In 2008, Scottish actor James McAvoy made a movie called 'Wanted' with Angelina Jolie. At the time, Jolie was almost universally considered to be the most beautiful woman in the world. There are many men - and women - who would have given almost anything to share a kiss with her. McAvoy found himself not wanting to - but we completely understand why!
McAvoy wasn't as big a name in 2008 as he is now, and found himself a little starstruck around Jolie. He also didn't have any time to get his head around the idea of what he'd be doing. McAvoy had already been filming the movie for two weeks before Jolie was due to join him on set - and the kissing scene was the first one they had together. He'd barely had chance to introduce himself to her before they had to kiss, and McAvoy was so nervous that he was shaking. Immediately afterward, he felt like he'd made such a bad job of it that he felt compelled to apologize.
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.