It's got to be a lot of pressure to be on that Atlanta Falcons roster and perform while one of the most famous actors of all time is cheering you on from the sidelines. That's right, Samuel L. Jackson is a die-hard Atlanta Falcons fan and isn't afraid to show it. Despite being born in Washington DC, Samuel L. Jackson most likely found his love for the Falcons while attending Morehouse College in Georgia as a youth.
Also, it's hard to believe that someone with the work ethic and who's been in at least 125 movies (and counting) would even have time to participate in anything as trivial as sports fandom but, yet, Sam Jack has proven that he's capable of even being present for his team when the season is in full effect. However, we can only imagine Samuel L. Jackson staring at his television screen in disgust a la his Pulp Fiction after the team's Super Bowl loss in 2017 against the New England Patriots.
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.