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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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Latest Episodes:

KATHRYN EDWARDS (on Dorit & PK’s Contradictory Stories, Kyle’s Inevitable Divorce, Erika’s Rebirth & RHOBH Season 14) Jan 06, 2025

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Kathryn Edwards steps Behind The Rope. Everyone’s fav guest is back!!! Having been on RHOBH herself, shout out Season Six, Kathryn is here to help us make sense of all, both on and off air, that has been happening this season of RHOBH, or, as I like to call it, the Season of Dorit. Kathryn covers it all - Erika, Dorit, Kyle, Kathy, Sutton, Garcelle, Bozoma, Jennifer Tilly. We also talk all that is happening off camera - Kim Richards’ recent behavior of calling the police, Lisa Vanderpump’s joy over the Dorit and Kyle break up and growing VanderEmpire, Camille Grammer’s constant opinions, PK and Mauricio’s side of it all, Rinna’s Modeling, Teddi’s horse trainer and oh, so very much more. In other news, Kathryn weighs in on RHOC’s year of Shannon Beador and future of the franchise, the current state of RHOSLC, RHONJ and RHONY. You have asked for it and today, Kathryn Edwards is, finally, baaaack!!! Sit back, relax, enjoy and press play. Happy New Year!

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Dorit & Kyle's New Lows Thanks To Garcelle, LVP Reveals VPR Reboot Cast / Ideas & Andy Cohen's Favorites Jan 05, 2025

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Lisa Vanderpump shares her thoughts on the VPR Reboot explaining who is currently working at Sur that would be good for the show, what she thinks the show needs moving forward and who from the OG cast she would most like to still work with. New Craig and Paige breakup news emerges, Andy Cohen weighs in and women everywhere enter the convo for their shot at the Pillow King. Dorit and Kyle’s relationship hits new lows thanks to Garcelle Beauvais, the new resident RHOBH snipper from the side. Gurl, we see you. Finally, Adriana and Julia come to blows and RHOM prepares for a return later this year. Happy 2025!

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Paris Hilton - A Deep Dive (The Simple Life, “Little Hiltons”, Family, Sex Tape, Music/DJ, Brand & Activist) Jan 05, 2025

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"This is Paris” Director Alexandra Dean steps Behind The Rope. Alexandra is here to discuss the brilliant film that is “This Is Paris”. Alexandra discusses what it is like to get a call from Paris’ team, what the interview process was like, and how does one dress when meeting Paris Hilton for the first time. We deep dive into the juggernaut that is Paris - The Sex Tape, The Simple Life, The music, "American Meme", The Voice, "That’s Hot", The perfume, The products, International DJ, Paris’ “Little Hiltons”, Worldwide Domination, the Hilton name and family. We figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat about all this Paris Hilton. Alexandra discusses Paris, “the character”, versus Paris, the woman behind the character. Finally, Alexandra discussed the transformation she saw in Paris from the time the film started to the time it ended and how, after all is said and done, Paris became a changed woman as a result of this film and all the demons she faced head on to conquer.

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Kyle Richards’ Breakdown, Karen Huger’s Possible Termination & Melissa Gorga’s New Message For Tre Jan 04, 2025

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As we head into the new year, Happy 2025, we figured it a great time to break down and analyze whether Bravo has a double standard when it comes to crimes, misbehavior and bad acts by its talent. Teresa Giudice, Jen Shah, Shannon Beador, Karen Huger, Kenya Moore, James Kennedy, The Singer Stinger and more have all been arrested, convicted or accused of bad behavior over the past decades. Some have survived, some have been punished and some, such as Karen Huger, have futures that are, at best, uncertain. RHOP, RHOBH and RHOSLC prepare for all new episodes this coming week. Mauricio and PK have plans for Dorit and Kyle’s future, Kyle is prepared for her biggest breakdown in her RHOBH history and RHOBH friendships shift as we head into the rest of the season. Finally, Melissa Gorga shares updates on her Sprinkle Cookie business, RHONJ “til 2026” pause and her sister-in-law Teresa.

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Top Ten WORST HOUSEWIVES of 2024 Countdown (Who Made The List & Why) Jan 03, 2025

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Our much beloved "Annual Year End Worst Housewives” has returned to count down the Top Ten Worst Housewives of 2023. We explain why each of our choices made the list and count down from ten to one with some current goss thrown in. Are you going to be as shocked as we were that some of the fan favorites made the list while many love to hate ladies were left off? Of course there is double the trouble as our reg weekly co-host joins us to share her Top Ten List also as we fight it out to see who will take the top coveted spot from Housewives past and present. Tamra Judge, Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga, Heather Gay, Karen Huger, Brynn Whitfield… Which of these ladies have made it to our “Worst Of” list? Only one way to find out. Press Play.

