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Lydia McLaughlin and her Mom, Judy Stirling, step Behind The Rope. Lydia and Judy are here to chat all things RHOC.  Lydia chats cast mates past: Vicki Gunvalson, Tamra Judge, Shannon Beador, Kelly Dodd, Heather Dubrow, Alexis “Jesus Jugs” Bellino, Gretchen Rossi, Peggy Sulahian and Lizzie Rovsek. We discuss what it was like to film the show with these women - the good, the bad, the highs, the challenges and what the status of her relationships with each of them is like today. We also talk about the current RHOC cast - Gina, Emily, and more. We figured with this stellar return to form season of RHOC well under way, today was the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only Lydia McLaughlin.  @oclydia @ocjudymom @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: YA-MAN - ya-manusa.com (20% Off With Code BTVR To Experience the Future of Beauty) OAK ESSENTIALS - oakessentials.com (15% Off Plus a $44 Gift With Your First Order of Clean, Spa Quality Skincare Essentials) ONESKIN- oneskin.co (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off The Skin Care Which Targets The Root Causes Of Aging)  HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] 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

The Real Housewives of Orange County’s Elizabeth Vargas steps Behind The Rope.  First things first, we chat with Elizabeth about her RHOC experience - the good, the bad, the other and what it is like to join the likes of Former Orange holder Peggy Sulahian and many others from various cities as part of the “One Season Wonder” Club. We address many fans’ criticism of her ill fated Season 15 as “the worst in Housewives History” and break down exactly where and why it all went off the rails. Elizabeth discusses her RHOC cast mates Emily, Gina, Shannon and last but certainly not least, Kelly Dodd. Elizabeth also chats Orange Holders - Megan King, Gretchen Rossi, Jesus Juggs Bellino, Gina Keough, Lynne Curtin, Heather Dubrow, Miss Victoria Gunvalson and Tamra.  Finally, Elizabeth addresses the many misconceptions she feels viewers have about her, how she would like to be remembered from her one season, and much more as we share this blast from the past chat to celebrate this return to form great season of RHOC! @elizabethlynvargas @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TASKRABBIT - taskrabbit.com (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Any Tasker For Any Task) ONESKIN- oneskin.co (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off The Skin Care Which Targets The Root Causes Of Aging)  LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) GOBBLE gobble.com/velvet (Use Code Velvet For $120 Off Across 4 Boxes, Plus Free Shipping and Free Cookies on Gobble’s Lean and Clean Dinner Subscription) BYHEART - ByHeart.com/Podcast (Use Code VELVET To Redeem Your Welcome Offer On Their Clinically Proven Easy-to-digest Infant Formula) ROSETTA STONE - rosettastone.com/today (50% Off Unlimited Access to 25 Language Courses For The Rest of Your Life) HAPPY MAMMOTH - happymammoth.com (Get 15% Off With Code Velvet the Best Products For Menopause or Perimenopause) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility)  WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] 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

The Real Housewives Of Atlanta’s DeShawn Snow steps Behind The Rope. Yes, Season One, OG RHOA, DeShawn Snow. Well it has been a minute, hasn’t it? After a very long pause, RHOA has finally been recast, is filming and set to return to our Bravo screens later this year. On that note, we figured today the perfect day to share this blast from the past chat with the one and only DeShawn Snow. We catch up with DeShawn on all she been up to since we last saw her on our TV screens and chat with DeShawn about her involvement in the franchise - casting, filming, her edit, her exit from the show, how producers thought she was “too normal” and “too nice" for the direction the show was going and how she found out she wasn’t coming back. We chat cast mates - Kim, Shereé, Nene Leakes and many of our other fav Peach Holders past and present - Kandi, Cynthia, Porsche and Kenya! Grab your peaches and take a listen. @deshawnsnow @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef  BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope  BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LOLAVIE - lolavie.com/VELVET (Use Code Velvet For 15% Off Jennifer Aniston’s Award Winning Hair Care) BADLANDS PETS - SUPERFOOD COMPLETE - badlandsranch.com/Velvet  (50% Off Your Regular-Priced Order w/ a 90-Day Money-Back Guarantee on Dog Food Vital To Your Dog’s Health) CROCS - crocs.com (20% Off Crocs’ New Brooklyn, Miami & Getaway Sandals with Code Sandals20) FIJI WATER - www.fijiwater.com (Pick Up The #1 Premium Imported Bottled Water Brand In The US At a Store Near You or Order Online) THIS WAS US (Check Out This New Podcast As The Cast of This Is Us Relives Each Episode Every Tuesday on Apple, Spotify and YouTube) TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE (Visit One of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ Locations or Order Online or Through Their App Their Summer Mocktail Smoothies) WOOGA (Download June’s Journey Now on your iOS or Android Device) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] 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

