Yes, we know Helena Bonham Carter was all grown up well before Harry Potter was a book series, let alone turned into a movie franchise, but how could we write an article about the women of Harry Potter and not include this absolute icon?
It's impossible to imagine anybody else playing Bellatrix Lestrange, and Bonham Carter made the role her own just as she has with the many, many parts she's entertained us with down the years. Seemingly the first phone call any director makes when looking to cast a sexy yet quirky woman, Bonham Carter formed a particularly popular working arrangement with ex-husband Tim Burton and Johnny Depp for a number of films. She works just as hard - and looks just as great - today. She's recently been cast to play the drink-and-party loving Princess Margaret in "The Crown" and honestly, who could do it better?
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.