Photo: Choupette/Instagram
Karl Lagerfeld’s cat Choupette has turned 11!
“Happy birthday to me 🥂” the famous feline’s account captioned photos of the cat’s fête. “Thanks to @mypetagency for organizing this little party as well as to @ibcaviation for providing a jet, which stayed on the ground at le Bourget, I specify, in memory of the many trips with my daddy ❤️.”
“Thanks to @karllagerfeld and @lucybalu for these many gifts!!!” the caption ended.
Lagerfeld, the former creative director of Chanel and Fendi,died on Feb. 19, 2019, at age 85.
Along with being rememberedas a force in the fashion industry, Lagerfeld was known to many as a devoted cat dad to pampered Choupette.
According toThe Standard, Choupette became part of Lagerfeld’s life in 2011. Lagerfeld agreed to catsit Choupette, who then belonged to model Baptiste Giabiconi, and ultimately adopted the feline as his own.
Choupette Lagerfeld/Instagram.Choupette Lagerfeld/Instagram
Throughout their time together, Lagerfeld spoke adoringly about the fluffy feline and often spoiled his pet,including giving Choupette a shrimp cake for her first birthdayand providing the pet with two maids and a personal driver.
According toW Magazine, Lagerfeld’s former housekeeper, Françoise Caçote, took ownership of Choupette following his death.
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Ashley Tschudin, Choupette’s social media director, provided a statement to PEOPLE regardingChopuettes’s wellbeing shortly after Lagerfeld’s death.
“During this time, Choupette is coping with the loss the best she knows how to, but at such a young age (and being a cat), that is challenging. Karl Lagerfeld is and will always be her ‘Daddy.’ She is choosing to put her best paw forward and hopes that her loyal fans and followers will continue with their outpouring of love to help ease the pain,” read the statement.
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Choupette also posted a blog entryabout Lagerfeld’s death, calling herself “Daddy Karl’s Biggest Fan.”
“He was a true icon who touched the lives of everyone he came in contact with, especially moi. He will forever live in my now broken heart and the hearts of all his supporters around the world,” read the post. “I am eternally grateful for the life and love he gave me through adoption. I will never forget the moments we’ve shared together, traveling, exploring, and creating.”
source: people.com
