There's no denying that the life of Macaulay Culkin really has been all over the place. But whose life isn't, really? In 2012, though, it appeared to hit a new low. In fact, people close to Macaulay - and many of the public - were certain that we would soon lose the star. In a photo circulated around that time, he looked skeletal, pale, and thoroughly unhealthy.
Most people assumed that he had some kind of drug habit going on, and sources close to him seemed to confirm this. Although he denied everything, there were rumors that he was spending close to $10,000 a month on his habit, which included a potentially fatal heroin and oxytocin mix and large amounts of prescription antidepressants. Somehow, though, he pulled through, and we are extremely shocked that he was able to do so.
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.