Vanderpump Rules Season Eleven. The date has finally come. The new season has finally arrived. We break down this week’s episode sharing all of our hot takes on how VPR premiered in a post Scandoval world. An emotional Lala, lack of Rachel, product placement, Queen LVP, Tom and Ariana still living together and oh, so much more. We break it all down. In other news, Kyle and Morgan Wade delete each other on IG, RHOBH chugs along and several Housewives cities are apparently on pause for 2024. Say w...
Feb 01, 2024•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Morgan Wade and Kyle Richards delete all pics of each other on their respective Instagrams. Why and what does this mean? Press Play as we get to the bottom of this! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 31, 2024•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Daphne Zuniga steps Behind The Rope. Daphne is here to chat about the full anthology of her career none the least of which included her role as Jo Reynolds on the iconic Melrose Place. Daphne talks working with college roommate, a pre Sex And The City Darren Star, cast mates such as Lisa Rinna, Marcia Cross, Heather Locklear, reboots, spin offs, 90s nostalgia and whether there will ever be another incarnation of this epic 90210 spinoff. Daphne also chats that other mega hit TV show she starred o...
Jan 31, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Caroline Manzo has sued Bravo. She has also sued a ton of other Production Companies and Studios involved in making RHUGT over an incident she claims took place in January 2023 in Morocco. In court documents Caroline claims she was sexually harassed by Brandi Glanville after producers supplied cast mates with alcohol to promote outrageous behavior on the show. Today, we break down these claims, the worlds response, Housewives such as Phaedra Parks and Camille Grammer’s responses, Brandi’s respon...
Jan 30, 2024•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Niki Haris and Donna De Lory return Behind The Rope. Niki and Donna, that is. As Madonna’s world wide Celebration Tour continues to break records worldwide one stop at a time, we could think of no one better than Niki and Donna to chat about the full anthology of their careers on the road and recording with Madonna in many countries, for many tours, on many songs, throughout many decades. Who’s That Girl, Blond Ambition Tour, The Girlie Show Tour, The Downed World Tour and everything and anythin...
Jan 30, 2024•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Melissa Rivers is back with her very first of many monthly Bravo Reality Round-Up appearances of 2024! Sit back because there is a lot to cover! First we talk about Monica Garcia’s epic, one season only arc on RHOSLC as Reality Von Tea(se). Then, we move on to The Traitors breaking down all of our fav Housewives’ moves, deep dive who has a good chance of winning this game and discuss whether, why and how The Traitors has successfully captured and accomplished what Girls Trip set out to. Speaking...
Jan 29, 2024•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Lisa D’Amato, from America’s Next Top Model, steps Behind The Rope. Holding nothing back, Lisa is here to tell it all. Did someone say Bethenny Frankel and Reality Reckoning? Looking back at this blast from the past chat, Lisa recalls every single thing Bethenny is now talking about loudly. Lisa chats about what living in the model house was really like, the competitiveness of her fellow model contestants and the pressure she felt from producers while filming. She chats about ANTM judges Miss J,...
Jan 28, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Monica Garcia has been fired. She has not decided to take time off of Housewives. Let that just be clear. We break down how and why this happened, the truth behind Monica’s exit, the mistakes the cast has made in wanting this, the double standards involved in this termination, Andy Cohen’s comments, production’s involvement, the Jen Shah of it all and most importantly, where the cast, Bravo, producers and RHOSLC goes from here as Season Five filming is expected to commence next month - February ...
Jan 27, 2024•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast When you think of the messiest celebrity feuds of all time, who comes to mind? Is it Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun? Maybe it’s Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan… or just about anyone from any reality TV franchise? Diss and Tell is a podcast from Wondery, hosted by comedians Sydney Battle and Matt Bellassai. Each hilarious episode will take you through one of pop culture’s most iconic celebrity feuds, and serve you a little dose of chaos every week. This is just a preview of Diss and Tell. You can ...
Jan 26, 2024•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Erika Jayne wants Kyle eviscerated. Kyle responds, Crystal finds her voice, Annemarie annoys everyone and we prepare for the RHOBH reunion which films later this month. Speaking of reunions, we share all our hot takes on the just completed Southern Cham reunion, share updates on Craig and Paige, explain why this season was one of the best for Southern Charm in years and ask, where is our Season Ten announcement? Yes, we are impatient. Finally, we share Bethenny Frankel news and ask the B herself...
Jan 26, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Houston we have a problem. The Housewives are in trouble over there on The Traitors. With BTVR guest Parvati Shallow and BB legend Dan Gheesling at the helm, our little Phae Phae Parks may have met her matches and for anyone who has ever watched BB, never count our Miss Janelle. Moving on, we deep dive what to expect from Valley Village, share our hot takes on the trailer, discuss our boots on the ground indefinite (?) delay of Something About Her, break down Lisa Vanderpump’ recent comments abo...
