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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 ROPERACHEL UCHITEL (on Justice For Raquel Leviss, VPR's Future, Tiger Woods, & Feuding w/ Wendy Williams) - IVanderpump 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...2023-08-221h 01BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEBethenny 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 injus...2023-08-2145 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEJASON 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 Jaso...2023-08-201h 20BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEVanderpump 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. Hea...2023-08-181h 20BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEWhich Bravolebrities Have Joined Bethenny's Strike, Andy as Target & Likelihood of Real SuccessBethenny 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 likeliho...2023-08-1759 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEBethenny Frankel's Lawsuit (Who Really Joined, Targeting Andy, Why Now & Our Own Reality TV Exp) w/ RACHEL UCHITELBethenny 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 Housew...2023-08-161h 19BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEROSS 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 Bi...2023-08-151h 13BEHIND THE VELVET ROPECOURTNEY RHODES (on RHOA Freshman Season, Kandi Debacle, Upcoming Reunion & Message For Kenya Moore!) - IIThe 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...2023-08-141h 01BEHIND THE VELVET ROPELEEANNE LOCKEN (on RHOD, Cast Mate Feuds, Andy Cohen, Her Exit & Life As a Carny) IILeeAnne 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...2023-08-131h 04BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEGINA SCHOCK (on THE GO GO's, Belinda Carlisle, Break Ups, Make Ups, Harry Styles & "Made In Hollywood") - IIGina 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, th...2023-08-111h 00BEHIND THE VELVET ROPETom & Ariana Reconcile Kinda, Kyle Gets Closer To Morgan Wade, & Bethenny Frankel Lawyers Up To StrikeVanderpump 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...2023-08-1056 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPERHOBH 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 o...2023-08-091h 16BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEGINA SCHOCK (on THE GO GO's, Belinda Carlisle, Break Ups, Make Ups, Harry Styles & "Made In Hollywood") - IGina 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 wi...2023-08-0843 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPECOURTNEY RHODES (on RHOA Freshman Season, Kandi Debacle, Upcoming Reunion & Message For Kenya Moore!) - IThe 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...2023-08-0751 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPELEEANNE LOCKEN (on RHOD, Cast Mate Feuds, Andy Cohen, Her Exit & Life As a Carny) ILeeAnne 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 sce...2023-08-0658 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEThe Future Friendship of Ariana & Raquel, Scheana's New Hate, Erika's Rebirth & New Trouble for Luis Ruelas & Danielle CabralAs 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...2023-08-0459 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEBethenny Frankel Strikes, Graham Challenges Lucy Lucy Apple Juice, Kyle & Mo Deny, Deny & Raquel Leviss Demands MoneyBethenny 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. @t...2023-08-0355 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPECHLEB 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@davidyontefBONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Availab...2023-08-021h 09BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEJODIE 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 ch...2023-08-011h 07BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEALLISON DUBOIS (on Kyle & Mauricio's Separation, Her Original Prediction, Infidelity Rumors & Future Warnings) - IIAllison 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 Countr...2023-07-311h 02BEHIND THE VELVET ROPESONJA MORGAN'S INTERN (Spills The Tea About What This Iconic Position Really Entails!) - IISonja 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 disc...2023-07-3053 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEOur Dinner w/ Bo Dietl At Rao's, Dating PK Kemsley & The Truth Behind Raquel Levis' "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 mee...2023-07-2857 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPERaquel 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, anal...2023-07-2753 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEChecking 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 al...2023-07-261h 19BEHIND THE VELVET ROPENANCY 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...2023-07-251h 15BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEBO DIETL (Has New Messages For Luis, The Gorgas, Margaret, Teresa, Andy Cohen & Bravo!) - IIBo 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...2023-07-241h 02BEHIND THE VELVET ROPESONJA MORGAN'S INTERN (Spills The Tea About What This Iconic Position Really Entails!) - ISonja 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...2023-07-2356 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEKyle & 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 filmi...2023-07-2152 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEBethenny & Jill Reunite, We Attend Crappie Lake Premiere, RHONY Reboots & Dr. Terry Dubrow WarnsBethenny 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...2023-07-2055 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEJANICE 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 fe...2023-07-191h 11BEHIND THE VELVET ROPELAUREN ASH (on Superstore, Scandoval, Housewives, Co-Stars & Covering Rihanna's Umbrella) - IILauren 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 Cockta...2023-07-1852 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPERHONY'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 mo...2023-07-171h 13BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEADELA KING (on Ladies of London, RHODubai's Caroline Stanbury & More) - IAdela 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 Dub...2023-07-1656 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEKyle & 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....2023-07-1439 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPERHOBH Resumes Filming, Luann & Sonja's Return, Kim & Kroy’s Sagas & Bethenny Frankel's New BeefsSo 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.@thes...2023-07-1358 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPELAUREN ASH (on Superstore, Scandoval, Housewives, Co-Stars & Covering Rihanna's Umbrella) - ILauren 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 w...2023-07-1250 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPENATASHA 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@davidyontefBONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www...2023-07-1128 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEALLISON DUBOIS (on Kyle & Mauricio's Separation, Her Original Prediction, Infidelity Rumors & Future Warnings) - IAllison 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 Sin...2023-07-101h 00BEHIND THE VELVET ROPESHAMARI 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 t...2023-07-0956 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEGorga Run In This Week In Hamptons, Followed By Luis, VPR New Season Films & Likelihood Raquel Will ReturnThe 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 s...2023-07-0754 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPERHONJ Moving Forward w/ Both Teresa & Melissa, Dorit Kemsley Gets Sued, Kathy & Kyle Reconcile MaybeRHONJ. 