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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!

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JUICY JOE GIUDICE (on RHONJ Past & Present, Who Called The Feds, The Gorgas & Teresa Gets Married) - I Jun 05, 2023

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Juicy 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 in jail and ultimate deportation addressing all the recent claims that The Gorgas were somehow involved. Forget all the speculation shuffling around the internet, the source himself is here to explain just what went down. Of course we also cover the highs and lows from his time on the show - table flips, "see you next Tuesday”, his beloved daughters and much more. Of course, Teresa has gotten married to Mr. Luis Ruelas. Like we said, Juicy mentions it all. THE interview you have waited this entire RHONJ season for has finally arrived!!!

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RANDALL EMMETT (on Lala, Vanderpump Rules, Lisa Vanderpump & More) - I Jun 04, 2023

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Back 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 back, almost three full years later, this chat takes on a whole new meaning with each word analyzed more than the next. Fascinating and chilling at the same time from a man whose life was about to fall apart and crumble. Randall Emmett.

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KIM D. (on Winner of RHONJ Reunion Round One, Andy's Damage Control & Bo Dietl) Jun 03, 2023

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And Round One of The Epic Three Part RHONJ Season Thirteen Reunion goes to….? Teresa? Melissa? Does anyone or anything else even matter? Kim D. is here to deep dive and share her hot takes on this epic showdown, who came out ahead, where she thinks Bravo and the franchise need to go from here and whether each side - Mel and Tre - are really, really done with each other. In other reunion news, Kim chats TreStumps - that you very much Margaret, Cabral vs Fuda, the humor and sometimes failed humor of Ms. Aydin, the wise words and wisdom of Dolo and, oh, so much more. In real life news, Kim chats an angry Bo Dietl, damage control by Andy Cohen, a Melissa Gorga NYC run in, more mounting legal woes for Luis Ruelas and a quiet as a church mouse cast that sat there in real time watching their potential RHONJ future slip away as Tre and Mel slowly put a few more nails in the ten year old coffin.

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VPR Reunion, What LVP Knew, How & Why Scandoval Benefits Everyone & Lisa Rinna's Recent Strange Behavior Jun 02, 2023

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With 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 show returns. Finally, we discuss Lisa Rinna’s recent claims that The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is a “stupid” show, her visions of Lois telling her to resign, her conflicting exit stories, her social media block and whether she misses RHOBH way more than she is letting on.

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RHONJ Reunion & Pause, RHOBH Filming Wraps & We Film The Randall Scandal Jun 01, 2023

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The 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 one show that will not be returning anytime soon, RHONJ. We break down the pause, explain why every single cast member’s job is on the line, discuss how we think the Melissa vs. Teresa problem will be solved and when, realistically, we can expect our fav Garden State ladies to resume filming. Finally we discuss the RHONY Reboot, RHONY RHUGT, Bethenny’s involvement and whether Ramona Singer really, truly, possibly could not know who Kristen Taekman is.

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JAI RODRIGUEZ (on Queer Eye, Scandoval, Real Housewives, Bros, Early Bravo & Representation) - I May 31, 2023

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Jai 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 today. Jai chats the original Queer Eye, early days of Bravo, Real Housewives, current Netflix Queer Eye, cast mates and what the original Fab Five have in store for the upcoming 20th anniversary. Of course, there are also his many series regular and guest appearances on Malibu Country - shout out Heather Dubrow, Nip/Tuck - shout out Ryan Murphy, Grey’s Anatomy - shout out Shonda Rhimes and many more.

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PETER MADRIGAL (on VPR Reunion, Disrespect To LVP, VPR Pause, James' Antics & How Cast Moves Forward) May 30, 2023

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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 Andy Cohen. We chat about both Lala and Ariana’s clap backs to Lisa Vanderpump and whether LVP is “fair game” for the VPR cast or whether she is above being questioned by her once Sur Staff. Peter breaks down the coming attractions for the Reunion Part II and III, Ariana’s claims that she wont film with Tom or Raquel, the many false rumors surrounding next season, the VPR “pause”, potential spin offs and where the show and cast go from here amidst the Scandoval and season long epic drama.

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EBONI K. WILLIAMS (on What Led To The End of RHONY As We Know It & How We Got To RHONY Rebooted) - II May 29, 2023

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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 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 Thirteen when the Franchise went on permanent pause causing both a Reboot and a Legacy, now Girls Trip. In light of Ramona being phased out of Legacy and now, with no options left to turn to once Jill Zarin passed, back in the fold as needed. Is the network committed to all the causes it so claims or is there more beneath the surface. In true RHONY fashion, we mention it all. Part II

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EBONI K. WILLIAMS (on What Led To The End of RHONY As We Know It & How We Got To RHONY Rebooted) - I May 28, 2023

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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 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 Thirteen when the Franchise went on permanent pause causing both a Reboot and a Legacy, now Girls Trip. In light of Ramona being phased out of Legacy and now, with no options left to turn to once Jill Zarin passed, back in the fold as needed. Is the network committed to all the causes it so claims or is there more beneath the surface. In true RHONY fashion, we mention it all.

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KIM D. (on Truth Behind RHONJ Pause, Tre's Wedding, Andy's Anger Toward Luis & RHONJ's Future) May 27, 2023

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Ever since we shared our thoughts on, and explained the real reason behind, the RHONJ pause last week, there has been tons of incorrect on line chatter about how, what, why, and when surrounding the pause, what happens now and how does RHONJ move forward with a cast divided. Today Kim D. is here to address the multitude of incorrect claims and theories and to reveal how RHONJ is likely to move forward when the pause is over in the, most likely, far distant future. On a happier note, if you have not heard, Teresa got married. Kim breaks down Teresa’s wedding special, all the foreshadowing of why she is now likely to get her own spin off series a la Tardy For The Party and how, regardless of the future of RHONJ, there is good news in the air for one Dolores Catania and one Jennifer Aydin. Finally, we talk about Luis’ RHONJ Reunion behavior, new developments in the nasty - it is finally over - feud between Mel and Tre, Andy Cohen’s disdain for Mr. Ruelas and much, much more.

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