Diane Kruger happy to be Karl Lagerfeld's neighbour

German actress Diane Kruger is happy to have fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld as her neighbour here.

The 36-year-old model-turned-actress, who was announced as the new face of Chanel's skincare in April, owns a home next to Lagerfeld, head designer and creative director of Chanel, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

"I'll be coming home from the local butcher in my sweatpants, just walking up the street, when a gold Hummer will come round the corner, and the tinted window will come down slowly, and it's Karl saying, 'Hello Diane! What's for dinner!'," she said.

"It's so surreal, I love it. He literally lives one door down," she added.

After having fronted several campaigns for Lagerfeld's fashion house in the past, she feels extremely loyal to the luxury brand.

Kruger said: "I started modelling for them when I was 15. I know everyone there on a first-name basis. They were the first ones to send me clothes when I started out as an actress."

"And loyalty is so rare in our business that it makes sense to be supportive. It's not always about money," she added.