It has come to our attention that we have not yet broken down the VPR reunion looks released last week. Once we take care of that prior biz, we break down the cast leaks from the about to completed filming season of RHOC, share updates on the John Janssen / Alexis / Shannon triangle and discuss when we can expect RHOC back on our Bravo TVs. Meanwhile, Rachel Leviss’ Publicist thinks that Ariana staged Scandoval, we share biz advice for Nene Leakes and Kim Zolciak’s next venture, share biz advice...
Apr 12, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep 989•Transcript available on Metacast Lala Kent has come out swinging again this week implying that Ariana and/or Katie are “fraudsters”, that there is “nothing about them” and wants you, the audience, to know that she does not care if you like her or not. We break down all of this and whether Lala is the new MVP of VPR giving us all something to talk about as Season 11 prepares to come to a close. Jax and Brittany double down on their marriage woes, Jax weighs in on marry Stassi and Janet emerges as the new villain of The Valley. S...
Apr 11, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep 988•Transcript available on Metacast Tamra and Shannon have an explosive showdown during the RHOC season finale filming in London this past weekend. We break down the leaked audio, explain the differences between Shannon and Tamra, chat about the involvement of Vicki and Alexis this upcoming season and when we can realistically expect RHOC to return to our Bravo screens. In other news, Lala slams Ariana claiming she never brought anything to VPR before Scandoval, explains she does not care if the audience likes her or not and spill...
Apr 10, 2024•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Elyse Slaine steps Behind The Rope. Yes, RHONY’s Elyse Slaine. Multi time return guest Elyse Slaine. We chat with Elyse about all that she has been up to since the last time she was here. Elyse shares her thoughts on the RHONY reboot which is perfect timing considering Season 15 has just been announced. We also chat about many other recent events in the BravoSphere before, much to our surprise, Elyse turns the tables and interviews us! We could not think of a better person to do so and in true E...
Apr 10, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Ep 987•Transcript available on Metacast Renee Graziano steps Behind The Rope. She’s back!! Renee is here to, in typical Renee fashion, mention it all. Renee chats about Mob Wives, cast mates Karen, Drita, Carla and Big Ang, the highs and lows of the show, Drita’s rumored new show and much more. Renee also chats about the “lifestyle”, complicated family relations, Mob misperceptions, “rats” and the biz of reality TV. Renee talks Monica “Reality Von Tease” Garcia and how she feels about Monica’s infiltration of the RHOSLC ladies and Jen...
Apr 09, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep 986•Transcript available on Metacast Erin Lichy steps back Behind The Rope. Erin is here to chat all about her RHONY experience, highs and lows from Season Fourteen, cast mates Jenna, Brynn, Jessel, Erin, Ubah, Sai, unresolved issues from the reunion and what we can expect for Season Fifteen. Erin talks about the original RHONY OGs, why the future of RHONY will be more than fighting over cheese and Jenna Lyons’ involvement moving forward. Erin clarifies her “mean girls” comment about Kyle and Dorit after an awkward BravoCon run in,...
Apr 08, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep 985•Transcript available on Metacast Faith Stowers has sued Bravo and NBC. We break down Faith’s claims, what she alleges against Lisa Vanderpump, Lala, Stassi, Kristen, Jax and others, how The Valley strengthens her case and what happens next for Faith, Bravo and NBC. Next we break down the RHUGT producer’s claims this week against Caroline Manzo, what this means for Caroline’s case and Brandi Glanville’s shocking reaction. Finally, we discuss the passing of Lauri Peterson’s son Josh. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more abou...
Apr 07, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Isaac Mizrahi steps Behind The Rope. Yes, THAT Isaac Mizrahi. Living Legend, Fashion Icon Isaac Mizrahi. Nothing more needs to be said! Isaac chats famous friends like Madonna and SJP, his best and not so best dressed list among both the Hollywood A list as well as his many Housewife Friends and his many trips to Andy’s home, WWHL. We also chat about the presence of the uber-famous who have entered the fashion and modeling game, think Kim Kardashian, Kylie and Kendall Jenner, Kayne West and Gigi...
Apr 07, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Shannon Beador has spoken out again regarding her law suit with John Janssen, John and Alexis and the new upcoming season of RHOC. We discuss when we can expect RHOM to return to our Bravo screens, which cast members are likely to be let go, who the show will be based around going forward and the future of the show. We break down The Valley, ask how the recent episode was allowed to air and chat about the return of Kristen Doute to form on Reality TV. We discuss the “joke” rumors of LVP’s return...
Apr 06, 2024•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Kyle Richards hired divorce attorneys the other week back. We break down what happens now, how messy her divorce from Mo is expected to be and what each of their new lives is likely to look like once this long process is finally over. With Annemarie out and Kathy Hilton in, we break down what next season of RHOBH will look like and when the formal announcement and filming will commence. Shah’s of Sunset’s Mike Shouhed is sued for assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress ...
