BEHIND THE VELVET ROPE

Updated: 29 Mar 2025 • 1782 episodes

Come step ‘Behind The Velvet Rope’ with all your favorite TV stars and pop culture icons with host David Yontef as he asks his guests all the pressing questions YOU want answered! The ONLY 7 Day a Week Show!   David’s relaxed, friendly interview style has welcomed a wide variety of guests -- from Real Housewives, musicians, comedians, actors, reality stars, designers, Bravolebrities and more!    Behind the Velvet Rope has been mentioned in publications and media like Vanity Fair, The Today Show, Variety, The Wall Street Journal People, TMZ, Page Six, OK! Magazine, Us Weekly, Entertainment Tonight, ExtraTV, Billboard Magazine, Telemundo, Marie Claire, the Wendy Williams Show, Life & Style, Access Hollywood, Perez Hilton, The Daily Mail, Radar Online, Bravo Daily Dish, E!, The Sun, Just Jared, InStyle, Watch What Happens Live, Architectural Digest, Fox News, Hollywood Life, Too Fab, Rolling Stone, USA Today, MSN, The Drew Barrymore Show, Yahoo Online, The Mirror, Women's Health and more!    Ranked #1 Real Housewives / Reality TV Podcast by BuzzFeed! FOR ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES - PLEASE CONTACT david@advertising-execs.com   Subscribe to Behind the Velvet Rope on Patreon for special bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  

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Garcelle Beauvais is leaving RHOBH. We break down the reasons for her exit, the casts' reactions, Andy’s thoughts, Erika and Boz’ shady WWHL appearance regarding Garcelle, Garcelle’s next move, Sutton's friendship and answer the question on everyone’s mind, whether she resigned or was asked to leave.  Dorit slams Sutto

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Nene Leakes is having a good and bad month all at once. Her new podcast has already been shelved, stopped and put on the back burner. That said, Miss Leakes has announced her new very own solo YouTube show. We have been down this road before with Nene but so far the show seems to be going well as Nene’s bid to return t

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Last week we had a run in with Morgan Wade, a sighting out in the wild. Today, we break down that tete a tete, discuss the Kyle and Teddi of it all and explain what happens next.  Speaking of Miss Wade, Garcelle continues to question Kyle to come out, come out wherever she is and tell us, because you are on a reality s

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In a move that we certainly did not expect, Craig Conover becomes the new Teresa Giudice with a cast, as evidenced by the Southern Charm Reunion, that is afraid to work with, speak back to or cross him. It is Craig’s way or the highway and that seems to apply not just to his SC cast mates but to ex GF Paige DeSorbo who

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Andy Cohen breaks his silence, responds and makes his official statement regarding the rumors, and nastiness, that he will be stepping down from Bravo next month. Louie Ruelas is rumored to be hit with a new $2.7 million dollar tax bill, receipts and all. Teresa fails to respond to these new alleged financial and legal

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Flavor Flav steps Behind The Rope. Fresh off his stint as Space Ranger on The Masked Singer, Flavor Flav is here to mention it all. Flavor talks about the early days of Public Enemy and what it felt like to burst onto the music scene with Chuck D in the mid 80s. Labeled “King Swiftie” by The Swifties, Flav talks about

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