In what we believe to be a unique entry in our list, Katie Holmes gains inclusion for turning down a part she'd already played. When Christopher Nolan successfully resurrected the 'Batman' franchise with 'Batman Begins,' Katie Holmes played Bruce Wayne's love interest Rachel Dawes, and she played it well. In the second and third installments - 'The Dark Knight' and 'The Dark Knight Rises' - Holmes is gone, and Maggie Gyllenhaal is Rachel. Gyllenhaal was excellent, but we couldn't help but wonder what had happened to Holmes.
Because the internet is what it is, rumors circulated that Holmes had been cut from the film because Nolan wanted a better actor, but Nolan himself has said this is a lie. He wanted Holmes back - he just couldn't persuade her to return. The second and third films both doubled the box office revenue of 'Batman Begins.' Holmes, who made 'Mad Money' instead, backed the wrong horse.
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.