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Choupette: Karl Lagerfeld’s cat reportedly gets $200 million in his will
Choupette, the beloved cat of late fashion icon, Karl Lagerfeld, has inherited $200 million (£153m) from the Chanel designer.
Recall that the German designer, who was the creative director for Chanel and Fendi, died aged 85 in Paris on Tuesday.
According to BBC the late designer became a devoted cat owner and lavished attention on his pet after Choupette was given to him in 2012.
Lagerfeld told French magazine Numero last year that he had named the Birman cat as one of the heirs of his estate.
In the interview, he said Choupette was in his will, “among others”. But he added: “Don’t worry, there is enough for everyone.”
Like other prized pets, Choupette owns Twitter and Instagram accounts that have a combined following of about 200,000.
A tribute to the designer was posted on the cat’s IG and Twitter handle on Tuesday
She is also the hero of a book, Choupette: The Private Life of a High-Flying Fashion Cat, for which she was photographed in the arms of supermodel Linda Evangalista and snuggling with the model and actress Laetitia Casta.
Choupette already has a substantial fortune to her name, having earned $3m (£2.3m) doing adverts for a German car firm and a Japanese cosmetics brand with Lagerfeld.
Lagerfeld once revealed that he employed two maids to look after the privileged animal who, he said, has “four different dishes prepared for her” each day “served in fabulous bowls”.
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