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Top Ten BEST HOUSEWIVES of 2024 Countdown (Who Made The List & Why) Jan 02, 2025

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Our much beloved "Annual Year End Best Housewives” has returned to count down the Top Ten Best Housewives of 2024. We explain why each of our choices made the list and count down from ten to one with some current goss thrown in. Are you going to be as shocked as we were that some of these unpopular opinion ladies made the list while many fan favs were left off? Of course there is double the trouble as our reg weekly co-host joins us to share her Top Ten List also as we fight it out to see who will take the top coveted spot from Housewives past and present. Alexis Bellino, Lisa Rinna, Nene Leakes, Melissa Gorga, Meredith Marks, Teresa Giudice, Gizelle Bryant, Tamra Judge… Which of these ladies have made it to our “Best Of” list? Only one way to find out. Press Play.

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Joan Rivers, Madonna & Saying Whatever The F$ck You Want (w/ Judy Gold) Jan 01, 2025

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Judy Gold steps Behind The Rope. Comedic legend, one of the funniest women, hell one of the funniest people we know here Behind The Velvet Rope. Originally from New Jersey (we knew we liked her for a reason), Judy mentions it all. We figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with Judy who talks NYC, cancel culture, comedy and celebrity. Judy chats about her time as Emmy Award Winning Writer and Producer of the Rosie O’Donnell show. We discuss what working with Rosie was like and, of course, needed all the details about that time Madonna was on the Rosie show, right after Lourdes was born, and held Judy’s very own son Henry pretending it was Lourdes. Confused? Just listen. Finally, we discuss Judy’s Number One Comedic Inspiration, Miss Joan Rivers, the Icon herself. Get ready to laugh people. Judy Gold!! Oh yea, Happy New Year.

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Dorit’s New Man, Craig & Paige Breakup, New Housewife Cities & Something About Her Spin Off Dec 31, 2024

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Paige and Craig have broken up. We break down Paige’s statement, Craig’s lack of a statement, what this means for Summer House / Southern Charm, the reasons for the breakup and what is likely to happen now to each half of one of our fav Bravo couples that is no more. The rumors, not nastiness, continue to swirl about new Housewife cities / franchises on the Horizon. We break down those rumors, separating fact from fiction, and explain how this may, in part, affect the future of RHONJ. Vicki Gunvalson is setting herself up for heartache in the looming reconciliation of Shannon and Tamra, Scheana Shay talks a “Something About Her” spin off and last, but certainly not least, Dorit posts pics with her “new man” in NYC.

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Lisa Rinna vs. Erika Jayne, The Importance of RHONY OGs & Martha Stewart Misunderstood Dec 31, 2024

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DailyMailTV. One of the main sources for so much Real Housewives, Bravo and Celebrity gossip that we have received over this past year. Then Senior News Correspondent, Alicia Quarles, steps Behind The Rope. Of course, we address those Real Housewives of New York rumors that she was heavily in the mix for seasons past. She is friends with them all - LuAnn, Sonja, Ramona, Bethenny Frankel and Tinsley Mortimer. We figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with Alicia Quarles. Speaking of Celeb Gossip, Alicia has interviewed them all and we get her hot takes on some of our favs: Queen Madonna, Beyonce, JLo, Martha Stewart, 50 Cent, Nicki Minaj, Nicole Kidman, Angelina Jolie, Lenny Kravitz and Penelope Cruz, to name a few. We discuss the differences between interviewing “Movie Stars” and “Reality Stars” and the challenges and benefits of working in the entertainment industry. Finally, being a true fashion lover, we discuss Lisa Rinna, Erika Jayne, covering the Met Ball, fav Award Shows and more.

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Rachel Leviss’ Potential VPR Return(?)/Lawsuit Win, Ariana & Tom’s Alternate Future and Bethenny Frankel’s Win Dec 30, 2024

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As we end 2024 and begin 2025, we take a look at the state of Real Housewives, Bravo and Reality TV. In a year of many ups and downs, we talk James Kennedy’s missteps, Rachel Leviss’ statement regarding James, upcoming day in court against Tom and Ariana, whether Rachel could have saved the VPR OG’s jobs if she returned for Season Eleven, how different VPR would have been if Ariana did not profit so much from Scandoval, LVP’s good year and oh so much more. In other news, Paula Abdul settles her lawsuit against American Idol creator out of court, Kristin Cavallari makes moves, Hawk Tuah Girl gets sued, Kim Kardashian and Taylor Swift reign supreme, everyone continues to try to go viral and we reflect on what a year it has been - with the one and only Dave Neal from “The Rush Hour Podcast with Dave Neal”.

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