Being abruptly pulled out of your school and sent to a different one is a common cause of displeasure and trauma among children. For Kristen Bell, it was her way into a career she'd never previously considered. Born in Huntington Woods, Michigan, Bell was something of a tomboy as a child. She hated her first name, and she'd rather be out on the streets playing sports than doing anything that involved the arts. She once broke both of her wrists while playing street hockey!
Just before she was due to begin freshmen year, her parents pulled her out of her school, and sent her to a Catholic school instead. Her new school offered a drama and music club, and Bell signed up. By the time she graduated, she'd starred in five different school productions and fallen in love with the stage. She was offered a place at the Tisch School of The Arts at New York University, and she took it, but she never graduated. Broadway came calling before she got the chance.
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.