BEHIND THE VELVET ROPE

By David Yontef

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JULIE GOLDMAN & BRANDY HOWA...

12.10.2023

Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard from Bravo’s "The People’s Couch" step Behind The Rope. You may have heard a thing of two about them feuding with Jeff Lewis lately. You may have heard a thing or two about Heather McDonald’s ...

BEHIND THE VELVET ROPE episodes:

12.10.2023 JULIE GOLDMAN & BRANDY HOWARD (on Jeff Lewis, Bravo Drama/Feuds & Vanderpump Rules) - I Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard from Bravo’s "The People’s Couch" step Behind The Rope. You may have heard a thing of two about them feuding with Jeff Lewis lately. You may have heard a thing or two about Heather McDonald’s ...
12.09.2023 RHONJ Season 14 Update, Alexis Bellino & John Janssen’s Dating & RHOBH Recap (F’d Up Denise, Erika’s Zen, Sutton’s Cig & Kim Richards’ Drawings) The RHOBH Dinner Party From Hell. Part Two. LOL. Where, oh where, do we even begin. Breaking the fourth wall, Erika’s newfound zen and claims that she does not care if a man is rich or poor, Dorit’s horror over ...
12.08.2023 RHOC Next Season Casting Updates, Rachel Leviss Returns, The Problem w/ RHOP & Kim Zolciak's New Low RHOC. So many casting changes and news, so little time. As Andy Cohen pretends that Taylor Armstrong resigned from Orange County Housewives all on her own, rumors continue to swirl that Gina, Emily, Jennifer, Shannon, Heather and Tamra are all ...
12.07.2023 Kim Richards' Message To Kyle, Kathy Hilton's Xmas Party Fall Out & Shady Sutton The Savage's RHOBH Season Kathy Hilton had an epic Holiday Party which has got everyone in town talking thanks to one Miss Teddi Mellencamp. Heather Gay will never film again with Monica Garcia who Mary Cosby says we all need to pray for. Kim ...
12.06.2023 ALEXUS WHILBY (on Ex In-Laws The Chrisleys, Chase & Savannah & Jail Time) - I Alexus Whilby steps Behind The Rope. Alexus is here to chat about what it is like being the former daughter in-law of the now prisoned Todd and Julie Chrisley. Alexus takes a trip down memory lane from first meeting Todd ...
12.05.2023 Introducing: ‘Tis The Grinch Holiday Talk Show Cuddly as a cactus and charming as an eel, he’s your new favorite snarky talk show host. Join The Grinch (and his faithful dog Max) each week as he rants against Christmas cheer and roasts celebrity guests like chestnuts on ...
12.05.2023 ASHLEY PARKER ANGEL (on O-Town, Only Fans, Reality TV, Taylor Swift & The Masked Singer) Ashley Parker Angel steps back Behind The Rope. Fresh off his stint on The Masked Singer - Long Live S’more - Ashley is here to chat about that experience, early days with O-Town, Boy Bands, Reunions, Ariana Grande in Wicked, ...
12.04.2023 What A List Celebs Have Hooked Up w/ Bravolebrities? (w/ MELISSA RIVERS) It is that time of the month again. Miss Melissa Rivers is back to break down all that has been happening in our Bravo world. Having had dinner with Bethenny and Nene earlier this month, we ask Melissa, “were there ...
12.03.2023 VICKY VOX (on Brandi Glanville, Real Housewives & Drag Race) - II Vicky Vox steps back Behind The Rope. She barely made it, just in from Kelly Osborne’s Birthday Party and all. A little hungover, it is ok we do not judge, Vicky is here to Spill The Tea on just what ...
12.02.2023 Danielle Cabral’s Bad Week, Melissa Gorga’s Trust Issues & Jackie Shade and RHOBH Dinner Party From Hell (Recap!) RHOBH Dinner Party from Hell. No, not that Dinner Party from Hell from Season One with our very good friend Allison DuBois. This past weeks Dinner Party from Hell. We break down this epic dinner sharing all our hot takes ...
12.01.2023 John Janssen & Alexis Bellino Heat Up, Larsa Pippen Cools Down & We Apologize To Teddi Mellencamp As Rinna Weighs In As Raquel Leviss gets publicly slammed, once again, we look ahead to the upcoming season of Vanderpump Rules sharing what we know and breaking down all the drama we can expect when our fav SerVers return next month. RHOC’s John ...
