Singer Shakira said she was unlucky in her personal love life but was compensated with her children, friends and fans.
The Colombian singer opened up about life in an interview with the UK version of Marie Claire last week. Shakira said that the love of her family and fans helped her still believe in love even though she had just gone through a failed relationship with former defender Gerard Pique.
Shakira on the cover of Marie Claire magazine in the UK. Photo: Instagram Shakira
ShakÃa said: “Deep in my heart, I always thought that having a husband was the most important thing in life. I was looking for a man like my father, someone with whom I would have children and then make plans.” plan to be together forever just like my parents. They still love each other dearly. I’ve sacrificed a lot and I’m faithful. But sometimes things don’t go as planned.”
The beauty confided that she is still in the process of transition as a single mother, describing balancing work and motherhood as “the challenge of the century”. Shakira said that after breaking up with Pique, she was confused and uncertain about how she would survive. But mother and child talked to each other, listened and got through it together.
Shakira added: “I have set my own goal of raising my sons to be honest and loyal men. I want them to be men of their word. In today’s world, a person’s words matter. often worthless. People promise a lot and then deliver little. I want you to do the opposite.”
Shakira and her two sons started a new life in America last year. Photo: Instagram Shakira
When asked if she still believes in love after experiencing so much hurt and pain, Shakira hesitantly replied: “I can’t say I don’t believe in love because I see the example of my parents after 50 years.” together. They still look into each other’s eyes, hold hands, and one cannot live without the other. I have witnessed love, but I myself am not that lucky thought,” said the female singer born in 1977.
However, the Colombian singer said she was compensated in other ways, from the love of fans, children and true friends. “Oscar Wilde said friendship is the purest form of love and I think this is true. It lasts longer, at least for me. My relationship lasted 12 years but with you I am whole life. When difficulties come, that’s when I know how important friendship really is,” said the mother of two children.
Shakira was born in 1977, is a famous Colombian singer, known as the Queen of Latin music. The beauty and former Barca defender Gerard Pique had a love story that was praised as a fairy tale that lasted more than 10 years and had two sons together. In the summer of 2022, the star couple suddenly announced their separation amid the noise of Pique’s affair. Insiders did not speak out about the controversy. In mid-2023, Shakira took her two sons to Miami, USA, to start a new life. When her love affair with Pique broke down, the female singer returned to music and attracted attention with a series of hot songs.
