BEHIND THE VELVET ROPE

As Jen Shah prepares to head to prison, we deep dive what her new life behind bars will be like and discuss some of the many challenges she faces ahead over the next several years. With Jen off RHOSLC and rumors of a pause coming, we chat about the future of the show, how to fix it and where we go from here. Lenny and Lisa Hochstein’s divorce seems to get messier by the day over in Miami. We break...

Anisha Ramakrishna steps Behind The Rope. Family Karma’s Anisha, that is. Now that Season Three of the hit Bravo show is well under way, Anisha is here to mention it all. Anisha breaks down how the Family Karma experience has been, discusses cast mates and reveals why she will not show her mystery man, who is now her husband, on Family Karma. Of course we pressed for and chatted about said mystery...

Danny Pintauro steps Behind The Rope. Danny is here to mention it all. Danny starts at the beginning, his freshman film in Stephen King’s Cujo when he was only seven years old. The convo quickly turns to Danny’s break out role as Jonathan Bower for eight years in the mega hit Who's The Boss. Danny discusses this experience, co-stars Judith Light, Alyssa Milano, Tony Danza and Katherine Helmond, wh...

Kiki Barth steps Behind The Rope. The Real Housewives of Miami’s Kiki Barth, that is. Kiki is here to chat about her RHOM experience - highs and lows, cast mates Larsa, Alexia, Guerdy, Lisa, Julia, Adriana, Marysol, and Nicole and all of the Season Five drama that has been filling our TV screens the past few weeks. Of course, we broke down all the headlines the Miami Housewives have been making as...

Kim D. is working in overdrive today addressing all the latest RHONJ rumors that have surfaced this past week- Gorga, Giudice and much more! Then Kim ReWives in the form of RHONJ Season One, Episode Two and breaks down her past scuffle with Dina Manzo, spills some Danielle Staub tea and chats where she is today with all of her ex-cast members. Speaking of Danielle Staub, Kim deep dives Miss Staub’...

The more things change, the more the stay the same. One thing that will never change is a basic life principle we choose to live by here Behind The Rope. Do Not Mess With Kelly Dodd. Several months after Tamra dissed Kelly Dodd at BravoCon, Kelly and Rick come out swinging with accusations about The Judge’s CBD “Business”, receipts and all. Let us not forget that Rick was an investigative reporter...

After purchasing Erika Jayne’s famed earnings, we have to wonder, is Ronald Richards’ wife angling for a bigger diamond, perhaps one of the new cast members when the RHOBH pause ends and the new Bev Hills women are announced? Let’s discuss. In other strange Housewives’ thoughts, we break down why Jennifer Aydin is the new Ramona Singer - except she still has a job employed by Bravo, analyze her cl...

The Culpo Sisters step Behind The Rope. Olivia, Aurora, and Sophia that is. The sisters are here to chat about their TLC Reality Show, The Culpo Sisters, which chronicles the ups and downs in their ever changing lives. We talk about putting it all out there for the world to see and judge and how they never expected so much change and drama in their personal lives when they signed up for this fresh...

Rachel Clark steps Behind The Rope. Winter House’s Rachel Clark that is. Now that the season has come and gone, Rachel is here to chat about what her freshman season on the show was like. She chats cast mates - Kymanda, Austen, Ciara, Paige, Craig, Jason, fellow newbies - Jessica and Kory, hook ups, break ups, make ups and everything in between including her own season drama and where she is today...

Alexia & Todd Nepola step Behind The Rope. With the new Season of The Real Housewives of Miami well underway, Alexia and Todd stop by, on location in sunny Miami, to mention it all. Alexia breaks down how we got here from RHOM Season One more than a decade ago to everyone’s fav franchise here in Season Five. We chat cast mates Larsa, Marysol, Adriana, Guerdy, Kiki, Julia, Nicole and last, but cert...

Kim D. is kicking the New Year off in rare form, with, shocker, a lot to say. First things first, Kim is coming in hot after revealing information last week about how she claims Rachel Fuda allegedly “landed" her spot on RHONJ, she talks about the fall out from that claim from Rachel, where that claim originated and offers advice to Ms. Fuda moving forward. Welcome to RHONJ, Rachel. In other news,...

With Brandi Glanville opening holiday gifts of diamonds, the rumors have once again risen as to who, if any, RHOBH from the past will return when the infamous Bev Hills pause ends. We deep dive those rumors and share hot takes on who, what, and when the new cast of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills will be announced. Hint. Not This Month! In other news, Bethenny continues to ReWive and Housewiv...

