Cat who got the cream: Choupette Lagerfeld, Karl's pet cat, made 3 million euros last year

The cat earned the same amount as Cara Delevingne last year
Post pet: Choupette Lagerfeld famously has two personal maids
Picture: @choupettesdiary/Instagram
Charlie Teather2 April 2015

Choupette Lagerfeld, Karl's pet, is the highest paid cat in fashion, earning more last year than most models.

For a grand total of two modelling jobs, the Siamese reportedly earned a sum of three million euros in 2014.

Speaking to The Cut, the Chanel creative director admitted that the cat wasn't even supposed to be his. "Choupette belonged to a friend of mine who asked if my maid could take care of her for two weeks when he was away. When he came back, he was told that Choupette would not return to him."

"She did two jobs and made 3 million euros last year. One was for cars in Germany and the other was for a Japanese beauty product."

While she is clearly a successful money-spinner, Karl made it clear that he doesn't like her to take just any job: "I don't allow her to do foodstuffs and things like this. She's too sophisticated for that."

Being treated - and paid - more like a model than a pet, Karl admitted she is partial to a diva-moment. "She hates other animals and she hates children."

"She stays always with me and she has two personal maids. They play with her, they have to take care of her beautiful white hair, the beauty treatments for her eyes, and they entertain her."

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