BEHIND THE VELVET ROPE

Our fav RHOBH “Friend Of” turned Gossip Monger Miss Dana Wilkey is back. Dana is here to share all the intel she has on the daily changing saga that is the Erika Jayne / Tom Girardi divorce. In other words, Dana Wilkey is here to chat about her New Life’s Work. After all, she was a vital part of “The Housewife and The Hustler” beating out hundreds of thousands of other self proclaimed EJ experts....

Alaska steps Behind The Rope. Yup, she is back! One thing is for certain, Alaska is one of the hardest working Queens in the biz. Alaska stops by to chat new music - “Red”, biggest musical inspirations, dream collabs, fav musical Divas such as Gaga, Cher and Gwen and her first ever heading tour (tickets on sale now) in support of the new music with starts early next year. Alaska also chats about h...

The Real Housewives of Miami Reboot. Now that RHOM Season 4 is confirmed coming to the Peacock Streaming Network very soon, we have oh so many questions. In true Behind The Velvet Rope fashion we have gone straight to the source, someone who knows a thing or two about RHOM, having been a full time Housewife on the series for all three seasons that it was on Bravo. We are thrilled to welcome Miss A...

Parvati Shallow steps Behind The Rope. Survivor Winner, Parvati Shallow. We are celebrating the long awaited return of tonight’s forty first installment of one of the most successful reality shows of all time the only way we knew how. Parvati is on EVERY “Best Survivor Players of all time” list as well as one of Jeff Probst’s personal “Favorite Players of all time” list. After chatting with her, i...

Former Pussycat Doll's member Kaya Jones steps Behind The Rope. Kaya chronicles how she came to be a member of the Pussycat Dolls in December 2003, when she was just 19 years old. After chatting about the audition process and landing the part, Kaya pulls back the curtain of what being in this group was really like. Kaya details what she calls the “toxic” (according to her, allegedly) work environm...

Fran Drescher steps Behind The Rope. From the moment this chat started, one thing was clear, Fran Drescher is one busy Icon. First things first, The Nanny. Fran chats about the recent addition of The Nanny to HBO Max, the joys of having it discovered by a whole new generation and shares an update on the status of her road to bringing The Nanny to Broadway. After we wax nostalgic on all things The...

DJ Richie Skye steps Behind The Rope. There is no one more connected in the DMV than Mr. Skye and we could not think of anyone better to help break down all that is going on this season on The Real Housewives of Potomac than Richie Skye. That chat began a few weeks back where we discussed how all our fav ladies are doing this season - Gizelle, Karen, Ashley, Candiace, Robyn, Wendy and newbie Mia....

Constantine Maroulis & Kendra Erika step Behind The Rope. Constantine is back and this time he brings friend Kendra Erika to talk about it all. We bond over the return of Broadway, musical influences, our fav musical divas and our ideal musical colabs. This dynamic duo also have a great new single, a dance version of “As Long As You’re Mine”, from the hit musical “Wicked”. Yup, Broadway is open an...

Blac Chyna steps Behind The Rope. Before we get into all the headlines, rumors, and misperceptions, we chat with Blac Chyna, whose name was suggested by a patron during her stripping days, about her early days in LA - being name checked by Drake, modeling, and appearing in a multitude of music videos with everyone and anyone including Tyga and Nicki Minaj. Chyna has new music - “Hollywood”, “Doom”...

Jerry Springer steps Behind The Rope. One of the most Iconic names in daytime TV is here to chat about it all. Although Jerry was set to retire after his unprecedented twenty seven year run as Host of The Jerry Springer Show, NBC had other plans and Judge Jerry was born. Jerry chats about how nice it is to use his law degree and what we can expect in the upcoming third season of the always shockin...

Gia Gunn, famed, outspoken Drag Race contestant steps Behind The Rope. Checking in from her home in WeHo, Gia is here to tell it all. We would expect nothing less from one of Drag Race’s most outspoken contestants in the history of the show! Let us start at the beginning. Gia takes us back to the first time she did drag, what that was like, what prompted her to “try” and where her infamous name “G...

Kelly Killoren Bensimon, The Woman, The Myth, The Legend, steps Behind The Rope. Checking in from her iconic Soho loft, KKB is here to tell it all. For those who may not know, Kelly has a degree from Columbia University in Literature and Writing, an MBA, and is currently attending NYU Stern for her Executive MBA. Kelly also had a thriving career as a writer and editor at such famed publications li...

