We still miss Carrie Fisher, and we're glad that she got to step into the shoes of Princess Leia in the 'Star Wars' movies twice more before she passed away. It appeared to bring her a sense of closure with the character- a character that she'd hated for a long time because of the level of fame that came along with it.
Although it seems absurd now, nobody thought 'Star Wars' was a guaranteed hit when it was first released. It exceeded all expectations, and made Fisher a household name. She was never comfortable with that level of fame, and blamed the constant press attention for many of the personal issues she dealt with in later life. It wasn't so much the character of Leia that she hated - it was the attention that came with it. She once confessed that had she known the movie would be so big, she'd never have agreed to take the role.
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.