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BEHIND THE VELVET ROPE

James DeSantis - Backyard Envy (On RHONY, Pump Rules, MDLLA & New Season)

BEHIND THE VELVET ROPE

David Yontef

Entertainment News, Society & Culture, Tv & Film, News

3.93.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2020

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Backyard Envy’s James DeSantis Steps Behind The Rope. Back in NYC for a hot minute from Los Angeles, where he moved to expand the ever growing Manscapers Business, James stops by to talk about the current season of the hit Bravo show Backyard Envy. The current season of Backward Envy and everything else. James describes how he and business partners and co-stars Mel and Garrett first met, decided to go into business together and ultimately got their own Bravo show. James talks about how he has crossed paths with some of our favorite Million Dollar Listing Agents - The Josh’s Altman and Flagg, Tracy Tutor and Steve Gold, being in the residential design space and all. Ahh, Steve Gold. Speaking of Bravolebrities, James talks to The Rope about some of his Housewife Friends and Encounters including, but certainly not limited to, Tinsley Mortimer, Dorinda Medley, Countess Luann (he also saw the Cabaret, who hasn’t?), Barbara Kavovit, as well as how Bethenny Frankel “won” Housewives. There were also those backyard landscaping meetings James took with both Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix as well as Kristen Doute. Do tell. He does. James also tells us about past celeb clients such as Bobby Berk, Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell as well as run ins with the likes of Lady Gaga and Patricia Arquette. Random. Finally, James spills some tea on what we can expect for the remainder of Backyard Envy’s Season Two and what he hopes for in season three. Tune in now. @james_desantis @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope 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

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is the true story of a New York City boy with big town hopes and small neighborhood

0:11.1

dreams of becoming BFFs with the real housewives and other bravo memories.

0:16.4

Then, one day, that dream actually came true.

0:22.3

Let me take you behind the velvet rope.

0:28.5

Hey guys, this is David.

0:32.2

Welcome back behind the velvet rope.

0:35.2

We are joined here today in studio by our very special guest, the one and only Mr. James

0:41.7

DeSantis from the hip bravo show Backyard Envy.

0:45.9

Hello.

0:46.9

Hi David, thanks for having me.

0:48.8

Thanks.

0:49.8

I mean, are you shocked that we're like actually in a studio?

0:51.5

It feels weird, but it's kind of really nice.

0:54.8

Is it nice?

0:55.8

Because we've been doing so much press on Zoom and behind a laptop and you were like,

1:01.2

do you want to do Zoom or just want to do it in person in New York?

1:03.4

And I was like, let's meet in person.

1:06.4

I'm like, I always, it's weird.

1:08.7

We're six feet apart.

1:10.1

We're six feet apart.

1:11.7

This studio is so anal.

1:13.2

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