SYTYCD producer Nigel Lythgoe told X17online outside of Mr. Chow last night that he was desperate to have the popular Paula on the show, despite her reputation for incoherence and instability.

When a photog asked him, "You're not worried about Paula melting down or anything on your show?" Nigel said, "What do you mean?" "Sometimes she acts kind of goofy."

After a loooong pause Nigel responded, "Don't we all?"

But whether or not that idea really gives him pause, it may not be up to him. Paula's already fielding several other offers from networks in the states and around the globe.