Gretchen Rossi steps Behind The Rope. It is hard to imagine it has been seven seasons since Gretchen was last a full time cast member on The Real Housewives of Orange County. Gretchen reflects back on her several season run on the granddaddy of The Real Housewives Franchise. We discuss the good (meeting fiancé Slade Smiley, performing with the Pussycat Dolls), the bad (there seems to be no love loss between her and former co-star Tamra Judge, the 80s Bunco Party, a reference to a certain muppet who goes by the name Miss Piggy), and the other (how RHOC has forever changed her life). Gretchen chats about many of her former colleagues - Vicki Gunvalson, Heather Dubrow, Alexis “Jesus Juggs” Bellino, and Jeana Keough. Gretchen also discusses what she thinks about the exit of Vicki and Tamra and whether that friendship is real or for TV, just what went wrong with Last Season’s Fifteen, the exit of Kelly Dodd, and the return of one Miss Heather Dubrow. In other news, Gretchen has partnered with Lifevac (which protects your children from chocking emergencies), is a Mom (shout out to Skylar Gray Smiley) and Social Media Lifestyle Influencer (almost 1 million IG followers). With all that going on, we can’t help but ask the obvious, would you ever go back? @gretchenrossi @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: INDEED - www.indeed.com/VELVET ($75 Job Credit to Upgrade Your Job Post. Valid Through March 31st, 2022.) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athleticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) BOMBAS - www.bombas.com/VELVET (Get 20% Off Any Purchase) BEST FIENDS - (Download Best Fiends FREE Today on the App Store or Google Play.) TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) WONDERY - (Listen to Even the Rich: Patty Hearst / Rich and Daily ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery App) TODAYTIX - www.todaytix.com/velvet ($10 Off First Purchase. Use Code “velvet”) 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

BEST OF 2021. It is that time again. Time for the annual Behind The Velvet Rope Best of The Real Housewives and Other Bravolebrity Interviews. That is right. We go Behind The Scenes and rank what happens not only on air, but off air as well, for our best of the year count down. Who did we love off air, who was naughty, who was nice and why? All these and much more questions answered as we get into our top ten Housewives and Bravolebs of last year. In other news, we also reveal our top five non Housewives / Bravo chats of the year. The tea is pipin hot and spilled. No NDAs here folks. Of course, we could not do this without the help of the women from The Housewives Nightcap Podcast who have also interviewed every Housewife this year from all our fav franchises. @emilyorozcotv @laurenaherbert @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Full Interview At: https://www.patreon.com/posts/59589706 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As this season of RHOC move along we have learned to never come for Fancy Pants’ family, divorce is messy, Shannon still knows how to bring on the waterworks, Gina is funny, and sometimes, the thirst is real. On those notes, we share one of our fav RHOC chats of all times, one of our most viral listens and press explosions ever, this little gem of a sit down with Miss Tamra Judge!  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.  Tamra shares her feelings on co-stars past - Jesus Jugs, Miss Fancy Pants Heather Dubrow, Meghan King Edmonds, OG Jeana Keough, Lynne Curtain, Lydia McLaughlin, Peggy Sulahian and oh, so many more. Tamra dishes on current RHOC cast members - Gina Kirschenheiter, Emily Simpson and yes, even Braunwyn Windham-Burke. Then, the discussion turns to Kelly Dodd, her behavior on the show and current Covid-19 statements. Has she gone too far? We discuss her partner in crime, the OG from the OC, Vicki Gunvalson, as well as the current status of her friendship with the third Tres Amigas, Shannon Beador. Tamra is very open about her departure from the show and the circumstances that surround that. Take a listen to PART 1 of this very special sit down with #RHOC's Tamra Judge. @tamrajudge @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) RITUAL - www.ritual.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off During Your First Three Months) FRAMEBRIDGE - www.framebridge.com (15% Off Your First Order. Use Code “VELVET”) HELIX SLEEP - www.helixsleep.com/velvet ($200 Off Any Mattress Plus 2 Free Pillows) WOOGA (“JUNE”S JOURNEY) - (Download “June’s Journey” Free Today on the Apple App Store or Google Play) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athelticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) 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

Joe Francis steps Behind The Rope. You have heard, read and think you know all there is to know about Joe Francis, but much of what you have read is false. Joe is here today to chat about his career and life, which began with an interest in entrepreneurship at a young age, early media ties a la “Banned from Television”, and his multi million dollar business that is, was, and will always be “Girls Gone Wild”. Joe chats about how he tuned an idea into a multi million dollar conglomerate, life on the road filming, the height of Girls’ success, and, of course, the girls. Joe talks about the multitude of lawsuits that came his way a la mo money mo problems, the many misconceptions the public has about him, and the many stigmas attached to the porn industry. Joe talks about filming Girls Gone Wild with Snoop Dog, their friendship, the many famous women he has dated - Paris Hilton, Kourtney Kardashian, Tara Reid, his friendship with The Kardashians, relationships with his girlfriends’ mothers and family - Kathy Hilton, Kyle Richards, Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian, and many other of his famous Hollywood friends such as BFF Mario Lopez. What does a night out with those two look like back in the day? Yea, we go there. Joe holds nothing back, in this no holds bar sit down chat with the one and only Mr. Joe Francis! @realjoefrancis @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) RITUAL - www.ritual.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off During Your First Three Months) FRAMEBRIDGE - www.framebridge.com (15% Off Your First Order. Use Code “VELVET”) WOOGA (“JUNE”S JOURNEY) - (Download “June’s Journey” Free Today on the Apple App Store or Google Play) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athelticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) 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

