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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!

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Kyle’s RHOBH Exit, Jennifer Tilly’s Concern For Sutton, Rinna/ Camille Run In & Drew Sidora’s Messiness Jun 06, 2025

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Jennifer Tilly is very concerned about her friend Sutton Stracke as the RHOBH next season cast is expected to be announced any day now. Camille Grammer and Lisa Rinna have a face to face run in. Kyle wants to quit RHOBH. For real. Gina Kirschenheiter has a dark side which everyone seems to want to expose these days. Heather and Terry make moves and RHOC prepares to drop its trailer… soon! Drew Sidora goes from messy to messier with accusations of threesomes, open marriages, Kenya Moore tabloid fodder and so much more. Finally, a BravoCon update, talent going, not going and our plans for the big weekend this Fall!

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RHONJ's Future, BravoCon's "Not Invited" List, Ariana/ LVP Not Speaking & Teresa Takes Our Advice Jun 05, 2025

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For almost a year now fans have been speculating if RHONJ will ever return. Fans have also been asking, should it return, will it be Melissa or Teresa. New grumblings have now emerged that suggest a different led RHONJ is what Bravo has intended all along. Teresa and Dolores continue to fight. Andy Cohen makes shocking statements about RHOM now that the new season has finally arrived and Bravo settles into its new age of mediocrity. Kathy Hilton Talks RHOBH Full Time. BravoCon rejects and bans certain talent as November quickly approaches. Teresa remains in denial and cuts off more employees and last, but certainly not least, takes our advice.

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Dolores’ Past Returns To Haunt Her, Erika Jayne’s Issue w/ LVP, Doute's Revenge & Southern Charm Spin Off Jun 04, 2025

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With all the new shows Bravo has announced over the past few weeks, rumors, not nastiness, have emerged that there is a new Southern Charm spin off show filming which actually has ties to RHOP. Teddi Mellencamp, and Erika Jayne, seem to blame Lisa Vanderpump for a whole lotta things. Dolores’ past comes back to haunt her. Gia, Lexi and Lauren Manzo, the RHONJ next gen, seem to have a lot to say about a lot of things these days. Kristen Doute gets her revenge. The Valley and Love Hotel make moves and oh, so much more.

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BravoCon RHONJ Panel, Teresa's Upcoming RHONJ Contract, Denise Richards' Mess & Gia Giudice's School Scandal Jun 03, 2025

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Teresa, Melissa, Dolores and Margaret are headed to BravoCon. Or are they? In a semi confirmed by Bravo rumor, these four former RHONJ cast members are headed to Vegas in November to represent RHONJ at Bravo’s big day. We break down what to expect, answer the question of separate or joint panels and finally, what everyone really wants to know, whether Melissa and Teresa will be coming face to face and interacting during the weekend. In other RHONJ news, we break down what this means for RHONJ’s future cast, the good and bad news for Teresa moving forward and what this means for Cabral, Fuda and any other former RHONJ who did not get an invite. Gia Giudice is accused of showing new bad behavior which involves her school and Luis Ruelas, Teresa claps back at us, Jennifer Aydin makes further moves away from Tre and last, but certainly not least, Denise Richards gets caught up in husband Aaron’s legal mess as rumors circulate about their finances, validity of their marriage and future both on and off TV.

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MEG DONNELLY (on American Housewife, Lisa Vanderpump, Zombies, Carrie Underwood & Masked Singer) Jun 03, 2025

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Meg Donnelly steps Behind The Rope. Fresh off her stint on The Masked Singer, in which she finished in the semi finals last month, Meg is here to chat about the full anthology of her career. Meg talks Zombies, The Winchesters and, of course, American Housewife. Meg talks Miley Cyrus, Robert Downey Jr., Carrie Underwood and last, but certainly not least, working with Lisa Vanderpump.

