BEHIND THE VELVET ROPE

BEHIND THE VELVET ROPE

Come step ‘Behind The Velvet Rope’ with all your favorite TV stars and pop culture icons with host David Yontef as he asks his guests all the pressing questions YOU want answered! The ONLY 7 Day a Week Show! David’s relaxed, friendly interview style has welcomed a wide variety of guests -- from Real Housewives, musicians, comedians, actors, reality stars, designers, Bravolebrities and more! Behind the Velvet Rope has been mentioned in publications and media like Vanity Fair, The Today Show, Variety, The Wall Street Journal People, TMZ, Page Six, OK! Magazine, Us Weekly, Entertainment Tonight, ExtraTV, Billboard Magazine, Telemundo, Marie Claire, the Wendy Williams Show, Life & Style, Access Hollywood, Perez Hilton, The Daily Mail, Radar Online, Bravo Daily Dish, E!, The Sun, Just Jared, InStyle, Watch What Happens Live, Architectural Digest, Fox News, Hollywood Life, Too Fab, Rolling Stone, USA Today, MSN, The Drew Barrymore Show, Yahoo Online, The Mirror, Women's Health and more! Ranked #1 Real Housewives / Reality TV Podcast by BuzzFeed! FOR ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES - PLEASE CONTACT david@advertising-execs.com Subscribe to Behind the Velvet Rope on Patreon for special bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope

