Alexis Bellino being poor doesn't really work in the context of her image. The whole point of being the star of a show like 'The Real Housewives of Orange County' is that you have so much cash that you're completely divorced from reality. Bellino is definitely divorced from something - but it's leaving her ex-husband that may have started all her problems. She and ex-husband Jim Bellino made a mess of their monetary situation as they split up, leading to them defaulting on their $5m mansion.
She should have been entitled to some money from her ex's real estate company as part of the divorce, but there were issues there, too. The company went bankrupt the same year the Bellinos filed for divorce. Although she may not have her millions anymore, try not to feel too bad for her - she's just about scraping by on the $16,000 per month she gets in alimony and child support.
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.