The Green Bay Packers is another one of those classic football franchises that have achieved a lot since their conception. The Packers have a total of four Super Bowl victories to brag about as well as one of the most consistent quarterback drafting records to date. However, the team does have a rather unlikely die-hard celebrity fan in Lil Wayne.
Lil Wayne's Packer fandom might be a surprise to many being that Wayne has notoriously represented his hometown of New Orleans not only in his music but has the city permanently tattooed on several parts of his body. Strangely, Wayne became a Packers fan after his father attended the 1997 Super Bowl game between the Packers and the New England Patriots. Ultimately, the Packers won their third championship at that time and Wayne's father returned home with a ton of memorabilia which sparked the talented rapper's interest in the team. Also, don't sleep on Weezy's sports knowledge too. There's a reason he's a recurring guest on ESPN.
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.