Mansion to bring you a new kind of celebrity news podcast. Each week, they break down the biggest stories in pop culture -- dissecting every outrageous headline, debunking every celebrity rumor, and sorting through what’s truly Click Bait and what’s real. And with these three, the arguments about hollywood scandals will be as dramatic as the headlines themselves.  Subscribe today: http://wondery.fm/ClickBait_BTVR  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/4/202014 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode Artwork

Dr. Michelle Lee (Dr. 90210)

Dr. Michelle Lee from the new E Series, Dr. 90210, steps Behind The Rope. Taking place in Beverly Hills, Dr. 90210 follows the lives and surgical practices of four power house female plastic surgeons. Dr. Lee is one of those plastic surgeons. We welcome Dr. Lee. We chat with Dr. Lee about her plastic surgery practice, PERK Plastic Surgery in Beverly Hills. We discuss Dr. Lee’s Do’s and Dont’s of plastic surgery, when too much is really “too much”, fillers, injectables, facelifts, and what are the trends she sees in plastic surgery today. We discuss the evolution of plastic surgery on TV from Extreme Makeover, to Nip/Tuck, to the original, all male, Dr 90210. Dr. Lee tells us how she became involved in the current “updated” all female version of Dr. 90210, what it was like to film both her home life and complex surgeries and how her patients reacted to being part of a reality show for the E Network. We also discuss her co-stars Dr. Kelly Killeen, Dr. Cat Begovic and Dr. Suzanne Quardt. Speaking of E, we discuss that other E plastic surgery show, Botched, and Doctor's Terry Dubrow and Paul Nasif. Finally, we discuss why it was so important for Dr. 90210 to be made in 2020 with an all female cast. Thanks for stopping by Dr. Lee.  @drmichelleleeperk @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by http://takecareof.com/ and enter code velvet50 Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/2/202051 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kathryn Edwards (on this past season of RHOBH & Denise / Teddi Exits) - Part I

We sat down with Kathryn Edwards a few weeks back for an exclusive, two part, tell all interview (Part I 9/9/20; Part II 9/16/20). That interview caused a Twitter frenzy involving both Lisa Vanderpump and Camille Grammer. Kathryn stops by to chat about the aftermath of that interview and the resulting twitter frenzy. Kathryn stands by what she said and talks about her current relationships with LVP, Erika, Kyle, Camille and the rest of our favorite RHOBH. Hey Kathryn, while we have you, wanna chat about this past season of RHOBH? She does. We react to the news of Teddi Mellencamp being let go, discuss why it is so hard for most Housewives to admit they were terminated and discuss Kathryn’s thoughts on Teddi, answering the question, was she really as “ boring” as the general public thinks? Kathryn also discusses her thoughts on newbies Garcelle Beauvais and Sutton Stracke. We dissect who had a good season and who had a rough season amongst Dorit, Rinna, Kyle, and Erika and who would be the next on the chopping block if additional cuts were to be made. Speaking of Rinna, Kathryn explains how the Rinna she now sees on RHOBH is not the Rinna she has known for many many years leading to a larger conversation of what happens when real life and “the show” lines start to blur. On a larger scale, David and Kathryn discuss what it takes to make a good Housewife, how “Career Housewives” all start to self produce, and what happens when the show becomes more important than real world happiness. These topics get Kathryn to reflect on her own short time on the show, does she think she herself was a good Housewife? Kathryn also opens up about the PTSD she felt once off the show due to the feeling of cameras - there were none - always watching her and whether she would ever go back - if you listened to our first two chats - well - you know the answer to this.  @katedwards8 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by "Going to Bed With Garcelle" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-to-bed-with-garcelle/id1509776802 Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10/1/20201 hour, 4 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode Artwork

Elyse Slaine - Breaks Her Silence! (Post RHONY Reunion Absence) - Part II

Blatantly absent from the just aired #RHONY reunion, Elyse Slaine continues to break her silence here today (Part I of our sit down with Elyse aired earlier today). Elyse wastes no time in addressing Ramona’s claim that she used her for fame and just wanted camera time. Elyse gives specific examples both on and OFF camera of how she had Ramona’s back, despite the claims that she was a “friend jumper”. Elyse explains what her last appearance on The Real Housewives of New York at Leah’s Married To The Mob Party was like (a party her and David hung out at) and the truth behind the final on-air fight which caused Ramona to storm out. Breaking the Fourth Wall, Elyse explains the negative aftermath of her infamous viral Cameo with Leah (if you haven’t seen it, Google it) - hint: it involves Watch What Happens Live. Finally, THE REUNION. Elyse finally explains exactly why she was not at the reunion!! She lets The Rope know what she thought about being called a “Black Widow”. She explains how she felt once she watched and heard the reactions from Sonja, LuAnne, Dorinda and Leah after being called a ‘Black Widow” and her being compared to Barbara K. Finally, Elyse details the last time she ran into Ramona in The Hamptons just the other week!!! This is an episode not to be missed as our two part exclusive sit down with Elyse Slaine concludes. @elyseslaine @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by http://takecareof.com/ and enter code velvet50 Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/29/20201 hour, 1 minute, 58 seconds
Episode Artwork

Elyse Slaine - Breaks Her Silence! (Post RHONY Reunion Absence) - Part I

Blatantly absent from the just aired #RHONY reunion, Elyse Slaine breaks her silence here today. Elyse tells all about the evolution of her friendship with Ramona which began way before this current season of The Real Housewives of New York. She finally sets the record straight with exactly how she was “brought” onto the show and how “welcome” she felt from the other RHONY women (hint: not so much). Elyse details her past relationships with Sonja, Dorinda, and LuAnne and gives specific examples to debunk the constant claim that Ramona “introduced” her to this group. Elyse explains the on and OFF camera events which she believes led to the beginning of the end of her friendship with The Singer Stinger during the past year. Elyse explains what filming and real life - her and Ramona share the same “friend group” - on the Upper East Side and The Hamptons was like once Ramona decided to break up with her. Elyse provided a specific timeline of events to help us understand just what went down. The more she talked, the more questions The Rope had. This is an episode not to be missed!!!! @elyseslaine @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by https://www.everyplate.com  (code velvet3)   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/29/20201 hour, 39 seconds
Episode Artwork

Rachael O'Brien (On BFF Kristen Doute, Jax, Vanderpump Rules and her Own Comedic Genius)

Rachael O’Brien steps Behind The Velvet Rope. Rachael & David discuss everything and anything as if they are fast and old friends. Actually they did meet when David flew to Detroit to see Kristen Doute’s live Podcast tour a few months back. A full review is provided. Rachael explains how she met Kristen, how they went from meeting to becoming BFFS, the best part about being friends and the current status of their relationship today. Rachael also tells us how she met Jax (congrats Dad!!) working as a jeans model with Kristen, what is was like to date him, and why, ultimately, he just wasn’t the right guy for her. We just cannot. No detail spared!! Speaking of guys, there was that one time she dated Matthew Perry. Umm what? Rachael was also offered a part on Vanderpump Rules - OMG - this just gets better and better. Rachael opens up about her early days in LA before she broke into acting and eventually became a stand up comic. We discuss the challenges of a career in comedy and her comedic idols. By the way, Rachael also has her own booming Podcast "Be Here For A While" which you all need to check out! David and Rachael bond over what’s it like to run a successful podcast. Consider that 4th wall broken. Check out this episode now.  @rachaelnobrien @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by http://takecareof.com/ and enter code velvet50 Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/28/20201 hour, 13 minutes
Episode Artwork

Brandon Liberati - (Shahs of Sunset / MJ's BFF)

Brandon Liberati, one half the power couple that appeared on Newlyweds: The First Year, in Bravo’s yesteryear, Steps Behind The Rope. He is also a hairstylist to the stars with clients such as Khloe Kardashian, Rose McGowan and Danielle Staub. His “friendship" with Danielle Staub is something we cannot get enough of. Brandon is also BFFS to the one, the only Miss Mercedes Javid. Of course, both are discussed in full detail. Brandon had a decent quarantine trapped in with husband, Fitness Guru Craig Ramsay (Bravo’s Newlyweds: The First Year; Work Out with Jackie Warner). Tough Life. Growing up in Salt Lake with influences such as The Eurythmics, Paula Abdul and Culture Club, Brandon started cutting hair at a young age when he stumbled upon the club scene and drag queens. Pulled into the Bravo world through husband Craig, one of his first Bravo clients was The Real Housewives of The OC OG Jeana Keough. Let’s discuss. We do. Saying yes to Newlyweds meant saying yes to equality for Brandon and being able to show one of the first same sex couples being married on TV. He has worked on Lady Gaga’s music video, Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin Delilah Belle, SJP, and queen Caroline Stanbury. He has also been featured regularly on Shahs of Sunset because thats what happens when you are BFFs with MJ. Ooh juicy. A fun must listen with our friend Brandon! @brandonliberati @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by https://www.everyplate.com (code velvet3)   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/25/20201 hour, 23 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kristen Taekman (RHONY)

The Real Housewives of New York City’s Kristen Taekman steps Behind The Rope. Checking in from beautiful Connecticut, Kristen is here to tell it all. First we catch up with Kirsten on the current status of her Fashion Blogging and fashion trends we can all expect in the world as it exists today. Ok, now onto what everyone wants to talk about, RHONY. We discuss Kristen’s thoughts on RHONY before being cast, what her casting process was like and how she feels she was edited for the two seasons she was on the hit Bravo show. Kristen discusses Bethenny and what watching the show without her is like. Speaking of Bethenny, Kristen’s children go to the same school as Bryn and she tells us about several Bethenny, and Jason Hoppy (whaaaat?), sightings during school events. We also discuss her friendship with RHONY Housewives past such as Jill Zarin and Heather Thomson. Kristen also shares her thoughts on current RHONY cast members, her being a huge Leah McSweeney fan, and, having both seen her cabaret, Kristen and David discuss the joy that is Countess and Friends. Also, let us not forget that both Kristen and David were at the Hamptons party last summer that Ramona pushed Gizelle out of the picture at so they recount that fateful day, the before, during and shocking after. Speaking of Ramona. Kristen responds to Ramona’s statements several weeks back about her and former RHONY Cindy Barshop being “nobodies”. Do tell!!! On a larger scale, we discuss the growing presence of alcohol on RHONY and whether it is time for a cast shake up. Let us not forget one of Kristen’s IRL BFFS is Brandi Glanville!! We discuss what Kristen was told first hand from Brandi and how she feels watching it all unfold each week on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Talk about an episode not to be missed. This is a must listen!!! @kristentaekman @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/24/20201 hour, 27 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode Artwork

Patti Stanger (on RHONY, RHOBH, & Bravo Couples) - Part I

The Millionaire Matchmaker Patti Stanger steps Behind The Rope. Our old friend who we haven’t seen since David appeared on Season 4 of the hit Bravo TV Show. Originally from down the street in New Jersey, the World’s Most Famous Love Doctor stops by to tell it all. Taking a break from her current obsession and crush, Gov. Cuomo, we smell a match here, Patti fills us in on what she has been up to since we last saw her on our TV screens a few years back. Patti takes us back to when Bravo was just a neophyte network with the likes of her, Jeff Lewis, Queer Eye and Vicki Gunvalson. We discuss how the little network that could has morphed into a Housewives Empire, the rise of Andy Cohen and the blow out of BravoCon. Of course we had to bring up RHONY Leah McSweeney who was on the NYC Season of Millionaire Matchmaker with David and Patti's thoughts on who she thinks would be the perfect match for the Apple Holder. Speaking of RHONY, Patti gives us her thoughts on the current season and how she feels the franchise is holding up without Super Mogul Bethenny Frankel. Patti explains the type of man she sees Dorinda, Ramona, Lu and Sonja dating and predicts who of the four will marry first. She also explains why there will always be a job for both Carol (Tinsley and Scott) and Ramona (Kelly and Rick) at her Millionaires Club. Patti discusses fellow Bravolebeties and BFFS Jeff Lewis and Jill Zarin, the origins and statuses of those friendships and what she thinks of each of their current significant others. She also discusses dating recommendations for friends Andy Cohen, Teresa Giudice, Kenya Moore, Perez Hilton and Anderson Cooper gives her expert opinion on Bravo couples such as Erika Jayne and Tom Girardi, Dorit and PK, Lala and Rand, and Denise and Aaron. Speaking of Denise, Patti answers the question of the RHOBH season, did Denise really hook up with Brandi Glanville? Finally, Patti tells us about that one time she attended a party at Lady Gaga's home with the Lisa’s Vanderpump and Rinna. We are just get started! Tune in now to this special Part I sit down with Patti Stanger. @pattistanger @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/23/20201 hour, 3 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

ALL IN by Teddi (and other RHOBH Real Life Experiences)

For Everyone asking where the ALL IN by Teddi episode of the BTVR Podcast is, which is currently trending on Reddit, here it is. If you missed it the first time around, give it a whirl and let us know what you think! Jess Zadeh from the blond UNFILTERED Podcast Steps Behind The Rope. Jess Z is our official West Coast Correspondent (we may have forgotten to tell her that but thats ok because she is finding out now) and lives down the street from our favorite Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. That only means one thing. She knows our fav RHOBH, or has had run ins with them, or knows people who know them. We start with a deep analysis into our new friends Sutton and Garcelle. Next Jess explains her “relationship" with Dorit. Her “relationship” with Dorit includes that one time Dorit bought baby furniture from the store she worked at. With Dorit, all roads lead back to her finances and Jess is happy to explain exactly how Dorit bought her house, the “real" story behind Beverly Beach, and so on. It is in the small details people. Jess also talks to us about her very checkered past with Kyle Richards (spoiler alert - she isn’t a fan) and her less checkered past with Mauricio Umansky. We do a deep dive on BFF Eden Sassoon - no really they are BFFs and the past and current state of Kyle’s relationship with Eden. Oh yea, she has also run in to Rinna several times. Last but certainly not least there was that one time she confronted Teddi Mellencamp in the locker room at Soul Cycle after getting rejected from her ALL IN by Teddi program. Say whaaat? Tune in now to hear all the real life RHOBH behind the scenes from the always unfiltered blond Unfiltered Podcast host, Jess Z. @blonde_unfiltered*** @behindvelvelvetrope*** @davidyontef*** https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope *** This Episode is brought to you by Better HELP - betterhelp.com/velvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/22/20201 hour, 14 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode Artwork

Brian Moylan (Pretty Mess Co-Author; Housewives Recap King) on RHONY & RHOBH

David welcomes Recap King Brian Moylan, Behind The Rope. Brian, also from Connecticut, starts the sit down by quoting the Queen, Madonna. Ok, we are off to a good start here people. Speaking of the Recap King, if you have ever read one about The Housewives or almost any other Bravo Show for Vulture or Gawker, chances are it was written by Brian Moylan. Thank you Brian for giving all of us the quick cheat sheet to our Bravo lives. Brian started his recap career at Gawker writing recaps for two Reality TV Classics, The Hills and Jersey Shore. F yes, we will take it! From there, Brian started doing recaps for The Real Housewives and the rest is history. Any perks that came from that? Oh yes. Brian was part of the Inaugural (was there ever a second one?) RHONY Bus Tour. Yup, this was a real thing that happened a few years back. Kristen Taekman, Jill Zarin, Carole Radziwill, Ramona, Sonja and a bus full of screaming fans. Sign us up! Speaking of Queens, he also cowrote a book with the other member of royalty, Erika Jayne Girardi, Pretty Mess. Thank you Brian for answering our 101 questions about that experience, for chatting about all things Jayne Girardi, for discussing all things Sur and Housewives and for stepping Behind The Rope.  @brianjmoylan @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus episodes at Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/22/20201 hour, 18 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode Artwork

Matt Fraser (Meet The Frasers)

Psychic Medium Matt Fraser steps Behind The Rope. As seen on the hit E TV show, Meet The Frasers, Matt stops by the Rope to tell it all. Checking in from his home in Rhode Island, accent and all, his psychic ability started when he was only four years old, his grandmother being the first person he saw “Sixth Sense Style”. He ran from this gift, being four, scared AF and not realizing what “seeing people” meant. Years later in High School he went with friends to see a medium. She told him he would be a famous medium one day - he wanted his money back - and that was that. He took this advice though, started with small local house calls which great bigger and bigger from there. Flash froward to E’s "Meet The Frasers" and here we are. Matt teaches us the difference between a medium, a psychic and a psychic medium. He explains, in the absence of Yelp Reviews, how to hire a medium and what to expect once hired. Of course, we had to ask him all about that time Dorinda Medley hired him for a reading!! An episode not to be missed.  @meetmattfraser @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes now on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/21/20201 hour, 11 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode Artwork

Janine & Dom Detore (Big Ang's Sister)

Janine and Dom Detore Step Behind The Rope. Checking in from their home in Staten Island, New York, Janine and Dom are here to tell it all. The world probably know’s Janine best as “Big Ang's Sister”, from the hit VH1 TV show Mob Wives. Janine is here to shed light on what Big Ang was really like off camera. News flash, she is the same as the Big Ang, Angela Raiola, we grew to love on our TV screens each week on Mob Wives, Miami Monkey, Big Ang, Celebrity Wife Swap and so many more. However there is more to Big Ang than that. A devoted Mother, Daughter, Sister, Janine tells The Rope how there is nothing Big Ang wouldn’t do for her family or friends. Loyal to the core. We talk about life in Staten Island before, during and after Mob Wives and some of Big Ang’s costars such as Drita D’Avanzo, whom Janine keeps in touch with. We also discuss the reality shows Janine and Dom have appeared on such as Staten Island Hustle and Big Ang, when VH1 gave her sister her own show. Janine shares personal stories with us like Big Ang’s close friendship with Whoopi Goldberg. Say what??? Finally, Janine gives us all the details of the book she is writing about her Sister's life and legacy, coming soon, but of course still won't divulge the secret recipe for her famous meatballs.  @janinedetore @uncledomdetore @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/18/20201 hour, 10 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode Artwork

