Lagerfeld turns down Zoolander 2

Karl Lagerfeld has turned down a cameo role in Zoolander 2.

The 81-year-old Chanel creative director was approached to make an appearance in the modelling spoof sequel but has no desire to turn his hand to a new career.

“I don’t want to be in the movie. They wanted me to be in the movie! I’m not an actor,” he said.

The film was officially announced when starsBen Stiller andOwen Wilson made a surprise appearance in character as Derek Zoolander and Hansel McDonald during Valentino’s recent Paris Fashion Week show, but Lagerfeld said: “I didn’t like it.”