Let's do another back to front one! Everybody knows who Maggie Smith is. She's almost considered to be royalty in England, and we all loved Professor McGonogall even if she was a little bit grumpy from time to time. She was one of the greatest Quidditch players of all time, so she must have had a fun side at one point.
Smith has been in film and on television for longer than most of us have been alive and seems to specialize in 'ill-tempered woman' (ask any fan of "Downton Abbey" about that). Now in her 80s, we think most people will be surprised to see what a stunner she was in her youth. Actor Robert Stephens would have been the envy of many of his peers when he married her in 1967. With a list of credits and awards too long to count, Smith will be remembered as one of the all-time greats.
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.