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BEHIND THE VELVET ROPETeresa & Melissa’s Very Good RHONJ News, Stassi “Fired” From VPR Again & Jeff Lewis’ Shocking Revelations About Shannon BeadorStassi 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...2024-10-111h 13BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEOur Recent Night Out w/ Paul (PK) Kemsley, Upcoming RHOBH Season Tea & Erika Jayne’s New LossRecently 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 lo...2024-10-031h 03BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEErika Jayne Speaks Out on Tom’s Verdict, Jax Slams Rachel Leviss & David Beador’s Shocking Texts About Shannon ReleasedVanderpump 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...2024-09-271h 11BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEMillion 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...2024-09-021h 19BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEThe 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...2024-08-0420 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEMillion 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@davi...2024-07-071h 15BEHIND THE VELVET ROPELouis 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...2024-06-091h 37BEHIND THE VELVET ROPECLAY 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...2024-05-1435 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEDAVID 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 ab...2024-04-282h 08BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEKyle Richards’ RHOBH Warning, Tori Spelling Shades Andy, Katharine McPhee on RHOBH & Rinna’s Winning MovesWith 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...2024-04-251h 04BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEJACKIE 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’...2024-04-141h 18BEHIND THE VELVET ROPENICOLE EGGERT (on Baywatch, Pam Anderson, Teresa/Melissa, VPR & “Strange” Randall Emmett Past) IINicole 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...2024-03-051h 07BEHIND THE VELVET ROPENICOLE EGGERT (on Baywatch, Pam Anderson, Teresa/Melissa, VPR & “Strange” Randall Emmett Past) INicole 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 B...2024-02-271h 02BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEDAVID 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 questi...2023-12-311h 21BEHIND THE VELVET ROPESUKIHANA (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...2023-11-191h 07BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEMORGAN 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 H...2023-10-311h 44BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEAPOLLONIA KOTERO (on Prince, Purple Rain, Purple Family, Love & Music) - IIApollonia 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 person...2023-10-1757 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEAPOLLONIA KOTERO (on Prince, Purple Rain, Purple Family, Love & Music) - IApollonia 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...2023-10-1042 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEMELISSA 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 f...2023-05-2455 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEDAVID 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...2023-05-2330 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEALICIA 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...2023-04-1831 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEKAREN GRAVANO (on Mob Wives, The Mob, Her Dad Sammy The Bull, The Lifestyle & Cast Mates!) - IIEveryone 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 murd...2023-03-121h 09BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEKAREN 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 murd...2023-03-051h 13BEHIND THE VELVET ROPESUMMER 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 rea...2023-02-191h 27BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEMARGE 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...2023-02-121h 21BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEDORINDA 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...2023-01-291h 19BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEGirls 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 ca...2023-01-0357 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEKIM 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...2022-12-2418 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPERHOBH Reunion Drama, Rinna's "Check Mate", Vicki Gunvalson Films RHOC, Taylor Armstrong Upgraded (?) & Stassi Schroeder ReturnsIt 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 film...2022-10-131h 00BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEKim 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 med...2022-09-191h 38BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEOur 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...2022-04-1616 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEBrooke 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...2022-04-1357 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEKim 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...2022-03-1916 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEVicki 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...2022-02-041h 10BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEThe 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...2021-12-161h 34BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEKristen 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...2021-11-121h 34BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEI 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 Davi...2021-06-1224 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEKim 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 J...2021-05-311h 41BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEPrincesses: 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 quic...2021-05-031h 43BEHIND THE VELVET ROPESpill & Sip - Weekly Gossip RoundupIn 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...2021-05-0241 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPERHONJ'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...2021-04-1256 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEInside Jen Shah's Shahrested, Erika & Tom Girardi Divorce, Britney Conservatorship - w/ Attny Emily D. BakerJen 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...2021-04-1010 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPERHODC'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...2021-03-221h 32BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEDavid 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 Palerm...2021-03-051h 59BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEJackie 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...2021-02-151h 12BEHIND THE VELVET ROPERandall Emmett (Vanderpump Rules) - Part IIRandall 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 chang...2021-02-0358 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEVICKI 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 inevi...2021-01-211h 10BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEGregory 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...2021-01-151h 23BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEGregory 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...2020-12-291h 