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From being in love to looking after children like a 'lioness', Shakira's journey after split with Gerard Pique

Shakira claims that her children and her commitment to setting them a positive example helps her overcome her grief
UPDATED MAR 2, 2023
Gerard Pique and Shakira broke up in May 2022 after 11 years of dating (David Ramos/Getty Images)
Gerard Pique and Shakira broke up in May 2022 after 11 years of dating (David Ramos/Getty Images)

BARCELONA, SPAIN: After reports of his adultery, Shakira is no longer keeping quiet about her breakup with longtime boyfriend Gerard Pique. The singer of 'Hips Don't Lie' spoke about the abrupt separation in a new cover interview for Elle's September 2022 issue.

After 11 years of dating, the former soccer player, 35, and the Colombian singer, 46, called it quits in May. They had two children together, Milan, 10, and Sasha, 8. The singer opened up about the seperation in the brutally honest interview. 

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Singer Shakira (R) and soccer player Gerard Pique attend the 2014 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 18, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Shakira (R) and soccer player Gerard Pique attend the 2014 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 18, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

As 'self-sufficient' as Shakira

In an apparent jab at Clara, 23, with whom her ex recently went official on Instagram, Shakira said on the Mexican channel Canal Estrellas: "There is a place in hell reserved for women who don't support other women." She acknowledged that she had "believed" the "story" that a "woman required a male to be complete." Nonetheless, she claims that having understood this, she can now be "self-sufficient."

In a brutally honest first interview on the breakup, Shakira also appeared to have retaliated viciously against her ex's new girlfriend Clara Chia. Undoubtedly, “it hurts’ to see her man with a new woman just a few months into their breakup. 

Shakira and Montserrat Bernabeu, Gerard Pique's mother, play with Milan prior to the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Sevilla FC at Camp Nou on September 14, 2013 in Barcelona, Spain.
Shakira and Montserrat Bernabeu, Gerard Pique's mother, play with Milan prior to the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Sevilla FC at Camp Nou on September 14, 2013 in Barcelona, Spain (David Ramos/Getty Images)

Shakira found love when she lost faith

Global pop singer Shakira has blazed a route in the music industry with her distinctive fusion of Latin pop music combined with the dancing styles of her Arabic origin, delighting millions of her admirers worldwide and bringing about the boom in Latin music. Her fame peaked in 2010 when she composed and sang the World Cup in South Africa's official theme song, where she also met and fell in love with Spanish soccer player Gerard Pique. 

Musician Shakira and football player Gerard Pique in the Final between Spain and Canada during Day Seven of the 2019 David Cup at La Caja Magica on November 24, 2019 in Madrid, Spain.
MADRID, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 24: Musician Shakira and football player Gerard Pique in the Final between Spain and Canada during Day Seven of the 2019 David Cup at La Caja Magica on November 24, 2019 in Madrid, Spain. (Alex Pantling/Getty Images)

Pique and Shakira eventually had a family and settled down together. She admitted to having temporarily lost her faith, saying,  “I had even lost my faith for a while...I started to think that there was no God. And suddenly I met Gerard, and the sun came out.”

'My darkest hour'

Shakira’s outlook towards the heartbreak has evolved. In an exclusive chat with Elle from her home in Barcelona, she refers to the current period as "her darkest hour" despite the fact that she is getting ready to release her first album in five years. After she announced her separation from Pique in June, the ex-couple is yet to decide who will have custody of their two children, Milan and Sasha, amid a flurry of media stories.

She has spoken openly about holding on to her strength while she deals with her long-term partner's separation. Shakira claimed that her children and her commitment to setting a positive example for them in all circumstances is what causes her to overcome her sorrow.

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