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BEHIND THE VELVET ROPE
Hosted by David Yontef · EN
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!
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!
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Tom Sandoval's New Bloody Mess, Real Reason Ladies Of London Was Axed & RHONY's Cancellation
2w ago00:41:11Tap to summarizeTom Sandoval filed a restraining order against girlfriend Victoria Lee Robinson. Victoria’s Dad released a video, got pushed into a fire pit and filed a counter restraining order. Today we break down the who, what, why, where and what next regarding Tom’s latest F up. Victim or aggressor? There has been a lot of chatter about why Ladies of London was cancelled. Today we separate fact from fiction, true from untrue. Also, RIP Hecate. Last, but not least, sources claim that the entire upcoming season of RHONY is so bad that it will never see the light of day, Brandi Glanville/ Caroline Manzo Girl’s Trip style. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: MYFITNESSPAL - podcasts.myfitnesspal.com (Use Code VELVET, All Upper Case Letters, For 15% Off The Premium App That Will Change Everything For You Regarding Fitness & Nutrition) INDEED - indeed.com/PODCAST (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Job The Premium Status It Deserves) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact David@advertising-execs.com MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Ty Herndon & Michael Passons (on Coming Out, Conversion Therapy, Being Kicked Out of Avalon, Dolly, Whitney & Madonna)
2w ago01:01:42Tap to summarizeTy Herndon and Michael Passons step Behind The Rope. Ty and Michael stop by to mention it all! Country Music Star Ty Herndon and Christian Music's Avalon Sensation Michael Passons have taken the 90's hit “Testify To Love” and released it to huge fan fare and a #1 spot on the iTunes Charts. They also just worked with Dave Audé for a dance remix complete with a Madonna sample and all. Michael opens up about being kicked out of Avalon for his sexuality, conversion therapy and how the rerelease of Testify has taken on a whole new meaning now that he is out and proud. Ty chats about the ups and downs of the music business and what it means to still be dominating the charts all these decades later. A no holds bar chat about being true to oneself, authenticity, Whitney, Dolly and, of course, Madonna! @tyherndonofficial @michaelpassons @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: MYFITNESSPAL - podcasts.myfitnesspal.com (Use Code VELVET, All Upper Case Letters, For 15% Off The Premium App That Will Change Everything For You Regarding Fitness & Nutrition) INDEED - indeed.com/PODCAST (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Job The Premium Status It Deserves) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact David@advertising-execs.com MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Jeff Lewis Says Kelly Dodd Is Innocent, Teresa Warns Bravo Execs, Next Gen Returns & Girls Trip Trailer
2w ago00:48:43Tap to summarizeJeff Lewis speaks out in defense of his friend Kelly Dodd, tries to teach us the meaning of revenge porn and lets the world know Ms. Dodd is innocent. Teresa warns Bravo executives but it is not for what everyone thought. Say whhhaaat? Next Gen returns with newbies, an immediate new love triangle, Teresa and more breaking of the fourth wall that a whole new genre of TV has been created right before our very eyes. Yolanda Hadid gets engaged. Shamea Morton talks cease and desist and oh, so very much more. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: MYFITNESSPAL - podcasts.myfitnesspal.com (Use Code VELVET, All Upper Case Letters, For 15% Off The Premium App That Will Change Everything For You Regarding Fitness & Nutrition) PROGRESSIVE - www.progressive.com (Visit Progressive.com To See If You Could Save On Car Insurance) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact David@advertising-execs.com MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Teresa's Damage Control Over Milania, RHONY's Martha Stewart War & Amanda's Summer House Demotion
