The stage was set for Cates to take Hollywood by storm - but she had other ideas. She appeared in the sequel to 'Gremlins' in 1990, and then 1991's 'Drop Dead Fred.' Although the latter film is now well loved by a modern audience, it was hated at the time. That seemed to sting Cates, who started falling out of love with acting. She stuck around to make 'Princess Caraboo' in 1994, but after that declared herself retired from acting at the grand old age of 31.
Aside from tiring of performing, Cates had met and fallen in love with Kevin Kline. They married in 1989 and had their first son in 1991. Cates was happy to have a family, raise her children and stay out of the public eye. All these years later she and Kline remain married, and the place you're most likely to find Cates is her boutique store 'Blue Tree' on Madison Avenue in New York.
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.