Let's face it - there's not many men that Nicole Kidman doesn't tower over. At 5'11" this glamorous actress would be more than six feet tall in high heels. Given the fact that most celebrities are photographed at awards ceremonies and other fancy events, it's not surprising that Kidman looks significantly taller than her country music singer husband, Keith Urban. Though he's only an inch shorter than Kidman, the heels end up dwarfing him in the photos.
Since meeting in 2005, this unlikely couple has stood the test of time. Now one of Hollywood's longer-term partnerships, both Kidman and Urban look visibly in love whenever they appear in public together. They also have two young daughters, Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret. We bet they're happy they didn't let a little difference in height stand in their way.
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.