Joe Francis steps Behind The Rope. You have heard, read and think you know all there is to know about Joe Francis, but much of what you have read is false. Joe is here today to chat about his career and life, which began with an interest in entrepreneurship at a young age, early media ties a la “Banned from Television”, and his multi million dollar business that is, was, and will always be “Girls Gone Wild”. Joe chats about how he tuned an idea into a multi million dollar conglomerate, life on the road filming, the height of Girls’ success, and, of course, the girls. Joe talks about the multitude of lawsuits that came his way a la mo money mo problems, the many misconceptions the public has about him, and the many stigmas attached to the porn industry. Joe talks about filming Girls Gone Wild with Snoop Dog, their friendship, the many famous women he has dated - Paris Hilton, Kourtney Kardashian, Tara Reid, his friendship with The Kardashians, relationships with his girlfriends’ mothers and family - Kathy Hilton, Kyle Richards, Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian, and many other of his famous Hollywood friends such as BFF Mario Lopez. What does a night out with those two look like back in the day? Yea, we go there. Joe holds nothing back, in this no holds bar sit down chat with the one and only Mr. Joe Francis! @realjoefrancis @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) RITUAL - www.ritual.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off During Your First Three Months) FRAMEBRIDGE - www.framebridge.com (15% Off Your First Order. Use Code “VELVET”) WOOGA (“JUNE”S JOURNEY) - (Download “June’s Journey” Free Today on the Apple App Store or Google Play) HELIX SLEEP - www.helixsleep.com/velvet ($200 Off Any Mattress Plus 2 Free Pillows) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athelticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) 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

The Real Housewives of Jersey’s Tessa Hartmann is back and so is Season Two of the hit franchise! This time, Tessa brings along her daughters, famed musician and X-Factor Finalist Tallia Storm and financier Tessie Hartmann to chat all about life in Jersey both on and off camera. Tessa breaks down how Season Two of Jersey was different for her - new drama, saying goodbye to Season One vet Jane, newbie cast members Sarha & Karen, her “mean girl” cast mates, new parties and events and what we can expect this season on The Real Housewives of Jersey. Of course we also chat all our favorite franchises here is the States, Erika Jayne and Jen Shah, their run ins with Lisa Rinna Delilah Belle Hamlin and Eyal Booker, other guilty pleasures and just what is next for this powerhouse family that refuses to slow down any time soon. @tessahartmann1 @talliastorm @tessiehartmann @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) RITUAL - www.ritual.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off During Your First Three Months) FRAMEBRIDGE - www.framebridge.com (15% Off Your First Order. Use Code “VELVET”) WOOGA (“JUNE”S JOURNEY) - (Download “June’s Journey” Free Today on the Apple App Store or Google Play) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athelticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) 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

Lea Black steps Behind The Rope. That is correct, the “Mayor of Miami” is here to chat about her time on The Real Housewives of Miami - the highs and lows, the epic fights, the various cast members she saw come and go during her full series run, and the untimely end which left BravoHolics asking “why”? Fear not, the RHOM Reboot is alive and well. We, once and for all, get a clear answer from Lea as to why she is not involved in the Reboot - was she asked?, did she turn Peacock down, or was she not asked? Finally, an answer! Fear not, all your inquires will be answered. Lea shares her thoughts about the Reboot, the returning full time cast members Alexia, Lisa and Larsa Pippen, the newbies Julia and Nicole, and returning “friends of” Marysol and Adriana who somehow seem to have been at every party in every scene of filming… We chat about Joanna Krupa’s statements on the Reboot, Larsa returning to TV after Keeping up with many of The Kardashians, and the public’s reaction to the return of this once cancelled franchise. Splitting her time between Miami and LA, we had to chat current RHOBH - did Erika know, should Erika stay on the show, Tom Girardi’s (who her attorney husband Attorney Roy Black and her knew) fall from grace and whether she would ever join the RHOBH cast, most of whom she knows and many of whom she calls friends. Lea is busy running her Lea Black Skincare empire and hosting her Lunch with Lea Podcast so thank you Ms. Black for taking the time for this epic chat about it all!!  @leablackmiami @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Ever wonder why Lea looks so good? Well, after listening to this, you now know it’s because of Lea Black Skincare. We have partnered with the one and only Mayor of Miami and are proud to say the ONLY skin care we now use is Lea Black Skincare. Go to www.leablack.com Enter Code VELVETROPE for 25% Off! BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: TALKSPACE - www.talkspace.com ($100 Off Your First Month. Use Code “velvet”) RITUAL - www.ritual.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off During Your First Three Months) FRAMEBRIDGE - www.framebridge.com (15% Off Your First Order. Use Code “VELVET”) WOOGA (“JUNE”S JOURNEY) - (Download “June’s Journey” Free Today on the Apple App Store or Google Play) HELIX SLEEP - www.helixsleep.com/velvet ($200 Off Any Mattress Plus 2 Free Pillows) ATHLETIC GREENS - www.athelticgreens.com/VELVET (Free 1 Year Supply of Vitamin D and Five Free Travel Packs With Your First Purchase) 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