BEHIND THE VELVET ROPE

Gretchen Rossi steps Behind The Rope. It is hard to imagine it has been seven seasons since Gretchen was last a full time cast member on The Real Housewives of Orange County. Gretchen reflects back on her several season run on the granddaddy of The Real Housewives Franchise. We discuss the good (meeting fiancé Slade Smiley, performing with the Pussycat Dolls), the bad (there seems to be no love lo...

BEST OF 2021. It is that time again. Time for the annual Behind The Velvet Rope Best of The Real Housewives and Other Bravolebrity Interviews. That is right. We go Behind The Scenes and rank what happens not only on air, but off air as well, for our best of the year count down. Who did we love off air, who was naughty, who was nice and why? All these and much more questions answered as we get into...

As this season of RHOC move along we have learned to never come for Fancy Pants’ family, divorce is messy, Shannon still knows how to bring on the waterworks, Gina is funny, and sometimes, the thirst is real. On those notes, we share one of our fav RHOC chats of all times, one of our most viral listens and press explosions ever, this little gem of a sit down with Miss Tamra Judge!  The Rope welcom...

Joe Francis steps Behind The Rope. You have heard, read and think you know all there is to know about Joe Francis, but much of what you have read is false. Joe is here today to chat about his career and life, which began with an interest in entrepreneurship at a young age, early media ties a la “Banned from Television”, and his multi million dollar business that is, was, and will always be “Girls...

Joe Francis steps Behind The Rope. You have heard, read and think you know all there is to know about Joe Francis, but much of what you have read is false. Joe is here today to chat about his career and life, which began with an interest in entrepreneurship at a young age, early media ties a la “Banned from Television”, and his multi million dollar business that is, was, and will always be “Girls...

The Real Housewives of Jersey’s Tessa Hartmann is back and so is Season Two of the hit franchise! This time, Tessa brings along her daughters, famed musician and X-Factor Finalist Tallia Storm and financier Tessie Hartmann to chat all about life in Jersey both on and off camera. Tessa breaks down how Season Two of Jersey was different for her - new drama, saying goodbye to Season One vet Jane, new...

Lea Black steps Behind The Rope. That is correct, the “Mayor of Miami” is here to chat about her time on The Real Housewives of Miami - the highs and lows, the epic fights, the various cast members she saw come and go during her full series run, and the untimely end which left BravoHolics asking “why”? Fear not, the RHOM Reboot is alive and well. We, once and for all, get a clear answer from Lea a...

BEST OF 2021. It is that time again. Time for the annual Behind The Velvet Rope Best of The Real Housewives and Other Bravolebrity Interviews. That is right. We go Behind The Scenes and rank what happens not only on air, but off air as well, for our best of the year count down. Who did we love off air, who was naughty, who was nice and why? All these and much more questions answered as we get into...

Everyone always asks us who are the nicest Housewives ever? Lynne Curtin is definitely on that list. Are y’all loving the new season of RHOC or longing for the vintage days of yesteryear? Check out this chat with had with Lynne back in what can now be considered vintage BTVR… The Real Housewives of Orange County's Lynne Curtin Steps Behind The Rope. Checking in from beautiful and sunny Orange Coun...

The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Mike Hill steps Behind The Rope. He is back! First things first, we catch up with Mike on all that he has been up to since the last time he was here - Mike is the Morning TV Host Of “Start Your Day” and has taken up acting a la “Misunderstood”, a local LA play and the upcoming “Foster Law” in which he plays Judge Earl Johnson. Mike talks about his best selling book...

Cassandra Peterson is back!! Elvira, Mistress of The Dark. Cassandra is here to chat about the whirlwind media storm she has faced after “coming out” and revealing she has been in an almost twenty year relationship with a woman in her New York Times Best Selling Book “Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark”. Cassandra chats about her fans’ reactions to this, the medias’, the ge...

Selling Tampa! Still on cloud nine after having binged the recently released Selling Sunset Season 4 but wishing you had more drama, office politics and real estate porn sooner than later? Fear not, Selling Tampa has arrived. Colony Reeves and Anne-Sophie Petit, the dynamic duo from Allure Reality step Behind The Rope. Colony and Anne-Sophie chat about what it was like being a part of Selling Tamp...

Kelly Dodd Leventhal and Rick Leventhal step Behind The Rope. Finally! Kelly and Rick chat about all that they have been up to since we last saw them on our television screens on RHOC. Of course, many of you know what they have been up to because this dynamic duo has been causing headlines everywhere they have gone over the past few months. Kelly opens up about the real reasons behind her RHOC exi...

