Reese Witherspoon has played so many 'love interest' roles that it's hard to believe she'd ever refuse to kiss a co-star, but there were exceptional circumstances on the set of 'Water for Elephants.' Her co-star was Robert Pattinson - which for the majority of women would be considered to be a bonus - but unfortunately for Pattinson, Witherspoon, and the whole production, Pattinson was trying to deal with a heavy cold at the time the scene was due to be filmed. Witherspoon wasn't keen on catching it!
A sympathetic Witherspoon later commended Pattinson for continuing to film while so ill, but also said that he had the most 'disgusting, green, infectious' cold she'd ever seen in her life. Pattinson felt wretched about the whole thing, and apologized to Witherspoon between bouts of sneezing and snotting. Nevertheless, they eventually decided the movie had to have the kiss, and so they went ahead with the scene. We'll go ahead and assume there were no tongues involved.
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.