09BEHIND THE VELVET ROPERHOP'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 w...2020-12-281h 24BEHIND THE VELVET ROPESarah 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 w...2020-12-231h 28BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEDavid Cook - American IdolAmerican 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...2020-12-181h 17BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEComedian 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 o...2020-12-101h 25BEHIND THE VELVET ROPESukihana (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 en...2020-11-201h 00BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEPatti Stanger (on VPR, RHONY, Andy Cohen & Millionaire Matchmaker) - Part IIThe 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 remin...2020-11-171h 02BEHIND THE VELVET ROPESean 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 enoug...2020-11-131h 16BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEDANNY 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 Dann...2020-10-121h 20BEHIND THE VELVET ROPERachael 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...2020-09-281h 13BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEKristen 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 discus...2020-09-241h 27BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEPatti Stanger (on RHONY, RHOBH, & Bravo Couples) - Part IThe 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 neophyt...2020-09-231h 03BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEGIZELLE 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...2020-09-101h 05BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEAnna Rothschild - (Tom D'Agostino's BFF / Rumored Fiance) # RHONYAnna 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...2020-09-081h 12BEHIND THE VELVET ROPECristy Rice (The Real Housewives of Miami) - Part IReal 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 Baske...2020-08-3150 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEDorinda Medley & Jill Zarin’s Ex AssistantLots 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 mo...2020-08-071h 29BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEMELISSA 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 Rive...2020-08-061h 15BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEJames Harris - Million Dollar Listing LAJames 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 Doll...2020-08-031h 08BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEMartini Mike #RHONYWelcome 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...2020-07-2609 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEDavid 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 th...2020-07-201h 04BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEKeeping Up With The RHONY, The RHONJ and The KardashiansDavid 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...2020-06-261h 19BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEJai 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 expl...2020-06-221h 21BEHIND THE VELVET ROPESonja 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 sha...2020-06-191h 17BEHIND THE VELVET ROPERandall Klein - Camp GetawayRandall 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 se...2020-06-041h 22BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEBrett 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, Davi...2020-05-251h 15BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEDr. 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...2020-05-181h 16BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEDavid 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 p...2020-05-1558 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPELuke 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 w...2020-05-111h 09BEHIND THE VELVET ROPERHONY, 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 st...2020-05-081h 07BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEKaren 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) child...2020-05-061h 07BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEMax 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, Ka...2020-05-041h 11BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEScheana & 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...2020-05-011h 10BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEErika Jayne, The Singer Stinger and Oh, So Much MoreDavid 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 i...2020-04-271h 23BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEKristen Doute's Podcast TourDavid 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 P...2020-04-241h 21BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEBravo Happy HourBravo 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 y...2020-04-131h 11BEHIND THE VELVET ROPECountess Lu: A Review / VanderQueensBack 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...2020-04-101h 05BEHIND THE VELVET ROPETHE REGENCYIn 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, Davi...2020-04-061h 10BEHIND THE VELVET ROPESpecial Bravo Coronavirus EpisodeSpecial 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: Stra...2020-03-301h 06BEHIND THE VELVET ROPESpecial Bonus Episode!!! - Recording Artist Lovari chats with David YontefSpecial 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...2020-03-271h 07BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEReunion Looks Broken DownDavid 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...2020-03-231h 01BEHIND THE VELVET ROPERHONJ 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...2020-03-181h 19BEHIND THE VELVET ROPERHONJ (Finale Week) / RHONY (Almost Premiere Week) - Stories from the WeekIn 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...2020-03-161h 13BEHIND THE VELVET ROPESummer 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 Tw...2020-03-111h 22BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEKaren Huger La'Dame Pop Up / Fredrik Eklund Vacation in TulumDavid 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...2020-03-091h 18BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEMarge 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...2020-03-041h 15BEHIND THE VELVET ROPENiagara Falls - Overnight with Dorinda, Teresa & MargaretDavid 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)2020-03-021h 08BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEColin 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...2020-02-261h 13BEHIND THE VELVET ROPENew York Fashion Week - Hangin' With The HousewivesDavid 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 Car...2020-02-241h 16BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEBravolebrity / 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 sho...2020-02-191h 19BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEWeekly Dose of BS Tour - With Stephanie & BrandiHost 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!!2020-02-171h 09BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEDorinda'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...2020-02-121h 13BEHIND THE VELVET ROPECelebrity Housewives / Dinner with Ramona Singer, Kelly Dodd, and Dolores CataniaDavid 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@davidyontefhttps://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...2020-01-261h 01