Sarah McSweeney (Leah's Sister) - RHONY

Sarah McSweeney steps Behind The Rope. Yes, Sister of The Real Housewives of New York City’s Leah McSweeney. That Sarah McSweeney. As seen this past season alongside her sister on Season 12 of RHONY. Checking in from her parent’s home in gorgeous Connecticut, Sarah takes time off from being a mom to chat with The Rope. Originally from Chelsea, NYC (yea Chelsea!!), Sarah fell into modeling at a very young age while working various food and restaurant jobs in the heart of downtown New York City. Sarah opens up about her initial reaction to sister Leah being cast on the hit Bravo show and what it was like to watch Leah each week, and her own guest appearances, this past season. We discuss how she truly feels about Leah's colleagues Dorinda, Luann, Sonja, and last, but certainly not least, Ramona. Of course we discuss that fateful Newport, Rhode Island weekend and how the girls treated her in person - the bad, the good and the bad. We dive deep into what watching the “night before” was like compared to how Leah described it to her IRL. On a larger scale, both being New Yorkers, Sarah and David discuss how NYC is much more than a 5 block radius on the Upper East Side and whether it is time to mix things up regarding the cast to represent a more accurate representation of what NYC is really all about. Sarah discusses her relationship with sister Leah and pays homage Tinsley Mortimer and Elyse Slaine, let us not forget they were part of this past season as well. Finally, we discuss Sarah’s other Bravo favorites Bethenny Frankel, Kate Chastain, Teresa Giudice, and Melissa Gorga as well as just how wonderful a place Spa 88 really is. Grab your apple and listen in! @lilmcsweeney @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/17/20201 hour, 11 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kathryn Edwards (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills) - Part II

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Kathryn Edwards steps back Behind The Rope (Part I of our sit down with Kathryn aired September 9th, 2020). Kathryn gets right into it by talking about her first day of filming when, within minutes, Rinna brought up her past ties to OJ. Kathryn opens up about what we saw on RHOBH regarding her relationships with Kyle Richards and Faye Resnick versus the status of those relationships in the real world. She also explains how those past relationships probably affected her on-screen friendships and her time on RHOBH. Kathryn opens up about how she would have done things differently if she were to go back and what those things are. She gives us her opinion on who she thinks is authentic from RHOBH casts past and present and who “acts” for the cameras. We discuss what, if anything, is too private to show on a reality show and discuss the current season of RHOBH. Kathryn discusses whether she thinks Denise really hooked up with Brandi Glanville and what she has heard from being “on the scene” in Beverly Hills. Finally we discuss that fateful night when she was on WWHL and Andy Cohen asked her, point blank, did OJ do it? Kathryn explains the details of that night, how she felt as a result of that question and what her current relationship with Andy Cohen is like today. Tune in as our sit down with Kathryn Edwards continues and concludes. @katedwards8 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/16/202055 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode Artwork

Sonja Morgan's Intern (An Interview)

Sonja Morgan's Intern. One of Sonjas Interns. Steps. Behind. The. Rope. Ok let us back up for a second. She has a name. Meghan Hubert. Residing in Brooklyn, New York, Meghan is a digital marketing and social media guru in her day job. Ok enough of that. Her thesis in college was on "fan culture” and how social media has changed the dynamic between the fan and the celebrity. Um, hello, we just wrote a whole book on that (Summer 2021!). Enough about us. Let's focus on Meghan. Sonja Morgan's intern. Meghan talks about how she got the idea to apply for this most coveted position. Meghan talks about the application process. Meghan talks about the interview. Ok, let us take a breath and refresh from all this excitement. Next we chat, in detail, about Meghan's first day on the job. OMG! Next, we discuss her fellow interns. Yes, of course we discuss Pickles. Pickles, Pickles, Pickles. No discussion as an intern would be complete without discussing the iconic townhouse and iconic toaster! Full details provided, of course. We also break down what a typical day and typical night as a Sonja Morgan Intern looks like. Yes, night because Meghan moved into the townhouse to be available 24/7 to Miss M. Of course, there were also the watch parties at Sonja's house during the Real Housewives of New York City Season and all that behind the scenes RHONY talk, the good, the bad, the in between - Ramona, Heather, and so on. Even our buddy Harry Dubin is part of this blockbuster episode. Didn't see that coming? Neither did we. Of course all good things must come to an end. We finally get into Meghan’s resignation, what that process looked like and how Sonja took the news. We love you Miss Morgan! Editor’s Note: This episode provides the details of what it is like behind the walls of the iconic townhouse as an intern for Sonja Morgan. Nothing is meant with any malice or will intent. An iconic position working for an iconic woman.  @megagahubert @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/15/20201 hour, 26 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode Artwork

Alicia Quarles (on those RHONY Cast Rumors, her RHONY friendships and DailyMailTV)

DailyMailTV’s Senior News Correspondent, Alicia Quarles, steps Behind The Rope. Of course, we address those Real Housewives of New York rumors. Oh c’mon, you know those rumors you have seen all over the internet about Alicia possibly joining the cast of RHONY next season. She is friends with them all from RHONY’s current cast LuAnn, Sonja, Ramona and casts’ past, Bethenny Frankel and Tinsley Mortimer and is kind enough to entertain our many questions. We also address Dorinda’s exit and David explains why he hopes those RHONY rumors are really true for Alicia. Alicia, who always knew from a young age journalism was her true calling, ended up in New York City at a young age to pursue her dreams. As a Senior News Correspondent, we dish on the new season of DailyMailTV and new host Thomas Roberts. We address one of the hottest topics of the month (Other than Alicia’s RHONY cast rumors, of course), the end of Keeping Up With The Kardashians and Alicia’s take on the matter seeing as she has interviewed the famous family before. Speaking of interviews, Alicia has interviewed them all and we get her hot takes on some of our favs: Queen Madonna, Beyonce, JLo, Martha Stewart, 50 Cent, Nicki Minaj, Nicole Kidman, Angelina Jolie, Lenny Kravitz and Penelope Cruz, to name a few. We discuss the differences between interviewing “Movie Stars” and “Reality Stars” and the challenges and benefits of working in the entertainment industry. Being a true fashion lover, we discuss that one time Alicia wore that same ROTATE “Pink Dress” that Rinna and Erika Jayne love so much (Who wore it best?) and what it is like to cover the Met Ball, among other Awards Show's Red Carpets. Tune in now for this fun time and see, do we finally answer those RHONY rumors? @alicialquarles @dailymailtv @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/14/20201 hour, 4 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode Artwork

GIZELLE BRYANT (A Sit Down)!

Gizelle Bryant steps Behind The Rope. The Real Housewives of Potomac Season 5 alive and well. We discuss it all!!!! Gizelle fills us in on how the season is going for her, her daughters and Pastor Bryant. Gizelle wastes no time in also discussing how she thinks her co-stars are handling this season as well - Robyn Dixon and her potential upcoming nuptials to Juan, Ashley’s motherhood, Wendy, welcome to the DMV. Michael Darby and his role as an honorary housewife. We also discuss her on again, off again friendship with The Grand Dame, Miss Karen Huger, and the status of that friendship today. Speaking of Karen Huger, we analyze the softer side we get to see this season via her marriage with Ray and discuss just why does Karen not like newbie Wendy. No discussion of Karen would be complete without a deep dive into the origin of The Grand Dame moniker, and the answer is not what you would expect, but hey, a shout out from Rihanna ain’t too bad. Of course we chat about the Candiace Monique Drama at the epicenter of this season, how the cast reacted to the physical altercation and how it has led to larger life discussions such as the portrayal of African American women on television. We also talk about why after 5 seasons Potomac is finally getting the respect it deserves. In other Bravo news, Gizelle chats about Dorinda's RHONY exit and what it was like to meet fellow Bravolebries such as Lala, Reza, Gigi and Brandi Redmond at BravoCon. Finally, seeing as David was at that infamous party in The Hamptons where Ramona asked Gizelle to leave the picture, they needed to bond over that and ask the age old question, will Gizelle ever squash her beef with Ramona? Thanks for stopping by Gizelle. Come anytime! @gizellebryant @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/10/20201 hour, 5 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kathryn Edwards (Real Housewives of Beverly Hills) - Part I

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Kathryn Edwards steps Behind The Rope. Originally from Wisconsin (didn't see that one coming), Kathryn left home at a young age to pursue modeling in Paris, before eventually settling in the famous zip code we have all come to love. Kathryn discusses how she was cast for Season Six of RHOBH and who she knew before the show. We discuss RHOBH Housewives past - Yolanda Hadid and Eden Sassoon and present such as Dorit Kemsley and Erika Jayne. We discuss the influx of actresses to the franchise - Garcelle Beauvais, Lisa Rinna and Denise Richards - and ultimately whether that is a good fit or not. Of course, we also discuss whether Denise really hooked up with Brandi Glanville and what Kathryn knows from being “on the scene” in Beverly Hills. This leads to a larger conversation of what should be included in a reality show, and what, if anything, should be off limits, the influence of producers behind the scenes and the magic of editing. Kathryn recounts her own time on RHOBH, the involvement of production, the edit she received, being thrown into day one middle of the season, and her colleagues she had to work with. She explains her past with Faye Resnick (Kyle Richards’ BFF), OJ Simpson, Robert Kardashian, that famous White Bronco and how that possibly affected the decision to cast her. Finally we discuss the involvement of Lisa’s Vanderpump and Rinna in helping “guide” storylines and just how did Season Six become all about Munchausen’s Syndrome. All this and we are only getting started. Tune in to this Part I sit down with the one and only Kathryn Edwards.  @katedwards8 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/9/202055 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode Artwork

Anna Rothschild - (Tom D'Agostino's BFF / Rumored Fiance) # RHONY

Anna Rothschild Steps Behind The Rope. Checking in from her home in Greenwich CT, Anna here is to tell it all. A California native, Anna ended up in NYC after a brief reality show stint on Oxygen. Publicist extraordinaire, Anna is s staple on the NYC nightlife scene. There is no restaurant she cant get into or party she can't attend. Anna shares the real ins and outs of the behind the scenes in the PR world and the celebrities she has worked with. She knows EVERYONE!!! Everyone, of course, includes all of our RHONY favorites. After all, she is THAT Anna Rothschild, the woman pictured all over London sporting a 22 Carat Yellow Canary Diamond Ring with Tom D’Agostino mere days after Tom’s divorce plans from LuAnn were announced shocking the RHONY BravoVerse. Before we get to whether or not she and Mr. D’Agostino were engaged or not, let's start with the fact that she has known him for about 20 years. She has known Harry Dubin for around 30. Sometimes it is all about Tom and Harry. David and Anna discuss many fun filled nights they have shared with both at the famed Regency and what really goes on behind the doors of the RHONY staple that both Harry and Tom have helped make infamous. Anna has also known Sonja, Dorinda, LuAnn and Ramona for almost 20 years. We discuss who she likes, doesn’t like, what the women are like off camera and the status of these relationships today. Anna doesn’t just know everyone, she knows everything about everyone and is here to dish it all.  @annarothschild @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/8/20201 hour, 12 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bunga Bunga​ (New Podcast Alert)

Silvio Berlusconi ​was a charismatic multi-millionaire real-estate mogul who upended the Italian political order and hypnotized an entire nation. He was the longest-serving prime minister of one of the world’s wealthiest countries, until he was brought down by three powerful women - and two words: “Bunga Bunga.” From Wondery, the makers of Dirty John and The Shrink Next Door, and hosted by comedian Whitney Cummings, “Bunga Bunga” is an eight part series on the incredible true story of the rise and fall of Silvio Berlusconi, told with Whitney’s signature wit and style. Silvio's accolades are definitely Bravo-worthy. This guy is a trip! Listen today at ​wondery.fm/BTVR_BB See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/7/202014 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode Artwork

BRAD GORESKI

Brad Goreski steps Behind The Rope. Brad Goreski is a Celebrity Stylist who we know and love from some of TV’s finest such as Fashion Police, The Rachel Zoe Project and It’s a Brad Brad World. However, at one time in his life, a skin condition known as Rosacea forced him to shy away from the camera, if you can believe that. Along with Dermatologist, Doctor Shereene Idriss, Brad is here to explain what Rosacea is and what can be done about it. Thank you Brad and Dr. Idriss for bringing awareness to this chronic skin condition, for offering encouragement, and for bringing a face and name to this ever growing issue which can be treated. Of course, while we have Brad’s attention, we had to discuss his time on Fashion Police, what it was like and would he ever consider a reboot. We also discuss the new E Network Fashion / Beauty show he has in the works with the one and only NeNe Leakes. Brad also dishes on which Awards Show, he has done them all, is his favorite. He explains what the current state of Fashion is and how he thinks it will be forever changed. Finally, we catch up with Brad on all that he and husband Gary Janetti have been up to over the past few months and what else is next up for the power couple. Thanks for stopping by Brad. @bradgoreski @shereeneidriss @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/7/202018 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

#RHONY

News Alert. Our latest Patreon episode has dropped. It is a #RHONY extravaganza. We discuss all the circumstances surrounding Dorinda's exit, what we can expect at the upcoming shocking reunion, and behind the scenes tidbits from filming this past season with #RHONY. So head on over to  https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope to check it out! XOXO See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/6/20209 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jared Lipscomb (Vanderpump Rules)

Vanderpump Rules Makeup artist Jared Lipscomb joins us Behind The Rope. Ok he’s much more than that, but isn’t Vanderpump Rules where all stories should begin? Actually, Jared started doing his own makeup through dressing in drag. Someone said hey you should try this on others - he did - and soon realized a career in makeup was his true calling. His first professional job with someone in the public eye was an Orange Is The New Black cast member. Not a bad way to start. He then met someone who worked at NBC Universal who asked him to help be a touch up artist for one of the Vanderpump Rules after shows. He said yes. Went. Met the entire VR cast. He bonded with Brittany and Kristen this day - they gave him their numbers and the rest is history. Well Vanderpump Rules history which, lets face it - is the only history that matters. Ariana, Stassi, Katie, Kristen, Brittany - he works on them all. Jared takes us on the trajectory from meeting our favorite Vanderwomen - to being there for major life milestones - home owners hello - to this past Season 8 of Vanderpump Rules. Which of the women takes the biggest risks with their makeup and allows Jared to do as he pleases, the answer may shock you. Oh and Jared has also worked on Kelly Dodd's Mom for filming RHOC. Random fact but we are living for it. He has also worked on Madonna’s Gd Control Video. O-M-F-G. What a fun sit down with the one and only Jared Lips. On a serious note, Jared was diagnosed with Leukemia this past year. It is truly heart warming how the cast of Vanderpump Rules stood by him. You know what they say, you find out who you true friends are in tough times. We are happy to report Jared is on the road to recovery and we at The Rope wish him nothing but good health and happiness, always!   @jaredlipscomb   @behindvelvetrope   @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/4/20201 hour, 6 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jason Oppenheim (Selling Sunset)

Jason Oppenheim Steps Behind The Rope. Jason fills us in on the current state of he market in Los Angeles before diving into the hottest show of the moment, Selling Sunset. Jason discuss his reservations before signing on to the show, what finally changed his mind and getting used to the presence of cameras in the office and while doing deals. Jason also chats about the effect Selling Sunset has had on both his professional as well as his personal life. We discuss the Oppenheim Group office drama and what Jason thinks of the womens' disputes on and off camera. Of course we asked Jason for his opinions on all of his employees Heather, Maya, Amanza, Davinda, Chrishell, Christine and last but certainly not least, Mary. Speaking of Mary, Jason explains how he and Mary first met and whether he truly favors her, which seems to be the consensus amongst the other agents. Jason tells us about the one time he showed a house to Ariana Grande and what transpired between the two. He also answers one of life's most pressing questions, will he ever settle down? On a personal note, we also had to pay homage to the king, Executive Producer of Selling Sunset Adam DiVello, thank you 100 times over also for The Hills and Laguna Beach.  @jasonoppenheim @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/3/20201 hour, 5 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode Artwork

Perez Hilton (An Interview)

Perez Hilton Steps Behind The Rope. Legend, The Original, Show Respect where Respect is Due, Perez Hilton. Born Mario Armando Lavandeira in Miami, the son of two Cuban Immigrants, we start at the beginning. Perez explains what childhood was like as an overweight closeted gay man obsessed with pop culture. He moved to NYC after high school to attend NYU and pursue a career in acting. Sixteen years ago, shortly after NYU, he started a "little Blog” called Perez Hilton. The blog quickly took off after he was the first to “out” Brad and Angelina and coin the term “Brangelina”. The Original Influencer, before influencers were influencers, prior to TMZ and most forms of social media that exist in the world today, Perez discusses what life what like after that initial explosion, what it is like to be hated by many, sued by a bunch, and left still standing all these years later. Perez discusses his love of celebrity and pop culture and how he coined his moniker thanks to Miss Paris Hilton. Speaking of Paris, we discuss her early career, Kim Kardashian, their friendship and ever changing relationship, the influence of Kayne, and where he thinks each stand in the pop culture hall of fame. Perez opens up about the rise, height, and fall of his friendship with Lady Gaga. We discuss other legends like the Queen of the World Madonna, Celine Dion, and Jennifer Lopez . We discuss what he has learned throughout the years and how he handles being confronted by celebrities he has been mean to in the past such as Jennifer Anniston and their infamous parking garage run in. Finally, we touch upon Perez’s new forthcoming book, TMI: My Life In Scandal and what is next for the man behind the famous name. @perezhilton @theperezhilton @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/2/20201 hour, 6 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode Artwork

Shamari DeVoe & Brandi Williams (on RHOA, Bring It On, & Blaque)

Shamari DeVoe and Brandi Williams Step Behind The Rope. Checking in from the ATL, Shamari and Brandi are here to discuss it all. Having met when they were just teenagers, Brandi and Shamari went on to form supergroup Blaque. Of course, no discussion of Blaque would be complete without a nod to the late Lisa "Left Eye Lopes" who helped discover and mentor Blaque. No discussion would also be complete without a nod to the group's 20th anniversary which just passed. Congrats Ladies! It is also the 20th anniversary of one of the best films ever made, "Bring It On", which both Shamari and Brandi starred in alongside Gabrielle Union and Kirsten Dunst. We discuss what it was like to work alongside those two film veterans plus what Cheerleading Practice and those seemingly impossible stunts were really like. Of course we HAD to ask Shamari all about what being a real Housewife of Atlanta was like, the last time she spoke to Nene Leakes and the rest of the current cast, and how husband Ronnie DeVoe was doing. Put down those Peaches folks and take a listen to this fun filled episode with Shamari and Brandi. @shamaridevoe @thebrandid @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9/1/202053 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode Artwork