11.30.2023 Bethenny & Nene's Breakup (Fact vs Fiction), Kelly Bensimon Thank You, Candiace Dillard Apology & VPR Shocker Another day, another turn in the saga that is the breakup of super Type A personalities Bethenny Frankel and Linnethia “NeNe” Leakes. We share our hot takes on the latest, deep dive this breakup, chat Bravo and Andy’s involvement and ...
11.29.2023 Cease & Desist Received By Bethenny Frankel, Run In w/ Rachel Zoe, & RHOBH, RHOP, RHOSLC Hot Takes (w/ Meredith Lynch) II Have you ever heard of or met someone who has received a Cease and Desist from both Bethenny Frankel and Rachel Zoe, who has regular lunches as Kathy Griffin’s Hollywood Hills estate and who loves Bravo as much as we ...
11.28.2023 Cease & Desist Received By Bethenny Frankel, Run In w/ Rachel Zoe, & RHOBH, RHOP, RHOSLC Hot Takes (w/ Meredith Lynch) I Have you ever heard of or met someone who has received a Cease and Desist from both Bethenny Frankel and Rachel Zoe, who has regular lunches as Kathy Griffin’s Hollywood Hills estate and who loves Bravo as much as we ...
11.27.2023 RHONY’s JULES WAINSTEIN (on RHONY Past/Present/Future, Bethenny Frankel Run Ins & RHOM) - II Jules Wainstein steps back Behind The Rope. So much has been written about Jules over the past few years since her time on RHONY’s Season Eight. Today Jules is here to set the record straight on what is true, not ...
11.26.2023 VICKY VOX (on Working w/ Brandi Glanville, Partying w/ Kelly Osbourne & The Joy of Miley Cyrus ) - I Vicky Vox steps Behind The Rope. She barely made it, just in from Kelly Osborne’s Birthday Party and all. A little hungover, it is ok we do not judge, Vicky is here to Spill The Tea on just what went ...
11.25.2023 Teresa’s Very Good Week, Gia’s Upgrade, Nene/Bethenny Fall Out & RHOBH “Name Em” Recap As Teresa is named one of the forty most powerful women in Reality TV, we break down all that has happen this week in RHONJ land - the fact that we will see more of Gia next season, Danielle Cabral’s ...
11.24.2023 RYAN CABRERA - (on his Dating Ashlee Simpson, Audrina Patridge & Avril Lavigne, The Hills & Jessica Simpson) Ryan Cabrera steps Behind The Rope. Ryan was discovered by Jessica and Ashlee Simpson’s Dad, Joe Simpson, while playing an acoustic show in Dallas. Two days later he was living in Los Angeles in the Simpson Household. With a room ...
11.23.2023 CHRISTI LUKASIAK (on Dance Moms, Abby Lee Miller, Gigi Hadid & Taylor Swift) Christi Lukasiak steps Behind The Rope. We figured this blast from the past was a perfect chat for Thanksgiving Day (you didn’t think we would take a day off, did you?). First off, Christi fills us in on all that ...
11.22.2023 BROOKS MARKS (on RHOSLC, Mama Meredith, Jen Shah, Lisa Barlow, BravoCon & Tracksuits) Brooks Marks steps back Behind The Rope. With RHOSLC back in our lives for a stellar Season, we thought it time to share this never before aired blast from the past chat with Brooks Marks. Brooks is here to chat ...
11.21.2023 CHRISTOPHER ATKINS (on The Blue Lagoon, Brooke Shields, Dallas, Remakes & Channing Tatum) Christopher Atkins steps Behind The Rope. Christopher is here to chat about the full anthology of his career none the least of which was his breakout role in the classic 1980 film Blue Lagoon. Christopher talks about how he got ...
11.20.2023 RHONY’s JULES WAINSTEIN (on RHONY Past/Present/Future, Bethenny Frankel Run Ins & RHOM) - I Jules Wainstein steps Behind The Rope. So much has been written about Jules over the past few years since her time on RHONY’s Season Eight. Today Jules is here to set the record straight on what is true, not true ...
11.19.2023 SUKIHANA (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 ...
11.18.2023 Teresa Slams Tamra Again, Margaret’s Latest Obsession, Andy Cohen’s Anger w/ Aydin & RHOBH Recap Tamra Judge has just shaded Teresa Giudice and Luis Ruelas again and Teresa has clapped back. Hard. We break down the latest in the ever changing Tre vs. Tamra feud sharing all of our hot takes. In other RHONJ news, ...
11.17.2023 Sutton Stracke vs Kyle Richards, Denise Richards' Rinna Friendship Exposed, Monica Garcia's Shady Past & Robyn / Juan Dixon Update Monica Garcia is making quite a splash her freshman season of RHOSLC - alleged fake ties to the military, lawsuits against and by Heather Gay, messy breakups, Lisa Barlow conflict and an on again / off again relationship with her ...
