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Imani State of Mind is a new podcast from Stitcher that demystifies mental health and wellness in an accessible and approachable way. Dr. Imani Walker (Bravo’s Married to Medicine LA) equips listeners with the right language and tools to normalize this stigmatized topic, in addition to finding laughter and light in navigating these struggles. Listen now in your favorite podcast app! Are you as exc...

Randall Emmett steps Behind The Rope. Turtle in Entourage (kinda), Academy Award Nominee, Dad, Mark Wahlberg's Former Assistant. Those are all true, but let's focus on the one moniker we most wanna discuss. Lala Kent's Man, Fiancé, Love. Randall Emmett as seen on Vanderpump Rules. Ok, ok we talk to Randall about his early days in LA trying to raise money for his first movie as a producer and what ...

Jai Rodriguez from the original Queer Eye For The Straight Guy steps Behind The Rope. Bonding over quarantine life, Jai and David share how they have been getting though the past few months during their time at home. Of course, the conversation quickly turns to Bravo and what it was like, in 2003, to be the very first reality show to ever exist on this now very famous network. Jai discusses how he...

The Real Housewives of New York City may be on a temporary hiatus but, the man, the myth, the legend, Harry Dubin, steps Behind The Rope. Harry chats about, what else other than his real life, shall we say, “experiences” with the women behind #RHONY. Harry takes us back to his first, housewife that is, Miss Sonja Tremont. After a chance meeting at a bar in DC, with only a first name, Harry tracks...

David was up til 4am in Atlantic City drinking vodka with Sonja Morgan. Let us just let that sink in for a hot second. Not so fast, before we get there, David chats with Audience Appreciation Listener Brian Carlos about the time they almost met at a Backstreet Boys concert or the time they actually did meet at a Countess Luann - where else? - Cabaret attended by Tre Giudice. Speaking of Tre Giudic...

Part II of this very special sit down with The Real Housewives of Orange County's Tamra Judge continues as we get into more details about cast past and present. Kelly Dodd, we are looking as you! Tamra explains how she thinks the franchise will fair without OG Vicki Gunvalson and herself and gets into more details regarding her departure from the show. We discuss the benefits and drawbacks of bein...

The Rope welcomes - THE one - THE only - Icon In the Flesh - Miss Tamra Judge! Raw and unfiltered, but do we know of Tamra Judge in any other way, method or manner. After twelve seasons of being a full time cast member on The Real Housewives of Orange Country, Tamra is here to look back, reflect upon the highs, there were many, the lows, just as many, and everything in between. We cover it all.  T...

Vanderpump Rules OG Peter Madrigal steps Behind The Rope. Back in a simpler time when everyone had their Bravo contracts in place, a mere week ago, Peter sat down with The Rope to tell it all. What does HE think about it ALL? Peter explains exactly how the show was cast way back when and it is not what was expected. Peter is kind enough to entertain the Rope's desires to talk about all of his cast...

With Below Deck Mediterranean back on the air, it is definitely time to check in with the one and only Anastasia Surmava. Connecting all the way from Sri Lanka, Anastasia took time off from running her Yoga Studio & Cafe to chat with the Rope. We last saw Anastasia on the high seas, doing double duty as Third Stew and Chef. For all of those wondering, she has been putting her chef skills to good u...

After the week we have had in the BravoVerse, thank you Vanderpump Rules, isn’t it time for a little light hearted fun? Perhaps some light hearted fun with a martini? Or two? Hells F’ing Yes!!! We welcome The One. The Only. Martini Mike (Michael Byrne) Behind The Rope. Hello People. Martini Mike from #RHONY. He has a freakin' Meme. Extending his 15 minutes, he is here to clarify and answer a few k...

Vanderpump Rule’s newcomer, Charli Burnett, steps Behind The Rope. And what a week it has already been for the Vanderpump Rules cast. Starting out lightly, Charli explains which came first, her real life job as a server at SUR or a much coveted role as one of the “newbies” this season on Vanderpump Rules.  She explains which was more difficult - getting used to working at SUR or the presence of ca...

Checking in from Chateau Dubrow, in all its glory, Heather and Terry Dubrow, step Behind The Rope. Heather bonds with The Rope over the joyous role of being a successful Podcast Host a la Heather Dubrow’s world. We then get right into The Dubrow Diet, one of the most googled diets out there. Terry explains the science behind The Dubrow Diet (we paid attention, really), a keto fusion diet involving...

Artist and Musician Nicky Bondz Steps Behind The Rope. Having worked on 12 songs, almost a full album during quarantine, Nicky takes time out of his busy day to chat with The Rope. Getting his PhD in Mental Health, Nicky has uniquely blended his doctorate schooling into his hit music by encouraging people to stay strong during this unprecedented tough time the world is facing. One of Nicky’s new s...

