We're a little more understanding of this one. When you shoot three epic movies pretty much back to back, and they're as long as the "Lord of the Rings" movies are, the odd mistake is bound to creep past tired eyes in the editing room. We're going to blame this one on the usually impeccable Sir Ian McKellan, who forgot one tiny detail when he went to put his costume on.
Here's Gandalf, ready to pitch in on the battlefield for all that is good and holy. And there, underneath the wizard's sleeve, is McKellan's wristwatch for all to see. Maybe there's a way around this one - Gandalf is a wizard after all, so maybe he magically created himself a way of telling the time years before anybody else thought of the idea. But if he could do that, why didn't he create himself a gun to fight with instead of a sword?
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.