BEHIND THE VELVET ROPE

Chaz Dean steps Behind The Rope. Checking in from the Hollywood Hills home he shares with his three Labradors, Chaz is here to tell it all. First things first, Chaz fills us in on his journey from his early days of working at a LA Salon to eventually purchasing that salon, developing WEN hair care products, taking over QVC and, of course, those infamous WEN infomercials - think Alyssa Milano and B...

Garcelle Beauvais’ son was the subject of online troll attacks. We break down those attacks, the RHOBH casts’ reaction, Bravo’s reaction, the fans reaction and why many think Diana Jenkins is behind it all. In other RHOBH news, LVP has come out swinging against Mellenball who made derogatory comments about her brother, Kelly Dodd calls Mauricio and PK gross and RHOBH casting rumors continue to swi...

Polly Brindle steps Behind The Rope. Selling The OC’s Polly Brindle that is. Polly is here to chat all about her freshman season on Neflix’s just released latest installment in its real estate “Selling” franchise. Polly breaks down all the drama she had with cast mates Jarvis, Rose and Kayla, office friendships with Alex Hall and Brandi, boss Jason Oppenheim and all the man candy of the O Group OC...

Heather Matarazzo steps Behind The Rope. Heather chats about the full trajectory of her career from her first film, The Sundance winning “Welcome to The Dollhouse”, to her current days as a working actress “making it” in Hollywood. Heather chats Dollhouse - what it was like to lead a feature film as your first project, how life changed after and why this film is still so beloved as the teen angst...

Mercedes “MJ” Javid and Tommy Feight step back Behind The Rope. Shahs of Sunset is in the house! Mercedes chats about what it has been like to have been an OG on Shahs of Sunset for the past ten years - the highs, lows and everything in between. The convo quickly turns to cast mates GG, Mike, Destiny and yes, Reza! The topic of cast mate GG’s feuds with Lala Kent and Kelly Dodd are discussed as ar...

Kim D. is back where she belongs to help break down all this week’s happenings in both RHONJ and RHOBH land. First we chat about those viral honeymoon pics of Tre and Luis that have been circulating all over the internet. PDA much? Then we break down Frank Catania’s claims that he had to break up the men and women at the finale, share a Mel/Tre update - does anyone even still care, and deep dive t...

As RHOBH casting rumors for next season swirl, we break down the likelihood that the rumored Diana, Rinna and Crystal will be let go. We share our thoughts on that and offer up some likely other options of who will most likely be on the chopping block next season. As these casting rumors circulate, Denise Richards weighs in announcing she would return to RHOBH in the future. It certainly would be...

The Nene Leakes and Andy Cohen seems to be over. Let us discuss. In other current news, Sutton is not shying away from any of the drama this season of RHOBH as we deep dive this season, drunk Erika, who we think is carrying the season and who will go. Kathy Hilton chats Kyle’s RHOBH future and the fact that she herself never wants to hold a diamond. In RHOA land we break down Marlo’s freshman seas...

Cheri Oterti steps Behind The Rope. Cheri chats about the full anthology of her career from humble early beginnings at The Groundlings to her starring role on Saturday Night Live (SNL) for five stellar seasons to present day and everything in between. Cheri breaks down her many iconic SNL characters (“Simmer Down Now”, Spartan Cheerleaders, Laura Zimmerman) and brilliant impersonations none the le...

Ashley Parker Angel steps Behind The Rope. Ashley stops by to chat about the full anthology of his career from Making The Band, to the early days and height of O-Town's success, to his solo career, Broadway career, everything in between ending with his current day reinvention to expert fitness guru. Ashley chats the highs and lows of Reality TV, reconnecting with O-Town at Ryan Cabrera’s wedding,...

Mercedes “MJ” Javid and Tommy Feight step Behind The Rope. Shahs of Sunset is in the house! Mercedes chats about what it has been like to have been an OG on Shahs of Sunset for the past ten years - the highs, lows and everything in between. The convo quickly turns to cast mates GG, Mike, Destiny and yes, Reza! The topic of cast mate GG’s feuds with Lala Kent and Kelly Dodd are discussed as are oth...

Kim D. is back doing what she does best, causing trouble. Kim has gone down the rabbit hole regarding the recent Melissa / Joey G rumors. Using her best detective skills, Kim has made it her week’s work to find out more speaking to parties involved, determining who she thinks actually witnessed the alleged event and how it has now spun out of control. She readdresses what she thinks is true versus...