Randall Klein from the freshman Bravo show Camp Getaway joins us Behind The Rope. Randall is Miss Camp. No really, she grew up going to camp, loving camp, did camp teen tours, and now works at Camp Getaway. She is also a huge Bravo fan and avid listener of Behind the Velvet Rope Podcast. The woman has good tastes. Randall takes us Behind the Ropes of the new hit Bravo show discussing how she got h...

Being a third wheel on a date with Harry Dubin? Why not. Whose says there is proper ettiequte and rules on RHONY’s ground zero, the UES. Meeting Tom D’Agostino at The Regency? Oh yes. A D’Agostino Dubin Sandwich Pic? Thank you Harry for making that happen. Further downtown, a run in with Jax & Brittney occurs. Feeling nostalgic, the convo quickly turns to past hang outs with the cast of 90210 and...

Elyse Slaine - welcome back!! Wasting no time, Elyse gives us her take on the latest #RHONY Newport "Hurricane Leah" Vacation Episode and what watching herself on TV throughout the season has been like. Elyse opens up about how social media now plays a role in her life and the realization that anything she says on line can, may and probably will be used against her. Elyse discusses her one big reg...

Performance Coach Simon Waterson Steps Behind The Rope.  Brought to The Rope's attention from across the pond by none other than Ladies of London's very own Adela King, welcome Simon. Lifestyle, Nutrition and Fitness Guru, Simon is here to help everyone stay sane with, hopefully the tail end of quarantine, and how to get our post quarantine bodies back in shape. Simon explains how to find the most...

Real Housewives of Miami’s Ana Quincoces decided to donate her Emerald Green Season 2 Reunion Dress to raise money in assistance for front line heath care workers fighting Covid-19. That one decision quickly led to Real Housewives of Miami cast members Joanna Krupa, Karent Sierra and Adriana de Moura jumping on board. Denise Richards soon followed. Daily Mail picked up the story and voila, calling...

Right before now fired Vanderpump Rules editor Bri Dellinger caused a shockwave by admitting to unfavorable edits of Scheana Shay, the reality star sat down with us here Behind The Velvet Rope. Not knowing the scandal that was to come, Scheana discussed how she feels about her ongoing, season after season, edit as "Boy Crazy" Scheana. Foreshadowing Much? This is an episode not to be missed. Quaran...

Vanderpump Rules’ newcomer, Brett Cap steps Behind the Rope. Welcome bro. Originally from NJ (go East Coast), Brett moved to LA because life is short and why not. Shortly thereafter, he met LVP, who was interested in personal training and Brett quickly found himself training our Queen. This training soon lead to a job at SUR which then led to a much coveted role on the juggernaut Vanderpump Rules....

Take a break from the Real Housewives of DC Marathon (no really, its airing today on Bravo) to catch up with one of the five RHODC cast members, Mary Amons. Calling from her sprawling family farm in Southern Maryland, Mary takes time out of her busy quarantine to chat with The Rope about her time on the show. After discussing the current political atmosphere in DC, Mary explains that RHODC was ori...

Originally from from Clearwater, Florida, Marlo was taught at an early age how to survive, growing up throughout the state “in the system”. After falling in with a “rough crowd” at home, Marlo moved to Atlanta 12 years ago for a fresh start. Rebranding herself a stylist, thanks to her flair for fashion, Marlo opened a boutique in the ATL and quickly met some of our favorite peach holders. Shortly...

David welcomes Dr. Imani Walker, Married to Medicine LA, Behind The Rope. After bonding over their mutual love of Prince (Dr. Imani’s mom was very good friends with Prince) and NYC, where Dr Imani grew up, these two get right into it. Dr Imani pretty much always knew she wanted to do something with science. Flash forward to Dr. Imani, a Forensic Psychiatrist. Ok onto what everyone wants to talk ab...

David welcomes David Schreiber, owner of Camp Getaway, Behind The Rope. Located in Kent, CT, Camp Getaway is the premier Summer Camp for Adults. Conveniently located a few mere hours outside NYC, Camp Getaway provides the perfect weekend escape for a little relaxation, fun, and, well, pretty much anything else you want. The weekend is what you make of it. That's all nice and great, but let's face...

Shahs of Sunset’s Ali Ashouri, wine in hand (hey no judgments here), steps Behind The Rope. Ali, being at the epicenter of the drama between long time 30 year friends MJ and Reza, is one of the linchpins of Shahs of Sunset Season 8. Ali was first introduced to the group that we see on TV through Reza’s Husband Adam. Adam decided to take him on a trip to Palm Sprigs with Reza and MJ and that was th...