Kenley Collins, the talented yet whiny designer whom Project Runway fans loved to loathe, spent Tuesday night in a New York jail after allegedly attacking her former fiancé with her cat.

The 26-year-old was released this morning after being booked on suspicion of assault, menacing, harassment and criminal possession of a weapon, according to the police report.

Per the legal documents, Collins woke up live-in ex Zak Penley at about 7 a.m. Tuesday by throwing their cat at his face. When he tried to leave the room, she slammed the bedroom door on his head.

Collins then, per the report, hoisted Penley’s laptop in the air and shouted, “I’ll do it!” before hurling it at him. After tossing a bushel of apples and a glass of water in his put-upon punim, she then hissed, “You’re lucky, it could have been worse.”

Penley at some point called the cops, who upon arrival noted that Penley has suffered substantial pain and swelling to the face, feared further injury and was “alarmed and annoyed.”

Collins was arrested and taken into custody later that morning. The police report does not indicate which makeshift projectile earned her the weapon possession charge.

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Count Alex McCord as one of the millions of Americans being hit by the bad economy.

The Real Housewives of New York City star, known for going on extravagant shopping trips with her husband Simon Van Kempen, was just laid off from her visual merchandising job at Victoria’s Secret.

“Now I’m more a Real Housewife than I ever have been before!” McCord tells PEOPLE. “The whole time this show’s been on people have said ‘Define this term housewife,’ ‘Are you a real housewife?’ And I always said, ‘Well, I own a house and I am a wife! But now I’m a real housewife.”

The layoff was not related to McCord’s being on the Bravo reality show. The loss of her full-time job was one of 90 positions cut at the company’s New York headquarters — part of a 10-percent reduction in the brand’s workforce.

McCord had been at the job for two years. She started after a period of freelancing when her sons, Francois and Johan — with Van Kempen — were young. “I had a great time, and even up until the last week I was there, I was gaining new skills,” she says. “My job was my green zone — when I was not Alex from Real Housewives but Alex who’s in beauty.”

What’s next? “The challenge will be to find something meaningful to do, where I am the real Alex McCord and not just a Real Housewife,” she says. Of course, that will depend a lot on employers, and whether they look at her resumé and skills as a graphic artist, “or if they’ll expect me to come into the interview wearing a leopard-print dress, looking for connections,” she says with a laugh. (more…)

For years, The Millionaire Matchmaker’s Patti Stanger has been the go-to love guru for the rich and famous. When it came to her own personal life, however, one problem kept her from total happiness: her DD-cup breasts. So last October, Patti underwent a breast-reduction surgery, performed by Dr. 90210’s Gary Motykie. Patti spoke to Life & Style about her decision to have the procedure.

ON WHAT FINALLY PROMPTED HER TO HAVE THE PROCEDURE DONE

“I had always wanted to do it, but I was afraid it would be too painful. Early last year, though, I saw an episode of Dr. 90210 where Dr. Motykie did the surgery on a girl who was in her 20s. Her scarring and pain were minimal, and she looked amazing afterward. So I called him. I met with a bunch of doctors, but at the end of the day, Dr. Motykie was the best fit for me.”

ON WHAT ELSE SHE HAD DONE

“I did have a little bit of liposuction done under my chin. It was very minor. But during the first season of my show, the camera would always hit me at just that spot where it looked like I had a double chin. It’s not something that was going to go away with weight loss — it’s hereditary. So Dr. Motykie went in and took care of it.”

ON THE RESULTS OF HER BREAST REDUCTION

“Well, for one thing, I can stand up straighter! I feel lighter. Doing the boobs and the chin lipo together was such a good idea. It’s like I took out all the extra padding. I’m so happy. My boobs are perky, but they still drop just a little bit. They look natural. I’m thrilled. And my boyfriend loves them!”

ON HER ATTITUDE TOWARD PLASTIC SURGERY

“Do what makes you feel good. Don’t get me wrong — I don’t think you should go overboard, but it’s better to do it earlier than later. If you wait, you’ll probably end up needing more work done.”

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“I should never go to the plastic surgeon’s office,” Tamra Barney said on camera last year. “I’m like a kid in a candy shop.” Since then, however, the Real Housewives of Orange County star has indulged her nip-tuck habit even more. Tamra invited Life & Style along on a recent visit to her cosmetic surgeon’s office — and opened up about why she considers Botox the ultimate secret to her success.

L&S: HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN GETTING BOTOX?

Tamra: I first started when my son was 2, so it’s been about six years. But you can’t do it when you’re pregnant or nursing, so I’ve taken some time off from it here and there. Consistently, I’ve been doing it for about three years.

L&S: WHAT MADE YOU FIRST WANT TO TRY IT?

Tamra: I’ve always had expression lines on my forehead, even when I was a kid. They always bugged me. I used to wear bangs because I was so self-conscious about them. Then, when people started telling me about Botox, I was like, “Oh my gosh, I want to do that.”

L&S: WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE?

Tamra: Each time the needle goes in, there’s a little sting. But it’s quick. They put numbing cream on you, so it doesn’t really hurt that much. But you do hear this small crunch sound. It’s actually the needle going into the muscle. But it’s not as disturbing as it sounds.

L&S: WOULD YOU SAY YOU’RE ADDICTED TO BOTOX?

Tamra: Oh yeah, I’m a Botox junkie. I’m known for that on the show. But I don’t care. At least I’m honest about it.

L&S: IN GENERAL, HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR ATTITUDE ABOUT COSMETIC PROCEDURES?

Tamra: I always say this: You take care of your body like you take care of your car. If I were a car, I’d be considered vintage or antique. If my fenders get a little banged up, I gotta fix ’em. I gotta keep it up. I’m not going to let a nice car go to waste. That said, it’s not going to completely change the way you look. It just takes what God gave you and makes it a little better.

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The newest member of Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Orange County” has lost her fiancee, Jeffrey Beitzel, to leukemia. Gretchen Rossi, who is thirty-years-old, attended the funeral services for her late fiancee on September 13. Beitzel was 54-years-old. He is survived by Rossi and his four children.

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