BEHIND THE VELVET ROPE

Renee Graziano steps back Behind The Rope. Mob Wives’ Renee Graziano that is. Renee is here to, in typical Renee fashion, mention it all. Renee chats about Mob Wives, cast mates Karen, Drita, Carla and Big Ang, the highs and lows of the show and much more. Renee also chats about the “lifestyle”, complicated family relations which we saw play out on the show and heard about behind the scenes, mispe...

Adam Rippon steps Behind The Rope. Adam is here to talk about his journey from Olympic Medalist to current Star on Mars in Fox’s newest Reality TV competition show. Adam talks being the first openly gay athlete from the US to win a medal, the rigorous training involved and how it all helped him prepare for the media career he has today. We talk Stars on Mars co-stars - Tom Schwartz and Porsha Will...

Juicy Joe Giudice steps back 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 Pa...

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 bu...

The RHONJ Reunion Part Two. Where do we begin? Tre says she is Namaste, Melissa says she is not going, Marge claims Luis is up to no good, Danielle is told she was set up, Andy needs to yell and oh, so much more. As the reunion unfolds, it becomes clearer and clearer what is going to happen when the RHONJ Pause - sorry Andy, but it is true - ends, who will be terminated, who will survive and what...

With this season of Vanderpump Rules finally over, we discuss what Raquel Leviss is going to do now after a much buzzed about reunion performance, whether each of the VPR cast have and are still overacting to Scandoval, whether treating Lisa Vanderpump as an equal and not superior is alright after ten season, how much Tom Sandoval must be enjoying life with near sold out shows and tons of screamin...

Despite Andy Cohen’s recent claims that there is no RHONJ pause, we deep dive Andy’s “damage control”, reveal why there is, in fact, an RHONJ pause, discuss the real reasons for the pause, break down the claims that the pause is because of Luis Ruelas’ allegedly “shady” business practices and how RHONJ will move forward after its most toxic, hostile season which Bravo would like to greatly distanc...

The RHONJ have been put on pause. One of the original producers of RHONJ, the man, the myth, the king is back yet again, Mr. Carlos King is here to help us break it all down, make sense of it all, chat about who will return, not return, why the pause is indefinite and filming won’t and cannot resume anytime soon, or, in our opinion. if ever, in its current form. Heading South, with the new season...

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...

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 l...

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 bu...

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...

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 e...

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 -...

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 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 ge...

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 inte...

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 inte...

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 for...

You have heard of the RHONJ pause but seems we have a similar situation over on the West Coast. The Producers of Vanderpump Rules and Bravo do not know how to move forward with a cast divided, Ariana’s recent claims that she will not film with Tom or Raquel and a strong obvious desire to not lose Tom or Ariana with ratings close to two million people for the finale and current reunion episodes. Mo...

Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras. So much has been written about his shows but, after attending one ourself in New York City the other week, we are here today to separate truth from fiction - rumored boos, Ariana chants, cheater screams, negative signage, music, women, a revenge body with muscles galore, packed vs. empty seats and much, much more. Of course, we also met Tom and reveal what that conv...

Melissa Rivers steps back Behind The Rope to help us make sense of all that is going on in our BravoVerse. The Vanderpump Rules Finale not only shocked the world and was some of the realest Reality TV ever but came in at a record season high of almost two million viewers. We analyze why people are still so invested in The Scandoval, how everyone wins from it and discuss how VPR moves forward with...

David Archuleta steps Behind The Rope. David is here to chat about his journey from a small town Utah teen, to being thrust into the spotlight at just sixteen and finishing second on American Idol to his recent appearance as Macaw on the juggernaut The Masked Singer where he, once again, finished second. David candidly opens up about his struggles with coming out, the role his faith played in thos...

Jacqueline Laurita steps BACK Behind The Rope. One of the OG’s herself is here to, well, mention it all. Jacqueline reminisces about her time on the show - table flips, Stripper Gate, family drama and one epic fallout with the still star of RHONJ, Teresa, back when she, Tre, Dina, Caroline and Danielle Staub had no idea of what they were doing, were making authentic TV and could never have predict...

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 revisit the chat we had, back when, with Jill Zarin and Dorinda Medley's Ex-Personal Assistant. Oh yes, we have 101 questions...