Getting a tattoo of an actor or actress playing one of their film roles is always a risky move. Who's to say that the film will be remembered a couple of years on from when it's first shown? It can give the tattoo a shelf life and render it meaningless further down the line. That won't be the case for this inking of Margot Robbie though. The Australian will probably always be best known for her career-defining role as Harley Quinn in 'Suicide Squad'.
The movie itself wasn't well received by critics, even though it made a stack of money at the box office. None of that mattered for Robbie though; even people who'd never seen it knew the part she played, such was the instantly-iconic nature of her look and costume. You only need to look at Halloween parties that have happened in the years since to see exactly how influential her portrayal has been.
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.