“Project Runway” kook Kenley Collins said yesterday her ex-fiancé can keep the cat she allegedly hurled at him like a fur-ball-istic missile.
The reality-TV fashion finalist who was arrested Tuesday on charges she assaulted Zak Penley, 28, with their cat Arlo, as well as a laptop computer, three apples and a glass of water told The Post they are splitting custody of their two pets.
“The girl cat [Sandra] is mine and the boy cat [Arlo] is his,” she said.
Collins, who placed third in the show to pick the best fashion designer, was reviled by fans for her rudeness to the judges and co-host Tim Gunn last season.
Winner Leanne Marshall said the incident proves the Bravo show did not distort reality.
“This should put a clear answer to the question I am most frequently asked, ‘Was Kenley really that awful, or was she just edited like that?’ ” Marshall told the Post. “When she got angry, I knew to keep my distance. Clearly, she needs therapy.”
But though Collins frequently displayed her temper on camera and on the set, she never actually became violent.
“I feel a little sorry for her that she can’t control her emotions and behavior, but on the other hand, absolutely nothing excuses physical violence and throwing a poor, defenseless kitty at someone who is sleeping,” Marshall said. “I feel bad for the cat, the bruised apples and Zak.”
Gunn and supermodel co-host Heidi Klum declined to comment on her behavior.
Collins was hauled away from the couple’s Williamsburg apartment Tuesday morning and spent the night in jail. She was released Wednesday morning without bail on charges of assault and criminal possession of a weapon the cat.
If convicted, she faces a maximum sentence of seven years in prison, authorities said.
According to a police report, the violence erupted at 7 a.m. Tuesday morning, while Penley was sleeping.
After throwing Arlo at his head, Collins proceeded to pelt Penley with whatever she could get her hands on, cops said.
She later said it was a “miscommunication.”
Penley refused to discuss the cause of the fight, but according to Collins, she broke up with him.
“He wanted to travel and I wanted to stay in New York,” she said.
Additional reporting by Jamie Schram