2w ago00:46:43Tap to summarizeSummer House will start filming its eleventh season in less than two weeks and the rumors and nastiness have already started. Amanda demoted. Ciara’s huge raise. The phase out of Lindsay, Carl and Kyle. Today, we cover it all. In other news, before RHONY even has a premiere date, Sai De Silva has let us know that she understands the assignment better than all her fellow apple holders. The latest proof, her knock em down feud with Daisy Toye over Martha Stewart’s will and her very own ulterior motives. The RHOP ladies rally for Wendy. The Valley lives to see another day. Last, but sure not least, Teresa works overtime doing major damage control following Milania’s arrest. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: MYFITNESSPAL - podcasts.myfitnesspal.com (Use Code VELVET, All Upper Case Letters, For 15% Off The Premium App That Will Change Everything For You Regarding Fitness & Nutrition) PROGRESSIVE - www.progressive.com (Visit Progressive.com To See If You Could Save On Car Insurance) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact David@advertising-execs.com MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Teresa Says She's The Queen Of NJ (New Book!), RHORI Reunion Scorecard & Garcelle's RHOBH Return
2w ago00:40:57Tap to summarizeTeresa Giudice would like to remind us she is The Queen of New Jersey. In fact, there is a new book, her third memoir, entitled such. Teresa will cover it all, she says, leaving no stone unturned. Has someone checked on Margaret. The RHORI reunion continues tonight and if it anything like Part I, we - are - seated! Our MPV’s are awarded - there are two who have taught us, after 20 years, what a master class in a reunion performance really is. Last, but not least, Garcelle talks her RHOBH return. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: MYFITNESSPAL - podcasts.myfitnesspal.com (Use Code VELVET, All Upper Case Letters, For 15% Off The Premium App That Will Change Everything For You Regarding Fitness & Nutrition) TUMBLE - Tumbleliving.com/VELVET (10% Off Plus Free Shipping On The Most Beautiful Inexpensive Rugs Which Are Spill Proof) PROGRESSIVE - www.progressive.com (Visit Progressive.com To See If You Could Save On Car Insurance) ZENNI OPTICAL - zenni.com/podcast (Use Code Podcast15 For 15% Off Your First Order Of The Most Affordable, Stylish Glasses and Sunglasses) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact David@advertising-execs.com MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →RANDY SPELLING (on Tori, 90210, Melrose Place, Charmed, Candy, Shannen Doherty, Family & Reality TV)
2w ago01:06:16Tap to summarizeRandy Spelling steps Behind The Rope. Yes THAT Randy Spelling. Randy talks about what it was like growing up at Spelling Manor, the house with its own Wikipedia page. We discuss Mom Candy Spelling’s glamorous parties, the infamous gift wrapping room, the whose who of Hollywood who flowed through there, and how Randy felt when the Manor was sold in 2011. We discuss what it was like to grow up with Aaron Spelling as a Dad and what the legacy of such shows like “ Melrose Place”, “Charmed”, “Charlie’s Angels”, “Dynasty”, “The Love Boat” and “Heart to Heart” means to him. We also discuss what is was like to be a high school student at the same time that 90210 exploded. Speaking of 90210, we discuss it all - Shannen, Jason, Brian, Ian, Gabrielle, Jenni and Tori. Randy also opens up about what it was like to be caught in the middle of certain family dramas and it what it was like to have those played out in the media. On a larger note, we discuss topics such as the importance and value society improperly places on having versus not having money, the addiction of fame, why the media is so obsessed with “The Spellings” and some of the biggest misconceptions about himself, Tori and the rest of the family. @randyspelling @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TUMBLE - Tumbleliving.com/VELVET (10% Off Plus Free Shipping On The Most Beautiful Inexpensive Rugs Which Are Spill Proof) MYFITNESSPAL - podcasts.myfitnesspal.com (Use Code VELVET, All Upper Case Letters, For 15% Off The Premium App That Will Change Everything For You Regarding Fitness & Nutrition) PROGRESSIVE - www.progressive.com (Visit Progressive.com To See If You Could Save On Car Insurance) ZENNI OPTICAL - zenni.com/podcast (Use Code Podcast15 For 15% Off Your First Order Of The Most Affordable, Stylish Glasses and Sunglasses) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact David@advertising-execs.com MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Teresa Hires Top Crisis Management, Milania's Fake IG Posts, Louie Denies Nothing & Summer House Cast Reveal
2w ago00:19:23Tap to summarizeMilania is apparently in rehab as we discussed yesterday, so exactly how is she posting a series of pro Teresa and Louie stories on her Instagram? The rumors, and nastiness, grow louder about what exactly happened that fateful night in May behind closed doors of the Giudice household. Teresa hires a top crisis management firm as Louie does not deny anything. More dra-ma from our live show arises - some trolls just do not wanna go away - as we drop additional never before heard audio from our live show, unedited. Last, but not least, Summer House prepares to begin filming down the street next week as the new cast is revealed leaving many asking how and why? @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Milania Goes To Rehab & Lawyers Up, Boy George Calls Dorit Disgusting & Teresa Appears With A Black Eye