Cristy Rice (The Real Housewives of Miami) - Part I

Real Housewife of Miami Cristy Rice steps Behind The Rope for Part I of a chat about all things The Real Housewives of Miami. Cristy checks in from, where else, gorgeous and sunny Miami, where she is originally from. Of Cuban decent, Cristy and David bond over their love for Cuba having both traveled there. They also discuss Cristy's ex-husband, NBA Superstar Glen Rice - what it was like to meet and date him as an interracial couple back in the day. Of course, we wanna hear their love story. Cristy reveals how she was in the mix for Basketball Wives prior to signing on the dotted line for The Real Housewives of Miami. With the influence of Bravo, Cristy ended up a cast member on the first season of RHOM - ahh the power of Bravo. Cristy explains her prior friendship with fellow “Basketball Wife” Larsa Pippen. Cristy also reveals and explains how the franchise originally started as a non housewives franchise. Say whaaaat? We discuss the RHOM filming process, producer involvement, and her other cast mates, Alexia Echevarria, Marysol Patton, Adriana De Moura and last, but not least, Lea Black. Cristy also fills us in on who “acted” and was the most enthralled by the cameras and why she ultimately decided to say yes to a “Housewives” Show. Tune in Now.  @cristyrice12 @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/31/202050 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

Taylor Dayne - (An Interview)

Music Legend Taylor Dayne steps Behind The Rope. Originally from Long Island, New York (go NY), Taylor checks in from the West Coast to give us an update on life. Taylor takes us when back to the beginning on when Dee Snyder from Twisted Sister helped her chose her stage name and what life was like before hitting it big with the Smash “Tell It to My Heart”. Taylor’s stellar book by the same name “Tell It To My Heart” is a must read - juicy!! Taylor discusses her career which has included selling over 75 million records worldwide which makes her one of the best selling musical artists of all time. We discuss some of Taylor's famous friends such as Whitney Houston, Clive Davis, Belinda Carlisle, Debbie Gibson, Paula Abdul and Tina Turner. Oh let's not forget her friends Madonna, Prince or Michael Jackson, who she opened for on his infamous BAD tour. We just cannot. Say whaaat? We also talk about Taylor's take on some of today's hottest acts such as Halsey, Dua Lipa and Ariana Grande. Last but certainly not least, we discuss Taylor’s new single Please, which we just cannot stop singing or dancing at home to. An episode not to be missed with legend Taylor Dayne. @therealtaylordayne @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/28/202052 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode Artwork

Amanza Smith - Selling Sunset (Part I)

Amanza Smith, from Selling Sunset. Steps Behind The Rope. First off, let us just address the infamous Z. Yes, Amanza was born Amanza with a Z Smith. Originally from Indiana, Amanza knew that small town life ultimately wasn’t for her. She moved to LA at a young age and, what else, became a model. Amanza discusses what the modeling industry was like back in the day. We also discuss her “career” as a suitcase girl on Deal or No Deal. She missed Meghan Markle by one season! Early on in her LA life, Amanza met Mary and Jason, introduced them, they dated, and the three have remained good friends ever since. Amanza and Mary even have matching tattoos - fun fact. Of course, we discuss Amanza’s design background and her job staging properties for The Oppenheim Group. Amanza added to that love of design, got her Real Estate License and ultimately started working as an agent at the Oppenheim Group, as seen on Season 2 of Selling Sunset. Welcome Amanza to Netflix and the wonderful world of Selling Sunset. Amanza entertains our endless questions about her other cast mates Heather, Davina, Maya, Christine, and Chrishell. Speaking of Chrishell, we also discuss soon to be ex-husband This is Us’ Justin Hartley and why we never see him on Selling Sunset. Amanza fills us in on all from Season Two of the hit Neflix show! Tune in now for Part I of this sit down with Amanza Smith! @amanzasmith @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/27/202058 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode Artwork

B-Lashes (Double Shot At Love) - on Pauly D, Vinny & Much More!

Double Shot at Love’s B-LASHES steps Behind The Rope. B-Lashes is here to tell it all. Checking in from Long Island, NY, she fills us in on life in quarantine, her new B-Lashes Boutique, and what watching Double Shot at Love each week, at home, on the couch with her patents, is like. B-Lashes takes us back to the beginning of her Reality TV career. She explains how she was cast and what the MTV “interview" process was like in order to get hired to secure a coveted role fighting for the affections of Pauly D and Vinny G on the hit Double Shot MTV Show. A self admitted huge fan of Jersey Shore before being cast, she even went as Snooki one Halloween, B-Lashes explains her initial reactions when she first saw Pauly and Vinny in the house during season one realizing the show she had signed up for, the challenges of dating on national tv, the other girls - the good (Derynn and Marissa), the bad, the Nikki, and why it was always Pauly for her. Of course, we had to ask what it was like to meet Jersey Shore legend Angelina Pivarnick during season one and what being eliminated way too early Season One felt like. B-Lashes shares what Vegas was like Season Two, the new boys in the house, and what we can look forward to the rest of the season. We discuss the inevitable comparisons between Double Shot and The Bachelor and why finding love on TV is a concept we just never seem to tire of. @blashes @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/26/202050 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode Artwork

James DeSantis - Backyard Envy (On RHONY, Pump Rules, MDLLA & New Season)

Backyard Envy’s James DeSantis Steps Behind The Rope. Back in NYC for a hot minute from Los Angeles, where he moved to expand the ever growing Manscapers Business, James stops by to talk about the current season of the hit Bravo show Backyard Envy. The current season of Backward Envy and everything else. James describes how he and business partners and co-stars Mel and Garrett first met, decided to go into business together and ultimately got their own Bravo show. James talks about how he has crossed paths with some of our favorite Million Dollar Listing Agents - The Josh’s Altman and Flagg, Tracy Tutor and Steve Gold, being in the residential design space and all. Ahh, Steve Gold. Speaking of Bravolebrities, James talks to The Rope about some of his Housewife Friends and Encounters including, but certainly not limited to, Tinsley Mortimer, Dorinda Medley, Countess Luann (he also saw the Cabaret, who hasn’t?), Barbara Kavovit, as well as how Bethenny Frankel “won” Housewives. There were also those backyard landscaping meetings James took with both Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix as well as Kristen Doute. Do tell. He does. James also tells us about past celeb clients such as Bobby Berk, Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell as well as run ins with the likes of Lady Gaga and Patricia Arquette. Random. Finally, James spills some tea on what we can expect for the remainder of Backyard Envy’s Season Two and what he hopes for in season three. Tune in now. @james_desantis @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/25/20201 hour, 24 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode Artwork

Captain Sandy (An Interview)

Behind The Velvet Rope welcomes the one, the only Captain Sandy. How did Captain Sandy become a captain? We start at the beginning by answering that question and cover everything in between. Sandy talks about being a boat captain and all the responsibilities that come along with that. Sandy shares her pet peeves and past charter guests, the good, the bad, the other. We cover it all. Flash forward and here we are, in the current new season of Below Deck Med. We talk about Sandy's thoughts on her current crew, led by Hannah Ferrier and Malia White. We also discuss being a women in the yachting industry, how far have things come or not come as well as the yachting industry’s perception of the Below Deck Franchise. Of course we also needed to ask about upcoming plot twists on this stellar season of the hit show. Tune in now as Captain Sandy shares all!! @captainsandrayawn @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/24/202040 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

Dr. Mona Vand (Shahs of Sunset)

With the shocking Shahs of Sunset reunion just finished, Dr. Mona Vand from Shah’s of Sunset steps Behind The Rope. Nema’s Sister. Yes, she is, but there is much more to Mona, or should we say Dr. Vand, then her Shah’s cast member brother or her own guest appearances. Growing up with her mom in New York, she kept in touch with Brother Nema and her Dad long distance until she graduated from Pharmacy school and moved to LA herself. Soon realizing she wanted more out of life than a typical pharmacy career, Mona transitioned her career by developing on line content in the lifestyle and health and wellness space. Mona knew Mike which led to a chat with casting which led to a full time role for Nema and guest appearances by her. Mona entertains all of the Ropes questions (thank you) regarding her Shahs co-stars. What does she really think about Nema and GG as a potential romantic pair? First impressions of MJ? Is Reza the gay BFF she always dreamed of? These and other pressing questions, such as what she thinks about the demise of a 30 year friendship between Reza and MJ, answered. And bonus, we got quarantine advice on how to work out, eat healthy, and maintain positive energy and good skin during the sequester. Thanks for the visit Dr. Vand!! @monavand @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 This episode is brought to you by betterhelp.com/velvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/21/20201 hour, 20 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode Artwork

Mary Fitzgerald - Selling Sunset

Mary Fitzgerald from Selling Sunset Steps Behind The Rope. First things first, Mary works all the time, like, a lot, so thank you Mary for taking time out of your busy schedule to chat with us. Mary starts at the beginning - why she got her Real Estate License and how she started working at the Oppenheim Group. The beginning also includes meeting and dating owner Jason Oppenheim and her BFF Amanza Smith. Mary takes us through the evolution of how Selling Sunset went from a possible idea to the juggernaut that it is today. Mary shares how she got used to the cameras, what filming was really like and how she thinks the show and cast has evolved over the course of Seasons 1 and 2. Speaking of the cast, we also discuss Mary's current relationships with costars Chrishell, Davina, Heather, Maya and last, but certainly not least, Christine. Then there is Romain. Ahh, Romain. Give us a minute. On a more serious note, Mary lets us know what the current stats of the Real Estate Market is in LA and the effects she expects Corona to have on that. Of course, no Selling Sunset discussion would be complete without discussing our love for Executive Producer Adam DiVello and his Masterpieces, The Hills and Laguna Beach. Mary agrees. Tune in now to this fun filled episode of Behind The Velvet Rope.  @themaryfitzgerald @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/20/20201 hour, 10 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode Artwork

"The Black Socialites" (Monique Samuels' BFF on RHOP Current Season Drama)

"The Black Socialites" Step Behind The Rope. You know, Khyle Paylor. Those Black Socialites whose Instagram Page has become the inside source, Behind The Velvet Rope if you will, for all things The Real Housewives of Potomac. The ones who are unapologetically team Monique Samuels on Instagram. The ones who were the target of Candiace Dillard’s rant on Instagram last week. The ones who, months ago, BROKE the Monique and Candiace drama and physical altercation that we now get to see unfold before our very eyes this current season on The Real Housewives of Potomac. In true BTVR fashion, this isn’t a lets talk about the current season of RHOP episode. This is a we have gone right to the source, THE most connected boy in the DMV who has been thrust into the middle of all the current social media shenanigans by the RHOP cast. Social media shenanigans which seem to be changing, in real time, by the hour. Khyle is unapologetic in his opinions of what has transpired before his very eyes over the past few months and forthcoming in his feelings on, not only Candiace’s video directed toward him, but how the RHOP has and continues to treat Monique. He discussed what he believes to be Charrisse Jackson’s involvement in all of this and, of course, where the Grand Dame, Miss Karen Huger’s, loyalties seem to lie. This is a look Behind The Rope of RHOP like never seen before.  @theblacksocialites @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/19/20201 hour, 11 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

Constantine Maroulis (on LuAnn, Tinsley, & Ramona) - Part II

This past Thursday, August 13th, 2020, between the hours of 9 and 10pm EST, we bore witness to The Real Housewives of NYC’s OG’s LuAnn de Lesseps and Ramona Singer confirming that they have both "been there, done that" with a fine younger gentleman. That fine younger gentleman has also had past relations with fellow RHONY cast member and Forever It-Girl Tinsley Mortimer. A fine gentleman who, according to Lu, “won American Idol." Turns out, our fav Apple Holders were talking about Constantine Maroulis, who came in 6th place during Season 4 of the hit singing competition. In Part I (Released earlier today. Feel free to check it out!!), we discuss American Idol, Rock of Ages and Constantine’s first full length album in over a decade, “Until I’m Wanted”. Now, for what we have all been waiting for, life’s most important questions have been answered. Constantine confirms that he is, in fact, the Gentleman who Lu and Ramona were talking about. We discuss how, when, what, and where he originally met Tinsley, LuAnn and Ramona. We also discuss what “dating” each was like. Constantine discusses what filming the 2010 Classic TV Show “High Society” was like and what he thinks about the rest of the Tins Fam, Dale & Dabney Mercer. He also discusses what it is like to be a part of the classic “Countess & Friends” Cabaret. We play fun games such as Marry, F, Kill and then some. Finally, Constantine tells us where he was when his Twitter, IG, Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok, Email and Text went viral this past Thursday during the latest installment of RHONY. Of course, we also discuss the correspondence and reach out he received from all of the aforementioned women after the fact. Who texted, who called, who did more than that? Tune in now for these and other important questions (is he the new “Harry Dubin”) to be answered as our epic sit down with Constantine Maroulis continues and concludes. @constantinemaroulis @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/17/20201 hour, 3 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode Artwork

Constantine Maroulis (on American Idol, Rock of Ages, New Album) - Part I

This past Thursday, August 13th, 2020, between the hours of 9 and 10pm EST, we bore witness to The Real Housewives of NYC’s OG’s LuAnn de Lesseps and Ramona Singer confirming that they have both "been there, done that" with a fine younger gentleman. That fine younger gentleman has also had past relations with fellow RHONY cast member and Forever It-Girl Tinsley Mortimer. A fine gentleman who, according to Lu, “won American Idol." Turns out, our fav Apple Holders were talking about Constantine Maroulis, who actually came in 6th place during Season 4 of the hit singing competition. Constantine stopped by to discuss the release of his first full length album in over a decade, “Until I’m Wanted”, his love letter to rock ’n’ roll, the first single of which has just been added to full radio airplay. He also discusses life before, during and after American Idol. Paula, Simon, Seacrest, Carrie Underwood, getting the "Mom" vote, his shocking elimination - we discuss it all. We also discuss that one time he had a TV show in development with Kelsey Grammer. Yup all our Camille questions have been answered. Of course, we discuss the juggernaut that is, was, and will always be Rock Of Ages - how Constantine made that show his own, the backstage visits from the likes of Paris Hilton, Lea Michelle, Arod, Cammy Diaz, what is was really like to meet Tom Cruise (Katie Holmes in tow) for the first time and let us not forget those Two Tony Nominations. Tune in now to Part One of this epic sit down with the one and only Constantine Maroulis. Stay tuned for Part Two, where ALL your RHONY questions will be answered. @constantinemaroulis @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/17/20201 hour, 2 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

Paulina Ben-Cohen (Mike's Girlfriend) - Shahs of Sunset

Paulina Ben-Cohen, from Shahs of Sunset, Steps Behind The Rope. Paulina, Mike Shouhed's girlfriend. Ok, ok there is much more to Paulina than that. Born and raised in California, Paulina keeps busy many days, when not occupied being a full time mom to her children, with her own jewelry line. Paulina shares how she and Mike first met and what her friends thought about her going out with “that guy on TV”. Also, Paulina never watched Shahs before their meeting. Paulina shares what it was like to film with the cast and what her first impressions were of Reza, GG, Nema, Destiny & MJ. Speaking of MJ, Paulina discusses the current status of her relationship with MJ, as well as how things are going with Mike today. Thank you Paulina for being so gracious, Tune in to listen to this episode.  @paulinabencohen @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/14/202051 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

Malia White (Below Deck Med)

Below Deck Med’s Malia White Steps Behind The Rope. Quarantining from a docked boat in France, Malia is here to discuss it all. Originally from Oregon, Malia had no idea the yachting industry was her true calling until a few years ago when she got a call from Below Deck casting. Having had past experience working on small boats and teaching scuba diving in Hawaii, Malia was working at a desk job in Colorado when the casting call came. Why not?, she said, and the rest is history. Malia discusses some of her more high maintenance guests, both on and off camera, some of the most over the top requests she has received during her yachting career, how to handle celebrities you need to say “no” to, and the biggest tip she has ever received. Malia also discusses being the Below Deck Franchise's first female Bosun, sexism and the role of women in the yachting industry and how some of these issues have played out both last season on Below Deck and this season on Below Deck Med. Of course, we discuss this current season of Below Deck Med, her relationship with Hannah Ferrier, the rules when it comes to hooking up on board, the perception of Below Deck in the industry and what Captain Sandy is really like in real life. Whew!! Tune into this jam packed episode now on Behind The Velvet Rope. @maliakpwhite @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/13/20201 hour, 6 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode Artwork

Mexican Dynasties' Elan & Jenny Allende

Mexican Dynasties’ Elan and Jenny Allende Step Behind The Rope. Connecting from Puerto Rico where the sun is shining the birds are singing, Elan and Jenny are here to discuss all. Jenny and Elan grew up with music in their blood. They both knew from an early age this was their true calling. That said, Jenny had a temporary detour into the word of modeling. That detour took her to the Miss World pageant where she represented Puerto Rico. She was competing. Elan’s Dad was hosting. That’s how they met. A year later they started dating and the rest is history. Now a married couple, flash forward to Bravos’ Mexican Dynasties . Not suppose to be part of the original cast when Elan's parents were hired, producers had another idea after meeting the dynamic couple. Soon thereafter, Elan and Jenny became part of the "Allende Family” that we have grown to love on the hit Bravo show, Mexican Dynasties. From casting to filming to all the real life drama going on behind the scenes, Elan and Jenny do not hold back. Also the cast of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills were at the Mexican Dynasties premiere party. Say whaaat? Which RHOBH was nice? Which were not nice? Who refused to take pics with the Mexican Dynasties cast and who had a little too much to drink? Check out this all new episode of Behind The Velvet Rope.  @elanallende @jenny_allende @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/12/20201 hour, 5 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode Artwork

