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! 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

BROOKS MARKS (on Gia, Riley, RHOSLC, Meredith, Lisa Barlow, Jen Shah & BravoCon)

July 13, 2025 • 78 mins
Brooks Marks steps Behind The Rope.  Brooks is here to chat about his Reality TV journey which has been witnessed since his break out iconic one liners from RHOSLC, Season One. As one of the “Real Housewife Kids”, Brooks is here to mention it all. With Next Gen gaining momentum week after week and lots of on line chatter about “break out” stars Brooks and Ariana Biermann, we figured today the perfect day to share this blast from th...
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Denise Richards’ Divorce (What We Know), RHOC Blogger Takedown Teresa Giudice Style & Rachel Zoe's Issue w/ Dorit

July 12, 2025 • 21 mins
RHOC is back in our lives and there is no shortage of drama right out of the gate. Having learned nothing from the RHONJ pause and Teresa’s dirty involvement with Bloggers which caused NBC to pull the show, Katie Ginella’s extra curricular activities with bloggers, podcasts and anyone and everyone else who will listen seems to have cost her the trust of her cast mates, love from the audience and possibly her coveted orange in what ...
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Tamra Judge's Alleged Affair, Dolores Acts Fake, Ariana's Big Win & Famous Faces Wanna Join Summer House

July 11, 2025 • 63 mins
RHOC is back in full force. Tamra’s alleged affair. An activated Gretchen. Katie Ginella, the Orange Holders' new target. Shannon lightens up. Dubrow, Kirschenheiter, Pedranti and what Emily Simpson calls the best season of RHOC, well, ever. Vicki Gunvalson, if anyone cares, heads to BravoCon. RHOP producers F with Candiace Dillard who has a lot to say about a lot of things as of late. Speaking of Candiace, the Traitors Season 4 is...
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PK & Dorit At War Over RHOBH Salary, Lala/ Schwartz Talk Dating & Teresa’s Role In Juicy Joe’s New F Up

July 10, 2025 • 65 mins
PK and Dorit are officially at war as their divorce gets nasty with new love interests, financial woes and PK wanting a piece of her now very large RHOBH salary. Lala Kent and Tom Schwartz are spending so much time together, gush over each other publicly, he picks up her tabs at dinner and so much more that we finally had to check with our sources regarding the now strong rumors that they are, in fact, a couple and dating. Rumors a...
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Gia Giudice Needs Help, Teresa’s New Message For Andy Cohen, RHOC Returns & RHOM Goes Low RHONJ Style

July 9, 2025 • 38 mins
Gia Giduice needs help. She is asking for your help, all the character witnesses' help and last, but not least, the President’s help to bring her Dad Juicy home. Gia says Todd and Julie Chrisley were pardoned so why can’t her father be. RHOM goes low gansta style a la RHONJ with private investigators, off camera convos with bloggers and cast members vying for top dog no matter what it takes. RHOC returns tomorrow night and RHOC cas...
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Gretchen's Fear of Tamra, Top Attorney Warns Bravo Over Jax & Kristen Doute / Tom Sandoval Reunite

July 9, 2025 • 69 mins
RHOC is back in our lives tomorrow and all of our fav Orange Holders have been spilling the tea all over town. Emily Simpson puts Gretchen in her place explaining to her, and us, that she is, in fact, afraid of one Miss Tamara Judge. Gretchen claps back and has a few words for Ms. Simpson of her own. Tamra is angry…again. A Top Attorney warns Bravo of their legal exposure, with many reasons and examples, that could result in litiga...
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Bravo's Regrets Over Teresa, The Toms Head To The Valley & Sutton's Hard Upcoming RHOBH Season (w/ Patrik & Pol)

July 8, 2025 • 74 mins
Bravo has some regrets about the power they gave Teresa through all these years which has now led to an RHONJ future which is still, at best, uncertain. Bravo continues to attempt to figure out the mess they have gotten into regarding RHONJ’s future with various initial solutions presented. Speaking of RHONJ, Juicy Joe has a new set of problems.Tom Sandoval’s year of redemption continues with a now viral appearance on America's Got...
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CAPTAIN SANDY (on Below Deck, Real Housewives, Rachel Zoe on RHOBH & Upcoming BravoCon)

July 7, 2025 • 59 mins
Captain Sandy steps Behind The Rope. She is back! Captain Sandy stops by to help us break down the current season of Below Deck, to talk about her own almost decade long at the helm of BD Med and so much more.  Sandy talks Captains Kerry, Lee and Jason. Sandy talks Chief Stews Hannah, Fraser, Bugsy. Of course the convo quickly turns to Real Housewives, Rachel Zoe, RHOBH, what to expect at this November’s BravoCon and everything and...
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Bravo’s Master Plan Regarding Louie Ruelas, The Valley’s Janet Flees US Over Death Threats & Tamra's Cluelessness

July 6, 2025 • 40 mins
The Valley’s Janet Caperna has left the United States amid multiple continuous death threats which she has received on line as a result of her edit this season on “Jax’s Show”. As The Valley heads into its final weeks with a major cast change on the horizon, Janet’s return is uncertain at best.  Louie Ruelas appeared on Next Gen this past week. Sources have now come forward explaining exactly why Louie appeared on the show. It seem...
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FRANKIE GRANDE (on How To Win At “Reality TV”, Sister Ariana, Big Brother & Meeting Madonna)

July 6, 2025 • 82 mins
Frankie Grande steps Behind The Rope. Reality TV Star, Red Carpet Host, Influencer, Broadway Legend. Yes, he is also the brother to one of the world’s biggest Pop Stars of our generation, Ariana Grande.  Frankie chats Big Brother, Broadway, red carpet hosting, sister Ariana, Madonna, Celine Dion and more. As this long and fun holiday weekend comes to a close, we figure today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat wi...
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Next Gen LA Coming w/ RHOBH Cast Kids, Teresa Gets Attacked, Phaedra Blows Up RHOA & The Gorgas In Jeopardy

