Professional Babysitter: Confessions of a Reality TV Producer

Balancing Act with Kristen Doute and Luke Broderick

Cloud10

Tv & Film, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2026

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Episode 178. In this episode, Kristen is joined by one of her favorite producers — Emmy Award–winning showrunner Lyndsey Burr — the powerhouse behind Queer Eye, former producer on Vanderpump Rules, and a longtime reality TV insider whose career spans from production assistant to talent supervisor to showrunner. Before the Emmys and showrunning credits, Lyndsey worked as a self-described “professional babysitter” on America's Next Top Model, where she started as a production assistant and rose to talent supervisor. Plus — yes — we get into the iconic “we were rooting for you” moment and her firsthand take from being there. Kristen and Lyndsey revisit their time on VPR and unpack the delicate balance between producing great television and protecting real human emotions. The conversation also dives into her work on Queer Eye — from the casting process and the most emotionally difficult episode to shoot this past season, to why the beloved series is coming to an end. If you’ve ever wondered what happens when the cameras stop rolling… this episode is for you. Sponsors: For a limited time, our listeners get 15% off at Arey by using code KRISTEN at Arey.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:15.6	Hi, babes. Welcome back to another episode of Balancing Act.
1:20.0	Today's guest, I had to write all this down because I just love you so much.
1:24.5	Today's guest is someone who has literally seen every version of me.
1:28.8	The chaotic, the guarded, the growing, the spiraling, and the evolved,
1:36.9	right? Yeah. Okay. But all of it, the best heart. And before she was, an Emmy-winning showrunner,
1:42.0	I could cry. She was professionally babysitting models on America's Next Top Model. She then upgraded to babysitting us at Sir on Banderpump Rules,
1:46.4	which honestly may have been harder, I'm going to ask. And now she's coming off her final season
1:51.4	of Queer Eye, a show built on vulnerability, empathy, and transformation, which feels like a very
1:56.9	full circle arc of your career. Outspoken cares deeply about human rights, got married a few years ago, and through it all,
2:04.3	she has stayed one of the kindest, most grounded, and one of my closest friends ever.
2:09.3	Lindsay Burr, welcome to balancing that.
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