Adore Delano steps Behind The Rope. About to embark on the US leg of her World Tour, Adore is here to mention it all. Adore starts at the beginning of how the world first came to know her as Danny Noriega, semi finalist on Season Seven of American Idol. Adore chats Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson, the Idol experience and what it was like to have been on the receiving end of a typical day for Mr. Simon...

Michael Ausiello steps Behind The Rope. Pop Culture Guru and Contributing Editor to Entertainment Weekly, TV Guide and so many more, we could be here all day. Michael is here to chat about his new film “Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies”, based on his best selling book, in which he chronicles his thirteen year relationship with his husband Kit who passed away due to a rare form of cancer several years...

New Year. New Housewives and BravoLeb Drama and we are totally here to help you make sense of it all. After recapping an epic holiday party with all our fav RHONJ at Doctor David’s house, we get right into the latest and greatest keeping us up at night. We share and break exclusive news we heard from several reliable sources about an epic Real Housewife of Beverly Hills that has most likely signed...

New Year, New You. Not so fast. Ever wonder how it all began? How it all began Behind The Velvet Rope, that is. Well, it all began with one epic dinner in Florida with Ramona Singer, Kelly Dodd, Rick Leventhal and Dolores Catania. Of course it did. This is BTVR after all. We share with you our pilot episode which, based on how many new listeners we have every month, we are certain most of you have...

New Years is a time for reflection, looking back at all that you have accomplished this year and all that you have to look forward to in the coming twelve months. One thing we have to look forward to is the new season of RHONJ - just mere weeks away at this point - and if the trailer is any indication of what is to come, #buckleup. Kim D. is here to share all her thoughts about the trailer and why...

One of the pioneers of reality television, Jaime Gleicher, steps Behind The Rope. Before there was Kathy & Kyle, Melissa & Tre, Erika & Rinna, there was Ally (Hilfiger - yes daughter of Tommy) & Jaime, stars of the MTV reality mega hit, Rich Girls, which followed the lives of two wealthy New York City girls as they completed their final semester of high school before entering college and adulthood...

Flipping Out’s Megan Weaver returns Behind The Rope. Megan takes us back to the beginning, her first job working as a Production Assistant for Steven Spielberg which led to run ins with Antonio Banderas, Tom Hanks, and oh, there was that one time she stayed in Leo DiCaprio’s Malibu Beach House. One day she met Jeff Lewis in a restaurant bathroom, and soon Megan found herself working for our favori...

Fortune Feimster steps Behind The Rope. Comedian Extraordinaire, Actresses, Activist, Stand Up Legend, Real Housewives Lover. Fortune is here to mention it all. Fortune walks us down the road of early beginnings as an entertainment journalist, The Groundlings, Last Comic Standing to Chelsea Lately, The Mindy Kaling Show, and guest staring roles on many of our favorite shows - Glee, Claws, The L Wo...

Bruce Bozzi steps Behind The Rope. Andy Cohen’s BFF, Restaurant King (shout out to The Palm) and BFF to everyone who is anyone in Hollywood. After a brief chat about Bruce’s entry into the entertainment business as an SNL & Letterman NBC, Bruce chats being a role model in the LGBTQIA community - winning the GLSEN Champion Award, Marrying Managing Director & Co-Chairman of CAA, becoming a father at...

All good things must come to an end and, in this case, that means 2022. We end yet another epic, banner year for BTVR with a deep dive on all things Real Housewives, Bravo, Pop Culture and, of course, Bethenny Frankel. We discuss the new upcoming season of RHONJ, what we want for our next season of RHOBH and ponder whether we will ever see any form of Shahs of Sunset back on our TVs in this lifeti...

Kim D. is here to spread the holiday cheer. She starts with a recap of a recent party we both attended in Franklin Lakes, NJ hosted by the one, the only RHONJ’s Doctor David (and our good friend past BTVR Podcast guest, Joey Santos). Kim and I reminisce about this holiday shin dig and all its RHONJ attendants - Frank Catania, Frankie Jr., Gabby Catania, Marge Sr. and Frank’s girlfriend Brittany wh...

Flipping Out’s Megan Weaver steps Behind The Rope. Megan takes us back to the beginning, her first job working as a Production Assistant for Steven Spielberg which led to run ins with Antonio Banderas, Tom Hanks, and oh, there was that one time she stayed in Leo DiCaprio’s Malibu Beach House. One day she met Jeff Lewis in a restaurant bathroom, and soon Megan found herself working for our favorite...

As the year comes to a close, our fav diamond holders seem to be winding down but still keeping us so entertained. We break down the recent rumors that the new season of RHOBH casting is locked explaining just what is and what is not true, which housewives from the past are likely to return, and how we are already possibly seeing a kinder, gentler Lisa Rinna. Maybe. In other RHOBH news, Brandi Gla...