Hollywood's hottest babysitters tell all

A growing number of Hollywood elites are relying on a flock of nubile, athletic men and women to teach their tots everything from the breaststroke to the perfect baseball swing. Sure, when parents have the money, it's their right, nay, responsibility to give their children any leg up their riches can afford. But one wonders if paying a surrogate to play catch with your kid—the apex of the father-son bonding experience—might leave the next generation of moguls with deep emotional scars. Not that the instructors are complaining.

The richer they are the less they expect to pay. They all have Bentleys in the driveway and fight with me over $55Mostly the province of aspiring actors and filmmakers, it's an occupation that offers access to potential industry contacts, and is an easy way to make rent while you're waiting for your big break. The pay scale ranges from $50 to $100 an hour. It sounds like handsome pay, but it's a pittance when you consider you're dealing with some of the brattiest people on the planet—and that's just the parents. Radar sat down with a group of top instructors to find out how they cope. (Ed. note: Names have been changed to protect the innocent.)

• Donna, 28-year-old swim coach hoping to become an actress/rock star
• Jimmy, 35-year-old sports coach looking to spin his private lessons into a chain of gyms
• Julianne, 24-year-old swim teacher/sports coach waiting for her big acting break
• Tom, 26-year-old swim coach who really wants to produce

RADAR: You all work with progeny of the rich and famous. Are the parents or the kids more difficult?
Donna: Definitely the parents. [All laugh in agreement]
Jimmy: I have some mothers that are witches.

Hollywood fathers aren't demanding?
Jimmy: Oh, they can be demanding. I had one dad, a Hollywood film financier, tell me to teach his son to throw a baseball. I was thinking, That's your fucking job. Seriously, it takes 30 minutes to play catch with a kid.

What about the children?
JULIANNE: Where I'm from, children weren't spoiled like this.
TOM: I get kids that are real brats.