Apr 05, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep 984•Transcript available on Metacast Is Ariana Madix still in love with Tom Sandoval? After reviewing this weeks VPR closely, yes, this is the question we would like to start today’s episode with. Ariana and Tom come face to face in an epic showdown, Schwartzy moves on from Katie F’ing his BFF Max, Ariana gets $1 million to replace Sarah Hyland as host of Love Is Blind, Lala and Scheana shade Ariana and Lisa Vanderpump wins Housewives alongside Bethenny Frankel (Housewives’ other winner) as her third current show on Bravo / Peacock...
Apr 04, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep 983•Transcript available on Metacast Billy Bush steps Behind The Rope. If anyone knows about what is going on in pop culture, it is Billy Bush. Extra is in its 30th season after all. Billy weighs in on many of the celebrity events keeping us up at night - Diddy’s home raids in light of sex trafficking allegations, Quiet on Set and the many claims against Nickelodeon execs, Beyoncé’s foray into county music and last, but not least, the viral explosion of “Where is Kate Middleton”, her cancer reveal and the media apology tour that fo...
Apr 03, 2024•38 min•Ep 982•Transcript available on Metacast Jeremy Madix reveals the truth about why he has not spoken to Ariana in months, discussed the money that Tom Sandoval lent him and discusses the future with both Tom and Ariana. Ariana gets $1 Million to host Love is Blind, continues on her “I hate Tom” train and doubles down on her newfound life. Carl and Lindsay continue to slam each other in the press, Paige DeSorbo weighs in, John Mayer slams Scheana, Lisa Vanderpump weighs in, premieres Vanderpump Villa and continues to win at life. James m...
Apr 02, 2024•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Lisa Lisa steps Behind The Rope. One of the first breakout stars of the freestyle movement is here to mention it all. Lisa talks about what life was like in the mid 80s when she first achieved mega success with her breakout hit, “I Wonder If I Take You Home”. Lisa talks about the music scene in the 80s, coming up in New York City with a then unknown Madonna and her other mega hits “All Cried Out” being our personal fav. Lisa also started on a hit Nickelodeon show, Taina. We talk “Quiet on Set”, ...
Apr 02, 2024•50 min•Ep 981•Transcript available on Metacast Sandra Bernhard steps Behind The Rope. Actress, Comedian, Singer, Trailblazer… Icon! Sandra is here to mention it all. Sandra takes us through the full anthology of her career from the early days to break out moments such as “Without You I’m Nothing” to her current day live show - she is heading our way with a series of live shows this summer. Sandra talks about her days on Roseanne, returning to the series in 2017, Roseanne’s cancellation and the current installation, “The Connors”. Sandra talk...
Apr 01, 2024•43 min•Ep 980•Transcript available on Metacast Things worsen for the onetime TV BFF’s Kyle Richards and Dorit Kemsley. Kyle reveals how hurt she was over Dorit’s leaked texts, claims Dorit was never really her real friend and discusses whether she did it to save her job. Are we stating the obvious here? We break it all down, discuss Kyle’s attempt to contact Dorit, discuss Dorit’s lack of a response and what this is all likely to look like next season when Kathy Hilton returns to RHOBH to back Kyle in what is likely to be a Dorit vs Kyle sea...
Mar 31, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Bling Empire’s Andrew Gray steps back Behind The Rope. Bling Empire, one of the best reality shows, well, ever. Andrew chats about how he got involved with Netflix’s break out 2021 hit show about a group of very wealthy, and we mean very very wealthy, “friends” living in Los Angeles and what filming was like. Andrew is very forthcoming about his “role” as the shows “villain” (his words, not ours), when he knew he was going to be portrayed this way and how he feels about this edit. Andrew blows t...
Mar 31, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast RHONJ is not back on the air yet but the drama is running hot, hawt, h-o-t. Rumors swirl this week as Bloggers reveal Teresa Giudice was allegedly offered a spin off, turned it down for various reasons which we discuss and has all sorts of other plans, along with Louie, to destroy Messy G, John Fuda and, well, anyone else who apparently gets in her way. In other RHONJ news, Messy G opens - finally - her LI, ENVY store, Marge and Jackie take a pic together which means a lot more than meets the ey...
Mar 30, 2024•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast So many Housewife franchises, so little time. After Kathy Hilton’s reunion cameo with rumors swirling about her RHOBH return, we break down what a unified Kyle and Kathy season would look like, discuss possible targets such as Sutton and Dorit and explain when we can realistically expect to hear the full cast announced. The RHOP reunion looks have dropped. We break those down and deep dive the necessary, likely and expected cast changes coming in the P once this off season concludes. We deep div...
Mar 29, 2024•1 hr•Ep 979•Transcript available on Metacast Tom Schwartz and Scheana Shay’s kiss is finally revealed on VPR. We break down the kiss, the likelihood that it really happened, the chain of events that it set off in the VanderUniverse and LVP and Ken Todd’s thoughts on it. Ariana & Tom’s real estate saga continues as he ups his offer to buy her out, she buys a new home and Mauricio weighs in. Finally, we discuss Katie Maloney and Max Boyens’ hot night of passion, the double standard, our past interview with Max and the voice of the reason for...