Maya Vander - Selling Sunset

Selling Sunset's Maya Vander Steps Behind the Rope. Checking in from Miami Florida, with a full house including a 6 week and 15 month old, Maya is here to chat about the new season of Selling Sunset. Originally from Israel, Maya fills us in what it is like to split her time between Miami and LA, where she works at the famed Oppenheim Group as seen in Seasons 1 and 2 of Selling Sunset, and the differences between selling real estate in the two markets. Maya explains how she was cast on Selling Sunset, what filming was like, and her feelings about how she was portrayed on the show. Maya is kind enough to answer our questions about her colleagues Christine, Chrishell, Mary, Heather, Amanza, Davina as well as Jason and Brett. We also discuss those other LA Agents, the boys and girls from Million Dollar Listing LA, and the differences between the two shows. Of course, we had to bring up Exec Producer Adam DiVello, who was also responsible for one of the Granddaddy’s of them all, The Hills and our love for that classic show. We also discuss the power of Netflix, how Covid probably helped blow up Season 2, and what to expect in Season 3 (for those who have not yet streamed). Finally, with Maya in Miami a good chunk of the time, we talk about the possibility of a possible Miami spinoff in the near future.  @themayavander @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/11/20201 hour, 9 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode Artwork

Noelle Reno (Ladies of London)

Noelle Reno from Ladies of London Steps Behind The Rope. First Noelle fills us in on the status of her current career in Digital, Influencer and Social Marketing and how TIkTok has taken over the world. This marketing career includes having worked on the Tiger King Netflix digital campaign. Do tell. Ok now let's focus on what everyone wants to discuss. Ladies of London. First, we discuss how the show was originally pitched and what is was supposed to be. Then, we discuss how the show morphed into the Ladies of London that was seen and beloved on Bravo. We discuss how Noelle and the other Ladies of London were cast. Next, we deep dive into the benefits and drawbacks of being on a successful Reality TV Show and how to navigate those waters. Noelle opens up about her feelings, after watching herself back, on how she was portrayed during Ladies of London's freshman year. Finally, we discuss her cast mates Caroline Stanbury, Marissa Hermer, Juliet Angus, Annabelle Neilson, Caprice Bourret, and Julie Montagu - who did she know before filming, whose friendships were changed as a result of the show, and who Noelle still keeps in touch with today. We also discuss her other Ladies of London Sophie Stanbury, Adela King and Caroline Fleming. If you love this Bravo classic as much as we do here Behind The Rope, this is an episode not to be missed.  @noellereno @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/10/20201 hour, 3 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode Artwork

Dorinda Medley & Jill Zarin’s Ex Assistant

Lots to discuss people. Lots to discuss. Where to begin? Audience Appreciation Day is alive and well with avid listener David Goldberg. What's the most interesting thing about David Goldberg? The fact that he listens to the BTVR Podcast. Not even close, although thank you. The fact that he was both Jill Zarin as well as Dorinda Medley's Personal Assistant. Oh yes, we have 101 questions and David G. is kind enough to answer them all about his famous, or shall we say infamous, employers. What WAS working for each like, what was the interview process like, what is the most shocking thing he saw and heard? Oh my, thank you David G. for indulging us. These two Davids met, where else, at a Countess & Friends Cabaret - do we see a pattern here? They reconnected at this season's anti bullying event that was filmed for RHONY. What was that event like? Who ended up doing what off camera? David Squared are here to discuss all. Finally, the two  Davids bond over Bravocon where Yontef attended as press on behalf of BTVR and Goldberg assisted Miss Zarin in the sales of her rugs. Assisting Jill also got David Goldberg backstage in the green room at Bravocon's Infamous Watch What Happens Live. Rinna, Gizelle, EJ, oh my. Jealous much - yes yes and yes. What a jam packed episode. As we said, lots to discuss people.  @indigoboydavid @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Better HELP betterhelp.com/velvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/7/20201 hour, 28 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode Artwork

MELISSA RIVERS (An Interview)

Melissa Rivers Steps Behind The Rope. David and Melissa get right into it like old friends. They waste no time in talking about dating, or lack thereof, during Covid and ponder whether dating is ever really worth it if you can’t sleep with the air conditioning at the temperature you prefer or if you have to give up sleeping diagonal?. Melissa lets us know how quarantine has been going with son Cooper and what quarantining with Joan would have been like. One way Melissa has been keeping busy during quarantine is with her own “Group Text with Melissa Rivers” Podcast where she talks about, well, everything her friends and her talk about in a group text. #brilliant #funny. Reflecting back on her own life, as well as the life of her Icon, Comedic Genius, Legend of a Mother Joan Rivers, we discuss the origins of “Who Are You Wearing” and how that one phrase changed Red Carpets forever. That one phrase ultimately also helped lead to a little TV show known as “Fashion Police”, where Melissa was Executive Producer and later Host. Speaking of Fashion Police Hosts, we discuss Melissa’s colleagues Kelly Osbourne, Giuliana Rancic, George Kotsiopoulos, Nene Leakes, Brad Goreski, and Margaret Cho. Fashion has certainly taken a turn this year, but Melissa lets us know who is winning quarantine fashion and what Joan would think about wearing a mask. As far as comedy goes, Melissa discusses her favorite current female comics. Finally, we end with a game of rapid fire hot takes on some of life’s greatests: Madonna, Cher, Brad and Angie, Oprah, Beyonce and so much more!! @melissariversofficial @melissariversgrouptext @behindvelvetrope  @davidyontef Bonus Episode Alert!!! https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by betterhelp.com/velvetrope (Better Help) Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/6/20201 hour, 15 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode Artwork

Ali Ashouri (Shahs of Sunset) - In His Words

Ali Ashouri from Shahs of Sunset steps back Behind The Rope. Not invited to the reunion, Ali stops by to give his opinion as to why. He also breaks down his thoughts on the Shahs reunion. Ali then chats about his portrayal this past season on Shahs, his version of what transpired off camera and the current status of his relationships with his cast mates GG, Reza, Nema, Destiny, and Mike. He also explains how and why he would love to repair his friendship with MJ. Ali shares his thoughts with us on this episode of Behind The Velvet Rope. Editors Note - Ali stopped by to share his story and experiences regarding this past season of Shahs of Sunset. His opinions are his own and unrelated to the Behind The Velvet Rope Podcast and Staff. @aliashouri @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Better HELP betterhelp.com/velvetrope   Merch Available at - -https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/5/20201 hour, 24 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode Artwork

Pol & Patrik (Gown & Out In Beverly Hills)

Pol’ Atteu and Patrik Simpson step Behind The Rope. Just two simple Beverly Hills boys, P2 stop by to discuss it all. Having originally met in New York City, it was love at first sight, long distance ensued, they made it work, and here we are. Of course, their family isn’t complete without Snow White 90201, their Mimi Maltese. She joins us for the chat. Their Pol Atteu Boutique in Beverly Hills is frequented by Sharon Shone, Bella Thorne, Ariel Winter, and Laverne Cox and last, but certainly not least, Betty White. It was an incident with Betty White that gave Patrik and Pol the idea to turn this into a TV show. Voila, Gown and Out in Beverly Hills. Season One on Amazon, Season Two Coming Soon. Like any smart designer,  the boys have pivoted and from dresses to masks. Not just any masks, but fashion forward masks worn by everyone from Real Housewives such as Kyle Richards, Adrienne Maloof, Kelly Dodd, Gretchen Rossi, Joyce Giraud, Claudia Jordan and Emily Simpson to VanderKids Scheana Shay and James Kennedy to Pop Culture Icons like LaToya Jackson and Perez Hilton. They also share their wish list for who they would love to dress. Fingers crossed. On a more serious note, Pol also opens up about being the victim of a hate crime at one of his Fashion Show's in the past. Pour yourself a drink and enjoy this real and honest sit down with Pol and Patrik. ** Pol and Patrik’s Pol’ Atteu Boutique in Beverly Hills has been destroyed by the riots that took place earlier this year in Beverly Hills. For anyone who wants to support, there is a GoFundMe Page on their Instagram’s listed above.    @polatteu  @patriksimpson  @behindvelvetrope  @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Better HELP betterhelp.com/velvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/4/20201 hour, 18 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode Artwork

James Harris - Million Dollar Listing LA

James Harris, from Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles, steps Behind The Rope. Born and raised in London, James grew up with his MDLLA counterpart David Parnes (Prior BTVR guest, yeah!). James originally came to Los Angeles for a vacation to visit his Dad. Within two weeks of being in LA he was approached to start a job. He took the job. Flash forward fifteen years later and here we are. A real estate lover’s dream. James & David ended up at Mauricio Umansky’s “ The Agency”. One day James got a call from a casting agency. The show was Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing LA. Weeks later, our favorite Brits were filming for the show. James discusses the challenges of filming and doing deals in real time on air, clients who want to be on the show, clients who don't want to be filmed, that real estate porn we all love to watch, and just how amazing life is being part of the hit Bravo show. James also lets us know who his favorite cast mate is, other than David, of course, and who he would hire to sell his house. What? You knew we would have to discuss The Josh’s Flagg and Altman as well as Tracy Tutor. We also had to discuss his New York City Counterparts - Freddy, Ryan, Steve, Luis and Tyler. Oh, there was also that one time he sat next to Al Pacino at The Beverly Hills Hotel. Ah, LA. Tune in now to learn more about James Harris and Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles.  ****@jamesbondst ****@behindvelvetrope ****@davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Better HELP betterhelp.com/velvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/3/20201 hour, 8 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

A Few Things...

We interrupt this regularly scheduled program to announce we are now FIVE days a week!!!! Plus, a few other important announcements! XOXO Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Better HELP betterhelp.com/velvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8/2/202010 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode Artwork

Real Housewives Of Potomac (Hot Takes & Real Life Experiences)

On the verge of the premiere of the new Season of The Real Housewives of Potomac, Maureen Hari from the Popular “Real Housewives Forever” Instagram account, steps Behind The Rope. Maureen is thrilled to discuss all of our favorite ladies from the DMV.  First, she reminds us where Season Four left off. Thank You, because it has been a hot minute. Then, Maureen reveals that she has been following the real life off camera drama between Monique Samuels and Candiace Dillard and she is here to - Break - It - Down - for us - Hunni! She also reveals that Ashley got Candiace banned from BravoCon. Say Whaaaat? Then Maureen lets us know what the rest of the Potomac cast has been up to off camera. #juicy Of course no RHOP discussion would be complete without that “other” Potomac Housewife, Michael Darby. David contributes by sharing his real life experiences with the Potomac women, except for the one he never met. GASP! The conversation somehow turns to where it all began, The Real Housewives of Orange County and one of Maureen’s favorite housewives, Tammy Knickerbocker. Well, hmm, we did not see that one a commin’. Tune in now for this special RHOP episode. Sunday is just days away!.  @realhousewivesforever @behinhvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by EveryPlate.com (Code velvet3) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/31/20201 hour, 19 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode Artwork

Cedric Martinez (LVP's "Permanent Houseguest") Part II

Welcome back Cedric Martinez. For everyone who has not listened to our Part I sit down with Cedric, feel free to do so (released yesterday). Now onto Part II. Cedric continues to bring us behind the rosé curtain to discuss what life was like living with Lisa Vanderpump and how that living arrangement ultimately came to an end. He explains what life was then like after his time at the mansion ended and how he, ultimately, was able to move on. We also discuss, in depth, his relationship with Lance Bass. Cedric explains how he met Lance Bass, their courting, dating, the highs, the lows, and the ultimate breakup. He also lets us know the last time he spoke to Lance (the answer is not what you would think) and what Lance used to say about fellow ’NSYNC members including Justin Timberlake. Finally, Cedric gives us a rare look into his current life in London and what he would say to Lisa, Ken and Lance if he ran into each of them today. An episode not to be missed as we conclude this special two part sit down with Cedric Martinez, Behind The Velvet Rope @cedricmartinez @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by EveryPlate.com (code velvet3) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/30/202057 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode Artwork

Cedric Martinez (LVP's "Permanent Houseguest") Part I

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hill’s Cedric Martinez Steps Behind The Rope. Why speak now? That is where we would like to start. And where we did start. Cedric answers that and many more burning questions. He starts at the beginning. Cedric explains how he first met Ken and Lisa Vanderpump in London way back when. There were restaurants, bars and nightclubs. Pamela Anderson, Naomi Campbell, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cameron Diaz, Elton John and Boy George were all part of the scene during this time. Cedric opens up about the lack of parental figures in his own life and how this effected and encouraged his love for The Vanderpumps. Cedric explains how he was taken in by Ken and Lisa and what early life in both London and Beverly Hills was like with them. Speaking of Beverly Hills, he details exactly how Lisa got cast on RHOBH and how, although he did not want to be involved with the show, ultimately came to the “decision” to film. We deep dive into RHOBH’s infamous Season One and Cedric’s role as LVP’s “Permanent Houseguest”. He details the “fall out” with the Vanderpumps and the real reasons he left their Beverly Hills mansion compared to what was actually shown on TV. Cedric is forthcoming on what he saw and experienced during his time before, during and after his close friendship with LVP. Tune in now for this Part I sit down with Cedric Martinez.  @cedricmartinez @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by EveryPlate.com (code velvet3) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/29/20201 hour, 2 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

Tracy Tutor (Million Dollar Listing LA)

Tracy Tutor from Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles Steps Behind The Rope. Tracy takes us back to the beginning with her start in real estate and what she did with her first big paycheck. She gives great advice about how to get started in the business as well. Okay lets get to MDLLA. Tracy talks about how she was cast on the show, the reservations she had about joining MDLLA, the real estate porn we all love watching each week, and just how easy, or difficult, it is to close deals on national television each week. Of course, we talk about her famous cast mates The Josh’s Altman and Flagg and David & James. We also talk about her NYC counterparts Fredrik Eklund, Ryan Serhant, Luis D. Ortiz and Steve Gold. Ahh Steve. Tracy also opens up about being the first women in the franchise and her own Bravo obsessions, Housewives, Captain Sandy and Lisa Vanderpump. Finally, we discuss Tracy’s hot new book, "Fear Is Just a Four-Letter Word". Get your copy now!!  @tracytutor @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This episode is brought to you by EveryPlate.com (code velvet3) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/27/20201 hour, 10 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode Artwork

Martini Mike #RHONY

Welcome back Behind The Rope's Rope. Latest Patreon episode available now. RHONY's Martini Mike joins David to, first off, fill us all in on what he has been up to since that fateful Newport, RI Dinner at Cooke House. Then he and David recap the last two episodes of RHONY and discuss how they feel this season is going (Spoiler Alert - Not Great!). They discuss the ever presence of alcohol on RHONY and has this season taken it too far? Finally, David gives his shocking prediction on what two RHONY will be let go next season and how he thinks that will affect "Friend Of" Elyse Slaine.  https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/26/20209 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode Artwork

Marissa Jade (Mob Wives)

Mob Wives’ Marissa Jade steps Behind The Rope. Marissa was also on Celebrity Big Brother (she never watched an episode before appearing on the show) and Celebrity Ex on the Beach. However, there is more to meets the eye of this Staten Island native. She was on Gossip Girl!!! Let us discuss that for a moment. Or two. Blake Lively? Penn Badgley? Marissa tells us how she was cast on Mob Wives, what filming was like, the drama and “reality” of reality television and how life changed after the show. She also talks to us about “the lifestyle” and what it was like to grow up around it. Marissa also explains the biggest misconceptions and stereotypes about the lifestyle. Of course we had to do a deep dive with Marissa on all of her Mob Wives' co-stars Karen Gravano, Renee Graziano, and Drita D’Avanzo. We just cannot get enough. Tune in now!--------------- @msmarissajade-----------------@behindvelvetrope--------------@davidyontef-------------------- This Episode is brought to you by Better H-E-L-P betterhelp.com/velvetrope https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/24/20201 hour, 9 minutes
Episode Artwork

Real Housewives of Miami's Lauren Foster (On RHOM, RHOBH, RHONY)

Real Housewives of Miami’s Lauren Foster Steps Behind The Rope. Calling from her home in gorgeous Miami, Lauren tells it all. Originally from South Africa, Lauren moved to Miami around 18 years ago and it has been home ever since. Supermodel, Director, Trans Advocate, Actress, Author. What hasn’t Lauren accomplished? Let's focus on the moniker ya all wanna discuss, Official RHOM “Friend Of". Lauren is kind enough to entertain all of the Rope's questions on her former cast mates - Larsa Pippen, Marysol Patton, Joanna Krupa, Ana Quincoces, and last but certainly not least, Lea Black. Lauren explains how she may have been the first openly Trans Housewife should RHOM have been green lit for a Fourth Season and how, in today’s day and times, there isn’t a Trans or Lesbian Real Housewife. We also discuss Lauren’s favorite Bravo shows - The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, The Real Housewives of New York City, Vanderpump Rules and Summer House (didn’t see that one coming) as well as her favorite Housewives - Sonja Morgan, Countess Luann, and Erika Jayne. Speaking of Erika Jayne, Lauren explains what it was like to witness Erika Jayne’s legendary White Party performance. We then debate life’s most important questions: did Denise and Brandi really hook up, Kyle or Luke and what how do we really feel about Caitlyn Jenner? This and so much more on this episode of Behind The Velvet Rope with legend Lauren Foster.  @electronicblond @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Better HELP betterhelp.com/velvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/23/20201 hour, 14 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode Artwork

Joyce Giraud (RHOBH)

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Joyce Giraud steps Behind The Rope. We couldn’t let this current season of RHOBH come and go without checking in with one of our favs from the past, Miss Joyce Giraud. From very humble beginnings in Puerto Rico, Joyce grew up far from the life she now lives in the famous zip code. Discovered as a model at a young age at the drive thorough at KFC, Joyce was Miss Puerto Rico and second runner up for Miss Universe. She then decided to pursue acting which brought her to LA where she met her now current husband. We catch up with Joyce and discuss how life in quarantine has been going and what is new and exciting since we last saw her holding a diamond back in Season 4. Joyce explains how the first RHOBH cast member she met was Taylor Armstrong. From there she started running into Lisa Vanderpump all the time at Mohamed's house. Joyce discusses the reality of filming RHOBH versus what she expected the experience to be. She has met Prince, Michael Jackson and, wait for it, Madonna. Ok let's just take a minute to absorb that. Of course we also need to hear all about her BFF friendship with the Queen herself, LVP. She also explains her "favs" from Vanderpump Rules - James Kennedy and Scheana Shay. We always knew Joyce had good taste. Ready for a feel good episode? So are we, so take a listen here.**** @joyce_giraud **** @behindvelvetrope **** @davidyontef **** This Episode is brought to you by Better H-E-L-P betterhelp.com/velvetrope ****** https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/22/20201 hour, 23 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode Artwork

