Here's the other of the Patil sisters, played by Shefali Chowdhury. If you've always believed that the Patils were sisters in real life, we're sorry to shatter the illusion for you. They may look alike, but they have no family in common at all. Parvati's main role in the Harry Potter story was to get irritated with him when he ignored her at the Yule Ball.
Her three appearances in Harry Potter were pretty much it in terms of Chowdhury's acting career, although she has been back in front of the camera for a couple of low budget short films in more recent years. Stepping away from fame, she was known at one point to be studying photography back home in Birmingham, England, and her social media accounts indicate a strong interest in environmental concerns and animal rights issues.
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.