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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

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59:41

CAPTAIN SANDY (on Below Deck, Real Housewives, Rachel...

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2025/07/07

Captain Sandy steps Behind The Rope. She is back! Captain Sandy stops by to help us break down the current season of Below Deck, to talk about her own almost decade long at the helm of BD Med and so much more. Sandy talks Captains Kerry, Lee and Jason. Sandy talks Chief Stews Hannah, Fraser, Bugsy. Of course the convo quickly turns to Real Housewives, Rachel Zoe, RHOBH, what to expect at this November’s BravoCon and everything and anything in

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40:37

Bravo’s Master Plan Regarding Louie Ruelas, The...

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2025/07/06

The Valley’s Janet Caperna has left the United States amid multiple continuous death threats which she has received on line as a result of her edit this season on “Jax’s Show”. As The Valley heads into its final weeks with a major cast change on the horizon, Janet’s return is uncertain at best. Louie Ruelas appeared on Next Gen this past week. Sources have now come forward explaining exactly why Louie appeared on the show. It seems the motivations behind Louie's appearance are much greater than

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82:24

FRANKIE GRANDE (on How To Win At “Reality TV”, Sister...

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2025/07/06

Frankie Grande steps Behind The Rope. Reality TV Star, Red Carpet Host, Influencer, Broadway Legend. Yes, he is also the brother to one of the world’s biggest Pop Stars of our generation, Ariana Grande. Frankie chats Big Brother, Broadway, red carpet hosting, sister Ariana, Madonna, Celine Dion and more. As this long and fun holiday weekend comes to a close, we figure today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only Frankie Grande. Frankie talks the highs and lows

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22:40

Next Gen LA Coming w/ RHOBH Cast Kids, Teresa Gets...

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2025/07/05

Now that Next Gen NYC is a huge hit that everyone is talking about, Bravo moves ahead with Next Gen LA having already spoken to several Housewives’ kids from various franchises, including the local mothership RHOBH. The possibilities are endless and several high profile offspring have already expressed serious interest in becoming the next Ariana Biermann. Teresa Giudice now claims she was attacked… again! The Gorgas’ RHONJ future is in jeopardy. RHOA concludes with a bang with an Angela versus

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36:31

Andy Cohen's Banned Housewives, The Gorgas Film Wife...

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2025/07/04

Andy Cohen has recently come out with a bombshell that there are three banned Housewives from different franchises that he never, ever wants to work with again. We break down just who these three are, the difference between “banned" and “would rather not work with” and just what is up with the various lawsuits against Bravo and Andy these days. In other news, the Gorga’s hit a road block on their journey to filming Bravo’s upcoming Wife Swap but all is not as it seems. Finally, a Jersey Shore cast

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72:35

AJA (on Drag Race, Tori Spelling, Lady Gaga, Prince...

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2025/07/04

Aja steps Behind The Rope. Aja chats about what the experience was like being part of both Drag Race and All Stars - the good, the bad, the other. Of course, we talk about Ru, the judges, and some of our fav guest judges during Aja’s tenure: Lady Gaga, Tori Spelling, Jennie Garth, and Naya Rivera (RIP). With this stellar season of Drag Race back in our lives and today being a holiday and all, we figured today the perfect day for a fun chat with the one and only Aja. Aja talks the current state of

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70:05

RHOM Doesn’t Want Bethenny, Teresa / Melissa's...

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2025/07/03

The more the months go on with no RHONJ in our lives, the more likely it is that both Melissa and Teresa will be returning and many recent statements by Andy Cohen himself sure seem to suggest this. As The Real Housewives of Miami continues with mediocre ratings and a Larsa / Lisa feud we just do not want to pick sides on, they take a time out to send a clear and direct message to Miss Bethenny Frankel and it ain’t pretty. Teddi Mellencamp has ignited a new feud we never could have predicted nor saw

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43:07

Gia's Jealously Of Ariana Biermann, TreHuggers' Sick...

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2025/07/02

In an effort to rebuild her life now that husband Louie has all but vanished from her socials and career, Teresa blames everyone on her staff, to use that term loosely, for her current financial mess, fires everyone in her employ and throws out different strategies, and conflicting statements, regarding her RHONJ future. Melissa Gorga gets in a serious car accident and Tre Huggers old and young, near and far react in shocking, unprecedented and unheard of manners that we just cannot. Reports arise

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57:11

Heather McDonald's Regrets, Tamra Judge Gets Very...

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2025/07/02

Kelly Dodd’s latest scandal just does not seem to want to go away. New facts emerge in Kelly’s latest public tantrum which the world witnessed last week in the form of a threatening voicemail to her ex husband which she claims is AI. Haven’t we heard that somewhere before? Margaret Josephs, we are looking at you. With Kelly driving at 200 mph straight into a proverbial brick wall, we wonder if it is time to ask for some much needed help. New facts also come forth regarding the one and only Heather

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68:53

Teresa's New Blogger To Replace "Old Nose”, Gia...

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2025/07/01

Gia Giudice has been fired or so the rumors say. Fan fiction, fake, someone’s imagination or real life truth? We break down all the chatter about Gia Giudice’s rumored termination on Next Gen which even Andy Cohen, not the Executive Producer of this show, himself has weighed in on. Meanwhile, Mama Tre has a new job and potentially a new blogger to replace Melissa’s Old Nose. Is Teresa up to her old tricks or is this all just a bunch of noise and distraction from what is really going on, a $3 million

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66:12

Jeff Lewis’ Thoughts on His Exes' Engagement, RHOC's...