2w ago00:50:46Tap to summarizeAnother day, another moment to break down all the facts in the ever changing Milania, Teresa, Louie arrest mess. Milania has lawyered up and entered rehab. Pictures of Teresa with a black eye have surfaced all over the internet. Louie leaks more info to The Sun and fans are left turning to us to help separate fact from fiction, truth from untrue. Pinky Cole’s shockingly low monthly income is revealed as her bankruptcy case moves forward. Last, but not least, Dorit trashes the F out of PK with a special message for Father’s Day earlier this week. Boy George retaliates and proves what a messy queen he is by sharing a message of his own for the one and only Ms. Kemsley. Now this is the feud our beloved little 80’s hearts cannot get enough of. Karma Chameleon that! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TUMBLE - Tumbleliving.com/VELVET (10% Off Plus Free Shipping On The Most Beautiful Inexpensive Rugs Which Are Spill Proof) MYFITNESSPAL - podcasts.myfitnesspal.com (Use Code VELVET, All Upper Case Letters, For 15% Off The Premium App That Will Change Everything For You Regarding Fitness & Nutrition) PROGRESSIVE - www.progressive.com (Visit Progressive.com To See If You Could Save On Car Insurance) ZENNI OPTICAL - zenni.com/podcast (Use Code Podcast15 For 15% Off Your First Order Of The Most Affordable, Stylish Glasses and Sunglasses) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact David@advertising-execs.com MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Dorit's Reconciliation Tour Continues, Teresa Bans Frank Catania From RHONJ 15 & Rosie Trademarks Slam Pig
3w ago00:55:08Tap to summarizeDorit’s redemption tour continues as her fate on RHOBH hangs in Producer’s hands and her home sale foreclosure has been postponed yet again. Teresa bans Frank Catania from filming RHONJ Season 15 but all is not as it seems. The Summer House crew oversaturate the market with TMI no one asked for. Rosie DiMare trademarks “Slam Pig”. Candiace talks Nene. Shamea talks Angela. Vanity Fair comes for Alex Cooper’s Unwell network. Last, but not least, Lenny Hochstein denies all charges in the SA case against him and cries innocent. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: MYFITNESSPAL - podcasts.myfitnesspal.com (Use Code VELVET, All Upper Case Letters, For 15% Off The Premium App That Will Change Everything For You Regarding Fitness & Nutrition) TUMBLE - Tumbleliving.com/VELVET (10% Off Plus Free Shipping On The Most Beautiful Inexpensive Rugs Which Are Spill Proof) PROGRESSIVE - www.progressive.com (Visit Progressive.com To See If You Could Save On Car Insurance) ZENNI OPTICAL - zenni.com/podcast (Use Code Podcast15 For 15% Off Your First Order Of The Most Affordable, Stylish Glasses and Sunglasses) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact David@advertising-execs.com MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Why Louie Leaked Milania's Arrest, Sai Drags Carole Radziwill Over Epstein Files & LVP Vegas Bans Scheana
3w ago00:38:49Tap to summarizeAlthough no one was looking forward to the new RHONY, everything has changed thanks to the one, the only Sai De Silva. Sai is said to have dragged Carole Radziwill all season over being mentioned in the Epstein files, her past friendship with Ghislaine Maxwell and so very much more. Martha Stewart cameos and now this? Sign us up. Rumors and nastiness have arisen that Louie Ruelas is the one who originally leaked the details about stepdaughter Milania’s arrest with an ulterior motive no one, or in this case everyone, saw coming. Last, but certainly not least, Lisa Vanderpump opens a new hotel in Vegas, shades Kyle Richards and bans Scheana Shay from ever staying. Ouch! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: MYFITNESSPAL - podcasts.myfitnesspal.com (Use Code VELVET, All Upper Case Letters, For 15% Off The Premium App That Will Change Everything For You Regarding Fitness & Nutrition) TUMBLE - Tumbleliving.com/VELVET (10% Off Plus Free Shipping On The Most Beautiful Inexpensive Rugs Which Are Spill Proof) PROGRESSIVE - www.progressive.com (Visit Progressive.com To See If You Could Save On Car Insurance) ZENNI OPTICAL - zenni.com/podcast (Use Code Podcast15 For 15% Off Your First Order Of The Most Affordable, Stylish Glasses and Sunglasses) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact David@advertising-execs.com MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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