David Parnes (Million Dollar Listing LA)

David welcomes David Parnes from Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles. Comfy in his back yard in the Hollywood Hills (birds chirping and all), David is ready to talk all about the new season of MDL-LA. Born and raised in London (unlike some accents on Bravo, this one is real), David moved to LA 11 years ago in hopes of that California dreamin' life. A life filled, of course, with real estate. Having no idea how they got his name, David jumped at the opportunity of being a cast member on the show having been a big fan and avid watcher of the MDL franchise prior. David Squared get into a deep discussion on the current state of the LA Real Estate Market and how it is currently (forever?) changed by the state of the world. Of course, with the new MDL season here and present, we discuss the properties, the gorgeous glorious expansive properties. Ahhhh. Ok enough of that, let's get to what really matters, David's thoughts on his fellow agents - The Josh’s Flagg and Altman, Tracy Tutor, and Madison, what filming the show is really like, stress and fun of closing deals on national television, and a glimpse of what we can expect the rest of this coming season. Plus, we pay homage to his NYC counterparts, Freddy, Ryan Louie, Steve and Tyler. An episode not to be missed.***** @davidbondst**** @behindvelvetrope**** @davidyontef**** This Episode is brought to you by Better H-E-L-P betterhelp.com/velvetrope **** https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/20/20201 hour, 4 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOBH - Real Life Run Ins (with Jess Zadeh)

Jess Zadeh from the blond UNFILTERED Podcast Steps Behind The Rope. Jess Z is our official West Coast Correspondent (we may have forgotten to tell her that but thats ok because she is finding out now) and lives down the street from our favorite Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. That only means one thing. She knows our fav RHOBH, or has had run ins with them, or knows people who know them. We start with a deep analysis into our new friends Sutton and Garcelle. Next Jess explains her “relationship" with Dorit. Her “relationship” with Dorit includes that one time Dorit bought baby furniture from the store she worked at. With Dorit, all roads lead back to her finances and Jess is happy to explain exactly how Dorit bought her house, the “real" story behind Beverly Beach, and so on. It is in the small details people. Jess also talks to us about her very checkered past with Kyle Richards (spoiler alert - she isn’t a fan) and her less checkered past with Mauricio Umansky. We do a deep dive on BFF Eden Sassoon - no really they are BFFs and the past and current state of Kyle’s relationship with Eden. Oh yea, she has also run in to Rinna several times. Last but certainly not least there was that one time she confronted Teddi Mellencamp in the locker room at Soul Cycle after getting rejected from her ALL IN by Teddi program. Say whaaat? Tune in now to hear all the real life RHOBH behind the scenes from the always unfiltered blond Unfiltered Podcast host, Jess Z. @blonde_unfiltered*** @behindvelvelvetrope*** @davidyontef*** https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope *** This Episode is brought to you by Better HELP - betterhelp.com/velvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/17/20201 hour, 14 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode Artwork

JILL ZARIN (An Interview)

Jill Zarin. The Woman. The Myth. The Legend. Jill takes time out from a full house (Ally, Jill’s Dad and of course, Bossi Zarin, all make Cameos during this episode) in Florida, where she has been quarantining, to chat. First things first. Jill Zarin and Ally Shapiro started a mask business “Masks by Jill & Ally”, where one mask is donated for every one purchased. They are tie-dye, how fun and cool. Jill Zarin rugs is also thriving during these times. Mazel! Now onto what everyone wants to hear about - RHONY. Jill divulges her current relationship with Ramona and what she really thinks about Ramona's Corona “behavior". The OG of the NYC also gives us her thoughts on Tinsley getting married and leaving the show, newbie Leah McSweeney and what she thinks about this current season of The Real Housewives of New York City. Jill also discussed her current “relationships” with the other RHONY Luann and Dorinda. Finally we play a speed round with Jill on some of her other famous Bravo  friends - Patti Stanger, Cynthia Bailey, Vicki Gunvalson and Marysol Patton. Tune in for a full check in with Miss Jill Zarin! @mrsjillzarin @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef This Episode is brought to you by Better H-E-L-P betterhelp.com/velvetrope https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/16/202054 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode Artwork

Landon Clements (Southern Charm)

We welcome Landon Clements from Southern Charm, Behind The Rope. Originally from St. Simons Island, Georgia, Landon knew many of the cast such as Shep and Whitney before the idea of Southern Charm even existed. Landon talks Southern Charm with us - casting, filming, and what the entire process of being on a hit Bravo Reality TV show was like. She also talks the Southern Charm cast with us. In addition to Shep & Whitney, we discuss Craig, Austen, Patricia, and Thomas. Yes, she also explains the current status of her relationship with Kathryn Dennis. Landon is now a Real Estate Agent in Southern California. With the new season of Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles currently on air, we couldn’t help but talk about the casts famous agents. Of course, Landon also explained the current state of the Real Estate market in Southern California, the expansive properties she represents and whether those over the top open houses we see on TV are really worth it. All this, plus a “fan girl” moment she had when running into Lisa Vanderpump in the hood and what happened when she met Bethenny Frankel. @alandonclements @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope This Episode is brought to you by Better H-E-L-P betterhelp.com/velvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/15/20201 hour, 10 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

Colin Macy-O'Toole (Below Deck Med)

Colin Macy-O’Toole from Below Deck Med steps Behind The Rope. Colin discusses why he thinks the Below Deck Franchise (Below Deck, Below Deck Med and Sailing Yacht) is amongst the highest rated of all of Bravo’s shows. He then enlightens us on the reputation of the Below Deck series in the real life “yachting” industry and the differences between a real life charter and that which we see on TV. Of course, we need answers to some of life's most burning questions - the highest tip he has ever received, the best charter guest, the worst charter guest, Chef Adam or Chef Ben and the most outrageous demand a guest has ever made. We then discuss this current season of Below Deck Med and his relationships with both Captain Sandy and Hannah Ferrier. Colin explains how he got hired to work on the Below Deck yacht and cast on the Bravo juggernaut, which was supposed to originally be for a different season with Captain Lee. Colin also shares his thoughts on his relationships off camera with Below Deck past and present: Kate Chastain, Malia White, Joao Franco, and Anastasia Surmava. Colin lets us know how his Podcast “Radio Check” is going as well as his “booming” Rap Career. Finally, having been a Fire Island Ferry Captain he talks, with our prodding, about some of his famous guests such as Scar Jo, Jimmy Fallon, and Wanda Sykes. Of course, we also discuss one of Fire Island’s most famous Summer Residents, Andy Cohen, and that one time he and Colin met in a rather “compromising” situation. Pull up those anchors and listen in. @colin_macyotoole @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef This Episode is brought to you by Better H-E-L-P betterhelp.com/velvetrope https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/13/20201 hour, 12 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jeremy Madix - Vanderpump Rules

Vanderpump Rules may be over for the season but Jeremy Madix Steps Behind The Rope. Taking time out of his busy work day running Madix cannabis, Jeremy chats about his day job, when not seen working at Sur on Vanderpump Rules. Jeremy is busier more now than ever with work. Ok, on to some Vanderpump Rules talk. What was it like being there in the beginning before the VanderWorld became as big as it now is? What is it like hanging with The Toms and rest of the cast? How did Jeremy end up living in Tom and Ariana’s old apartment? Does he think Tom and Ariana will ever tie the knot? What does his family think about Fancy AF Cocktails and all the success Ariana has achieved at such a young age? Jeremy's favorite drink at Sur and the most popular drink at Sur? These and other burning questions in the VanderVerse are answered. Thank you Jeremy! @jeremymadix @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/10/202045 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode Artwork

Cary Deuber - Checking In (#RHOD)

With filming of the upcoming season of The Real Housewives of Dallas resumed, Cary Deuber Steps Behind The Rope. Checking in from her closet (no really, she is Zooming from her closet), her brand new Maltese on her lap, Cary is here to tell it all. First off, Cary gives an update on the Deuber family Med Spa and home life with Mark. Ok, ok, now onto RHOD. Cary explains how she didn’t know she was in the mix for a Housewives show during casting, what filming was really like, and what she thought about the finished edited product once her first season finally aired. Cary talks about seasons past and addresses LeeAnne Locken’s infamous quote about what her husband ‘supposedly” did at The Round Up. Oh LeeAnne. Speaking of LeeAnne, Cary talks about the status of her current relationship with LeeAnne as well as the rest of RHOD’s cast members Kameron, Stephanie, Brandi, D’Andra and Kary. Plus, we ask her what info she knows about rumored new cast members Tiffany Moon and Jennifer Davis Long. A jam packed episode not to be missed.  @carydeuber @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/9/20201 hour, 4 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode Artwork

Alex Radcliffe (Below Deck Med)

Beck Deck Mediterranean’s Alex Radcliffe steps Behind The Rope. Calling from his newly purchased house just outside Boston, Massachusetts, Alex is here to discuss all things new season of Below Deck Med. Having never worked on a private yacht before, nor having ever watched any of the Below Deck Franchise prior, Alex was thrown right into life at sea after stepping foot on board The Wellington to set sail for Bravo's hit reality show. Alex was “cast” from a former Below Deck Med cast member, true story, and the rest is history. The travel, constantly meeting new people, never knowing what the next day would bring, Alex realized early on, this lifestyle was a good fit for him. Alex is willing to discuss the challenges of life at sea plus the temptations presented by both ship colleagues as well as charter guests alike. Plus, what was his first meeting with Captain Sandy really like? Tune in now to find out. @alexradcliffe @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/8/20201 hour, 12 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode Artwork

The People's Couch / Newlyweds: The First Year's Tina Sugandh

Tina Sugandh from Bravo’s Newlyweds: The First Year steps Behind The Rope. Did you know Newlyweds is the 9th highest ranked Bravo show to binge during Corona? Did you know, Tina was voted one of the top Bravolebrities to watch? How about her past with The Real Housewives of New York City? Calling from her car, with a bottle of wine in hand (where else is a mom of three supposed to escape to), Tina, one half of the infamous “Tina and Tarz”, tells all. Of course, let's not forget that the couple became fixtures on The People’s Couch shortly after Newlyweds, and David needs all his questions about that classic answered. Oh yea, there is also the fact that she played drums with Ringo Starr. Say whaaat? Grab your wine, start your engines and have a listen. This is a classic from the Bravo Vault that absolutely cannot be missed!! @tinasugandh @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/6/20201 hour, 15 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode Artwork

Rori Sassoon (#RHONY)

As seen on last night’s The Real Housewives of New York City, Love Agent Rori Sassoon steps Behind The Rope. Rori explains how she became a love agent and established her successful New York City based matchmaking business Platinum Poire. After explaining how she became a love agent, we get right into what everyone wants to talk about, RHONY. Her first cast member friend, Carole Radziwill. Didn’t see that one coming. Rori was the one responsible for bringing “Red Scarf Guy” into our, and Bethenny Frankel’s, life (kinda). Red Scarf didn't chose Ramona, as we all saw play out on a season past. Fear not Ropers. Rori came back to the rescue on last nights The Real Housewives of New York City to try to find Ramona a better match. We discuss, Bethenny’s new man, what we think of their relationship, and her inevitable exit from RHONY. We also discuss Tinsley leaving RHONY and what we predict for her future with Scott. Plus, what type of guy does Rori recommend for Sonja, Luann, Dorinda and Ramona and who do we think will be the first one married out of them. Finally, we need her opinion on other famous Match Makers such as Patti Stanger and how she thinks she can help #RHONJ's Teresa and Dolores and Vanderpump Rules' Kirsten Doute. A jam packed episode not to be missed. @rorisassoon @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/3/20201 hour, 11 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode Artwork

Sophia D'Angelo - Camp Getaway

Our fireside chats with the Camp Getaway cast continue by welcoming Sophia D’Angelo, from the hit Bravo series, Behind The Rope. Taking time off from running her event planning business, which has transitioned for the time being to on line events, Sophia chats about the challenges of starting both a new job at Camp Getaway and the presence of cameras while doing so. Uncertain at first if being a reality show were the right fit for her, Sophia almost didn’t say yes to this opportunity and boy is she happy, (as are we) she did. Tune in to hear all about the ins and outs of working at Camp Getaway, filming with Bravo, and what we can expect as the rest of this fun filled season unfolds. Sophia is an avid Bravo Watcher and was more than eager to discuss her favorite show, Summer House. Thank you Sophia for sharing your favorite and least favorite Summer House roommate of all time. As most conversations Bravo related, all roads lead back to The Real Housewives - the favorites, not so favorites, and everything in between.   @Sophia_a_dangelo @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/2/20201 hour, 2 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode Artwork

Craig Ramsay - (MJ BFF, Ex Lea Michele Colleague, Bravolebrity, Fitness Guru)

David welcomes Craig Ramsay from the hit Bravo TV shows Thintervention with Jackie Warner and Newlyweds: The First Year. Does everyone remember those classics? We do. Craig can also be seen with husband Brandon Liberati on Shahs of Sunset due to this close friendship with Mercedes Javid. #MJ. Originally from Canada, Craig came to the States to pursue his Broadway career. Speaking of Broadway, he worked with both Rosie O’Donnell - she was wonderful - and Lea Michele - if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. Well Craig says it all and we say - THANK YOU CRAIG - about Lea Michele. He met his husband, Celebrity Hairstylist Brandon Liberati, right after he started filming Thintervention, at the gym. OG of the OC Jeana Keough told him he was going to marry Brandon. Flash forward and Brandon and Craig were navigating the first year of marriage as a same sex couple on national TV. In other news, Craig explains how he met MJ, the drama that unfolded between Reza and MJ this past season on Shah’s, what filming the explosive Shah’s season finale was like and what he thinks is yet to come for our famous Persian Los Angelenos. Craig also has strong IRL ties to Danielle Staub. Do tell. Finally, we should mention Craig is a Fitness Guru who has not only entertained us during quarantine with his home workouts (they include wine) but has trained the likes of Ariana & Jeremy Madix as well as Tom Sandoval.  @craigramsay @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7/1/20201 hour, 17 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode Artwork

PATREON - Behind The Rope's Rope

It's Official. Behind The Velvet Rope is on Patreon!!! For all of you Ropers who have been asking, we have listened. You can easily find us at https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope What will you get? Two bonus episodes per month, every month. These episodes contain opinions about how we REALLY feel regarding certain Real Housewives and Other Bravolebrities. You are part of a safe space where open opinions are shared and confidential stories revealed because all Bravo gossip is NOT for public consumption. We will also be answering questions asked in our DMs - NO question is off limits! So head on over to Patreon and sign up. Bonus episodes drop the 1st and the 15th of every month. When you are done signing up, send us those burning questions about what specific Housewives and Bravolebrities are REALLY like IRL or anything else keeping you up at night. It is time for some fun. Welcome Behind The Rope's Rope Enter at your own risk! https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/30/202010 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jazmin Johnson - Married To Medicine LA

Jazmin Johnson from Bravo’s Married to Medicine LA steps Behind the Rope. Let's start at the beginning - growing up in California the daughter of a biracial couple, meeting her husband at the hospital she was interning at, and her early days of marriage, Jazmin shares it all. Of course, the conversation quickly turns to Married to Medicine LA. Jazmin chats about her Season One relationship with Dr. Imani, how that relationship has evolved in Season Two and the status of their friendship today. Jazmine also explains how she was cast, filming and her relationships, or lack thereof, with other costars, past and present. Besides being a Bravolebrity, Jazmin is also a Bravoholic. Her favorite shows on Bravo? The Real Housewives of Orange County, and Atlanta, and New York. A woman with great tastes. Oh, there are also those frequent run ins with Lisa Vanderpump who Jazmin says is “right down the street". Tune in now to catch up with Jazmin Johnson, learn more about her Lifestyle Concierge Business, and all things Married to Medicine LA and Bravo.   @jazminajohnson @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/29/20201 hour, 10 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode Artwork

Marlo Hampton - RHOA (Bonus Episode)

With the recent announcement of the new RHOA cast, it is confirmed again Marlo Hampton will be an official "friend of". Originally from from Clearwater, Florida, Marlo was taught at an early age how to survive, growing up throughout the state “in the system”. After falling in with a “rough crowd” at home, Marlo moved to Atlanta 12 years ago for a fresh start. Rebranding herself a stylist, thanks to her flair for fashion, Marlo opened a boutique in the ATL and quickly met some of our favorite peach holders. Shortly thereafter, she was brought onto RHOA by Phaedra (bring Phaedra back) and the rest is history. Marlo, open and honest, is willing to discuss it all. No, she still doesn’t wanna date broke and yes, she considers Nene a loyal friend. “Discuss it all", of course, includes Kenya - her marriage, bringing the Cookie Lady to come for Tanya, her “acting” career, and many of her other fine moments during this past season. Arguably, Marlo has done as much for this franchise as any of the full time regulars and is just getting started. Hey Bravo, give her a damn peach already! Hello!! #realhousewivesofatlanta @marlohampton @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/28/20201 hour, 11 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

Keeping Up With The RHONY, The RHONJ and The Kardashians

David welcomes back, yet again, fan fav, Emmy Award winning producer, Just Joan. David lets her have a few minutes of rapid RHONJ fire questions, as it is her favorite franchise. David talks about a past sleep over at Marge Senior’s house in good ole’ Englewood, NJ, the Mother Teresa Patron Saint of the world, Dolores Catania and attending a drag queen competition in Asbury Park with Margaret Jospehs. The conversation then takes a sharp left turn to all things K. K as in the Kardashians. All things Kardashian, of course, includes Lord Disick and Caitlyn Jenner as well as all of our favorite sisters and Momager Kris. With RHONY currently in season on the air, The Rope has to pay homage to The Singer Stinger. After all, it has been a whole few weeks since she was last discussed. Finally, Joan cannot help but let the producer in her out as she discusses all the ways she sees David as a future RHONJ or RHONY, you choose, himself. A truly laugh out loud episode (just what the world needs right now) not to be missed @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/26/20201 hour, 19 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode Artwork

Glen North - (Camp Getaway)