How do you feel about the return of Heather Dubrow this season on RHOC? Has Fancy Pants saved the franchise? How about Shannon Beador? Is the end near? Remember a simpler time, when RHOC still had the likes of Vicki and Tamra and gang. Remember Peggy Tanous, the one season wonder who had a LOT to say. If not, check this out! The Real Housewives of Orange County’s Peggy Tanous steps Behind The Rope...

Remember when Mary and Christine were friends, everyone was buzzing about the fact that Mary dated Jason, that Mary was Jason’s favorite, and we had numerous gratuitous shirtless scenes with Romain. We chatted with Mary Fitzgerald during that time and wanted to share with you here today. Do things change this much in your own life in one year? Mary Fitzgerald from Selling Sunset Steps Behind The R...

Vanderpump Rules. Season Nine. VPR. Today we break down how the show has progressed without OG’s Stassi, Jax & Kristen and just how we are feeling about this new season as it heads into Reunion time. We break down all ever changing relationships both on and off screen Lala/Rand, Tom/Ariana, Schwartz/Katie, Scheana/Brock, James/Raquel. We chat this seasons king and queen, highs and lows, “working”...

Did everyone like our Behind The Scenes, Backstage Break Down from Countess Luann de Lesseps “A Very Countess Christmas” yesterday with Red Carpet Reporter, Taylor Ferber? She is back today to break down the best, worst and everything in between of all the entertaining, shocking, tragic, outrageous, hilarious, and every other adjective we can think of Real Housewives moments of 2021. From the bott...

After making two rare appearances on our Podcast this year (when is the last time you saw the Countess on a Pod), we had to pay it forward and would not have missed the return of the legend, Countess Lu, to her home at 54 Below in her brand new “A Very Countess Christmas” Cabaret. “Viva La Diva”, the Countess is back! We break down the entire show - the songs, the crowd, the celeb guest appearance...

Selling Sunset Season 4! We have waited and waited. Finally. We sat down with Amanza Smith last season - before Chrishell and Jason became Chrishell and Jason, before Christine was a Mom, when we heard the name Justin Hartley on the reg. Take a fun trip down memory lane. As you listen, you decide - wow, how quickly everything at The Oppenheim Group has changed, or, the more things change, the more...

American Scandal is a podcast from Wondery that explores the darker stories that have shaped the United States. From the Unabomber to Bernie Madoff, these are stories that reveal the underbelly of America: ruthless, secretive, and power-hungry. The new season of American Scandal looks at the controversial decision made by a young government official named Daniel Ellsburg to leak the Pentagon Paper...

Selling Sunset Season 4! We have waited and waited. Finally. We sat down with Amanza Smith last season - before Chrishell and Jason became Chrishell and Jason, before Christine was a Mom, when we heard the name Justin Hartley on the reg. Take a fun trip down memory lane. As you listen, you decide - wow, how quickly everything at The Oppenheim Group has changed, or, the more things change, the more...

The Housewives of the North Pole. Kyle Richards. Have y’all watched? We break down Kyle Richards’ recent star turn in Peacock’s The Housewives of the North Pole. We chat about the huge Variety article about Miss Richards’ return to acting, her role in “Halloween Kills” earlier this year, her recently inked deal for the final “Halloween Ends” which will be an increased role which Kyle teases will i...

It’s that time again. Deep Dives with our fav sisters from The Pop Apologists Podcast! We go deep on everything keeping us up at night. First, we revel in this new season of RHOC and the return of Miss Fancy Pants herself, Heather Dubrow. Our fav sisters reveal what they know and have learned about The Dubrow’s wealth, Dr. Terry, Botched, the epic 22,000 square foot estate and more. Are y’all enjo...

The Real Housewives of Miami’s Karent Sierra steps Behind The Rope. Karent, dentist extraordinaire, fills us in on what she has been up to since we last saw her our our TV screens. Besides running her dental practice, Karent has been helping those less fortunate than herself around the world through her Sharing Smiles Foundation. Ok, on to what everyone wants to talk about, The Real Housewives of...

The time has come! Kathryn Edwards is here to help us break down this epic season of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip. RHUGT. We deep dive into the fan fav guilty pleasure that is Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip - RHUGT - the shocking fights, the even more shocking unexpected friendships, the behind the scenes drama you did not see, what is yet to come as the season plays on, whether we...