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Practically two years after her cut up from soccer participant Gerard Piqué — and a 12 months for the reason that disappearance of 1 notorious strawberry jam jar — Shakira is making clear simply how a lot she sacrificed to be with the athlete who’s “trustworthy” solely to himself.
In a brand new interview with the Sunday Instances revealed Saturday, Shakira took a visit down reminiscence lane, parsing her now fizzled out relationship with the Barcelona footballer. The 47-year-old met the soccer star on the set of her music video for “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” again in 2010, and the pair later had two kids collectively: now 11-year-old Milan and 9-year-old Sasha. To be able to make their relationship work, Shakira has mentioned she uprooted her life to maneuver to Spain, spending a decade in a brand new metropolis to supply her kids with “stability” as their dad made his Barcelona employer the middle of their lives.
“For a very long time I put my profession on maintain to be subsequent to Gerard, so he might play soccer,” the Colombian singer advised the Instances. “There was a whole lot of sacrifice for love.”
In fact, the lady with exceedingly truthful hips has beforehand made her emotions towards her ex clear in a number of completely different codecs, together with roasting Piqué into oblivion through track (“Plenty of time on the gymnasium, however your mind wants slightly work too”) and blasting these lyrics exterior her mother-in-law’s home. Following their separation, Piqué has since shacked up along with his rumored mistress, Clara Chia Martí, who labored for Piqué’s leisure firm and is greater than 20 years Shakira’s junior. However don’t fear, Shakira has a biting retort for that growth, too: “I’m price two 22-year-olds/You traded in a Ferrari for a Twingo.”
Except for these pesky tax evasion fees (in November, the singer struck a take care of prosecutors, agreeing to pay €7 million to keep away from potential jail time), Shakira appears to be making jam out of her remaining strawberries as soon as extra. Final 12 months, she was awarded MTV’s Video Vanguard Award, turning into the primary South American artist to take house the title. And if this interview is any indication, maybe the present Miami dweller appears intent on making a musical comeback post-breakup. It’s Shakira’s flip to be trustworthy solely to herself.
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