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
May 17, 2024 • 69 mins
Dorit continues to wear her wedding ring, has started filming the new season of RHOBH with and without PK, has sat down with Kyle to work out the issues that remain from last season and trudges along amidst her separation from PK. Real or Fake seems to be the question most of you are asking and we take a little deep dive down that path. In other news, Kathy Hilton returns, Bozoma Saint John, Eva LaRue and Jennifer Tilly are all se...
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Andy Cohen has been cleared of all charges after Bravo’s internal “investigation”. Andy, Leah McSweeney’ Lawyer, Brandi Glanville’s Lawyer, the public and last, but certainly not least, John Mayer react with mixed emotions and thoughts. Despite what felt like a “Series Finale” Vanderpump Rules last week, we share our hot takes on why VPR will be back with a bang after a mini pause, discuss the likelihood Lala will join The Valley ...
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May 15, 2024 • 78 mins
Gregg McBride steps Behind The Rope. Gregg stops by to chat about writing “Mommy Meanest” which premiered on Lifetime TV this past Saturday. Gregg talks about what it was like to write a movie that ended up starring the one and only Lisa Rinna. Gregg talks about working with Lisa, many people’s preconceived notions from her time on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, RHOBH and how Miss Rinna has once again reinvented herself as b...
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May 14, 2024 • 33 mins
As The Traitors Season 3 prepares to film, we address the many rumors of who will be joining the cast separating fact from fiction in regards to Paris, Nicole, Teresa, Dorinda, Kenya and Jax as potential cast mates. Next we break down Paris & Nicole’s new unscripted show, Jax slams Lala, Scheana and the rest of the VPR cast, Jax and Brittany have more marital troubles, The Valley Season 2 is green lit and we prepare for tonight’s P...
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May 14, 2024 • 35 mins
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, ...
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Jackie Beard Robinson steps Behind The Rope. Melissa Gorga’s Ex-Envy Partner that is. With RHONJ Season 14 having finally arrived, we felt today the perfect kick off to a season long who’s who in RHONJ land of past and present Garden State residents. Jackie fills us in on all that she has been up to since we last saw her on our Bravo TV’s during RHONJ Season Seven and the infamous “left in the middle of the night with all the clot...
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Dorit and PK have announced their separation. We break down their statement, the shock or lack thereof heard around the BravoVerse, how long they have really been having problems, the likelihood this announcement was motivated only and solely in response to Producers’ rumored ultimatum to Dorit, how this has secured Dorit’s diamond for Season 14 and what we expect to see when RHOBH returns to our Bravo screens later this year. In o...
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May 12, 2024 • 107 mins
Koa Johnson steps Behind The Rope. If that name sounds familiar to you it is because he is the designer that The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’s Jen Shah was seen berating in the leaked viral video way back when. Koa’s name has resurfaced recently in relation to Monica Garcia and Reality Von Tease. Were the signs there? Is this chat foreshadowing several years in the making? Koa starts at the beginning explaining how, where, ...
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RHONJ has returned to our lives. We break down the Season 14 premiere sharing some good news and some not so great news. Hot Dog Lips, Tre and Luis vs. The Fudas, Jackie vs. Marge, John Fuda’s statement as soon as the episode ended, Jen Fessler living in her own world, candy bags for all, a shattered foreshadowed final scene at Rails and a cast that is either not speaking, feuding or still trying to figure out their storylines for...
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May 10, 2024 • 70 mins
With the return of RHONJ, we share some good news and some bad news about the premiere episode and the season. Ariana and Rachel Leviss’ lawsuit moves forward, we share a Something About Her good news / bad news update and prepare for the Vanderpump Rules reunion. We discuss real life run ins with Bethenny Frankel’s ex Jason Hoppy, ponder what a Jason Hoppy divorce podcast would look like and discuss the Bethenny and Paul break u...
