Now you know where Kanye West is sitting when he sends out his latest set of tweets and sends the internet into meltdown. This Hidden Hills mansion was already a beautiful home when he and Kardashian bought it for $20m, but they've spent a lot of time and money on improvements and renovations, and it's believed to be worth something more like $60m today.
Among the new introductions the celebrity power couple have made to the property are a full-sized recording studio (of course), a movie theater, a two-story playroom for the children and a brand-new master bedroom. There are also two vineyards on the land, so don't be surprised if we see them launch their own range of wine in the years to come. It's a unique and eye-catching design and wouldn't look out of place in one of the more affluent regions of Spain.
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.