Karl Lagerfeld's Cat, Choupette, Earned £2 Million From Two Jobs Last Year - That's Nearly The Same As Cara Delevingne Earned In A Year | HuffPost Life

Karl Lagerfeld's Cat Earned £2 Million Last Year

Natasha Hinde— The Huffington Post UK

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You know something in the world isn't quite right when a cat's bringing in more than one of the world's top models.

But that's exactly what's going down in the fashion industry right now, as Karl Lagerfeld's fluffy feline friend, Choupette, earned over £2 million last year - from just two jobs.

Meanwhile, model and actress Cara Delevingne reportedly earned £2.4 million in a year after travelling the globe and attending various fashion weeks.

The fashion designer's beloved cat lives the life of Riley and has somewhat expensive taste - when she's not flying First Class with her two maids in tow, she's attending photo shoots for the cover of Lucky magazine. She also has over 54K followers on Instagram.

But now Lagerfeld has let slip that she raked in £2,172,625 last year from a collaboration with cosmetics brand Shu Uemura and photo shoot for the Vauxhall Corsa car calendar.

The creative director for Chanel and Fendi, who previously admitted he'd marry his cat if it was legal, revealed to The Cut: "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."

Lagerfeld says he is picky when it comes to the jobs that Choupette takes on: "I don’t allow her to do foodstuffs and things like this. She’s too sophisticated for that."

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But the Siamese cat, who provides endless inspiration for her 81-year-old owner, is a very particular puss. In a book entitled 'The Private Life of a High-Flying Fashion Cat' it's revealed that Choupette eats from fine Goyard china and even has her own iPad.

“She hates other animals and she hates children," exclaims her besotted owner. "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."

"She is the centre of the world," Lagerfeld adds. "If you saw her, you would understand.”

Gosh, just imagine what she'd be able to achieve if she had thumbs...

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Paris, A/W 1983/4(01 of27)

Karl Lagerfeld puts the finishing touches to a model's look backstage prior to the Chanel show. (credit:Getty Images)

Paris, A/W 1984/5(02 of27)

French model Ines de la Fressange presents a creation by German designer Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel . (credit:Getty Images)

Paris, S/S 1984/5(03 of27)

French model Ines de la Fressange presents a creation by German designer Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel. (credit:Getty Images)

Paris, 1987(04 of27)

Karl Lagerfeld poses with top model Ines de la Fressange during preparations for 1987-88 Autumn-Winter ready-to-wear shows. (credit:Getty Images)

Paris, S/S 1994(05 of27)

Top model Naomi Campbell presents a turquoise two-piece bathing suit and a white bathrobe by Karl Lagerfield for Chanel. (credit:Getty Images)

Paris, A/W 1994/5(06 of27)

British top model Naomi Campbell presents a black stretched velours catsuit with a shawl in the colors of the British flag created by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel. (credit:Getty Images)

Paris, A/W 1999/2000(07 of27)

Designer Karl Lagerfeld fans himself during his show for Chanel. (credit:Getty Images)

Berlin, 2004(08 of27)

A giant advertisement from H&M shows German-born fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld and U.S. model Erin Wasson. (credit:Getty Images)

Paris, A/W 2004/5(09 of27)

A model presents a creation by German designer Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel. (credit:Getty Images)

Paris, A/W 2006/7(10 of27)

Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld walks the runway with top model Lily Cole. (credit:Getty Images)

Paris, S/S 2007(11 of27)

German designer Karl Lagerfeld ackowledges the audience at the end of his haute couture collection. (credit:Getty Images)

Paris, S/S 2007(12 of27)

A model presents a creation by German designer Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel during the haute couture collection. (credit:Getty Images)

Beijing, A/W 2007/8(13 of27)

Overview of the Fendi Great Wall of China Fashion Show showcasing designer Karl Lagerfeld's creations. (credit:Getty Images)

Paris, S/S 2010(14 of27)

German designer Karl Lagerfeld poses next to Dutch model Lara Stone, Italian actor Baptiste Giabiconi and Danish model Freja Beha Erichsen at the end of Chanel show. (credit:Getty Images)

Paris, A/W 2011/12(15 of27)

A model presents creations by German designer Karl Lagerfeld during his opulent Chanel presentation. (credit:Getty Images)

France, 2011(16 of27)

Models present creations by designer Karl Lagerfield during the 'cruise' collection show in Antibes, southeastern France. (credit:Getty Images)

New York, 2011(17 of27)

Designer Karl Lagerfeld at the Museum of Modern Art. (credit:Getty Images)

Paris, A/W 2011/2(18 of27)

A model wears an embellished black evening gown by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel. (credit:Getty Images)

Milan, 2012(19 of27)

Designs from the Karl by Karl Lagerfeld collection are displayed. (credit:Getty Images)

Milan, S/S 2012(20 of27)

Designers Karl Lagerfeld and Silvia Fendi acknowledge the audience at the end of the Fendi presentation. (credit:Getty Images)

Tokyo, S/S 2012(21 of27)

Designer Karl Lagerfeld walks on the runway. (credit:Getty Images)

Paris, S/S 2012(22 of27)

Karl Lagerfeld acknowledges the applause of the audience with models and singer Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine. (credit:Getty Images)

Versailles, 2012(23 of27)

Karl Lagerfeld acknowledges the applause of the audience after the Chanel 2012/13 Cruise Collection at Chateau de Versailles. (credit:Getty Images)

Versailles, 2012(24 of27)

German-born fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld walks with models. Since 2003, every year, Chanel launches a parallel collection to their Pret-a-porter and Haute Coutute collections : the annual Metiers d'Art collection which is this year inspired to cruise theme. (credit:Getty Images)

Versailles, 2012(25 of27)

Since 2003, every year, Chanel launches a parallel collection to their Pret-a-porter and Haute Coutute collections : the annual Metiers d'Art collection which is this year inspired to cruise theme. (credit:Getty Images)

Paris, A/W 2012/3(26 of27)

Chanel's elaborate runway at Le Grand Palais. (credit:Getty Images)

Paris, A/W 2012/13(27 of27)

British Stella Tennant presents a creation by Chanel fashion designer Germany's Karl Lagerfeld. (credit:Getty Images)

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