David welcomes Glen North from the hit Bravo show Camp Getaway. The show may be over but the Summer is just started and Glen stops by for a fun show. A really fun show. Checking in from his home in Virginia, Glen recaps both his experience of spending a summer at Camp Getaway and his experience in filming a reality television show. A classically trained actor, Glen has had many side hustles in life - server, personal trainer, go go boy. Ohh tell us about being a go go boy. Glen does. Growing up a camp boy, attending a performing arts choir camp, Glen had camp in his blood from the early days. Flash forward to Camp Getaway, Glen heard about the Social Coordinator position from a friend. He applied, got the job, had a trial weekend and soon was behind the cameras filming this past season of Camp Getaway. His favorite Bravo shows? Family Karma and Below Deck. Captain Lee or Captain Sandy? His obsession with and love of Kate Chastain? Yup, we discuss it all. Finally, being Pride month and all, Glen discusses how important it is for him to be an active member of the LGBTQIA Community and plans he has with fellow Bravolebrities regarding Pride. Throw on some glitter and give Glen a listen! @northgg @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/25/202059 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode Artwork

Introducing Imani State of Mind

Imani State of Mind is a new podcast from Stitcher that demystifies mental health and wellness in an accessible and approachable way. Dr. Imani Walker (Bravo’s Married to Medicine LA) equips listeners with the right language and tools to normalize this stigmatized topic, in addition to finding laughter and light in navigating these struggles. Listen now in your favorite podcast app! Are you as excited as we are here Behind The Velvet Rope? You should be!!! This is a new podcast NOT to be missed! Introducing Imani State of Mind. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/25/202015 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode Artwork

Randall Emmett (Vanderpump Rules) - Part I

Randall Emmett steps Behind The Rope. Turtle in Entourage (kinda), Academy Award Nominee, Dad, Mark Wahlberg's Former Assistant. Those are all true, but let's focus on the one moniker we most wanna discuss. Lala Kent's Man, Fiancé, Love. Randall Emmett as seen on Vanderpump Rules. Ok, ok we talk to Randall about his early days in LA trying to raise money for his first movie as a producer and what working as Mark’s assistant was really like. Randall also shares what it was like to attend the Academy Awards, the Golden Globes, his thoughts on Gotti and just what it took to get that Bobby De Niro sandwich pic for Jax. Alright, now on to what really matters. Randall explains how, where, and when he met Lala. We talk early days Vanderpump Rules and Randall's initial reactions to Jax, Stassi, The Toms and the rest of the cast. Randall discusses how he ended up finally agreeing to film Vanderpump Rules, what led to that decision and who was involved in the decision, Lala, The Producers, Lisa Vanderpump. He discusses important Pump milestones he attended both on and off camera such as Jax’s wedding, Schwartz and Katie’s second wedding, and James’ long overdue apology, as seen on the shocking season finale of this past seasons’ VPR. All this, plus Randall’s experience attending BravoCon as Lala’s plus one in this very special PART ONE sit down with Mr. Randall Emmett. @randallemmettfilms @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/24/20201 hour, 13 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode Artwork

Jai Rodriguez (on Queer Eye, Early Days of Bravo, Andy Cohen & The Reboot)

Jai Rodriguez from the original Queer Eye For The Straight Guy steps Behind The Rope. Bonding over quarantine life, Jai and David share how they have been getting though the past few months during their time at home. Of course, the conversation quickly turns to Bravo and what it was like, in 2003, to be the very first reality show to ever exist on this now very famous network. Jai discusses how he was cast on Bravo’s original reality show, why he almost wasn't cast, and what working with Andy Cohen was really like. Once the show aired, Jai explains how life quickly changed as a result of this ratings blockbuster and the opportunities, or lack thereof, that followed when the show had ended. Those opportunities, in part, included a series regular role on Malibu Country with legends Reba McEntire and Lily Tomlin plus parts of epic television shows such as Grey’s Anatomy, Grace & Frankie and The Rookie, to name a few. Jai discusses the challenges of transitioning from reality TV to scripted roles and how he was able to make that transition successfully. Speaking of Queer Eye, no conversation of the ground breaking series would be complete without a nod to the current Netflix “reboot”. Just in time for Pride month, David & Jai discuss the cultural significance of The Queer Eye Legacy and what is next for Jai in his career. Tune in now to hear all of this plus Jai’s current relationships with both Bravo and Netflix’s Queer Eye casts. @jairodriguez @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/22/20201 hour, 21 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode Artwork

Harry Dubin - The Man, The Myth, The Legend (Bonus Episode)

The Real Housewives of New York City may be on a temporary hiatus but, the man, the myth, the legend, Harry Dubin, steps Behind The Rope. Harry chats about, what else other than his real life, shall we say, “experiences” with the women behind #RHONY. Harry takes us back to his first, housewife that is, Miss Sonja Tremont. After a chance meeting at a bar in DC, with only a first name, Harry tracks down Sonja after hitting up no less than 10 hotels, for the beginning of a several decade on again, off again, “relationship”. Once on the New York scene, Harry set his sights in another direction, a leggy blonde he met on the Upper East Side, Aviva Drescher. When his marriage to Aviva ended, he spent his time passing the days with Sonja, who was now Sonja Morgan, soon to be of #RHONY. Through Sonja, he met Luann, who he said knew what she wanted, him, and got it. There was also Kelly Bensimon, yup her too and Ramona, who he describes as a great kisser. Dorinda thew a shoe at Harry at The Regency and then there is Tinsley, oh Tinsley. Of course, no Big Apple sit down would be complete without Bethenny, Jill & Heather. Finally, Harry is more than eager to play a NSFW version of who would you rather #RHONY edition. @harrydubin @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/21/202058 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode Artwork

Sonja Morgan - Up All Night!

David was up til 4am in Atlantic City drinking vodka with Sonja Morgan. Let us just let that sink in for a hot second. Not so fast, before we get there, David chats with Audience Appreciation Listener Brian Carlos about the time they almost met at a Backstreet Boys concert or the time they actually did meet at a Countess Luann - where else? - Cabaret attended by Tre Giudice. Speaking of Tre Giudice, she had a "Celebrity Housewives" appearance in Atlantic City with Margaret Jospehs and Sonja Morgan. David was Margar et's plus one, along with Marge Sr. (they shared a room), there was a dinner after, a Paris Hilton sighting, and then yes, David and Sonja were the last two standing up til 4am drinking vodka (does this shock you?). The hilarity that ensues can only be captured in one way - b y listening right here to the latest episode of Behind The Velvet Rope.  @brncrls @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/19/20201 hour, 17 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode Artwork

TAMRA JUDGE - Part Two

Part II of this very special sit down with The Real Housewives of Orange County's Tamra Judge continues as we get into more details about cast past and present. Kelly Dodd, we are looking as you! Tamra explains how she thinks the franchise will fair without OG Vicki Gunvalson and herself and gets into more details regarding her departure from the show. We discuss the benefits and drawbacks of being on a franchise of the Real Housewives for twelve years, what she has learned, what would she do differently, if anything, and the “reality" of housewives versus what you see each week on TV. Tamra discusses what franchise she would most like to join, who her current favorite Housewife is, and what is next for her and Eddie in the world of reality TV as well as for the two of them in life after quarantine. Of course, we HAD to discuss Bravocon and what being a guest at Andy Cohen's Baby Shower was really like. Grab those oranges and enjoy this this Part 2 of this special sit down with the one and only Tamra Judge. @tamrajudge @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/18/202058 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode Artwork

TAMRA JUDGE - Part One

The Rope welcomes - THE one - THE only - Icon In the Flesh - Miss Tamra Judge! Raw and unfiltered, but do we know of Tamra Judge in any other way, method or manner. After twelve seasons of being a full time cast member on The Real Housewives of Orange Country, Tamra is here to look back, reflect upon the highs, there were many, the lows, just as many, and everything in between. We cover it all.  Tamra shares her feelings on co-stars past - Jesus Jugs, Miss Fancy Pants Heather Dubrow, Meghan King Edmonds, OG Jeana Keough, Lynne Curtain, Lydia McLaughlin, Peggy Sulahian and oh, so many more. Tamra dishes on current RHOC cast members - Gina Kirschenheiter, Emily Simpson and yes, even Braunwyn Windham-Burke. Then, the discussion turns to Kelly Dodd, her behavior on the show and current Covid-19 statements. Has she gone too far? We discuss her partner in crime, the OG from the OC, Vicki Gunvalson, as well as the current status of her friendship with the third Tres Amigas, Shannon Beador. Tamra is very open about her departure from the show and the circumstances that surround that. Take a listen to PART 1 of this very special sit down with #RHOC's Tamra Judge. @tamrajudge @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/17/202050 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode Artwork

Peter Madrigal

Vanderpump Rules OG Peter Madrigal steps Behind The Rope. Back in a simpler time when everyone had their Bravo contracts in place, a mere week ago, Peter sat down with The Rope to tell it all. What does HE think about it ALL? Peter explains exactly how the show was cast way back when and it is not what was expected. Peter is kind enough to entertain the Rope's desires to talk about all of his cast mates. Who changed the most since the beginning of the show? What does he personally think of Jax's marriage? What did he think of this past season and the newbies? Does he think the future of VR should be broken into two shows? How does he feel to be one of the only OGs to actually still work at Sur? What role does he play in helping cast the show as the real manager of Sur? Whose wedding was his favorite? House? Of course we also address the season finale's breaking of the 4th wall and how it felt like a series finale with everyone going their separate ways. The future of Vanderpump Rules? All these and more questions answered in this no holds bar sit down with the OG himself, Mr. Peter Madrigal.  @Peter_madrigal @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/15/20201 hour, 6 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode Artwork

Anastasia Surmava - Below Deck Med (Checking In)

With Below Deck Mediterranean back on the air, it is definitely time to check in with the one and only Anastasia Surmava. Connecting all the way from Sri Lanka, Anastasia took time off from running her Yoga Studio & Cafe to chat with the Rope. We last saw Anastasia on the high seas, doing double duty as Third Stew and Chef. For all of those wondering, she has been putting her chef skills to good use during quarantine with her fabulous IG videos. That and spending time with her boyfriend. Anastasia opens up about the on line bullying she received after her time on Below Deck Med and the double standard of being a strong female presence as a Below Deck “Chef“. Of course, no below deck convo would be complete without a full on discussion of Kate Chastain, The Captains Lee and Sandy and the newest franchise, Below Deck Sailing Yacht. Ships Ahoy!! @nastiasurmava @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/12/20201 hour, 10 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

#RHONY's Martini Mike - In The Flesh

After the week we have had in the BravoVerse, thank you Vanderpump Rules, isn’t it time for a little light hearted fun? Perhaps some light hearted fun with a martini? Or two? Hells F’ing Yes!!! We welcome The One. The Only. Martini Mike (Michael Byrne) Behind The Rope. Hello People. Martini Mike from #RHONY. He has a freakin' Meme. Extending his 15 minutes, he is here to clarify and answer a few key questions for The Rope. Who are his favorite housewives? Who does he think are the best styled housewives? What day of the week did the infamous #RHONY episode film? What time did he get to the Cooke House that fateful evening? Who was he with? What was the name of the bartender serving him his drinks? Did he eat anything and, if so, what? What is Tinsley’ fav seat in the restaurant (hint it isn’t where the group was sitting that night), what is his drink of choice - ok we KNOW it's a martini - but gin or vodka, what kind and what garnish? Are his friends jealous of his “moment”? Did he get pics with the #RHONY cast? Was Luann drinking? How did he know who Leah and Elyse were? What are his plans in life now? Which #RHONY cast members DM’d him after the episode aired and which blew him off (the answers are NOT at all what you would expect)? And most important, just how many Martinis did he have that night? @michaelbyrne @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/11/20201 hour, 23 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

Charli Burnett - Vanderpump Rules

Vanderpump Rule’s newcomer, Charli Burnett, steps Behind The Rope. And what a week it has already been for the Vanderpump Rules cast. Starting out lightly, Charli explains which came first, her real life job as a server at SUR or a much coveted role as one of the “newbies” this season on Vanderpump Rules.  She explains which was more difficult - getting used to working at SUR or the presence of cameras while doing so. When she had difficult times during her freshman year of filming, because of a variety of factors (don’t worry you will find out), she turned to the one person all of us would love to turn to for advice, Lisa Vanderpump. Lucky Girl. Ok, enough of that. In yet another case of Vander foreshadowing, prior to yesterday’s terminations of Stassi and Kristen Doute, we discuss Charli’s relations with the OG cast, or lack thereof. Charli then wastes no time in explaining how the OG cast treated her, both on and off camera, and just how “welcoming” (Not) they were. If you didn’t think there was a division between the OG cast and the Newbies before this - well, hmm, you may want to take a listen to this episode.  @charliburnett @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/10/20201 hour, 18 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

Heather & Terry Dubrow

Checking in from Chateau Dubrow, in all its glory, Heather and Terry Dubrow, step Behind The Rope. Heather bonds with The Rope over the joyous role of being a successful Podcast Host a la Heather Dubrow’s world. We then get right into The Dubrow Diet, one of the most googled diets out there. Terry explains the science behind The Dubrow Diet (we paid attention, really), a keto fusion diet involving intermittent fasting. We got the Dubrow stamp of approval for a little vodka, a little caffeine and oh, the Dubrow Diet has anti aging effects. Sign us up!! The conversation eventually turns to Botched and the extra challenging cases Terry faced during this current Season 6. Before Botched there was The Swan, one of the best reality shows of all time (google it people), which Terry was a Doctor on. He informed us it is ranked as one of the worst reality shows of all time (we now love it just a little more).  We lasted a whole 40 minutes before finally bringing up, obviously The Real Housewives of Orange County. Heather was a true sport in entertaining ALL RHOC questions past and present. Fear not, Heather may soon be back on our TV screens. The Dubrow's have a new reality show they are working on together. Listen here for all those details and so much more.  @heatherdubrow @dr.dubrow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/8/20201 hour, 11 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode Artwork

Nicky Bondz - An Interview

Artist and Musician Nicky Bondz Steps Behind The Rope. Having worked on 12 songs, almost a full album during quarantine, Nicky takes time out of his busy day to chat with The Rope. Getting his PhD in Mental Health, Nicky has uniquely blended his doctorate schooling into his hit music by encouraging people to stay strong during this unprecedented tough time the world is facing. One of Nicky’s new singles called “HOME” is a feel-good song that’s a cross of pop with a little bit of EDM and hip hop. Of course, all roads Behind The Velvet Rope lead to Bravo. In this case, that would be Nicky’s recent appearance on Bravo's Hit Show, Blind Date. Find out what went on when the Blind Date cameras weren’t rolling and what Nicky really thought of his experience filming with Bravo, during this special chat with Nicky Behind The Velvet Rope. @nicky_bondz @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope   Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/5/202043 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode Artwork

Randall Klein - Camp Getaway

Randall Klein from the freshman Bravo show Camp Getaway joins us Behind The Rope. Randall is Miss Camp. No really, she grew up going to camp, loving camp, did camp teen tours, and now works at Camp Getaway. She is also a huge Bravo fan and avid listener of Behind the Velvet Rope Podcast. The woman has good tastes. Randall takes us Behind the Ropes of the new hit Bravo show discussing how she got hired, her fellow social coordinators, the romances and love triangles, and some of what we can expect as the rest of the Camp Getaway season plays out. Part Below Deck, part Summer House, Randall and David break down the appeal of this fun summer indulgence and what really goes on behind the scenes at a weekend playground for adults. Of course Randal and David bond over Randall's favorite Bravo shows besides Camp Getaway - RHONY and discuss all the ins and outs of their favorites and not so favorites. Finally, they debate who is the hottest guy on Bravo. Hint - they actually agree!! @randalljklein @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/4/20201 hour, 22 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode Artwork

Meeting Tom D'Agostino / Britney & Jax

Being a third wheel on a date with Harry Dubin? Why not. Whose says there is proper ettiequte and rules on RHONY’s ground zero, the UES. Meeting Tom D’Agostino at The Regency? Oh yes. A D’Agostino Dubin Sandwich Pic? Thank you Harry for making that happen. Further downtown, a run in with Jax & Brittney occurs. Feeling nostalgic, the convo quickly turns to past hang outs with the cast of 90210 and Melrose Place. Ah, nostalgia. (Audience Appreciation Day is alive and well with SaraSara.) @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/3/20201 hour, 4 minutes, 1 second
Episode Artwork

Elyse Slaine (#RHONY) - Welcome Back!