11.16.2023 Ramona Singer Cancelled, Leah McSweeney Sues, Jenna Lyons' Season Two & Manzo/Glanville's Uncertainty The Vanity Fair “Reckoning” continues to have its effect with Ramona Singer being cancelled, Leah McSweeney about to sue, NBC Head Honchos making formal statements and many of our fav shows such as the Brandi Glanville / Caroline Manzo RHUGT ...
11.15.2023 CANDIACE DILLARD (on RHOP Past/Present/Future, Cast Mate Feuds & Ashley Darby's Divorce) Candiace Dillard steps back Behind The Rope. Candiace Dillard from the vault that is. This never before aired chat, on the heels of last season’s The Real Housewives of Potomac premiere, is shared here today with Miss Candy Gal and ...
11.14.2023 JULIA HAART (on My Unorthodox Life, Jill Zarin, Divorce Update & Dating Younger!) Julia Haart steps Behind The Rope. My Unorthodox Life’s Julia Haart that is. Julia is here to chat all about life as the star of a hit Netflix show, shares updates on the fam Batsheva, Miriam, Shlomo and Aron, talks ...
11.13.2023 COUNTESS LUANN DE LESSEPS (on BravoCon, RHONY Girls Trip Update, Masked Singer & Becoming The Next "Golden Bachelorette") Countess Luann is back. Yes, again!! We have to stop meeting like this. Fresh off her Masked Singer elimination, Luann is here to chat about that experience, her new cabaret - “Marry, F, Kill” premiering early 2024, which of her ...
11.12.2023 SUZANNE SOMERS (on an Iconic Career & Life Well Lived) - Another Tribute Interview Suzanne Somers died on October 15th, one day before her 77th birthday. Suzanne died of breast cancer with metastasis to the brain. I had the pleasure of interviewing Suzanne not once but twice. How I got so lucky through this ...
11.11.2023 BravoCon RHONJ (Teresa’s Boos, Jen Aydin’s Clap Back, Jackie & Marge’s Friendship, Dolores' Shocker & Season 14 Revealed) BravoCon RHONJ Edition!! You guys have asked for it all week and today we share all our thoughts and break down all that happened Behind The Scenes and Backstage at BravoCon - RHONJ Style. We address all the rumors that ...
11.10.2023 Ariana & VPR Cast Invite Raquel Back, LVP & Kyle Richards Move Toward Reconciliation, Vicki Gunvalson's RHOC Return & Andy Cohen's Anger BravoCon weekend was so supersized that we needed to dedicate not one but at least two shows to this Super Bowl of an event. We start by breaking down Vicki Gunvalson’s Wifetime Achievement Award, the return of past Pod guests ...
11.09.2023 BravoCon (The Truth Behind Andy's Media Safe Answers, Ramona's Absence, Jeff Lewis' Shade & The Return of Carole Radziwill To RHONY) BravoCon has come and gone and it is finally time for us to discuss our experiences - the good, the bad, the other. Next we spill all the tea and share all our nuanced analysis regarding all of the weekend’s ...
11.08.2023 ALLISON DUBOIS (on Kyle & Mauricio’s Reality, Dorit & PK’s Future, Erika's Empathy & Vanity Fair’s “Reckoning”) II Allison DuBois steps back, again, Behind The Rope!! With two episodes of this season of RHOBH under our belts, Allison stops by to help break down this current season of RHOBH. First, we revisit her thirteen year in the making ...
11.07.2023 SAMANTHA FOX (on "Touch Me", Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, Coming Out & Stalkers) Samantha Fox steps back Behind The Rope. Yes, Ms. Fox is already back to chat more about her Iconic career with such mega hits like “Touch Me”, “Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)”, “I Wanna Have Some Fun” and many, many ...
11.06.2023 ALLISON DUBOIS (on RHOBH Recap, Kyle/Mauricio/Morgan, Dorit & PK's "Separation", Erika's Empathy & New Predictions) I Allison DuBois steps back, again, Behind The Rope!! With two episodes of this season of RHOBH under our belts, Allison stops by to help break down this current season of RHOBH. First, we revisit her thirteen year in the making ...
11.05.2023 SUZANNE SOMERS (on an Iconic Career & Life Well Lived) - A Tribute Interview Suzanne Somers died on October 15th, one day before her 77th birthday. Suzanne died of breast cancer with metastasis to the brain. I had the pleasure of interviewing Suzanne not once but twice. How I got so lucky through this ...
