Hands up who has only just found out that these two aren't the same person by reading this article? Whilst many of the celebrities on this list have an undeniable similarity, these two could actually be twins. They've been at the same parties or gatherings on numerous occasions, leaving guests very unsure of who they're talking to. They could probably turn up and collect each other's invitations to celebrity events. If one is invited and the other isn't, they could both turn up anyway and probably get in!
Both Banks and Handler are very much aware that people mix their identities up, and actually enjoy it. Banks is a keen admirer of Handler's wit and has never corrected people who speak to her as if she's Handler, instead preferring to go along with it and enjoy the extra layer of anonymity it gives her. We hope that doesn't mean she misbehaves, and lets her doppelganger take the blame.
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.