Elyse Slaine - welcome back!! Wasting no time, Elyse gives us her take on the latest #RHONY Newport "Hurricane Leah" Vacation Episode and what watching herself on TV throughout the season has been like. Elyse opens up about how social media now plays a role in her life and the realization that anything she says on line can, may and probably will be used against her. Elyse discusses her one big regret from this past season, who was the hardest to get to know better and the current status of her relationships, or not, with the cast. Obviously, we had to bring up her unfollowing Ramona on social media and why an unlikely friendship formed between her and Leah. Of course, no RHONY sit down is complete without a full discussion of OGs Jill Zarin the Bethenny Frankel. Put that Apple down and listen in. @elyseslaine @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6/1/20201 hour, 5 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode Artwork

Simon Waterson - Performance Coach

Performance Coach Simon Waterson Steps Behind The Rope.  Brought to The Rope's attention from across the pond by none other than Ladies of London's very own Adela King, welcome Simon. Lifestyle, Nutrition and Fitness Guru, Simon is here to help everyone stay sane with, hopefully the tail end of quarantine, and how to get our post quarantine bodies back in shape. Simon explains how to find the most efficient program with maximum results in the allotted time that each individual has for themselves. Of course, we also get all the details of his time in working with both Bonds Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig and what the current state of the film industry is for Lifestyle, Nutrition and Fitness coaches. What is it really like to be a Performance Coach on one of the biggest movie franchises in history? Simon gives us all the inside scoop on that plus a whole lot more in this episode! Put down those weights. You can work out later. Now it's time to take a listen to this special episode of Behind The Velvet Rope.  @simonwatersonperformance @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/29/20201 hour, 13 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode Artwork

Ana Quincoces (Real Housewives of Miami) - Reunion Dress Auction

Real Housewives of Miami’s Ana Quincoces decided to donate her Emerald Green Season 2 Reunion Dress to raise money in assistance for front line heath care workers fighting Covid-19. That one decision quickly led to Real Housewives of Miami cast members Joanna Krupa, Karent Sierra and Adriana de Moura jumping on board. Denise Richards soon followed. Daily Mail picked up the story and voila, calling all Housewives, a donate your reunion dress or suit (Andy Cohen, thank you) was started. Ana talks to The Rope about what the process of wrangling and coordinating all of the involved housewives has been like, who donated what, who said they were going to donate but the dress seems to never have arrived, and last but not least, who just didn’t return Ana’s call. Also, we find out what her current relationship is with the other RHOM ladies. Cue that theme song music and… go! @anaqooks @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/28/20201 hour, 1 minute, 14 seconds
Episode Artwork

SCHEANA SHAY (Non Edited)

Right before now fired Vanderpump Rules editor Bri Dellinger caused a shockwave by admitting to unfavorable edits of Scheana Shay, the reality star sat down with us here Behind The Velvet Rope. Not knowing the scandal that was to come, Scheana discussed how she feels about her ongoing, season after season, edit as "Boy Crazy" Scheana. Foreshadowing Much? This is an episode not to be missed. Quarantined with her boyfriend at her Palm Springs house, Scheana is kind enough to answer all of life’s most pressing questions. Are Katie & Stassi really mean girls and what does Scheana think of how they treated Kristen this past season? What is Scheana’s current relationship with the three today? What about Lala? Team Sandoval or Jax? Who has changed the most since the beginning of the show? Whose relationship does she admire the most? What is Lance Bass really like as an wedding officiant? These and many more quandaries answered in this weeks episode with the one, the only, Miss Scheana Shay. No false editing here. We present Scheana Shay, Unfiltered. @scheana @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/27/202058 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

Brett Cap (Vanderpump Rules)

Vanderpump Rules’ newcomer, Brett Cap steps Behind the Rope. Welcome bro. Originally from NJ (go East Coast), Brett moved to LA because life is short and why not. Shortly thereafter, he met LVP, who was interested in personal training and Brett quickly found himself training our Queen. This training soon lead to a job at SUR which then led to a much coveted role on the juggernaut Vanderpump Rules. David & Brett deep dive into all things LVP from meeting Lisa for the first time, to Hanky & Panky to ending with a tour of the infamous Villa Rosa. Of course, David made sure to get the 411 on all of Brett's co stars - OGs and newbies alike - as well as his “special friendships” (Scheana? Dayna? - we are looking at you). Brett opens up about the filming process, behind the scenes and how life has “changed” since the show has aired. Before the next episode of Vanderpump Rules, tune in to get to know Brett just a little bit better. @brettcap @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/25/20201 hour, 15 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode Artwork

Mary Amons - The Real Housewives of DC

Take a break from the Real Housewives of DC Marathon (no really, its airing today on Bravo) to catch up with one of the five RHODC cast members, Mary Amons. Calling from her sprawling family farm in Southern Maryland, Mary takes time out of her busy quarantine to chat with The Rope about her time on the show. After discussing the current political atmosphere in DC, Mary explains that RHODC was originally supposed to be titled, “Inside Washington” and not part of the Housewives Franchise. Mary explains the difficulties in casting a show with wives in the political sector, the added layer of NDAs and confidential information and how the show ultimately morphed into a part of the Housewives franchise. Of course, the conversation turns to the infamous Salahi White House crash and the implications, not only for them, but the entire Real Housewives Of DC cast, franchise and Bravo as a network from this one event. Did you know RHODC production was shut down for several weeks while Congress and The White House launched a thorough investigation into this breach of US security. Luckily the show went on, bringing us 5 amazing women who have earned their place in Housewives history as one of the only Bravo shows ever involved in a nationwide political, for lack of a better word, scandal. This is an episode you don’t want to miss!! @maryamons @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/22/20201 hour, 22 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

Marlo Hampton (RHOA)

Originally from from Clearwater, Florida, Marlo was taught at an early age how to survive, growing up throughout the state “in the system”. After falling in with a “rough crowd” at home, Marlo moved to Atlanta 12 years ago for a fresh start. Rebranding herself a stylist, thanks to her flair for fashion, Marlo opened a boutique in the ATL and quickly met some of our favorite peach holders. Shortly thereafter, she was brought onto RHOA by Phaedra (bring Phaedra back) and the rest is history. Marlo, open and honest, is willing to discuss it all. No, she still doesn’t wanna date broke and yes, she considers Nene a loyal friend. “Discuss it all", of course, includes Kenya - her marriage, bringing the Cookie Lady to come for Tanya, her “acting” career, and many of her other fine moments during this past season. Arguably, Marlo has done as much for this franchise as any of the full time regulars and is just getting started. Hey Bravo, give her a damn peach already! Hello!! #realhousewivesofatlanta @marlohampton @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/20/20201 hour, 11 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

Dr. Imani (Married to Medicine Los Angeles)

David welcomes Dr. Imani Walker, Married to Medicine LA, Behind The Rope. After bonding over their mutual love of Prince (Dr. Imani’s mom was very good friends with Prince) and NYC, where Dr Imani grew up, these two get right into it. Dr Imani pretty much always knew she wanted to do something with science. Flash forward to Dr. Imani, a Forensic Psychiatrist. Ok onto what everyone wants to talk about, Married to Medicine LA. David & Imani discuss the “pressures” and benefits of being a doctor on a reality TV show, the filming & production process, lessons learned from Season One and her M2MLA co-stars. Speaking of Season One, what is the real deal regarding the drama between Dr. Imani and Jazmin Johnson both on and off camera. Also, what can we expect in Season Two of the hit Bravo show? Until her future book and podcast come out, click play here for a listen regarding all things Imani and M2MLA. @doctor.imani @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/18/20201 hour, 16 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode Artwork

David Schreiber (Camp Getaway)

David welcomes David Schreiber, owner of Camp Getaway, Behind The Rope. Located in Kent, CT, Camp Getaway is the premier Summer Camp for Adults. Conveniently located a few mere hours outside NYC, Camp Getaway provides the perfect weekend escape for a little relaxation, fun, and, well, pretty much anything else you want. The weekend is what you make of it. That's all nice and great, but let's face it, David is Behind The Rope because now Camp Getaway is a show on Bravo. Part Summer House, part Below Deck, with a side of Vanderpump Rules thrown in, the show provides everything you want and need in a Bravo show. Hot young things running around, trying to make some $, interacting with over the top guests, drinking and well, we all know what possibly comes next. Have you ever watched Summer House? Below deck? Oooh also, the entire entire cast of The Princesses of Long Island (deep Bravo dive) attended Camp Getaway, producers included, kinda. Tune in now to hear all about this brand new Bravo show which is the perfect summer escape.  @davidschreiber @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/15/202058 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

Ali Ashouri (Shahs of Sunset)

Shahs of Sunset’s Ali Ashouri, wine in hand (hey no judgments here), steps Behind The Rope. Ali, being at the epicenter of the drama between long time 30 year friends MJ and Reza, is one of the linchpins of Shahs of Sunset Season 8. Ali was first introduced to the group that we see on TV through Reza’s Husband Adam. Adam decided to take him on a trip to Palm Sprigs with Reza and MJ and that was the beginning. The beginning? Or the beginning of the end? With a potential Shahs Reunion looming (c’mom Bravo, what are we waiting for?), Ali assured us he has a lot to say. Ali was happy to oblige The Rope's thirst for opinions on the Shahs family. Shervin, Nema and Mona, they are are cool. MJ, friend for life. GG, Reza, Destiny and Adam? Let’s keep it classy here but, well, hmm, hmm, you will just have to take a listen. Time for another glass of that wine... @aliashouri @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/13/20201 hour, 18 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

Luke Gulbranson (Summer House)

Now that the Season Four Reunion is complete, Luke Gulbranson steps Behind The Rope to clarify all regarding his freshman year on Summer House. Far from the Hamptons and flannel clad, Luke is more than eager to take David on a tour of his currently being renovated lake house in Upstate Michigan. After discussing their mutual love of Prince (we wouldn’t expect anything less of a good Minnesotan), Luke's many talents and careers - hockey, modeling, acting, jewelry maker, business owner (whew!), David & Luke get right down to business. Having never summered in The Hamptons before, he said yes when buddy Kyle Cooke asked, “hey, wanna join a summer house”. The rest is history. First impressions of the Summer House Cast, the summer house parties, the enigma that is Jordan, all discussed. Luke’s first season summer wasn't without its share of drama - Carl asking Jules to leave the house, the ramifications that followed both on and off camera (as explained to Andy at the Reunion), Amanda and Paige’s opinions of him. Luke is ever so much the true gentlemen. It's all good man, he says. Then, of course, there is Hannah. Hannah, Hannah. Take a sip of that Loverboy and enjoy!! @lukegulbranson @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/11/20201 hour, 9 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOA / Summer House - Reunion Looks Broken Down (Bonus Episode)

David welcomes back Style Expert Soneca Guadara (“Styled By Soneca”) for a Special Bonus episode. The two break down the Reunion Looks for both The Real Housewives of Atlanta and Summer House reunions. The ladies of RHOA all dressed in white, but not so fast. Soneca reveals her tip that Nene was almost going to wear black. Ahh, scandalous. The Summer House kids, well, we didn’t really see any theme there at all. Also, these two explore the ins and outs of a reunion via Zoom. Do we like? Not like? Best dressed? Worst dressed? Discuss amongst yourselves. @styledbysoneca @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/10/20201 hour, 9 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONY, RHOD, RHOC - 3 Way!!

David welcomes back Newlyweds: The First Year's Blair Late. Hailing from Texas, Blair knows some of our fav RHOD from his early years and he and David are happy to compare notes on IRL experiences with Kameron Westcott, D’Andra Simmons and Cary Deuber. #RHODforever. The conversation soon turns to Vicki Gunvalson and a night in her hot tub at her house in the OC with Michael and Don. Yup. We went there. Jill Zarin and her forgetfulness to pay for services rendered. Confused? Kinda. We are too. Tune in to hear these stories and other #RHOD, #RHONY and #RHOC stories, in full, Behind The Rope. @blairlate @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/8/20201 hour, 7 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode Artwork

Karen Gravano (Part I)

In preparation for tomorrow's season finale of Families of the Mafia, David sits down for an exclusive one on one with the Series Co-Creator, Executive Producer & Star, Karen Gravano. Wasting no time, David & Karen delve right in to her childhood and the moment she realized her life was “different" than that of others based, in part, on a murder outside one of her father's, Sammy The Bull’s, nightclubs. Other than a few other factors which tipped Karen off to the fact that this wasn’t how many families lived, Karen discusses her “normal” (for lack of a better word) childhood - dating, friends, having a “cousin" whose family the Donnie Brasco movie was based on. After discussing the definition of important words such as “Mafia”, “Loyalty" and “Rat”, Karen and David talk about “The Gotti Tapes”, the domino effect fall out that thereafter followed, and the subsequent end of the relationship between Gotti and Sammy The Bull. David and Karen analyze the Mob lifestyle and all that comes along with it - the made guys, competing families and, at the end of the day, family togetherness and love. Tune in to Part 1 of Behind The Velvet Rope’s very special sit down with Karen Gravano. @karengravano @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/6/20201 hour, 7 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode Artwork

Max Boyens (Vanderpump Rules)

David welcomes Vanderpump Rules' new kid, Max Boyens. Originally from San Diego, Max moved to LA for a startup. After that failed, he found himself looking to re-enter the food and beverage industry, which led to a meeting with Ken Todd. That led to a job as the Assistant GM at Tom Tom. Which led to a GM position at Tom Tom and eventually a much coveted role on VR. The rest is history. Not so fast. David and Max discuss it all. All includes his "relationships" with Dayna, Scheana and Danica. All also includes OG's Stassi, Sandy, Schwartzy, Katie, Ariana and so on. And on. What does Max really think of all of his co-stars and the Queen herself, Lisa Vanderpump? Tune in now to learn more about Max and this everchanging season of VR.  @issamaximillian @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Max Boyens David Yontef See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/4/20201 hour, 11 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

Scheana & Tigers (King) & Gorga, Oh My!!

You guys have spoken. David listened. Fan Fav “Just Joan” is back!! Back in a simpler time, at the beginning of quarantine, David didn’t know what Tiger King was. Just Joan was happy to assist with a full on discussion of the big cat juggernaut. Joan can have her tigers, David has a different obsession, Bravo Super Fan Michael Rappaport’s IG and his incessant rants to “stay the F inside”. Really check it out, it's fun. Speaking of IG, Melissa Gorga is positing her frequent trips to the mailbox and Dr. Paul Nassif is giving tutorials on how to put on a mask properly. Speaking of Dr. Nassif, the new season of Botched has started. Oh, and David is having a DM affair with Scheana Shay. No really. These are real exciting times kids. Take a step Behind The Rope. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5/1/20201 hour, 10 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode Artwork

Meet Sutton Stracke

Meet Sutton Stracke, one of RHOBH’s newest residents. Who is she, you ask? Born in Augusta Georgia, Sutton had a typical Southern upbringing, having not left the south until the age of 23. She spent some time in NYC as a ballet dancer and nanny (multitasking) before ultimately settling in the Beverly Hills area. Named one of the top party hosts in the Country, along with Michelle Obama and Oprah (good company), Sutton keeps busy with her “day job’, running a concept store, Sutton, where everything from the art work to the chair you are sitting on is for sale. A friend of Rinna’s, no first name needed, she was introduced to RHOBH producers and the rest is history. From being thrown in to filming without knowing what to expect to Denise Richards and Bravo Bravo Bravo, David & Sutton unravel the ins an outs of the current RHOBH season. Oh and did we mention she is BFFS with Dolce & Gabbana and Jennifer Tilly? Put your diamonds down darlings, pay attention and get to know Miss Sutton Stracke. @suttonstracke @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/29/20201 hour, 14 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode Artwork

Erika Jayne, The Singer Stinger and Oh, So Much More

David welcomes yet another trusted listener Behind The Rope for “Audience Appreciation Day” (Hey there, Mark LaFreniere ). They discuss their mutual love of The Singer Stinger, why RHONY is their fav franchise, and debate if that Giudice table flip is truly the most memorable moment in housewives history. An appearance backstage at WWHL with Erika Jayne and Aydin - let’s reflect on that combo for a moment - leads to a full on discussion about Erika Jayne in Chicago and how The Pretty Mess tour was a gay gift from above. David discusses that one time he “waited” for Julia Roberts in her hotel lobby for a few, ok many, hours. Finally, the conversation somehow turns to David's “past life” of when he lived in the same building as Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Keith Urban, Calvin Klein and Jean Georges. Yes, he did manage to get himself invited to Jackman’s infamous Xmas soiree. The two even find out they were at the same LVP Rose Bottle Signing. # smallworld(@behindvelvetrope @davidyontef @markroland_) Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/27/20201 hour, 23 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode Artwork

Kristen Doute's Podcast Tour

David is on the move again (before Quarantine) for a quick overnight in Detroit, Michigan (yes, Detroit) to see Kristen Doute (Queen!) and Rachael O’Brien’s Live Podcast Comedy Show. There was a sighting of Jax’s sister and brother in law (as seen on Vanderpump Rules), Kristen’s sister and most important, avid Rope listeners (yea!). Of course, David is happy to share a full review of the show. In other news, David reminisces about life before quarantine: Erika Jayne’s star studded appearance in Chicago, Tom Tom sandwich pics in Atlantic City, almost elevator selfies with Daryl Hannah in Paris, run ins with Bruce Bozzi, and sharing a meal on the Upper East Side with Brooke Shields (kind of). Ah, the good 'ole days. (Listener appreciation day Whitney Ullman joins David Behind The Rope). @gotowhitney @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/24/20201 hour, 21 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHOA's Yovanna Momplaisir - Sets The Record Straight

David sits down RHOA’s Yovanna (no last name needed but for your reference it is Momplaisir). Originally from San Franciso, Yovanna eventually settled in the ATL after winning an essay writing contest with her family (don’t ask, just listen). Being younger than the current cast (no shade, it's a fact), Yovanna never really watched RHOA before finding herself in front of the camera at Nene’s Boobs and Bourbon party in Season 11. Flash forward to the current season, Yovanna has been ba-ring-ing it. Of course, no sit down with Yovanna would be complete without a deep dive into Snake Gate. Nor would it be complete without an analysis of her friendship with Nene. What is the status of that friendship today? Is Yovanna the snake? Why does the world think she is? How are things between her and Cynthia today? So many questions, so little time. Tune in to to hear a no holds bar, totally honest chat with the woman herself, Miss Yovanna M.@yovannamomplaisir @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/22/20201 hour, 8 minutes
Episode Artwork

Meet Elyse Slaine (#RHONY)

After making her mark this past week during a much heated discussion with Sonja Morgan (“I was never a trophy wife”), Elyse Slaine comes all the way downtown for a chat about all things Elyse and RHONY. From her humble beginnings in Brooklyn, Elyse settled in NYC’s UES shortly after school and began a career in Mortgaged Back Securities and Financial Trading (yes, she is smart). Elyse sets the record straight about her google rich past - palatial apartments, hedge fund honcho ex-boyfriends and feisty housekeepers. Despite what you may have read in the press, hear the real story directly from Elyse herself. Of course, all roads lead back to RHONY. Elyse tells us how she was cast (by accident folks), her relationships with Apple holders past (Jill, Bethenny, Heather, Aviva), present (Dorinda, Sonja, Leah) and how she feels about her Moniker, “Ramona’s Friend”. Take a bite out of that apple and listen in. (@elyseslaine @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef) Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/20/20201 hour, 17 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode Artwork

Backstage at BravoCon's WWHL / Night out with LeeAnne Locken and Dolores Catania

David welcomes back Style Expert Soneca Guadara (“Styled by Soneca”), for a night out behind the rope with LeeAnne Locken and Dolores Catania. A Dallas - New Jersey Crossover! What could be better than that? Having LeeAnne talk about the season that just past? Well yes, she did bring it up. There was also an almost Cynthia Bailey sighting (yup, almost). Oh, did we mention Soneca was backstage in the green room at BravoCon’s WWHL? Whops, shoulda led with that. From selfies with Rinna, to a run in with Mercedes Javid, to a Married to Medicine House Husband, this is a green room we all wish we were in. Ahh, recent, but oh so distant, memories.(@styledbysoneca @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef) https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/17/20201 hour, 10 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bravo Happy Hour