Episodes

April 30, 2025 63 mins
Andy Cohen is rumored to have new problems with Bravo execs, comments on Kenya Moore’s exit, defends Paige DeSorbo and seems to want another job within the NBC fam to which he is rumored to be in the running for. Is WWHL about to be a thing of the past? Scheana Shay is about the spill the tea with all that she has on Lisa Vanderpump. Brittany and Jax’s breakup gets uglier. Summer House has an epic fail that is about to take center ...
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Dorit and PK are getting a divorce to no one's surprise. As predicted, now that RHOBH Season 14 has ended and contracts are out for Season 15, Dorit has announced that she has hired a top, no nonsense, shark of an attorney to represent her in what is about to be a nasty, bitter all out divorce. PK is caught kissing Ryan Seacrest’s ex. Or is he? The paparazzi sure seem to be on hand for divorce filings, kisses, no make up or glam sc...
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New secrets from behind the scenes of this past season of RHOBH are revealed - malicious intent, new secrets hidden and, as we move into Season 15, new alliances formed. Speaking of Season 15, rumored cast changes arise, guaranteed contracts are sent out and Garcelle has still unfollowed all including Sutton’s businesses. Will this friendship ever recover? Does Boz really know what she is in for as she moves head in her RHOBH caree...
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Patrik and Pol are back for their bi-monthly spill sesh and today there is no shortage of tea. Seeing as this is their first visit post Jeff Lewis’ Chump Con the other week, they discuss who - Cynthia Bailey, Crystal Kung and Kelly Dodd represent the Housewives, what, when, where and answer all our questions about all that went down this wild Vegas weekend. Of course, there is also the fall out and drama between Jeff and Mercedes “...
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Hollywood Demons: Housewives Gone Bad has come and gone but not without teaching us a few things about our very own Teresa Giudice. From exactly who called the Feds to Tre’s alleged - the head of the IRS claims - past crimes, this docuseries revealed much more than we ever knew about Teresa’s past with mortgages, taxes and overall business acumen.  Blast from the past Juicy Joe weighs in as the TreHuggers start to falter with their...
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Sanya Richards Ross steps Behind The Rope. The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Sanya, that is, new podcast with Marlo and all.  Sanya stops by to mention it all and chat about all that is RHOA.  With this stellar return to form season of RHOA well underway with newbies - Angela, Brit, Kelli and OGs alike, we figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only Sanya Richards Ross. Sanya talks high...
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Jax has left the building and checked into rehab. And just like that, The Valley episode two has come and gone. Brittany is on the verge of a nervous breakdown, Jesse and Michelle go to new lows to hurt each other, Janet becomes more manipulative by the hour and last, but certainly not least, Kristen Doute reigns supreme as one of the best Reality TV humans ever. Garcelle takes back her narrative and has the last laugh with Sutton....
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New details about Kyle and Morgan arise from the past revealing new facts about the timeline of their relationship and exactly what Mauricio, Dorit and others really knew. Andy Cohen shows his double standard regarding Kyle and other Real Housewives he considers “worthy”.  RHOBH looks ahead to Season 15 with various well known celebs being considered for Garcelle’s open slot.  Luis Ruelas continues his influencer program on TikTok ...
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Jax Taylor seems to wanna talk and talk and talk - to the press that is - now that The Valley has returned and one revelation is more shocking than the next. Kristen Doute is validated, vindicated and hailed as the Queen she always knew she was. Denise Richards chats the future of her show, Charlie Sheen and RHOBH. RHONJ, RHONY and RHOP remain on pause. RHOC and RHOSLC continue to film as the tea from both spilt over. RHOM prepares...
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The Valley is back and the drama is real both on and off air. Jax is jaxing as only Jax can.  Jax slams LVP, ignores the cast except for Brittany and Kristen, declares he wants to be selfish, slams Lala and Scheana, praises Schwartzy and offers unsolicited advice to the new cast of Vanderpump Rules which began filming last week. Speaking of VPR, Schwartzy and Sandy break up. The tension between Porsha and Kenya heats up as newbies ...
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Gia Giudice keeps clapping back at herself in a non existent fight with Bethenny who seems too preoccupied in relocating to Florida - for all the obvious reasons - to even give a shiz. Of course, none of this will be on Next Gen but a group of randomly thrown together friends living in NYC is set to hit our Bravo screens this summer. Rumors and nastiness hit the RHOSLC streets last week as chatter about Meredith Marks being suspend...
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Matthew Lawrence steps Behind The Rope.  Fresh off his stint as Paparazzo on Fox’s The Masked Singer, Matthew is here to mention it all. From his early days of working with Robin Williams on Mrs. Doubtfire and Steve Martin on Planes, Trains & Automobiles to his current day gig of working with brothers Joey and Andrew on their Brotherly Love Pod, Matthew chats about the full anthology of his career and more. Of course we talk Boy Me...
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Jeff Lewis and Gage Edward, all these years later, still have their good days and many bad days.  It is hard to even imagine these two were once a happy couple. Kinda and not really. With Kyle and Mo and Dorit and PK most likely headed to their attorney’s offices -coming next season on RHOBH - we look at all the marriages that did not survive Reality TV and why. The Lisa’s Rinna and Vanderpump are somewhere smiling large. Speaking ...
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Brynn Whitfield claims she made seven figures last year, is a marketing genius that none of us - or her other RHONY castmates - truly understand and shares a few choice words for Mr. Jeff Lewis.  Sonja Morgan 2.0 is alive and well. Rumors of Gretchen’s RHOC storyline from the upcoming Season 19 surface, including possible secrets and demons from the past.  Teresa Giudice emerges with a strange never to be expected ally. Speaking of...
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Shep Rose and Craig Conover step Behind The Rope. The Southern Charm boys are here to mention it all. They talk highs and lows of the many seasons they have been a part of as OGs of Southern Charm, relationships and exes - Taylor Ann Green and Paige DeSorbo, cast mates past and present and what being on a Bravo reality show with no shortage of drama is really like. With Southern Charm Season 10 now a thing of the very distant past,...
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RHOBH Season 14. That’s a wrap and Part Three of the reunion did not disappoint. Sutton worked hard to repair her friendship with Kyle, Erika and, gasp, maybe even Dorit. Everyone except Garcelle, that is. Andy Cohen outed Kyle - again - and, even though he cannot wait to see where her life journey leads her, one thing is for sure. We will not see that journey next season as it relates to Morgan Wade, infidenlity rumors surrounding...
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Ally Lewber spills the tea about James Kennedy and a whole lot more regarding her brief time on Vanderpump Rules both on and off air. PK slams everyone and moves on from this RHOBH season. Mia Thornton moves to Atlanta as RHOP lingers on pause and RHOA continues with mixed reactions from viewers. Garcelle cuts off communication with all her ex RHOBH cast members. Brittany Cartwright and Jax Taylor fire shots and buckle up for a tum...
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Teresa and Luis deal with their new norm this week as they try to earn money, venture into new businesses and assure everyone that all is fine. After all, doesn’t love, love, love conquer all. Teddi Mellencamp shares health updates as fans have mixed reactions. Andy Cohen slams Kenya Moore and she claps back. RHOA moves on pretending Kenya was never there. The RHOBH reunion concludes. Morgan Wade wants her cake and to eat it too. K...
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Teresa and Gia Giudice have gone back and forth with Bethenny Frankel over the past few days regarding the status of Teresa’s marriage to Luis. Or have they? Gabriella Giudice saw Luis holding hands with another woman and is disgusted with her Mom’s marriage. Or is she? With so many fake stories arising daily about Teresa and Luis, many involving other Housewives, we separate fact from fiction, reveal the real reality of Tre’s situ...
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A Former Bravo Producer spilled the tea the other week and the revelations are still unfolding as we speak. Physical altercations we have never heard of, nasty behind the scenes housewives we would never expect to be mean and, oh yea, who on RHOBH has been naughty and who has been nice. You name it, this former Producer mentions it all. Erika Jayne has returned to her old ways as her several year long redemption arc may be in jeopa...
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