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 unce...2023-07-0657 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEMARY 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...2023-07-0556 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPERHONY 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 Du...2023-07-041h 16BEHIND THE VELVET ROPETAN 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!2023-07-0335 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPETHOM 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 ch...2023-07-021h 31BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEBo Dietl (BTS From Our Interview/Unshared Info), Andy Cohen's Bethenny Frankel Diss & Why RHOBH Exit Helped Rinna's CareerWith 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 lik...2023-06-3054 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEAriana & Raquel's Future Reconciliation, Faith Stowers "Sues" Stassi, Jax's VPR Return & Kim vs Kroy Gets UglyWhile 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...2023-06-291h 10BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEMELISSA 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 def...2023-06-2848 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEJACQUELINE 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 discu...2023-06-271h 09BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEBO DIETL (Responds to Luis, The Gorgas, Margaret, Teresa & Andy Cohen!!) - IBo 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 Meli...2023-06-261h 02BEHIND THE VELVET ROPETAYLOR 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 sam...2023-06-2556 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEHow RHONJ Can Move Forward w/ Tre & Mel, Luis & Tre's Marriage, Marge's "Police Report" & Our Message to MelWith 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 invo...2023-06-2356 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEVanderpump 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 seas...2023-06-2254 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPETYLER 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 do...2023-06-2152 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPESECRETS & 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 si...2023-06-2051 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEAVERY SINGER (on Mom Ramona, RHONY Past, Present & Future, Dad Mario & Bach Boss w/ Jolie Golub) - IAvery 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 i...2023-06-1945 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPECAPTAIN 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@behindvelvetrope2023-06-1843 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPERHONJ Reunion Recap, Our Clap Back at Melissa w/ Receipts & Who Will Not Return Next Year to RHONJWe 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 ou...2023-06-1656 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPERHONJ (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 h...2023-06-151h 05BEHIND THE VELVET ROPERENEE GRAZIANO (on Mob Wives, Cast Mates, The Lifestyle, "Rats" & Recovery) - IIRenee 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...2023-06-1454 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEADAM 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 proudes...2023-06-1339 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEJUICY JOE GIUDICE (on RHONJ Past & Present, Who Called The Feds, The Gorgas & Teresa Gets Married) - IIJuicy 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, t...2023-06-1243 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPERANDALL EMMETT (on Lala, Vanderpump Rules, Lisa Vanderpump & More) - IIBack 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 ba...2023-06-111h 02BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEVPR Reunion Fallout, Raquel's Sanity, Ariana's Arrogance, RHOBH New Season Leaks & Return of RinnaWith 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...2023-06-0958 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPERHONJ Pause (Andy's Claims, Luis' Involvement, Future), Erika Jayne's New Man & Bethenny Frankel's RHONY FutureDespite 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...2023-06-0859 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPECARLOS 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 Hol...2023-06-071h 17BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEJAI RODRIGUEZ (on Queer Eye, Scandoval, Real Housewives, Bros, Early Bravo & Representation) - IIJai 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...2023-06-061h 02BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEJUICY JOE GIUDICE (on RHONJ Past & Present, Who Called The Feds, The Gorgas & Teresa Gets Married) - IJuicy 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 i...2023-06-0549 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPERANDALL EMMETT (on Lala, Vanderpump Rules, Lisa Vanderpump & More) - IBack 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 ba...2023-06-041h 17BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEVPR Reunion, What LVP Knew, How & Why Scandoval Benefits Everyone & Lisa Rinna's Recent Strange BehaviorWith 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 s...2023-06-0252 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPERHONJ Reunion & Pause, RHOBH Filming Wraps & We Film The Randall ScandalThe 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...2023-06-011h 01BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEJAI RODRIGUEZ (on Queer Eye, Scandoval, Real Housewives, Bros, Early Bravo & Representation) - IJai 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...2023-05-3154 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEPETER 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 A...2023-05-301h 01BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEEBONI K. WILLIAMS (on What Led To The End of RHONY As We Know It & How We Got To RHONY Rebooted) - IIThe 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 Th...2023-05-2957 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEEBONI K. WILLIAMS (on What Led To The End of RHONY As We Know It & How We Got To RHONY Rebooted) - IThe 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 Th...2023-05-2858 minBEHIND THE VELVET ROPEVanderpump Rules Pause, Reunion, Cast Changes & Why Ariana May Leave VPRYou 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 Wi...2023-05-261h 15BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEOur Attendance At Tom Sandoval & The Most Extra's Show, What We Discussed w/ Tom, & Rinna vs. Cohen UpdateTom 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 t...2023-05-251h 05BEHIND 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 ROPEJACQUELINE LAURITA (on Teresa Friendship, RHONJ Pause/Future, Caroline’s RHUGT, Juicy Joe & Her OG Status) - IIJacqueline 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 reunio...2023-05-221h 10BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEJILL 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, wha...2023-05-211h 32BEHIND THE VELVET ROPEVPR Finale Explodes, Kim & Kroy Divorce & Lisa Rinna Claps Back At Andy CohenKim 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...2023-05-1957 min