July 5, 2025 • 22 mins
Now that Next Gen NYC is a huge hit that everyone is talking about, Bravo moves ahead with Next Gen LA having already spoken to several Housewives’ kids from various franchises, including the local mothership RHOBH. The possibilities are endless and several high profile offspring have already expressed serious interest in becoming the next Ariana Biermann. Teresa Giudice now claims she was attacked… again! The Gorgas’ RHONJ future ...
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Andy Cohen's Banned Housewives, The Gorgas Film Wife Swap & Jersey Shore Cast Member To Join RHONJ

July 4, 2025 • 36 mins
Andy Cohen has recently come out with a bombshell that there are three banned Housewives from different franchises that he never, ever wants to work with again.  We break down just who these three are, the difference between “banned" and “would rather not work with” and just what is up with the various lawsuits against Bravo and Andy these days. In other news, the Gorga’s hit a road block on their journey to filming Bravo’s upcomin...
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AJA (on Drag Race, Tori Spelling, Lady Gaga, Prince & The State of Reality TV)

July 4, 2025 • 72 mins
Aja steps Behind The Rope. Aja chats about what the experience was like being part of both Drag Race and All Stars - the good, the bad, the other. Of course, we talk about Ru, the judges, and some of our fav guest judges during Aja’s tenure: Lady Gaga, Tori Spelling, Jennie Garth, and Naya Rivera (RIP). With this stellar season of Drag Race back in our lives and today being a holiday and all, we figured today the perfect day for a ...
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RHOM Doesn’t Want Bethenny, Teresa / Melissa's Inevitable Truce & Teddi Mellencamp’s Unexpected New Feud

July 3, 2025 • 70 mins
The more the months go on with no RHONJ in our lives, the more likely it is that both Melissa and Teresa will be returning and many recent statements by Andy Cohen himself sure seem to suggest this. As The Real Housewives of Miami continues with mediocre ratings and a Larsa / Lisa feud we just do not want to pick sides on, they take a time out to send a clear and direct message to Miss Bethenny Frankel and it ain’t pretty. Teddi Me...
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Gia's Jealously Of Ariana Biermann, TreHuggers' Sick Response to Melissa's Accident & Teresa Fires Everyone

July 2, 2025 • 43 mins
In an effort to rebuild her life now that husband Louie has all but vanished from her socials and career, Teresa blames everyone on her staff, to use that term loosely, for her current financial mess, fires everyone in her employ and throws out different strategies, and conflicting statements, regarding her RHONJ future. Melissa Gorga gets in a serious car accident and Tre Huggers old and young, near and far react in shocking, unpr...
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Heather McDonald's Regrets, Tamra Judge Gets Very Angry, Louie Ruelas’ Truth & Kelly Dodd Hits New Low

July 2, 2025 • 57 mins
Kelly Dodd’s latest scandal just does not seem to want to go away. New facts emerge in Kelly’s latest public tantrum which the world witnessed last week in the form of a threatening voicemail to her ex husband which she claims is AI. Haven’t we heard that somewhere before? Margaret Josephs, we are looking at you. With Kelly driving at 200 mph straight into a proverbial brick wall, we wonder if it is time to ask for some much needed...
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Teresa's New Blogger To Replace "Old Nose”, Gia Giudice Fired (?), Jax' F Up & RHOC's New Season Disaster

July 1, 2025 • 68 mins
Gia Giudice has been fired or so the rumors say. Fan fiction, fake, someone’s imagination or real life truth? We break down all the chatter about Gia Giudice’s rumored termination on Next Gen which even Andy Cohen, not the Executive Producer of this show, himself has weighed in on. Meanwhile, Mama Tre has a new job and potentially a new blogger to replace Melissa’s Old Nose. Is Teresa up to her old tricks or is this all just a bunc...
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Jeff Lewis’ Thoughts on His Exes' Engagement, RHOC's New Villain & Gretchen Rossi’s Revenge (w/ Patrik & Pol)

June 30, 2025 • 66 mins
Now that the dust has settled from Jeff Lewis' Exes’ - Gage and Scott - engagement announcement, two of the Chumps themselves - Patrik and Pol - step Behind The Rope to discuss how, what, why, where, when, and more importantly, what happens next for all the aforementioned parties and how is Jeff Lewis really feeling about these upcoming nuptials of his two ex boyfriends. In other news, Kenya Moore’s actions have resulted in, not on...
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Dolores Just Hurt Teresa’s Chances of RHONJ Return, Real Reason Louie Ruelas is MIA & Kelly Dodd/ Tre Use Each Other

June 29, 2025 • 40 mins
There has been a lot of chatter the past few weeks about Louie Ruelas’ disappearance out of Teresa’s life. There have also been a lot of theories as to why. Today we break down the real reasons why Louie has all but disappeared from his own social media, Tre’s socials and what this means for the return of RHONJ. Speaking of the return of RHONJ, Dolores Catania’s recent statements have just hurt Teresa’s chances of returning. Did Do...
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CYNTHIA BAILEY (on Kenya Moore, Teresa & Luis, Bravo Lawsuits, Porsha & Nene Leakes)

June 29, 2025 • 75 mins
Cynthia Bailey steps back Behind The Rope. What a season of RHOA this has been. Kenya’s exit, Phaedra’s return, Porsha’s failure to make the mark she was bought back to, newbie Angela, low ratings, Brit’s exit and current $20M lawsuit against Bravo, NBC and RHOA Production. The one constant has been Cynthia Bailey and, as a result, we figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only Miss Cy...
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