CLAUDIA: MY WORN PANTIES HAD THEIR OWN SECURITY GUARD!

UNDIES ARE OFF! Fans stole model’s panties

CLAUDIA Schiffer had a dedicated security guard to watch her worn underwear at the height of her fame.

The German supermodel found the attention she received at the pinnacle of her catwalk career “insane” and admitted she couldn’t leave her intimate possessions alone for more than a few minutes or they’d be stolen by lusty fans.

She recalled: “It was insane. Like being a rock star. You couldn’t get to your car.

“We had security at every fashion show – even employed to guard my underwear!

“When I was out on the runway, I’d come back and my underwear would constantly be gone.”

However, Claudia, 49, feels she could still lead more of a “private” life than the models of today – because social media didn’t exist in the 1990s.

“Fundamentally the industry is the same, it’s just grown enormously,” she said. “There are more collections, the pace is faster and social media has had a huge impact.

“It’s been great for marketing fashion and beauty products, as well as providing a very effective way to manage your own exposure, which you see particularly with the big models of today.

“What was great in the ’90s though was not to feel the pressure to share everything with everybody – you could still have a private life and create a mystique.”

She added: “However, I do love sharing fashion moments of my life on Instagram.

“I love what I do, but I value my privacy and I’m in a very fortunate position to be able to concentrate on collaborations I’m passionate about.”