11.04.2023 Joey Gorga’s Comedy Scam, Margaret’s Video Mishap Leaked, BravoCon Update & RHONJ’s Penny Drossos Karagiorgis Interview RHONJ’s Penny Drossos-Karagiorgis steps Behind The Rope. Season Five RHONJ’s Penny Drossos, that is. Penny explains how she was at the forefront of being caught between Melissa and Teresa way back when the original “Melissa Cheated” rumors came out. Penny ...
11.03.2023 Tamra Judge Blocks Us, Dorit & PK Deny, Ubah Slams Everyone, RHOP Returns & BravoCon Weekend Arrives On the heels of the return of RHOP, the drama off screen is heating up in full force. Robyn and Gizelle weigh in on the Chris Bassett infidelity rumors, Candiace slams them back and Mia Thornton gears up to share ...
11.02.2023 Kyle Comes For Us, Vanity Fair’s Bravo Expose Exposed, Dorit's Latest Robbery & Mauricio's DWTS Partner Kyle Richards has a message for everyone who thinks her separation from Mauricio is fake. We break down just what is really going on with Kyle and Mo, separate the fake from real, discuss Mauricio’s Dancing With The Stars partner ...
11.01.2023 MELISSA RIVERS (Attends Bethenny's Dinner w/ Raquel & Nene, Prepares For BravoCon This Weekend & Talks Vanity Fair's Bravo "Probe") Last week Bethenny Frankel, Nene Leakes and the artist formerly known as Raquel Leviss had dinner at Hotel Bel Air with approximately twenty seven other women. One of those women was our very own BFF and monthly cross over co-host ...
10.31.2023 Introducing: UNDERWATER with Jason Derulo Starring Jason Derulo, UNDERWATER is a sexy, neo-noir thriller and a first-of-its kind narrative album. Brand new, original music from Jason Derulo will be woven into the story and score, creating an innovative and immersive listening experience, and making for ...
10.31.2023 MORGAN 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, ...
10.30.2023 SHAWN TRUJILLO (w/ Special Guest ANGIE KATSANEVAS) on RHOSLC Season 4, Cast Mates, Rumors & Stereotypes Shawn Trujillo (w/ special Guest Appearance by wife Angie Katsanevas) steps Behind The Rope. Shawn is here to chat all about this current season of RHOSLC! Shawn opens up about what it is like to be one of this season’s ...
10.29.2023 TRINITY "The Tuck" TAYLOR - (On Winning Drag Race, Reality TV & Lady Gaga) - Part II Trinity “The Tuck” Taylor steps Behind The Rope. With all the Bravo drama in overdrive this month, we figured it a great day to share this fun, happy, light hearted chat. Checking in from her home in Orlando, Florida, Trinity ...
10.28.2023 Dorit & PK’s Separation (Fact vs. Fiction), RHOBH Recap & “Fake” Scenes, RHONJ Cast Trip Cancelled & Our Thank You To Melissa Gorga The RHONJ Cast Trip has been cancelled. Lauren and Vito are separated and divorced. Joey Gorga claims he slept with Dolores and that Evan cheated on Jackie. Melissa Gorga wants a personal thank you. We break all of this down ...
10.27.2023 Bethenny Frankel's New Attitude, Mary Cosby's Shade, RHOSLC Recap & The Return of RHOBH Bethenny Frankel used to be one of the most respected Real Housewives ever. Has she fallen from grace, risen above and become much bigger and more important than Housewives and does she even care either way? We deep dive her ...
10.26.2023 Jax Taylor Heads to RHOBH, Vanderpump Valley Update, Andy Cohen Reacts To Tamra's FU & Nene Leakes' Marriage Proposal We start with an update on White House Crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi! We know, we know. We did not see that one coming either. Jax Taylor de-boards a plane, drops bombs on WWHL, opens Jax’s Studio City, shares tea ...
10.25.2023 Selling The OC's POLLY BRINDLE (on Season Two Drama, Cast Mates, Kissing Tyler & Double Standards) - II Polly Brindle steps back Behind The Rope. Selling The OC’s Polly Brindle that is. Polly is here to chat all about Selling The OC - all the just witnessed Season Two drama, cast mates Alex Hall, Jarvis, Tyler, Rose, Kayla, ...
10.24.2023 Selling The OC's POLLY BRINDLE (on Season Two Drama, Cast Mates, Kissing Tyler & Double Standards) - I Polly Brindle steps Behind The Rope. Selling The OC’s Polly Brindle that is. Polly is here to chat all about Selling The OC - all the just witnessed Season Two drama, cast mates Alex Hall, Jarvis, Tyler, Rose, Kayla, Gio, ...

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