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MELISSA RIVERS (on Teresa/ Melissa's Joint RHONJ Plan, RHOBH Season 15, RHORI's Expectations & Diddy's Trial) Jun 02, 2025

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Melissa Rivers is back by popular demand to help us break down all that has been going on in the BravoVerse and Pop Culture world over the past week. Melissa helps us break down why RHORI was really green lit, why it will most likely replace RHONJ and what to really expect when this new franchise premieres on Bravo TVs later this year. Speaking of RHONJ, Teresa moves forward despite her new financial issues with a possible, maybe plan that involves Melissa Gorga. Melissa sheds more light on the real reason Garcelle left RHOBH, shares Kyle and Morgan info and discusses the casting for next season of RHOBH. Melissa chats Taylor, Travis, Blake and Ryan, the love of Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner with or without Kris Jenner’s help and a play by play of the Diddy trial. Finally, Melissa fills us in on all that she has been up to since she was last here - surviving the Pacific Palisades fires, moving multiple times, getting married, appearing on WWHL, hanging with Kathy Hilton and last month's tribute to her mom, the most brilliant comedian ever, Miss Joan Rivers!

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Teresa Gets Angry and Hits Traitors Hurdle, The Chrisleys Get Pardoned & Sonja Morgan Stiffs Another Vendor Jun 01, 2025

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In a most unexpected move, The Chrisleys have been pardoned. Julie has been spotted, Todd has been doing press conferences non stop and Chase and Savannah do not give one F about what anyone thinks. Of course, Reality TV cameras are there to capture it all. Speaking of Pardons, Teresa Giudice is mad, again, at a whole slew of things. The Villians announces its new cast with repeat offenders. The Traitors is on the verge of announcing its new cast. Finally, Sonja Morgan, to no ones surprise, stiffs another vendor in what she claims was just a mere misunderstanding and oversight.

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TODD & JULIE CHRISLEY (on Highs & Lows, Setbacks, Family, Drama & Reality TV) Jun 01, 2025

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Todd and Julie Chrisley step Behind The Rope. In a truly shocking turn of events, if you have not heard, Todd and Julie Chrisley have been pardoned and are out of jail, free and clear. Shocked would be an understatement. In this chat, Todd and Julie reminisce about their epic journey over the past almost decade, most of which has been captured on their reality show Chrisley Knows Best. We chat highs & lows both on and off camera, Chase, Savannah, Grayson, Chloe, Nanny Faye, The Kardashians and more. With almost hourly media updates which Todd seems to be loving (a little too much?), we figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only Todd and Julie Chrisley. Of course we also talk Real Housewives, Bravo, the spin offs - According To Chrisley, Growing Up Chrisley, What’s Cooking with Julie, biggest misconceptions and what it is like to just be a little particular about many, many things.

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Teresa Dropped By Aydin For Dolores, Melissa's New Alliance, LVP Traumatizes Cast & Shocking RHOSLC Lawsuit May 31, 2025

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RHONJ may be long off the air but our fav Garden State ladies sure know how to keep themselves in the headlines. Jennifer Aydin has her sights set on a new target as the future of RHONJ may not lie in either Teresa or Melissa as everyone initially thought. Speaking of new targets, Melissa Gorga has a new alliance herself in moves she thinks and hopes will secure her own space in the franchise’s future. The Love Hotel gets hotter by the minute as Lu, Shannon, Ashley and Gizelle reveal more about themselves than most Housewives on The Real Housewives shows as we head into elims, big reveals and the soon to be end of the season. Jax returns to The Valley, Scheana is traumatized by LVP - as is the rest of the VPR cast, Lala makes shocking claims about Jax and Brittany, Jesse Lally reveals shocking new info, The Valley Producers hide scenes from the viewers oh so very much more in this week's latest Bravo drama both on and off air.

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Teresa’s Rude Awakening About Her New Life, Denise Richards’ Daughters’ Feud & Gia Giudice's Arrogance May 30, 2025

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Erika Jayne’s legal troubles are back in full force as she misses the Fox Force Five reunion and gets busy with Jesse Solomon in NYC. Considering Miss Jayne likes men with multi millions, her much needed call to Lauren Sanchez is in full effect now more than ever. Denise Richards’ daughters, Sami and Lola Sheen, are in one epic fight that we are kinda here for. Melissa Gorga and Jaqueline Laurita are still feuding over RHONJ nuances that happened decades ago. Gia Giudice comes out with bold statements and tea regarding next week’s “Next Gen” premiere. Last but not least, Teresa Giudice remains in denial regarding how much different her life will look a few short months from now.

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