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- 8 February 2012, 17:55
Chanel Fashion Mogul Labels Adele 'Too Fat'
The head of fashion house Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld, has branded pop icon Adele "a little too fat".
The German designer let his controversial opinions known during an interview in which he also declared Russian men "ugly" and the Royal Family "unnecessary".
Speaking to the Metro New York newspaper, which he was guest-editing for the day, he said: "The thing at the moment is Adele.
"She is a little too fat, but she has a beautiful face and a divine voice."
Fans of the 23-year-old star have taken to networking site Twitter offering support following the comments.
American PR guru Kelly Cutrone hit out at Lagerfeld, writing: "If you love Adele then boycott Chanel - Boo Karl".
A fan tweeted: "A little too fat for what? Too fat to become a global phenomenon, or too fat to be a talentless clothes horse? This bloke seems like an idiot."
He was slightly more complimentary about US singer Lana del Rey who he said was "not bad at all".
Asked about Russia, the man known as King Karl said: "If I was a woman in Russia I would be a lesbian, as the men are very ugly."
Lagerfeld - who once said of Diana, Princess of Wales, "she was pretty and she was sweet, but she was stupid" - also took aim at the Queen who he described as "a more smiley version" of her grandmother.
what do you think?
Matt Deakin
She is a little overweight, it's an observation. It's rude to point it out but Mr Lagerfield is only stating true fact i'm afraid.
Ron Taylor
maybe she's just a real person with talent not a model who can't sing
Bob Attoe
to many shallow people in this world. shes a beautiful person with an amazin voice. lets face it shes a singer not a model, and size means nothing. Think some people need to find something better to do to get there publicity
john
She is perfect in every way, she is a real person. Leave her alone Karl Lagerfeld, she has more talent than you and she doesn't boast about it! She doesn't need your clothes to look gorgeous.
Simon .
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Ronald Sansom
adele is beautiful she is amazing singer . songwriter above all genuine all her curves are in the right places. angie sansom
Russell Clarke
Sorry what talent do you need to be a model apart from anorexia and the ability to walk up and down and live of toilet paper !!! Flipping fashion crowd and their shallow beliefs !!!
Alison Mcallister
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Paula-Diane Lufflum
Ilike Adele, I agree with the fact she is too fat to be a clothes horse, who wants to be a clothes horse, i certainly don't. Clothes horses are sooo last decade. We want REAL SIZE women to be our idols and not models who are afraid to eat, in case they are called fat. A plus size model is a 10, who decided this.
Alison Mcallister
The man is an idiot, no one could give a flying fig about his opinion, the real oddities are the 'models' who look like an x ray. Real women are not represented on cat walks. Sound as tho this person thinks he is god, and we should all listen when and if he decides to spout rubbish, may i suggest he scuttles back under his rock, no one is interested in anything he has to say
Jacqui Morrison
I think Adele is a lot prettier and more natural than the half starved weirdos you see on the catwalk! has Lagerfield looked in the mirror lately? he is pathetic. I think paragraph 7 of the above story with the Fans tweet says it all.
Mike McDonough
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David Hussey
Karl Lagerfeld now there's a weirdo that got his pulse on reality **** NOT!*** Get a grip man no one cares what you think LOL....
Gordon Wright
Looking at Lagerfeld dresses, the words pot, kettle and black spring to mind.....
Gordon Wright
Sorry, should read "the way Lagerfeld dresses"........
janet baines
How dare he - has HE looked in the mirror recently. She has a beautiful face, fabulous hair, a stunning voice and she is NORMAL! and leave the Royal family alone!!
Mike Drouin
perhaps the idiot is to thin !!! how dear he or any one say she is to fat , just envious because she can perform and rarley in her line of work has tallent
ShellieWilliam1
What a twit!!! Adele is the perfect role model for our young girls to be aspiring to!! she is beautiful extremely talented and is a world phenomenon. I would most certainly want my daughter to be like her not some skeletal size zero clothes horse that really doesn't look good and never looks happy!! As for comments about the royal family leave them alone, your clothes designs and opinions are unnecessary!!!
Princess Angelique
If you can't say something nice, DON'T SAY NUTTIN' AT ALL!!
ABritMum
1:48pm on 8/2/2012
Like body size means anything? Well done Mr Lagerfield for being totally shallow. Maybe you're just too old.