The only thing Karl Lagerfeld Loved as much as the House of Chanel was Choupette, the Burmese cat that belonged to the creative director until his death in 2019 at the age of 85.
Since then, Françoise Caçote, Kaiser’s former housekeeper, has taken care of Kaiser’s expensive pets. In a new interview with Hello! Caçote gave the fashion world (and choupette’s 265,000 plus followers) An update of Choupette’s lavish lifestyle, which remains chilly for the cat called in Lagerfeld’s will, which reportedly inherited $ 1.5 million.
After all, Choupette is a celebrity in its own right and as such is not stranger to the limelight. Her impressive resume contains several modeling gigs, including shots along with supermodels such as Naomi Campbell and Gisele Bündchenbeauty collaborations with shu umera and the subject of one Rizzoli With photographs taken by Largerfeld himself.
In an interview in 2015 with The cut, A proud Lagerfeld boasted that Choupette had already earned $ 3 million of its modeling gigs – “Choupette did a good job”, he also said Telegraph at that time. “Just as I can expect from a star.” When you talk to Number In 2018, Lagerfeld continued that Gush: “She has her own little fortune, she is an heir.” Adds, “she’s a rich girl!”
As described in the latest question of Hello! Choupette continues to live a life with unmatched luxury, which is proof of her late owner’s deep affection. Last year, Choupette’s 13th birthday was celebrated in great style in Palace of Versailles. As Caçote recently told the publication, the royal attitude was perfectly suitable for Choupetee’s famous “Princess” nature.
For Soiree, the spoiled cat was queen of the day and received a series of gifts, including cat toys, a plush cushion and elegant porcelain bowls, all accompanied by abundant affection. Collected residues from her time with Lagerfeld include her original Chinese porcelain bowls, especially selected for their ideal nose -dipping diameter and her Mini Louis Vuitton suitcase.
Adding a new dynamic to Choupette’s life is Siana, a rescue cat adopted by Françoise’s daughter. While she was originally worried about introducing a companion, she said she believes that Siana’s youthful energy has been advantageous for the mature choupet, which made her more awake.
Otherwise, she still likes to take long calm naps on piles of Chanel clothes, just as she did when Dad Lagerfeld lived. “Her habits have not changed,” Françoise said. When she is on the run, Choupette is a “pleasant” travel buddy. “It is an advantage that she has been used to going from hotel to hotel with Mr. Lagerfeld,” Françoise said of the Jet-Set animal. After all, Choupette grew up and flies (with private plan) to St. Tropez, among other luxurious destinations.
Françoise noted that she has become aware of limiting Choupette’s press and photo ops, as the cat has grown older. “We’re very selective when it comes to the shots we make,” she said on set with Hello!
“That (Lagerfeld) liked was that people talked about Choupette. It made him so happy,” reminded Françoise, “Sometimes he would even say,” People talk about Choupette more than they talk about me. “I would answer:” You exaggerate a little. “He liked to say that when he went out, the first people didn’t ask him,” How are you? “But” How is Choupette doing? ” ‘
Undoubtedly Kaiser would be proud that Choupette inherited her star power and continues to shine, whether she poses on the pages of the newspapers, for snaps Social media And then.