Bravo Happy Hour’s Megan O’Donnell joins David Behind The Rope for a jam packed sit down. A Sandoval sighting at Sur, Kid’s School functions with Kristen Taekman, Jill Zarin and her rugs, Kristen Doute in all her queen status, and that is only the beginning. Yup, there is even that 5 course celeb chef dinner that David replaced The Singer Stinger for. Of course, what episode would be complete without an eventing of getting drunk with Zac Efron (so hot). Random! (@bravohappyhour) https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/13/20201 hour, 11 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode Artwork

Countess Lu: A Review / VanderQueens

Back in a simpler time, David used to roam the NYC streets doing the “lords work”. With the new season of Vanderpump Rules back, he was lucky enough to have both of Pump’s Queens in NYC, Kirsten Doute (Queen 1) and Scheana Shay (Queen 2), back to back. Two days later, David runs into, who else, The Singer Stinger (NYC’s Upper East Side is really smaller than you think). With the new season of #RHONY back in full swing, David figured it was a good time to recount the end of last years’ Countess & Friends shows and all the guest appearances - Teresa Giudice, The Gorgas, Margaret Josephs, Marge Sr., Aydin - that went along with them.  https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/10/20201 hour, 5 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

Peggy Sulahian (Checking In with Bravo's 100th Housewife #RHOC)

A few months after The Real Housewives of Orange County finale, with production on the new season halted until further notice (thank you Corona), David checks in with the 100th Housewife, RHOC's Peggy Sulahian. From her early days in the OC, to her car loving husband Diko (Peggy is a Ferrari girl), to her double mastectomy, learn more about the real woman behind the facade of what the audience saw on Bravo. Of course, the conversation quickly turns to all things RHOC. Casting, production, filming, the epic Iceland vacation, nothing is off limits in this sit down with Peggy (she really is good at speaking her mind, people). As far as fellow cast mates go, there is the good (Vicki, Lydia), the not so good (everyone else?) and then there is that time Peggy physically closed Meghan King Edmonds' mouth because, well, she was talking too much. Grab your oranges and listen in!!  https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/8/20201 hour, 8 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode Artwork

THE REGENCY

In honor of the return of #RHONY, David is finally ready to talk about his new Upper East Side life, or for those of you who aren’t familiar with New York City, ground zero for Housewives. Front and center, of course, is the Regency, David’s new regular watering hole. Re-introduced to the regency by the and only Laurie Cooper, yup Dorinda’s Realtor, David was thrilled to run into Harry Dubin on his second visit (the two shortly thereafter became and remain IRL BFFS - who would have ever predicted this). Although a nightly regular on the UES, David isn’t moving any time soon. He’s excited to, its about time, see downtown NYC properly represented on the #RHONY franchise, Leah McSweeney (she knows Peter F’in Gatien) as I have told you recently, heart you!!! (Listener Appeciation @jessheller re-joins David Behind The Rope) *Please note, many of our episodes were recored prior to the bitch that is Corona. Please listen responsibly.  Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/6/20201 hour, 10 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONY's Harry Dubin (The Man, The Myth, The Legend)

On the heels of the season 12 premiere of The Real Housewives of New York City, the man, the myth, the legend, Harry Dubin, steps Behind The Rope. Harry chats about, what else other than his real life, shall we say, “experiences” with the women behind #RHONY. Harry takes us back to his first, housewife that is, Miss Sonja Tremont. After a chance meeting at a bar in DC, with only a first name, Harry tracks down Sonja after hitting up no less than 10 hotels, for the beginning of a several decade on again, off again, “relationship”. Once on the New York scene, Harry set his sights in another direction, a leggy blonde he met on the Upper East Side, Aviva Drescher. When his marriage to Aviva ended, he spent his time passing the days with Sonja, who was now Sonja Morgan, soon to be of #RHONY. Through Sonja, he met Luann, who he said knew what she wanted, him, and got it. There was also Kelly Bensimon, yup her too and Ramona, who he describes as a great kisser. Dorinda thew a shoe at Harry at The Regency and then there is Tinsley, oh Tinsley. Of course, no Big Apple sit down would be complete without Bethenny, Jill & Heather. Finally, Harry is more than eager to play a NSFW version of who would you rather #RHONY edition. @harrydubin @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4/1/202058 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode Artwork

Special Bravo Coronavirus Episode

Special Coronavirus episode. Well, the Coronavirus as it relates to Bravo (let’s keep it light and take our minds off life for an hour, people!). In the face of the challenging new reality that we have all been forced into, David welcomes back Emmy Award Winning TV Producer, “Just Joan” to tackle all of the important questions. How long is Bravo filming closed down for and when will it commence? What will all our favorite Bravolebrities’ faces look like in several months (let’e hope we don’t get there). David sighs at all that he has had cancelled: Straight Up With Stassi, Kristen Doute & Rachael O’Brien’s Comedy Tour, Dorobics, Mrs. Ryan Serhant’s Children’s Book Signing, Hannah Berner’s East Coast Podcast appearances, 12 hours in Toronto with Scheana Shay, Mel Gorga’s B-Day party, Joey Gorga’s comedy tour, James Kennedy spinning, Glanville & Richards' (Kim) Blonds Tour and so on. Most important, we here Behind The Velvet Rope are here for you. Don’t lose hope and remember, we are all in this together! Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/30/20201 hour, 6 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

Special Bonus Episode!!! - Recording Artist Lovari chats with David Yontef

Special Bonus Episode!!! Chart topping Billboard Artist Lovari stops by to discuss the release of his new album, Moment of Love, featuring the hit single Wonderful, a remake of the Annie Lennox original. The conversation quickly turns to all things Bravo. David details the filming of the “No Day Like Today” video featuring himself, Lovari, Margaret Josephs, Dolores Catania, Marge Sr, Adam Barta, and, last but certainly not least, Drag Superstar Honey Davenport (RuPaul’s Drag Race). There was food, laughs and drama! These two do a deep dive into all their favorite divas - Madonna, Cyndi, Cher, Annie, need we go on? A good time was had by all. Perfect bonus episode to close out this #staysafe #stayhome week. David welcomes BFF Marge Sr. Behind The Rope. Now that the 10th installment of RHONJ is over, hear all about this past season from David and Marge Sr., two people who were there for much of the seasons' filming. They discuss the good (Teresa being a potential single woman), the bad (Jennifer and her obsession with money) and the ugly (that hair pull, how it affected Margaret, and of course, everyones favorite topic, Danielle Staub). What else do these two talk about? Well, EVERYTHING. David's part time job working with Marge Sr., shopping, food, sleep overs at Marge Sr.'s and how David tries to avoid Freckles and Maxi, Marge Sr's two beloved felines. Finally, they talk about the upcoming Season 11 of RHONJ (yes, we are already there) before heading out for an evening cocktail. A comedy duo not to be missed. Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/27/20201 hour, 7 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode Artwork

MTV's Rich Girls' Jaime Gleicher (Steps Behind The Rope)

One of the pioneers of reality television, Jaime Gleicher, joins us Behind The Rope. Before there was Jax & Brit, Stassi & Beau, there was Ally (Hilfiger - yes daughter of Tommy) & Jaime, stars of the MTV reality Mega Hit, Rich Girls, which followed the lives of two wealthy New York City girls as they completed their final semester of high school before entering college and adulthood. Jaime, who is currently writing a book on her life, reflects upon her time on the show and what being thrust into the spotlight at a young age entailed. Jaime humors David in discussing the other reality juggernauts at the time Rich Girls began - The Osbournes, Newlyweds and Queer Eye. On a more serious note, Jaime is forthcoming about her real life struggles with an eating disorder and depression, which she hid from production during the filming of Rich Girls. These two dive into how Rich Girls came about, filming, editing, production and the promotion of the show. Jaime, now 35 and a Psychotherapist (a Barnard graduate, smarty pants), discusses the potential pitfalls of fame at an early age and how she "came out the other side". Until her book is published (300 pages and counting), listen here for an all access exclusive. https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/25/20201 hour, 18 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode Artwork

Reunion Looks Broken Down

David welcomes back fashion expert Soneca Guadara for another installment of "Styled by Soneca" - Reunion Looks Dissected. If there is a reunion, there is fashion. If there is fashion, there are David & Soneca to tell you exactly what they think. On the close of Season 10 of #RHONJ (yes there is a full on Jerz moratorium after this episode), these two discuss the good (I can't believe I am saying this, Jen Aydin), the bad (no comment) and the color (thank you Margaret Josephs)!! In other news Behind the Rope, now that the new season of Summer House is in full swing, the NYC cast has come out of the woodworks for benefits, baseball games and press. Where there are Summer House kids, there is David. Yes Luke is hot AF and yes Hannah is David's favorite - we know, we know. Take your mind off all and tune in now! https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/23/20201 hour, 1 minute, 24 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ EP Dorothy Toran - Thank You & Goodbye!

On the heels of her departure announcement from the franchise, David sits down with Real Housewives Of New Jersey's Executive Producer Dorothy Toran. From her beginnings in Liberia, Africa, to growing up in New York, to her career before #RHONJ (Oprah, The Obamas and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson), David and Dorothy cover it all. Obviously all roads lead to Bravo and for Dorothy that meant Manzo'd with Children, her entree into the network. When that show came to an end, Dorothy was called in to helm the reigns of #RHONJ in a pivotal season of helping welcome Teresa home. David gets most of his "fangirl" questions answered (you can't force an EP to answer anything she doesn't want to) before signing off. Thank you Dorothy for making some amazing, salacious, entertaining, heartwarming, juicy, over the top, real, poignant, relevant, captivating TV. Best of luck in your future endeavors!! @behindvelvetrope https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/18/20201 hour, 19 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

RHONJ (Finale Week) / RHONY (Almost Premiere Week) - Stories from the Week

In honor of RHONJ finale week (yes guys its over after this week and then we can move onto other topics), David welcomes Emmy Award Winning TV Producer, and Super Fan Listener, "Just Joan" Behind The Rope. Being the producer that she is, Joan immediately turns the tables on David making him address burning RHONJ questions such as Melissa or Tre, where in NJ would he live if cast as the first "Gay Housewife", and what really is the difference between a Kim G and a Kim D. Joan wants details about David's filming with RHONJ and RHONY. They do a deep dive into David's friendship and interactions with the two new RHONY kids on the block, Leah and Elyse and what we can expect (April 2nd is almost here). They discuss the importance of Bravo pets and how no one will ever follow in the footsteps of Giggy Vanderpump. Finally the conversation gets existential and a debate of fame versus money versus inner happiness arises. Phew. And that is only the beginning!!! https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/16/20201 hour, 13 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode Artwork

Summer House's Stephen McGee (Steps Behind The Rope)

David sits down with Stephen McGee from Bravo’s Summer House. Stephen explains what filming Summer House was like, answering questions such as what is real versus not real and how “involved" the producers are in the editing of the show. Stephen doesn’t hold back in discussing which of his cast mates had legitimate drama during filming and who he considers to have created fake storylines. Stephen is brutally honest when telling us who he thinks made the show interesting and who he considers boring AF. We discuss his tumultuous relationship with Carl Radke, as played out during Season Two of Summer House, and the current state of that relationship today. Finally David cannot control himself when hearing about Stephen's friendships with fellow Bravolebrities Kristen Doute, LeeAnne Locken, Jill Zarin, Vicki Gunvalson, Juliet Angus, Stassi no last name needed, Lauren Wirkus, and last, but certainly not least, Jax & Brittany. He went to the wedding, people!!! Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/11/20201 hour, 22 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode Artwork

Karen Huger La'Dame Pop Up / Fredrik Eklund Vacation in Tulum

David boards the train to Long Island to spend the day with the Grande Dame herself, Real Housewives of Potomac's Karen Huger. There is a photoshoot, lots of laughs and of course, a bottle of La' Dame. What does it really smell like? Find out here. Next David welcomes "Listener Appreciation Day" guest J. Heller (@jessheller), who talks about running into Fredrik Eklund on vacation in Tulum. Without husband Derek intact, Jessica assumes a break up, and starts an international rumor which she is still convinced is true. David is more than eager to talk about his last week of hanging out with Nate Berkus & Jeremiah Brent (Bravo’s The Rachel Zoe Project), Eva Marcille, Tyra Banks, Ronan Farrow (yes, he was in Texas for 12 hours), Juliette Lewis and the cast of the new season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. The conversation then turns to past run ins with Danielle Staub, the cast of Mob Wives, & Fran Drescher. Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/9/20201 hour, 18 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode Artwork

Marge Sr. - #RHONJ (Steps Behind The Rope)

David welcomes BFF Marge Sr. Behind The Rope. Now that the 10th installment of RHONJ is over, hear all about this past season from David and Marge Sr., two people who were there for much of the seasons' filming. They discuss the good (Teresa being a potential single woman), the bad (Jennifer and her obsession with money) and the ugly (that hair pull, how it affected Margaret, and of course, everyones favorite topic, Danielle Staub). What else do these two talk about? Well, EVERYTHING. David's part time job working with Marge Sr., shopping, food, sleep overs at Marge Sr.'s and how David tries to avoid Freckles and Maxi, Marge Sr's two beloved felines. Finally, they talk about the upcoming Season 11 of RHONJ (yes, we are already there) before heading out for an evening cocktail. A comedy duo not to be missed. Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/4/20201 hour, 15 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode Artwork

Niagara Falls - Overnight with Dorinda, Teresa & Margaret

David is on the move again!! This time over the border - bring your passports - to Niagara Falls with Dorinda, Teresa & Margaret (no last names needed). They fly together. They hotel together. They greet fans together. Of course, they also eat dinner and drink together. In true Housewives fashion, the trip had its moments where the cameras should have been rolling. No fear, David was there to observe. Alls well that ends well, but getting there was one hell of a ride. (David welcomes @sbeagelman for the first of new series "Listener Appreciation Day". All listeners need apply) https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3/2/20201 hour, 8 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode Artwork

Colin Hutzler from Bravo's Spy Games (Steps Behind The Rope)

David welcomes Colin Hutzler, one of the contestants of Bravo's Spy Games, a reality show competition where ten individuals compete to become the "ultimate spy" while living together in a house. Think The Mole meets Survivor meets Big Brother. #heaven. It's a good show, a really really good show complete with real life CIA, FBI and Secret Service packaged in a Bravo setting. David fan girls over the show as he and Colin discuss all things Colin, Spy Games, Bravo and Reality TV. Did we mention Colin has ties to the one and only Scheana Shay?? Of course, all roads lead back to Vanderpump Rules. An episode not to be missed. https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/26/20201 hour, 13 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode Artwork

New York Fashion Week - Hangin' With The Housewives

David welcomes Style Expert Soneca Guadara for the first of a new series “Styled by Soneca”. Where there are Housewives, there is Fashion. Where there is Fashion, there are Housewives. David and Soneca divide and conquer New York Fashion Week in search of housewives. From spending the day with Real Housewives of Dallas' D’Andra Simmons to a Toddlers & Tiaras Show with BFF Kim D, David and Soneca cover it all. There are sightings of Lisa Rinna, Kelly Bensimon, Kyle Richards and much more! Of course, these two do stray off topic into past experiences with Ladies of London’s very own Caroline Stanbury, Jessica Simpson and Justin Bieber. Can we say random?   https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/24/20201 hour, 16 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bravolebrity / Newlyweds: The First Year's Blair Late (Steps Behind The Rope)

David sits down with Bravolebrity Blair Late from Bravo’s very own Newlyweds: The First Year. Blair is one half of former "first gay couple” to discuss marriage / get married on Reality TV. David and Blair discuss this ground breaking title held by Blair and all the pressure that came with living up to that. Of course, they also do a deep dive into the Bravo Casting process, discuss the ins and outs of dealing with Producers and filming Newlyweds: The First Year and what it was like to be a cast member on one of Bravo’s highest rated shows at the time. Blair opens up about his untimely divorce when filming ended, which played out on a Bravo Follow Up special. Also, did you know Blair was in a boy band called B3, went to theater camp and knew Mandy Moore, Lea Michelle, and Natalie Portman, and now has a booming career in the heart of New York City.  https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/19/20201 hour, 19 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode Artwork

Weekly Dose of BS Tour - With Stephanie & Brandi

Host David Yontef is on the move again - this time to Austin, Texas for less than 24 hours to attend the Opening Night of the Weekly Dose of BS Podcast Tour with Stephanie Hollman & Brandi Redmond. David falls off his chair when BFF D'andra Simmons makes a surprise appearance. The night continues after the show with all 3 Dallas Real Housewives for drinks, laugher and the usual shenanigans. David finally bids farewell at 5am just in time for him to catch his plane back home. Oh, and there is also a NYC sitting of Jax & Brittany!! https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/17/20201 hour, 9 minutes, 1 second
Episode Artwork

Dorinda's Realtor Laurie Cooper / Bitch Sesh, A Review!

RHONY's - Dorinda's Realtor - Laurie Cooper, a close personal friend of David's, sits down for a fire side chat!! Laurie and David discuss their mutual love of all things NYC, RHONY, Real Estate, Million Dollar Listing (Frederick, Ryan or Steve?), Housewives and much more. Finally, Laurie and David attend together a live taping of Bitch Sesh Podcast (Casey Wilson / Danielle Schneider) featuring special guests Andy Cohen, Jerry O'Connell, Adam Paley and ... Laurie Herself!!! https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/12/20201 hour, 13 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode Artwork

Celebrity Housewives / Dinner with Ramona Singer, Kelly Dodd, and Dolores Catania

David flys to Florida with Dolores Catania to attend a “Celebrity Housewives” Q&A with Ramona Singer and Kelly Dodd. While in Florida David gets to meet Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta... 3 times!!!! The real fun happens when David goes out to dinner after the show with The Singer Stinger, Miss Dodd and BFF Dolores. Oh, and did we mention Fiancé Rick Leventhal was there too!! @behindvelvelvetrope @davidyontef https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1/26/20201 hour, 1 minute, 8 seconds