Unless you were there, it's hard to describe exactly how famous Sarah Michelle Gellar was in the mid-1990s. She was probably the hottest star in the world for a short time. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" was a global phenomenon and she topped the "World's Sexiest" lists in every men's magazine you could find. She seemed a sure bet to go on to a huge movie career, but after initial success in the horror genre with the "Scream" franchise, it just never really happened.
These days she can be found in Los Angeles, where she has two children with husband Freddie Prinze Jr, and she still takes on some television roles, although she doesn't have a movie credit since 2009. It might have been the case that she was just too well known as Buffy, but there are worst things in life than playing a part that won a legion of fans who still love and adore her to this day
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.