Because celebrities always want to look like they're up with the latest trend, many of the world's biggest male stars have experimented with the long hair look in the past. Some have even done it more than once. Here's a whole collection of those who you've probably forgotten tried it! Who knows, maybe you'll even get inspired to grow yours out.
There are a few factors that might affect your decision on whether to wear your hair long or short. Biology might be one of them - if you have male-pattern baldness, trying the long-haired look isn't even an option after the first thirty-or-so years of your life. Time quickly runs out.
Not everyone's face suits having long hair, and so that might help you to decide whether to keep your style long or short, too. Other than that, we're at the mercy and whim of fashion. Some years it's fashionable for men to have long hair, and some years it isn't.
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.