Insurance is not often a head turning topic of conversation and as you have probably guessed, it takes the world of fame and fortune to do so. Celebrities and sports stars need to earn an income to and many have insured their most prized body, from the sensible to some may say the ridiculous here are the top 10 movers and shakers in the world of celebrity insurance.
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Ben Turpin The forefather of celebrity insurance, kicking off the trend back in the 1920’s taking out a policy on his infamous crossed eyes for £16,400. Mr Turpin was a constantly worrier when it came to his most famous asset, checking the mirror any time he received a knock to the head to ensure his eyes hadn’t miraculously uncrossed. |
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David Lee Roth Rock and roll and all those groupies it probably comes as no surprise to here Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth insured his sperm for £656,000. The policy was designed to protect against a potential paternity suit. |
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Dolly Parton Country and western singer and business woman Dolly Parton is more than aware image is everything. Knowing this it might be unsurprising to here two of her most valuable assets are insured for £200,000 each. |
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Heidi Klum A supermodel insuring their legs sounds sensible. Heidi Klum insured her legs for £1.5 million, according to the policy one of her legs is worth £130,000 more than the other, her left leg having a tiny scar on the knee. |
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Keith Richards Writing some of the most famous rock and roll songs ever, Rolling Stone guitarist Keith Richard is rumoured to have insured his hands for £3 million, let us hope he has treated them better than he has the rest of his body. |
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Tom Jones What does Tom Jones put his sex appeal down to? Apparently his chest hair, in 2008 the geriatric crooner insured hi chest hair for a coll £3.5 million. |
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Jennifer Lopez Her infamous derrier probably generating more fame than her music and film work combined has accoding to sources been insured for £18 million. |
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Michael Flatley The Lord of the Dance had his riverdancing legs insured for a cool £25 million. |
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Mariah Carey Never doing anything by half measures, having won Gillettes ‘Legs of a Goddess’ title in 2006′ Mariah Carey insured her award winning legs for $1 billion, a sum that apparently reflects her popularity. |
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Tiger Woods Uninsurable. Although the superstar golfer has more recently come crashing back to earth, he makes so much money that to insure himself against injury would cost him anywhere between $10-$20 million, more then he made from golf back in 2002. |
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