Gerard Pique of FC Barcelona and Shakira position with the prize after FC Barcelona won the Copa del Rey Final suit versus Athletic Club at Camp Nou on May 30, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. David Ramos/Getty Images
Shakira is opening up concerning her 11-year love with Gerard Piqué.
In a brand-new interview with The Sunday Times, released Saturday (March 16), the 47-year-old Colombian super star spoke up concerning the sacrifices she made throughout her partnership with the football celebrity, 37.
“For a long time I put my career on hold, to be next to Gerard, so he could play football,” stated Shakira, whose initial brand-new cd in 7 years, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran (Women Don’t Cry Anymore), gets here on March 22.
The “Hips Don’t Lie” vocalist included, “There was a lot of sacrifice for love.”
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Shakira and Piqué — that share 2 kids, boys Milan, 11, and Sasha, 9 — revealed their split in June 2022.
“We regret to confirm that we are separating,” they stated in a joint declaration at the time. “For the well-being of our children, who are our highest priority, we ask that you respect our privacy. Thank you for your understanding.”
Shakira satisfied the Barcelona protector while she was advertising her 2010 World Cup anthem, “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa).” The set validated their partnership on social media sites the list below year.
In her Billboard cover tale in 2014, Shakira stated she counted on “till death do us part” in relation to her partnership with Piqué.
“My priority was my home, my family. I believed in ’till death do us part.’ I believed that dream,” she stated. “My parents have been together, I don’t know, 50 years, and they love each other like the first day, with a love that’s unique and unrepeatable,” she proceeded. “So I know it’s possible.”
She proceeded, “It’s what I wanted for myself and my children, but it didn’t happen.”
Last March, the football celebrity spoke up openly for the very first time concerning his top-level break up with Grammy-winning musician.
“I won’t say, I don’t want to,” Piqué stated when pushed by Spanish media electrical outlet El Pais concerning exactly how the split had actually influenced him. Instead, he selected to mention their 2 young boys.
“Everyone has their responsibility to do what’s best for their kids,” he stated. “It’s about protecting them. That’s the job of all parents with their kids. That’s what I’m focused on and that’s my role as a father.”
Meanwhile, Shakira has actually been forthright on her side of the break up, taking compelling target at Piqué on her Bizarrap collab “BZRP Music Sessions #53,” which soared to No. 1 on the Hot Latin Songs graph and inevitably damaged 14 Guinness World Records.
