Project Runway Season 5 star Kenley Collins is spilling the tea about her experience on the former Bravo series, claiming that she and other designers were “treated like s**t” by show producers and subjected to Andy Cohen, whom she compared to former film producer and convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein.
Kenley took to social media last week to begin sharing what she claims is “the true story” of the competition series after seeing multiple promos for Season 21 of the show, which premiered Thursday on Hulu and Disney+. After expressing her disgust over the promos appearing in her newsfeed, Kenley alleged that while participating on the show, she and other designers were treated poorly, deprived of sleep and food, and allegedly plied with alcohol.
She also alleged that all of the producers working on the show “were like” Harvey Weinstein, before going on to post a follow-up video over the weekend, in which she specifically called out Andy’s alleged on-set behavior.
“You guys really think Harvey Weinstein was the worst one on set? Andy Cohen was,” Kenley said. “He’s disgusting, horrible, [the] worst. Predator with the gays, hopping around on set like, ‘Hey tw**ks!’ Propositioning designers to have a threesome in exchange for their own show … .
Kenley– who also claimed that she and other designers who appeared on the show years ago were wronged when The Weinstein Company went under and the show was acquired by Bravo— revealed a specific nickname some of the contestants had for Andy.
“We called you the gay [Harvey] Weinstein,” she continued. “Acting like a f**king clown on set … .”
Kenley recalled Andy once suggesting that she undergo nasal surgery due her voice being “so annoying,” calling his alleged remark “disgusting” and reiterating to fans that she believes Andy’s a “predator” who has a history of “exploitation.”
“NBC can pay all the money in the world to cover your a** after NeNe [Leakes] spoke the truth about you,” she continued, referring to the former Real Housewives of Atlanta star, who filed a discrimination lawsuit against Andy and the Bravo network in 2022, which was ultimately dropped, according to Page Six.
“You’re a racist predator,” Kenley continued in her video. “You’re f**king finished.”
The clothing designer also said she believes it’s “really unfair” that Harvey Weinstein is “rotting in prison” for his crimes while someone like Andy is still free to run around acting like a “crazed ‘Housewives’ fan.” She also aired her grievances about ‘Project Runway’ host Heidi Klum, calling the supermodel “the most soulless human being” she’s ever met– among other things.
On Tuesday, Kenley returned to social media to let fans know that she intends to continue spilling the tea about the show.
“It’s been a scary yet freeing past few days,” she wrote. “I’m not stopping. There is more to come. Thank you guys for the love and support. I did not expect that. I’m very touched. Stay tuned.”
As The Ashley previously reported, Andy was cleared of multiple misconduct claims made against him by several Bravo stars just last year.
In May 2024, Bravo announced that the various claims made by former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Brandi Glanville and former Real Housewives of New York star Leah McSweeney– including accusations of sexual harassment, substance abuse, playing favorites, overlooking sexually predatory behavior and more– were not found to be backed up by evidence following a third-party investigation.
Andy has yet to respond to Kenley’s allegations.
Click here to watch Part 1 of Kenley’s ‘Project Runway’ video; watch Part 2 below.
(Photos: Instagram; Bravo)
5 Responses
I was not a fan of her when she was one the show, but I believe her. Look how Andy sexually harassed Gage, Jeff Lewis’ partner. He would talk about how happy he was that they broke up, and they were friends. Jeff continually had to ask him to stop.
She is not the first to say this and probably will not be the last. Believe women.
I have nothing negative to say about Andy. If people don’t like him, then don’t watch his show. Trolls are everywhere these days. Opinions are like *ss holes, and we all have one. End of story…………..
I really am not a fan of Andy either- I believe her and the others who accused him of the sexual harassment, substance abuse and playing favorites etcetera. I do not understand what anyone likes about Andy or how he’s even been remotely famous, for as long as he has. He will pull a stunt sometime soon where he’s exposed for the POS he clearly is though so I guess he will just have to be around unfortunately, until that happens.
Truly nothing would surprise me about Andy, just based on shows he’s produced. He’s responsible for some of the worst programming on TV and is always looking to lower the bar even further.