Mar 28, 2024•58 min•Ep 978•Transcript available on Metacast Patricia Field steps Behind The Rope. Fashion Icon and Legend, Pat Field, that is. Patricia stops by to chat the full anthology of her epic career from her early days as the legendary owner of the Patricia Field boutique on 8th Street in New York City to her current digs on East Broadway. Pat talks the many celebs who have shopped at her iconic store and/or who she has dressed throughout the years - Madonna, Beyonce, JFK and more. Of course, Patricia talks “Sex and the City” - her marriage made ...
Mar 27, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep 977•Transcript available on Metacast Candiace Dillard says “see ya later” to The Real Housewives of Potomac. With so many rumors swirling around regarding Candiace’s exit, we separate fact from fiction, analyze whether she resigned on her own or was terminated, explain why this was or was not a smart power move and discuss what is next for our fav CandyGal and RHOP. We discuss the rumors that Robyn has been fired, what it means when rumors surface before the reunion and why we will not be seeing RHOP back on our TVs anytime soon. W...
Mar 26, 2024•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast The RHONJ Trailer has dropped. Today, we break down the trailer, scene by scene and share the good news and the not so good news. Teresa and Luis’ marriage problems, Marge’s claim that Jackie is now Judas, The Fessler, Cabral vs Aydin, plus an entire season of Teresa and Melissa that we have to sit through, we deep dive it all and share our hot takes. Another week, another episode of Vanderpump Rules. We share our thoughts, offer some life advice to Schwartzy and chat about the now, finally arri...
Mar 26, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Ep 976•Transcript available on Metacast Erin Lichy steps Behind The Rope. Erin is here to chat all about her RHONY experience, highs and lows from Season Fourteen, cast mates Jenna, Brynn, Jessel, Erin, Ubah, Sai, unresolved issues from the reunion, what we can expect for Season Fifteen and when can we realistically expect an announcement on RHONY Season Fifteen. Erin talks about the original RHONY OGs, reacts to the rumors that surfaced earlier this year regarding Lu, Sonja and Dorinda, talks Jenna’s absence from BravoCon and why the...
Mar 25, 2024•58 min•Ep 975•Transcript available on Metacast Annemarie Wiley is out. RIP to yet another one season wonder in the housewives world. We break down Annemarie’s statement, analyze the mistakes that were made, discuss what was edited out and why this decision seemed inevitable. With Annmarie out, we break down all the rumors - and nastiness, thank you Meredith Marks - that have been circulating on line about Camille, Denise, Eileen Davidson, Lisa Rinna and Kathy Hilton being considered for a return separating fact from ridiculous fiction. We sh...
Mar 24, 2024•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Bling Empire’s Andrew Gray steps Behind The Rope. Bling Empire, one of the best reality shows, well, ever. Andrew chats about how he got involved with Netflix’s break out 2021 hit show about a group of very wealthy, and we mean very very wealthy, “friends” living in Los Angeles and what filming was like. Andrew is very forthcoming about his “role” as the shows “villain” (his words, not ours), when he knew he was going to be portrayed this way and how he feels about this edit. Andrew blows the do...
Mar 24, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast The RHONJ Trailer has dropped a few weeks ago and now with RHOBH finally over, we can react and share all our thoughts on what we saw. There is some good news, some bad news and some very fake news. Marge The Sarge’s marriage troubles, Tre and Luis marriage troubles, the Messler, Jackie “Judas” Goldschneider, an Aydin and Cabral smack down and oh, so very much more. We are riled up today and hold nothing back. In other news, we detail our almost near run in with Teresa and Luis this week in West...
Mar 23, 2024•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Paris Hilton slams uncle Mo as Rick Hilton and Mauricio continue to fight conveniently as Buying Beverly Hills premieres on Netflix. Erika Jayne contemplates her next move, shares a message for her RHOBH cast mates and continues to have fun with her trainer. Kathy Hilton is slammed, contemplated returning to RHOBH and laughs off all the recent on line rumors surrounding her power in Bev Hills. Rumors swirl about several Diamond Holders’ exits and further south, Tamra and Vicki dance around recon...
Mar 22, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep 974•Transcript available on Metacast Jax Taylor returns to Vanderpump Rules, spins off The Valley, films a fake AF scene with Sandoval and is apparently having marriage troubles with Britney. Lisa Vanderpump weighs in, James could not be happier, Katie shuts down Tom Sandoval and Kristen Doute is faced with tough life choices. Meanwhile Andy Cohen calls Lala Kent the voice of reason this season, Ariana eviscerates Lala at the VPR reunion and we look ahead to a Season 12 where Ariana and Katie vs. Everyone could likely happen. Final...
Mar 21, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep 973•Transcript available on Metacast Chef Stu steps Behind The Rope. Chef Stu is here to, as we say, mention it all. Stu talks being cast as one of the original 5 Queer Eye guys, what it was like to be replaced, last min, by Antoni Porowski and the dark days that followed thereafter. Stu also reveals new info that he just discovered regarding the true reason for the last minute change. We are all ears. Of course, we bring up the NDA and Cease and Desist that Jeff Lewis has served on Stu and contemplate what will happen the day thes...
Mar 20, 2024•49 min•Ep 972•Transcript available on Metacast 
