Debbie Matenopoulos steps Behind The Rope. So much has been written about Debbie’s time at The View, exit from The View and working relationships with her co-hosts but Debbie is here today to set the record straight regarding all of that. Debbie chats about what it was like to be twenty two and personally invited by Barbara Walters to audition for a career changing job on a show that would go on for twenty six seasons and counting and become not only a culture defining hot topics go to but a piece of pop culture iconography which has been the subject of much controversy throughout the decades. Debbie chats co-hosts Barbara Walters, Star Jones, Meredith Viera and Joy Behar, the book Ladies Who Punch, what the backstage atmosphere was really like and many of The View’s famous co-hosts since - Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Rosie O’Donnell, Whoopi Goldberg, Sherri Shepherd, Jenny McCarthy, Candace Cameron Bure and last, but certainly not least, Meghan McCain! Moving on, Debbie chats about life after the View - hosting every red carpet imaginable, fashion, lifestyle, food, Fashion Police and Joan Rivers.  @iamdebbiem @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIEFBAND - reliefband.com (20% Off Plus Free Shipping. Use Code VELVET. The #1 FDA-Approved Anti-Nausea Wristband) MTV Music Awards - (The MTV Music Awards are LIVE this Tuesday September 12th at at 8pm EST / 7 CENTRAL)  STARBUCKS - (Introducing the New Starbucks Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso! Order Ahead on The Starbucks App)  RAKUTEN - rakuten.com (Members Earn Cash Back On Everything They Buy Through Rakuten or The Rakuten App) 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