<text>  Shes as well-known for her stunning figure as she is for her chart-topping hits so its perhaps no surprise that American songstress Taylor Swift is reported to be insuring her legs for a cool 26.5million. Grammy-winning Taylor, 25, attributes a huge slice of her global success to her energetic stage performances and her team have apparently looked into how much it would cost to insure her legs against potential career-threatening accidents. The Pennsylvania-raised star is embarking upon a global tour in May and the move is said to be a precaution against such a physically-demanding schedule. Scroll down for video . Diamonds in those heels: Taylor Swifts super-slim legs have reportedly been insured for a whopping 26.5million ahead of her gruelling world tour which begins in May . Prized assets: Taylors pins, on display left at the Saturday Night Live anniversary special last month, are considered a key part of her high-energy stage performances. Showing them off at a pre-Grammy Gala in LA in February right The Blank Space singer is reported to have said she was embarrassed at how much her slender limbs are said to be worth. Celebrity insurers Lloyds, which has specialised in offering body-part policies since the 1930s, said they were not surprised by the vast sums attributed to Taylors pins. Underwriter Jonathan Thomas told FEMAIL: Taylor Swifts income-generating capacity is hugely dependent upon her stage presence and thus her exceptional legs are indeed very likely worth millions of dollars of insurance. Shes certainly not the first celebrity to insure herself, however, with a whole host of other stars on record for ensuring their prize assets, which they often consider the key to their success, are protected by policy. Long before Kim Kardashians derriere arrived on the scene, Jennifer Lopez famously insured her perfectly-round bottom for millions of dollars. Australian singer Kylie Minogue, whose rear grabbed the headlines in gold hotpants in the video for hit single Spinning Around back in 2000 was said to have insured her behind shortly after to the tune of 3million. That booty! J-Lo left was the original doyenne of the derriere and is said to have a 17million premium protecting her bottom. Kylie Minogue right has a similar policy, worth 3million . Dolly Parton is as well-known for her 40DD chest as she is for her back-catalogue of country music hits and is alleged to have once insured them for 3.8million - or 1.9million each. Bruce Springsteens relentless live dates contribute hugely to his overall fortune so he needs more than the price of honey and lemon to keep his voice safe - the vocal chords of the Boss are covered for up to 3million. For obvious reasons, sports stars can also have high premiums attached to certain parts of their anatomies. Although its common practice for football clubs to insure against injury, a career-threatening tackle on a higher-profile star could potentially lose the club millions in sponsorship deals. In 2006, it was revealed that David Beckham had insured his cross-whipping legs against injury for around 100million while playing for Paris Saint-Germain. While in 2013, Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldos club Real Madrid renewed their insurance for his lightning-quick legs at a cost estimated to be around 74million. Legs eleven: When David Beckham was competing at a professional level, his goal-scoring limbs had a whopping 100million price tag on them. The Boss, aka Bruce Springsteen, is so protective of his lucrative voice that hes insured it for 3million . No need for a stuntman: 007 star Daniel Craig insisted on doing many of his own action scenes in the 2008 Bond film Quantam of Solace...at a cost of 5million in insurance . In 2008, Daniel Craig insisted on doing many of his own stunts for Bond film Quantam of Solace. He does a lot more than Pierce used to do, said the films chief stunt coordinator Gary Powell at the time, ...and hes allowed to because hes capable of doing it. He thinks, Youre paying to see me, and thats me doing it. He wants the audience to know. It might have given the films makers a headache though, for such daredevilry came at an eye-watering insurance price, said to be 5million. A head for business: The Only Way is Essex star Joey said last year that he would insure his perfectly coiffured hair for 1million...shortly after launching his D:Reem range of hair products for Tesco . Good golly, Miss Dolly: Country star Ms Parton has protected her surgically-enhanced bosom for 3.8million while trailing in her wake is reality tv star Holly Madison, who has a similar chest-protecting policy for 66,000 . Million-dollar smile, literally. Film actress Julia Roberts was the subject of an insurance policy that saw her pearly whites covered for just shy of 20million . Becoming savvy about protecting career-boosting parts of the body isnt a new phenomenon. As early as the 1930s celebrities became aware of how much certain bits of them can influence their success. Specialist insurers Lloyds say the entertainment industry developing in California in the early 20th century quickly appreciated just how much a film could gross if its central stars appearance was just right. Early film stars such as Cyd Charisses legs and Jimmy Durante nose chose the company to provide them with policies. Present-day clients include burlesque star Holly Madisons breasts and NFL player Troy Polamalus hair. 