The 'before' picture here shows us a man who's lost control of his weight. In his case though, it had happened not only once, but five or six times. For most of his adult life, he'd gained up to 100 pounds at a time, worked hard to get it off, and then put it all on again. Infuriated with his own lack of discipline, things took a dark turn for him one night when he found he'd hit 360 pounds, and his trousers no longer fit. He took an overdose, and tried to end his own life.
He shouldn't have survived, but he did. He took that as a sign that he was still supposed to be here, and that he should take control of his life. Once again, he devoted himself to shedding all the extra weight. This time he not only did better than ever, but he's also managed to keep it all off for good. He's almost 200 pounds lighter than he was on that awful day.
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.