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2025/06/30

Now that the dust has settled from Jeff Lewis' Exes’ - Gage and Scott - engagement announcement, two of the Chumps themselves - Patrik and Pol - step Behind The Rope to discuss how, what, why, where, when, and more importantly, what happens next for all the aforementioned parties and how is Jeff Lewis really feeling about these upcoming nuptials of his two ex boyfriends. In other news, Kenya Moore’s actions have resulted in, not only a $20M law suit by Brit Eady against Bravo, NBC and production but

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40:09

Dolores Just Hurt Teresa’s Chances of RHONJ Return,...

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2025/06/29

There has been a lot of chatter the past few weeks about Louie Ruelas’ disappearance out of Teresa’s life. There have also been a lot of theories as to why. Today we break down the real reasons why Louie has all but disappeared from his own social media, Tre’s socials and what this means for the return of RHONJ. Speaking of the return of RHONJ, Dolores Catania’s recent statements have just hurt Teresa’s chances of returning. Did Dolo mean to put a wrench is her so called bestie’s plans to remain the

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75:09

CYNTHIA BAILEY (on Kenya Moore, Teresa & Luis, Bravo...

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2025/06/29

Cynthia Bailey steps back Behind The Rope. What a season of RHOA this has been. Kenya’s exit, Phaedra’s return, Porsha’s failure to make the mark she was bought back to, newbie Angela, low ratings, Brit’s exit and current $20M lawsuit against Bravo, NBC and RHOA Production. The one constant has been Cynthia Bailey and, as a result, we figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only Miss Cynthia Bailey. Cynthia is here to talk all things RHOA but, somehow,

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22:16

Andy Cohen Panics Over RHONJ's Future, Margaret Begs...

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2025/06/28

Reports have surfaced this week that Andy Cohen and the powers that be at Bravo are officially in panic mode over the future of RHONJ having thought of several ways to move the once top rated franchise forward but many things stand in their way. Today we break down all of those things, discuss Margaret’s latest plea for a job, why Denise Richards is afraid she will end up like Teresa Giudice and much more. In other news, we check in on Camille Grammer for surprising reasons, discuss why Brit Eady is

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64:22

Kyle Richards’ Heartbreak, Crystal Kung Calls Lawyers...

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2025/06/27

Kyle Richards faces new heartbreak this week in very unexpected places and from very unexpected sources. Fans demand that Jax be banned from Bravo, BravoCon, WWHL, The Valley, VPR and anything and everything else but the network seems to have a different plan for the self imposed #1 guy in the group. Bethenny Frankel gets the last laugh. Lisa Rinna has a new message for Andy Cohen from behind the gates of the now infamous Scottish Castle on Traitors Four. Crystal Kung calls her lawyers on Sutton

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67:26

Bravo To Axe All Of Housewives Over Lawsuit(?), Kyle/...

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2025/06/26

Bravo considers axing entire Housewives Franchise after Brit Eady’s new $20M lawsuit. People are saying the champagne is flat, the taglines are tired and that NBC has just had enough. Grumblings emerge that Kenya Moore may sue next as rumored pandemonium breaks out behind closed doors at Bravo. Housewives fear Bethenny Frankel as she continues to double down, do her own thing and, as she likes to tell you, make money honey. Kenya Moore reignites a decade old feud as she spills behind the scenes

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49:06

Teresa Walks Off TV Over Tax Evasion Question, Luis...

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2025/06/25

Teresa Giudice abruptly ended an interview on Live TV last week after being questioned about her family not paying taxes to the tune of a $3 million dollar, several year long, accumulated tax debt. Today, we break our silence on the matter explaining exactly how this question got asked, Teresa’s walk off, the larger ramifications and implications of the question, the very bad news for Teresa as a result and what this means for Teresa’s future with Bravo and RHONJ, if RHONJ ever does possibly return

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64:16

The Valley’s Major Cast Changes, Summer House Casting...

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2025/06/25

The Valley’s executive production team has made one thing clear, major cast changes are expected for Season Three. We break down what is expected, who will stay, who will go, if Tom Schwartz and Sandoval are really headed to The Valley and will the audience’s strong call for Jax Taylor to be fired actually come true? Meanwhile, Kristen Doute warns Jax about a few things moving forward that only KD is capable of saying. RHOM chugs along to poor ratings, fake storylines, one hot new man and a bunch of

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67:20

Jeff Lewis’ Exes (Gage & Scott) Get Engaged, Jeff...

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2025/06/24

Jeff Lewis’ Exes Gage Edward and Scott Anderson are engaged. How did we get here? We break down the timeline of their relationship, the proposal and, with no time wasted, the current wedding planning that seems to be in full effect. Jeff reacts to this news but we reveal today how he is really feeling and what is going on behind closed doors. Jenni, Megan, Julie and Brandy, Heather McDonald, Ryan, Stu - we take a look at some of Jeff’s other break ups and check in on Jeff’s own love life, future

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71:48

Andy Cohen's Favorites, BravoCon Drama/Advice, RHONY...

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2025/06/23

Now that BravoCon has sold out in mere seconds, the guest list continues to grow with some shocking names attending and even more shocking names glaringly left off and not invited. New details emerge about Bravoholics’ fav weekend and we offer advice, having attended, on the Do's and Dont’s to get the most out of this jam packed, hectic at best, weekend. New Real Housewife feuds emerge, Andy Cohen plays favorites, Sonja Morgan causes more life confusion and the future of many of your fav franchises

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