Jan 25, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Monica Garcia has been fired. She has not decided to take time off of Housewives. Let that just be clear. We break down how and why this happened, the truth behind Monica’s exit, the mistakes the cast has made in wanting this, the double standards involved in this termination, production’s involvement, the Jen Shah of it all and most importantly, where the cast, Bravo, producers and RHOSLC goes from here as Season Five filming is expected to commence next month. Press play. @behindvelvetrope @da...
Jan 24, 2024•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Linda Gray steps Behind The Rope. Yes, Sue Ellen Ewing in the flesh! Linda is here to chat about the full anthology of her career and what it was like to be part of one of the most Iconic shows of all time, Dallas. Linda reminisces about being cast, the early days on set with co-stars such as Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, Charlene Tilton and Victoria Principal - to name a few, the highs and lows of Sue Ellen, best and worst storylines for the character, playing drunk and how life changed as a res...
Jan 24, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast RHONJ Season Fourteen Has Been Announced for April. We share all our hot takes on what to expect this upcoming season, whether people are eagerly anticipating its return or “over it” and just why has the start been delayed 'til April with no other Housewives returning to Bravo during the next few months. In other RHONJ news, Melissa Gorga has announced that she is “opening” a new Envy location in Huntington, Long Island. We discuss the ownership of Envy, Melissa’s business moto and her ex- biz p...
Jan 23, 2024•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Niki Haris and Donna De Lory step Behind The Rope. Niki and Donna, that is. As Madonna’s world wide Celebration Tour continues to break records worldwide one stop at a time, we could think of no one better than Niki and Donna to chat about the full anthology of their careers on the road and recording with Madonna in many countries, for many tours, on many songs, throughout many decades. Who’s That Girl, Blond Ambition Tour, The Girlie Show Tour, The Downed World Tour and everything and anything ...
Jan 23, 2024•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chaz Dean returns Behind The Rope. He’s back! The Hair God himself is here to fill us in on all he has been up to, well, since the last time he stopped by. Chaz Dean New York, new products and more. Of course, the convo quickly turns to his time on Flipping Out, recent reconciliation with Jeff Lewis, re-entry into Jeff’s “Chumps”, Jeff’s never-ending battles with Gage, Jeff’s never ending love life sagas - did someone say Scott?, Chef Stu? and epic breakup and fall out with Heather McDonald. As ...
Jan 22, 2024•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast Annemarie Wiley is shaded by everyone, claps back at everyone and accuses Crystal Kung Minkoff of making things up for a storyline. Hmm, where have we heard this before about our dear Crystal? In other news, Monica Garcia’s lawsuit against Heather Gay and Beauty Lab is dismissed and releases an epic statement clap back at haters as we prepare for the conclusion of the RHOSLC reunion and return of Monica Garcia for RHOSLC Season Five. Vanderpump Rules has its premiere party right here in sunny, w...
Jan 21, 2024•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Parvati Shallow steps Behind The Rope. Survivor Winner, Parvati Shallow. The Traitors’ Parvati Shallow who was told to NEVER come for the Housewives. Actually, the Housewives - Phaedra, Tamra and Shereé - sorry Larsa - should know who they are dealing with. 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, it is very clear as to why. Did you know Parvati has played this brilliant gam...
Jan 21, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Homeless Not Toothless. Why is it so hard for Kyle to remember? We recap this week’s RHOBH revealing what we observed firsthand between Kyle and Mo as well as Annemarie and Crystal by attending this event last year in Bev Hills. We share our thoughts on why Crystal is probably really bothered by Annemarie, Sutton’s esophagus - next please, and Kyle’s breakup with both Sutton and Dorit over the past few weeks now that Morgan Wade has her full attention. In other news, the Vanderpump Rules cast ha...
Jan 20, 2024•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Rachel Goes Rogue. Rachel Leviss launches her new Pod and has a lot to say about her multiple Sandoval hook ups, Graham, ex James Kennedy and her short lived stint on Vanderpump Rules. Katie Maloney claps back, launches her own pod and we, the collective BravoVerse prepare for Season 11 of Vanderpump Rules to drop later this month. Tom Girardi’s trial date is set for May 21st, Brandi Glanville reveals her latest trauma and Bethenny Frankel envies Monica “Reality Von (Tea)se” Garcia. Finally, we ...