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May 9, 2024 • 63 mins
The new season of RHOBH begins to film, we discuss the two rumored newbies, the involvement of Faye Resnick, Dorit’s diamond holding future and all that is currently going on with Kyle, Mauricio and Morgan Wade. In other West Coast news, Shannon Beador is rumored to still be drinking heavily, Tamra Judge promises an explosive RHOC season and we break down when we can realistically expect RHOC back on our Bravo screens. Finally, w...
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This explosive season of Vanderpump Rules has ended with a bang. Lala slams Ariana, Tom attempts to make peace with Ariana by speaking directly to her and new BF Daniel, Scheana struggles with forgiving Tom while still remaining loyal to Ariana, Jo is bullied and everything comes to a head in the much expected Tom Sandoval redemption season. As Schwartzy said, "plot twist", or is it? The VPR after shows were even messier with Lala ...
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May 8, 2024 • 33 mins
Corey Feldman steps back Behind The Rope! Fresh off his Masked Singer elim, Corey is here to chat about that experience, his new movie The Birthday and current tour which will place him in some of the largest arenas of his life. Of course, Corey is no stranger to the limelight having starred in some of the most iconic moves of the 80s - The Lost Boys, Goonies, Stand By Me, Gremlins and more. Corey talks growing up in Hollywood, M...
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Andy Cohen has just weighed in on Kyle Richards’ future so we figured we should break down just where we stand with Kyle and Dorit’s RHOBH future and when we expect filming for the new season to realistically begin. Monica Garcia shares a life update and we discuss the rippling effects of Jill Zarin’s viral Below Deck appearance. In other news, we talk Britney Spears - all is not okay, Taylor vs. Kim K - the clash of the uber A lis...
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Ana Quincoces steps back Behind The Rope. This time she brings Ace Fanning who takes a hot sec outta his day job taking about Sister Wives to help us break down all that has been going in the Bravo world the past few weeks. Of course with Ana here, we catch up on her RHOM appearance last season, discuss Alexia’s divorce, whether she has heard from Marysol and Alexia after her much publicized cameo and chat about the realistic fut...
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RHONJ has finally returned. We break down our plan for the season, the trailer, all the off air RHONJ blogger drama going on, Teresa’s “Hot Dog Lips" and what we can expect in a mere few hours when the new season premieres. In other news, Mauricio moves out of the family home, we discuss his new digs down the street from us in sunny LA, his star studded famous new neighbors and the fact that Kyle has removed his last name from her...
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May 5, 2024 • 97 mins
Arden Myrin, actress and comedian extraordinaire, steps Behind The Rope. She may be an actress and comedian who has starred in some of our favorite TV shows, Orange Is The New Black, Grey’s Anatomy, Hot in Cleveland, 2 Broke Girls, Suburgatory and Teachers, but Arden is a Pop Culture Aficionado who loves Reality TV and Bravo. Arden covers it all - RHOC, RHOSLC is a blockbuster addition to the franchise, why Mary Cosby, Sonja Morgan...
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The RHONJ Taglines have arrived just in time for tomorrow night’s premiere of RHONJ. We break down the taglines one by one, rank them from worst to best, deep dive the meaning behind each and discuss what we can expect this season on RHONJ. Next we pause and take a moment of silence for the passing of one of our very own, The Namaste B$tches Podcast. We discuss what led to the end of that Podcast versus the fake narrative that is ...
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Sonja Morgan’s townhouse is being auctioned off. We chat about the now some say iconic, some say infamous townhouse, what led to the auction and what happens now to Sonja. Tom Girardi’s May trial has been pushed to August, Whitney Rose moves closer to divorce, Rachel Leviss’ lawsuit against Tom and Ariana moves on, Tom and Ariana both independently clap back, Bethenny Frankel cancels herself, yet again, Denise Richards reminds us t...
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We announce our “We Do Not Want To Leave The House Podcast Tour”, June 5th! In other news, Kyle and Morgan are rumored to have broken up. We break down this bit of info, deep dive where the rumor started, the validity of it, Kyle’s appearance with Mo at Stagecoach and whether we will, in fact, see Morgan Wade next season on RHOBH. We break down the rumors that Keiana Stewart and Stacey Rusch are joining RHOP next season, our real ...
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