Karl’s beloved cat Choupette was a star in her own right with an estimated fortune of €3 million from her modelling and even has over 149,000 followers on Instagram. According to ex-Vogue Paris editor Carine Roitfeld, Choupette is a total diva. She recalled: “Very jealous girl, Choupette, she’s a mean cat [...] she can bite, she can scratch, she’s not a nice girl." ((c) foto cortesía de Karl Lagerfeld)
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Karl was sexless
According to Karl’s old friend Patrick Hourcade, Lagerfeld's relationships with younger companions Brad Kroenig and Baptiste Giabiconi were sexless. Baptiste – who is over 40 years his junior – explained it was more of a “father-son” relationship instead and had actually spoken about adoption. Even Karl's great love affair with the seductive Jacques de Bascher was an abstinent one as Lagerfeld "had a problem" with making love - leading to Jacques seeing the designer's nemesis Yves Saint Laurent. (Splash)
The fashion world still mourns Karl Lagerfeld - who died in 2019 at the age of 85. The German designer's white hair, sunglasses and acid tongue made him an icon amongst many but a controversial figure for others. In light of the recent BBC documentary 'The Mysterious Mr Lagerfeld' these are the biggest revelations about the life of the fashion god.