David Letterman is one of the greatest late night television hosts of all time. His charisma, charm, communication skills have allowed him to garner millions of followers and admirers including some of the toughest athletes on the face of the planet. Some of which just so happen to be members of his favorite football team in the Indianapolis Colts. Throughout his illustrious career, David Letterman has been able to interview former Colts' Hall-of-Fame quarterback, Peyton Manning as well as forming a friendship current starting quarterback Andrew Luck.
Even though Letterman has officially gracefully bowed out of the late-night television circuit, it's still somewhat rare to catch the comedian on the sidelines at a Colts game. That still didn't stop the longest-serving late night TV host in American history from being invited to roast Peyton Manning at his statue unveiling in Indiana. Hopefully, we'll see more of Letterman supporting his boys in blue in the near future.
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.