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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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Shannon Beador's Bad News, Mauricio Hits on Lala & Andy Defends Carole Radziwill (w/ Patrik & Pol) May 29, 2026

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Mauricio slipped into Lala’s DMs and hit on her. He denied it and she clapped back. Shannon Beador is having a tough time of it as the RHOC filming season comes to a close. Martha Stewart films RHONY. Andy defends Carole Radziwill, talks RHOM’s return and remains clueless on a few other matters.

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PK Leaks More Of Dorit's Private Texts, Bethenny Mad No One Recognizes Her & Margaret Pretends All Is Ok May 28, 2026

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PK spills more texts with Dorit in a divorce battle which seems be getting nastier by the week. Bethenny Frankel is mad, very very mad. Who? Last, but not least, Margaret wants everyone to know how rich she is, how famous she is, how many opportunities she has and why she is taking another swing at Teresa despite being let go from the show.

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Dorit Denies Everything, Bethenny Is A $20 Million Dollar Influencer & Erika Settles Lawsuit May 27, 2026

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Dorit denies everything. The spending, the friendship fall outs, her divorce he said/ she said, the foreclosure of it all. Ms. Kemsley has denied, disagreed with or informed us that it never happened. Speaking of friendship fall outs, Erika Jayne’s legal $25 million dollar lawsuit is settled but all is definitely not as it seems. Not so fast. Last, but not least, Bethenny makes $20 mil on endorsements, has many other booming businesses, is smarter than us all and, for those asking, no, will not be giving away her biz secrets ever.

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Melissa Gorga's Unexpected Feud, Andy Loses Control, Summer House's Uncertain Future & Boz's Bold Moves May 27, 2026

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The Summer House reunion has been insane to say the least, but the rumors, and nastiness, behind the scenes all lead to one thing. The future of Summer House is very uncertain, at best. Andy Cohen has lost all control of oh, so very many things. Boz makes bold moves. Spencer Pratt makes bolder moves. Ladies of London is hit with a tragedy. Last, but sure not least, with RHONJ back in full swing, Melissa Gorga has a new unexpected feud which has left everyone talking.

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RHOBH Cast Shake Up, Rinna Demanded Back, Rachel Zoe's Confusion, Nene's Scraps & West's Cluelessness May 26, 2026

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Now that the dust has settled from this season of Summer House and the three part reunion is well underway, one thing has become clear. West Wilson is beyond clueless. After a lackluster season of RHOBH, as production floats names around for cast changes, Lisa Rinna is demand back hard core. RHOBH’s major cast change is a brewin’. Nene is happy with Bravo’s scraps. Last, but not least, the truth behind Stassi and Katie’s reconciliation is exposed.

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TAWNY KITAEN (on RHOC, Botched, Dating Jerry Seinfeld, Rejecting Harvey Weinstein & Competing w/ Madonna) May 25, 2026

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Tawny Kitaen steps Behind The Rope. In what is likely her last interview ever, Tawny is here to take, what is now deemed as, a total look back at her life. Tawny went to her first rock concert at age 14, saw how the singer’s girlfriend got full VIP access and treatment and decided, “hey, I want that.” Tawny went out and made that happen. A rocker gal by nature, Tawny dated the guitarist from Ratt while in high school. From there she graduated, and “graduated”, by marrying Whitesnake’s lead singer. Although they divorced years later, she is most notorious for being “that girl” in the Whitesnake video. With that career defining moment she went from “groupie” to wife and celebrity. Choreographer Paula Abdul took one look at Tawny’s moves on the set of the Whitesnake video shoot and said, “you don’t need my help” and left! Tawny graced our small screens with roles on many of our beloved shows including Seinfeld (who she also dated), Married...With Children and America’s Funniest People. Before it was the “cool” thing to do, Tawny transitioned from “actress” to reality star starring in VH1s “The Surreal Life” and “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew”. Speaking of Reality TV, who could forget Tawny’s 2017 appearance on E’s mega-hit Botched with Doctors Terry Dubrow and Paul Nassif. There was also that star studded role with Tom Hanks in Bachelor Party. Of course, being in the OC, we also talk the good and bad of RHOC.

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Dorit's Foreclosure Postponed, Sony Buys RHOBH/ VPR/ RHOC & Camille Grammer Is Vindicated May 24, 2026

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Now that Dorit’s financial mess has been exposed, Camille Grammer feels vindicated. Camille also slams RHOBH as boring, praises PK, talks season one drama with Kyle and oh, so very much more. Speaking of Dorit, her foreclosure has been postponed, for now…. Lala blows down the house and comes for everyone. Brynn Whitfield says a lot, but, in typical Brynn fashion, it is hard to tell what is true and what is untrue. Last, but not least, Sony Pictures Television buys RHOBH, RHOC, Vanderpump Rules, The Valley and more as 32 Flavors is sold off to the media giant.

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KATE FLANNERY (On The Office, Dancing With The Stars, Comedic Inspirations & More!) May 24, 2026

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Kate Flannery steps Behind The Rope. Yes, THAT Kate Flannery. Meredith Palmer. Kate shares her journey to becoming one of today’s top comedians. Kate entertains all of our many questions about The Office - how she was cast, which plot lines were her favorite, all the behind the scenes fun, what it was like to play fan favorite Meredith Palmer in all her glory, drinking problem and all, and where would Meredith be today, to name a few. We discuss how the ratings for the first season were less than stellar and then a little known movie called “The 40 Year Old Virgin” came into our lives and the rest is history. With the reboot trend not slowing down anytime soon, we chat Office reboot and what exactly that would look like. Kate also opens up about her participation in Dancing With The Stars discussing what dancing each week on national TV in America’s most famous ballroom was like and a few of our favorite of her fellow dancers, James Van Der Beek, Karamo Brown, Lamar Odom Bachelorette Hannah Brown.

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Camille Says Dorit Is A Phony Bit*h Monster, Kyle Cooke Says F Off & Rosie Says Kelsey Is A Slam Pig May 23, 2026

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Thanks to Rosie DiMare, the BravoVerse can now add “slam pig” to “high body count hair” and “gout d sucker”. Rosie and Kelsey’s explosive feud came to a head with a split screen, physical contact and oh, so very much more, in this past weeks RHORI. In other news, Camille says Dorit is a Monster. Kyle Cooke says to fu*k off. In The City premieres. Brittany Cartwright says she does not really owe $500K in back taxes. Tom Sandoval and his girlfriend seem to have broken up. Last, but not least, Shamea gets desperate, K. Michelle slams Porsha and RHOA attempts to reclaim its hey day which may be gone forever.

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West & Amanda Fired (?), Andy Wants All Bloggers Banned ASAP & PK Misses LVP and Blames Dorit May 22, 2026

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Andy Cohen has come forward and wants all Bloggers banned. West and Amanda are fired, or at least the rumors and nastiness sure point to that direction. PK misses Lisa Vanderpump and kinda basically blames Dorit. Andy says RHORI is the best franchise but is this true? Last, but least, an update on the "fake" Summer House leak rumors.

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