Taylor Armstrong breaks all records and becomes the first Housewife ever to cross cities. Ok, that happened the other week but we have not talked about it yet and now that we have had time to accept, process and absorb this news, we are here to break down our thoughts on Taylor going RHOC, how this will affect the rest of the cast, what we predict will happen with Tamra, Heather, Shannon, Emily, G...

When Emily Gellis hears rumors of people suffering horrible side effects from a trendy diet she springs into action. Armed with over a hundred thousand Instagram followers, Emily launches a social media crusade to expose F-Factor and its founder, Tanya Zuckerbrot. It’s the start of a feud that will attract trolls, lawyers, and, eventually, national media all because of fiber. From Wondery, this is...

With all that seems to be changing by the day with Erika Jayne and Jen Shah’s legal woes, we felt it was time to slow down and deep dive both. Erika got served at LAX and the claims behind the 50M Dollar Racketeering Lawsuit are shocking to say the least. Jen Shah plead guilty in her criminal fraud case and is now waiting to be sentenced. We discuss both, the current state of both cases, and what ...

Carlos King steps back Behind The Rope. Picking right up from where we left off last time, Carlos chats current seasons of RHOA (Marlo’s Peach, the return of Shereé, Kenya supposedly passing the villain baton) & RHONJ (just wrapped filming), where each of those franchises have been and where they are going. We break down Carlos’ Infamous Top Ten Housewives List - Nene, Teresa and Bethenny in the t...

I had the pleasure of interviewing Anne Heche earlier this year. I, and everyone at the Behind The Velvet Rope Podcast, are deeply saddened to hear of her passing last week. Besides a career in Hollywood that most could only dream of, having started in some of the most iconic TV and Film of all time, she was an actress whose craft had been perfected to the nth degree. During this interview, she wa...

Kathryn Dennis steps Behind The Rope. Southern Charm’s Kathryn Dennis that is. Kathryn is here to chat about the highs and lows, the good and bad of her entire time on Southern Charm, both on and off screen, over the past many years. Kathryn discusses the challenges of “putting it all” out there, no matter how personal, for the world to see, and consequently judge. Kathryn chats about how she has...

Tre has gone to the chapel and she has gotten married. Cue music. For all those living under a Bravo rock, our girl did it. Teresa Giudice Ruelas. Welcome. Kim D. is here to break it all down because, who else, would be able to help us review Tre’s wedding with absolutely no filter. The $10,000 hair, the gloves, the fog, the food or rumored lack thereof, the dresses. Where do we begin? Let us not...

You asked for it. You got it. Behind The Velvet Rope is thrilled to announce our first ever Live Podcast. This night will include food, fun, festivities and very special guest Kim D. Everything you love each and every day on BTVR will be happening before your very eyes and, of course, Kim will be spilling all the tea. Press play for more info and cannot wait to meet everyone in person!!! To Purcha...

Melissa and Joe did not attend Teresa’s wedding. Tomorrow, Kim D. is back where she is every Saturday on our Patreon where we will be breaking down Tre’s big day - the hair, the gloves, the dresses, the fog, the nuptials, the guest list and everything else in between. Before we get there though, today we wanted to share with you an episode that would normally be on Patreon with Kim D. There is so...

Jen Shah Pled Guilty. We may have mentioned that once or twice before but today we take a deeper dive on what this actually means for her future, Coach Shah’s future and the future of RHOSLC. In other West Coast news Miss Tamra Judge has returned to reclaim her Orange. We break down Tamra’s return, the public’s reaction, Vicki Gunvalson’s reaction, Jill Zarin’s involvement, current RHOC filming ru...

Shep Rose and Craig Conover step Behind The Rope. The Southern Charm boys are here to break down this current season eight of Southern Charm. Shep and Craig talk about how this season was different filming with their significant others at the time - Taylor Ann Green and Summer House’s Paige DeSorbo, share updates on these relationships - Taylor and Craig have since broken up while Craig and Paige...

Daniel Franzese steps Behind The Rope. Yes, Damian, the gay dude from Mean Girls. Daniel is so much more than just “Damian” though. We chat about the Iconic “break out” role of Damian, why that character resonated and still resonates with people almost 20 years later, how it changed the lives of so many gay and “other” kids worldwide and just why, out of all the characters in this epic film, Damia...

Taylor Armstrong steps back Behind The Rope. Who can believe its been eleven years since Taylor first appeared on the freshman season of the currently highest rated Housewives franchise, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Feeling nostalgic, Taylor takes a trip down memory lane during her tenure on RHOBH with castmates Lisa Vanderpump, Kyle and Kim Richards, Adrienne Maloof and Camille Donatacci...