Making 'The Lyon's Den' didn't exactly work out as planned for Rob Lowe. Lowe was a big fan of Jewel, and had pushed hard for her to be cast as his love interest. He got his wish, but on balance he probably wishes that he hasn't. She really didn't want to kiss him at all, and tried as hard as possible to get out of it. She even brought her boyfriend onto the set with her on the days where the scenes were supposed to be shot!
At one point Jewel asked for the scenes to be removed altogether, but eventually went ahead with just one kiss - which came across as awkward and reluctant. Lowe would later tell Ellen DeGeneres that making the show was a series of 'indignities,' of which Jewel point-blank refusing to do the one thing she'd been hired for was the worst. Jewel later appeared on a comedy roast of Lowe, saying she refused because she 'didn't know where his mouth had been.' Ouch.
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.