Jan 19, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Kyle Richards appears to be madly and passionately in love from where we are sitting. We break down all that has been said, seen and shared from the streets of BH regarding Miss Richards’ new life in oh, so many ways. We recap RHOBH, share updates on The Tedster Mellencamp and what we can expect the rest of the season from our fav Diamond Holders. In other news, Tamra Judge shares updates as to why the Tres Amigas ended, Alexis Bellino shares news about her potential RHOC return, Shannon Beador ...
Jan 18, 2024•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast The RHOSLC Reunion Part II dropped last night and we are here today to break it all down. Once again, the greater part of the reunion was the Monica show. We share our hot takes, deep dive all we learned about Monica and her Mom and discuss the friendship we are shipping but never knew we needed, Mary M. Cosby and Monica Darnell Fowler Delgado Garcia! We break down Andy’s reactions, who he likes, who he dislikes, the ever presence of Jen Shah, why everyone sitting on that couch will return next ...
Jan 17, 2024•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Fresh off their RHOM return and appearance, Ana Quincoces and daughter Beba return Behind The Rope. Back to the scene of the crime. Ah, we kid, we joke. Ana, and Beba, stop by to chat about the experience of returning to RHOM, explain the real reasons Marysol and Alexia “ran away”, share updates on Lisa and Adriana and detail the “chaotic mess” of what really happened at The RHOM Mother’s Day brunch that we, the audience, did not see. Finally, Ana talks about what we can expect to see the rest o...
Jan 17, 2024•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Fresh off their RHOM return and appearance, Ana Quincoces and daughter Beba return Behind The Rope. Back to the scene of the crime. Ah, we kid, we joke. Ana, and Beba, stop by to chat about the experience of returning to RHOM, explain the real reasons Marysol and Alexia “ran away”, share updates on Lisa and Adriana and detail the “chaotic mess” of what really happened at The RHOM Mother’s Day brunch that we, the audience, did not see. Finally, Ana talks about what we can expect to see the rest o...
Jan 16, 2024•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Laguna Beach’s Alex Murrel Johnson, otherwise know as Alex M, returns. Yup, Laguna Beach. One of the granddaddy’s of them all, or as we like to say, one of the best reality shows to ever exist. Alex explains what it was like to be a student at Laguna Beach High School when MTV came knocking on its door with the concept for a reality show that followed the lives, and interrelationships, of some of Orange County’s more “interesting” students. Alex explains what it was like to “film” with very few ...
Jan 15, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Gia Giudice shares an update on her RHONJ future as we prepare for Season 14 to return to our Bravo screens soon. Meanwhile, both Kandi and Shereé have revealed that none of the RHOA have heard or yet been asked back for next season of RHOA as we weigh in on what we suspect will be a total reboot a la RHONY Season 14. Tamra and Vicki both share updates on the demise of Tres Amigas, Kyle and Morgan are seen out at Craig’s and last, but certainly not least both Kathryn Dennis and TRav weigh in on ...
Jan 14, 2024•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Laguna Beach’s Alex Murrel Johnson, otherwise know as Alex M, Steps Behind The Rope. Yup, Laguna Beach. One of the granddaddy’s of them all, or as we like to say, one of the best reality shows to ever exist. Alex explains what it was like to be a student at Laguna Beach High School when MTV came knocking on its door with the concept for a reality show that followed the lives, and interrelationships, of some of Orange County’s more “interesting” students. Alex explains what it was like to “film” ...
Jan 14, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Calling All Bench Warming Bitche$. The RHOSLC Recap you have waited for all week has arrived. Welcome to the Monica Garcia show. We break down Monica’s epic Angie K diss, reveal the truth behind Lisa Barlow’s missing 60K ring, discuss the Jen Shah of it all, chat Monica’s unconventional route to become a Housewife and analyze whether or not Meredith is really just a trampoline with eyes. In other news, we discuss this weeks RHOBH and Kyle’s major life revelations, Sutton’s second date and much m...
Jan 13, 2024•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Kyle Richards reveals she would date a woman as no one around the world is shocked and RHOBH chugs along this season. Tom Girardi is deemed competent to stand trial - we break down this decision, what we can expect at the trial and Erika Jayne’s hand in this determination - whether consciously or accidentally. Ariana Madix prepared for Broadway, sues Tom Sandoval and collects more money as she passes go while we all eagerly prepare for the Season Premiere of Vanderpump Rules coming later this mo...
Jan 12, 2024•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Weeks later, the BravoVerse is still reeling and talking about the fact that Monica Garcia infiltrated the Salt Lake cast and has become the new Scandoval in a breakout finale that rivals Tre’s table flip. We discuss what happens now, how the cast moves forward, her future, the future of RHOSLC, Jen Shah’s thirsty move to insert herself in the heart of it all, Jen Shah’s lawsuits and much, much more. Press play. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.c...
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