Karl Lagerfeld rounds on Adele again Outspoken Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld claims he called Adele 'a little roundish' not 'fat', but that he did her a favour in the end. We've all accidentally insulted someone then tried to backtrack so hard, we've dug ourselves in deeper and deeper. Well, king of putdowns Karl Lagerfeld has taken this excruciating social blunder to a whole new level. The Chanel designer has a rap sheet as long as the Seine when it comes to outrageous insults with some of his most memorable recent barbs including "Pippa Middleton should only show her back"; Lana del Rey looks like "a construct with all her implants"; and Michelle Obama's fringe "was a bad idea, it's not good." In pictures: Karl Lagerfeld's most outrageous insults But these all pale into insignificance compared to his assault on British national treasure Adele's weight. Asked in 2012 for his views on female pop stars, the 79-year-old famously said: "The thing at the moment is Adele. She is a little too fat. Cue global outrage, criticism from Beth Ditto and Madonna and eventually an apology from the man himself: I'd like to say to Adele that I am your biggest admirer. Sometimes when you take a sentence out of the article it changes the meaning of the thought. Adele is my favourite singer and I am a great admirer of her. You would think that after that very public shaming, Lagerfeld would have learned his lesson. But, not being one to hold back, when asked by CNN's 'Backstage Pass' about the debacle again this week, he inadvertently rubbed a whole pile of salt into the wound. I never said that she was fat, I said that she was a little roundish; a little roundish is not fat. Now would be a good time to stop talking, Karl, but uh oh... After that she lost eight kilo, so I think the message was not that bad. And if Adele thinks she's getting an apology this time, she can think again. Asked by the CNN presenter if he ever regrets anything he says, Lagerfeld replies in a shot: "No, not really." And there we were thinking he lies awake at night wracked with remorse...