We sort of feel for Colin Farrell with this one. 'Miami Vice' was one of the coolest television shows to come from the 1980s, but by the time 2006 rolled around, the original stars were too old to reprise their parts convincingly. That meant new blood was required, and Farrell was only too happy to be considered. Who wouldn't want to potentially become a new style icon in a revised franchise?
Sadly, the franchise wasn't to be. The movie wasn't well liked, and any prospects of a sequel were pretty much dead on arrival. Farrell partially blames himself for that, saying he feels responsible for some of that failure, but also suggests that the script contained more style than it did substance. It's hard to disagree with him about that, and It's now one of his major career regrets.
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.