Sonja Morgan's Intern steps Behind The Rope. Ok let us back up for a second. She has a name. Meghan Hubert. Last year we had the pleasure of chatting with Meghan about what it was like to be one of Sonja Morgan’s iconic interns. Meghan chatted about that as well the fall out from coming on our show. Seems like Ms. Morgan was less than pleased with our little chat. We then had a follow up chat abou...

“Damn, I wish I was your lover. I’ll rock you till the daylight comes. Make sure you are smiling’ and warm. I am everything, tonight I’ll be your mother.” You know the rest. Sophie B. Hawkins steps Behind The Rope. Sophie chats about what life was like in the 90’s when she rose to fame with her breakout hit “Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover”. She chats about many of her colleagues at that time - Madon...

Josh Flagg steps Behind The Rope. Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles, Season 13. How did we get here? Josh is here to answer that and discuss his epic career in real estate, which began at 18. Josh chats about his early days in the biz and his rapid rise to the top which led to his position as a cast member on MDLLA. Josh chats about his MDLLA career - highs and lows, fellow brokers from yesteryea...

RHOBH’s Kathryn Edwards is back! Having been on the show with Erika Jayne (RHOBH Season Six Shout Out), we could not think of anyone better to help us break down all that has been happening this epic season on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Kathryn is here to chat about the rare circumstances this season has presented as the world read headline after headline about Erika Jayne’s divorce as...

RHOBH’s Kathryn Edwards is back! Having been on the show with Erika Jayne (RHOBH Season Six Shout Out), we could not think of anyone better to help us break down all that has been happening this epic season on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Kathryn is here to chat about the rare circumstances this season has presented as the world read headline after headline about Erika Jayne’s divorce as...

"Side step, right-left, to my beat. High like the moon, rock with me, baby. Know that I got that heat. Let me show you 'cause talk is cheap. Side step, right-left, to my beat. Get it, let it roll” The man behind the genius of it all, Rob Grimaldi, steps Behind The Rope. Yup, Rob Grimaldi, the man responsible for the world wide mega smash hit “Butter” by the biggest boy band to ever exist in the wo...

Gail Simmons steps Behind The Rope. Having been a staple on Bravo since the start of Top Chef and just having completed the current season of Top Chef Amateurs (Tonight is the finale!), Gail is here to chat about it all. We chat the early days of Bravo and Top Chef - various contestants and winners throughout the years, fav food - restaurant - chef, most overrated food, current food trend, Tom Col...

A big Halloween party at an apartment complex in Redmond, Washington. Themed rooms and costumed partygoers. But by the end of the party, one of the hosts is dead. The police look to the partiers as the prime suspects: was it the guy in the devil mask, the bank robber, the construction worker? As investigators comb through forensic evidence, witness testimony, DNA, and even consult with a psychic,...

Carol Potter steps Behind The Rope. Cindy Walsh from the beloved and iconic Beverly Hills, 90210. We start at the beginning chatting about how Carol was cast, the buzz around town about Aaron Spelling's new teen drama, and just what life was like in the early days when all of its cast were virtual unknowns. Life was anything but stellar. We chat about the show premiered to blah ratings and how tha...

Carol Potter steps Behind The Rope. Cindy Walsh from the beloved and iconic Beverly Hills, 90210. We start at the beginning chatting about how Carol was cast, the buzz around town about Aaron Spelling's new teen drama, and just what life was like in the early days when all of its cast were virtual unknowns. Life was anything but stellar. We chat about how the show premiered to blah ratings and how...

Cary Deuber steps Behind The Rope. After five seasons, Bravo announced that The Real Housewives of Dallas is not returning. Cary is here to help us analyze exactly why the show is not coming back, where it all went wrong, which cast members contributed most to the show's demise and whether this is the final nail in the RHOD coffin or we can expect to see our fav Lone Star State Ladies in the futur...

Jay Manuel steps Behind The Rope. The Man, The Myth, The Legend. Checking in from his home in Connecticut, Jay is here to tell it all. Growing up, Jay was drawn to fashion at a young age. That led him to land in NYC, and the rest is history. Not so fast. Jay didn't take no for an answer during his early career in fashion, pounding the streets, portfolio in hand, which eventually landed him his fir...

Theresa Caputo steps Behind The Rope. Still residing in Hicksville, Long Island, where she was born and raised, Theresa is here to chat about how she went from humble beginnings to Long Island Medium to one of the most sought after names able connect with Spirits out there. First we chat with Theresa about her childhood, when she first realized she could correspond with Spirits from the other side...