20 Stars Who Insured Their Body Parts

According to TMZ, Mariah Carey just insured her vocal cords and legs for a whopping $70 million. The singer is currently on tour and recently extended it to South America, meaning there's a lot of money on the line and she's taking precautions. TMZ says the monthly premium is "in the many thousands of dollars."

And if $70 million sounds like a lot, it's really not. According to The Independent, in 2006 when Mariah became the face (or rather the legs) of their "Legs of a Goddess" campaign, Gillette insured her legs for an astonishing $1 billion.

One of the earliest stars to insure a body part was Ben Turpin, the cross-eyed comedian from the silent film era. According to insurance firm Lloyd's of London, Turpin insured his eyes in case they ever became uncrossed. The policy was for $25,000, which is over $300,000 in today's money.

Actress Betty Grable was probably the most famous pin-up in history. She was also the first star to own million-dollar legs when in 1943, her studio took out a $1 million policy with Lloyd's. That would be nearly $14 million today.

During a 2011 interview with the show Extra, supermodel Heidi Klum revealed that her legs are insured for $2 million. Her left leg is worth less than the right, though, because of a small scar.

Following recent rumours that she'd insured her legs for $40 million, singer Taylor Swift took to Instagram with a photo of her legs after her cat had scratched the left one. She asked the kitty to pay up.

According to Lloyd's, in 2006 soccer star David Beckham insured his legs for $189 million.

The website Inside Spanish Football reported in 2013 that Real Madrid renewed its insurance policy for Cristiano Ronaldo's legs and increased the amount to about $195 million.

You'd think that with so many singers insuring their legs, Marlene Dietrich would have had a policy on her famous pins. However, the legendary German actress and singer was more sensible by taking out a $1 million policy on her voice, according to Lloyd's.

In 2008, tabloids such as The New York Daily News reported that singer Tom Jones had insured his chest hair for nearly $7 million. No, not his voice, but his chest hair.

Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards may seem indestructible, but his hands are reportedly insured for $1.6 million. According to some sources, including The Guardian, this policy actually covers one finger only: the middle finger on his left hand.

According to Investopedia, KISS frontman Gene Simmons insured his lizard-like tongue for $1 million when the band was at the height of their fame.

Aussie singer Kylie Minogue's bottom is allegedly insured for $5 million. In 2012, she bared her expensive asset in a spoof ad for body insurance by Katerina Jebb, a British artist.

J-Lo's butt is more famous than her singing voice, and apparently more expensive too. Depending on which source you want to believe, her buttocks are insured for either a modest $27 million to a cool $1 billion.

Bruce Springsteen's butt may be famous, but the rocker knows where his money maker really lies. According to Time, in the 1980s he insured his voice for around $6 million, which would now be worth six times the amount.

As Ugly Betty, we never got to see America Ferrera's teeth behind those braces. However, according to Lloyd's, in 2007 Aquafresh White Trays insured the actress' smile for $1 million.

Julia Roberts has a smile almost as famous as that of the Mona Lisa. Parade reports that the star, who incidentally appeared in a movie called Mona Lisa Smile, has a $30 million policy on her dazzling smile.

Former Australian cricketer Merv Hughes is really a huge handlebar moustache with a burly man attached to it. Lloyd's says that Hughes insured his moustache for $379 million.

Recently retired NFL star Troy Polamalu's luxuriant locks sometimes seemed to overshadow his prowess on the field. In 2010, shampoo brand Head & Shoulders announced that they insured his hair for $1 million for the duration of the season.

While filming Quantum of Solace, the blond Bond Daniel Craig did most of his own stunts. The British actor was sensible about it and according to The Guardian, he had his body insured for $9.5 million.

Dolly Parton had her most famous assets insured in the 1970s. According to Lloyd's, the country star's breasts carry a policy of $6 million. Like the singer famously said about the girls, "I don't know if I'm supporting them, or they're supporting me."