Celebrity Legs a' Heaven
Taking over where Tina Turner left off, bootylicious star Beyoncé’s set of killer pins regularly top ‘celebrity best’ lists and what’s more, she isn’t afraid to flaunt them in her skimpy stage outfits.PA Photos
See the most famous legs in celebrity history - and why we wish we were the proud owner of those pins!
Rex FeaturesBetty Grable
Part of Hollywood golden era royalty, dancer Betty hit the silver screen in the Forties and soon became the number one pin-up for the forces of WWII. Some might say she stood upon the most famous pins in history – she sure started the celebrity craze for insuring body parts when Fox studios deemed her legs worthy of a policy that some claim was over $1million. Betty herself is quoted as saying “There are two reasons why I am successful in show business and I am standing on both of them."
By Jessica David
PA PhotosMarilyn Monroe
Who can forget that scene from The Seven Year Itch, when the blonde bombshell enjoyed a breeze from a subway grate in that dress, with the cry: “Can you feel the breeze from the subway? Isn't it delicious?" The scene was originally shot on location in Manhattan at 1am with over 5000 spectators and media men watching. The crowd went wild as Marilyn’s skirt flew higher and higher, making the footage being shot completely unusable due to the noise. No other set of legs on the planet could (or have since) cause such a stir.
PA PhotosJane Fonda
The original work-out queen and a pin-up for ‘60s adolescents everywhere – actress Jane has more than earned her spot in the GLAMOUR Legs Hall Of Fame. Single-handedly responsible for making electric-blue leotards sexy, it’s fair to say that anyone who’s ever seen her sci-fi spoof Barbarella poster or jigged along to those funky moves in any of her ‘80s aerobics vids will have, at some point in their life, wished for legs like Fonda.
Rex FeaturesJamie Lee Curtis
Owner of possibly the most coveted bod of the ‘80s (and not afraid to show it!), leggy actress Jamie Lee-Curtis was 36 when she chosen to be the pins of a ‘pantyhose’ advertising campaign, and made sure to protect the deal by insuring her luscious legs with Lloyds of London for a whopping $2million.
Rex FeaturesJulia Roberts
Who can forget the scene in Pretty Woman where 5’ 9” tall Julia tells Richard Gere he has 88” of therapy wrapped around him? She even made pleather thigh-highs and a lycra mini look good (and that's no mean feat!)
Rex FeaturesSharon Stone
The leggy actress was awarded the proud accolade of The Sexiest Leg Moment On Film Ever in a 2004 survey by hair-removal giants Veet, for that interrogation scene in Basic Instinct (we won’t go into specifics, you all know what we mean). In fact, there’s even a fan page dedicated that very moment on Facebook. Not many legs can boast their very own fan-club!
PA PhotosElle Macpherson
One of the original Supermodels, 6-footer Elle didn’t gain her moniker ‘The Body’ for nothing. In a recent ‘beach goddess’ survey by Gillette, the leggy lovely was voted by UK women as having the most-coveted pins in Celebdom.
Rex FeaturesKate Moss
Never one to shy away from mini-dresses and short-shorts, festival-groupie Moss’ famous stems even look fabulous when caked in mud and wearing wellies!
PA PhotosGisele Bündchen
Brazilian-born Gisele has become the world’s top-earning model thanks to those legs, which seem to go on forever and ever. The 5’ 11” lovely started strutting those infamous pins on the catwalks back in 1996 and this year, The Independent named her ‘the biggest star in fashion history’ – not bad for a skinny kid from Rio who was nicknamed Olive Oyl at school!
PA PhotosKim Cattrall
The Sex And The City stunner has received criticism in the lesser press about cellulite when she was shot in a bikini – huh, shocker! With her toned calves and shapely thighs, we at GLAMOUR.com can only wish we will look half as good as Kim when we’re 50 and, trust us, we’d be showing our bod off a lot too – Kim, we salute you.
PA PhotosBeyoncé
Taking over where Tina Turner left off, bootylicious star Beyoncé’s set of killer pins regularly top ‘celebrity best’ lists and what’s more, she isn’t afraid to flaunt them in her skimpy stage outfits.
Rex FeaturesSophie Dahl
5’11” stunner Sophie made headlines across the globe when she first hit the catwalks with the kind of voluptuous figure that stood out amongst a sea of stick-thin models. Her shapely legs caused controversy in 2000 after she posed nude for the YSL Opium ad campaign and the image was soon removed from UK billboards (prudes). Sophie famously slimmed from a size 16 to a size 10 in the mid-noughties but we at GLAMOUR.com think her lengthy legs look fabulous either way (and teeny fiancé Jamie Cullum surely agrees).
PA PhotosHeidi Klum
Supermodel (and super-mum) Heidi has her infamous pins insured for $2.2million! The beauty's lovely limbs were costed by London auction house Phillips De Pury and Company after the German catwalk queen became the ‘legs’ of electrical giants Braun. An insurance expert for the auction house said at the time: "Having valued static objects for 15 years, it makes a refreshing change to value something living - and I certainly admire the exquisite lines of this piece.” Woah - perv much?
Rex FeaturesPenny Lancaster
Statuesque Penny ‘The Legs’ Lancaster is famous for her 6’2” frame. The former ballet dancer and aerobics instructor says of her celebrated pins: “At school I towered over both boys and girls and was dreadfully skinny. I hated my 36-inch legs - now my major asset - and would wear three pairs of thick tights to lend them bulk."
PA PhotosRihanna
The R&B superstar is just a celebrated for her shapely stems as her music nowadays! In 2007 the singer was named Gillette Venus Breeze’s “Celebrity Legs Of A Goddess” and has said of her strict workout regime: “my legs are my main focus. I'm obsessed.” If there ever was a walking advert for exercise…YOU'VE SEEN THE CELEBS - NOW BAG THEIR PERFECT PINS FOR YOURSELF WITH OUR STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE>>
